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Rolls-Royce has received regulatory approval for an application to expand its Goodwood plant in the U.K., and plans to start construction of the new additions to the site shortly. However, the expansion isn't aimed at enabling Rolls-Royce to grow volumes beyond the record 6,032 vehicles it delivered in 2023. Instead, it's to enable even more...
Mercedes-Benz has stopped development of a next-generation platform for mid- and full-size electric vehicles as the automaker seeks to reduce spending in the EV segment amid a slowdown in sales. The news was first reported on Monday by Germany's Handelsblatt and since confirmed by Mercedes to fellow German outlet Automobilwoche. "The pace of...
The Lamborghini Revuelto with its modern V-12 engine is no doubt one of the best sounding cars on the planet, but sometimes the driver may want to listen to his or her favorite tunes instead, and Lamborghini wants this experience to be just as memorable. That’s why the automaker has partnered with one of the best audio companies in the...
Back in the 1960s, the muscle cars from Pennsylvania dealership Yenko Chevrolet were highly regarded for their performance modifications. And today the cars are among the most collectable of that era. But there are also new Yenkos in production, though this time around the name is used under license from owner General Marketing Capital. And...
The deal is back. Lebanon Ford, a Ford dealership near Dayton, Ohio, is offering up a turnkey 2024 Ford Mustang with 810 hp for just $49,995. Lebanon Ford made a name for itself late last decade offering similar upgrade packages for the previous-generation Mustang, with some 800-hp deals starting from just $39,995. Like with most things, prices...
Zeekr has followed in the footsteps of fellow EV startup Rivian by raising funds via an initial public offering in the U.S. Shares of the Chinese company started trading as American depositary receipts on May 10 on the New York Stock Exchange, under the ticker symbol “ZK.” Due to an oversubscription, Zeekr expanded the size of its IPO...
Mercedes-Benz mints money with the G-Class. At one point a late-1970s leftover in its model plan, the G has rocketed in status to become one of its bestselling and most profitable—and glitziest—Benz vehicles. It remains its most capable off-roader, no question: with three differential locks, nine forward gears, plenty of inches of...
The use of internal-combustion engines powered by hydrogen as a means to reduce carbon emissions continues to gain steam, with more and more companies rolling out proofs of concept. The latest is automotive supply giant Bosch, which worked closely with French race car constructor Ligier to build a prototype race car powered by a hydrogen engine...
Mercedes-Benz AMG may already be preparing to reintroduce the V-8 engine into its more accessible models, after having abandoned it in favor of a 4-cylinder plug-in hybrid setup in cars like the latest C 63 and GLC 63. Citing anonymous senior officials at AMG, Autocar reported last week the Affalterbach tuner will offer a V-8 in its upcoming CLE...
Get ready to head back to Fury Road. A new “Mad Max” movie hits theaters this month, the franchise's fifth, and a video released over the weekend by producer Warner Bros. provides a taste of the vehicles set to appear on screen, which in the case of a Mad Max movie typically turn out to be as notable as the human characters. Entitled...
Talk of a Porsche 911 hybrid dates back several years, but we're now just weeks out from the debut of an electrified version of the sports car icon. Prototypes for various 911 hybrid grades have been spotted testing over the past 12 months and Porsche on Monday released photos of some of the testing and said development is complete. The automaker...
Circumstance keeps stacking factors against me. I’m in a short-wheelbase, 656-hp, right-hand-drive sports car on the wet surface of an unfamiliar racetrack, and due to a communication breakdown, the stability control is off. My trepidation runs high behind the wheel of the 2025 Aston Martin Vantage. Track session 1: Aston Martin Vantage...
Ferrari this week tested new spray guards for its Formula 1 cars as the FIA looks to tackle the problem of visibility on wet tracks. The test, which took place at Ferrari's own Fiorano circuit, saw Arthur Leclerc (brother of current Ferrari F1 driver Charles) driving last year's race car with the experimental spray guards while Ferrari F1 reserve...
Two patent filings hint at how Ferrari is planning to make up for the lack of engine noises in future electric cars. One patent application, published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on March 21, and filed by Ferrari last year, is for a triple-motor EV with sound generators, plus inlets positioned near each of the motors...
Bentley's W-12 engine ceases production this summer, and the automaker is celebrating the run with a limited-edition model known as the Batur. This week Bentley revealed the Batur Convertible, whose production is even more limited than for the original coupe. Another limited-production car in the headlines this week was a new generation of BMW's...
