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  • 1944 Volvo PV444

    Drivers of a certain age will most likely associate Volvo with its boxy wagons of the 1980s and 1990s. But its earlier cars were anything but boxy, and one that used curves to great effect was the PV444 of 1944. Launched on September 1 of that year, the PV444 celebrates its 70th anniversary next week, and remains one of Volvo's most significant models to date. MUST SEE: Tiny V-8 Nitro Engine Looks, Sounds Amazing: Video The car might have actually debuted four years earlier, but the outbreak of the Second World War meant Volvo produced virtually no civilian vehicles during the conflict...

  • Sebastian Vettel does massive F1 burnout on FLIR infrared
    Red Bull F1 Car Goes Technicolor With Tire-Melting Infrared Burnout: Video

    This stunning array of pinks, purples, oranges, and reds isn’t some impressionist masterpiece. Or then again, maybe it is. However you classify it, it’s certainly impressive to watch the Red Bull RB8 F1 car do tire-melting donuts in infrared. DON'T MISS: Tiny V-8 Nitro Engine Looks...

  • Sebastian Vettel drives the first lap of the Russian Grand Prix circuit
    Sebastian Vettel Drives First Lap Of Full Russian GP Circuit: Video

    Hot on the heels of his drift session around a wet Spa Francorchamps in the Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge, Sebastian Vettel is back, making us even more envious, with this, the first lap of the full Russian GP circuit. MUST SEE: Rally Driver Rolls Car, Continues On To Win Anyway: Video Filmed from on...

  • Sylvania Zevo sealed-beam LED headlights
    LED Retrofit Headlights Now Offered For Huge Range Of Classics

    Old cars are great, aren't they? Characterful, beautiful, noisy, interactive, nostalgic. Right until you go out for a drive at night and realize your headlights are as effective as a pair of unenthusiastic glow worms. DON'T MISS: Tiny V-8 Nitro Engine Looks, Sounds Amazing: Video If that sounds...

  • Rally driver rolls car, comes back to win anyway
    Rally Driver Rolls Car, Continues On To Win Anyway: Video

    If there’s one thing that illustrates the indomitable spirit it takes to win in racing, it’s the scenes of a rally driver and co-driver overcoming a late barrel roll into the woods to save the overall win. MUST SEE: Red Bull F1 Car Goes Technicolor With Tire-Melting Infrared Burnout...

  • Tiny nitro-powered V-8 engine
    Tiny V-8 Nitro Engine Looks, Sounds Amazing: Video

    You might not be able to swap this V-8 into your car to make it into a mean drift missile or rocket it to 60 mph in sub-three-seconds, but you could strap it to a bicycle or put it in an RC car for some ridiculous fun. Why? Because it’s a tiny nitromethane-powered V-8. SEE ALSO: The Internet...

  • 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT spy shots

    The Mercedes-AMG GT sports car is nearing its unveiling, but as testing draws to a close, the final spy shots are emerging. This time around, we have a visual of a new, larger rear spoiler. It's a bit early for a Black Series, so this may be a separate upgrade package, possibly for the sportier GTS trim (GT is the base trim). Whatever it is, it looks sharp. Talk of a new sports car built along the lines of the Mercedes SLS AMG dates back all the way to 2011, with numerous reports on the car, which was previously thought to be called an SLC AMG, emerging over the years. A very early test mule...

  • Infiniti Red Bull Racing
    Infiniti Gets Its Own Formula One Boss

    Infiniti looks to be further strengthening its presence in Formula One with the appointment of Tommaso Volpe as its new F1 global director. Effective September 1, Volpe will be responsible for Infiniti’s entire activities concerning the sport, namely, its title sponsorship of the Infiniti Red...

  • Audi RS 5 TDI Concept with 48-volt electrical system
    Audi To Upgrade Its Vehicle Electrical Systems To 48 Volts

    The need for cars to get more efficient and the desire of customers to have more equipment in their vehicles are conflicting goals. Cars with complex electrical systems, dozens of ECUs and all manner of interior gadgets put heavy load on the alternator. That in turn means more engine power must be...

  • 2015 Subaru WRX STI Type S (Japanese spec)
    Subaru WRX STI Type S, Supercharged Honda CR-Z, Wrecked Bugatti Veyron: Car News Headlines

    Subaru has unveiled new versions of its WRX and WRX STI in Japan. Both cars feature new styling and LED headlights as well as a series of body and chassis mods. After years on the market with no major upgrades, Honda’s CR-Z has finally been given a power boost. The boost comes from a...

  • 2015 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS spy shots
    Porsche To Unveil New 911 GTS At 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show: Rumor

    California just so happens to be one of the most popular spots in the world for Porsche sales, so it’s become a bit of a tradition for the German sports car manufacturer to use the state’s annual auto show to unveil something new. This year’s Los Angeles Auto Show, which kicks off...

