Category: Reviews

Circumstance keeps stacking factors against me. I’m in a short-wheelbase, 656-hp, right-hand-drive sports car on the wet surface of an unfamiliar racetrack, and due to a communication breakdown, the stability control is off. My trepidation runs high behind the wheel of the 2025 Aston Martin Vantage. Track session 1: Aston Martin Vantage…

It’s been three years since JLR announced a radical plan to transform Jaguar into an ultra-luxury brand selling only electric vehicles. The automaker has revealed very few details on that plan since, but CEO Adrian Mardell has now confirmed a concept will debut later this year at an event in the U.S. Mardell mentioned the concept while speaking to…

Happy Mother’s Day! We won’t bother with a nonsensical Best Cars for Mom list, but we wish that your flowers are in bloom, your brunches are mimosaed, and your loved ones are loved. This week we hunkered down and dug deep on a few of the most popular new cars sold, and looked into why Hyundai and Kia sedans were the most stolen cars of 2023…

Ferrari this week tested new spray guards for its Formula 1 cars as the FIA looks to tackle the problem of visibility on wet tracks. The test, which took place at Ferrari’s own Fiorano circuit, saw Arthur Leclerc (brother of current Ferrari F1 driver Charles) driving last year’s race car with the experimental spray guards while Ferrari F1 reserve…

Two patent filings hint at how Ferrari is planning to make up for the lack of engine noises in future electric cars. One patent application, published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on March 21, and filed by Ferrari last year, is for a triple-motor EV with sound generators, plus inlets positioned near each of the motors…

What kind of vehicle is the 2025 Subaru Forester? What does it compare to? The redesigned 2025 Subaru Forester marks the sixth generation of the popular compact crossover. It stands out from the longer Outback as being taller, boxier, and more utilitarian than adventuresome, though it has all the off-road capability of any other Subaru SUV. The…

Bentley’s W-12 engine ceases production this summer, and the automaker is celebrating the run with a limited-edition model known as the Batur. This week Bentley revealed the Batur Convertible, whose production is even more limited than for the original coupe. Another limited-production car in the headlines this week was a new generation of BMW’s…

Ford has recruited two previous winners of the Dakar Rally to drive its Raptor-branded race truck in the 2025 running of the gruelling event. The automaker has confirmed that Carlos Sainz Sr. and Nani Roma will be two of the four drivers of the newly developed Dakar Ford Raptor. The father of Ferrari F1 driver Carlos Sainz Jr., Sainz Sr. has won…

Manthey-Racing continues to expand its offerings in the U.S., this time with an upgrade for the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS. Manthey is a German motorsports and engineering company with close ties to Porsche, and has in the past been tapped to oversee some of Porsche’s racing programs. It recently entered the game of offering upgrades for some of…

We towed with the 2024 Lexus GX 550, went off-roading in the 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV, and spied the 2025 Porsche 911. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. We hooked 5,000 pounds of multi-species boat to the rear end of the 2024 Lexus GX 550 to see how the new SUV towed. Spoiler: Pretty well, but there’s quite a bit of hassle…