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  • 2017 Smart ForTwo Cabrio equipped with Brabus Sports package

    In a new study, findings revealed that Smart and Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA], which represent two very different ends of the automotive market, are both subject to the most complaints from consumers to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration regarding defects in their software systems. Among other things, the study reveals that consumer complaints regarding in-vehicle complexity and reliability isn't relegated just to inexpensive or high-end cars. Smart sells one of the least expensive new cars on the market, the $15,000 Fortwo, while a Tesla Model X can run up to ten times that...

  • 2018 Buick Regal spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    Buick Regal Wagon allegedly confirmed

    Buick is working on a new generation of its Regal, and according to the folks at GM Inside News the car will be available as a wagon in the United States. The information was allegedly confirmed during a recent dealer meeting where Buick showed next-generation versions of the Regal and Enclave...

  • Complete cast for 'Top Gear' revealed
    New 'Top Gear': A hit or miss?

    The automotive world isn't talking as much about Alexander Rossi's fuel-saving win in the 2016 Indianapolis 500 as much as it is about the BBC's rebooted Top Gear series, which also aired over the weekend. Initial response online appears to have been largely negative, with the bulk of the criticism...

  • 2019 BMW i8 facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 BMW i8 spy shots

    BMW is out testing a version of its i8 plug-in hybrid sporting a few modifications on the surrounding streets of its technical center in Munich, Germany. The modifications include a vented panel replacing the rear windshield as well as lowered suspension and a set of AP Racing brakes. It’s...

  • Ferrari LaFerrari at Gosford Classic Car Museum
    McLaren 688HS, Subaru Levorg STI Sport, huge car collection opens: Car News Headlines

    McLaren’s Super Series looks set to receive a new variant positioned above the 675LT. The car is called the 688HS and the first couple of photos have made their way onto the Internet. Subaru has unveiled a new STI model. It’s based on the Levorg wagon sold overseas and right now has...

  • Ferrari 458 MM Speciale
    Ferrari 458 MM Speciale is the latest supercar from the Special Projects division

    Ferrari's [NYSE:RACE] Styling Center has finally taken the wraps off of its latest Special Projects car: the one-off 458 MM Speciale inspired in part by the 288 GTO of the 1980s and based on the 458 Speciale. Like that now-classic GTO, the newest Special Projects car's A-pillar has been blacked...

  • 2015 Dodge Charger R/T  -  Quick Drive, December 2014

    Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] in its five-year strategy announcement made in May 2014 stated that a new Dodge Charger would be launched in 2018. Reports last year claimed the new Charger’s launch had been pushed back to 2019 or perhaps even later. Now we’re hearing that a new Charger won’t arrive until early in the next decade. The information comes from Automotive News (subscription required), whose sources claim FCA will give the current Charger another update to help keep it fresh. The current Charger was introduced for the 2006 model year and given a significant...

  • 2016 BMW 6-Series Convertible
    Report: BMW to revive 8-Series, reposition 6-Series as 911 rival

    BMW in March confirmed plans to launch a model positioned above its 7-Series, a model that’s likely be a large, luxurious coupe reviving the 8-Series nameplate. And the automaker recently made moves to protect trademarks that only increase the likelihood of a new 8-Series being in the works...

  • McLaren 688 High Sport leaked - Image via Auto Gespot
    McLaren 688HS leaked

    McLaren looks to be readying a new supercar for its Super Series range even more potent than the 666-horsepower 675LT. The first photos of what’s alleged to be a 688 High Sport have surfaced on Dutch website Auto Gespot. McLaren’s last High Sport model, HS for short, was based on the...

  • 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT (i30) spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    First Hyundai N performance car to be based on next-gen i30 (Elantra GT)

    Hyundai is looking to compete on the world stage in the area of performance cars and recently launched its N sub-brand to focus on just that. Heading up Hyundai N is none other than former BMW M engineering boss Albert Biermann. He and his team plan to use knowledge gained in motorsport, which for...

  • 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL at Gosford Classic Car Museum
    Australia home to one of the world’s biggest car collections--and it’s open to the public

    For a country with only around 23 million people, Australia always impresses us with its ability to punch above its weight when it comes to car culture. For decades it’s had its own models designed, developed and built locally; hosted a Formula One race plus its own V8 Supercars (now...

  • 2016 Subaru Levorg STI Sport
    Subaru Levorg STI Sport revealed

    Subaru has taken the wraps off a new model based on the Japanese-market Levorg wagon. The car is called the Levorg STI Sport, and it’s been developed by the automaker’s in-house tuner Subaru Tecnica International. The “Sport” in the title signifies that this isn’t one...

