Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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At this April’s 2012 New York Auto Show Mercedes-Benz is expected to unveil the first of its new compact range destined for sale in the U.S., a four-door coupe based on the latest... -
Lexus To Expand Lineup In Effort To Regain U.S. Sales CrownAfter losing its sales crown in the crucial U.S. luxury auto market to BMW and Mercedes-Benz for the first time in 11 years, Lexus is now eyeing an expansion of its fleet with several new and sporty models. Already scheduled for introduction this year are nine new or updated models including the...
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Ultra-Rare Jaguar XJ220S Up For Sale In U.S.: VideoIf you love cars with a little bit of history, then you’re going to love this 1993 Jaguar XJ220S that’s going up for sale at an RM Auctions event taking place in Arizona this week. We’re sure you’ve heard of the XJ220 before, Jaguar’s V-6 behemoth from the early...
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Lexus LFA Roadster Makes Surprise Showing At Drift Event: VideoDespite reports surfacing late last year claiming Lexus had canceled plans for a production version of its stunning LFA Roadster Concept due to economic uncertainty, a never before seen topless LFA finished in white was spotted at a drift event in Japan coinciding with the 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon...
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TRD GT 86 To Lead Toyota Offensive At 2012 Tokyo Auto SalonIt probably comes as little surprise that the new GT 86 sports car, the global version of the U.S. market 2013 Scion FR-S, will be the star of Toyota's stand at the 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon taking place this weekend. For the uninitiated, the Tokyo Auto Salon is essentially the Japanese version of SEMA...
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A. Kahn Design Owner Selling His Bugatti Veyron And F1 Number PlateAfzal Kahn, the owner of the eponymous luxury tuner A. Kahn Design, is selling one of his two--yes, you read that correctly--Bugatti Veyron supercars. The particular example, which you can view on the UK version of Auto Trader, was first registered in 2007 yet it only has 700 miles on its clock...
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Chevrolet’s sporty Tru 140S Concept and its Code 130R sibling are the result of what happens when an automaker solicits feedback from the very ground they are targeting when designing a new... -
Autonomous Driving Traffic Jam Assistant Coming To Audi A8At the Consumer Electronics Show taking place in Las Vegas this week Audi announced a bold new technology coming to its A8 flagship sedan within the next couple of years: the autonomous driving Traffic Jam Assistant. Designed for slow moving traffic jams, the new Traffic Jam Assistant will allow...
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The Driver Animated Series Is Like Disney Pixar Cars For Adults: VideoThe second trailer for the animated series The Driver has hit the Web and just like the first one it’s got us hankering for so much more. The series, aimed at a slightly older crowd than those that have fallen for car-themed animated movies such as Disney Pixar Cars, follows the story of a...
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Ford Accelerates Plan To Reduce Number Of Vehicle PlatformsFord is accelerating plans to reduce the number of vehicle platforms it uses across the globe to just nine by the end of 2013, pushing the plan one year ahead of schedule. The move mirrors the successful strategy of automakers such as Volkswagen and Toyota in which a small subset of core platforms...
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Nissan Presents Micra Nismo Concept At 2012 Tokyo Auto SalonThis weekend is Japan’s annual Tokyo Auto Salon, the industry event where big-name tuning firms like HKS, GReddy and Veilside show off their wares. Lately, the in-house tuners of major automakers have been getting in on the action, with the likes of Nismo, Mugen and TRD all showing off...
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2013 Chevrolet Corvette 427 Convertible Collector Edition DebutsThe C6 Chevrolet Corvette enters its final year in 2013 and as a last hurrah Chevy is launching the new Corvette 427 Convertible Collector Edition, the fastest and most capable Corvette convertible ever launched. That 427, as most small-block fans will recognize, is the cubic-inch displacement of...
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At the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in March BMW will take the covers off a whole new product range aimed at drivers who want the sporty feel of a dedicated M car but with the comfort, civility and... -
Motor Authority Will Now Be Appearing In The Washington PostThe team here at Motor Authority is proud to announce that the breaking car news, reviews and auto show coverage you love reading here each and every day will now be appearing in The Washington Post. That’s right, select stories from Motor Authority and other High Gear Media websites, The Car...
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BMW Is Once Again ‘The Ultimate Driving Machine’For reasons that still remain unclear, BMW chose to drop its hugely successful ‘The Ultimate Driving Machine’ tagline and replace it with the ‘JOY’ campaign when it launched the Z4 roadster back in 2008. In fairness, BMW never formally stated that it was completely...
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2013 Porsche Boxster PreviewPorsche has brought out a brand new generation of its entry-level Boxster convertible, one that’s lighter, more powerful, and more fuel-efficient than the model it replaces. It’s also a whole lot sexier too, thanks to a design incorporating shorter overhangs, a wider track, and...
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America’s Falcon F7 Supercar Concept Debuts In Detroit: VideoWe first brought you details on the Falcon F7 supercar a year ago but now the company behind it, America’s own Falcon Motorsports, has unveiled a new concept version at a special presentation in Detroit. Falcon claims that its latest concept shows the look of the production F7 supercar due...
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2013 Buick Encore Live Photos: 2012 Detroit Auto ShowMaking its debut this week at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show is the 2013 Buick Encore, which hits U.S. showrooms early next year and goes on sale in Europe later this year as the Opel Mokka. The vehicle is relatively small, stretching less than 170 inches in overall length, but there’s plenty of...
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Fans of sporty and dynamic sedans like the BMW 3-Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class now have a new option to consider when shopping for their next car, the long-awaited 2013 Cadillac ATS, which made... -
2013 Audi A3 Interior Revealed At CES 2012Proving yet again the growing importance of in car electronics, Audi has unveiled the interior of its next-generation A3 at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week. Though the new A3 isn’t set for a debut until March’s Geneva Motor Show, before going on sale towards...
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2013 Audi A6 Allroad Revealed, U.S. Launch A PossibilityWith Audi deciding to bring back its A4 Allroad quattro model to the U.S. this year there’s new hope that the bigger, and more capable A6 variant will come too. The latest Audi A6 Allroad quattro has now made its online reveal ahead of an official world debut at March’s 2012 Geneva...
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2013 Honda Accord Previewed By New Coupe ConceptThere’s a new Honda Accord going on sale this fall, the ninth-generation of the popular nameplate, and we now have a preview of what it will look like thanks to the unveiling of this striking Accord Coupe Concept at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. The concept is immediately recognizable as an...
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Toyota NS4 Plug-In Hybrid Concept Debuts At 2012 Detroit Auto ShowThe stunning LF-LC and ultra-efficient Prius C aren’t the only new hybrids Toyota has brought to the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. Making its debut today on the automaker's Detroit stand is an advanced new plug-in hybrid concept dubbed the NS4, a vehicle that signifies Toyota’s vision for...
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EcoBoost Confirmed For Mustang By Ford’s Derrick KuzakIn May of last year we brought you the exclusive that an EcoBoost four-cylinder engine was destined for the Mustang, perhaps not in the current generation but in the all-new model set to be unveiled late next year. Now we have confirmation from Ford product chief Derrick Kuzak. Speaking with...
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