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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: [Mazda CX-5, MX-5 Miata RF get customized cool for 2017 Tokyo Auto Salon] Dec 21, 2016 11:50 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2017 Mazda CX-5 Custom Style concept, 2017 Tokyo Auto Salon]The Tokyo Auto Salon is Japan’s version of the SEMA show. It’s held each year in January and highlights the best on offer from Japan’s popular tuning scene. The OEMs also like to get in on the action and in 2017 one of the biggest fleets on display will be found on the Mazda stand. Mazda’s lineup will showcase numerous... [comments] | [read more] [Like Mazda CX-5, MX-5 Miata RF get customized cool for 2017 Tokyo Auto Salon on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Nissan GT-R history, Dartz Prombron Black Alligator, Tesla Model S EGT: Today’s Car News] Dec 21, 2016 11:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [Nissan Skyline GT-R R34]Nissan’s GT-R has only been officially on sale in the United States since the launch of the current model, known to fans as the R35. But Godzilla’s lineage goes back much further than that. Take a stroll down memory lane in our post looking at each generation of the GT-R. Latvia’s Dartz has announced another of its crazy SUVs... [comments] | [read more] [Like Nissan GT-R history, Dartz Prombron Black Alligator, Tesla Model S EGT: Today’s Car News on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Electric GT racing series upgrades to Tesla Model S P100D] Dec 21, 2016 10:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2017 Tesla Model S Electric GT race car]Starting in 2017 is a new electric car racing series called the Electric GT Championship in which teams compete using race cars based on the Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] Model S. The series aims to be the world’s first competition for production-based electric cars, although unlike the Formula E Championship it isn’t a sanctioned competition just... [comments] | [read more] [Like Electric GT racing series upgrades to Tesla Model S P100D on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Dartz teases GLS63-based Prombron Black Alligator] Dec 21, 2016 08:45 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [Teaser for Dartz Prombron Black Alligator]Following the success of its Kombat line of SUVs, widely recognized as some of the most expensive, most oversized and most obnoxious passenger vehicles ever sold, Latvian firm Dartz is ready to launch a successor. The successor is the PRVY, which like the Kombat will be sold under Dartz’s Prombron brand. And among the first PRVY SUVs will be... [comments] | [read more] [Like Dartz teases GLS63-based Prombron Black Alligator on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Volvo makes moves to become public company] Dec 21, 2016 07:30 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2017 Volvo S90 T6 AWD Inscription]Volvo Cars, not to be mistaken with the Volvo Group bus and truck giant, is wholly owned by Chinese automaker Geely. However, the company has a long-term goal of becoming publicly traded and has already made the first steps towards reaching the goal. The last major automaker to go public was Ferrari [NYSE:RACE], which launched an IPO in 2015... [comments] | [read more] [Like Volvo makes moves to become public company on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Massa to skip retirement for 1 more year with Williams?] Dec 21, 2016 06:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [Felipe Massa]Brazilian Formula One driver Felipe Massa might be planning to hold off on retirement for another year in order to continue driving for Williams. Massa in September announced that his contract with Williams would expire at the end of the 2016 season and that he had no intention to renew it. Shortly after, Williams announced that replacing Massa... [comments] | [read more] [Like Massa to skip retirement for 1 more year with Williams? on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [VW reaches $1B settlement for cars with 3.0-liter diesels] Dec 21, 2016 03:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2014 Volkswagen Touareg TDI]The Volkswagen Group on Tuesday announced it reached a $1 billion settlement with regulators in the United States to resolve claims related to its vehicles fitted with 3.0-liter diesel engines. The settlement still needs to be approved by U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer, who is presiding over cases related to the automaker’s diesel... [comments] | [read more] [Like VW reaches $1B settlement for cars with 3.0-liter diesels on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [NSX buyers get custom video, diecast car] Dec 20, 2016 06:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Kirk Bell) [NSX Originals videos]Buying an Acura NSX is a special moment and Acura is making is even more special. The car is on sale now, deliveries are beginning, and Acura is providing each buyer with a video featuring (at least in part) their car. ALSO SEE: Acura NSX vs. Audi R8: We compare tech versus higher tech A total of seven different videos are available, and each uses... [comments] | [read more] [Like NSX buyers get custom video, diecast car on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Jay Leno gets cozy with his 1966 Dodge Coronet] Dec 20, 2016 06:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Jeff Glucker) [Jay Leno and his 1966 Dodge Coronet]The muscle car era was a fascinating time for the American automobile. Jay Leno knows this and he owns a handful of wonderful examples of the era. One of his greatest examples is his 1966 Dodge Coronet. What looks like your average massive coupe hides a beastly secret between its fenders. If you glance at the badge, you'll see "426 Hemi" and you... [comments] | [read more] [Like Jay Leno gets cozy with his 1966 Dodge Coronet on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Godzilla's biography: The history of the Nissan GT-R] Dec 20, 2016 05:17 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Kirk Bell) [1972 Nissan Skyline 2000 GT-R coupe, Nissan Heritage garage, Zama, Japan]For the better part of 40 years it was only a Japanese legend. Unobtainium here in the United States, the Nissan Skyline GT-R was a high-tech, high-performance coupe we could only get a glimpse of in Japanese magazines or experience virtually through video games. Outfitted with all-wheel drive, all-wheel steering, and a twin-turbocharged... [comments] | [read more] [Like Godzilla's biography: The history of the Nissan GT-R on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Another Ferrari F40 is heading to auction] Dec 20, 2016 03:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Jeff Glucker) [1990 Ferrari F40 for sale]It seems Ferrari F40 owners are keen to move a few units as of late. One of the grandest supercars of all time has been popping up in a number of auctions recently, and we say that's a good thing. Perhaps some will wind up in the hands of folks looking to peel off a few more turns on the odometer. It's more likely though, that these are investment... [comments] | [read more] [Like Another Ferrari F40 is heading to auction on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Faraday Future electric car quicker than Ferrari 488, Tesla Model X] Dec 20, 2016 02:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [Faraday Future electric car takes on Ferrari 488 GTB in drag race]Just weeks out from the debut of its first model at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show, electric car startup Faraday Future has released a video that shows the car taking on the Bentley Bentayga, Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] 488 GTB and Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] Model X P100D in a series of drag races. FF is holding back on how quick its car actually is but the... [comments] | [read more] [Like Faraday Future electric car quicker than Ferrari 488, Tesla Model X on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 sticking around for 2018] Dec 20, 2016 01:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2017 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R]The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang is due to receive a mid-cycle update for the 2018 model year. Among the changes will be tweaks to the bumpers and the availability of a 10-speed automatic transmission. There is also a new range-topping model in the works expected to revive the Shelby GT500 moniker. (We've heard it might arrive as a 2017... 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