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2023 Audi Q9, 2022 Jeep Wagoneer, 2021 Ram 1500 TRX: This Week’s Top Photos

An early tester for what’s likely to be a full-size SUV from Audi was spotted this week. Such a vehicle is likely to be called the Q9 and target the likes of the BMW X7 and Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class, as well as the Cadillac Escalade and Lincoln Navigator.

2023 Honda Pilot spy shots – Photo credit: S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

Another SUV spotted testing this week was the next-generation Honda Pilot. The fourth-generation Honda eight-seater is set to feature a more rugged design, a new platform, and more space inside for passengers.

2022 Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer

Jeep finally unveiled its modern Wagoneer, which is being offered for the 2022 model year in regular and upmarket Grand Wagoneer grades. The big SUVs go on sale this summer and priced to start less than $60,000.

Canoo pickup truck

Electric-vehicle startup Canoo revealed a battery-electric pickup truck. It’s promised for delivery in early 2023 and should appeal to both buyers looking for a lifestyle truck or serious workhorse.

2021 Ram 1500 TRX

If you prefer your pickup trucks with V-8 power, the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX is a top option… if you can afford its price tag. Find out what it’s like in our latest review.

Ford GT Mk II – Photo credit: Mecum

This week we learned that one of only 45 Ford GT Mk II supercars destined to be built is headed for auction. This is the lighter, more powerful track-only version of Ford’s GT supercar, which was unveiled in 2019 with a starting price of $1.2 million.

1967 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C bearing chassis no. CSX3042 – Photo credit: Mecum

Another rare car up for grabs is an original 1967 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C, one of just 31 ever made. No price has been mentioned but anyone interested will probably need close to $3 million to call it their own. It last traded hands for almost $2.9 million.

Jaguar E-Type 60 Collection

And finally, Jaguar unveiled the first of its “reborn” E-Types honoring the original coupe and convertible used for the nameplate’s 1961 launch in Geneva, Switzerland. The cars are based on donor E-Types and are being sold as pairs.

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March 13, 2021
2022 Jeep Wagoneer, 2021 Dodge Durango Hellcat, 2023 Honda Pilot: The Week In Reverse

The 2022 Jeep Wagoneer made its debut, we drove the 2021 Dodge Durango Hellcat, and the 2023 Honda Pilot was spotted. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority.

The 2022 Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer were unveiled with up to 75 inches of screens, a pair of V-8 engines, and luxurious interiors. The large SUVs are set to launch this summer with everything from the Chevrolet Tahoe and Ford Expedition to the Lincoln Navigator, Cadillac Escalade, and Rover Range Rover in their sights.

The 2022 Volvo XC60 was revealed with a revised look and an Android-based infotainment system. The updated crossover SUV will enter production in May, though exact launch timing for the U.S. hasn’t been announced.

We drove the 2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat and found it’s a defiant, doomed, and menacing family hauler that both appalled with its audacity and enamored with brutish charms. The three-row Hellcat will be the rarest of the supercharged beasts as only 2,000 will be built and only for the 2021 model year.

EV startup Canoo unveiled an electric pickup truck with a cabover design to compete with the Tesla Cybertruck. Set to go into production in 2023, the Canoo pickup is based on the automaker’s modular platform and will offer up to 600 hp.

The 2023 Honda Pilot was spotted for the first time on public roads. The fourth-generation of the Pilot is set to feature a more rugged design, a new platform, and more space inside for passengers. Expect the redesigned three-row people hauler to arrive in dealerships in late 2022.

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March 12, 2021
The Maserati Bora, the brand’s first mid-engine car, turns 50 years old

As Maserati prepares to launch the mid-engine MC20, one of that car’s ancestors is celebrating its golden anniversary. The Maserati Bora debuted 50 years ago as the Italian automaker’s first mid-engine road car.

Maserati had built race cars with the engine behind the driver, but the Bora brought that idea to the automaker’s road-car line when it debuted at the Geneva motor show on March 11, 1971, the automaker noted in a press release. Maserati was playing catch up, as the mid-engine Lamborghini Miura had debuted, in concept form, six years earlier.

The engine, which was mounted under a carpeted floor to create luggage space, was a 4.7-liter V-8 that produced 310 hp (a 4.9-liter engine was added later). The longitudinally mounted V-8 drove the rear wheels through a 5-speed manual transmission. Maserati quoted a top speed of 174 mph.

1971 Maserati Bora

The Giorgetto Giugiaro-designed Bora was also the first Maserati road car with four-wheel independent suspension, and also sported disc brakes which were still not a given at the time.

Maserati built 564 Boras through the end of production in 1978. A year after the Bora’s debut, Maserati introduced the Merak, another mid-engine car with Giugiaro-penned bodywork. While it had a V-6 instead of the Bora’s V-8, the Merak proved more successful, staying in production until the early 1980s. Maserati wouldn’t launch another mid-engine road car until the MC12 in 2005.

The automaker is now trying again with the MC20, which sports butterfly doors, a carbon-fiber chassis and body panels, and a claimed top speed of 202 mph. The engine is Maserati’s new Nettuno 3.0-liter twin-turbo V-6, which uses Formula One technology to develop 621 hp and 538 pound-feet of torque. The MC20 will debut as a coupe, with spider and all-electric versions following later, Maserati said during the car’s unveiling last year.

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March 11, 2021