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The latest and greatest from the Motor Authority crew. Email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser.] [MotorAuthority.com] Rate [your car] and win an iPad. The latest from the Motor Authority crew: [2019 Toyota Supra spy shots and video] Sep 23, 2016 11:50 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2019 Toyota Supra spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien]Feast your eyes on a prototype for the new Toyota Supra. This is the car Toyota originally announced in 2011 when it signed a deal with BMW to jointly develop a sports car platform. BMW is using the platform for a replacement for the Z4, thought to be a new model called the Z5. Toyota is yet to confirm the Supra name for its sports car but there... [comments] | [read more] [Like 2019 Toyota Supra spy shots and video on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [2017 Audi TT S Line, Lexus UX concept, Mercury Cougar #001: Car News Headlines] Sep 23, 2016 11:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2017 Audi TT Roadster S Line Competition]Audi’s TT sports car is now available with an S Line Competition package. It not only gives the car a more sinister look with its black accents but it also adds a couple of performance mods. Lexus has given us another look at a new concept it plans to unveil at next week’s 2016 Paris auto show. The concept previews what’s likely... [comments] | [read more] [Like 2017 Audi TT S Line, Lexus UX concept, Mercury Cougar #001: Car News Headlines on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [2018 Jeep Compass leaked] Sep 23, 2016 10:30 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2018 Jeep Compass leaked - Image via Auto.163]Jeep's new SUV to sit between the Renegade and Cherokee has been outed. A handful of photos have surfaced, the latest from Chinese website Auto.163. A previous shot came from Autoo and showed the compact SUV in an official photo shoot at a location in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The debut is meant to take place later this year at a special ceremony at... [comments] | [read more] [Like 2018 Jeep Compass leaked on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Venturi and Ohio State University set 341.4 mph electric car record] Sep 23, 2016 10:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [Venturi Buckeye Bullet 3]French firm Venturi may be most widely recognized for its expensive, oddball electric cars like the America SUV and Fetish sports car, but it’s also known in some circles for pushing zero-emission powertrain technology to the limits. For example, in 2010 Venturi reached a record speed of 303 mph for a fuel cell car. The company, in... [comments] | [read more] [Like Venturi and Ohio State University set 341.4 mph electric car record on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Lexus UX concept teased ahead of 2016 Paris auto show] Sep 23, 2016 09:30 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [Teaser for Lexus UX concept debuting at 2016 Paris auto show]Lexus has released the second image of a concept car it plans to unveil next week at the 2016 Paris auto show. The concept is called the UX and is thought to hint at a new subcompact SUV from the Japanese luxury brand. Few details have been released but we know the design was handled by a team in Europe. We can see that rear-facing cameras replace... [comments] | [read more] [Like Lexus UX concept teased ahead of 2016 Paris auto show on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Here’s what’s new with Tesla 8.0 software update] Sep 23, 2016 09:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [Tesla 8.0 software update]Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] on Wednesday started beaming out its version 8.0 over-the-air software update to its customers’ Model S and Model X vehicles. As the company outlined in a September 11 blog post, the update changes hundreds of functions in the vehicles, the most important of which have to do with the semi-autonomous Autopilot system... [comments] | [read more] [Like Here’s what’s new with Tesla 8.0 software update on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [2017 Smart ForTwo Electric Drive revealed] Sep 23, 2016 08:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2017 Smart ForTwo Electric Drive]Smart was one of the first mainstream automakers to introduce an electric car when it launched its original ForTwo Electric Drive last decade. Now it’s become the first to offer a lineup of cars that offers the choice of internal combustion or electric power. That’s right. Smart has electrified its entire lineup, which means the ForTwo... [comments] | [read more] [Like 2017 Smart ForTwo Electric Drive revealed on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [2017 Audi TT gets sporty S Line Competition package] Sep 23, 2016 07:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2017 Audi TT and TT Roadster S Line Competition]Audi’s