Coupes
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There are rare cars, and then there's the Aston Martin One-77. In a world where you'll find a line of Ferrari Enzos and F40s at Pebble Beach, the One-77 stands apart for a long list of reasons. And now, you have the opportunity to buy one. With 1,800 km (1,118 miles) on the clock, this One-77 is looking for a new caretaker. The price? €2,960,000, which equals out to be about $3.35 million with current exchange rates. ALSO SEE: The Bugatti Vision GT concept ran out of fuel at Pebble Beach When it was launched six years ago, prices started at a mere $1.87 million. The supercar was offered...
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Germans tune Dodge Viper to a ferocious 765 horsepowerWhat the Dodge Viper ACR—certainly one of the most raw sports cars ever built—didn't need was more power. Wait, are we really saying that? Of course it needed more power. And the crew over at GeigerCars led by legendary German tuner Karl Geiger agreed, working over the Viper's big V-10...
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2017 Toyota 86 will be $950 more than outgoing FR-SToyota has priced its new 86 sports coupe from $27,120, which is an increase of about 4 percent over the Scion FR-S that it replaces. But the 86 is more than just a rebadge of the now-discontinued Scion brand's coupe. A host of chassis, interior, and styling updates make the first truly sporty car...
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Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 concept is a mega electric coupeMercedes-Benz unveiled a new concept for its Mercedes-Maybach sub-brand on Thursday in Monterey, California as part of the ongoing Monterey Car Week. The concept is called the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6, and it’s in the form of a streamlined coupe with a large grille, slit-like lights and...
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Report: Porsche Pajun sedan, 928 successor in doubtThe recent sighting of a shortened Panamera test mule has sent the rumor mill into overdrive with revived talk of the Porsche Pajun, a hypothetical sedan to slot in below the Panamera. Pajun is simply a nickname for the off-rumored sedan. It’s short for “Panamera Junior,” just as...
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Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 concept teased ahead of Monterey debutThe world's wealthiest car enthusiasts—and a team of our not quite so well-heeled editors—are set to descend on California's scenic Central Coast this week, and it turns out that Mercedes-Benz's Mercedes-Maybach sub-brand will have something to tantalize its core clientele. The...
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Aston Martin turned out garage rock and roll for decades. Of course, the small British carbuilder got some big help from deep-pocketed benefactors who tried every way to Sunday to turn a profit. They failed. But the sound from the factory at Gaydon has always been raw, reckless, and—excuse the metaphor—a little low budget. The way we hear it, the 2017 Aston Martin DB11 is the automaker's big-budget record. The DB11 exists right now because Aston Martin needs a fingerhold to climb the mountain of profitability. It's the first up in a four-car plan that'll eventually include a...
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Jon Snow helps flog new Infiniti Q60When he’s not out waging war in Westeros, it appears Jon Snow has a penchant for reciting poetry and driving luxury coupes. More accurately, Kit Harington, who plays the popular character on HBO’s hit series Game of Thrones, was been recruited by Infiniti to help promote its new Q60...
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2017 Infiniti Q60 to start from $39,855Infiniti has announced pricing for its 2017 Q60 sport coupe. The 2-door will be offered with rear- or all-wheel drive in three trim levels when it goes on sale in September. The 400-horsepower Red Sport 400 model will follow later, with pricing to come closer to launch. The Q60 lineup will consist...
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Shopping for a new Corvette? Here's why you should get the Grand SportAre you shopping for a new seventh-generation Chevrolet Corvette? If you are, good for you, because that means you have some money to spend and you've chosen the best performing generation of 'Vette ever built. The base Corvette Stingray is relatively affordable compared to the competition and can...
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Subaru prices updated 2017 BRZ from $26,315Subaru's revised 2017 BRZ will sticker from $26,315 when it hits dealers soon, a modest $125 increase over last year for the entry-level Premium trim level. That figure is for a model with a 6-speed manual transmission. From there, the lineup climbs to $28,465 for a Limited with the manual, $29,565...
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2019 Mercedes-AMG S63 Coupe spy shotsBuyers seeking a combination of luxury, performance and stunning good looks would do well to take a gander at Mercedes-AMG’s S63 Coupe. The sensuous lines and supercar-like performance thoroughly impressed at the car’s debut in 2014, and now the team at AMG is out to improve the...
