The Viper V-10 Dodge Tomahawk motorcycle concept made quite an impression at its 2003 Detroit auto show reveal, but not surprisingly it never went into production. However, one motorcycle mechanic loved the concept so much he built his own ...
The first customer examples of Cadillac’s highly anticipated Lyriq electric SUV rolled off the production line on Monday, marking the start of Cadillac’s electric future. Production is handled at General Motors’ Spring Hill Manufacturing plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee, ...
Maserati on Tuesday unveiled the Grecale, the Italian marque’s entry into the hotly contested small luxury crossover segment. The Grecale is designed to directly challenge the Porsche Macan, and it even has an answer for the planned electric Macan ...
Smart on Thursday revealed the first model developed under the brand’s joint ownership by Mercedes-Benz and Geely. Recall, the two automakers established the 50:50 joint venture Smart Automobile in 2019, which is based in China and tasked with overseeing ...
Aston Martin unveiled a new generation of its V12 Vantage in March, and sadly the car has been confirmed as the last of its kind. Production will be limited to just 333 units worldwide, and if you want one ...
Lamborghini has been spotted testing a successor to the Aventador, a car that will introduce a new V-12 engine paired with plug-in hybrid technology. It means the Aventador is the last V-12 Lamborghini sans electrification, and the last of ...
The original Mercedes-Benz G-Class stuck around for four decades and was given multiple updates over the years to keep it fresh. We’re not sure how long Mercedes plans to keep the current G-Class on the shelf before giving it ...
Sweden’s Koenigsegg continues to push the performance envelop like no other. The company’s latest model is a hypercar called the Gemera, and instead of the big V-8s the company normally relies on, here we have a 3-cylinder engine working ...
Even though Mercedes-Benz AMG replaced its GT Roadster last year with a redesigned 2022 SL, the coupe version of the GT sports car has stuck around and will soon be redesigned itself. The latest spy shots and video show ...
With all of the new vehicles coming onto the market, both from established automakers and the wide variety of a startups, it’s easy to forget how complex the process of building cars at volume actually is. Tesla has a ...
The original Mercedes-Benz G-Class stuck around for four decades and was given multiple updates over the years to keep it fresh. We’re not sure how long Mercedes plans to keep the current G-Class on the shelf before giving it ...
BMW has been spotted testing a prototype for its redesigned M5, which is set to be the first in the nameplate’s history to feature electrification. It’s expected to start sales in 2024, or about a year later than the ...
Hennessey on Wednesday said it has signed off on technical development of its Venom F5, with the final round of tests seeing the homegrown hypercar hit a top speed of 271.6 at NASA’s runway in Florida. That’s close to ...
Robert Goulet was headlining at the Dunes. The Sand, the Riviera, and the Stardust all had folks eager to fork over cash to stay a night or two. Caesar’s Palace hosted a Formula One race. The year was 1982, ...
A new generation of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class started sales last year, but the version most Motor Authority readers will be interested in, the Mercedes-Benz AMG S63, was notably missing. That’s because AMG has some major changes pegged for its ...
A little known but significant Italian sports car brand has been revived, and production of its first new car in decades is now complete. We are of course talking about Bizzarrini, the company founded in 1964 by Ferrari 250 ...
A Waymo self-driving car successfully completed a trip in San Francisco on Wednesday without a safety driver for the first time. The trip saw a Jaguar I-Pace fitted with Waymo’s self-driving system pick up an employee to get their ...
Porsche engineers have been spotted testing a prototype for an updated version of the Cayenne Coupe. The Cayenne Coupe, as the name suggests, is a coupe-like version of the Cayenne designed to tackle high-end versions of the BMW X6 ...
The 2023 Toyota GR Corolla just received a (slightly) early debut, by Toyota itself. Whoops. On Thursday morning, ahead of the evening reveal, the landing page for the 2023 Toyota GR Corolla on Toyota’s website went live on a ...
“Exceptionally classy, comfortable, solidly made and well equipped, the fourth generation Mercedes C-Class is excellent value on the used car market” Pros Stylish inside and out Very well made Handsomely equipped Cons Rear headroom Small boot on hybrids Huge number ...
