Car News
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Our friend Jason Fenske of Engineering Explained has been teaching us all about the engineering behind cars. His lessons range from maintenance considerations like how to change your oil to describing automotive systems like how rotary engines work to the physics of speed, best exemplified by his explanation of how the Viper ACR broke 13 track records. But, like us, Jason is a car guy, too, and to prove it he recently bought the embodiment of fun on four wheels, a Honda S2000. Jason has plans for his S2000. He's calling it a project car, and he wants to make it better than it was when it was...
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Waymo unveils Chrysler Pacifica-based self-driving prototype
Google on Monday unveiled a Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid-based self-driving prototype that will be taking part in various trials run by its new self-driving business Waymo. Waymo, which is led by auto industry veteran John Krafcik, aims to be among the first to offer a self-driving taxi service to the...
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Schumacher family launches ‘Keep Fighting’ initiative
Michael Schumacher’s family has launched a not-for-profit initiative to serve as a form of inspiration for anyone struggling in any endeavor, just as the Formula One legend has throughout his career and now in his recovery from the 2013 skiing accident that caused serious injury to his head...
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VW teases 7-seat Tiguan Allspace ahead of Detroit auto show
Volkswagen will present a three-row, seven-seat version of its second-generation Tiguan compact SUV at next month’s 2017 Detroit auto show. It’s called the Tiguan Allspace and it goes on sale in 2017, as a 2018 model. The Tiguan Allspace is the second three-row SUV due from VW in 2017...
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2017 Ford GT, 2018 BMW 5-Series, 2018 Chevy Traverse: Today’s Car News
Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new GT supercar is finally in production. Ford on Friday showed the first completed examples, with car number one and two off the line bound for a couple of the automaker's own senior executives. BMW’s 5-Series is spawning new models for the 2018 model...
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Lincoln calls on Matthew McConaughey for Continental spot
Lincoln has a new Continental on sale and to help promote it the automaker has once again called on actor Matthew McConaughey. He features in a new spot to be beamed out to televisions across the country on December 31. You don’t have to wait until then to watch it as an extended version is...
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Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] on Friday announced that the first examples of its new GT supercar had been completed and would be on their way to customers before the year is out. It turns out that the very first example is bound for Ford Chairman Bill Ford Jr. And the second car off the line is headed for Ford CEO Mark Fields. The information was confirmed to The Detroit News by Ford but the automaker wasn’t willing to reveal what color the cars were finished in. A black example with orange stripes was shown in publicity shots. Production is being handled by Canadian motorsport and...
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Bring the 5 alive! New 2018 BMW M550i xDrive detailed
We haven't even received our first new BMW 5-Series this side of the Atlantic, but already BMW is announcing performance models to whet our appetites. On Saturday, BMW detailed the new 2018 BMW M550i xDrive sedan—presumably the last stop before full-fledged M5 glory. What we know: the M550i...
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BMW announces 530e iPerformance plug-in hybrid model for US
BMW today showed its latest green model for the U.S., the 530e iPerformance plug-in hybrid. It's part of the newly redesigned 5-Series lineup. The 530e is powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter 4-cylinder gasoline engine, which makes 180 horsepower and 215 pound-feet of torque, mated to an electric...
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2018 Mercedes-AMG GT C, Lucid Air, Ferrari J50: This Week’s Top Photos
You’re looking at the new Mercedes-AMG GT C coupe, the Affalterbach tuner’s rival to the Porsche 911 Turbo. It will join the GT C Roadster that we saw at the recent Paris auto show in showrooms towards the end of 2017. The DB4 GT is one of the most storied Aston Martins ever built, and...
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First 2017 Ford GTs roll off assembly line
The first of the 2017 Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] GT supercars have rolled off the assembly line and will soon be in the hands of customers. The GT is built in Markham, Ontario, Canada, by Multimatic, the racing and engineering shop that helped develop the car. Ford celebrated the occasion by...
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Alfa Romeo may offer a 350-hp Giulia
The Alfa Romeo Giulia lineup isn't even on sale yet in the United States, yet there's a new rumor out suggesting that the Italian brand will fill what looks to be a glaring gap in the model's lineup. That plug comes in the form of a 350-horsepower version of the Giulia compact sedan, which should...
