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We spent some time with the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette convertible; slid behind the wheel of the 2021 Mazda 3 2.5 Turbo; and the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E received EPA range ratings. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. After spending a week with the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette convertible, I admitted that I

Ram is launching another round of its Built To Service Edition military-inspired pickup trucks. Arriving at dealerships in the first quarter of 2021, the fourth batch of these limited-edition Ram 1500 pickups adds two new colors—Tank and Flame Red. Built To Serve Editions are meant to represent the five United States armed forces. In a

British startup Naran Automotive on Wednesday revealed a 2+2 “hyper coupe” inspired by GT3 race cars. It’s scheduled to launch next year, with a production run limited to 49 units. GT3 cars are generally based on existing production models, but Naran is starting from scratch here. The company claims its first model—also called Naran—will “deliver

The Porsche Taycan has set Guinness World Record for longest drift by an electric vehicle, the automaker announced Tuesday. Porsche driving instructor Dennis Retera did 210 laps of a 200-meter skidpad with the rear wheels spinning gloriously. Porsche press release said the front wheels never pointed in the same direction as the curve, but that’s

Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton could receive a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II, The Times reported over the weekend. Hamilton, who tied Michael Schumacher’s record of F1 driver’s titles with a win at the Nov. 15 Turkish Grand Prix, is set to be named in the Queen’s new year’s honors list, according to the

One of the most controversial cars from the “Fast and Furious” franchise is the RB26-powered Ford Mustang from “Tokyo Drift.” If you’ve ever wondered why the production team decided to stuff an iconic Nissan engine in a classic American muscle car, or how it was accomplished, this video has the answers. It features Craig Lieberman—technical

The latest Mercedes-Benz S-Class spawned its Maybach variant this week. The extra-posh S-Class comes with 5.5 inches of extra legroom in the back, as well as the option of a two-tone paint finish. 2021 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392 Jeep unveiled a Wrangler packing V-8 power. It’s called the Wrangler Rubicon 392, just like the concept

The 2022 Subaru BRZ broke cover; the 2022 Honda Civic debuted in prototype form; and we drove the 2021 Mazda 2.5 Turbo. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. The 2021 Subaru BRZ debuted with an updated design, a more powerful engine, and a lower center of gravity. With a “near perfect”

The Yenko name was made famous by the Pennsylvania dealership that created special Chevrolet muscle cars in the 1960s, but New Jersey-based Specialty Vehicle Engineering (SVE) has revived the name for use on modern Chevys. The firm’s latest is the 2021 Yenko/SC Silverado Off-Road, which combines serious power and off-road hardware. The pickup truck builds

Lamborghini on Wednesday took the covers off a new track-focused version of its Huracan. The car goes by the name Huracan Super Trofeo Omologato, or Huracan STO for short, and it’s a road-going version of the Huracan Super Trofeo Evo race car in the style of homologation specials. Omologato is the Italian word for “homologation.”

Bugatti CEO Stephan Winkelmann could return to his previous post as head of Lamborghini, Car magazine reported Monday. Winkelmann, who ran the Italian supercar builder between 2005 and 2016, would replace current Lamborghini CEO Stefano Domenicali, who is leaving the job in January 2021 to become CEO of Formula One. Winkelmann would also remain president

The United Kingdom may announce plans to push forward a ban on sales of new gasoline and diesel cars from 2040 to 2030, the Financial Times reported last week. This will reportedly be announced as part of a package of environmental programs by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. It’s been delayed several times due to increased

An unusual concept vehicle based on Mercedes-Benz G-Class running gear is currently up for sale in the United Kingdom. It’s the Intruder concept, a roadster-bodied G-Wagen built by now-defunct French firm Heuliez for the 1996 Paris International Motor Show. Founded in 1920 by Adolphe Heuliez, the company started out as a coachbuilder, but as that

Porsche shocked the automotive world this week by revealing many of its secret design studies and concept cars developed over the past 15 years. One of them was this Vision 918 RS which was developed last year as a vision of a successor to the 918 Spyder. Ferrari SF90 Spider Ferrari showed us its new

Interest in DeLoreans and Buick Grand Nationals continued to surge among those searching for cars on the ClassicCars.com Marketplace in October. Growing interest in such cars from the 1980s is a likely indicator of the continuing emergence of younger collectors. Among searches for all years of a particular make or model, Chevrolet, Ford and the

Acura’s NSX enters the 2021 model year with a new heritage-inspired paint option. That is all. The new option is a modern take on the iconic Long Beach Blue that featured on the original NSX, and it joins two other heritage-inspired colors, Berlina Black and Indy Yellow Pearl, that were added for 2020. Ticking this

Mercedes-Benz’s iconic SL is currently into its sixth generation, with the car’s last redesign introduced for the 2013 model year. A new SL is coming up shortly, only this time it is being developed by the Mercedes-AMG performance skunkworks and not Mercedes-Benz. A prototype has been spotted and is likely for the new SL63 variant.

