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  • 2016 BMW M2

    At Motor Authority we like cars that are fun to drive fast, so we stand up and take notice when BMW releases a new M model. M cars have defined engaged driving excitement for ages, but recent examples have become a little too digital for our tastes. That’s not the case with the new BMW M2. Based on the brand’s smallest car, it is replete with tried-and-true performance equipment. It all starts under the hood, where BMW’s twin-scroll-turbocharged 3.0-liter in-line 6-cylinder engine cranks out 365 horsepower and 343 pound-feet of torque. The torque peak is available over a...

  • 2018 Hyundai Azera (Korean spec)
    2018 Hyundai Azera revealed with handsome new look

    A new generation of the Hyundai Azera is set to go on sale in Korea in November, where the vehicle is known as the Grandeur. The automaker on Thursday released the first photos of the car which has adopted a handsome exterior complete with the “cascading” grille that made its debut on...

  • Teaser for 2017 Opel Insignia Grand Sport debuting at 2017 Geneva auto show
    Opel Insignia Grand Sport to debut at 2017 Geneva auto show

    On Wednesday we received confirmation that the next-generation Opel Insignia will be sold in the Australian and New Zealand markets as a Holden Commodore. A version of the car will also be sold as a Regal in markets where Buick operates. (It’s no surprise since the current Regal is twinned...

  • Apollo Arrow concept and SCG003C race car
    Apollo partners with Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus for Arrow supercar

    Chinese-backed supercar startup Apollo, formed from the bankrupt remains of Gumpert, unveiled its first model at the 2016 Geneva auto show, a 986-horsepower mid-engine spaceship called the Arrow. To handle the development and production, Apollo has turned to Manifattura Automobili Torino, the...

  • 2016 Audi R18 LMP1 race car
    Audi to end WEC campaign after 2016, including Le Mans

    Audi has confirmed earlier reports that it is about to end its participation in the World Endurance Championship. Audi will exit the sport at the end of the 2016 season, in the process ending 18 years of prototype racing. (The final race will be the 6 Hours of Bahrain on November 19.) During those...

  • Chevrolet Silverado Carhartt
    Chevy teams up with Carhartt for custom SEMA Silverado

    Two icons of work have teamed up for a special SEMA-bound pickup: Chevrolet and Carhartt. Carhartt is a work-wear company that has been in the United States since it was founded in 1889. It started in Detroit as a company set out to build clothes for railroad workers, and it's grown from there...

  • Race of Champions is coming to Miami

    The Race of Champions has been thrilling motorsports fans for decades. The first ROC event was in 1988 and it was held in Paris with a lineup of drivers that would make your eyes bulge from your head. The winner that year was Juha Kankkunen and he earned the very first Champion of Champions title. Now the race is bound to make its first ever stop on American soil as it's set to get underway in Miami, Florida in 2017. The stage is going to be set at Marlins Park and the battle unfolds January 21-22. Tony Kanaan, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Juan Pablo Montoya, Travis Pastrana, Kurt Busch, and Felipe...

  • Gas Station safety technology
    What happens underground at your local gas station

    Pumping fuel is something you've been doing for years now (unless you're one of those people in New Jersey), and it's something you probably don't put a lot of thought into. You pay, you pump, and then you leave. What you should be aware of, however, is the amount of safety technology on hand to...

  • 2017 Audi A3
    2017 Audi A3 FWD models get more power, 7-speed dual-clutch

    Audi has more announcements concerning its updated A3, which arrives in the fall as a 2017 model. A3s with front-wheel drive ditch the 2016 model’s turbocharged 1.8-liter inline-4 in favor of a more powerful turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-4. The new engine sees output rise to 186 horsepower...

  • Otto self-driving truck prototype
    Otto's self-driving Budweiser beer truck completes 120-mile run

    Otto and Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch made history in October by successfully making the first delivery by a self-driving truck. Last week, one of Otto’s self-driving truck prototypes traveled 120 miles on a stretch of Colorado highway between Fort Collins and Colorado Springs to deliver...

  • 2018 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG
    2017 Mini Countryman, 2018 Mercedes-AMG E63, 2018 Mercedes-Benz X-Class: Car News Headlines

    Mini has unveiled its second-generation Countryman. The new compact SUV makes its world debut in November at the 2016 Los Angeles auto show and will be on sale by the spring of 2017. The big news is that a plug-in hybrid joins the ranks. Another car debuting in L.A. is the new Mercedes-AMG E63...

  • 2015 Volkswagen Golf TDI SE
    Judge approves VW’s $14.7B buyback of 2.0-liter diesels

    The Volkswagen Group in June reached a settlement with the EPA and numerous other regulators to resolve civil claims over the automaker’s diesel emission cheating scandal, which erupted in September 2015 with the discovery of numerous VW Group vehicles whose diesel engines were fitted with...

