Category Archives: Motor Authority

Florida’s Drop Top Customs is almost ready to deliver a convertible conversion for the latest Dodge Charger Photos of the Charger Daytona EV with the conversion applied have been posted to social media Pricing hasn’t been announced but a conversion for the previous Challenger costs $23,999 Dodge hasn’t announced plans to offer a convertible…

Lamborghini’s SC63 LMDh will only contest IMSA’s five-race Michelin Endurance Cup in 2025 Lamborghini will not participate in the 2025 season of the FIA World Endurance Championship A return to the World Endurance Championship in future seasons has not been announced After announcing in November plans to sit out the 2025 season of the FIAContinue reading “Lamborghini to make limited IMSA GTP assault in 2025”

The GMA T.33 supercar is set to gain a track-focused “s” version The T.33s will be the third and final version of the V-12-powered T.33 GMA will then launch a different type of car boasting a new platform The U.K.’s Gordon Murray Automotive (GMA) will unveil a more track-focused “s” version as the third andContinue reading “Gordon Murray plans track-focused T.33s for mid-2025”

Students from Nissan’s technical college have prepared a trio of concepts for the 2025 Tokyo Auto Salon The concepts include a Nissan Z station wagon that features elements from three separate Nissan vehicles The lineup also features a heavily tuned Nissan Bluebird and a modern interpretation of the Kenmary-era Nissan Skyline Students from…

Ford is following other automakers in developing a steer-by-wire system, a recently discovered patent filing shows. The filing in question was published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Nov. 19, 2024, but was submitted by Ford just over two years earlier, on Nov. 14, 2022. But it deals not with steer-by-wire asContinue reading “Ford patents its steer-by-wire system”

General Motors is looking at ways to add quad-motor powertrains to its electric vehicles, with a focus on performance both on and off-road. In a patent filing published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Nov. 21, 2024, and filed by GM May 17, 2023, the automaker discusses use of a mechanical couplingContinue reading “GM maps out how it might configure performance quad-motor EVs”

Aston Martin’s Valkyrie AMR-LMH race car may swap out its mufflers for a straight-pipe setup for competition in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, Racer has learned. The Valkyrie AMR-LMH is being developed in time for the 2025 motorsports season and is set to be fielded by Aston Martin in partnership with Heart of Racing in bothContinue reading “Aston Martin may straight-pipe the Valkyrie race car”

Genesis’ LMDh race car currently only exists as a half-scale model To speed up development, Genesis will build a V-8 from two 4-cylinder engines from Hyundai’s World Rally Championship program Six-time Le Mans winner Jacky Ickx is serving as an advisor for the program Genesis in December launched its own motorsports division, Genesis Magma Racing…

A California dealer body has sent a cease-and-desist letter to VW Group and Scout The dealers argue that Scout’s plan to sell its upcoming electric pickup and SUV directly to customers flouts the state’s dealer franchise laws VW Group’s dealers have been requesting a pickup from the automaker for years Volkswagen Group and its newContinue reading “CA dealers scream foul play, try to block Scout’s direct-sales model”

A Subaru Forester Hybrid will be available from mid-2025 The electrified compact crossover’s hybrid system is thought to have been developed with Toyota A redesigned Subaru Outback is also arriving soon Subaru will look to take advantage of renewed interest in hybrid vehicles with the launch of the 2025 Forester Hybrid next year. Subaru’s website…