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Sometimes it's tough to keep classic cars completely original, especially as parts become scarce. Porsche, specifically, Porsche Classic, wants to help its loyal owners keep things all-original with new drum brakes for the 356A and 356B models, which were Porsche's first-ever production cars. However, the re-engineered originals come at a price. A set of four drum brakes will cost owners $8,700 for the 356A, and $8,500 for the 356B. We suppose the price isn't much of an issue when both models regularly command six-figure prices. Air-cooled Porsche cars continue to rise in value, too. Keeping...
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No decision yet on Mitsubishi Evo
Mitsubishi set the enthusiast community on high alert when it announced the e-Evolution concept. The concept car debuted at the 2017 Tokyo motor show and portrayed the antithesis of what the "Evolution" nameplate has long been. Despite the preview, Mitsubishi now says it hasn't made a decision...
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Rolls-Royce wants even more bespoke cars, options
For many, a Rolls-Royce simply isn't attainable. However, for the wealthy who make up the über-luxury brand's target market, it appears the current stable of opulent options and dashing cars won't do. No, in the future, Rolls-Royce wants to move to even more bespoke cars and options. That's...
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2019 Porsche Cayenne, 2018 BMW X2, 2018 Porsche 911 T: The Week In Reverse
We slid behind the wheel of the 2019 Porsche Cayenne; BMW announced the 2018 X2 crossover SUV; and Porsche unveiled the 911 T. It's the Week in Reverse, right here at 'Motor Authority.' We took the new 2019 Porsche Cayenne for a spin and found it's both fluent on smooth, civilized roads as well as...
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Photographer X-rays classic vehicles to reveal ‘integral beauty’ beneath the sheetmetal
British photographer Nick Veasey has taken the concept of the cutaway illustration to a new level. He’s produced a series of X-ray images of classic cars. “We live in a world obsessed with image,” Veasey states on his website. “What we look like, what our clothes look like...
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Fernando Alonso to race in 2018 24 Hours of Daytona
McLaren’s Fernando Alonso will take time out from his pre-season schedule for the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship to race in the 2018 24 Hours of Daytona. Alonso will join Lando Norris and Phil Hanson at United Autosports to pilot the team’s LMP2-spec car, a Ligier JS P217. The...
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Ringbrothers will take to the 2017 SEMA show to showcase a trio of wild custom cars, but we think one of them, in particular, will be a real crowd pleaser. That's because anything with a 6.2-liter supercharged V-8 known as the Hellcat is always awesome. The Wisconsin-based shop plans to debut a Hellcat-powered 1972 AMC Javelin, which it calls Defiant! It's the first time Ringbrothers has worked with an AMC vehicle, and the first time the shop used carbon fiber throughout the entire build. The hood, front fenders, grille, and the front valance all feature the lightweight material. So...
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2019 Porsche Cayenne first drive review: an epoch-ending SUV
Back in the 1980s, Porsche knew it could build an SUV. And it knew a Porsche SUV would sell well. It finally got around to building that first Cayenne in 2002. Instincts: correct. Since then, it’s sold more than 770,000 of them. It’s so successful, Porsche now sells a smaller Macan SUV...
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Porsche Cayenne driven, Ferrari FXX K Evo confirmed, AMG A45 spied: Car News Headlines
Porsche’s Cayenne has been redesigned for the 2019 model year and we’ve just spent some time with the new SUV. The outgoing model was already at the top of its game, and this redesigned model just lifts the bar higher. Ferrari is set to unveil its most extreme car yet. We’re...
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2017 Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix preview
Round 18 of the 2017 Formula 1 World Championship is on this weekend at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, home of the Mexican Grand Prix. The Mexican race only returned to the calendar in 2015 after last being run in 1992. The Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez circuit where...
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Ken Block's "Gymkhana 10" promises to be the biggest and the best
We’re still coming down from the perilous drift action of last month’s “Climbkhana: Pikes Peak,” but rallycross racer and entrepreneur Ken Block is already out touting the next installment in his series of gymkhana videos: “Gymkhana 10.” In automotive circles...
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Bloodhound SSC hits 210 mph in 8 seconds in first public test
It was in 2008 that the team behind the Bloodhound Supersonic Car (SSC) announced the goal to not only tackle the current land speed record of 763.035 mph but to reach the staggeringly high mark of 1,000 mph. On Thursday, team Bloodhound took a major step toward reaching the goal. Bloodhound's...
