SOLD for $200,000 // 2014 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Replica
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Supercharging Your Old Toyota 4Runner Is The Cheapest Way To Get New-Car Power
The new sixth-generation Toyota 4Runner was recently unveiled , marking the end of the fifth-gens 14-year production run . The new model comes with optional hybrid power, but since all new cars are too damn expensive, what can you do to your fifth-gen 4Runner to keep up with the rich kids in their new trucks? In a new Read more...
This Coachbuilt G-Wagen Convertible Looks Like A Million Bucks, Sold For Just $72,800
Coinciding with this weekends Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix and taking advantage of the fact that a bunch of rich car folks would be in town, Bonhams held a high-end car auction. The results were, uh, not great , but one lot in particular was truly unique , and managed to find a new home. The only 1996 Heuliez Intruder Read more...
Fisker Wont Be Producing Any More Oceans, Says Company That Produces Them
Fisker just cant catch a break. The automaker is still currently teetering on the edge of bankruptcy . And despite huge discounts on the Ocean, the vehicle is mess of issues . If a recent earnings call is to be believed, however, the Ocean itself might not matter much anymore. Read more...
Nantucket Is Already Sick Of Its New Tesla Cybertruck Owner
Riding aboard the Steamship Authority ferry, a Tesla Cybertruck finally made its way to Nantucket last Thursday, and once it was off the boat, its owner wasted no time becoming enough of a nuisance that he earned his own local news article. Later the same day, the Nantucket Current published an article with the Read more...
2025 Mercedes-Benz CLE 53 Cabriolet debuts
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the 2025 Mercedes-Benz CLE 53 Cabriolet, the droptop version of the all-new CLE 53 Coupe. Visually, the 2025 Mercedes-Benz CLE 53 Cabriolet is very similar in design to the coupe version, with a cloth convertible top instead of a steel roof. This top will be available in black, grey, or red and is, of course, fully automatic, able to open or close in roughly 20 seconds at speeds up to 37 mph. 19-inch AMG alloy wheels will... [read more]
2026 BMW iX spied with updates
By news@motorauthority.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran)
BMW looks to be readying the first major update for the iX since the electric midsize SUV arrived for the 2022 model year. A camouflaged prototype for the updated iX has been spotted, revealing some of the design tweaks BMW has planned. The changes on the outside are likely to be minor. The headlights feature new daytime running lights similar to...
2025 Mercedes-AMG CLE53 Cabriolet Gets 443 HP and Infinite Headroom
Zero to sunny in just 20 seconds.
Pharrell's Rad-Era Car Auction Is Going On Right Now
Some of the coolest and weirdest cars from the late-1900s are up for auction right now , but I can promise you wont find a good deal among them. Multi-hyphenate music star Pharrell Williams started an auction company recently, called Joopiter, and has teamed up with New York high-end car collection business Morton Read more...
King Of The Baggers Might Be The Dumbest Idea Anyone Has Ever Had, And I Couldn't Possibly Love It More
Headed into MotoGP weekend in Austin, Texas , I really didnt know what to expect. Despite getting my first motorcycle at 19, it was still my first time attending a race. It was hot and very loud, which wasnt much of a surprise. As it turns out, MotoGP still has grid girls, which was more of a surprise since Id Read more...
Boeing Focused So Hard On Making Money That SpaceX Beat It
Back in 2014 , the United States held its own little internal space race . NASA chose two companies to bring us back to the International Space Station, providing them with funding to build a crewed space vehicle: One established, long-proven aerospace engineering firm , and one upstart run by a guy who names all his Read more...
Ford dreams up frunk with screen for insane tailgating
By news@motorauthority.com (Stephen Edelstein)
Since including frunks on its Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning EVs, Ford has been coming up with creative ways to utilize that space. The latest in a series of frunk-related patent filings could turn EVs into epic tailgating machines. Published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) April 16, 2024, and originally filed by Ford...
2025 Genesis GV80, 2024 Lexus GX: Today's Car News
By news@motorauthority.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran)
The Genesis GV80 has been extensively updated for 2025, and impressively the starting price is roughly the same as 2024's pricing. Among the updates are some styling tweaks, a new dash, new color and wheel options, plus the option of a coupe-like body style. In our first test of the 2024 Lexus GX 550, we walked away shocked at how balanced the...
Mexico Is Getting The Subaru WRX Wagon We Cant Have
Subaru is teasing us even further by offering the WRX wagon of our dreams right across the border.
The Amphibious TVR Scamander Is Everything The Cybertruck Wishes It Was
Peter Wheeler , the enigmatic CEO who built TVR from a British also-ran into a company with strikingly-designed world-beating supercars , was truly like nobody else. An actual engineer with actual talent, Wheeler worked diligently to develop some of the most interesting cars ever made road legal. This designation Read more...
