This weekend is set to be another scorcher for motorsports fans, with both the Spa 24 Hours endurance race and the 2011 Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix taking place during the next 48 hours. While we'll try to catch both races, our eyes will mostly be on the race in Budapest to see whether McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton will be able to repeat his...
Our colleague John Voelcker of GreenCarReports is on the scene for the unveiling of the new BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports coupe and i3 electric city car in Frankfurt today, and he's sent us these live images from the event. Jump into the gallery for a more first-hand look at these slick new concepts, expected to hint more closely at the final...
Volvo is issuing a recall for S80 sedans manufactured during the 2007 model year. The problem? A flaw in the power steering system that could result in a crash. Specifically, Volvo says that the power steering reservoir return hose on some 2007 S80s may have been incorrectly routed. As a result, pressure might build up in the hose, and if that...
Owners of the Fiat 500 and new 500 Cabrio will be able to dress up their cars in quite a number of different ways, 150 different ways in fact, thanks to a number of accessories unveiled today by Chrysler’s official aftermarket division Mopar. The pint-sized Fiat is one of the most accessorized vehicles in Europe and the Italian automaker...
We’ve been reporting about BMW’s first production electric car for the past couple of years, but apart from an ambiguous teaser image there’s been few details released for BMW’s mysterious Megacity Vehicle, the carbon fiber infused i3. Well, all that has changed now as the German automaker has revealed today the first...
BMW is working on a whole new range of eco-focused models falling under its recently established i brand, with everything from electric scooters to plug-in hybrid supercars planned. The first of these is to be an electric minicar called the i3, a car many of you will recognize as the long-awaited production Megacity Vehicle. However, the flagship...
Mercedes-Benz has dropped its V-12 S-Class models, the SL600 and SL65 AMG sledgehammer, from its 2012 lineup as it prepares for the introduction of the redesigned 2013 Mercedes-Benz S-Class in the latter half of next year. The SL600, powered by a twin-turbocharged 5.5-liter V-12 developing 510 horsepower and 610 pound-feet of torque, was the first...
Now here’s one way to ruin a perfectly good luxurious Italian sports sedan, by turning it into a limo and ending the days of it ever going around a corner at speed. This sorry-looking Maserati Quattroporte, a favorite around here at MotorAuthority, has had its chassis cut in half and several feet of limo body attached. Nothing looks natural...
Earlier this month we got a detailed look at the technology that’s going into the new 2012 Mercedes-Benz B-Class, the first of the automaker’s new small car family that’s headed for U.S. shores in the not too distant future. The new B-Class is scheduled to make its official world debut this September at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto...
The Porsche Boxster has been called a lot of things over the years, but at the end of the day, it, and its Cayman cousin, are two of Porsche’s best handling cars. This is thanks mostly to their mid-engine layout but also because of their compact size and low curb weight. The current 2011 Porsche Boxster should be praised as it’s a...
The MINI Cooper Clubman is a wagon or ‘estate’ version of the regular MINI Cooper hatchback and was first introduced back in 2008. That’s technically wrong to say as the Clubman has been around since the days of the original Mini Minor back in the 1960s and ‘70s. The latest generation Clubman, based on the new MINI range...
Whether you take the Audi A5's designer at his word or not when he calls it the best he's ever done--and Walter de Silva has no shortage of gorgeous designs on his resume--the 2011 A5 offers a certain understated elegance layered over an athletic physique that few cars in its price range can match. MotorAuthority appreciates the aesthetics, but...
As Aston's smallest offering (aside from the tiny Cygnet), the Vantage is also the most biased toward performance, rather than comfort, though it doesn't yield an inch on luxury. MotorAuthority has driven the Vantage in several forms, and finds it to be at once refined and yet pleasingly raw in its performance. We rate the 2011 Aston Martin...
From time to time our resident revisitor of Guilty Pleasures, Murilee Martin, presents a car that's ugly, weird, or otherwise socially handicapped, but is still lovable anyway. This 1962 Chrysler 300 might fall into that category right now, but with a few years of elbow grease and investment, it could be a show-stopper. Why? Well, for starters...
