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  • NextEV TCR (Team China Racing) competing in the Formula E Championship

    There’s no shortage of Chinese-backed startups attempting to be the next Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA]. A few that have been reported on here at Motor Authority include Atieva, Detroit Electric, Faraday Future/LeEco, Karma, National Electric Vehicle Sweden and TechRules. Another is NextEV, which competes in the Formula E Championship and whose top driver, Nelson Piquet, Jr., won the electric car racing series’ inaugural season. NextEV plans to release a full range of electric cars starting with a new supercar that could be revealed as early as this year. The new supercar will deliver...

  • 2018 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    Will the new Camaro Z/28 come with a 7.0-liter V-8?

    Chevrolet has been out testing a new version of its Camaro on the Nürburgring. The car is clearly a track-focused model of some sort, leading most, including us, to believe it’s a new Camaro Z/28. While it was previously thought the car was running the 640-horsepower supercharged...

  • Zolland Design retro conversion for the fifth-generation Mercedes-Benz SL
    Zolland Design comes out with retro 'Pagoda' conversion for 5th-gen Mercedes SL

    Remember Zolland Design’s retro conversion for the latest Porsche 911? The Swedish design skunk works now has a new, much more ambitious conversion, this time for the fifth-generation Mercedes-Benz SL-Class. The conversion turns the car into a classic-styled model resembling the hugely...

  • Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen after winning the 2016 Formula One Spanish Grand Prix
    Verstappen enters record books with Formula One Spanish Grand Prix victory

    It was a miracle start for new Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen yesterday at the 2016 Formula One Spanish Grand Prix. The Dutch youngster now enters the record books as the youngest person to ever win an F1 race. At just 18, Verstappen is three years younger than the previous youngest person...

  • 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z51
    Report: Mid-engine C8 Corvette to bow at 2018 Detroit Auto Show

    It's been a while since we last heard about alleged plans for a mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette. A test mule for what appeared to be a mid-engine model of some sort was spotted at a General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] proving ground in early 2015. Since then the rumor mill has been quiet but Car and...

  • Ferrari Museum in Maranello, Italy
    Ferrari opens its museum to everyone... online

    If you're a Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] enthusiast, you can now save hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars on an airplane ticket, train tickets, hotel rooms, and all the pasta you can eat: The Ferrari Museum has been added to Google Maps' StreetView. This means anyone with an Internet connection at their...

  • 2018 Jaguar F-Type facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    Jaguar is out testing an updated version of its F-Type sports car and we spotted one of the prototypes running at the Nürburgring. Among the updates will be a tweaked front end, LED headlights, and possibly a turbocharged 4-cylinder as the new base option. Fancy the look of a classic Porsche 911 but with the performance and comfort of the modern car? Then you might like this retro conversion kit for the current 991-series model. It was penned by Swedish design skunk works Zolland Design. Another 911 making headlines this week is the new racing variant to succeed the current RSR...

  • Biker makes great save at Nurburgring
    Biker makes big save on Nürburgring

    If you needed any reminder that the famous Nürburgring Nordschleife in Germany is basically a busy highway, this video will do that for you. Tucked in between the Seats and BMWs that normally make up 'Ring traffic are usually plenty of motorcycles. This lucky guy came out of a sharp corner a...

  • Audi Piloted Driving demo--parking
    Audi says its autonomous cars are learning to be considerate

    Although there are some stereotypes that might suggest otherwise, cars are only as considerate as their drivers—even the autonomous ones if they're Audis. The German automaker's next-generation A8 is set to debut a fully autonomous mode when it hits the market next year. In the meantime, Audi...

  • This Week on the Forums: 05.13.2016
    Dealer joy rides Z06, twin-charged F-150, AMG gold and more: This Week On The Forums

    Before there was Pawn Stars, junk junkies got their fix from Antiques Roadshow. Of course, every guest seeking an appraisal hopes to have plucked treasure from trash. So when Alvin Barr was told a jug he'd paid $300 for could fetch between $30k and $50k, he was ecstatic. Unfortunately, as the...

  • Porsche 924 Carrera GTR
    Rare Porsche 924 Carrera GTR comes up for auction

    A rare, transition-era Porsche 924 Carrera GTR is headed to auction in the United Kingdom that combines elements of what was then the upcoming 944 with the existing 924. This rare GTR is one of less than two dozen built, but what makes it especially unique is that it was never raced. Instead, it...

  • Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, home of the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix
    2016 Formula One Spanish Grand Prix preview

    Round five of the 2016 Formula One World Championship is the Spanish Grand Prix, which is on this weekend in beautiful Barcelona. The race is once again taking place at Circuit de Catalunya, a site known well to teams as much of the winter testing is done here. It’s also been home to the...