  • Mercedes AMG's Lewis Hamilton after winning the 2016 Formula One Monaco Grand Prix

    Lewis Hamilton took home his first victory in the 2016 Formula One World Championship at an eventful Monaco Grand Prix yesterday. It was only the second time in eight years that the Mercedes AMG driver has won in Monaco, a place he also happens to call home, but it almost didn’t come to be. The race started behind the safety due to wet conditions. Red Bull Racing’s Daniel Ricciardo was out in front after a brilliant performance during qualifying, and once the skies cleared up the Australian dropped the hammer and looked set to notch up his first Monaco title. Unfortunately...

  • 2017 BMW M3 30 Jahre Edition
    BMW celebrates 30 years of the M3

    The M3 has turned 30 and to celebrate the milestone BMW has presented the 30 Jahre Edition based on the current model. The automaker did the same when its M5 turned 30 two years ago. The M3 30 Jahre Edition comes in the exclusive color Macao Blue metallic, which once celebrated its premiere in...

  • Google opens new 53,000 square foot autonomous car development facility in Novi, Michigan
    Google opening autonomous car research facility in Michigan

    Google is set to establish a new presence in Motor City by opening up a new 53,000-square foot facility dedicated to autonomous car development. The facility, under construction in the Detroit suburb of Novi, will take advantage of a large engineering labor pool in Michigan. The facility is also...

  • The BHP Project’s Koenigsegg One:1, Vmax200 - May 2016
    Koenigsegg One:1 at Vmax200, 2017 Subaru BRZ, 2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class: This Week’s Top Photos

    Last weekend was the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, and the event, held on the shores of Lake Como in Italy, saw the unveiling of a new BMW Hommage concept. The latest is based on the M2 and honors the 02 Series of coupes that went into production 50 years ago. Sadly, the Hommage...

  • Carl Edwards gets ready to attack the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Image via NASCAR
    Channing Tatum, Daniel Craig to headline NASCAR-themed movie

    A new NASCAR-themed movie is headed to theaters late next year, but it doesn't look like it will have much in common with "Talladega Nights" or "Days of Thunder." Set to star Channing Tatum, Daniel Craig, Riley Keough, Adam Driver, and Seth MacFarlane, "Logan Lucky" will depict a heist at Charlotte...

  • Jules Bianchi
    Late F1 driver Bianchi's family starts foundation to support up-and-coming racers

    The family of the late Formula One racer Jules Bianchi intends to honor the driver by creating a foundation aimed at helping young drivers ascend the motorsports ladder from karting to F1 racing. Bianchi passed away last summer after succumbing to injuries he sustained in a wreck at the October...

  • This Week on the Forums: 05.27.2016

    Finding love is hard, even if you don't live in the shadow of a famous sibling. Kim Yo-jong has it tougher than most though, as her sibling is North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. And while not much is known about Kim Jong-un, his penchant for concentration camps and brutal executions means few suitors dare risk disappointing his sister, so she's still single. But this week, Australia's 9News reported big brother is coming to the rescue, by launching a contest to find her a husband. Imagine the reality television potential. Here's what else happened this week: There's plenty of knowledge on...

  • 2017 Nissan GT-R Nismo
    2017 Nissan GT-R Nismo, 2017 Porsche Panamera, American Muscle: The Week In Reverse

    Nissan unveiled the 2017 GT-R Nismo; we spied the interior of the 2017 Porsche Panamera; and the IIHS crash tested a trio of American muscle cars. It's the Week in Reverse, right here on Motor Authority. Nissan gave the GT-R its most extensive refresh yet for the 2017 model year, and now it's doing...

  • 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class (S500)
    Mercedes expanding use of particulate filters to gas-powered cars

    Mercedes-Benz says it will equip particulate filters not only on vehicles powered by diesel engines, but those that use gasoline as well. The move applies for now only to the European market, which will see new and more stringent emissions regulations on gasoline vehicles in place by the end of...

  • Toyota Land Cruiser showing off airbags
    Ride-sharing prompts NHTSA to investigate rear-seat safety

    With the rise in popularity of ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft comes an unusual consequence: More people are sitting in the back seat of cars. This, says the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is a good reason to amp up back seat safety research. For now, NHTSA's testing only...

  • 2017 Nissan GT-R Nismo
    2017 Nissan GT-R Nismo, 2017 Bentley Continental GT Speed, Land Airbus concept: Today’s Car News

    Nissan today unveiled an updated version of the GT-R Nismo. There’s no extra power on tap but performance has still been enhanced thanks to a stiffer chassis, retuned suspension and new aerodynamic mods. Another updated car making headlines today is Bentley’s latest Continental GT...

  • Formula One Monaco Grand Prix
    2016 Formula One Monaco Grand Prix preview

    There’s plenty going on in the world of motorsports this Memorial Day weekend. Here in the United States all attention will be on the Indianapolis 500 but over in Europe there’s the Nürburgring 24 Hours as well as one of racing’s real spectacles, the Formula One Monaco Grand...

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