A prototype for the production version of BMW’s Concept XM has been spotted again, confirming that the two vehicles will be very similar in design. The XM is a new flagship SUV closely related to the X7, with the ...
Development of the Rolls-Royce Spectre, the marque’s first electric vehicle, has reached a major milestone with the conclusion of the first winter test, which took place in northern Sweden, where temperatures this time of year reach as low as ...
Alpina on Wednesday revealed a new generation of its B4 based on the latest BMW 4-Series. While the last B4 used the 4-Series’ coupe body style, the new one uses the more practical 4-Series Gran Coupe as the basis. ...
Porsche is out testing prototypes for an updated version of its Cayenne mid-size SUV. The popular performance SUV is set to take on a radical—at least for Porsche—new look judging by the changes spotted on the prototypes. The front ...
Lotus on Tuesday revealed its first SUV. Yes, the company famous for lightweight sports cars has expanded into vehicles normally found at the grocery store car park instead of at the track. The move is necessary to boost Lotus’ ...
Even though Mercedes-Benz AMG replaced its GT Roadster last year with a redesigned 2022 SL, the coupe version of the GT sports car has stuck around and will soon be redesigned itself. The latest spy shots and video show ...
Toyota in early 2020 said it planned to enter the hot hatch segment in the U.S., without providing any further details. That changed on Monday with the release of some teaser footage and confirmation that the reveal will take ...
A year out from announcing plans to partner on the development of self-driving cars, Toyota and Aurora Innovation have rolled out their first fleet of prototypes. The prototypes are based on Toyota’s Sienna minivan and have been deployed in ...
Lotus is close to revealing an SUV. Yes, the company famous for lightweight sports cars is expanding into vehicles normally found at the grocery store car park instead of at the track. The move is necessary to boost Lotus’ ...
Going to a car dealership can be stressful. But you can make it a breeze and find a great deal with these seven steps to a great dealership visit. Step 1: Do your research First, head to the web ...
Jay Leno is making a point of highlighting young car enthusiasts. His guest on a recent episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage” was 24-year-old Daniel Harrison, owner of a 1958 MG A he started restoring when he was 15. When ...
Many of us know Barstow, California as a place to stop for lunch on the drive from LA to Las Vegas but there’s more to the place than that. It’s also a major railroad hub for SoCal and it’s also ...
Usually when I think of off-roading near Las Vegas it involves The Mint 400 or Joe Pesci’s speech about holes in the desert in Casino. But the Logandale Trail System waits just north of Las Vegas for your off-roading enjoyment, ...
This month On the Trail took to Washington’s Fortune Creek and Gallagher Lake OHV in the Okanogan-Wenatchee Forest (and incidentally brought DL’s Mike Sabounchi out of his nice, warm California comfort zone at the same time). It’s a convenient getaway ...
What happens when two friendly rivals with the same car and different mods duel at the race track? Find out as these two 2020 A90 Supra models go head-to-head at Texas Motorplex. Which makes the greater difference in this case ...
East of Mount Rainier lies the Naches Trail System. It’s a smorgasbord of everything from super tight dirt trails to super aggressive rock crawling that’s too much for some vehicles (and drivers). Some of these trails are so constricting that you’ll ...
No, you read the title right. This edition of Driver Battles pitted a 2005 Nissan 350Z against a 1998 Honda Civic EK Hatchback. Not only that, the Z is boosted. But bear with us; we promise we’re not ringing in ...
Titus Canyon looks like an angry god carved it from rock in a fit of rage. But then again, many of the other things in Death Valley look that way, too. In this installment of On the Trail, Matt Moghaddam ...
Driver Battles: you call us out, we call you out. Or, as Mike Sabounchi dubs it in this month’s Time Attack video, “everyone’s favorite internet debate show.” We love it. Y’all talk up a good game in the comments, then ...
Sure, we could have given you the usual trail overview for this month’s On the Trail video in Arizona’s Cinder Hills, just outside of Flagstaff. But we’re not. More on that in a moment. Cinder Hills gets its moniker from ...