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There’s a little Kansas liberal arts school in a town of 14,000 that has an endowment that could make some Silicon Valley scenesters blush. Would you believe $1.5 billion? Yes, you read that right. How does McPherson College do it? As Hagerty tells it, a benefactor who wishes to remain anonymous promised that (s)he would donate $500 million

If America were a vehicle it would be the GMC Hummer EV pickup truck. The rolling contradiction just might be the single best and worst vehicle I’ve ever driven. It wraps all of GM’s EV knowhow into one massive, incredibly heavy, wildly inefficient, hilariously expensive, yet unbelievably awesome and physics-defying package. On paper, and in

A unique 1954 Chevrolet Corvette design prototype for an unreleased facelift is headed to auction at Gooding & Company’s Monterey Car Week event, scheduled for Aug. 18-19. This car dates back to the very earliest days of the Corvette. According to the auction listing, it started out as one of approximately 15 hand-built show cars

Giving it the beans along Big Tujunga Highway in Southern California’s Angeles National Forest, this 2024 Ford Mustang EcoBoost feels familiar but different. Dynamically, the seventh-generation Mustang doesn’t change much, but it has a lot more technology to experience behind the wheel. The seventh-generation Mustang, known internally as S650, is little different than the last-generation

McLaren’s dealership in Beverly Hills has a Speedtail like no other, which recently paid a visit to Jay Leno’s Garage. The dealership was given this car as a reward for high sales. It’s a Speedtail prototype that’s been finished to production-spec, but wearing the same livery used during testing. McLaren nicknamed the car Albert, referencing

The Goodwood Festival of Speed concluded last weekend, and McLaren’s Solus GT proved to be the quickest car up the event’s hill climb. The V-10-powered track car, driven by professional racer Marvin Kirchhöfer, managed the feat in a fraction over 45 seconds. Prodrive P25 One of the vehicles we tested this week was Prodrive’s P25.

Tesla provided a Cybertruck update, we drove the Prodrive P25 Subaru restomod, and the 2024 Chevrolet Traverse debuted. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. The Tesla Cybertruck entered its final testing and validation phase around the world, according to CEO Elon Musk. Musk says the electric pickup truck is less than

Tesla provided an update on plans for its Cybertruck pickup truck during an earnings call on Wednesday. CEO Elon Musk said the first Cybertruck recently built at the company’s plant in Austin, Texas, a photo of which was posted to Twitter on July 15, was only a pre-production example to be used for final testing

Getting into the Prodrive P25 for the first time brought on waves of nostalgia—for what I simultaneously knew well and had never truly experienced.  Like many in a cohort of car-obsessed Gen Xers, I became aware in the 1990s that there was more to motorsports than NASCAR, Formula 1, CART, and the Funny Car and monster

The 1963 Chevrolet Corvette split-window coupe is a rare model built for one year only, but this example is even rarer. Heading to auction at Mecum’s sale in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, later this month, the car is one of just 199 Corvettes Z06 models produced for 1963. This was the first year for the Z06, which

McLaren’s Solus GT was the quickest car up the hill climb at the recent 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the U.K. The V-10-powered track car, with professional racing driver Marvin Kirchhöfer behind the wheel, managed the feat in a fraction over 45 seconds. The Tesla Cybertruck is finally in production, Tesla has revealed. A

Ford has trademarked the name “F-150 Flash,” hinting that yet another version of the best-selling pickup truck might be on the way. A trademark application first spotted by CarBuzz was filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on June 16. It was filed under International Class 12, which covers “automobiles, pickup trucks,

Koenigsegg continues to push the performance envelope like no other. The Swedish hypercar marque this week announced a V-8 option for its Gemera hybrid hypercar that helps boost combined output to a record 2,300 hp on E85 fuel. Caterham Project V Caterham previewed a planned electric sports car this week with the reveal of the

Ely Reeves Callaway III (known as Reeves), founder of Corvette tuner Callway Cars, died on Tuesday at his home in California after sustaining injuries in a fall. He was 76. Son of Callaway Golf founder Reeves Callaway Jr., and brother of publisher Nicholas Callaway, the younger Reeves started his company in 1977 in a garage

Bentley no longer races at Le Mans, but during the automaker’s formative years it dominated the event, scoring five wins between 1924 and 1930. Two of those wins, in 1929 and 1930, were achieved by the legendary Speed Six thanks to efforts of Bentley Boys “Tim” Birkin, Glen Kidston, and Woolf Barnato. Barnato was also

