Tagged “Roadsters”

  • Volkswagen confirms roadster concept for NAIAS

    Volkswagen is reportedly working on an affordable mid-engine sports car, which it plans to release sometime early next decade. A concept of the car was originally slated for debut at this month’s Lo...

  • New details on Honda’s next-generation S2000

    For a company that spends hundreds of millions of dollars on its F1 program, Honda has been awfully quiet in the sports car scene. The S2000 was released nearly a decade ago and a replacement for the...

  • Elfin Type 5 debuts at Sydney Motor Show

    Elfin sports cars has unveiled its Type 5 Clubman roadster at today’s Sydney Motor Show, using the event to confirm that the final production version will be almost identical to the show car. The Ty...

  • Mazda takes the wraps off facelifted MX-5

    Following a number of leaks of images and details, Mazda has finally released official information for its facelifted MX-5 (Miata) range which makes its world debut at this week’s Paris Motor Show.

  • Lotus updates Exige Sport Cup 260 for 2009

    Keeping Colin Chapman’s belief of increased performance through less weight clearly in mind when enhancing the Exige Sport Cup 260, Lotus engineers have improved on the already nimble 2008 version o...

  • McLaren reveals new SLR Roadster '722 S'

    Mercedes-Benz has confirmed that its longstanding partnership with British sports car manufacturer McLaren to build the SLR supercar will come to an end next year, and to mark the occasion the compani...

  • Spy video: Porsche's upcoming Boxster RS variant

    Almost completely undisguised prototypes of Porsche’s facelifted Boxster have been spotted in photos and video undergoing final testing ahead of the car’s reveal planned for later this year. Like...

  • Mercedes-Benz SL-Class tuned by Lorinser

    The Mercedes-Benz SL-Class is without doubt one of the most handsome cars on the market but with a few subtle mods the svelte roadster can be made much more appealing. The latest styling kit from Germ...

  • Report: BMW 1-series-based Z2 roadster in the works

    A new, entry-level sports roadster based on the 1-series (current 1-series cabrio pictured) and powered by a range of economical four-cylinder engines could be brewing at BMW. The board of directors w...

  • Lotus builds £150,000 diamond encrusted Europa

    Lotus has unveiled a fully customized diamond-set Europa valued at £150,000 (approximately $266,500) just days out from its 60th birthday, which falls on the 14th of this month. The diamond anniversa...

  • D3 boosts Cadillac XLR-V output to more than 600hp

    There was a time when aftermarket tuners would rarely even consider modifying something like a Cadillac. The brand was largely associated with retirees and boring business execs, hardly the type of bu...

  • Report: VW, Porsche teaming up for 914 revival?

    Though the lightweight, mid-engined Porsche 914 of the late 1960s and early 1970s was far from a perfect machine, it has developed a cult following that keeps it active in the streets and on tracks ar...

  • Tesla Motors announces Powertrain 1.5 production

    The original two-speed Tesla transmission has had notorious reliability issues, in the end forcing the company to sell the car with the unit effectively locked in second gear. That was a temporary sol...

  • MG expanding lineup with three new models

    The limited-edition TF is already on sale in the UK, and over 80% of the 500-car production run is sold out. The TF is just the beginning of the Chinese owner's plans for the brand, however. Starting...

  • One-off Lamborghini Miura Spyder makes a return

    The Lamborghini Miura Spyder concept has spent the past 40 years doing the rounds of motor shows and sitting idle in the hands of private collectors, a footnote in the annals of one of the most influe...

  • BMW builds last Z4 at Spartanburg plant

    BMW is planning to reveal a concept version for its next-generation Z4 at the Los Angeles Auto Show this November, but the current generation of the car is still in dealerships across the country. The...