  • Apple store

    Apple is perhaps signaling its future intentions regarding the auto industry with the announcement it is investing $1 billion in a Chinese rival to ride-sharing businesses such as Lyft and Uber. The investment in Didi Chuxing Technology was announced yesterday and comes just a few months after General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] announced it was investing $500 million in Lyft. Didi is the largest ride-sharing service in China and accounts for nearly 90 percent of the country's ride-sharing business, providing as much as 11 million rides per day, the company says. ALSO SEE: Hyerloop One releases...

  • 1968 Aston Martin DBS barn find
    Rare Aston Martin DBS barn find comes up for auction

    A rare Aston Martin DBS has emerged from a 30-year slumber in a barn on the quiet island of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands. Headed for auction later this month at the historic Silverstone circuit in the United Kingdom, the DBS is a remarkably well-preserved example of a largely...

  • Hyperloop One first full-scale test
    Hyperloop One releases video of first full-scale test

    On Wednesday, one of the companies racing to develop an operational Hyperloop system successfully completed its first full-scale test. The company, Hyperloop One (formerly Hyperloop Technologies), has now released a video showing the test. The test involved a metal sled being accelerated down a...

  • 2017 Jaguar F-Pace
    Jaguar believes F-Pace will set the sales pace for the brand

    To say that Jaguar is excited to bring its new F-Pace crossover to market would be an understatement. The British brand expects the new raised-up ride to be its top selling model once it arrives in dealer showrooms. Why's that? Well the 25,000 pre-orders that have lead to a six-month waiting list...

  • Aston Martin V12 Zagato, 2011 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este
    Join Aston Martin on a series of the best automotive events

    Aston Martin owners and enthusiasts will have the opportunity to be hosted by the British sports car manufacturer at a handful of exclusive events worldwide this year—for a price. The events are designed to give fans a more insider experience centered around Aston Martin's lineup. The...

  • Lotus Evora 400 Hethel Edition
    New Lotus Evora special edition celebrates 50 years of Hethel factory

    Lotus has had its share of ups and downs, but the British automaker does have a past worth remembering. To celebrate its past, a special edition of the company's Evora sports car has been unveiled to mark the 50th anniversary of the Hethel assembly plant. The Hethel Edition builds on the...

  • 2014 Toyota FJ Cruiser

    Toyota says it will end production of the retro-inspired FJ Cruiser this August for the handful of markets that still get the two-door SUV. The FJ Cruiser was first introduced at the 2005 Detroit Auto Show as an off-roader inspired by the brand's cult classic FJ40 Land Cruiser. Toyota pulled the FJ Cruiser from North American dealerships a couple of years ago, but sales have continued in Japan, China, Australia, and the Middle East, among other places that tend to favor rugged SUVs. CHECK OUT: Jaguar believes F-Pace will set the sales pace for the brand In the United States and Canada, Toyota...

  • LAPD tries out Tesla Model S P85D
    LAPD tests out Tesla Model S as patrol car

    If Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] gets its way, the next set of flashing lights in your rearview mirror very well could be attached to a high-zoot electric car. The California electric car brand has loaned a pair of Model S P85Ds to the Los Angeles Police Department for testing purposes. ALSO SEE...

  • BMW Vision Next 100 concept
    Will BMW's new flagship be an electric car?

    Tesla is currently igniting the hearts and wallets of a portion of the car-buying public that is interested in putting an electric vehicle in their garage or driveway. Those are car buyers that the traditional automakers are paying close attention to, or should be if they're not. Germany's three...

  • 1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda Pro Stock
    Serious Mopar madness is heading to Mecum auction

    If you're a fan of the classic muscle car, you are mostly like aligned with one of the three main spiritual camps. You can be a Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] guy or gal. There's the massive appeal of the General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] catalog. Finally, you can be a Mopar person. ALSO SEE: Aston...

  • 2018 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 prototype crashes at the Nürburgring - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    Camaro Z/28 crash, Hennessey Venom GT backstory, first Hyperloop test: Car News Headlines

    Development of a track-focused Camaro believed to be a new Z/28 hit a hurdle today. One of the prototypes suffered a crash while testing at the Nürburgring. We have before and after photos and video. Last month, Hennessey’s Venom GT Spyder became the world’s fastest open-top...

  • 2018 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 prototype crashes at the Nürburgring - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 prototype crashes on the ‘Ring

    Chevrolet this week started testing a prototype for a new version of its Camaro, one even more hardcore than the recently revealed ZL1. Believed to be for a new generation of the Z/28, the prototype was seen testing on the Nürburgring and some of the surrounding streets. Unfortunately, just...

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