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Mark this moment in history, because the flag’s been planted and this is the end. The Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing is the unicorn enthusiasts waited for rather impatiently. Now it exists, but it likely won’t for long as Cadillac switches to an all-electric lineup. Whether the Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing wins the Motor Authority Best Car To

An icon of the custom car era, Bob Hirohata’s 1951 Mercury customized by the Barris shop, will go up for grabs at the Mecum Kissimmee (Florida) auction to be held Jan. 6-16. The rise of custom car culture paralleled hot rod culture in the post World War II period. Many shops in Southern California began

A potential deal between Geely and Renault could pave the way for Geely’s Lynk & Co. brand to reach the U.S. Geely and Renault in August signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a comprehensive deal that will see them jointly introduce Renault-branded hybrids in China, using vehicle platforms and production capacity supplied by Geely. The

Over a year after being seriously injured in a paracycling crash, 55-year-old racing driver and Paralympian Alex Zanardi has left the hospital to continue his recovery process at home in his native Italy. The news was first reported by Motorsport on Monday, and confirmed by Zanardi’s wife Daniella in a statement published by BMW on

If you like fast cars and don’t mind constant gawking, this 1991 Chevrolet Corvette Callaway Twin-Turbo Convertible finished in hard-to-miss yellow is for you. The tuned Corvette is currently up for auction on Bring a Trailer, with a high bid of $48,000 at the time of publication. Connecticut-based Callaway Cars built its reputation with extreme modified

Mercedes’ AMG performance arm excels at drawing prodigious power from internal combustion engines, especially rowdy V-8s, then tuning a car or SUV around that power. With the move to electric propulsion, AMG now turns its attention to electric motors and the skateboard platforms that house them, starting with the 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS AMG. While it’s

Toyota held a presentation this week where it announced plans to launch 30 electric vehicles across the Toyota and Lexus brands by 2030. We got a first look at more than a dozen of the new EVs, one of which was a Lexus supercar with styling inspired by the LFA. Toyota Sports EV A Toyota

We detailed Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2022 nominees, Hagerty outlined the class of 2022, and Toyota unveiled a dozen EV concepts. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. After announcing the Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2022 nominees at the start of the week, we began diving into why

Uber wants its drivers worldwide to make the switch to electric vehicles and has set targets of 2025 for the city of London and 2030 for Europe and North America. But rather than have its drivers only rely on established automakers to source their cars, Uber has partnered with British EV startup Arrival to develop

Ken Block and Audi on Thursday unveiled a one-off electric car for Block’s upcoming “Elektrikhana” video. Dubbed the Audi S1 E-Tron Quattro Hoonitron, the car is inspired by the Audi Sport Quattro S1 of Pikes Peak hill climb fame, incorporating that race car’s massive rear wing and bench-like front wing. Instead of the original S1’s

This shouldn’t be possible. No car that weighs 5,152 lb and spans 16.3 feet should be able to transfer its considerable weight from one side to the other and back again like the 2022 Porsche Taycan GTS Sport Turismo I’m flogging on Southern California’s Angeles Crest Highway. No sports car I’ve driven here has sounded

Hyundai in 2020 established the sub-brand Ioniq for its future electric vehicles (the name was taken from Hyundai’s current Prius rival), and in February the covers came off the first member of the new EV family: the 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5. Hyundai on Monday provided details on what U.S. buyers can expect, including the all-important

Hard-wiring a radar detector in the C8 Chevrolet Corvette could affect the side-view mirrors, according to a General Motors technical bulletin first spotted by Jalopnik. According to the bulletin, radar detectors that are hard-wired behind the rearview mirror of certain 2020-2022 Corvette models can affect the flow of voltage elsewhere in the car. That can

Porsche this week became the latest automaker to unveil a Vision Gran Turismo concept. Porsche’s concept is an electric sports car, and while it isn’t bound for production it may provide clues toward the design of the automaker’s future lineup. 2022 Audi TT RS Heritage Edition Another sports car in the headlines this week was

The nominees for our annual Best Car To Buy 2022 competition were announced, the 2024 Audi A4 was spotted, and new details regarding the Tesla Cybertruck were released. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. We announced the final nominees in the fight to be named Motor Authority’s Best Car To Buy