Rolls-Royce has launched its first electric vehicle in the form of the 2024 Spectre coupe, and it delivers a sublime driving experience that few other vehicles can match. As a result of its looks combined with a very attractive design, demand will likely outstrip supply, at least initially, and in such situations some early owners

Koenigsegg continues to push the performance envelope like no other. The Swedish hypercar marque has revealed the production version of its Gemera four-seater, which will be offered with an optional V-8 engine (the standard engine is an inline-3) that together with a hybrid system boosts output to a record-breaking 2,300 hp. Jay Leno has featured

Pirelli has launched a new version of its ultimate performance tire. Called the P Zero Trofeo RS, it debuts as original equipment on the Pagani Utopia supercar. The P Zero Trofeo RS is an evolution of the P Zero Trofeo R, according to a Pirelli press release. But where that that tire was intended for

The Dodge Dart is best known as a humble economy car, but the 1968 Dart GTS featured on this episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage” shows the compact Dodge had a sporty side too. Instead of the inline-6 engine many Darts left the factory with, this car has a 383-cubic-inch V-8 with a 4-barrel carburetor. The

Ferrari this week was spotted testing prototypes for its successor to the LaFerrari, a car code-named the F250. The new car appears to sit lower and wider than the LaFerrari, and there are rumors it may feature a V-6 as the internal-combustion component of its hybrid powertrain. APXGP race car for Brad Pitt F1 film

An Italian startup has revealed a Lamborghini Diablo restomod. The modernized V-12 supercar boasts a wide-body design as well as more power, but it may be the interior that draws the most attention. Ford’s Mustang Dark Horse is nearing its showroom debut and soon it will spawn hardcore S and R versions designed for the

GMC redesigned the Canyon for 2023, and for 2024 the mid-size pickup truck gets a Canyon AT4X AEV Edition aimed at serious off-roaders. GMC’s Sierra 1500 and Sierra HD already offer the AT4X AEV treatment, but this is the first time the Canyon gets it. As the name suggests, the 2024 Canyon AT4X AEV Edition

Mercedes-Benz on Wednesday revealed the CLE-Class, a single nameplate that serves as the replacement for the two-door versions of the previous-generation C-Class and E-Class. A CLE-Class coupe reaches dealerships in early 2024 as a 2024 model, Mercedes has confirmed. A CLE-Class cabriolet with an automated soft-top roof is set to follow, though Mercedes hasn’t provided

At this month’s 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed, former Formula 1 driver Stefan Johansson will unveil a modified Porsche 911 he hand painted. It won’t just be any 911, though. Instead, it will be powered by one of his former F1 racing engines. The car—code-named SJ87—is the eighth of 11 Porsche 930 TAG Turbo builds

Mercedes-Benz is days out from introducing a new nameplate. The automaker on Wednesday will reveal the CLE-Class, a coupe that will replace both the C-Class and E-Class coupes. A convertible option is also planned. Jay Leno recently spent some time behind the wheel of Ferrari’s 296 GTB and discovered that the marque’s entry-level mid-engine car

Honda has shoved an IndyCar powertrain into a CR-V Hybrid, and the automaker has released a video showing how it was done. Called the CR-V Hybrid Racer, the one-off build was done by Honda Performance Development, the motorsports unit responsible for Honda’s IndyCar engine program, and built at Honda’s North American Development Center in Ohio

Ferrari this week launched hardcore versions of its SF90 Stradale and SF90 Spider. The new cars adopt the extreme nature of Ferrari’s XX experimental cars while remaining civil enough to be legal on the street. They look absolutely wild. Ferrari Enzo once owned by Fernando Alonso – Photo credit: Monaco Car Auctions Another Ferrari in

This weekend, the Red Bull Ring, set in the Styrian hills, will play host to the Austrian Grand Prix. The race serves as round 10 of the 2023 Formula 1 season and will see the return of the revised Sprint race. The Red Bull Ring features one of the shortest tracks of the season, at

The 2024 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro gets seats with built-in shock absorbers, but Toyota may be developing another variant of this idea. A patent application titled “Kinetic Seat Cushions For Vehicles” was filed by Toyota with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Feb. 2, 2023 and published on June 8. It describes

Audi will offer more powerful versions of its RS 6 Avant wagon and RS 7 Sportback hatch starting this fall. The new versions don the Performance designation, and their output rises by 30 hp to a new total of 621 hp. Both arrive as 2024 models, with the RS 6 Avant Performance priced to start