This weekend is set to be another scorcher for motorsports fans, with both the Spa 24 Hours endurance race and the 2011 Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix taking place during the next 48 hours. While we'll try to catch both races, our eyes will mostly be on the race in Budapest to see whether McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton will be able to repeat his...
Our colleague John Voelcker of GreenCarReports is on the scene for the unveiling of the new BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports coupe and i3 electric city car in Frankfurt today, and he's sent us these live images from the event. Jump into the gallery for a more first-hand look at these slick new concepts, expected to hint more closely at the final...
Volvo is issuing a recall for S80 sedans manufactured during the 2007 model year. The problem? A flaw in the power steering system that could result in a crash. Specifically, Volvo says that the power steering reservoir return hose on some 2007 S80s may have been incorrectly routed. As a result, pressure might build up in the hose, and if that...
Owners of the Fiat 500 and new 500 Cabrio will be able to dress up their cars in quite a number of different ways, 150 different ways in fact, thanks to a number of accessories unveiled today by Chrysler’s official aftermarket division Mopar. The pint-sized Fiat is one of the most accessorized vehicles in Europe and the Italian automaker...
We’ve been reporting about BMW’s first production electric car for the past couple of years, but apart from an ambiguous teaser image there’s been few details released for BMW’s mysterious Megacity Vehicle, the carbon fiber infused i3. Well, all that has changed now as the German automaker has revealed today the first...
BMW is working on a whole new range of eco-focused models falling under its recently established i brand, with everything from electric scooters to plug-in hybrid supercars planned. The first of these is to be an electric minicar called the i3, a car many of you will recognize as the long-awaited production Megacity Vehicle. However, the flagship...
Mercedes-Benz has dropped its V-12 S-Class models, the SL600 and SL65 AMG sledgehammer, from its 2012 lineup as it prepares for the introduction of the redesigned 2013 Mercedes-Benz S-Class in the latter half of next year. The SL600, powered by a twin-turbocharged 5.5-liter V-12 developing 510 horsepower and 610 pound-feet of torque, was the first...
Now here’s one way to ruin a perfectly good luxurious Italian sports sedan, by turning it into a limo and ending the days of it ever going around a corner at speed. This sorry-looking Maserati Quattroporte, a favorite around here at MotorAuthority, has had its chassis cut in half and several feet of limo body attached. Nothing looks natural...
Earlier this month we got a detailed look at the technology that’s going into the new 2012 Mercedes-Benz B-Class, the first of the automaker’s new small car family that’s headed for U.S. shores in the not too distant future. The new B-Class is scheduled to make its official world debut this September at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto...
The Porsche Boxster has been called a lot of things over the years, but at the end of the day, it, and its Cayman cousin, are two of Porsche’s best handling cars. This is thanks mostly to their mid-engine layout but also because of their compact size and low curb weight. The current 2011 Porsche Boxster should be praised as it’s a...
The MINI Cooper Clubman is a wagon or ‘estate’ version of the regular MINI Cooper hatchback and was first introduced back in 2008. That’s technically wrong to say as the Clubman has been around since the days of the original Mini Minor back in the 1960s and ‘70s. The latest generation Clubman, based on the new MINI range...
Whether you take the Audi A5's designer at his word or not when he calls it the best he's ever done--and Walter de Silva has no shortage of gorgeous designs on his resume--the 2011 A5 offers a certain understated elegance layered over an athletic physique that few cars in its price range can match. MotorAuthority appreciates the aesthetics, but...
As Aston's smallest offering (aside from the tiny Cygnet), the Vantage is also the most biased toward performance, rather than comfort, though it doesn't yield an inch on luxury. MotorAuthority has driven the Vantage in several forms, and finds it to be at once refined and yet pleasingly raw in its performance. We rate the 2011 Aston Martin...
From time to time our resident revisitor of Guilty Pleasures, Murilee Martin, presents a car that's ugly, weird, or otherwise socially handicapped, but is still lovable anyway. This 1962 Chrysler 300 might fall into that category right now, but with a few years of elbow grease and investment, it could be a show-stopper. Why? Well, for starters...
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