McLaren, Formula 1 Determine That Presidential Candidate Donald Trump Is Actually Not Political
Miami Grand Prix organizers may not have allowed presidential candidate Donald Trump to host a high-dollar fundraiser at its Formula 1 event , but that didnt stop Trump from making a big appearance on race day. The former president apparently requested to visit McLaren Racings garage, The Race reports , and McLaren Read more...
Elon Musk Is Alone At The Top
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is further isolating himself at the top of the automakers pyramid as his number two, Tom Zhu , goes back to his responsibilities as VP of Tesla China . Zhu has long been the leader of Teslas operations in the country and was one of the key figures in the automakers Shanghai Gigafacgtory project . Read more...
Titanic Tourist Sub Was Destined To Kill Everybody On Board From The Very Beginning
Its hard to believe its been almost a year since OceanGates Titan submersible disappeared . Surely, that happened at least three years ago, right? After several days of searching, experts determined that the sub most likely imploded , killing everyone on board. Debris and possible human remains were eventually Read more...
Fisker Ocean Factory "Assumes No Further Production" Will Take Place
The Fisker Ocean may already be dead.
Country Known For Incredible Reliability Proves It's Possible To Run An Airport Without Losing Luggage
Japans Kansai airport , located on a slowly sinking artificial island in Osaka bay, opened in September of 1994 , and despite handling millions of bags per year, has never lost a single piece of luggage . According to reports from Forbes , the airport prides itself in its ability to get every piece of luggage from the Read more...
2025 Genesis GV80 price unchanged despite major updates
By news@motorauthority.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran)
Genesis' top-selling GV80 undergoes a mid-cycle refresh for the 2025 model year, and despite all the changes that have been made, there's no increase in pricing. The 2025 GV80 made its debut last fall, and Genesis last week announced the midsize SUV will reach showrooms in the coming weeks with a starting price of $59,050, including a $1,350...
Elon Musk Says New Tesla Model Y Is Hiding Range Behind Paywall
Good morning! Its Monday, May 6, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift , your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Read more...
What The Most Perplexing Problem Youve Ever Had With A Car?
I envy anyone who has never had a problem with their car. Certain models are less prone to issues ; some drivers never have to lift the hood or call a mechanic. My used 2016 Toyota Corolla was basically bulletproof. However, regular maintenance isnt the only reason why dealership service centers and repair garages Read more...
Miami Grand Prix Trackside Commentators Fail At Treating Women As People
The 2024 Miami Grand Prix may have been the Florida events most competent Formula 1 showing yet aside from the fact that the men in the trackside commentary booth simply couldnt be normal about the young women competing in F1 Academy . The junior series composed entirely of female talent hosted two races at the Read more...
2025 Subaru Forester Sport From Every Muddy Angle
I just drove the all-new sixth-generation Subaru Forester , more specifically the Forester Sport , through some of the wilderness of western Montana. When I was first handed the keys to this Sapphire Pearl Blue crossover , it was spotless. That quickly changed as I went up and down mountains, through flooded roads and Read more...
2025 Subaru Forester Is Subarus Middle Child All Grown Up
There arent many mainstream automakers with a DNA as powerful as Subaru . The second you step into one or see one on the road, you automatically know what it is. For the most part, the new Forester Subarus middle child between the compact Crosstrek and the ever-growing Outback still has that. It may have grown up Read more...
Review: 2024 Lexus GX 550 towing virtues and hassles
By news@motorauthority.com (Joel Feder)
The excitement surrounding the 2024 Lexus GX 550 seems warranted. It’s the first time in 14 years the nameplate is new. One way the new GX improves over the outgoing model is in towing capacity, which improves from 6,500 to 9,063 pounds. I hooked up 5,000 pounds of fiberglass walleye boat to see how well the GX tows. During a week of towing...
These Are The Most Essential Parts Of Your Springtime Car Care Routines
Almost all of nature experiences a renewed sense of life once the short days and long nights of wintertime gradually become distant memories. Trees grow their bright green foliage back, flowers bloom, and days mercifully become warmer and longer. Animals come out of hibernation and brumation ready to start fresh, but Read more...
Hertz Will Rent You A 1-of-100 Shelby Mustang Mach-E With A Simulated Borla Exhaust
I pride myself in knowing at least a few things about every car I see on the road, but the other day I was walking in Los Angeles and came across a black Ford Mustang Mach-E with gold racing stripes that I had never seen before. I frantically Googled everything I could about it, and found no information on Shelby Read more...
At $4,200, Is This 2006 Jaguar X-Type Sportwagon The Cats Pajamas?
The seller of todays Nice Price or No Dice Jag attributes its high mileage to a prior owner who used it for trips between San Diego and Boise, Idaho. That means its a suitable cruiser, but will its price let it cruise to a win? Read more...
