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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: [19-year-old Mustang driver hits 208 mph fleeing police] Nov 18, 2016 11:50 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2011 Ford Mustang GT 5.0]Police chases often involve high speeds but rarely do we see reports of speeds in excess of 200 mph. But that’s exactly what happened last weekend in Oklahoma. Hector Fraire, aged just 19, was arrested on Saturday after a police chase in which his vehicle, a heavily modified 2011 Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang, reached speeds as high as... [comments] | [read more] [Like 19-year-old Mustang driver hits 208 mph fleeing police on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [2017 Land Rover Discovery video preview] Nov 18, 2016 11:19 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Joel Feder) [2017 Land Rover Discovery, Los Angeles auto show]Land Rover retired the Discovery nameplate in the United States a decade ago. But it's not that easy to keep a good name down, and last year the British SUV brand revived it with the Discovery Sport. Now, for 2017, the Discovery itself is back, as a replacement for the Land Rover LR4. The Discovery has a cult following across the world as a rough... [comments] | [read more] [Like 2017 Land Rover Discovery video preview on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio video preview] Nov 18, 2016 11:16 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Aaron Cole) [2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio, 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show]Nevermind that Alfa Romeo's new sedan just arrived, now we have an SUV to join the fray. Say hello to the Alfa Romeo Stelvio. The first SUV from the automaker and one that's named after one of the greatest roads in the world. This has huge expectations. The Alfa Romeo Stelvio borrows the rear-drive platform from the Giulia sedan, as well as its... [comments] | [read more] [Like 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio video preview on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk, Buick Velite concept, Rezvani Beast: Today’s Car News] Nov 18, 2016 11:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2017 Rezvani Beast Alpha]Jeep’s CEO has confirmed the Trackhawk name for the new Grand Cherokee powered by the Hellcat supercharged 6.2-liter V-8. It’s due in showrooms next fall and will likely make its debut at the 2017 New York auto show. Buick has unveiled a new concept car called the Velite. It’s a high-performance plug-in hybrid that’s meant... [comments] | [read more] [Like Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk, Buick Velite concept, Rezvani Beast: Today’s Car News on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [2018 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe spy shots and video] Nov 18, 2016 10:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2018 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien]Mercedes-Benz has launched a new generation of its E-Class but so far all we've seen is the sedan and wagon. More body styles are coming, similar to what’s offered with the outgoing model. A long-wheelbase E-Class L has debuted in China, and eventually there will be new coupe, convertible and high-performance options. Today we have new spy... [comments] | [read more] [Like 2018 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe spy shots and video on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Jeep to sell Grand Cherokee Trackhawk alongside SRT] Nov 18, 2016 09:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT]Jeep in late 2017 will bring to market a Grand Cherokee powered by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ [NYSE:FCAU] awesome supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 known as the Hellcat. Speaking with The Detroit News, Jeep CEO Mike Manley confirmed the vehicle will carry the oft-rumored Trackhawk name and be offered alongside the existing Grand Cherokee SRT. The... [comments] | [read more] [Like Jeep to sell Grand Cherokee Trackhawk alongside SRT on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Hits, misses, and holds from the 2016 LA auto show] Nov 18, 2016 08:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Aaron Cole) [Jaguar I-Pace concept, 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show]The 2016 Los Angeles auto show had just a few reveals from major manufacturers—and even fewer surprises—but there were some tasty bites from the pre-Thanksgiving event. The Hits—or what worked Jaguar I-Pace concept Jag's first foray into the electric crossover business won't get here until 2018, but we have a good idea what it'll... [comments] | [read more] [Like Hits, misses, and holds from the 2016 LA auto show on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [More details on Mercedes-AMG's F1-derived hypercar] Nov 18, 2016 07:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [Teaser for Mercedes-AMG hypercar, 2016 Paris auto show]Mercedes-AMG at the 2016 Paris auto show confirmed development of a hypercar packing the same powertrain as the Mercedes AMG Formula One team’s world championship winners. The car will be revealed in 2017 to celebrate AMG’s 50th anniversary and will start deliveries the following year. With work on a rival model taking place at Aston... [comments] | [read more] [Like More details on Mercedes-AMG's F1-derived hypercar on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Buick Velite concept debuts at 2016 Guangzhou auto show] Nov 18, 2016 06:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [Buick Velite concept, 2016 Guangzhou auto show]The dust is just starting to settle after two raucous days of new car reveals at the 2016 Los Angeles auto show. However, things are just kicking into high gear over at the 2016 Guangzhou auto show which opened its doors Friday. One of the stars is the new Buick Velite concept, an aerodynamically-optimized plug-in hybrid hatch that’s not... [comments] | [read more] [Like Buick Velite concept debuts at 2016 Guangzhou auto show on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Special edition Audi R8 V10 Plus comes with laser headlights] Nov 17, 2016 06:45 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2017 Audi R8 V10 Plus Exclusive Edition, 2016 Los Angeles auto show]In 2014 we saw Audi introduce the R8 LMX special edition. The car featured laser lights for its high beams but was never offered in the United States. Audi has now revealed another R8 special edition equipped with laser lights and this one has been developed for our market. It’s called