Oct 02, 2013 04:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran)
Mercedes-Benz this week announced it will start production in Brazil, initially with the next-generation C-Class and the new GLA-Class crossover. The announcement comes just a few weeks after Audi announced plans to build its new A3 and Q3 models in Brazil and a year after BMW said it was seeking to build cars in the country. Mercedes hopes to...
Oct 02, 2013 03:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran)
Mercedes-Benz will soon be phasing out its SLS AMG, but a successor is planned, only it won’t arrive straight after the current gullwing bows out of the market. We hear it could be a few years still until that successor arrives, but in the meantime we’ll have a different AMG sports car to lust after. A new world record has been set for...
Oct 02, 2013 02:13 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Nelson Ireson)
If you've wondered just how the Porsche 918 Spyder manages to put its plug-in hybrid, all-wheel drive system to use--or how it packages it all in the Spyder's sleek little body--wonder no more. Porsche has answered all of your questions in exquisite, beautiful detail. The 918 Spyder is already ogle-worthy, but you'll be hitting pause a dozen times...
Oct 02, 2013 02:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran)
A few years back if you were told BMW’s hallowed M division would be launching SUVs, installing turbochargers and striving for improved fuel efficiency, you’re immediate assumption would be that the person telling you all this was crazy. Fast forward to today and we have the X5 M and X6 M duo, an M5 with engine stop-start capability...
Oct 02, 2013 01:48 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Stephen Edelstein)
The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray has received about as much coverage as a car can get. There's one thing you may not have seen though: how it's made. No, you didn't accidentally switch over to the Science Channel. This video from SupercarHall details the glorious process of turning a bunch of parts into "America's Sports Car." At General...
Oct 02, 2013 01:45 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Stephen Edelstein)
The Nissan GT-R is a pretty versatile car. Sure, it can blitz the Nürburgring like any self-respecting supercar, but it can also be driven quickly in unusual places. Like a ski slope. A group from Sweden -- appropriately named Team Iceriders -- did just that, racing a modified GT-R up the slopes against a couple of snowmobiles in a video...
Oct 02, 2013 01:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran)
Subaru has announced an upgraded version of its EyeSight vehicle monitoring system that enhances safety performance and further reduces the burden on the driver. The changes are an upgrade to existing EyeSight functions of avoiding collisions, reducing collision damage and reducing driver's workload. Key among the upgrades is a new stereo camera...
Oct 02, 2013 11:50 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran)
These are the first spy shots of prototypes depicting Mercedes-Benz’s planned updates for its CLS Shooting Brake. The second generation of the CLS, which spans both sedan and Shooting Brake wagon bodystyles, was introduced for the 2012 model year so it’s about due for a mid-cycle update. We’ve previously spied the updated sedan...
Oct 02, 2013 09:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran)
Modern cars can do over 100,000 miles without pausing for breath. If you really pile on the miles, you might have 200,000 or even 300,000 miles on the clock. If the car Gods are really shining on you, you might have managed more than half a million. Prepare to feel insignificant. Irv Gordon from East Patchogue, New York, together with his Volvo...
Oct 02, 2013 07:30 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran)
French automaker Peugeot has been slowly expanding its lineup of performance cars over the past couple of years, most recently with the 270-horsepower RCZ R coupe and before that with the 208 GTI. At the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show last month, Peugeot unveiled a high-performance concept car based on its Golf-rivaling 308 hatchback. The concept was...
Oct 01, 2013 09:56 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Joel Feder)
By now we know you've updated your iPhone and iPad to the shiny new iOS 7 operating system, and we have too. Since iOS just received a massive upgrade, we thought the Motor Authority iOS app should as well, and as such we've released version 2.4. What's new you ask? Well, lots of things. There's a new navigation menu with savable and logged recent...
Oct 01, 2013 08:05 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Nelson Ireson)
NFL players crashing their vehicles is a relatively frequent occurrence. But NFL players following up their crashes with Instagram photos of the crashed vehicle--and the pizza they broke an arm trying to save--well, that doesn't happen every day. But it happened today. Nate Burleson, a wide receiver for the Detroit Lions, crashed his SUV last...
Oct 01, 2013 07:49 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Stephen Edelstein)
Callaway's radical AeroWagon Corvette is headed for production, according to the latest buzz. First unveiled last March, CarBuzz reports that Callaway will begin converting 2014 Corvette Stingrays into AeroWagons. The C7 Corvette had barely moved off the Detroit Auto Show stand before Reeves Callaway and company came up with this sleek design. The...
Oct 01, 2013 06:14 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Stephen Edelstein)
It's that time of year again. Jurors have combed the list of 28 new cars and 18 utility vehicles on sale for the 2014 model year and picked the short list for North American Car and Truck/Utility of the Year awards. The North American Car and Truck/Utility of the Year awards are handed out every year by a jury of 50 U.S. and Canadian automotive...
Oct 01, 2013 06:05 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Nelson Ireson)
Race-inspired is a phrase easily thrown around by companies that both race and build road cars. But does it really mean anything? Sometimes, it does. In the case of the Squadra Corse, it certainly appears to. Bred from the one-make Super Trofeo race cars, but tamed just enough to be legal (and tolerable) for the street, the Lamborghini Gallardo LP...
Oct 01, 2013 05:56 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Nelson Ireson)
As America prepares to witness the merger of the American Le Mans Series and Grand Am into the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, Ford is preparing its weapon of war: a new 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 racing engine for a Riley Technologies Daytona Prototype wearing new Ford bodywork, to be run by Michael Shank Racing. That's a lot of names--and a lot...