Ford has recruited two previous winners of the Dakar Rally to drive its Raptor-branded race truck in the 2025 running of the gruelling event. The automaker has confirmed that Carlos Sainz Sr. and Nani Roma will be two of the four drivers of the newly developed Dakar Ford Raptor. The father of Ferrari F1 driver Carlos Sainz Jr., Sainz Sr. has won...
Manthey-Racing continues to expand its offerings in the U.S., this time with an upgrade for the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS. Manthey is a German motorsports and engineering company with close ties to Porsche, and has in the past been tapped to oversee some of Porsche's racing programs. It recently entered the game of offering upgrades for some of...
Historic British brand Alvis was revived last decade with a plan to launch “continuation” examples of original pre- and post-war Alvis cars, some of them using parts that have been in storage since the original company folded in 1967. The latest in Alvis' continuation series is the post-war Graber Drophead convertible, of which just...
It was at the 1973 Frankfurt auto show where Porsche first made it publicly known that it was working on a new high-powered 911 to be equipped with a turbocharged flat-6, a car that would eventually become the 930-generation 911 Turbo. The announcement was made with the reveal of a concept, shown here following a restoration by its current owner...
French performance marque Alpine has revealed the updated version of its Alpenglow hypercar concept that will take to Belgium's Spa-Francorchamps racetrack on Saturday. The run will coincide with the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, which serves as round three of the 2024 World Endurance Championship, where Alpine competes in the premier Hypercar...
Iconic Ferrari supercars like the F40 and Enzo will be able deliver better performance on the racetrack than when they first left the factory thanks to modern, model-specific tires being developed by Ferrari in partnership with Pirelli. According to the automaker, modern materials and tread designs have led to tires that deliver superior grip and...
BMW earlier this week revealed the new M4 CS, a track-honed coupe that will be offered for the 2025 model year in limited numbers and with a starting price of $124,675, including a $1,175 destination charge. A new video shows the car completing a lap of the full 12.9-mile course of Germany's Nürburgring racetrack in a time of 7:21.99. That's...
The Dodge Charger Daytona nameplate has made a return for 2025 attached to an electric vehicle, but fans of the original with money to splurge will soon be able to bid on one that looks like it just left the factory. Mecum will place under the hammer at its upcoming auction in Indianapolis a numbers-matching 1969 Charger Daytona that's seemingly...
Bentley on Wednesday revealed a new V-8 plug-in hybrid powertrain that takes over the performance mantle from the automaker's venerable W-12, production of which ceases this summer. Referred to as the Ultra Performance Hybrid powertrain, the hybrid setup will deliver more than the 740-hp peak power rating that the 6.0-liter twin-turbocharged W-12...
BMW will simplify its model designations as it continues to expand its electric vehicle offerings. The automaker recently confirmed to BMW Blog that starting with the next-generation X3 due for a reveal later in May, individual model designations for gas-powered models will no longer carry a lower-case “i.” The i was originally...
A new generation of Volkswagen's California camper van based on the automaker's T-series of vans sold overseas made its debut on Tuesday. It's specifically based on VW's latest Multivan passenger-oriented model (there's also a Transporter cargo model in the T-Series family), which makes plug-in hybrid power an option on the camper for the first...
BMW's 4-Series range has undergone a mid-cycle update for the 2025 model year, and as part of the update the high-performance M4 coupe has spawned a CS grade. Revealed late on Tuesday, the new 2025 M4 CS is set to sail into showrooms later this year with a starting price of $124,675, including a $1,175 destination charge. The car makes its formal...
Kia on Tuesday announced the planned reveal of a new electric vehicle on May 23. It's the production version of the EV3 concept shown last fall, whose name it will carry into production, and it will be the Korean automaker's smallest EV yet. Teaser photos released together with Tuesday's announcement, as well as our own spy shots of prototypes...
Nio doesn't have widespread recognition like Tesla or even fellow Chinese EV manufacturer BYD, but it's already ready to introduce two new brands to help boost sales by offering EVs at a lower selling price than its own premium offerings. One of the brands, confirmed as Onvo, will be aimed at families. The other, which still goes under its Firefly...
Tom Walkinshaw Racing was a British motorsports and engineering company with successes in Formula 1 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It went under in 2002, but now it has been revived by the son of the original company's founder, and the modern company's first product is a wild Jaguar XJS. There's a McLaren F1 up for sale, and it has only been driven...