the R8 V10 Plus Exclusive Edition and can easily be... [comments] | [read more] [Like Special edition Audi R8 V10 Plus comes with laser headlights on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [VW Passat GT concept brings near-R potential to family sedan] Nov 17, 2016 06:30 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Jeff Glucker) [Volkswagen Passat GT concept, 2016 Los Angeles auto show]Volkswagen has let its North American engineering team cook up something interesting for the 2016 Los Angeles auto show, on this week. That something arrived in the shape of a Passat, and it came bearing GT badging. It's called the Passat GT and it's just a concept at this point, but we're guessing the green light is going to come for this... [comments] | [read more] [Like VW Passat GT concept brings near-R potential to family sedan on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [What is the best mod for faster lap times?] Nov 17, 2016 06:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Jeff Glucker) [Engineering Explained explores the best mod for making your car faster]Modifying you car can get expensive very quickly. Still, you want to take it to the track and any method of eeking out a quicker lap time is one at which you're going to look. Where do you get the most bang for your buck? Jason from Engineering Explained is here to break it all down with science. We will spoil the answer for you if you don't have... [comments] | [read more] [Like What is the best mod for faster lap times? on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [2018 Toyota CH-R debuts at LA auto show] Nov 17, 2016 05:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2018 Toyota C-HR]Following its world debut at the 2016 Geneva auto show, Toyota’s funky-looking C-HR subcompact SUV has finally reached the United States, appearing for the first time on Thursday at the 2016 Los Angeles auto show. It was originally due here as a Scion, but with the with the demise of the youth brand earlier in 2016 the C-HR is badged as a... [comments] | [read more] [Like 2018 Toyota CH-R debuts at LA auto show on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [2018 Audi A5 Sportback is the baby A7 you've been waiting for] Nov 17, 2016 04:30 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Aaron Cole) [2018 Audi S5 Sportback, 2016 Los Angeles auto show]While we disagree on what constitutes a "coupe," the 2018 Audi A5 Sportback was busy breaking cover on Wednesday at the 2016 Los Angeles auto show, ahead of the market launch in spring 2017. The four-door fastback (five if you count the dramatically sloped hatch) sports the same sleek lines as the drop-dead awesome A7 sedan, albeit with the copier... [comments] | [read more] [Like 2018 Audi A5 Sportback is the baby A7 you've been waiting for on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [2017 Jeep Compass makes US debut at LA auto show] Nov 17, 2016 04:05 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2017 Jeep Compass]Jeep in September gave us our first look at its 2017 Compass, the replacement for both the existing Compass as well as the Patriot. Jeep presented the new compact SUV for the first time at its plant in Brazil, not only to celebrate the plant's achievements but also underscore the new global focus of the brand. Now the 2017 Compass has finally made... [comments] | [read more] [Like 2017 Jeep Compass makes US debut at LA auto show on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Lexus spices up the IS with Sriracha. Yes, Sriracha] Nov 17, 2016 04:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Jeff Glucker) [Lexus Siracha IS]Lexus didn't have much to show at the 2016 Los Angeles auto show. We've seen the LC a few times now, and we're just waiting on getting our hands on that wonderful looking coupe. Rather than bring nothing new, however, Lexus decided to take one of its current models... and spice it up a bit. Say hello to the Lexus Sriracha IS, based on the updated... [comments] | [read more] [Like Lexus spices up the IS with Sriracha. Yes, Sriracha on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [2018 Volkswagen Atlas: 3-row SUV made in US] Nov 17, 2016 03:50 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2018 Volkswagen Atlas]Volkswagen has finally unveiled the Atlas, a three-row, seven-seat SUV the automaker hopes will turn it into a major player in the mainstream market in the United States. This is the vehicle that was first previewed in 2013 by the CrossBlue concept. It will be built at VW’s plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee and is expected in showrooms in the... [comments] | [read more] [Like 2018 Volkswagen Atlas: 3-row SUV made in US on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Subaru Viziv-7 concept previews 3-row SUV coming in 2018] Nov 17, 2016 03:02 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [Subaru Viziv-7 concept, 2016 Los Angeles auto show]Subaru is working on a 3-row, 7-seat SUV to fill void left by the automaker’s unloved Tribeca. It’s not due until early 2018 but on Thursday at the 2016 Los Angeles auto show Subaru previewed the design with the Viziv-7 concept car. The concept features a rugged look that Subaru calls Dynamic and Solid. The look is dominated by chunky... [comments] | [read more] [Like Subaru Viziv-7 concept previews 3-row SUV coming in 2018 on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [US-legal Toyota Land Cruiser 70 pops up on eBay] Nov 17, 2016 03:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Jeff Glucker) [Toyota Land Cruiser 70 truck pops up on eBay]Someone out there is apparently pretty darn good at paperwork. That could be the only explanation for how they managed to get not one, not two, but three Toyota Land Cruiser 70 trucks into this country. The person behind the importation says he/she is keeping one, one is already sold, and the other, featured here, wound up on eBay Motors before... [comments] | [read more] [Like US-legal Toyota Land Cruiser 70 pops up on eBay on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Tesla Model S P100D 0-60 time drops to 2.4 s with software tweak] Nov 17, 2016 02:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [Tesla Model S P100D]The Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] Model S P100D is already the quickest car you can currently buy. Soon, it will be even quicker. Earlier in November, CEO Elon Musk revealed that an “Easter egg” was coming that would unlock the car’s full performance. Yes, the 0-60 mph sprint in 2.5 seconds and quarter mile run in 10.78 seconds the P100D... 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