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Genesis is finally ready to get serious about the U.S. market with its first luxury crossover SUV, the GV80. On Tuesday in Miami, Florida, the Korean automaker confirmed the 2021 Genesis GV80 will have two new turbocharged engines and detailed some of the luxury SUV’s cutting-edge technology. Base GV80s will be powered by a 2.5-liter

A year ago, Porsche scion Ferdinand Porsche and his business partner Vinzenz Greger revived a weekend of auto racing on ice in Zell am See, Austria. They’re back, and now it’s Ice Week 2020, with events running from January 27 to February 2. In addition to vehicles previously announced, the organizers say that cars to

If there’s one car that perhaps never quite seemed to fit the tuner culture that surrounds “The Fast and the Furious,” it was probably the Nissan Maxima driven by the character Vince, Dominic Toretto’s right-hand man. Like any decision involving a movie, there’s an interesting story behind the car. Craig Lieberman is back yet again

The 1980s were a time of excess, and brought with them the rise of BMW and Mercedes-Benz as the cars of choice to project success. It should come as no surprise, then, that German automakers and excess overlapped more than once. This V-16-powered 1987 BMW 750iL is one of the best examples of the intersection

The much-awaited Le Mans Hypercar class is going to get some company from a new class that will be able to race worldwide. On Friday, America’s International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO), which sanctions the 24 Hours of Le Mans, announced the new Le Mans Daytona hybrid class (LMDh)

“Will It Rally?” is a video series from Team O’Neil Rally School and, just in time for winter, the subject of the latest test is the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon. The first video was released in December, and the series tests vehicles on an open snow-covered skid pad and a slalom course, then times them on

Former Formula One driver Fernando Alonso‘s quest to win the Indy 500 will have to come with another team. The 38-year-old, two-time F1 champion’s contract with McLaren ended at the end of 2019, the automaker confirmed Monday. “Fernando is a world-class competitor and we wish him well for the future,” a team spokesman said, according

Led by the much-anticipated charity sale of the first-production 2020 mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette, Barrett-Jackson scored the highest-grossing collector car auction in its history during the 49th annual Scottsdale sale. The total was more than $141 million (including auction fees), with $129.7 million from its largest-ever docket of more than 1,900 vehicles, $7.625 million raised through

Tesla on Monday fired back at a complaint filed last week that its cars could suddenly, and without warning, unintentionally accelerate. “This petition is completely false and was brought by a Tesla short-seller,” the company wrote in a statement on its website. The company said that it reviews all cases of claimed unintended acceleration and

The current Nissan 370Z made its debut for the 2009 model year. It’s the definition of long in the tooth. Sounds like that’s about to change. On Thursday, AutoBlog reported dealer sources who saw the car at dealer meeting said work is underway at Nissan on the next-generation Z car, and it will reportedly be

The Barrett-Jackson collector car auction company announced Friday that it was adding another celebrity car to an auction docket that reportedly had been filled to the brim. “Barrett-Jackson… announced today that it will auction the 1963 Modena Spyder California, serial number GTC001… made famous as the number one hero car in the iconic 1980s film

The 2021 Genesis GV80 broke cover and we drove it; the sheet came off the 2021 GMC Yukon and we took a spin in the snow; and the 2022 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 was spotted. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. The 2021 Genesis GV80 was revealed and it’s set to become

American Car Collector Magazine put on an expert panel at the Barrett-Jackson Auction venue featuring well known collector/columnists giving their opinions on the state of Buy-Sell-Hold for specific special-interest cars. In 2020, things are clearly changing. Electric, hybrid. A perception that the next generation is not interested in cars. Some of that was dispelled during

Porsche fans: They have received your letters. The automaker on Wednesday unveiled its upcoming 2021 Porsche 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 and 718 Boxster GTS 4.0, both powered by a naturally aspirated 4.0-liter flat-6. The engine makes 394 horsepower and 309 pound-feet of torque, up from 365 hp in the current 718 S models. Perhaps most

For Hyundai’s Genesis luxury division, the GV80 SUV unveiled Tuesday at a private media event in Seoul, South Korea, might as well be the brand’s launch vehicle. The GV80, which goes on sale this month in its home market and is expected to hit American showrooms later this year, brings more than just sedan-on-stilts style

