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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: [Jay Leno drives the 1,341-hp Koenigsegg One:1] Oct 11, 2016 11:50 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [Christian von Koenigsegg and Jay Leno with the Koenigsegg One:1]There are only seven Koenigsegg One:1s in the world, and just one of them resides in the U.S.—and Jay Leno has driven it. This is one car Leno doesn’t actually own, although he's still thoroughly impressed by it, as evidenced by his reaction upon seeing it, featured in this recent episode of Jay Leno’s Garage. The car was at a... [comments] | [read more] [Like Jay Leno drives the 1,341-hp Koenigsegg One:1 on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [1951 Porsche 356 SL, Alfa Romeo Stelvio, Ford Mustang upgrades: Today’s Car News] Oct 11, 2016 11:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [1951 Porsche 356 SL Gmünd Coupe - Image via Drew Phillips Photography]One of the rarest Porsches in existence, the 1951 356 SL Gmünd Coupe, has been returned to its original glory and is featured in a new video and gallery. It’s the first Porsche sports car converted for racing, and it’s the first to claim a victory for the Porsche marque, in the 24 Hours of Le Mans no less. Alfa Romeo’s new... [comments] | [read more] [Like 1951 Porsche 356 SL, Alfa Romeo Stelvio, Ford Mustang upgrades: Today’s Car News on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Tesla drops entry-level Model X 60D after 3 months] Oct 11, 2016 10:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2016 Tesla Model X]Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] in mid-July announced the entry-level 60D option for the Model X. Its arrival helped bring the price of entry for the electric SUV down to $75,200. Just three months later, the 60D is no longer available, meaning the entry-level Model X is now the 75D, which starts at $86,700. Both figures include Tesla’s standard $1,200... [comments] | [read more] [Like Tesla drops entry-level Model X 60D after 3 months on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Mustang EcoBoost boasts V-8 torque thanks to Ford Performance upgrade] Oct 11, 2016 08:50 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2016 Ford Mustang GT]The sixth-generation Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang has now been on sale for a couple of years, and those owners used to the performance now have the option of some power upgrade kits offered direct from the factory—i.e. they won’t hurt the warranty. The power upgrade kits have been developed by Ford Performance for the... [comments] | [read more] [Like Mustang EcoBoost boasts V-8 torque thanks to Ford Performance upgrade on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Ban on gas and diesel cars gains momentum in Germany] Oct 11, 2016 08:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [WAVE electric-car parade in Stuttgart, Germany.]The sale of gasoline- and diesel-powered cars in Germany may end up being prohibited as early as 2030, if guidelines set out in a resolution passed by the German upper house are adopted. The resolution, though non-binding, also urges the European Commission to implement the ban across the European Union, as well as “review the current... [comments] | [read more] [Like Ban on gas and diesel cars gains momentum in Germany on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio spy shots] Oct 11, 2016 07:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien]Alfa Romeo’s new Stelvio SUV has been spotted ahead of its world debut at November’s 2016 Los Angeles auto show. The latest prototype is the most revealing yet, although an almost completely undisguised version was shown briefly in a video that emerged in September highlighting the vehicle’s plant in Cassino, Italy. Talk of an... [comments] | [read more] [Like 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio spy shots on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Meet the grand daddy of all Porsche race cars, the 1951 356 SL Gmünd Coupe] Oct 11, 2016 06:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [1951 Porsche 356 SL Gmünd Coupe - Image via Drew Phillips Photography]Priceless is a word thrown around a lot these days when describing classic cars, but for this 1951 Porsche 356 SL Gmünd Coupe there really isn’t a more appropriate descriptor. It’s the first Porsche sports car developed for racing, and it’s the first to have notched up a victory for the German firm, in the 24 Hours of Le... [comments] | [read more] [Like Meet the grand daddy of all Porsche race cars, the 1951 356 SL Gmünd Coupe on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Lister CEO offers up Bentley Mulsanne on eBay with no reserve] Oct 10, 2016 06:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Jeff Glucker) [Lister CEO is selling his Bentley Mulsanne]If you have a fair number of vehicles in your garage, it might come time where you find yourself with the need to get rid of one. Maybe more, if you're Adam Carolla and need to dump your vintage Lamborghini collection. Maybe you just have one to sell though, and it's a time you pop that bad boy on eBay. That's what the CEO of Lister is doing with... [comments] | [read more] [Like Lister CEO offers up Bentley Mulsanne on eBay with no reserve on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Dive into the engine of the Ferrari 488 GTB] Oct 10, 2016 05:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Jeff Glucker) [Ferrari 488 GTB engine examination]We called it "Mid-Engine Magic" in our first drive of the Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] 488 GTB. The car earned that title mostly because of the wonderful powerplant sitting behind the driver's head. It's a 3.9-liter V-8 that breathes heavily through a pair of turbochargers. That mighty eight-cylinder and its twin snails is good for 660 horsepower and 560... [comments] | [read more] [Like Dive into the engine of the Ferrari 488 GTB on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [The Mercedes Unimog turns 70] Oct 10, 2016 04:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Jeff Glucker) [First test drive of the Unimog on 9 October 1946]Almost exactly 70 years ago to the day, the first Unimog prototype went for its very first test drive. On October 9 in 1946, a designer named Heinrich Rößler was behind the wheel of a new vehicle that he designed. This vehicle had no hood, was fully stocked with a bundle of wood, and the drive was taking place on a rough forest road... [comments] | [read more] [Like The Mercedes Unimog turns 70 on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [How powertrain competition could help push Formula E forward] Oct 10, 2016 03:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Jeff Glucker) [Engineering Explained explores the development side of Formula E]Formula E is... not the most thrilling racing out there at the moment. The quality of the teams and the drivers are high, yet there's something to be said about the lack of noise when you're watching these all-electric race cars lap a given circuit. Additionally, the idea that you have to swap into a completely different car halfway through the... [comments] | [read more] [Like How powertrain competition could help push Formula E forward on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [2018 Audi A8 spy shots and video] Oct 10, 2016 02:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2018 Audi A8 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien]Audi's next-generation A8 has been spotted once again. The car is confirmed for a market launch in 2017, which means we'll likely see it arrive as a 2018 model. The new A8, the nameplate’s fourth generation, is the first model to be styled under the guidance of Marc Lichte, who took over the design reins at Audi in late 2013. He’s... [comments] | [read more] [Like 2018 Audi A8 spy shots and video on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [McLaren merges personalization and motorsport departments] Oct 10, 2016 01:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2017 McLaren 570S GT4 race car]McLaren Automotive, the road car business of the McLaren Technology Group, has merged its McLaren Special Operations personalization operation with its McLaren Motorsport GT racing arm. Heading the combined divisions is former Caterham CEO Ansar Ali. He joined McLaren in March and has since overseen the launch of the 570S GT4 and 570S Sprint track... 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