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  • 2015 Lotus Elise S Cup

    Only a couple of weeks ago we spotted a Lotus Elise prototype testing at the Nürburgring, which we reported at the time was for a road-going version of the automaker’s Elise S Cup R race car. Now, Lotus has confirmed the car's launch and released this first photo of it. The new sports car is called the Elise S Cup and it’s set to go on sale in Europe towards the end of the year priced from 47,500 euros (approximately $61,550). The Elise S Cup is the most track-focused version of the Elise and sits above the existing Elise, Elise S and Elise S Club Racer models. Power comes...

  • 2015 Lexus RC F
    2015 Lexus RC F Comes With 467 Horsepower, $63,325 Price Tag

    The Lexus IS F has driven off into the sunset but fear not F fans as Lexus has a new performance offering, the 2015 RC F, which is on sale now, priced from $63,325 including $925 in shipping. That makes it a couple of grand cheaper than the rival 2015 BMW M4, which starts at $65,125, and you also...

  • 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata live photos
    2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata Unveiled: Live Photos & Video

    The 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata is here, and it’s beautiful. We don’t know much else about the car, as it’s still in development, and Mazda hasn’t nailed down the final specs or performance figures for the car. MUST SEE: Meet The World's Fastest Mobility Scooter: Video What we do...

  • Teaser for Infiniti Q80 Inspiration concept
    Infiniti Releases Teaser For Flagship-Previewing Q80 Inspiration Concept

    Infiniti has made little secret of its desire to launch a new flagship to finally fill the void left by the departure of the Q45. At the 2014 Paris Auto Show next month, we’ll get our first solid look at the automaker’s progress in this regard. Recently, Infiniti started teasing a new...

  • 2015 Dodge Viper SRT
    2015 Dodge Viper SRT Gets GT And TA 2.0 Variants Plus More Power

    The Dodge Viper SRT supercar muscles into the 2015 model year with a few changes, including some additional horsepower. New variants have also been added to the lineup, with a new Viper GT squeezing in between the base Viper and upmarket Viper GTS, and a new-and-improved Viper Time Attack arriving...

  • 2012 Renault Alpine A110-50 Concept
    Renault Alpine Sports Car Design Signed Off, Won’t Look Like Concept

    Renault and Caterham announced plans in 2012 to jointly develop a new platform that could underpin sports car models for their respective brands. Development started in earnest shortly after but earlier this year the two automakers went their separate ways. The good news is that both Renault and...

  • 2015 Buick Envision (Chinese spec)

    Buick’s lineup is about to expand with two all-new models. One will be a rebadged version of the Opel Cascada convertible and the other will be the new Envision crossover, the latter of which was just unveiled at the 2014 Chengdu Auto Show taking place in China. Though yet to be confirmed, both models are expected to arrive in Buick showrooms in the U.S. as 2016 models. A version of the Envision is also expected to be sold in Europe by Opel. The Envision, which shares a name General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] used for a crossover concept unveiled back in 2011, is sized between the current...

  • 2016 Volvo XC90  -  world premiere, Stockholm, Sweden  -  August 2014
    2016 Volvo XC90 Live Photos And Video

    Volvo’s second-generation XC90 finally made its debut at an event in Stockholm, Sweden last week, and these are our first live photos of the all-new SUV direct from its premiere. The original XC90 was launched in 2002, and it revolutionized the SUV segment with its combination of space...

  • 2015 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak
    First Look At 2015 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak: Video

    Dodge has given drag racing fans an early look at the 2015 Challenger Drag Pak by unveiling a prototype version at the 60th annual National Hot Rod Association U.S. Nationals meet currently underway in Indianapolis. The new drag racer is based on the recently updated 2015 Dodge Challenger but...

  • 2016 Volvo XC90
    Volvo’s Future Mapped Out

    With the all-new XC90 SUV out in the open, attention can now turn to the other models Volvo plans to introduce over the next few years. Volvo’s plans are significant but we’ve put together a rough outline of what to expect and when. Volvo’s future lineup of vehicles will be based...

  • Turbocharged Ferrari 458M spy shots
    Turbocharged Ferrari 458M Spy Shots

    Ferrari’s 458 Italia and its hardcore Speciale variant are shaping up to be the Prancing Horse’s last normally aspirated V-8 cars, as the 458 is about to undergo its mid-cycle update and we hear the new car will be powered by a turbocharged engine. These are the first spy shots of a...

  • 2016 Alfa Romeo Giulia test mule spy shots
    2016 Alfa Romeo Giulia Spy Shots

    Alfa Romeo promises to have an eight-car lineup by the end of 2018 and one of the cars, expected to launch next year, will be a sporty sedan rumored to wear the Giulia title. The car was originally due to arrive several years ago as a successor for the Alfa Romeo 159 sold overseas, but its arrival...

