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Mercedes-Benz Maybach will use the 2023 Shanghai auto show in April to present its first production-bound electric vehicle. The vehicle is based on Mercedes’ EQS SUV, and will carry the EQS 680 SUV designation. Prototypes spotted in the wild reveal only mild visual tweaks are planned to separate Maybach’s EQS SUV from the more pedestrian

Kia is quickly proving that Tesla isn’t the only mainstream brand capable of delivering a compelling electric vehicle. After impressing with its 2023 EV6 compact crossover, Kia has launched the 2024 EV9 three-row SUV as a follow up. Kia provided a first look at the EV9 in mid-March, and on Tuesday the automaker confirmed specifications.

Mini is preparing the fourth generation of its modern lineup, and among the first members to arrive will be a redesigned Hardtop, a prototype for which has been spotted. The car will debut late this year or early next, as a 2025 model, and Mini will revert to calling it a Cooper. Currently, Cooper is

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The 2023 Dodge Demon 170 put an exclamation point on the end of the Detroit automaker’s muscle-car era. With 1,025 hp, it can rocket from 0-60 mph in 1.66 seconds and put up a quarter-mile time in the eights. The Demon 170 will go down in history as the ultimate factory-built muscle car. 2023 Genesis

Ford unveiled an electric Explorer for Europe, we drove the 2023 Genesis Electrified GV70, and we also piloted the 2023 Dodge Hornet. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. The electric Ford Explorer became a reality, but some Americans watched the debut longingly as the iconic nameplate won’t come to the U.S.

The 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV is a show off. The 9,000-pound beast sprints to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds. It has an air suspension that can adjust the ground clearance by 9.7 inches. Its rear-wheel steering has a Crab Walk feature that enables it to move diagonally. And it has video game graphics with

In a release, the GM brand suggested that the Camaro was heading into “retirement,” after a nine-year run in its current iteration. The last Camaros will be built in January 2024 at the Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant in Michigan. During that span, the sixth-generation Chevy Camaro earned kudos for its vastly improved handling, for

The 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship got underway last week with the 1000 Miles of Sebring. The race was significant for two main reasons. First, the new LMDh category of cars competed for the first time in the premier Hypercar class alongside cars from the existing LMH category. Second, Ferrari made its return to top-level

Kia plans to have 14 electric vehicles in its lineup as soon as 2027, and will launch at least two every year starting in 2023. The automaker only last week revealed the 2024 EV9 mid-size SUV as its flagship EV, and on Monday it revealed a similar but smaller boxy-looking SUV concept called the EV5,

Ford has filed a patent application for a burnout mode for electric cars, allowing EVs to smoke their front tires, rear tires, or all four. First spotted by CarBuzz, a Ford application for an “electrified vehicle performance mode with intentional wheel spin for tire heating” was published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office

Formula 1 is all about speed, but actually getting a car prepped to go out on track requires patience. Even 25 years ago, F1 race cars took hours to start, as YouTuber Matt Amys explains in this video. The car used for this demonstration is a Minardi M198, campaigned by the Italian team today known

The second round of the 2023 Formula One World Championship takes us this weekend to the Jeddah Corniche Circuit on the Red Sea coast. The circuit, billed as the fastest street circuit in the world, is home to the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. This year is the third year the race is on the calendar.

The Honda Ridgeline is set to receive a round of updates for 2024, and a prototype for the updated mid-size pickup truck has been spotted. The current Ridgeline arrived for 2017 and was given its first round of updates for 2021. This second round will be introduced later this year. Honda in January said the

Porsche is set to significantly increase prices starting in the middle of the year to keep its margins up in light of some major headwinds, Lutz Meschke, Porsche’s head of finance and IT, said in an earnings call on Monday, Autocar has reported. The price increases will also extend to planned electric versions of the

The late actor and race car driver Paul Newman had a thing for modified Volvo wagons, and one of those cars is now up for auction on Bring a Trailer. The car in question is a 1988 Volvo 740 Turbo Wagon with an engine that originated in Flint, Michigan, not Gothenburg, Sweden. It’s the turbocharged

