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  • Volvo Truck tows paraglider in latest video stunt

    If you don't know by now, we're big fans of Volvo Trucks, not so much for the trucks themselves, as we have never driven one. Instead, we love the way the company goes about its marketing. First, we saw Jean-Claude Van Damme in the best ad ever. Next, Volvo decided to put a poor young valet worker to the test. After that we saw a strong man tow a massive amount of weight and a four-year-old girl take control. Now, we have a new stunt and it involves a mountain pass and one hell of a brave paraglider. The first thing you will notice about this video is just how beautiful Croatia looks. This...

  • 2018 Toyota Camry
    2018 Toyota Camry teased ahead of Detroit auto show

    Toyota isn't about to let its main bread-winner, the Camry, get old. The Camry is, after all, the best selling car in America. The current model was new for the 2012 model year, and Toyota gave it a major refresh for 2015 after some negative reviews. Now Toyota is planning to release an all-new...

  • The science behind the record-breaking Dodge Viper ACR
    The science behind the record-breaking Dodge Viper ACR

    When Dodge brought its Viper ACR to the production car party back in 2015, the automaker also brought a long a sheet filled with brand new track records. The ACR broke production-car lap records at 13 different tracks. These weren't rinky-dink little local circuits that you've never heard of...

  • 2017 Cadillac CT6
    2017 Cadillac CT6 preview

    When the CT6 went on sale in early 2016, it marked several firsts for Cadillac. The full-size luxury sedan was the first to use the new "CT" (Cadillac Touring) prefix for Cadillac’s car lineup. It was also the first to feature the brand’s new grille treatment, Omega rear-wheel-drive...

  • Cadillac's Super Cruise system undergoing testing.
    Cadillac Super Cruise self-driving system coming in 2017

    It’s been over four years since General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] first announced plans for a self-driving system for its Cadillac brand known as Super Cruise. At the time, GM said the system would be made available in the “near term.” Super Cruise is now expected to debut on a...

  • 2017 Audi R8 vs. 2017 Acura NSX
    You have $200,000 burning a hole in your pocket. Which supercar do you choose? Poll results

    It's a problem we all find ourselves having so often: which $200,000 supercar should we buy? While this might sound like the world's most ridiculous first-world problem, it certainly is a large decision. We are in an era where there are quite a few options in that price range when it comes to...

  • 2017 Cadillac DPi-V.R race car

    Electric car startup Lucid has revealed a prototype for its first model, a high-performance luxury sedan to take on the Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] Model S. Along with the prototype reveal, Lucid confirmed the location for its new factory. Mercedes-Benz’s S-Class is about to undergo its mid-cycle update. Today we have spy shots of the updated S63 from Mercedes-AMG. Some shots of the interior reveal a new controller for the infotainment system. Cadillac is returning to top-level prototype competition. The American luxury brand will enter the 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, competing in...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG S63 facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Mercedes-AMG S63 spy shots

    Mercedes-Benz is in the process of updating its S-Class range, including those models from the AMG performance skunk works. Our latest spy shots show a prototype for the updated version of AMG’s S63 super sedan, which in current form has been on sale since the 2014 model year. The visual...

  • John Baldessari BMW M6 GT3 Art Car
    BMW’s latest Art Car is the John Baldessari M6 GT3

    It was in 1975 that French racer and art lover Hervé Poulain in collaboration with BMW’s motorsport boss at the time, Jochen Neerpasch, asked artist Alexander Calder to design the livery for a race car. The result was a colorful BMW 3.0 CSL, which in 1975 raced at the 24 Hours of Le...

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    German Grand Prix dropped from 2017 Formula One calendar

    Despite the popularity of Formula One in Germany, plus the fact that a German driver and team just claimed the 2016 title, the German Grand Prix will be absent from the calendar in 2017. The race was to be held at the Hockenheimring but the promoter pulled out due to financial reasons. It’s...

  • Prototype for Lucid electric car due in 2018
    Lucid reveals electric car prototype, announces Arizona production

    Just as Faraday Future struggles to get its plant off the ground, another Chinese-backed electric car startup based in the United States has chosen a location for its own plant. The company is Lucid, formerly known as Atieva, and on Tuesday it announced plans to build a $700 million plant in Casa...

  • Duemila Route Auction
    Tax cheat's collection takes in $55 million at auction

    The taxman taketh and sometimes the taxman taketh more. Luigi Compiano found out just how much the taxman can take. You see, Compiano took over his family's private security firm, and stopped paying the Italian government the many millions of Euros it was owed. Compiano and the family instead spent...