Oct 01, 2013 05:05 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Nelson Ireson)
The Volkswagen XL1 isn't all that exciting on its own, though its application of technology is impressive (and a sporty version is in the works). Achieving 261 mpg from aerodynamics, weight savings, and an efficient diesel engine, the XL1 is a new breed of car. Accordingly, it's getting a new breed of repair service: an augmented reality iPad app...
Mercedes-Benz this week announced it will start production in Brazil, initially with the next-generation C-Class and the new GLA-Class crossover. The announcement comes just a few weeks after Audi announced plans to build its new A3 and Q3 models in Brazil and a year after BMW said it was seeking to build cars in the country. Mercedes hopes to...
Mercedes-Benz will soon be phasing out its SLS AMG, but a successor is planned, only it won’t arrive straight after the current gullwing bows out of the market. We hear it could be a few years still until that successor arrives, but in the meantime we’ll have a different AMG sports car to lust after. A new world record has been set for...
If you've wondered just how the Porsche 918 Spyder manages to put its plug-in hybrid, all-wheel drive system to use--or how it packages it all in the Spyder's sleek little body--wonder no more. Porsche has answered all of your questions in exquisite, beautiful detail. The 918 Spyder is already ogle-worthy, but you'll be hitting pause a dozen times...
A few years back if you were told BMW’s hallowed M division would be launching SUVs, installing turbochargers and striving for improved fuel efficiency, you’re immediate assumption would be that the person telling you all this was crazy. Fast forward to today and we have the X5 M and X6 M duo, an M5 with engine stop-start capability...
The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray has received about as much coverage as a car can get. There's one thing you may not have seen though: how it's made. No, you didn't accidentally switch over to the Science Channel. This video from SupercarHall details the glorious process of turning a bunch of parts into "America's Sports Car." At General...
The Nissan GT-R is a pretty versatile car. Sure, it can blitz the Nürburgring like any self-respecting supercar, but it can also be driven quickly in unusual places. Like a ski slope. A group from Sweden -- appropriately named Team Iceriders -- did just that, racing a modified GT-R up the slopes against a couple of snowmobiles in a video...
Subaru has announced an upgraded version of its EyeSight vehicle monitoring system that enhances safety performance and further reduces the burden on the driver. The changes are an upgrade to existing EyeSight functions of avoiding collisions, reducing collision damage and reducing driver's workload. Key among the upgrades is a new stereo camera...
These are the first spy shots of prototypes depicting Mercedes-Benz’s planned updates for its CLS Shooting Brake. The second generation of the CLS, which spans both sedan and Shooting Brake wagon bodystyles, was introduced for the 2012 model year so it’s about due for a mid-cycle update. We’ve previously spied the updated sedan...
Modern cars can do over 100,000 miles without pausing for breath. If you really pile on the miles, you might have 200,000 or even 300,000 miles on the clock. If the car Gods are really shining on you, you might have managed more than half a million. Prepare to feel insignificant. Irv Gordon from East Patchogue, New York, together with his Volvo...
French automaker Peugeot has been slowly expanding its lineup of performance cars over the past couple of years, most recently with the 270-horsepower RCZ R coupe and before that with the 208 GTI. At the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show last month, Peugeot unveiled a high-performance concept car based on its Golf-rivaling 308 hatchback. The concept was...
By now we know you've updated your iPhone and iPad to the shiny new iOS 7 operating system, and we have too. Since iOS just received a massive upgrade, we thought the Motor Authority iOS app should as well, and as such we've released version 2.4. What's new you ask? Well, lots of things. There's a new navigation menu with savable and logged recent...
NFL players crashing their vehicles is a relatively frequent occurrence. But NFL players following up their crashes with Instagram photos of the crashed vehicle--and the pizza they broke an arm trying to save--well, that doesn't happen every day. But it happened today. Nate Burleson, a wide receiver for the Detroit Lions, crashed his SUV last...
Callaway's radical AeroWagon Corvette is headed for production, according to the latest buzz. First unveiled last March, CarBuzz reports that Callaway will begin converting 2014 Corvette Stingrays into AeroWagons. The C7 Corvette had barely moved off the Detroit Auto Show stand before Reeves Callaway and company came up with this sleek design. The...
It's that time of year again. Jurors have combed the list of 28 new cars and 18 utility vehicles on sale for the 2014 model year and picked the short list for North American Car and Truck/Utility of the Year awards. The North American Car and Truck/Utility of the Year awards are handed out every year by a jury of 50 U.S. and Canadian automotive...
Race-inspired is a phrase easily thrown around by companies that both race and build road cars. But does it really mean anything? Sometimes, it does. In the case of the Squadra Corse, it certainly appears to. Bred from the one-make Super Trofeo race cars, but tamed just enough to be legal (and tolerable) for the street, the Lamborghini Gallardo LP...
As America prepares to witness the merger of the American Le Mans Series and Grand Am into the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, Ford is preparing its weapon of war: a new 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 racing engine for a Riley Technologies Daytona Prototype wearing new Ford bodywork, to be run by Michael Shank Racing. That's a lot of names--and a lot...
The Volkswagen XL1 isn't all that exciting on its own, though its application of technology is impressive (and a sporty version is in the works). Achieving 261 mpg from aerodynamics, weight savings, and an efficient diesel engine, the XL1 is a new breed of car. Accordingly, it's getting a new breed of repair service: an augmented reality iPad app...
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