  • Nissan IDx NISMO (left) and IDx Freeflow concepts, 2013 Tokyo Motor Show
    More Aggressive Look For Nissan’s IDx-Based Sports Car

    Shortly after the unveiling of the IDx Freeflow and IDx NISMO concept cars at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show, Nissan executive vice president Andy Palmer said the concepts turned out to be such a hit that senior execs were already mulling which version to put into production, and that Nissan...

  • Bear Grylls joins Land Rover as brand ambassador

    Survival expert, adventurer, bug-eater and urine connoisseur Bear Grylls has been announced as a long-term global ambassador for Land Rover. The British TV presenter and writer is a natural fit for the Land Rover brand, embodying the firm's 'Above and Beyond' spirit. Bear, whose real name is Edward Michael Grylls, served in the SAS early in his career, before suffering a parachuting freefall accident in 1996. Despite partially crushing three vertebrae, he went on to become one of the youngest people ever to climb Mount Everest. He's since partaken in several other expeditions but is best...

  • Wrecked 2008 Bugatti Veyron up for auction
    Wrecked Bugatti Veyron Sells At Auction For $277k

    The Bugatti Veyron, even with some miles on the clock, normally retails for upwards of a million dollars. However, one example that went up for auction in Switzerland has sold for 254,000 Swiss francs (approximately $277,344). WATCH: Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Dyno Tested, May Be More Powerful...

  • 2014 Honda CR-Z HPD Supercharged
    Official Honda CR-Z Supercharger Upgrade Finally Goes On Sale

    Is it an eco car, or is it a performance model? Honda has always claimed the CR-Z hybrid is a little of both, but neither green-minded buyers nor driving enthusiasts have really been convinced. At 37 mpg combined, it's hardly a Prius-beater at the gas station, and a meager 130-hp output won't...

  • Maserati Alfieri concept, 2014 Geneva Motor Show
    Production Maserati Alfieri To Spawn New Alfa Romeo 6C Sports Car: Report

    Alfa Romeo has revealed plans to launch eight new cars by the end of 2018, one of which is described as a “specialty sports car.” We’re not talking about the 4C sports car, which is the only member of the eight-car lineup presently on sale, but a new high-end model that will...

  • 2015 Subaru WRX S4 (Japanese spec)
    Subaru launches WRX S4 and WRX STI Type S in Japan

    Subaru has introduced two new versions of its WRX for its home market, which build upon the solid platform of the 2015 WRX by adding some much-needed horsepower and a few unique touches to further differentiate them. The first is the WRX S4, whose turbocharged and direct-injected 2.0-liter...

  • 2014 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix
    2014 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix Results

    With both Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton starting on the front row of the 2014 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix, many thought the race would end up being just another battle between the two Mercedes AMG drivers. But it wasn’t to be. On the first lap, pole-sitter Rosberg got away slowly and was...

  • 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Convertible

    The 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06 is priced (and it’s a relative bargain), we spent some time burning the tires off of the new 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, and the Youabian Puma does its huge, ungainly thing on video. It’s The Week In Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. If you’re itching to get an American supercar in your garage, you could probably do a lot worse than the new 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06, which starts at just $78,995 with delivery. There’s a convertible, too, and it’ll start at $83,995. Based on the incredibly balanced and fun-to-drive Stingray...

  • 2015 Ford Mustang RTR teaser
    2015 Chevy Corvette, 2015 Ford Mustang RTR, Joss Supercar: This Week’s Top Photos

    Ford and drifter Vaughn Gittin Jr. are working on a new RTR version of the 2015 Mustang, and this week we saw the first teaser for the upgraded muscle car. The new Mustang RTR goes on sale next January and will be available worldwide for the first time. McLaren unveiled a new version of its P1...

  • Bugatti Veyron L’Or Style Vitesse gets delivered to its new owner. Images by Spencer Burke.
    How A Bugatti Veyron L’Or Style Vitesse Gets Delivered To Its New Owner: Video

    There are only a few hundred Bugatti Veyrons in the whole world. There are only a few dozen highly customized designer versions. This is one of them, and it’s being delivered to its new owner in San Diego. The car is a Bugatti Veyron L’Or Style Vitesse, painted in a stunning...

  • All six Bugatti Veyron Legends in Molsheim, France
    All Six Bugatti Legends Together For The First Time, At Pebble Beach: Video

    Bugatti will assemble all six of its Legend models for the first time at Pebble Beach

  • BMW M4 initiation
    2015 BMW M4 Gets Initiated Into The M Division With Drift Video

    The 2015 BMW M4 carries on a long tradition of fun-to-drive German sports coupes, even if it wears a slightly different badge. But does it really belong in the company of cars like the E30, the E36, and the E92 M3? DON'T MISS: Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Dyno Tested, May Be More Powerful Than...

  • Motor Authority and the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat visit the lovely land of Burnoutistan
    2015 Mustang Gas Mileage, Hellcat Burnout, Corvette Z06 Priced: Today’s Car News

    If you’re in the market for a new muscle car or sports car, but you also need it to be fairly practical for the daily commute, you might want to take a hard look at the 2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost. At 31 mpg highway, it’s shaping up to be a rather attractive do-it-all car. We spent some...

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