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  • Audi R18 e-tron quattro in the 2013 WEC season opener at Silverstone

    The 2013 World Endurance Championship started off with a bang, with the season-opening race at the Silverstone circuit in the UK seeing Audi come out on top in the premier LMP1 class and Aston Martin take home the victory in both the professional and amateur categories of the GTE class. Audi entered two of its R18 e-tron quattros in the six-hour race, resulting in a one-two victory in the LMP1 class for the brand with the four rings. The overall victory also saw Audi win the event’s famous Tourist Trophy for the first time, with Allan McNish, Tom Kristensen and Loïc Duval driving...

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    2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray Coupe Ordering Guide Released

    It's tax day, so what better day to start daydreaming of ways to spend that fat refund check than speccing out your very own 2014 Chevy Corvette? That's now possible, thanks to the detailed order guide released today. The order guide is a dealer-side document with package codes, detailed...

  • Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak race car
    Sébastien Loeb's Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak Car: Video & Gallery

    It's been known for a few weeks now that World Rally Championship-dominating (and now proven road racer) Sébastien Loeb will be campaigning a Peugeot at Pikes Peak. Today, we have a full gallery and video of the car. It's ferocious. The Peugeot 208 T16 Loeb will be piloting is styled to look...

  • 2014 Jaguar F-Type Hangout: 30 Days of F-Type
    2014 Jaguar F-Type First Drive Preview Hangout: 30 Days Of F-Type

    How is the 2014 Jaguar F-Type behind the wheel? We'd love to tell you--but we can't, just yet. We will soon. In the meantime, we can talk about the car's stats and how it stacks up--on paper--to its key rivals in the sports car world. What exactly does the F-Type compete with? Is it as fast as its...

  • 2014 Cadillac ELR 'Regen on Demand' paddle shifters
    Cadillac Demonstrates ELR’s Regen On Demand Paddle Shifters: Video

    While on most cars, paddle shifters located behind the steering wheel usually enable a driver to change a car’s gears, but as we’ve seen on some electrified vehicles, designers have used the handy paddles for a very different function. Take the new 2014 Cadillac ELR extended-range...

  • Mark Webber buys a 2011 Porsche 911 GT2 RS
    Porsche Rejects Rumors Of Mark Webber-Le Mans Deal

    Following the series of mishaps afflicting Mark Webber’s Chinese Grand Prix over the weekend, including the inadequate amount of fuel that was placed in his car during qualifying, which led to him starting the race from pit lane, one might easily think the Aussie is ready to quit his Red Bull...

  • 2015 Audi A8 facelift spy shots

    The 2015 Audi A8 has been spied in testing, revealing almost exactly what you'd expect--very minimal updates to the current A8's sleek and subtle form. The best updates may not be visual, however, but electronic. The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport has reclaimed its title as fastest production car in the world just as it lost it--on a technicality. The Guinness World Record crew has decided that removal of the electronic speed limiter isn't a change that disqualifies it from the production class. What does the future of performance cars look like? Some of our team got together via Google+ Hangout...

  • Inflated airbag
    Widespread Airbag Recall Affects Even More Brands

    Late last week it was revealed that a fault found in an airbag system had led to a recall of tens of thousands of cars. Since then it’s been revealed that another airbag issue has afflicted a much larger number of vehicles, with the tally now ranging into the millions. In fact, more than 3.4...

  • BMW and Brilliance 5-Series plug-in hybrid concept
    BMW's New Chinese Brand To Be Called Zinoro

    BMW and Chinese partner Brilliance is on the verge of announcing a new brand for the Chinese market called Zinoro. It will be owned by an existing joint venture between the two automakers, which currently produces BMW-branded vehicles in China. Zinoro will focus on fuel efficient vehicles and will...

  • Six-speed automatic previously developed by Ford and GM
    Ford And GM To Jointly Develop Nine- And Ten-Speed Automatics

    Ford and General Motors will jointly develop new nine- and ten-speed automatic transmissions, marking the third time this decade that the two auto giants have collaborated on such a project. Previous developments included six- and eight-speed automatics used across dozens of vehicles from Ford...

  • Bugatti Veyron Super Sport
    Bugatti Veyron Super Sport Is Once Again The World’s Fastest Production Car

    A week ago Bugatti was stripped of its production car land speed record by Guinness World Records because the version of its Veyron Super Sport sold to the public was different to that which accomplished the original 267.8 mph speed record. It was different in that its speed was electronically...

  • Ferrari at the 2013 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix
    Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso Wins Formula One Chinese Grand Prix

    Ferrari scored its first win of the 2013 Formula One season thanks to the efforts of its star driver Fernando Alonso, who took home a decisive victory in yesterday’s Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit. He was followed by Lotus’ Kimi Räikkönen and Mercedes...

  • Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse World Record Car

    Bugatti may have lost its title of producer of the world’s fastest car (the title simply reverted back to previous holder SSC of America), but the automaker still has a world record under its belt, and that’s the record for the fastest open-top car to ever be produced. The record has gone to a special version of the existing Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, which was recently driven to a top speed of 254 mph with its roof completely open by Chinese racing driver Anthony Liu. The top speed was set at the Volkswagen Group’s famous Ehra-Lessien test track in Germany, where this...

  • Ferrari at the 2013 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix
    Formula One Chinese Grand Prix Weather Forecast

    The current weather forecast for this weekend’s 2013 Formula One Chinese Grand Prix is for cool temps, partially cloudy skies and a very low chance of rain. Sunday’s race is expected to see a peak temperature of just 75 degrees F (20 degrees C), humidity levels of around 50 percent and...

  • 2014 Audi R8 first drive
    2014 Audi R8: Pricing Edges Up, Dual-Clutch Gearbox On Offer

    The 2014 Audi R8 lineup is significantly improved—with the German brand's mid-engine flagship sports car getting various updates to appearance, performance, and features. And that's before considering what might be the most substantial change—a new seven-speed S tronic transmission that...

  • Motor Authority Futur Of Performance Round Table
    The Future Of Performance Cars: Google+ Roundtable

    The auto industry is changing, as automakers are required to meet new fuel economy and emissions regulations. And don't think that these changes will only affect mass market cars; they're also going to transform the performance segment. Editorial director Marty Padgett, deputy editor Bengt...

  • 2012 Audi A6 all-LED headlights
    Audi's LED Lights Deemed Genuine Fuel-Saving Tech By EU

    If you thought Audi's retina-burning headlights were just good for clearing slower traffic out your lane, then think again. According to the European Commision, they're also a bona fide fuel-saving technology, too. Official tests compared Audi vehicles fitted with the all-LED technology to more...

  • 30 Days of the 2014 Jaguar F-Type
    Personalizing Your Ultimate 2014 Jaguar F-Type: 30 Days Of F-Type

    Now that you’ve learned about the history of Jaguar’s new F-Type, seen what it’s comparable to and finally arrived at your ideal version, it’s now time to add some personal touches to really build that emotional bridge between you and the car. Fortunately for you, Jaguar has...

  • Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 police car - Image: Dubai Police

    This year is Aston Martin’s 100th, and as part of the celebrations the British automaker will race a hydrogen-powered Rapide S in one of the world’s most grueling motorsport events, the Nürburgring 24 Hours endurance race. Aston Martin is calling its special Rapide S a Hybrid Hydrogen and it looks like the car is about to set some new world firsts. Police in Dubai now have a Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 among their fleet. So, unless you have a car capable of reaching a top speed in excess of 217 mph, best pull over if you see the Dubai Police Aventador flashing its lights...

  • A McLaren MP4-12C under construction
    McLaren Launches Certified Pre-Owned Program

    With McLaren’s line of supercars having been on the market for almost two years now, it’s only natural used examples, or “pre-owned” as they are referred to in the business, are available. To make sure any potential new customers are looked after, especially those new to...

  •  Official images from Niki Lauda Biopic ‘Rush’
    Second Trailer For Niki Lauda Biopic 'Rush' Released: Video

    The second trailer for the long-awaited biopic about legendary Formula One driver Niki Lauda has been released, just days after the first one came out. Like the first (reproduced below), the second trailer confirms that the upcoming movie, Rush, looks to be just as dramatic and captivating as...

  • 2014 Chevrolet Camaro SS
    2014 Chevrolet Camaro SS Walkaround: Video

    At the recent New York Auto Show, the facelifted 2014 Chevrolet Camaro made its debut, albeit only in SS and the new Z/28 trim. While we’ve had a close look at the track-focused Z/28, including producing our own video preview, we haven’t had much time with the rest of the 2014 Camaro...

  • 2013 Aston Martin Hybrid Hydrogen Rapide S race car
    Aston Martin Reveals Hydrogen-Powered Rapide S Racer

    A few weeks ago we told you that Aston Martin was preparing a special hydrogen-powered Rapide that it planned to race at the Nürburgring 24 Hours endurance race this year. Today, the British automaker revealed its special race car, which it calls the Hybrid Hydrogen Rapide S. Aston Martin...

  • Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 police car - Image: Dubai Police
    Only In Dubai: Police Take Delivery Of Lamborghini Aventador

    Yes, it’s true. The police in Dubai really do have a Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 among their fleet. Though the Aventador has a top speed of 217 mph, don’t expect Dubai Police to be chasing crims at those speeds, however. The car’s main purpose is to serve as a deterrent for...

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