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Remember when fun-to-drive cars were rear-wheel drive? When neutral handling trumped tricked-out suspensions with variable-ratio everything? When manual gearboxes weren't just available, but standard? The Subaru BRZ is trying to save sports cars with headsmackingly simple counterprogramming. It's heroic stuff, stuff that would have been written about in the ancient sagas, if those sagas had had a first-drive column. It's so straightforward and unironic, it's almost impossible for a Gen Xer to bear. The car world is powering through the adaptive-everything era, stepping into uncharted...
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Viper special editions sold out, Snakeskin Edition ACR addedDodge has had a devil of a time selling its Viper supercar. Now it looks like the answer was to offer a bunch of special edition models, then to kill off the car. The company has announced that four of the five special edition models it just announced last week are already sold out. This is despite...
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2018 Audi A5 and S5 first drive review: Sibling rivalry renewedAudi's A4 brings home the bacon for its U.S. sales arm, but there's no denying the stylish spin-offs that give the compact-car family its panache: the Audi A5 and S5. These Audi twins vie for attention at the dinner table. Between bites, the sleek A5 catches up on the #RichKidsOfInstagram hashtag...
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McLaren: All the cars, from F1 to P1It's one of the younger brands on the automotive landscape, but few car names sport the supercar aura and carry the racing heritage of McLaren. New Zealand-born Bruce McLaren became one of the youngest Formula 1 champions in 1959, when he won his first Grand Prix. After starting his own race team...
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Honda Civic Coupe attacks crowd-sourced stunt trackWhat happens when you open up ideas for a new stunt track to the world? Well, you get a bunch of goofy suggestions. Honda did just that to promote its Civic Coupe and produced a video to prove it. In this video, stunt driver Matt Powers takes the wheel of a series of Civics to attack Honda's "Dream...
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2017 Nissan 370Z previewWalk up to the counter, tell the Nissan dealer the trim model of the 2017 Nissan 370Z you want, take two steps to the left, hand the cashier your money, take your keys and go home. Nissan has announced the 370Z will live on for at least another year—the ninth for the current model (a Z34 to...
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Maybe this is how we'll remember sports cars. Once everything runs off a silent pack of cells charged wirelessly overnight. Once no one actually owns a car outright. Once cars turn into self-driven transportation devices, run by apps, pre-programmed for convenience, drained of life. Savor this one. The 2017 Jaguar F-Type SVR is a crackling piece of ecstatic, retro performance art. That's not just a Jaguar 5.0-liter V-8, it's the loudest Jaguar V-8 ever. It's not just fast, it's the fastest Jaguar ever, save for the uber-rare XJ220 supercar. It isn't merely the best-looking Jaguar on the road...
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2017 Subaru BRZ gets Series.Yellow special editionSubaru’s BRZ has just been updated for the 2017 model year with a new look, a small bump in power and a more refined cabin. But the rear-wheel-drive sports car also gets a special edition model, the Series.Yellow, which benefits from a flashy paint job and the BRZ’s top-shelf...
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Toyota Supra rumors grow stronger again with trademark filingToyota has trademarked the Supra name with the European Union Intellectual Property Office, a solid signal that the Japanese automaker will revive the storied nameplate for a new sports car positioned above the 86 (which formerly was sold in the U.S. as the Scion FR-S). Reports indicate that the...
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2017 Nissan GT-R first drive reviewI’ve just snaked through legendary Eau Rouge and Raidillon S-turns at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, careful not to drive over the rumble strips because, in the rain, their paint has a different traction coefficient than the asphalt and that could send the 565-horsepower 2017 Nissan GT-R off...
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Here are the new 2018 Audi A5 and S5 coupesYou'd be forgiven for thinking the new Audi A5 Coupe is the old Audi A5 Coupe, but that's neither here nor there. The newest iteration from Ingolstadt sports relatively the same profile as the old coupe that had been with us for about a decade. This time around, however, the new A5 gets the...
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New video highlights M Performance parts for the BMW M2BMW's new M2 has been hailed by many as the sporty coupe that harks back to the legendary early M3s, and now the German automaker has released details on a slew of M Performance Parts designed to hop up the little coupe even more. For now, the parts are mostly aerodynamic and styling bolt-ons, not...
Andrew Ganz