The 2021 GMC Canyon pick will add an off-road oriented AT4 trim level but eliminate its available manual transmission, the automaker announced Monday. In August, when GMC announced it would expand the AT4 lineup to the Canyon, some hoped it would be a reskinned Chevrolet Colorado ZR2. The GMC version isn’t that, but it’s a

Winter is here, and that means it’s time yet again for your annual reminder that winter tires are a worthwhile investment, even if you live in an area that rarely sees frozen stuff falling from the sky.  This year’s message comes courtesy of BMW. For the demonstrations, BMW fitted M4 coupes with winter and summer

Toyota has developed a tantalizing homologation special for future WRC activity, but U.S. buyers will likely never be able to get it. What a way to end the week. On Friday at the Tokyo Auto Salon, Toyota unveiled the GR Yaris, a hot hatch with specs to make American enthusiasts jealous. Under the hood sits

The 1968 Ford Mustang GT 390 that starred in the movie 1968 “Bullitt” sold at the Mecum auction in Kissimmee, Florida, on Friday for a reported $3.4 million. The car resurfaced in early 2018 at the Detroit auto show when Ford announced the 2019 Mustang Bullitt model. At the time, Hagerty Insurance CEO Mikheel Hagerty

Electric motorcycles are coming to market quickly and Vancouver-based Damon has a new spin on two-wheeled emission-free riding. The Damon Hypersport HS was announced last month and made an appearance this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The electric motorcycle comes with active safety features that help keep its rider safe and

At this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Lamborghini revealed that the Huracán EVO is the first car to integrate Amazon Alexa to control vehicle systems. Other automakers have integrated Alexa, but only for cloud-based controls. With voice commands, drivers can adjust climate control, interior lighting, seat heating, and even drive modes through Alexa.

Aston Martin’s next limited-edition car looks to the past as the brand enters the future. On Tuesday, the British automaker announced the Aston Martin V12 Speedster, a limited-edition topless supercar that will make its formal debut later in 2020. Designed in-house by Aston Martin’s personalization division known as Q by Aston Martin, the V12 Speedster

The Lexus LFA has been out production for seven years, and yet the luxury automaker sold three new examples of its supercar in 2019. Even more surprising, that means LFA sales increased by 50 percent year-over-year with two sold in 2018. Lexus built only 500 examples of the LFA worldwide, and only 178 came to

Craig Lieberman, the chief technical director for the first three “Fast and Furious” films knows a lot about the movies. However, he brought in a very special guest for a new video that perhaps knows even more.  David Marder, in charge of picture car development for the first two films, showed up for one of

Keen to toy with its latest purchase, Volkswagen Group planned to return Bugatti to its glory days. The original Bugatti folded in the mid-20th century, only to be revived for fewer than 10 years in 1987. In 1998, VW Group rescued Bugatti when it purchased the brand. Flush with cash, VW tinkered with Buggati’s mission.

Aston Martin is the latest automaker to lend its name to a vehicle designed for the sky. The British firm on Friday revealed the ACH130 Aston Martin Edition helicopter at a ceremony in Courchevel in the French Alps. The “ACH” in the name indicates that the helicopter comes from Airbus Corporate Helicopters; Aston Martin and

As we begin a new year, we take time to remember some of those in the classic car community who left us in 2019 (presented here in chronological order of their passing): Peter Giddings, vintage racer Michael T. Lynch, historian and author Glen Wood, longtime NASCAR team owner Robert Hubbard, inventor of the HANS device

It’s a new a year, and Genesis is keen to tease us with one of its launches planned for the next 12 months. The automaker has released the first photos of the GV80, a mid-size luxury SUV due to go on sale in Korea in January and the United States later in 2020. Genesis will

Syd Mead, car designer turned artist known for looking far into the future, and the visionary behind such movies as “Blade Runner,” “Aliens” and “Tron,” died December 30. He was 86. Mead was a graduate of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, and worked for two years in Ford’s advanced design studio.

Future Ford Mustangs might use a windshield that extends into the roof similar to the setup of the Tesla Model 3. First noticed by eagle-eye Mach-E Club forum member, ReturnOfTheMack, and reported by CarAdvice, the patent was filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office on May 14, 2018 and published on Nov. 14,