  • Ford GT and Ford GT40 by LEGO

    Lego designers are quite good at getting us to part with our hard-earned dollars in exchange for a set of plastic bricks. That's because those bricks come in kits like the Speed Champions sets. The newest Speed Champions? A pair of iconic Ford race cars, the GT and GT40, for your scaled-down racetrack, er, desk. Ford and Lego have teamed up to create this great new kit. This one includes the original Ford GT40 as well as the recent Le Mans winning Ford GT. Like 1966, 2016 will go down as a great year for the motorsports division at the Blue Oval, and this kit is a great way to celebrate that...

  • 1957 Porsche 356 replica on Jay Leno’s Garage
    Subaru-powered Porsche 356 visits Jay Leno’s Garage

    Before you pull your hair out over the thought of someone ruining a Porsche 356 by swapping in a Subaru engine, note that this is a replica we’re talking about. The car belongs to Tom Murtaugh, and it’s a replica of a 1957 356 Speedster. He’s an enthusiast who’s always...

  • Divergent Dagger concept, 2016 Los Angeles auto show
    Divergent Dagger is your 3D-printed superbike

    Divergent is a company that has big plans for the world of 3D printing. This is a company that has already created a number of parts for what it's calling the first 3D-printed supercar; the DM Blade. Divergent also creates 3D-printed metal parts that could find use in a number of automobiles; names...

  • 2016 BMW M2 Coupe
    BMW M rumored to be planning family of ‘CS’ models

    Recent trademark filings reveal that BMW has protected the names of a range of potential M cars wearing the CS designation. The names range from “M1 CS” through to “M8 CS.” While it’s not unusual for automakers to trademark names even when there’s no intention to...

  • 2017 Cadillac DPi-V.R race car
    Cadillac returning to prototype endurance racing for first time in 14 years

    Cadillac unveiled its latest race car today. It's called the DPi-V.R and it will compete in the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship's new Daytona Prototype International (DPi) class. The last time Cadillac competed in prototype endurance racing was 2002. Cadillac joins Mazda and Nissan as...

  • 2017 Dodge Viper
    Dodge is reopening order books for the 2017 Viper before it dies

    After 25 years, the Dodge Viper is going to die, for good. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] confirmed this fact back in June as it announced final edition models that sold out pretty much instantly. A weird thing happens when you say you're killing off an icon: sales spike. The uptick in sales...

  • Mazzanti Evantra 771

    If money is no object, then Bentley’s Bentayga is definitely the way to go when in the market for a new SUV. It can be tailored in almost every way, including having a clock that costs fix figures installed in the dash. BMW is working on a mid-cycle update for the 2-Series. A prototype has been spotted and reveals that only subtle tweaks are pegged for the car. Italy’s Mazzanti has a new performance package for its Evantra supercar. It makes its debut at the upcoming 2016 Bologna auto show. You'll find all these stories and more in today's car news, right here at Motor Authority...

  • Lamborghini Huracán commercial
    Lamborghini created a pointless commercial for the Huracán you need to see

    Lamborghini doesn't need to make commercials. Its cars sell themselves. That didn't stop the Italian automaker from creating a commercial featuring its Huracán lineup. The scene is simple: Four Huracáns--one representing each model in the current lineup--start in different locations...

  • Lapo Elkann
    Fiat heir Lapo Elkann arrested after alleged fake kidnapping

    Lapo Elkann, Fiat heir and brother to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] Chairman John Elkann, is often in the spotlight, though not always for positive reasons. The latest instance is due to the arrest of the 39-year-old in New York City on Saturday over what’s alleged to be a fake...

  • Mazzanti Evantra 771
    Mazzanti Evantra gets 771 performance pack in time for 2016 Bologna auto show

    The Mazzanti Evantra is a mid-engine supercar from Italy, which in Millecavalli form has the honor of being the most powerful production car to come out of the country that illustrious brands Ferrari [NYSE:RACE], Lamborghini and Pagani also call home. With 1,000 horsepower on tap, the Evantra...

  • Audi Sport headquarters in Neckarsulm, Germany
    Audi Quattro division renamed Audi Sport

    Audi Quattro is a subsidiary of Audi formed in 1983 originally tasked with designing and developing high-performance cars for the automaker. Since then it’s been expanded to handle other projects including customer racing and personalization work via Audi Exclusive. Confusingly, Audi uses the...

  • 2018 BMW 2-Series facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 BMW 2-Series spy shots

    The 2-Series coupe is one of our favorite cars in the BMW lineup. In fact, the high-performance M2 variant was just voted Motor Authority’s Best Car to Buy 2017. It’s mostly because the car reminds us of BMWs of old, where rear-wheel drive, inline-6s and manual transmissions ruled. Yes...

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