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2017 Porsche 911, Crashed McLaren 650S, 2018 Audi Q5 Spied: The Week In Reverse
We drove the 2017 Porsche 911; someone crashed a McLaren 650S almost immediately; and we spied the 2018 Audi Q5. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here on Motor Authority. It’s no secret cars have grown over the years, both in mass and complexity. Ford has just highlighted this fact by doing a side- by-side…
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Listen up: Dodge Viper ACR with straight pipes is as good as it gets
You should make this into your ring tone. Like, right now. Listening to a Dodge Viper ACR with a straight-pipe exhaust rev its big V-10 engine is probably the reason you’re a car enthusiast. We’re not entirely sure of the back story on this video, but that doesn’t really matter when there’s a soundtrack like…
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Volkswagen teases mid-size SUV to be built in U.S.
Volkswagen has given us our first official look at a new mid-size SUV with third-row seats the automaker plans to build at its plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Production is due to start later this year but pre-production examples are already being built to gear up for the final version due in showrooms sometime next year.…
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With production over, Land Rover Defender thefts rise dramatically
Land Rover’s iconic Defender is now out of production, which means that there will never be more of the original icons on the road than there are today. Thieves, it turns out, have taken notice. Wards Auto reports that Defender thefts are up a staggering 75 percent since production ceased earlier this year. It isn’t…
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Video shows Ford’s new F-150 Raptor pushed to the limits
While you’re sitting at your desk reading this, remember that a lucky Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] engineer was blasting through the Southern California desert in a brand new F-150 Raptor. This wasn’t just some gentle drive down an old mining road, it was a high-performance drive more akin to what we would expect to find…
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BMW quad-turbo diesel debuts at 2016 Vienna Motor Symposium
The future of diesel engines in the United States and possibly elsewhere is in doubt as a result of ongoing emissions cheating scandals, but automakers aren’t giving up on the technology just yet. At the recent 2016 Vienna Motor Symposium, BMW presented a quad-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-6 diesel engine delivering 394 horsepower and 561…
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Rosberg leads Mercedes one-two finish at 2016 Russian Grand Prix
Mercedes AMG’s Nico Rosberg secured his fourth win of the season and seventh in succession following the conclusion of the 2016 Formula One Russian Grand Prix on Sunday. He started the race at pole and led until the finish, setting the fastest lap in the process. Rosberg’s teammate Lewis Hamilton completed a one-two finish for…