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  • 2020 Ram 2500/3500 Heavy Duty spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    Ram’s new 1500 full-size pickup is almost ready for its debut next January at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. In fact, the prototype in our most recent spy shots was almost completely devoid of camouflage gear (see below). Today, though, we have the first spy shots of the even bigger Heavy Duty model. While the 1500 is due for the 2019 model year, we’re not expecting the 2500 and 3500 Heavy Duty models to arrive until 2020. That’s why the prototype is still at an early stage. You’ll notice it’s even wearing some of the...

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    2018 Lexus LC 500 video road test

    Concept cars can be beautiful, but they’re ideas. They’re not always made to be real cars. Sometimes an automaker takes a chance and builds that concept. This time, it’s Lexus, and the result is this beauty. Want to find out if this 2018 Lexus LC 500 drives as great as it looks?...

  • Aston Martin Valkyrie in near-production form
    Aston Martin Valkyrie, GM electric SUV, Apollo IE track video: Car News Headlines

    Aston Martin provided the first details on the track-only version of its upcoming Valkyrie hypercar. We learned that the track version will have more power, less weight and a heck of a lot more downforce. It will also rival F1 and LMP1 cars in track performance. General Motors may have accidentally...

  • Apollo Intensa Emozione
    The Apollo Intensa Emozione sounds amazing even at part throttle

    The world is nearly ready to welcome another low-volume high-performance road rocket. This one comes to us from Apollo. It's called the Intensa Emozione, which is Italian for "intense emotion," a name entirely fitting as you'll soon discover in this video taken during a recent track day. You'll...

  • 2018 Lexus RX L
    2018 Lexus RX L 3-row SUV to debut at 2017 LA Auto Show

    Talk of a Lexus crossover SUV with third-row seats dates back quite a few years. Lexus even rolled out a concept previewing such a model as early as the 2003 New York International Auto Show, the HPX. Lexus put off a production version, though, deeming the segment too mainstream for a luxury...

  • 2018 Mazda 6
    Mazda 6 finally gets Mazda's 2.5-liter turbo engine

    The Mazda 6 is finally getting the performance shove it’s handsome, segment-leading looks deserve. Mazda will unveil an updated Mazda 6 at this month’s 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show, and among the updates made to the car is the fitment of a 2.5-liter turbocharged inline-4. This is the same...

  • GM Electric Car Presentation

    General Motors in October announced plans to launch 20 electric cars by 2023, the first of which is due within the next 18 months. We now have an idea of what one of those electric cars might be like thanks to an investor presentation given by GM CEO Mary Barra on Wednesday at the Barclays 2017 Global Automotive Conference in New York. In particular, the presentation included a slide showing a crossover SUV based on the Chevrolet Bolt EV platform. The slide indicated that at least two electric crossovers will be launched by 2020, though it remains unclear if the depicted vehicle is actually a...

  • Hyundai SUV roadmap
    Hyundai SUV onslaught will include diesel, electric and fuel cell models

    Hyundai’s been caught out by the consumer shift to SUVs and pickup trucks, and this is reflected in the automaker’s sales which in the first half of the year are down nearly 11 percent compared to an overall market decline of only 2.9 percent. The picture is much bleaker when you focus...

  • BMW X7 iPerformance concept, 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show
    BMW X7 to spawn ultra-posh coupe-like X8?

    BMW showed the X7 iPerformance concept at this year Frankfurt motor show, previewing the brand's all-new three-row X7 SUV. However, the concept could birth a second derivative in the form of an ultra-luxurious X8 with a coupe-like design. BMW’s head of development, Klaus Fröhlich, didn't...

  • Special Lamborghini Huracán donated to Pope Francis for charity
    Lamborghini gives the Pope a Huracán for charity

    Pope Francis received a new set of wheels on Wednesday, but the car is quite different from any other Popemobile. That's because it's a Lamborghini Huracán, an Italian supercar with 571 horsepower. His Holiness won't hold attend any track days, though. Instead, Lamborghini's gift will be...

  • The Beast of Turin will take a fire-spewing turn inside ExCeL London | London Classic Car Show
    Flame-throwing 1910 Fiat, the ‘Beast of Turin,’ will be driven at London show

    The notorious, fire-spewing 1910 Fiat S76 speed-record car known as the “Beast of Turin” will thunder and quake on The Grand Avenue automotive catwalk at the 2018 London Classic Car Show, to be held February 15-18. The appearance of one of the world’s most-famous early racers will...

  • Jeremy Clarkson touts the benefits of Emirates first-class suites
    Jeremy Clarkson tapped for new partnership between Mercedes and Emirates

    Emirates Airlines recently convinced Jeremy Clarkson to say a few fine words to a camera in regards to its updated first-class seating accommodations. Clarkson, in a video spot for the airline, goes on to describe some of the many features made available to those fortunate enough to fly in this...

