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Maserati reminded everyone at Monterey Car Week that the GranTurismo Folgore is still coming. On Thursday, a video of comedian Sebastian Maniscalco being given a ride in the 2024 Maserati GranTurismo Folgore was posted to the Italian automaker’s YouTube channel. Klaus Busse, head of design for Maserati, and Maria Conti, chief communication officer for the automaker,

BMW M is developing its first standalone model since the iconic M1 supercar launched four decades ago. This time around we’re looking at an SUV, a model to be called the XM, and previewed last year by the striking Concept XM. We’ve also spotted camouflaged prototypes testing in the wild. Now we likely have our

Gian Paolo Dallara, Paolo Stanzani, and Bob Wallace were at odds against their boss. These three young engineers wanted to create a Lamborghini race car to take on rival Ferrari at its own game. However, Lamborghini founder, Ferruccio Lamborghini, wasn’t onboard. Instead, he said he’d prefer a race car for the road. That was good

Mercedes-Benz and parent automaker Daimler didn’t walk away from World War II unscathed. It was then-Daimler Chairman Wilhelm Haspel’s idea to take the Mercedes-Benz division back to motorsport in an effort to begin rebuilding the storied company. Foremost, Mercedes needed a race car. Enter the W194. The brand’s first new sports car after the war,

Sedan sales may be on the decline, but the situation is even worse when it comes to sporty two-door cars. As a result, most automakers have either scaled back the number of coupes and convertibles they offer or dropped the body styles altogether. Mercedes-Benz is one automaker scaling things back. For example, it’s preparing a

Bentley this week presented the Batur, a limited-production coupe based on the platform of the Continental GT. The Batur serves as a sendoff for Bentley’s W-12 engine and also introduces new design themes destined for the brand’s electric vehicles. Bugatti Mistral Bugatti also presented a limited-production model, this time a roadster based on the Chiron

We tested Mercedes-Benz’s Drive Pilot driver-assist system, the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado HD began public testing, and the 2024 Kia EV9 edged closer to its debut. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. We tested Mercedes-Benz’s Drive Pilot Level 3 driver-assist system. With the ability to fully take control of the car while

It’s official. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) on Thursday voted on a rule to require all new cars, SUVs, and light trucks sold in the state from 2035 to be zero-emission vehicles. The vote was in response to an executive order issued by California Governor Gavin Newsom in 2020, as part of his goals

Four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon is coming out of retirement for one weekend to compete in a Porsche Carrera Cup North America race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, to be held over Labor Day Weekend. Gordon, who retired from full-time NASCAR racing after the 2015 season, will be reunited with longtime crew chief Ray

The Genesis X Speedium Coupe concept was unveiled in April, but we’re just now getting a glimpse of its interior. The Hyundai luxury brand showed the electric coupe concept’s interior for the first time at the 2022 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the anchor event for Monterey Car Week. And it looks production ready. “The interior

It’s named Project Tornado, and the specifications make it sound like it might just rip like its namesake. At last week’s Monterey Car Week, Gunther Werks took the wraps off its latest creation: a remastered air-cooled Porsche 993 with 700 hp, a 6-speed manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive. Gunther Werks Project Tornado remastered 993 911

Lamborghini Urus buyers will soon be able to choose between the standard SUV and a more hardcore variant donning the automaker’s Performante designation. On the Urus, the Performante designation signals extra power, less weight, and a more sinister stance realized through a lowered ride height (by 20 millimeters) and a wider body (by 16 mm).

Land Rover on Friday unveiled a limited-edition version of its latest Range Rover SUV, one that most people won’t even get a chance to buy. The 2023 Land Rover Range Rover SV Carmel Edition takes its name from Carmel, California, the fashionable California town that’s home to Land Rover’s base of operations for 2022 Monterey

The seventh generation Ford Mustang, set to arrive in mid 2023 as a 2024 model, will be revealed at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Sept. 14 at the Detroit auto show, Ford announced on Friday. Ford will invite Mustang owners and fans, the media, and its employees to the reveal, which it is calling “The

Automakers build concept vehicles that amount to thinly veiled production cars, and then there are concepts that take great risks at predicting the future. The Lincoln Model L100 Concept unveiled at Monterey Car Week on Thursday is certainly among the latter. Lincoln says the L100 Concept is a signal of the brand’s future, with aero-influenced

Dodge has staked its claim as a muscle car brand. Its Charger and Challenger have carried muscle car looks and performance since the mid-2000s. That’s not going to change in the brand’s electric future as shown by the Charger Daytona SRT Concept the brand showed on Wednesday. The last news from Dodge’s Speed Week in

Dodge revealed the Hornet, its entry into the small crossover SUV game, on Tuesday during its Speed Week celebration in Pontiac, Michigan, but it won’t just be a daily commuter. Offered in two models with two powerful engines and a bent toward performance, the Hornet borrows from the Charger and Challenger playbook. The Hornet will

The Dodge Challenger hasn’t been offered as a convertible since 1971. Now, buyers can order one that will be modified by Drop Top Customs in Florida and sold through Dodge dealers, Dodge announced on Monday. Buyers can begin placing orders starting Tuesday, Aug. 16 for 2022 model year Challengers and 2023 Challengers will be eligible