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Mercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton is back in the title lead of the 2014 Formula One World Championship, made possible by the retirement of his teammate Nico Rosberg on lap 13 of yesterday's Singapore Grand Prix due to car trouble. Hamilton was the eventual victor in the thrilling race, with...

A McLaren P1 owner takes his car to the track within 36 hours of purchase, the Toyota FT-1 Vision Gran Turismo is now available to drive in-game, and Formula E starts its series off with a huge late-race wreck. It’s The Week In Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. McLaren P1 owner Michael...

Ferrari is set to present a convertible version of its hardcore 458 Speciale at the 2014 Paris Auto Show next month, and we now have the first images showing the undisguised car. The images are from an internal Ferrari configurator and were first scooped by 4WheelsNews, which also reports that the...

Mercedes AMG drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg managed to lock out the front row for tomorrow’s 2014 Formula One Singapore Grand Prix after putting in a brilliant performance at qualifying today. It was Hamilton who set the fastest time, managing a 1:45.681 in the third session. This...

This week we were finally able to drive the all-new 2015 Mustang. Whether it’s the base V-6, new EcoBoost or V-8-powered GT, with the 2015 redesign, the Mustang is no longer the entry-level, prosaic little pony car it once was. Bentley revealed a faster Mulsanne this week, appeasing the needs...

The Lamborghini Estoque concept thrilled fans of the brand when it made its debut back in 2008, but since then, despite intermittent rumors of a production intent for the car, it has fallen by the wayside. Now, it looks like the idea of a Lamborghini four-door is back on the rise. This time, the...

The weather is difficult to track in Singapore, and being the tropical location that it is heavy rain is always a possibility. Predictably, the weather forecast for this weekend’s 2014 Formula One Singapore Grand Prix says we can expect thunderstorms for both tomorrow’s qualifying...

Recently we told you that November’s 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show would play host to 25 world premieres. Well, organizers have now revealed that the number of world premieres has increased to 30, and the number of North American firsts will be around double that figure. Almost every major...

When you add power to a vehicle, it's wise to beef up certain components. If you continue to add more power, you should begin figuring out exactly where you could have issues due to the increased horsepower and torque. ALSO SEE: McLaren 650S Spider Crashes Into Guardrail In Austria For example, if...

Ifthe idea of a V-8-powered Karma wasn’t your speed, you may be pleased to hear that Fisker is looking to gear back up for production of the hybrid form of the car under its new owner, Wanxiang. ALSO SEE: McLaren 650S Spider Crashes Into Guardrail In Austria The new Karma will be built with...

General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] has confirmed that the upcoming Cadillac flagship sedan designed to take on the BMW 7-Series and Mercedes-Benz S-Class will be built at its Detroit-Hamtramck plant. The plant currently builds the Cadillac ELR as well as the Volt and several other Chevy products, and...

Earlier this week we saw Audi become the first automaker to receive the new license from the state of California to allow testing of autonomous car prototypes on public roads, and now fellow German automaker Mercedes-Benz has announced that it's also received the license. California has allowed...

Next year, Nissan will enter the World Endurance Championship and compete alongside the likes of Audi, Porsche and Toyota with a new LMP1 hybrid race car. That means we’ll see Nissan return to top level racing at the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans, and it also means the Japanese automaker will be...

Mercedes-Benz has confirmed that its new C63 AMG will be powered by a version of the M178 twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 debuting in the 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT sports car, and that in the C-Class-based sledgehammer the engine will deliver up to 503 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque. For those...

With its European leg now over for the year, the Formula One World Championship heads to Asia for the 2014 Singapore Grand Prix. As the only race on the calendar run completely under lights, the Singapore Grand Prix and its impressive 3.15-mile Marina Bay Circuit provide a fantastic show. The...

We have to imagine that the average super and hypercar spends its life on a battery tender, parked in the garage of one of the four or five homes owned by the car's keeper. That's not the life that such a car deserves seeing as it was designed and engineered to go fast. Not every owner babies their...

Group Lotus Plc today announced a global restructuring program that could result in the loss of as many as 325 jobs around the world. Group Lotus includes the automotive division, Lotus Cars, as well as the Lotus Engineering and Lotus Motorsport divisions. A total of 1,215 people are employed by...

Porsche already has three plug-in hybrids in its lineup, the limited edition 918 Spyder as well as the Cayenne and Panamera S E-Hybrid models, but the sports car manufacturer won’t be stopping there. This is because Porsche sees vehicle electrification as a crucial element of its...

Volkswagen is pretty excited to share its new Global Rallycross car. The vehicle in question is a highly modified VW Beetle, and its a bug that doesn't like to be called Herbie. There's good reason for that too, seeing as the GRC Beetle makes 540 horsepower from its 1.6-liter inline turbo four and...

A Volvo prototype spotted in Spain suggests the Swedish automaker is about to expand its lineup with a new V60 Cross Country soft-roader. Volvo currently sells a Cross Country version of its V40 compact overseas, and it’s likely the new V60 Cross Country will also remain out of bounds for...