Category: Speed

BMW will use the 2024 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este running this weekend on the shores of Italy’s Lake Como to present the Concept Skytop, an open-top two-seater packing a powerful V-8 engine. New model launches are dominated today by electric vehicles, typically in an SUV form factor, but the Concept Skytop reminds us of a not-so-distant past…

We drove the 2024 Ford F-150 Raptor R, our spy photographer spotted the 2025 Nissan Murano, and GM President Mark Reuss hinted at what form the electric Chevrolet Camaro might take. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. We ripped across the desert in the 2024 Ford F-150 Raptor R. The updated truck features revised shocks, a…

Nissan plans to launch seven new vehicles in the U.S. over the next three years, and among them will be a redesigned Murano, a prototype for which has been spotted for the first time. Set to debut later this year, likely as a 2025 model, the new Murano will bring a sleek, almost coupe-like design not unlike Nissan’s Chill-Out concept from a few…

The difference between the related Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 full-size pickup trucks can be as stark or as familiar as members of the same family: it depends on how you look at them. They share four engine options, three cab sizes, three bed lengths, a platform, and many of the same features. Brothers from the same mother. Their…

The full-size SUV accomplishes a singular feat unmatched by any other automotive segment. It can transport a hockey team’s starting line and their gear in relative comfort, as long as you’re wearing nose plugs. The large truck-based SUVs that seat up to nine passengers are known for their roomy utility as much as their poor fuel…

Although the 2024 Chevy Equinox and 2024 GMC Terrain are assembled in the same plant, share similar powertrains, and may even share the same floor space at the dealership, these two compact crossovers from General Motors have more than just daylight separating them. The two compact crossovers have mass appeal. They’re both tall-riding…

It appears there are plenty of buyers willing to drop a sum rivaling a mortgage on a new Mustang. Ford last month started the application process for its Mustang GTD first shown last summer, and the automaker on Wednesday said it received more than 7,500 applications from interested buyers across North America for the 2025 and 2026 model year…

Electric cars don’t require multiple gears, but they still have transmissions. And General Motors is working on a way to make them better. A patent filing from the automaker detailing a new type of clutch actuation for EV transmissions recently surfaced. It was published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) May 16, 2024, and…

Mercedes-Benz in 2022 announced a new strategy of focusing on lower-volume but higher-margin vehicles like those offered through its AMG and Maybach sub-brands. The strategy will also include the launch of a new Mythos series offering highly bespoke limited-edition cars. The first of these is scheduled for launch next year, and Mercedes on…

Honda has revealed a few more details about its upcoming Civic hybrid lineup ahead of its arrival in June as a sedan and later this summer in hatchback form. The company appears set to position the hybrid version of the Civic as both the most efficient one in the lineup as well as one of the sportiest and most powerful models among the mainstream…