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A prototype for a new Audi A7 Avant wagon has been spied again, revealing many new details. The vehicle will be twinned with a redesigned A7 Sportback hatchback in an expanded A7 family due to start arriving around 2025. It isn't clear if the wagon will reach the U.S., but the hatch will likely make it to these shores as a 2026 model. The current...

Nissan last week announced a new strategy that calls for the launch of 30 new vehicles worldwide over the next three years, seven of which are bound for the U.S. The strategy also calls for intensified work with partners, particularly fellow members of the Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance. Automotive News (subscription required) reported last...

To show its commitment to motorsports in the electric era, Hyundai has developed a race car based on the 2025 Ioniq 5 N high-performance electric compact crossover that went on sale last month. Revealed over the weekend in Seoul, South Korea, the new Ioniq 5 N eN1 Cup will be ready to race in the Hyundai N Festival one-make racing series as soon...

For anyone looking for the closest thing to a street-legal formula race car that money can buy, the answer is the BAC Mono. The single-seat roadster has been on sale since 2012, and is currently into its second generation. Jay Leno recently got acquainted with the car, and had company co-founder Ian Briggs on hand to explain the ins and outs. BAC...

BMW is preparing a mid-cycle refresh for the M3 sedan and the updates will extend to the M3 Touring wagon, as evidenced by our latest spy shots. The spy shots show a prototype for the updated M3 Touring. Prototypes for the updated M3 sedan have also been spotted in the past. The only visible change on the prototypes are new headlights which the...

The one-off 1964 Pontiac Banshee coupe concept is once again for sale, this time in a listing at Hemmings. The asking price is a cool $1.2 million. The Banshee was an early attempt by General Motors to counter the Ford Mustang. Known internally as the XP-833, it was the brainchild of John Z. DeLorean, who was head of Pontiac at the time. More...

General Motors has filed a patent application for battery cells with unusual shapes designed to aid cooling. Instead of the rectangular shape of the automaker's current Ultium cells, the patent application, first spotted by Motor1, discusses Lego-shapes that leave channels when the cells are assembled into modules. These channels could be used for...

Hyundai's Santa Cruz compact pickup truck was given a refresh. The exterior mostly stays the same, but the interior sports a new dash and the latest technology. Mercedes-Benz updated its G-Class, and the updates extend to the high-performance G 63 from AMG. The updated range arrives for the 2025 model year, and while the G 63 keeps the current...

The maker of Falken tires has developed technology to detect loose lug nuts, and the company plans to debut it on a production vehicle later this year. Sumitomo Rubber Industries has announced the new feature Sensing Core, which the company says can detect lug nuts that are loose by as little as one millimeter, without the use of dedicated...

The 2025 Toyota 4Runner received a teaser, the 2025 Audi Q7 received a fresh face, and we drove the 2025 Volvo EX30. It's the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. The teaser campaign for the 2025 Toyota 4Runner kicked off. Toyota posted an image revealing part of the iconic SUV's new design. It's clear the new 4Runner, which will be new...

Hyundai has been spotted testing a prototype for the production version of the Seven electric SUV concept shown at the 2021 Los Angeles auto show. The vehicle, which was first announced during 2020's launch of the Ioniq EV sub-brand, has been confirmed by the automaker to go on sale in 2024. This means it will likely arrive as a 2025 model in the...

The current R35 Nissan GT-R is expected to bow out soon, but a successor is planned, though it might not arrive for a few years. Nissan has confirmed that a redesigned GT-R is coming, but the automaker hasn't signed off on a final design, and also hasn't chosen what type of powertrain to run. Mercedes-Benz is working on its next-generation...

Proper clearance is important when adding chunky off-road tires, especially when the vehicle was originally designed for on-road driving. Ford has experienced what happens when the clearance is insufficient with its Transit Trail off-road van, which has been recalled due to the front tires rubbing against the body in certain conditions. The recall...

Polestar fans can look forward to more performance-oriented special editions along the lines of the BST Edition 270 and BST Edition 230 versions of the Polestar 2. The information was revealed by Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath in an interview with Motor1 during this week's 2024 New York auto show. Ingenlath didn't say when the next BST editions...

Enthusiasts can tuck themselves into bed tonight knowing Nissan’s iconic sports cars will live to see another generation. At the 2024 New York auto show, Senior Vice President and Chief Planning Officer for Nissan North America, Ponz Pandikuthira, told Motor Authority the GT-R and Z nameplates won’t die, though they might take time to...

One of the most iconic names in racing is set to make a return this year, by establishing a team in the Formula E Championship. The U.K.'s Lola Cars announced on Thursday that it will partner with Yamaha to form the new team Lola Yamaha in time for Season 11 of Formula E, which is expected to start later this year. The provisional calendar won't...

Kia used this week's 2024 New York auto show to introduce the new K4 compact sedan, which will replace the Forte when it arrives in showrooms in the second half of the year as a 2025 model. During the introduction, Kia presented a video that showed a hatchback version of the K4, a body style that Kia discontinued on the Forte in 2018. The video is...

Toyota has provided the first evidence that a redesigned 4Runner is coming soon. The automaker took to Instagram on Thursday to post a series of photos of each generation of the 4Runner. The final photo in the series showed a portion of the redesigned 4Runner, the nameplate's sixth generation. Included with the photos was a challenge for fans to...

The 2025 Volvo EX30 is several things all at once. The small electric crossover represents a new entry point to the brand; it’s one of the few affordable electric cars starting at $35,000; it makes an eco-conscious statement in a luxury leather world; and its dual-motor performance model fuels rallycross dreams. The last bit might be the...

A new generation of the Porsche Panamera starts sales this year, and this week Porsche released pricing information for the current range-topper, the Turbo E-Hybrid. It's a plug-in hybrid that packs a twin-turbocharged V-8 and a peak output of 670 hp. JLR (formerly Jaguar Land Rover) is no stranger to SUVs with beefy engines, and its next will be...