Car News
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We’ve just driven the regular versions of the all-new 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class, and found them to be absolutely brilliant, but the model we’re most concerned with is yet to be launched. We’re talking about the model born out of the fire and brimstone of the AMG hot house in Affalterbach, Germany: the 2015 C63 AMG. These are the latest spy shots of the AMG version of the recently revealed C-Class wagon, or “Estate” as it’s known in most of the markets it’s sold in. We know it’s the AMG because of its four squared-off exhaust tips, AMG-style...
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Mercedes and Infiniti to build next-gen compact cars in Mexico
Daimler and its alliance partner Renault Nissan have confirmed plans to build next-generation compact cars for their respective Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti brands in Aguascalientes, Mexico, the site of a Nissan plant since 1992. Approximately 1 billion euros ($1.36 billion) will be invested in the...
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New Audi RS 6 Avant Plus Details Leaked
Audi hasn’t launched a more extreme ‘Plus’ version of its RS 6 since 2004 but a new one is planned, based on the latest RS 6 Avant wagon sold overseas. Rumors of the car first emerged a year ago but now we have the first official details, courtesy of a leak made by an Audi dealer...
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Motorcyclist’s Death Mars 2014 Pikes Peak
No overall record was set at yesterday’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado, but we’re sad to report that motorcyclist Bobby Goodin, competitor #86, crashed near the summit and died of his injuries. Goodin, a 54-year-old from Flower Mound, Texas, was flown to nearby Penrose...
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Ferrari Celebrates 15 Million Facebook Fans With LaFerrari POV Video
Ferrari likes to keep its fans happy. Mostly that involves simply being Ferrari, producing and racing cars and selling all manner of merchandise, but occasionally it means releasing a special video when the company's Facebook page hits a certain number of fans. After a video of the 458 Italia at...
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Mercedes E-Class Drives 1,223 Miles On A Single Tank: Video
What's the furthest you've ever driven on a single tank of gas? 300 miles? 400? 500 even? With modest fuel tank sizes and so-so economy, most cars sold in the U.S. won't go a great deal further than this. Some of the special diesel models sold in Europe will though, and a model that's certainly...
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Jaguar confirms production of its F-Type based Project 7, we drive the 2014 Ferrari 458 Spider, and we're asking you to #GiveAShift--it's the week in reverse, right here at Motor Authority. Ferrari has revealed all the details on its latest specially-built, limited-run model--the F12 TRS. It's an open-top, minimalist take on the F12 Berlinetta and said to cost around $4.2 million... but it's stunning, and like the regular F12, very fast. Cars with manual transmissions are a dying breed. People simply aren't buying them any more, at least in numbers great enough to justify their manufacture...
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2016 Ford Focus RS, 2015 Mercedes CLS, Ferrari F12 TRS: This Week’s Top Photos
The 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed is in full swing, and one of the stars of the event is the 2015 Ford Focus ST. However, an even more potent version of the Focus is in the works, the infamous RS, and we’ve got spy shots of it. Also on show in Goodwood this weekend is the first car from...
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Detroit Electric Announces Further Details, U.K. Production
The reborn Detroit Electric is becoming a truly global automaker—at least in terms of its conception and production. The firm still lists its headquarters in Motor City itself, but now has a European base in the Netherlands and has announced that production will take place in Leamington Spa...
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Lamborghini Huracán Stars In Forza Horizon 2: Video
Before the days of licensed vehicles, racing video games used to display some kind of generic action scene on the box art. Nowadays, the world's automakers clamor for spots on the cover of games like Gran Turismo and Forza, the latter of which has a new star car: Lamborghini's Huracán LP...
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Corvette Museum To Keep Sinkhole Open
The National Corvette Museum will keep part of the infamous 'Vette-swallowing sinkhole open as an added attraction.
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Live Photos And Video Of Nissan’s Concept 2020 Vision
Nissan’s latest vehicle destined to join the pantheon of 148 different Nissans that have appeared in the Gran Turismo video game series over the years is the Concept 2020 Vision. Originally designed for the virtual world, the striking concept has now leapt into the real world as a star...
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Picture the Ariel Atom in your head. Not difficult, is it? The car's skeletal structure is its defining feature, and that work of engineering art unsurprisingly finds its way onto the company's new motorcycle, the Ariel Ace. ALSO SEE: #GiveAShift: The 7 Best Manual Transmissions You Can Drive Like the Atom, it's designed to be fast. But like the Atom, it's also designed to be fun. Ariel founder Simon Saunders says the company did consider a hardcore sports bike, ready to topple Hondas, Suzukis, Ducatis and the like, but reasoned most riders can't really extract their full potential. With a...
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2016 Chevy Camaro To Grow In Size, Offer 4-Cylinder Power: Report
The next Camaro's body will get bigger, while its engine offerings get smaller, a new report says.
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BMW 2-Series Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick+ Rating: Video
BMW's littlest coupe earns a "good" rating in the IIHS small overlap front crash test.
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2014 Goodwood Festival Of Speed Central Feature Honors Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz is the featured marque of this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, and that means the annual event’s latest Central Feature sculpture is designed to honor the German automaker. A Central Feature has been present at the Goodwood Festival of Speed since 1997, and all of them...
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2016 Audi R8 Spy Shots (With Interior)
You’re looking at the latest spy shots of a prototype for the second-generation Audi R8. The car has been developed alongside the new Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4, with which it shares a platform, though its sales launch is still about a year away, which means we’re likely to see...
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2015 McLaren 650S GT3 Race Car Revealed
McLaren has used the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed to reveal its all-new GT3-spec race car based on the latest 650S supercar. McLaren had said it was planning to showcase the latest track-focused car developed by its McLaren GT motorsport arm, and now we have it in the form of the 650S GT3. Just...
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The latest automaker to reveal a striking concept for the Gran Turismo video game series' 15th anniversary celebration is none other than Aston Martin, which itself celebrated a major anniversary only last year: its centenary. Aston Martin’s new concept is the Design Prototype 100 (DP-100), and it is being shown for the first time—in virtual form—at the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed currently taking place in the U.K. The DP-100 was developed over six months by a team of designers at Aston Martin, led by the automaker’s chief designer Marek Reichman. The concept was...
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First Driving Video For Koenigsegg One:1 Hits The Web
Koenigsegg’s new One:1 supercar, the world’s most powerful production car, made its debut back in March at the Geneva Motor Show. However, up until now we’ve only ever seen the car on static display. ALSO SEE: #GiveAShift: The 7 Best Manual Transmissions You Can Drive Now we have...
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Honda To Field Five Cars At Pikes Peak 2014, Including Original NSX
Honda will bring an array of vehicles to the 2014 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.
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2015 Ford Mustang Will Be First With Upgraded SYNC 911 Assist
Ford's upgraded SYNC 911 Assist will debut on the 2015 Mustang.
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2014 Ferrari 458 Spider quick drive
Even in today’s supercar-rich automotive landscape, Ferrari stands out as special and awe-inspiring. Look at the critical numbers for the 2014 458 Spider that we just drove, and it’s in an elite tier among just a few of the world’s top performance machines. The high-revving...
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2016 Ford Focus RS, 2015 Cadillac CTS, Google Android Auto: Car News Headlines
A prototype for Ford’s next Focus RS has been spotted, quashing rumors that the car had been shelved. The new hot hatch is expected to benefit from the 2.3-liter EcoBoost fitted to the 2015 Ford Mustang, with the final output likely to lie close to 330 horsepower. The Cadillac CTS was all-new...
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