After three years and 100 cars, production of the Pagani Huayra Roadster has ended. The company revealed the final car Sunday in a short video posted to Facebook (and first spotted by Motor1). The final car has an exposed carbon-fiber exterior with a black tint, and a yellow interior. It also features a rear shark fin

Hyundai N has managed to win over many fans with its Veloster N, including us, but the feisty hot hatch is just the start of the Hyundai performance division’s plans for the U.S. market. A total of seven models are set to arrive by the end of the 2022 model year, and the identities of

The Ford Mustang has never had an engine with more than eight cylinders, but in the early 2000s, Ford considered upping the cylinder count. Engineers briefly worked on an aluminum V-10 for the Mustang, according to a recent DrivingLine report. The Mustang V-10 would have been based on the 6.8-liter Triton V-10, used in the

McLaren’s new GT supercar, as the name suggests, is the British marque’s model designed for grand touring and as a result features more storage space than you might expect for a mid-engine car. Find out what it’s like to drive in our first drive review. 2020 Ford F-150 Raptor vs 2021 Ram 1500 TRX Ram

The SSC team is wasting no time in its mission to prove the Tuatara is the fastest production vehicle on the planet, officially. On Thursday, SSC CEO Jerod Shelby told Motor Authority “this needs to happen within 60 days,” referring to the Tuatara making another run for the land-speed record. SSC claimed to set a

Land Rover has just started sales of its new Defender but there are more variants coming, including a stretched model, a plug-in hybrid, and a performance model packing V-8 power. Motor Trend reported Wednesday that there will actually be two models with a V-8, one a regular model and the other a high-performance model wearing

It was more than a year ago that Volkswagen unveiled its redesigned eighth-generation Golf. Now, the high-performance Golf R variant has been revealed, and with 315 horsepower on tap it is the most powerful Golf in the nameplate’s history. The next 911 GT3 based on the 992 generation of Porsche’s sports car icon has been

Mercedes-Benz is out testing a new generation of its C-Class and our latest spy shots show a prototype with the least camouflage gear yet. The new C-Class is looking a lot like the latest S-Class, and we hear the new C63 from Mercedes-AMG will skip a V-8 in favor of an electrified 4-cylinder. Land Rover

Mercedes-Benz has updated its E-Class, and the updates extend to the E53 and E63 from Mercedes-AMG. We’ve just tested the E53 and find it to deliver a satisfying balance of power, sportiness, and luxury. Volkswagen will take the wraps off a redesigned Golf R very soon. We’ll see it on sale next year and VW

Over five decades, the 23-window Volkswagen Microbus went from hippie icon to valuable collectible. Recently, VW dug into its archive for information and historical photos of this rare version of a 1960s icon. Officially called the “Deluxe Microbus with Samba package” in the United States, the 23-window Microbus was originally designed for touring the Swiss

The SSC Tuatara is not the fastest production vehicle on the planet, at least not yet, officially. After much controversy, the world will get to find out what the Washington-based automaker’s Tuatara supercar can do, again. On Friday night, SSC CEO Jerod Shelby released a video on the company’s YouTube channel stating the Tuatara will

Ferrari will launch an SUV before 2022 is out, and a test mule has been spotted. The high-riding Prancing Horse will be based on a new front mid-engine platform and should offer a hybrid powertrain, perhaps even as standard. Land Rover’s Defender has been redesigned for the first time in over three decades, and we’ve

Ferrari is out testing what’s likely to be its successor to the LaFerrari. Our spy photographers have caught a test mule disguised to resemble the LaFerrari but there are numerous clues that tell us we’re looking at a different car. Italy’s Ares has revealed an open-top version of its 715-horsepower, Corvette-based S1 Project supercar. The