Lando Norris came away with victory on Sunday at the Miami Grand Prix, which served as round six of the 2024 F1 season. It was the McLaren driver's maiden win. Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen finished in second place some 7.6 seconds behind, after his day unraveled in the second half of the race. Third place went to Ferrari's Charles Leclerc...
Mercedes-Benz last year launched the CLE-Class, a single nameplate that serves as the replacement for the two-door versions of the previous-generation C-Class and E-Class. The automaker has since followed up with a sporty AMG-tuned version of the CLE-Class. It's badged a CLE 53, and on Monday the covers came off the open-top version, or Cabriolet...
BMW has been spotted testing a prototype for its redesigned M5, the first in the nameplate's history to feature electrification. It is based on the redesigned 5-Series that was launched last year for the 2024 model year. The M5 should arrive later this year, meaning it will likely reach showrooms as a 2025 model in the U.S. The prototype may look...
BFGoodrich has launched a new generation of its leading all-terrain tires. The BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A K03 is the replacement for the K02, which was and still is a popular choice for factory off-roaders like the Ford F-150 Raptor and Bronco Raptor, as well as more hardcore versions of the Jeep Wrangler. So the K03 has a lot to live up to...
Tom Walkinshaw Racing was a British motorsports and engineering company with successes in Formula 1 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It went under in 2002, but now it has been revived by the son of the original company's founder, and the modern company's first product is a wild Jaguar XJS. There's a McLaren F1 up for sale, and it has only been driven...
Spain and Switzerland aren't known as automotive powerhouses, but citizens of those countries came together to create one of the greatest automakers of the prewar era: Hispano Suiza. Recently featured on an episode of "Jay Leno's Garage," this 1923 Hispano Suiza H6B exemplified the work of the automaker, the name of which means "Spanish Swiss" in...
The 12-cylinder engine is alive and well with two debuts this week, a trailer dropped for the upcoming Ayrton Senna mini-series, and a software update completed the Tesla Cybertruck months after deliveries began. It's the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. The V-12 engine received a new lease on life as it was announced for two new...
Kia is preparing a sharp new look for its EV6 electric compact crossover, a vehicle that already boasts a striking design. The automaker has been testing camouflaged prototypes for an updated EV6 for the past year, and on Thursday posted to social media a pair of teaser photos that reveal much of the new design. The teaser photos show a portion of...
Lotus has already launched an electric hypercar plus an SUV and sedan also powered by batteries, but the real test for the brand in the EV era is a lightweight sports car akin to the Elise and Emira. Lotus has just such a car on the drawing board. Code-named the Type 135, it was originally due in 2026 sharing a mechanical package with a sports car...
Ferrari late on Thursday unveiled its successor to the 812 Superfast in the form of the 12 Cilindri. The reveal took place at a special event in Miami Beach to mark 70 years of Ferrari sales in the U.S. Unlike the 812 Superfast which was derived from its F12 Berlinetta predecessor, the 12 Cilindri represents a ground-up redesign for Ferrari's...
Rezvani is just weeks out from debuting the 2024 Arsenal, an armored SUV big enough for seven and able to be optioned out with a 675-hp V-8. The California company already offers an armored SUV based on the Cadillac Escalade in the form of the 2023 Vengeance, which seats eight, but the Arsenal will feature a more toned-down design, judging by a...
Red Bull Racing is just months out from unveiling its RB17 hypercar. The leading Formula 1 team confirmed a debut scheduled for July during Wednesday's shock announcement of long-time Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey's planned departure from the team in early 2025. The timing points to a debut of the hypercar at the 2024 Goodwood Festival of...
The Tesla Cybertruck is getting new software features to improve off-road performance, potentially helping turn the electric pickup into the more trail-ready vehicle some owners seem to want. According to the official Cybertruck account on X (formerly Twitter), the social media network owned by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the pickup will soon get an...
Netflix has a new mini-series about Ayrton Senna coming, which will detail the highs and lows of the legendary Formula 1 driver, both on and off the racetrack. The six-episode series, entiled “Senna,” will stream late this year and the first trailer dropped on Tuesday. It features Senna during the 1991 Brazilian Grand Prix, a race he...
Opel has revived the Frontera nameplate for a compact crossover that will replace the Crossland when it starts sales later this year in markets where the German brand operates. Opel last sold a rebadged Isuzu as the Frontera in the 1990s, but the modern Frontera is a unique design, albeit one based on underpinnings shared with several other models...