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There's a popular YouTube Channel called The Angry Grandpa Show and it typically shows lots of prank videos. In the typical video, the titular Grandpa becomes quite angry. The popularity of the channel has helped the family that runs it earn a nice following and a healthy flow of cash. The son on the channel has, in turn, purchased some large-ticket items for Angry Grandpa as a way to say thanks. This includes a new house, and now he's added a dream car to that list. CHECK OUT: The original muscle car pulls into Jay Leno's Garage Grandpa always regretted losing his 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air...
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What an oil filter looks like after 50,000 miles
Change your oil. Let me repeat that. Change your oil! Tell your friends and family to get their oil changed, too, because neglecting that precious fluid will turn your car into an expensive lawn ornament. Amazingly, not everybody fully understands this concept. Some just forget to get this done...
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No, this isn't a Lamborghini Urus test mule
We know Lamborghini greenlit a new SUV based upon the Urus concept, and sales will start in 2018. While TopGear's editor-at-large Rowan Horncastle--and likely his smartphone--thought he spotted a Urus test mule, it's just a modified Q7. Turns out a Lamborghini dealer in Nürnberg, Germany...
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Trump's advisors, 2017 Dodge Challenger GT, McLaren milestone: Car News Headlines
President Elect Donald Trump has tapped three major players in the automotive industry to join an advisory panel dubbed the Strategic and Policy Forum. General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] CEO Mary Barra, Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO Elon Musk and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick will offer advice on job creation...
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StarChase system could help police end high-speed chases quickly
What's the best kind of high-speed chase? The one that doesn't happen, or at least the one that is over quickly. A pursuit aid called StarChase may help the police end pursuits quickly. StarChase LLC has released the third generation of its Star Chase GPS Launcher system, and it can fool "perps"...
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Self-driving Chevy Bolt EVs to hit Michigan roads
Less than a week after the signing of the SAVE Act legislation in Michigan, the most lenient yet when it comes to self-driving cars, General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] has announced that it will start testing Chevrolet Bolt EV-based self-driving prototypes in the state. The announcement was made by...
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McLaren just hit a significant milestone. The creator of wildly exotic super machines has just built its 10,000th car. For a low-volume manufacturer that has officially been in business for just over five years, that's a very big number and an impressive achievement. Car number 10,000 is a 570S finished in Ceramic Gray, and it's going to stick around Woking as a new member of the automaker's Heritage Collection. ALSO SEE: Takata airbag recall now affecting your favorite exotics When McLaren started producing the 12C, it took the company 42 months to reach car number 5,000. From there, it took...
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Porsche sends its endurance racing regards to Audi
Back in 2014, Porsche announced it would be returning to top-level endurance racing after a 16-year absence from the sport. Audi welcomed Porsche into the fold with open arms and a wide-open throttle salute. The four-ringed automaker put together a fun spot that both poked fun at Porsche while also...
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First Porsche 901 Cabriolet Prototype to be auctioned off
Long-time Motor Authority readers know the story of Porsche and its 901. The plan was to graduate from the design designated 800-series cars and move into the 900 range. The first car was the 901, which was shown at the Paris Auto Salon in 1964. Peugeot didn't take too kindly to that number scheme...
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Dodge shoots Challenger GT commercial in snow-covered Alaska
Let's say you're in the market for a muscle car. You love the look, sound, and styling of the Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro, and the Dodge Challenger. There's a problem, though. You live in an area with real winters and need a vehicle capable of trudging through slush and snow. If you can live...
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CEOs of GM, Tesla and Uber named as advisors to Trump
The CEOs of three major firms linked to the auto industry have been added to an advisory panel known as the Strategic and Policy Forum that will regularly meet with Donald Trump when President to offer advice on issues such as job creation, technological trends and the economy. They include General...
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Watch as Taiwanese authorities destroy Lamborghini Murciélago
There’s nothing like government to take something beautiful and ruin it. A prime example is the destruction of a hapless Lamborghini Murciélago by Taiwanese authorities because the owner flouted the law when importing it. As Focus Taiwan reports, the owner was stopped in 2013 during a...
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