  • Teaser for 2018 Holden Commodore

    Though it was hardly a secret, General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] on Wednesday confirmed that the next-generation Opel Insignia will serve as a Holden Commodore in the Australian and New Zealand markets. Its arrival will mark the end of four decades of Australian production of the Commodore, as the new one will be built in Germany. The final Australian Commodore, the VF, sold in the United States as a Chevrolet SS, will cease production in October 2017 when the Holden plant closes. Along with the confirmation, GM released a few details on the next-gen Commodore which is due to go sale in 2018...

  • Roush teases Nitemare F-150
    Roush Nitemare F-150 promises to be world's fastest production pickup

    Roush is ready for SEMA, and it's bringing some big promises with it to Las Vegas. The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F]-focused tuning house has a new Nitemare F-150, and it's already calling it the world's fastest production pickup truck. Apparently, today is Truck Tuesday. Unfortunately, we have no...

  • Hyundai RM16 N concept Nürburgring testing - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    Hyundai RM16 N concept spotted at the Nürburgring

    Hyundai’s RM16 N concept unveiled at the 2016 Busan auto show has been spotted testing at the Nürburgring. The car isn’t destined for production, though. It’s being used to hone the driving skills of the Korean automaker’s engineers as well as test upcoming...

  • Jay Leno shares his 1918 Stutz Bearcat
    Jay Leno takes a spin in his 1918 Stuz Bearcat

    The Stutz Motor Company was cranking out sports cars while the rest of the world was impressed with the mobility afforded by the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Model T. Based in Indianapolis, Stutz produced vehicles capable of hitting 80, 90, even 100 mph at a time when folks were getting by just fine...

  • Mercedes-Benz X-Class pickup truck concept
    Mercedes-Benz hops into beds with new X-Class pickup truck

    Mercedes-Benz has finally pulled the wraps off its mid-size pickup truck, the long-rumored and finally unveiled X-Class. The X-Class still is a concept at this point, but it's a concept in that wink-wink nudge-nudge sort of fashion. The final version should arrive at an upcoming auto show before...

  • 2017 Toyota Land Cruiser 70
    Toyota Land Cruiser 70 lives on thanks to updates

    Like the Mercedes-Benz G-Class—and until recently the Land Rover Defender—the Toyota Land Cruiser 70 has been in continuous production for decades. Production started in 1984 and while the popular workhorse has been updated over the years it still resembles the iconic original. Toyota...

  • Vahana single-seat autonomous aircraft concept

    Every couple of years there seems to be a new company taking on the daunting task of developing safe, easy-to-operate aircraft for private use, some of them even capable of being driven on public roads. However, the latest effort, known as Vahana, has a bit more credibility than most. That’s because it’s one of the projects of Silicon Valley-based A³ by Airbus Group. Yes, the same Airbus that, among other things, manufactures the world’s largest passenger jet, the A380. In September, Vahana released concept drawings of the completed design for a single-seat fully...

  • 2018 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2017 Ford GT, 2018 Chevy Corvette ZR1, 2018 Hyundai Azera: Today’s Car News

    If you thought the application process for the new Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] GT was tedious, wait until you see what the ordering process is like. A welcome guide was recently sent out to successful applicants and we have a video outlining what the next steps are. New photos have emerged of...

  • 2017 Ford GT
    You’ve been allocated a Ford GT; here’s the next step

    If you’re one of the lucky 500 individuals awarded a build slot for Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new GT supercar in the first round of applications, you’ll already know what’s in the video above. But for everyone else curious to learn more about the upcoming supercar, the...

  • Rod Stewart-owned Lamborghini Miura
    Ex-Rod Stewart Lamborghini Miura heads to auction

    When you're rock and roll royalty, you get your chance to pick and choose what sort of vehicles wind up in your garage. Some go for luxury while others choose hyper speed. Decades ago there was a choice that landed you otherworldly styling and performance: the Lamborghini Miura. Rod Stewart...

  • Lamborghini Huracan stars in new Marvel film Dr. Strange
    Lamborghini Huracán co-stars in new Marvel film "Doctor Strange"

    Credit Doctor Strange for not being afraid to get back on the horse again—or bull. The latest big screen superhero from Marvel will be joined by another superhero—this time by way of Sant'Agata. When it's released next month, the go-to ride for "Doctor Strange" will be a Lamborghini...

  • 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 runs 7:29.60 at the Nürburgring
    2017 Chevy Camaro ZL1 runs sub 7:30 at the 'Ring

    We spied Chevrolet testing the 2017 Camaro ZL1 at the Nürburgring on multiple occasions during the car's gestation. It was only a matter of time until video surfaced of the car going for an all-out lap time at the Green Hell, and now Chevy has released it. This is the official run of the...

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