  • Bugatti Veyron that crashed into a lake in 2009

    Warning: This video contains some NSFW language. Back in 2009, Andy Lee House, one of the first people in the country to own a Bugatti Veyron, crashed the exotic supercar into a lake. Upon exiting the vehicle, House left the engine running, causing it to suck up the lake’s salty water and cause irreparable damage. Following a series of investigations relating to the matter, House, 39, yesterday pleaded guilty to a charge of wire fraud before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith Giblin. He is now facing up to 20 years in prison. A sentencing date is yet to be set. WATCH: Lamborghini...

  • 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
    Mercedes C450 AMG Sport To Debut At 2015 Detroit Auto Show

    Mercedes-Benz will soon have an answer for Audi’s S line and BMW’s M Performance range, as the automaker from Stuttgart is set to announce a new ‘AMG Sport’ trim that will help bridge the gap between the most powerful non-AMG models and those actually built by the...

  • 2016 Volvo XC90  -  world premiere, Stockholm, Sweden  -  August 2014
    2016 Volvo XC90 Preview: Full Details, First Photos & Video

    In Stockholm, Sweden, Volvo today pulled the wraps off the first of an entirely new generation of vehicles—with a fully redesigned, second-generation version of the Volvo XC90. MUST SEE: Tiny V-8 Nitro Engine Looks, Sounds Amazing: Video Developed in-house at Volvo, as part of a three-year...

  • 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT spy shots
    2016 Mercedes-AMG GT Spy Shots

    The Mercedes-AMG GT sports car is nearing its unveiling, but as testing draws to a close, the final spy shots are emerging. This time around, we have a visual of a new, larger rear spoiler. It's a bit early for a Black Series, so this may be a separate upgrade package, possibly for the sportier GTS...

  • Nissan IDx NISMO (left) and IDx Freeflow concepts, 2013 Tokyo Motor Show
    More Aggressive Look For Nissan’s IDx-Based Sports Car

    Shortly after the unveiling of the IDx Freeflow and IDx NISMO concept cars at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show, Nissan executive vice president Andy Palmer said the concepts turned out to be such a hit that senior execs were already mulling which version to put into production, and that Nissan...

  • 2015 Subaru WRX S4 (Japanese spec)
    Subaru launches WRX S4 and WRX STI Type S in Japan

    Subaru has introduced two new versions of its WRX for its home market, which build upon the solid platform of the 2015 WRX by adding some much-needed horsepower and a few unique touches to further differentiate them. The first is the WRX S4, whose turbocharged and direct-injected 2.0-liter...

  • 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06

    The newest candidate for American supercar stardom now has a price, and it’s a remarkable one: $78,995 with delivery. If you’d prefer a convertible, it’ll start at $83,995. That’s just $121.53 per horsepower (or per pound-foot of torque). While it’s not the screaming power-per-dollar bargain of the 2015 Challenger SRT Hellcat (a mere $84.85 per hp), the 2015 Corvette Z06 is much more than a one-trick pony. DON'T MISS: Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Dyno Tested, May Be More Powerful Than Claimed: Video The Z06 is, after all, based on the incredibly balanced and...

  • 2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class, live photos from unveiling in Hamburg
    Mercedes S-Class Designer Hints At Future Interior Tech, Including Gesture Control

    The current-generation Mercedes-Benz S-Class already set new standards for interior comfort and technology when it debuted in 2013, but the next car, due in 2018, will take things another step forward. Speaking to Auto Express, Mercedes’ chief interior designer Jan Kaul said that the brand...

  • Motor Authority and the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat visit the lovely land of Burnoutistan
    Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Burnout, Motor Authority Style: Video

    If you’ve seen one burnout, you’ve seen ‘em all, right? No, not really. And certainly not when the new 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat is involved. This is our entry into the rubber-burning festivities. You will enjoy it. ALSO SEE: Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Dyno Tested, May...

  • 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
    2015 Chevrolet Corvette 8-Speed Automatic First Drive: Video

    What do you do when Chevy hands you the keys to a 2015 Corvette Stingray and an open run at the Milford Road Course? You flog it for all you’re worth, whether you know the track or not. That’s just what we did yesterday. Of course, this wasn’t your usual 7-speed manual Stingray...

  • 2014 Aston Martin DB9
    Aston Martin Trademarks New Names, DB9 Replacement Tipped To Be A DB10

    Aston Martin is developing a new platform that will underpin all of its next-generation models, starting with the next DB9 due around 2016. There is now some debate within the company as to what name should be used for the new car. The "DB" part, the initials of David Brown, who owned and ran the...

  • 2015 Lotus Elise S Cup R road car spy shots
    2015 Lotus Elise S Cup R road car spy shots

    Lotus appears to be working on a new version of its Elise sports car, believed to be based on the Elise S Cup R race car that debuted earlier this year and was designed for the Lotus Cup racing series. This prototype, spotted at the Nürburgring, features a body kit almost identical to the one...

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