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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: [You have $200,000 burning a hole in your pocket. Which supercar do you choose? Poll results] Dec 01, 2016 11:50 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Joel Feder) [2017 Audi R8 vs. 2017 Acura NSX]It's a problem we all find ourselves having so often: which $200,000 supercar should we buy? While this might sound like the world's most ridiculous first-world problem, it certainly is a large decision. We are in an era where there are quite a few options in that price range when it comes to supercars, and they are vastly different in some... [comments] | [read more] [Like You have $200,000 burning a hole in your pocket. Which supercar do you choose? Poll results on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Lucid electric car, Mercedes-AMG S63 facelift, Cadillac Daytona Prototype: Car News Headlines] Dec 01, 2016 11:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2017 Cadillac DPi-V.R race car]Electric car startup Lucid has revealed a prototype for its first model, a high-performance luxury sedan to take on the Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] Model S. Along with the prototype reveal, Lucid confirmed the location for its new factory. Mercedes-Benz’s S-Class is about to undergo its mid-cycle update. Today we have spy shots of the updated S63 from... [comments] | [read more] [Like Lucid electric car, Mercedes-AMG S63 facelift, Cadillac Daytona Prototype: Car News Headlines on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [2018 Mercedes-AMG S63 spy shots] Dec 01, 2016 10:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2018 Mercedes-AMG S63 facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien]Mercedes-Benz is in the process of updating its S-Class range, including those models from the AMG performance skunk works. Our latest spy shots show a prototype for the updated version of AMG’s S63 super sedan, which in current form has been on sale since the 2014 model year. The visual changes will be subtle, consisting of new internals in... [comments] | [read more] [Like 2018 Mercedes-AMG S63 spy shots on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [BMW’s latest Art Car is the John Baldessari M6 GT3] Dec 01, 2016 08:45 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [John Baldessari BMW M6 GT3 Art Car]It was in 1975 that French racer and art lover Hervé Poulain in collaboration with BMW’s motorsport boss at the time, Jochen Neerpasch, asked artist Alexander Calder to design the livery for a race car. The result was a colorful BMW 3.0 CSL, which in 1975 raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and became an instant favorite with the... [comments] | [read more] [Like BMW’s latest Art Car is the John Baldessari M6 GT3 on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [German Grand Prix dropped from 2017 Formula One calendar] Dec 01, 2016 07:30 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [FIA logo]Despite the popularity of Formula One in Germany, plus the fact that a German driver and team just claimed the 2016 title, the German Grand Prix will be absent from the calendar in 2017. The race was to be held at the Hockenheimring but the promoter pulled out due to financial reasons. It’s alleged the promoter refused to pay the high... [comments] | [read more] [Like German Grand Prix dropped from 2017 Formula One calendar on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Lucid reveals electric car prototype, announces Arizona production] Dec 01, 2016 06:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [Prototype for Lucid electric car due in 2018]Just as Faraday Future struggles to get its plant off the ground, another Chinese-backed electric car startup based in the United States has chosen a location for its own plant. The company is Lucid, formerly known as Atieva, and on Tuesday it announced plans to build a $700 million plant in Casa Grande, Arizona. Along with the announcement, Lucid... [comments] | [read more] [Like Lucid reveals electric car prototype, announces Arizona production on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [New Fiesta ST to debut in late 2017] Dec 01, 2016 03:00 am | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2018 Ford Fiesta ST spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Median]Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] on Tuesday unveiled its redesigned Fiesta but the model we’re most interested in, the new Fiesta ST, is still more than a year away from hitting showrooms. Speaking with Dutch website AutoRAI, Tyrone Johnson, who heads development of ST and RS models at Ford Performance, revealed that the new Fiesta ST will enter... [comments] | [read more] [Like New Fiesta ST to debut in late 2017 on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Tax cheat's collection takes in $55 million at auction] Nov 30, 2016 07:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Jeff Glucker) [Duemila Route Auction]The taxman taketh and sometimes the taxman taketh more. Luigi Compiano found out just how much the taxman can take. You see, Compiano took over his family's private security firm, and stopped paying the Italian government the many millions of Euros it was owed. Compiano and the family instead spent that money on a whole lot of houses, cars... [comments] | [read more] [Like Tax cheat's collection takes in $55 million at auction on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Ford GT and GT40 immortalized as Lego models] Nov 30, 2016 06:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Jeff Glucker) [Ford GT and Ford GT40 by LEGO]Lego designers are quite good at getting us to part with our hard-earned dollars in exchange for a set of plastic bricks. That's because those bricks come in kits like the Speed Champions sets. The newest Speed Champions? A pair of iconic Ford race cars, the GT and GT40, for your scaled-down racetrack, er, desk. Ford and Lego have teamed up to... [comments] | [read more] [Like Ford GT and GT40 immortalized as Lego models on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Subaru-powered Porsche 356 visits Jay Leno’s Garage] Nov 30, 2016 05:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [1957 Porsche 356 replica on Jay Leno’s Garage]Before you pull your hair out over the thought of someone ruining a Porsche 356 by swapping in a Subaru engine, note that this is a replica we’re talking about. The car belongs to Tom Murtaugh, and it’s a replica of a 1957 356 Speedster. He’s an enthusiast who’s always wanted the experience of owning a 356 but didn’t... [comments] | [read more] [Like Subaru-powered Porsche 356 visits Jay Leno’s Garage on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Divergent Dagger is your 3D-printed superbike] Nov 30, 2016 04:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Jeff Glucker) [Divergent Dagger concept, 2016 Los Angeles auto show]Divergent is a company that has big plans for the world of 3D printing. This is a company that has already created a number of parts for what it's calling the first 3D-printed supercar; the DM Blade. Divergent also creates 3D-printed metal parts that could find use in a number of automobiles; names like Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] and Peugeot... [comments] | [read more] [Like Divergent Dagger is your 3D-printed superbike on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [BMW M rumored to be planning family of ‘CS’ models] Nov 30, 2016 03:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [2016 BMW M2 Coupe]Recent trademark filings reveal that BMW has protected the names of a range of potential M cars wearing the CS designation. The names range from “M1 CS” through to “M8 CS.” While it’s not unusual for automakers to trademark names even when there’s no intention to actually use them, there are rumors BMW’s M... [comments] | [read more] [Like BMW M rumored to be planning family of ‘CS’ models on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [LaFerrari #500 to be sold during Finali Mondiali in Daytona] Nov 30, 2016 02:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran) [Ferrari LaFerrari number 500 built for 2016 Italian earthquake charity fund]Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] has revealed a LaFerrari that it plans to auction off for charity at the Finali Mondiali event which takes place at Daytona International Speedway from December 1-4. The car is a special 500th example that Ferrari previously announced it would sell to help raise funds for reconstruction efforts in Central Italy, which was... [comments] | [read more] [Like LaFerrari #500 to be sold during Finali Mondiali in Daytona on Facebook] [Google Plus One Button] [share on Twitter] [Cadillac returning to prototype endurance racing for first time in 14 years] Nov 30, 2016 01:00 pm | feedback@highgearmedia.com (Kirk Bell) [2017 Cadillac DPi-V.R race car]Cadillac unveiled its latest race car today. It's called the DPi-V.R and it will compete in the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship's new Daytona Prototype International (DPi) class. The last time Cadillac competed in prototype endurance racing was 2002. Cadillac joins Mazda and Nissan as manufacturers for IMSA’s top Prototype... 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