Joel Feder, Senior Producer
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Each year our editorial team spends countless hours driving hundreds of new cars, trucks, and SUVs. It's harder than one thinks to sort through the good, the bad, and the great, but it's a job we...
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Hellephant engine, 2020 Toyota Supra, 2018 McLaren 570S Spider: The Week In ReverseMopar let the Hellephant out of the box; Toyota confirmed the 2020 Supra's debut; and we took a spin in the 2018 McLaren 570S Spider. It's the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. Mopar brought back the 426-cubic inch Hemi V-8 known as the "elephant engine" this week, only this time it's...
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Tesla says SEC subpoenaed information about 2017 production numbersThe Securities and Exchange Commission wants to know if Tesla CEO Elon Musk misled investors last year about the automaker's capacity to build the Model 3 sedan, the company disclosed Friday. In a routine filing to investors, Tesla said the SEC subpoenaed information about statements made in 2017...
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2019 BMW 8-Series Convertible, Hot Wheels, Jeep Wrangler pickup: Car News HeadlinesThe 2019 BMW 8-Series Convertible was uncovered this week. The grand tourer will make its formal debut later this month at the 2018 Los Angeles auto show and will arrive next March as a 2019 model. At launch, the big topless BMW will only come in one trim: the twin-turbo V-8-powered M850i xDrive...
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Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2019 nominee: Audi RS 5Audi struck a cord with enthusiasts when it introduced the gorgeous A5 and S5 coupes in 2007, then doubled down with the fire-breathing RS 5 in 2013. The RS 5 sees some big changes for its second generation, but it still delivers thrills worthy of its Audi Sport RS badge. The 2019 RS 5 has more. It...
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Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2019 nominee: Jaguar I-PaceAutomakers are jumping into the electric pool left and right. To the world's surprise, the first true all-electric luxury challenger to Tesla didn't come from Germany. It came from England. Jaguar beat the Germans by six months, and did it with style. Not only does the I-Pace look good, but it...
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Tesla reportedly faces an investigation by the FBI that the automaker and CEO Elon Musk may have misled investors about its production numbers.
The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the FBI is...
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Mopar showing supercharged 426-cubic-inch V-8 "elephant engine" at SEMAFCA will invade Las Vegas on Monday for the 2018 SEMA show with plenty to talk about. It seems one of those things will be a Mopar 426-cubic-inch V-8 crate engine. Mopar released a second teaser video for a new crate engine on Friday, and it seems to confirm our earlier suspicions that the engine...
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Ford Mustang hybrid, Chevy Camaro hybrid, Mercedes-AMG One: The Week In ReverseFord teased the Mustang hybrid; Chevrolet floated the idea of a Camaro hybrid; and Nico Rosberg provided new details about the Mercedes-AMG One hypercar. It's the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. Ford released an ad that briefly showed what is clearly a new Mustang, and the...
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Here's why McLaren's Speedtail isn't street-legal in USMcLaren finally introduced a true successor to the legendary F1 supercar on Friday in the form of the Speedtail, but the latest go-fast machine from the British firm shares one key detail with the F1 that isn't so fantastic: it's not street-legal in the U.S. Like the F1, only 106 examples of the...
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Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2019 nominee: Ford Mustang GT Performance Package Level 2Ford made the leap from muscle car to sports car with the current-generation Mustang, but the Blue Oval didn't finish the job. We drove the latest Mustang GT, and while it's good, it falls short of spectacular. Even the engineers knew it could be better, so they decided to tinker with it in their...
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Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2019 nominee: BMW M5Like its smaller sibling, the M3, the BMW M5 is a legendary nameplate that has been a benchmark sport sedan for decades. Its luster faded in recent generations as BMW focused more on pure performance numbers than feel behind the wheel, but now things seem to be back on track. New for 2018, the...
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It's been called the Blue Devil in the past, but we just call it the King of America now. Chevrolet brought back the Corvette ZR1 for 2019, the third time it's offered the nameplate, and once again...
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Ford Mustang hybrid, McLaren's next hypercar, Ford's "miracle" material: Car News Headlines
Ford teased what appears to be the upcoming Mustang hybrid in an advertisement. Buried in the ad is a quick shot of a Mustang that's never been seen. The front end features a smooth, rounded shape with a glowing pony badge. Under the hood appears to sit an electrified V-8 engine. Expect to hear...
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Ford teases V-8-powered Mustang hybrid, could be called Mach 1
Ford buried a teaser for what appears to be the Mustang hybrid inside a promotional video that the automaker released on Friday. The automaker wants you to know it intends to build the future, not just talk about it. And suddenly the Mustang's future looks more intriguing. At the 0:37 mark of the...
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2020 Mustang Shelby GT500, Corvette ZR1 crate engine, Yenko/SC Camaro: The Week In ReverseThe 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 broke cover; Chevrolet announced a new crate engine; and Specialty Vehicle Engineering revealed a new 2019 Yenko Camaro. It's the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. At a dealer meeting on Thursday in Las Vegas Ford showed various new products...
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One of these cars will be Motor Authority's Best Car To Buy 2019The rush of electric cars is nearly upon us, but that hasn't stopped a flood of great drivers' cars from launching in 2018. In an era when eyes, and headlines, tend to focus more on kilowatt hours and driving range, it's reassuring to see manufacturers still focused on steering feel, manual...
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2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 leakedThe 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 is expected to make its debut in January at the 2019 Detroit auto show, but it appears the new snake just couldn't wait that long to slither out from under its covers. First reported on Thursday by Jalopnik, the new Shelby GT500 was shown to a group of...
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Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk's settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission has cleared its final hurdle.
The settlement has been approved by U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan in Manhattan.
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Porsche CFO floated idea of IPO, could be valued at $81B, automaker says no wayGoing public with an IPO is a quick way to raise capital, which is important to Volkswagen Group in the wake of the diesel scandal. Porsche could provide that capital with an IPO of its own, if it were interested. On Friday finance chief Lutz Meschke floated the idea during a media event for the...
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Hennessey: 0-60 irrelevant, Bugatti sandbaggin'Hennessey Performance Engineering in Texas is focused on building speed machines, and its latest goal is hitting the 300-mph mark with the F5 Venom, then flying past it. With such otherworldly numbers on his mind, company founder and CEO John Hennessey said 0-60 mph times are basically irrelevant...
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Toyota Supra, Rennsport Reunion VI, 2019 Kia K900: The Week In ReverseToyota confirmed the new Supra's debut; Porsche held its annual Rennsport Reunion; and we took a spin in the new 2019 Kia K900. It's the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. Toyota announced the new Supra sports car will make its formal debut in January at the 2019 North American...
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2019 Kia K900, 2019 BMW 3-Series, Ford Explorer Interceptor: Car News HeadlinesWe got our first shot behind the wheel of the 2019 Kia K900. Now riding on a stretched version of the Stinger's platform, the 2019 K900 is tighter and more European than ever. Arriving at dealerships before the end of 2018, Kia's flagship sedan will feature a host of new technology and be priced...
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Elon Musk trolls SEC on Twitter, doubles down, SEC agreement not done dealJust days after settling with the Securities Exchange Commission, Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to troll the SEC on Thursday. Just want to that the Shortseller Enrichment Commission is doing incredible work. And the name change is so on point! — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 4, 2018...
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