  • 2018 BMW M5

    BMW ushered in a new era when it revealed the 2018 M5 with standard all-wheel drive. The system, dubbed xDrive, is capable of varying the amount of rear-drive bias, or switching to full rear-wheel drive. However, BMW didn't originally plan for the F90 M5 to be AWD, but the notable benefits might mean the next M3 will also make the switch to xDrive, too. Autocar reported on Tuesday that BMW engineers first developed the F90-generation M5 with a classic RWD layout. As the program progressed, the layout was quickly pushed to its limits, Dirk Hacker, vice president of BMW’s M division...

  • Lamborghini Urus Neve mode
    Lamborghini teases Urus playing in the snow in Neve mode

    We are less than a month away from Lamborghini unveiling the production Urus SUV, and that means the teasers are being released at a rapid rate. The latest highlights the Urus' Neve mode. Neve is Italian for snow, meaning snow mode for the electronic stability control and other vehicle systems...

  • Budweiser tribute to Dale Earnhardt Jr
    Budweiser created touching tribute to Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

    At the end of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup season, the motorsport will lose one of its greats as Dale Earnhardt, Jr. announced his retirement this past April. To toast Earnhardt, Jr.'s legacy, Budweiser created a touching tribute to the decorated NASCAR driver. Earnhardt, Jr. drove the...

  • Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2018 Frankencar
    Frankencar 2018: best of our Best Car To Buy nominees

    Swap the keys of four luxury and performance cars among seven editors for a few days, and opinions get formed. Each guy learns the things he likes about each car and the things he doesn't. We start picking nits and picking favorites. The result of this back and forth was naming the Honda Civic Type...

  • Devel Sixteen
    BMW M2 Competition, Devel Sixteen, McLaren P15: Today’s Car News

    BMW is working on a more potent M2, only the car won’t be called an M2 CS as previously thought. Instead, we’re now expecting it to be called an M2 Competition, and under the hood should be BMW’s twin-turbo inline-6 from the M3/M4. Dubai’s Devel has revealed the production...

  • Arrivo high-speed transport system
    Arrivo reveals Hyperloop-like transport system capable of 200 mph travel

    There’s a new company battling to become your high-speed transport provider of the future. The company is Los Angeles-based Arrivo, which has come up with a concept for a high-speed transport system where specially designed vehicles travel along dedicated tracks at speeds of up to 200 mph...

  • Subaru Viziv Performance concept, 2017 Tokyo Motor Show

    Stricter emissions regulations, particularly in Europe, could lead to the end of the WRX STI as we know it. That’s according to David Dello Stritto, Subaru’s sales and marketing head in Europe. Speaking with Dutch website AutoRAI, Stritto said the WRX STI’s current format of a 2.5-liter turbocharged flat-4 cannot continue due to emissions and that Subaru is gauging market conditions to determine the best route to take for the successor model. “Subaru is looking carefully at market developments and makes its future plan with this information in mind,” he said...

  • 2018 BMW M2 facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 BMW M2 Competition spy video

    The BMW M2 is a Motor Authority favorite. The car’s powerful engine, razor-sharp handling and rear-wheel-drive layout ticks all the right boxes. Soon, though, an even better version will be thrown our way. BMW has been testing a more potent M2 for the good part of a year. Previously thought...

  • Devel Sixteen
    5,000-horsepower Devel Sixteen debuts in production trim

    Dubai’s Devel shocked the world four years ago when it announced plans for a 5,000-horsepower, V-16-powered car capable of speeds over 300 mph. At the time, the company rolled out a crudely built prototype that looked like it was hastily put together in a back shed somewhere. It goes without...

  • Mercedes-AMG adds 3D puddle lamps
    Mercedes-AMG lets you say it with puddle lamps

    Here in the States, we have a fascination with car badging. We want others to know the make and model of our cars. Automakers allow you to shout this from the roadways with badging, decals, and now all sorts of lighting options. Mercedes-Benz offers a giant lighted star for the nose of its...

  • Ford Shelby Cobra concept
    Engineer buys Ford Shelby Cobra Concept he helped develop

    Many engineers have the opportunity to see their concept cars evolve from sketch to clay to production vehicle, but, alas, not every concept finds its way to a dealership showroom. Unfortunately, that was the case for the 2004 Ford Shelby Cobra Concept. However, one engineer who helped develop the...

  • wo of the new Royal Enfields are tested | Royal Enfield photos
    Royal Enfield revives 650cc twin motorcycles from its storied past

    Royal Enfield, the world’s longest-continuously operating motorcycle company, reached back into its history by re-introducing the Interceptor model at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan, Italy, on November 7. The new Interceptor, powered by a new 650cc parallel-twin engine, represents a...

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