Sports Cars

M. At BMW, it stands for performance. We identify M cars with big power, agile dynamics, and aggressive European styling. But how did they get that way? The BMW M3 is the car that started it all, and a couple weeks ago we saw how BMW developed the first-generation M3. Well, now BMW has released the...

This past year the auto industry offered up a smorgasbord of new or significantly updated luxury and performance cars. We drove them, we reviewed them, and we really loved several of them. As we considered the finalists for our annual Best Car To Buy award, we had to, reluctantly, leave several...

We drove an impressive list of new or significantly updated luxury and performance cars this past year. Many of them approach the cost of a mortgage and the Lamborghini Aventador SV we profiled yesterday costs about a half a million dollars. Among a sea of incredible high-dollar cars, one of the...

Ferrari [NYSE:F] is recalling the 2016 California T because a manufacturing flaw in a fuel-system component could lead to an engine-compartment fire—and, potentially, one very unhappy Ferrari owner. The recall affects all 2016 Ferrari California T models made from September 8, 2015 to...

Just imagine getting the keys to a Nissan GT-R during the winter season. We know we’d run out and do exactly what the driver in this video from YouTube user Vehicle Virgins is doing. More than 500 horsepower of twin-turbo grunt, one of the best all-wheel-drive systems in production, and an...

You’ve probably never heard of Anthony Jannarelly but we’re sure you’re familiar with his work. He’s responsible for penning the world’s most expensive car, the $3.4 million W Motors Lykan Hypersport, which starred in the hit movie Furious 7 and has just spawned a...

If you're not in the know, BMW guys can drive you nuts. They talk about generations of 3 Series and M3 with alphanumerics such as E30, E36, E46, and E92 like everyone knows what they heck they mean. Thanks to BMW's latest video, the uninitiated can get a better grasp on the cars behind those...

Torque is a fun thing, isn't it? Especially when a large amount of it can be delivered instantaneously. Car makers that offer vehicles powered by electricity know this, and electric torque has provided the world with a few fun additions in the vehicular realm. Be they fully electric or aided by the...

British track specialist Zenos has come out with a new version of its E10 track car, and this one is packing Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Focus RS power. Yes, Zenos engineers have managed to fit the 2016 Focus RS’s turbocharged 2.3-liter four-cylinder engine into the tiny E10 chassis to create...

Bentley hasn’t hidden the fact that it is considering expanding its lineup with one or possibly two new cars. The most likely options, the automaker hints, are a sports car and a second SUV. While another SUV is likely to be years away still, the sports car may be coming in a relatively short...

Late last decade, there were plenty of rumors about Porsche launching a modern 928 based on the Panamera platform. The car was to be a proper 2+2 grand tourer and mechanically identical to the Panamera to help save on costs, making it essentially a Panamera coupe. However, the rumors were quickly...

Soulless, ugly, and overweight. These are the three things I hear nearly every armchair-enthusiast fanboy say about the Nissan GT-R. The NISMO? It's scoffed at as an even more ridiculously priced Nissan with more boost and little else. All of those people are wrong. The jeers of the GT-R being...

Mercedes-Benz is bringing back its SLC badge next year, but it won’t be affixed to an ‘all-new’ car but rather an updated version of the current SLK. The SLK is now one of the oldest models in the automaker’s fleet, having been on the market in its current form since the...

Last week Porsche confirmed it was finally reviving its 718 nameplate last used on a racing car in the 1960s. However, rather than use the 718 name for a new model, Porsche will attach it to its Boxster and Cayman when the sports cars undergo a mid-cycle update next year. They will be called the...

You don’t buy an Aston Martin if you are looking for the best sports car for the money. Several more mainstream brands build cars that are more reliable and less expensive while delivering as much or more performance. Instead, you buy an Aston Martin because you want that beauty in your life...

Porsche today announced that its mid-engine Boxster roadster and Cayman coupe will carry the 718 name when they undergo their mid-cycle update in 2016. The models will be called the 718 Boxster and 718 Cayman and both will use turbocharged four-cylinder engines, as previously confirmed. We've...

...but should you? If we could make the title of this piece a little longer, those are the words we'd add. Yes, the second generation Chevrolet Corvette is one of the great all-time automotive designs. It's an icon, and Larry Shinoda deserves our unending love and respect. He crafted a design that...

The formula is a pretty simple one. Take a lightweight chassis, add a big engine, and you're going to wind up with a very fun vehicle. Now, that doesn't always mean you're dealing with a good vehicle but you're bound to have fun nonetheless. Examples of vehicles that are both fun and good include...

The Mercedes-AMG GT S and Nissan GT-R NISMO have been designed to appeal to very different buyers, but it’s still awesome to see the two cars go head-to-head in a drag race. The drivers get a 31-mph rolling start and there are two separate runs featured in the video from GTBoard. MUST SEE...

Yesterday, we learned that BMW won’t launch a standalone supercar as part of its centenary celebrations in 2016, but the automaker is sure to have something special to mark the milestone. Perhaps that something will simply be a convertible version of the i8 plug-in hybrid sports car. MUST...