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British kit car specialist Ultima Sports has released a documentary chronicling its 39-year history. The roughly hour-long documentary has everything you need to know about this small-but-prolific builder of performance cars. Ultima’s story begins in 1983, when Lee Noble (who would go on to start Noble Automotive) founded Noble Motorsport and…

The 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV was spotted in prototype form for the first time. The electric crossover lacked production lighting elements, but seemed to feature a Camaro-inspired blunt front end that leads into flowing fenders. Audi revealed the Urbansphere concept that hints at an electric minivan. The people mover would be aimed at the Chinese…

The Ford Thunderbird launched for the 1955 model year with a fairly conventional lineup of engine options, but the Blue Oval also experimented with something quite unorthodox. The company once stuffed a gas turbine engine into a 1955 Thunderbird. Ford archivist Ted Ryan posted a photo of the turbine-powered Thunderbird and testing notes on Twitter…

The 2023 BMW 7-Series broke cover, we learned key details about the upcoming Kia EV9, and Jeep’s boss talked next-gen Trackhawk and performance Jeep Grand Cherokee with us. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. The 2023 BMW 7-Series made its virtual debut with turbo-6, twin-turbo V-8, and all-electric powertrain options. The…

Lexus Racing on Thursday posted a shadowy photo on Instagram of what appears to be a winged LC coupe. No context was given, but we have seen evidence of a hotter LC variant under development. The teaser-style composition of the image, with shadows that obscure all but the outline of the car, make it seemContinue reading “Teaser image suggests winged Lexus LC F heading to market”

The 1987 Ruf CTR, famously dubbed the Yellowbird, made our list of the top 100 cars that matter. Based on a reskinned 930-generation Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2, the Yellowbird was reworked to cut weight and the engine was bored out to 3.4 liters. The result was a world-beating supercar with 469 hp and 408 lb-ftContinue reading “Ruf Yellowbird, Ford GT MKII, GM patent: Car News Headlines”

With the Chevrolet Corvette celebrating its 70th anniversary, Jay Leno recently checked out one of the earliest production models, courtesy of owner and Corvette restorer Mike McCluskey. This 1954 Corvette is from the ‘Vette’s second model year. Only 300 cars were made for the initial 1953 model year, however, so Leno considers 1954 to beContinue reading “Jay Leno checks out a 99-point restored 1954 Chevrolet Corvette”

A 2020 Ford GT Mk II is headed to Mecum’s Indianapolis auction, scheduled for May 13-21. The Mk II is a track-only version of the modern Ford GT supercar. It wasn’t built for racing, however, as it doesn’t conform to the rules of any race series. Production is limited to 45 cars priced at $1.2Continue reading “2020 Ford GT Mk II headed to auction”

Sometimes Cinderella gets the prince and nothing has to turn into a pumpkin. In 1987, a Porsche tuner called Ruf competed against the top supercars of the day and beat them all with a car that was officially called the CTR but became better known as the “Yellowbird.” Ruf had spent a decade modifying regularContinue reading “1987 Ruf CTR Yellowbird: 100 Cars That Matter”

Self-driving cars are often described as replacements for human drivers, but a General Motors patent filing shows how they could be used to train new ones. First spotted by Motor1, the filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is titled “Methods and Systems to Autonomously Train Drivers.” It proposes putting student drivers…