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A 1925 Bugatti Type 35 formerly owned by international racing star Jo Siffert will headline Artcurial Motorcars’ 11th Automobiles sur les Champs auction scheduled for November 5. “From the track to the Champs-Elsees” is the theme of the auction that will include 77 automobiles and two motorcycles, which will be displayed along the most well-known street in Paris to preview the sale,” Artcurial said in a news release. “These gems, that have spent time at circuits, concours d’elegance events and sometimes simply on the corner of the street, are set to attract...
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Chevrolet rolls out 2018 Hot Wheels Edition and COPO Camaro
Chevrolet is debuting two new Camaros ahead of the 2017 SEMA Show and there's good news for Hot Wheels and drag racing lovers. Meet the 2018 Chevrolet Camaro Hot Wheels Edition and the 2018 COPO Camaro. Chevrolet bundled both announcements because the brand will offer the Hot Wheels Edition cues on...
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It sounds like the Nissan Z might be dead
The Nissan 370Z might be the final Z car. Speaking to Australian publication Drive at the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show, Philippe Klein, chief planning officer for Nissan, offered no commitment to the sports car. He's the third Nissan executive to suggest the Z's days are numbered—or at least that...
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Paul Walker's daughter settles suit against Porsche
Two years after "Fast and Furious" star Paul Walker's death in 2013, his daughter has settled her wrongful death lawsuit against Porsche. Terms of the settlement have not been disclosed, reports The Blast. Walker's daughter, Meadow, filed the lawsuit claiming her father survived the initial crash...
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10 reasons why engines lose power over time
Ever driven a brand new car and then the same model but one with much higher mileage? They don't often feel the same. In fact, the older car might even feel like it has less performance. The scenario isn't an odd one, as there are quite a few ways that a car with more mileage can lose performance...
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Glickenhaus sports car, second Maserati SUV, BMW X2: Today’s Car News
James Glickenhaus has revealed the first details on a new model being developed at Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus. The car will be a simpler, more accessible model than the SCG003, but it will still be able to swap between road and race guises with relative ease. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio...
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Italian design house Zagato used this week’s 2017 Tokyo Motor Show to unveil its concept developed for the Vision Gran Turismo project, a challenge put out by the makers of the “Gran Turismo” video game in 2013 to automakers and design firms to see who could come up with the best design for a grand touring car. Zagato’s concept, which honors the Iso Rivolta sports car of the 1970s, was first announced in September during the Grand Basel collector car event in Basel, Switzerland. It’s in the form of a supercar and wears the name IsoRivolta Vision Gran Turismo...
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E-Fuso Vision One heavy-duty electric truck concept with 217-mile range debuts in Tokyo
Daimler’s Japanese truck brand Fuso used this week’s 2017 Tokyo Motor Show to present a heavy-duty electric truck. Called the E-Fuso Vision One, the truck’s debut also marked the launch of E-Fuso, Fuso’s new sub-brand for electric trucks and buses. The E-Fuso Vision One...
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Suzuki imagines the SUV of the future with e-Survivor concept
Though Suzuki no longer operates in the United States, the brand seems to be on the up and up elsewhere as it’s just introduced a striking new Swift Sport and will soon add a much more macho Jimny. But what does the future hold for the brand? Suzuki gave some indication this week with the...
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Nissan will give its future electric cars a sound with "Canto"
Nissan's revealed its major debut for the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show with the IMx self-driving electric SUV concept. While the brand covered many of the technical details with its reveal, it saved one last thing for a separate presentation. Nissan's future electric cars will sing a song, a song called...
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SCG working on a $400,000 supercar with a gated 6-speed
American sports car manufacturer and motorsport team Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus stunned the world in 2015 when it unveiled the SCG003, a car that can swap between road and race versions and thus encapsulating to the utmost degree the hallowed concept of a racecar for the road. No wonder it won so...
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Toyota channels Lincoln for redesign of Century flagship sedan
You’ll be forgiven for not knowing what the Toyota Century is. After all, the car is sold exclusively in Japan and there have been just two generations in the nameplate’s 50-year history. Considering how infrequently the cars are launched, the arrival of a new third-generation model at...
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