TT sports car, now in its third generation, remains as brilliant as ever, particularly in high-performance TT RS form. The car is light and agile and manages to belie its front-wheel-drive underpinnings in most situations. Audi is now offering a package for owners of the standard car to improve its athleticism. Called S Line... [comments] | [read more] [Like 2017 Audi TT gets sporty S Line Competition package on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [2018 Chevrolet Equinox offers trio of turbo engines, including diesel] Sep 23, 2016 06:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2018 Chevrolet Equinox]The Chevrolet Equinox has been completely redesigned for the 2018 model year. A new Equinox isn’t normally something to get excited about but this third-generation model marks the debut of some significant technologies for General Motors Company [NYSE:GM]. For example, it will be offered with an all-turbocharged powertrain lineup, which is a... [comments] | [read more] [Like 2018 Chevrolet Equinox offers trio of turbo engines, including diesel on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Take in the sounds of the world's great V-12 engines] Sep 22, 2016 06:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Jeff Glucker) [These are some of the best sounding V-12 engines of all time]A good engine is something that we all can cherish. The way the revs rise, howl, and then scream as a powerful car speeds down the road or racetrack is an aural pleasure that reaches into the souls of petrol heads. YouTuber Marchettino has captured a lot of examples of this aural ballet, and he's put a bunch of that glorious noise into one great... [comments] | [read more] [Like Take in the sounds of the world's great V-12 engines on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Say hello to the first Mercury Cougar... ever] Sep 22, 2016 05:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Jeff Glucker) [1967 Mercury Cougar (#001)]Next year will be a milestone period for a car that's no longer built. For a company that's no longer around. We're talking about the Mercury Cougar, as 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the marque's most popular model. A rather special example is soon to make an appearance, as the first-ever Cougar produced has been found and it's in the hands... [comments] | [read more] [Like Say hello to the first Mercury Cougar... ever on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [What does it actually cost to own a Lamborghini Huracán?] Sep 22, 2016 04:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Jeff Glucker) [Vehicle Virgins discusses what it actually costs to own a Lamborghini Huracan]The young man behind the Vehicle Virgins YouTube channel is clearly doing well for himself. His daily driver is a Lamborghini Huracán, and he's already put 5,000 miles on the Italian exotic. What does it cost to maintain such a car? Well, he's here to break it down for all of us poor folks. The video above goes through all maintenance... [comments] | [read more] [Like What does it actually cost to own a Lamborghini Huracán? on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Is Pagani gunning for a new Nürburgring record with its Huayra BC?] Sep 22, 2016 03:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Jeff Glucker) [Pagani Huayra BC seen testing at the Nürburgring]Everyone loves a good Nürburgring record run, right? You might remember when McLaren took its P1 to the famed German toll road and aimed for a time of 6:33.26. You might also remember that Porsche took its 918 Spyder to the Green Hell and let loose with a 6:57 lap as Marc Lieb helmed the hybrid hypercar. Koenigsegg wants to see what its One:1... [comments] | [read more] [Like Is Pagani gunning for a new Nürburgring record with its Huayra BC? on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [2017 Audi A4 gets manual transmission] Sep 22, 2016 02:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2017 Audi A4]Audi’s been eliminating the manual transmission on many of its newer models but the latest A4 sedan is still available with three pedals and stick. Audi has made the manual available at no cost on its A4 equipped with all-wheel drive. The automaker is quick to point out that it’s the only one offering a manual-equipped all-wheel-drive... [comments] | [read more] [Like 2017 Audi A4 gets manual transmission on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Next-gen Citroën C3 previewed by Paris-bound WRC concept] Sep 22, 2016 01:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [Citroën C3 WRC concept, 2016 Paris auto show]Cars competing in the 2017 World Rally Championship will look radically different to what we’ve become accustomed to over the past few seasons. The regulations allow for cars that are wider and feature bodies designed with greater freedom in regards to aerodynamics, with many already comparing the designs that have cropped up to the... 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