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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: [Rezvani cuts Beast Alpha price in half]( May 18, 2017 11:45 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Zach Bowman) [2018 Rezvani Beast Alpha]The Rezvani Beast Alpha is now priced at $95,000, a full $105,000 less than it did when the vehicle debuted at the 2016 Los Angeles auto show. The Alpha is the removable hardtop version of the Beast, though instead of using a donor Ariel Atom chassis the Alpha relies on the chassis of a Lotus Elise. The Samir Sadikhov-designed exterior shares... 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So high, in fact, that the automaker didn’t mind if we jumped the truck repeatedly over a short-run trophy course. Would you consider doing the same with a bone stock Colorado? Perhaps, but we’d suggest a healthy cache of bumpers first. MORE: Read and watch our first drive review of... [comments]( | [read more]( [Like 5 ways the Chevy Colorado turns into a ZR2 on Facebook]( [Google Plus One Button]( [share on Twitter]( [SEND US A TIP]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Spy shots]( [Spy shots]( [First Drives]( [First Drives]( [Super Cars]( [[Racing] Racing]( [[Muscle Cars] Muscle Cars]( [[Industry] Industry]( --------------------------------------------------------------- You are receiving this email because you subscribed to it on our website [Unsubscribe]( {EMAIL} from this list. 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