Joel Feder, Senior Producer
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It's no secret Lamborghini's bringing a special edition supercar to the 2016 Geneva Motor Show next month. However, it may be the worst kept secret of all time. The car is meant to celebrate the...
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2017 Volvo V90, 2017 Nissan Armada, 2017 Chevrolet Camaro 1LE: The Week In ReversePhotos of the 2017 Volvo V90 leaked, again; Nissan unveiled the new 2017 Armada; and Chevrolet took the wraps off the new 2017 Camaro 1LE. It's the Week in Reverse, right here on Motor Authority. The new cast of Top Gear was finally announced in full and it held a surprise: it's a large group of...
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Tesla Quietly Kills 85-kWh Model S Battery Pack OptionTesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] has defined the market for the electric car and now it is further defining its own lineup. Rolling into 2016, the Silicon Valley automaker offered the Model S sedan with three different lithium-ion battery pack sizes: 70, 85, or 90 kilowatt-hours. Just over a month into...
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Michael Schumacher, Top Gear, 2016 Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4 Spyder: The Week In ReverseWe heard an update on Michael Schumacher's health; Top Gear announced a new host; and we drove the 2016 Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4 Spyder. It's the Week in Reverse, right here on Motor Authority. For the first time since September of 2014 we heard an update regarding Michael Schumacher's...
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Former Ferrari Boss Has News Regarding Michael Schumacher: It's Not GoodWe haven't heard much in regard to Michael Schumacher's recovery in the last few months. In fact, the last time we heard anything of significance was back in September of 2014 when he left the hospital to complete his recovery at home. Today, the former chairman of Ferrari [NYSE:RACE], Luca di...
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2017 Porsche 718 Boxster, 2016 Cadillac CT6, FCA Product Shakeup: The Week In ReversePorsche announced the 2017 718 Boxster; we drove the 2016 Cadillac CT6; and FCA laid out its future plans with a major product shift. It's the week in reverse, right here on Motor Authority. After about 20 years the Porsche Boxster is finally getting its first major changes: a new name and...
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The 2017 Jaguar F-Type SVR was revealed early; Audi priced the new 2017 R8; and Fast & Furious 8 will be called 'Fast 8'. It's the Week in Reverse, right here on Motor Authority.
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575-Horsepower 2017 Jaguar F-Type SVR Leaks Ahead Of Geneva Motor ShowThe Jaguar F-Type R with its 550-horsepower V-8 is mind-bendingly fast, and it doesn't hurt that the car also sounds like an angry god. Frankly, it's one of the best-sounding cars on the planet. Apparently, that isn't enough because the Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicles Operations skunk works has...
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Valet Takes Lamborghini Aventador For Joyride, And Of Course It Catches FireWe've seen the lessons time and time again on why a valet should never ever take a customer's car for a joyride. In case you were wondering, aside from it being simply wrong, the valet's employer and the employee are probably on the hook if something happens to that vehicle while in their...
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2017 Chrysler Pacifica, 2017 Honda Ridgeline, Jeep Grand Cherokee Hellcat: The Week In ReverseChrysler revealed the new 2017 Pacifica; Honda unveiled the new 2017 Ridgeline; and Jeep's CEO confirmed the new Hellcat-powered Grand Cherokee. It's the Week in Reverse, right here on Motor Authority. Chrysler surprised the industry and dropped the Town & Country nameplate this week as it...
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Godsil Manhattan V-16 super-coupe is being developed, we talk to Jason GodsilJust over two years ago we introduced you to the Godsil Manhattan V16 super-coupe. A new car from a new startup luxury car company that you had never heard of, we wrote it off as something we would love to see happen but would likely become vaporware. Two years later Jason Godsil, founder and CEO...
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Here's The Ford GT Going Into Race Mode: VideoYesterday, we ran through a list of everything that's changed on the Ford GT for production from the original car shown last year in Detroit. Now we have video of the new Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] supercar going into race mode courtesy. ALSO SEE: Here's What Changed On The Ford GT For Production...
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Last month a photo of what was supposedly a production-intent Ford GT surfaced on the Internet. Turns out, that photo was of a production-intent GT buck. As in, it wasn't a real car, just a design...
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Buick Surprises With Avista Concept In Detroit: Live PhotosBuick just surprised the automotive world on the eve of the 2016 Detroit Auto Show by pulling the wraps off what can only be described as a stunning concept car. The Avista concept is a two-door, 2+2 coupe that is for a lack of better words, not your father's Buick. The stunning rear-wheel-drive...
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Lamborghini Submarine, Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2016, Faraday Future FFZER01: The Week In ReverseA Lamborghini driver thought his car was a submarine; We announced Motor Authority's Best Car To Buy 2016; and would-be electric car maker Faraday Future finally took the wraps of its first concept car. It's the Week in Reverse right here on Motor Authority. This week, we named the new 2016...
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Is Apple Actually Building A Car? It Just Registered Apple.Car DomainRumors have been swirling for a couple years about Apple building a car. We've heard it's supposedly called Project Titan, and that it could hit the streets by 2019. Today we learn that Apple has registered three automotive domains. Why would it do that if it isn't building a car? MacRumors reports...
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Ford's Sync 3: The good, the bad and the uglyAnyone who experienced Ford Motor Company's [NYSE:F] MyFord Touch infotainment system is likely still recovering from the nightmare that were the blue screen of death, glitchy software, frozen screens, slow responses, and a complicated overall user experience. For the 2016 model year, Ford wiped...
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Faraday Future reveals 1,000-hp FFZERO1 concept and VPA platformFaraday Future—the Southern California electric automaker that's backed by billions of dollars of Chinese money and has been working in stealth mode for the past 18 months—has just unveiled the FFZERO1 Concept at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Yes, the earlier leak was...
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If you didn't know that the 2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class is coming next week to the 2016 Detroit Auto Show, well, then you haven't been paying attention. The German automaker's been dripping out...
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1,000-Horsepower Self-Driving Electric Faraday Future Concept Leaked?Here's what we know: In just about 12 hours a mysterious automotive startup out of Silicon Valley is going to unveil the future of transportation at the 2016 Consumer Electronics show. Technically, the company is unveiling a concept car, but frankly there's so much mystery surrounding Faraday...
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Nissan Just Killed The GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 ProjectRemember when Nissan said it was serious about getting back into motorsports? So serious, in fact, it launched its racing marketing campaign during the 2015 Super Bowl with a very expensive ad? Well, seems things didn't quite work out and now, three days before Christmas, Nissan is killing the GT-R...
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Darth Vader Hot Wheels, Ford GT, 2016 Lamborghini Huracán LP 580-2: The Week In ReverseJay Leno drove the Darth Vader's Hot Wheels special; Ford's fitting the new GT supercar with Gorilla Glass; and Lamborghini put the new 2016 Huracán LP 580-2 on the track. It's the Week in Reverse, right here on Motor Authority. Jaguar announced it will join Formula E electric car racing...
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Spotted: Production-Intent Ford GTA legend is coming back, again. Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] took us all by surprise in Detroit last January when it showed a new GT supercar that it intends to put into production next year. We've heard its twin-turbo V-6 whistle under idle, and already learned it will likely have 630 horsepower...
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The 2016 Nissan GT-R Nismo has a soul: I met itSoulless, ugly, and overweight. These are the three things I hear nearly every armchair-enthusiast fanboy say about the Nissan GT-R. The NISMO? It's scoffed at as an even more ridiculously priced Nissan with more boost and little else. All of those people are wrong. The jeers of the GT-R being...
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