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Two of the most popular vehicles at the annual SEMA tuning fest are Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] F-150 and Mustang, in the respective pickup truck and sporty car categories. At the 2016 SEMA show, which runs from November 1-4, we might be able to add another Ford to that list, the Fusion...

You’re looking at one of the rarest Porsches in existence. This 1951 356 SL Gmünd Coupe is the first Porsche sports car converted for racing, and it’s the first to claim a victory for the German marque, in the 24 Hours of Le Mans no less. Now compare the 356 with one of...

The Porsche Carrera GT is a truly stunning machine that makes some of the greatest noises on the planet. It's a German spaceship. A rare wonderful automobile, with fewer than 1,300 copies produced. One YouTube user, who goes by the handle Maxoge, owns one of those copies. Keen on seeing what his...

Ice driving experiences are all the rage these days. Put a high-horsepower machine on snow and you get slow-speed thrills and learn some valuable driving lessons in a gorgeous environment. The latest automaker to join the icy, sliding fun is McLaren, which will soon offer the Pure McLaren Arctic...

Hyundai has become addicted to building SEMA machines over the last few years. The automaker has teamed up with a number of aftermarket tuners, energy drink companies, and assorted other enterprises to turn out some solid vehicles. This year one of the companies Hyundai is working with is Gurnade...

BMW revealed the 2017 5-Series; we drove the 2017 Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman; and we slid behind the wheel of the 2016 Ford Focus RS. It's the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. Ferrari confirmed what we all already knew: The manual transmission is officially dead to the Italian...

Mercedes-Benz’s new E-Class Coupe is almost ready for its showroom debut. It features a much nicer design than the outgoing model and we’re especially glad it’s maintaining the pillar-less glasshouse. BMW on Wednesday unveiled a new 5-Series. Among the new models that were...

The Toyota AE86 is a legend among drift fans. “AE86” is actually the internal code for rear-wheel-drive models from the fifth-generation Corolla family, launched in the 1980s. The models became popular among Japan’s drifting scene because of their affordability and ease at which...

Our friend Jason Fenske from Engineering Explained recently attended a Red Bull Global Rallycross race, and, of course, he found a way to explain things using an equation. Jason specifically honed in on the incredible acceleration of these cars. All of the cars are powered by 2.0-liter turbocharged...

The 2017 Acura NSX is somewhat controversial. Fans of the original loved the way it challenged the established supercars of the day with a simple mid-mounted V-6 engine and an aluminum architecture. That car could perform on a racetrack and feel like an Accord on the road, while the Ferraris and...

Mark Webber, a true legend of motorsport, has announced his retirement from professional racing. The Australian will step down at the end of the 2016 World Endurance Championship in which he is racing for leading team Porsche. That means his last race will be the 6 Hours of Bahrain on November 19...

In theory, new technology should make our lives easier. But as anyone with an overflowing email inbox or a dodgy wireless router can attest, tech can actually make things worse. Nowhere is this truer than in cars. (For reference, check the ongoing lawsuits against Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] over...

It was in September that Chinese electric car startup NextEV released a teaser shot for a supercar the company is currently working on. The first photo and some new details have since surfaced on Chinese website Autohome. The single photo reveals a two-seater coupe with similar proportions to a...

BMW will launch a new generation of the 5-Series in 2017. The car was revealed overnight and looks to be a handsome replacement for the previous, sixth-generation model. It’s also lighter, more dynamic and much more advanced. We’re sure a lot of buyers will dig the fully autonomous...

After years of losing market share to rivals, namely the Korean brands, Honda is now in the midst of a product renaissance that started with the arrival of the award-winning 2016 Civic Sedan. We’ve since seen new Civic Coupe, Civic Hatchback and Ridgeline models join the range and today we...

BMW on Wednesday unveiled a new generation of its 5-Series. Just two powertrain options have been announced for the United States so far, though neither of these will be a V-8. That doesn’t mean the new 5-Series will be without V-8 models. There will be a handful, in fact. The first that we...

Airbnb is shaking up the hotel industry with its online peer-to-peer accommodation sharing model, and soon we could see a similar service offered for cars. Car sharing already exists in many of the world’s major cities, but the cars are usually owned by a company, sometimes even an automaker...

BMW on Wednesday took the wraps off its new, seventh-generation 5-Series sedan. The car is lighter, more dynamic and loaded with more tech than its predecessor and should prove a hit when it arrives on the market in the spring of 2017. Production is already underway at BMW’s main plant in...

Audi’s R8 e-tron launched at the 2015 Geneva auto show has been canceled. It’s not clear how many have actually been delivered but an Audi spokesman confirmed to Car and Driver that the number is “fewer than 100.” We bet it’s a lot fewer than 100, considering the...

Ken Block's original "Hoonicorn" 1965 Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang (shown below) was the star of his Gymkhana Seven video. At the time, the naturally aspirated V-8 made about 850 horsepower. Now it's time for version two of the Hoonicorn and the power now exceeds 1,400 horses. A pair of...