Jeep has provided an early look at two concepts set to debut at the 2023 Easter Jeep Safari running April 1-9 in Moab, Utah. One of the concepts shown in the teaser shots is confirmed to be a 4xe electrified model. One also appears to feature the same open rear and side supports featured on

The superior sensing capabilty of lidar over camera and radar enables the technology to improve driver-assist systems, and are generally viewed as crucial for self-driving cars. Now it appears General Motors is developing its own lidar system. A GM patent application titled “Lidar Vision Systems” was published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office

Lamborghini this week released the first details on its Aventador successor, a car code-named the LB744. It’s coming soon with a newly developed V-12 engine, a new 8-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, a trio of electric motors, and a peak 1,000 hp. 2023 Ferrari 499P LMH race car Ferrari this month will make its return to

A redesigned Mini Hardtop is set for reveal later this year, and prototypes are currently undergoing cold-weather testing near the Arctic Circle. Top Gear has learned that Mini will finally drop the Hardtop name it currently uses for the signature two- and four-door hatch models and revert to calling them Coopers. Currently Cooper is just

Mercedes-Benz’s top-selling GLC-Class nameplate undergoes a redesign for 2023, and the newcomer will carry a $48,250 starting price when it lands at dealerships in the spring. The compact SUV has managed more than 50,000 sales annually in the U.S. for the past five years, and the redesigned version should continue that trend thanks to a

The 2023 Genesis Electrified G80 isn’t so much a revolution of a gas-powered car as it is a shockingly good adaptation of a terrific vehicle already pushing its German rivals. It made me spend the week pondering whether Mercedes-Benz made mistakes with the EQE. With an EPA range rating of 282 miles, a gorgeous design,

As it continues to seek a solution to the issue that led to February’s production halt and voluntary recall of its Endurance full-size electric truck, Lordstown Motors has announced a next-generation platform and vehicle program. Lordstown on Monday said it is working with contract manufacturer Foxconn to develop the platform and a new commercial vehicle.

Rolls-Royce worked with Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen to make its most elaborate one-off vehicle yet. Unveiled Monday, the Rolls-Royce Phantom Syntopia is the “most technically complex commission ever undertaken” by the automaker’s bespoke division, according to a Rolls press release. The one-off sedan took four years to develop and build for the unnamed

The Roads by Porsche app, which helps drivers design customized routes, is getting its first major update since its 2019 launch. The free iOS app now includes a scenic route generator that uses software to put together a route based on inputs like curves, topography, landscape features, or points of interest. Users can also specify

Lotus is expanding beyond its traditional sports car domain with new models aimed at mainstream buyers, all of them powered by batteries. One of them will be a sedan rumored to be called the Envya, a prototype for which was just spotted. 2025 Mini Aceman spy shots – Picture credit: S. Baldauf/SB-Medien Another vehicle we spied

After the long winter break, the Formula One World Championship returns this weekend with the Bahrain Grand Prix, which as usual will be run at the Bahrain International Circuit. The 2023 season doesn’t bring much in the way of new car designs, after last season’s complete redesign, but there’s a new race in Las Vegas

The Austrian village of Reifnitz, located on the shores of Lake Wörthersee and forming part of the municipality of Maria Wörth, has played host to an annual meet for Volkswagen GTI fans going all the way back to 1982. VW itself has joined the fun and used the event to introduce new models and concepts

Buick has revived its Electra nameplate for a family of electric vehicles, the first member of which is the Electra E5 compact crossover destined for sale in China later this year. Buick revealed the exterior design of the Electra E5 last December, and on Tuesday it provided a first look at the crossover’s interior. While

Honda has a redesigned CR-V on sale for 2023, but the version featured here won’t appear in showrooms. It’s a one-off build developed by Honda Performance Development, both as a promotional tool and a rolling laboratory. Called the CR-V Hybrid Racer, it’s built around a custom frame and packs the new hybrid powertrain Honda is