Kirk Bell, Senior Editor
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Carbon fiber is the miracle material that made its bones in the automotive scene with McLaren race cars in the early 1980s. Since then, it has found its way into body panels and monocoques for...
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The Acura NSX versus the NSX GT3 Evo race carThe Acura NSX shares 80 percent of its parts with the NSX GT3 Evo race car and will beat it in a sprint, but the race car is the champ on a track.
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Corvette chief engineer: No manual for C8, it's a dying businessThe Corvette lead engineer says the manual won't return and manuals are a dying business.
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2020 Chevy Corvette went mid-engine for both lap times and driver engagementTeam Corvette said the C8 will go for an official Nürburgring lap time.
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How Chevrolet kept the 2020 Corvette C8 under $60,000Economies of scale and a new company-wide electrical platform helped Chevrolet rein in the price of the 2020 Corvette.
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2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 first drive review: A stable geniusTurn 16 at Atlanta Motorsports Park is a test of a driver’s courage and a car’s ability to stick to the track. Though it’s only a slight right-hander, it follows the turns 13, 14, and 15 left-handers that link to create one big, high-speed arc. Turn 16 is the moment of truth when...
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Audi has revealed the next-generation S8, the higher-performance version of its flagship luxury sedan. Like the last model, it is powered by a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8, but this model gets a...
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First drive review: 2020 Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Volante is the right lightAston Martin’s 211-mph convertible dashes through the Spanish countryside at brilliant and intoxicating speeds.
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First drive review: Feeling good in the 2020 Bentley Continental GT V8The 2020 Bentley Continental GT V8 weighs less and costs less than the W-12-powered model, but it offers the same luxurious experience and better dynamics.
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2019 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 challenges giants on the trackA track day in the 2019 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 showed this year's updates help this pony car challenge the track times of cars that cost twice as much.
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Best of the Jeep Wrangler and CJ special editionsGo to any Jeep Jamboree, and you’ll see hundreds of modified Wranglers and CJ’s. Jeep owners revel in outfitting their Jeeps for even more extreme off-road duty or simply changing the aesthetics to make them their own. It’s a natural extension of the car guy experience, and...
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First drive review: 2019 Lamborghini Huracán Evo takes a tech leap forwardBig Willow at Willow Springs Raceway is a daunting 2.5-mile stretch of undulating asphalt in California’s Mojave desert. It provides a bumpy, off-camber, high-speed rollercoaster ride that only becomes more intimidating the higher the speeds rise and the harder the dampers are. On this...
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The Jeep Wrangler has a long and illustrious history. Trace its ancestry back to its lowercase-”jeep” forefathers, and it goes back to before America entered World War II, through at...
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2020 Cadillac CT4-V and CT5-V, Ferrari SF90 Stradale deep dive, McLaren Senna dyno test: Today's Car NewsCadillac is splitting its V strategy by adding lower-priced, lower-powered models to the traditionally high-performance name. The brand unveiled both the 320-horsepower 2020 CT4-V and the 355-hp CT5-V to media in Detroit. Ferrari took the wraps off its 986-hp SF90 Stradale and we took a deep dive...
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Down power 2020 Cadillac CT5-V arrives as part of split V seriesThe performance variant of the 2020 Cadillac CT5, known as the 2020 CT5-V, debuted with a twin-turbo V-6 and an aggressive design.
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First drive review: 2019 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 gets a grip on its missionThe logo is a snake. The engine sounds a rebel yell upon startup, and from there only shouts more, more, more. The tires are steamrollers meant to provide grip on a racetrack. It sits low and lean, and looks downright mean. It’s the anti-SUV. It’s the 2019 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350, and...
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First drive review: 2020 Toyota Supra is fast and freneticIt’s late in the day at Summit Point Raceway, the warm sun of a late West Virginia spring is starting to pack it in for the day, and I’m still working on smoothing out my hamfisted ways behind the wheel of the 2020 Toyota Supra in my few remaining laps on the track’s Shenandoah...
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Review update: 2019 Audi A8 L takes it easyAfter almost 500 miles behind the wheel of the 2019 Audi A8 L, we share some things we like and don't like about Audi's flagship sedan.
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BAC is a startup sports car company from Liverpool, England, which views driving as a sport. The company, started by Ian and Neill Briggs, has offered its Mono single-seat open-wheel sports car...
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2020 Cadillac CT5 coming with big shoes to fillSomewhere between Cadillac's inability to convince buyers it's a luxury brand on par with the Germans and buyers' increased preference for crossover SUVs, the Cadillac ATS and CTS have languished as great sport sedans that can't seem to find an audience. At the 2019 New York International Auto...
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First drive review: 2019 Volkswagen Jetta GLI channels GTI better than everThe Tail of the Dragon sits at, or near, the top of any list of great driving roads in America. This 11-mile ribbon of U.S. Highway 129 between Tennessee and North Carolina entices enthusiasts with more than 300 turns and 1,000 feet of elevation change. Unfortunately, it also attracts...
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Audi will launch 13 performance cars and SUVs in 2019Audi Sport fans have a lot to look forward to this year as the brand announced on Thursday at its annual General Meeting that it has 13 performance cars in the pipeline for 2019. "The brand is sharpening its sporty image with nine new S models as well as four especially powerful R and RS models,"...
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Porsche's 8 goals for the 2020 911Automakers often use focus groups made up of current owners to help them develop the next model of any given vehicle. They want to know what works and what doesn’t, so they “clinic it.” Porsche didn't bother with that for the 992-generation 911. Motor Authority spoke with August...
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2020 Cadillac XT6 SUV cuts $23,000 off the price of a three-row CaddyWant a three-row Cadillac? It'll cost at least $53,690 for the 2020 XT6 crossover SUV. That's about $23,000 less than the other three-row Cadillac, the Escalade, but about $10,000 more than the mid-size CT5 two-row crossover. The starting price, which was announced Thursday, nets the XT6 Premium...
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