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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: [France builds first stretch of solar road--at $5.2m per kilometer] Dec 30, 2016 11:50 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [Wattway solar road]The French government in early 2016 pledged to install over a five-year period 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) of roads lined in solar panels. The first kilometer has now been completed, on the Route RD5 between the towns of Tourouvre and Gué-à-Pont. Called Wattway, the so-called solar road technology was developed by French transport... [comments] | [read more] [Like France builds first stretch of solar road--at $5.2m per kilometer on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Mercedes-Benz GLE spied, Infiniti QX50 concept revealed, BMW M1 found: Today’s Car News] Dec 30, 2016 11:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [1981 BMW M1 IMSA Group 4 with its road version.]A prototype for Mercedes-Benz’s next-generation GLE has been spied again, and this time we have video of the tester. The mid-size SUV is expected on the market in 2018, as a 2019 model. Another next-generation SUV making headlines is Infiniti’s redesigned QX50. The Japanese brand has unveiled a striking concept that previews the... [comments] | [read more] [Like Mercedes-Benz GLE spied, Infiniti QX50 concept revealed, BMW M1 found: Today’s Car News on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Caterham still dreaming of mainstream sports car] Dec 30, 2016 10:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [Caterham C120 concept]Caterham, best known for its continuation of the Lotus Seven legacy, was until 2014 set to launch a mid-engine sports car that could challenge the Porsche 718 Cayman and Lotus Elise. The car was being developed in partnership with Renault which planned its own version to be sold under the Alpine brand. Renault is close to launching its Alpine... [comments] | [read more] [Like Caterham still dreaming of mainstream sports car on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Infiniti QX50 concept headed to 2017 Detroit auto show] Dec 30, 2016 09:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [Infiniti QX50 concept, 2017 Detroit auto show]Infiniti stunned the automotive world in April when it rolled out the QX Sport Inspiration concept at the 2016 Beijing auto show. The concept combined flowing, sculptural lines and strong, muscular proportions with Infiniti’s signature design cues, resulting in one impressive-looking SUV. Given the size of the original concept, at 181 inches... [comments] | [read more] [Like Infiniti QX50 concept headed to 2017 Detroit auto show on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Might Alfa Romeo, Maserati be up for sale?] Dec 30, 2016 07:30 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2017 Maserati Levante, 2016 Geneva Motor Show]While Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] CEO Sergio Marchionne has been adamant that Alfa Romeo is not for sale, some industry analysts see the sale of Alfa Romeo along with fellow Italian brand Maserati as being entirely possible. FCA’s share price was on the decline for much of 2016, with around $7 billion in debt no doubt weighing on... [comments] | [read more] [Like Might Alfa Romeo, Maserati be up for sale? on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [HERE and Mobileye join forces to create highly-detailed maps for self-driving cars] Dec 30, 2016 06:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [HERE HD Live Map]A cloud-based database of highly-detailed maps updated in real time will be essential for self-driving cars, as they can provide information on traffic and road conditions far beyond a car's onboard sensors. Two of the leading firms developing such maps have now joined forces to help accelerate the arrival of self-driving cars. Digital mapping... [comments] | [read more] [Like HERE and Mobileye join forces to create highly-detailed maps for self-driving cars on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [2019 Mercedes-Benz GLE spy shots and video] Dec 30, 2016 03:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2019 Mercedes-Benz GLE spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Median]This mysterious SUV is an early-stage prototype for the next generation of the Mercedes-Benz GLE. The current GLE was introduced for the 2016 model year but it's really just an update of the last M-Class which dates back to 2012. That’s why Mercedes engineers are already out testing a successor, which we expect on the market sometime during... [comments] | [read more] [Like 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLE spy shots and video on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [BMW M1 found after 34 years in Italian garage] Dec 29, 2016 06:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Kirk Bell) [BMW M1 garage find]What's the best thing to do with a BMW M1 supercar? If your answer is to drive it just under 4,600 miles then let it sit in a garage for 34 years to be used only as a makeshift shelf for miscellaneous junk, then you are just as crazy as the former owner of this now-rescued M1. Between 1978 and 1981, BMW produced only 453 examples of its mid-engine... [comments] | [read more] [Like BMW M1 found after 34 years in Italian garage on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Porsche 918 Spyder hit with lower control arm recall] Dec 29, 2016 05:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Jeff Glucker) [Porsche 918 Spyder road trip celebrating 10 million Facebook fans]Porsche has built a truly amazing hypercar known as the 918 Spyder. It's a hybrid hero that's capable of blasting up to a top speed of 210 mph or cruising through a city silently in full electric mode. It's expensive, rare, and amazing. It's also being hit with a fresh recall, which is one in a string of recalls posted for this otherwise amazing... [comments] | [read more] [Like Porsche 918 Spyder hit with lower control arm recall on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Mustangs perform massive drift to set new Guinness record] Dec 29, 2016 04:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Jeff Glucker) [New Guinness World Record for largest tire-mark image is set by a pair of Ford Mustangs]There's a new Guinness World Record for a category I'm pretty sure you never knew existed. It's for the Largest Tire-Mark Image, and it was just claimed by a pair of Ford Mustangs. The stunt went down in Saudi Arabia under the watchful eye of a Guinness official. The previous record took up a space 500 square meters. A pair of drivers from... [comments] | [read more] [Like Mustangs perform massive drift to set new Guinness record on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [The highs and lows of the 2016 WRC season] Dec 29, 2016 03:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Jeff Glucker) [WRC Highlights for the 2016 season]Another year of the World Rally Championship is in the books, and that means a French man named Sébastien has won the title. In 2016, Sébastien Ogier won the Driver's Title and he helped Volkswagen nab the Manufacturer's Championship. That marks the fourth season in a row for Ogier and VW, and it will sadly be the last time those... [comments] | [read more] [Like The highs and lows of the 2016 WRC season on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Ferrari: What’s new for 2017] Dec 29, 2016 02:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2017 Ferrari GTC4 Lusso]Ferraris [NYSE:RACE] don’t follow the typical model year cadence so annual updates are few and far between. Nevertheless, we tend to see at least one new or significantly updated model from Ferrari each year. The 2017 model year will see two: the GTC4 Lusso and LaFerrari Aperta. The coming year will also see Ferrari turn 70. To celebrate... [comments] | [read more] [Like Ferrari: What’s new for 2017 on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Citroën will have the coolest car in the 2017 World Rally Championship] Dec 29, 2016 01:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2017 Citroën C3 WRC rally car]Because of a change in the regulations allowing for greater freedom when it comes to aerodynamics, cars competing in the 2017 World Rally Championship will look radically different to what we’ve become accustomed to over the past few seasons. And one car in particular will be the most prominent: the Citroën C3 WRC. Based on the... 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