Infiniti’s QX50 small crossover enters the 2022 model year with a number of additional features included as standard, though there’s still only the one powertrain and it’s hardly what you’d call exciting or even premium. The current QX50 was introduced for the 2019 model year and for 2022 has been joined by a more coupe-like

Mercedes-Benz is currently out testing prototypes for a redesigned E-Class expected to go on sale in 2023 as a 2024 model. The prototypes are for the regular E-Class, but the variant we’re most interested in is the E 63 sledgehammer from AMG. Autocar reported last week that a new E 63 is definitely coming, albeit

Like it or not, software will become much more of a defining feature in cars going forward. It means competency in software development is a must for major automakers, though at the same time there are also significant opportunities for revenue growth. Stellantis highlighted this on Tuesday with an announcement that it is targeting approximately

Acura’s current flagship may be a hybrid supercar but the automaker is looking more toward battery-electric vehicles for its future lineup. That’s according to Emile Korkor, assistant vice president of Acura national sales, who in an interview with Automotive News (subscription required) published on Monday said Acura, rather than parent company Honda, will spearhead the

The 1960s are considered the golden age of the American muscle car, but the 1968 Pontiac Firebird Sprint featured on this episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage” shows that Detroit automakers weren’t only focused on V-8s and quarter-mile times. Instead of the V-8 engines offered in other performance versions of the Firebird, the Sprint had an

BMW this week revealed the Concept XM as a preview of a standalone model from BMW M coming next year, the first from the company since the M1 supercar launched half a century ago. Previously thought to be called an X8, the XM will be a high-performance crossover packing up to 750 hp from a

We drove the 2022 Honda Civic Si, the BMW Concept XM debuted, and we spotted the 2024 Volkswagen ID.Buzz. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. We drove the redesigned 2022 Honda Civic Si and found you don’t need to be rich or have access to a racetrack to have fun in

Nissan this week unveiled a lunar rover prototype in partnership with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The automaker and JAXA have been working together on this project since January 2020, Nissan said in a press release. Nissan said it’s applying motor-control knowhow from the Leaf and the e-4orce (pronounced e-Force) electric all-wheel drive system

Few places are more demanding on a sports car than Sonoma Raceway just north of San Francisco, with its blind crests, limited runoff, and bumpy braking zones. But that’s where Hyundai chose to give the automotive media our first extended crack at both the 2022 Elantra N. That shows a lot of confidence in the

Mercedes-Benz on Tuesday announced it will partner with Woburn, Massachusetts-based Factorial Energy to develop solid-state batteries for future electric vehicles. The announcement comes just a month after a similar partnership was announced between Hyundai Motor Group and Factorial. It also comes the same week Nissan announced it will start offering cars with solid-state batteries by

BMW is preparing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the M1 mid-engine sports car, but it’s going to do it with a crossover SUV. On Monday, at Art Basel’s 2021 Miami Beach show, the BMW Concept XM was unveiled with a plug-in hybrid powertrain and eye-grabbing design. It’s a preview of the production XM planned

F1 team founder, and principal, Frank Williams died Sunday at the age of 79 after being admitted to the hospital on Friday, according to the Williams family and team. Williams never stopped overcoming adversity or challenges put in his path. In 2019 he became the longest-serving F1 team principal, after having run two racing teams

A prototype for BMW’s next-generation 7-Series has been spotted again. The tester is for a battery-electric version that’s likely to feature some styling elements distinct to the rest of the 7-Series lineup, like a sealed-off grille. It may also have a unique name, such as “i7.” Other shots show prototypes with internal-combustion engines. 2023 BMW

The Dodge Hellcats’ date with death has been set, the Polestar 5 was teased, and we drove the 2022 Hyundai Elantra N. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis told Motor Authority the Dodge Hellcats as we know them today will only exist through the end of 2023.

The latest episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage” features what could be called a proto-muscle car. It’s a 1964 Dodge Polara with a massive V-8 under the hood. The muscle car era is generally considered to have started in 1964 with the Pontiac GTO. But some cars fitting that template appeared before the GTO or, in