Sports Cars
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The Mercedes-AMG GT sports car is almost here, with Mercedes-Benz confirming the car will go on sale in April of 2015 priced from $130,825, which includes a $925 destination charge. This is for the car’s GT S trim, which comes with a 503-horsepower version of Mercedes-AMG’s new twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 and a 0-60 mph time of 3.7 seconds. WATCH: Valet Fired After Posting ‘Review’ Of Customer’s BMW M4 On YouTube: Video The tamer GT trim, which will offer 456 hp from the same engine and a 0-60 time of 3.9 seconds, will go on sale in the spring of 2016...
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Valet Fired After Posting ‘Review’ Of Customer’s BMW M4 On YouTube: VideoWarning: This video contains some NSFW language. While the majority of valets are good and honest people, like with any industry there are always going to be a few bad apples. Case in point is the valet in the video above who was recently tasked with parking a customer’s BMW M4 but decided to...
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Lotus Sees Sales Rise 54 Percent, Promises Exciting Reveal For Geneva Motor ShowStruggling sports car brand Lotus has announced that its sales performance is finally starting to turn around for the better. Sales over the past nine months came in at 1,565 cars, which is up 54 percent on the same period one year and all the more impressive when you consider that there...
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Blown-Engine Z06 Has Triumphant Track Return: VideoRemember that story about a brand-new Chevrolet Corvette Z06 that wound up with a blown engine at just 891 miles? That car is back in action, and the owner recently put it to work at Road Atlanta. Thanks to his Performance Data Recorder, we can watch the action unfold. WATCH: Chevy Corvette Z06...
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Porsche Unveils 911 GTS Club Coupe At New U.S. HeadquartersOne Porsche Drive isn’t just a great idea, it’s the location of the brand’s new U.S. headquarters just outside Atlanta. In addition to a new facility and test track, the new HQ is also home to an all-new car: the 911 GTS Club Coupe. Revealed today, the GTS Club Coupe is limited to...
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Volvo V60 Polestar Is A Lovely Limited Longroof: VideoVolvo is an automaker that builds safe, dependable, and premium machines. If you watch the average Volvo drive by on the street, you might not guess that the automaker also has a history of building some pretty cool race cars. DON'T MISS: Chevy Corvette Z06 Versus Dodge Viper TA: America Wins For...
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Talk of a hybrid 911 dates back several years but despite the longevity there hasn’t been much in the way of official commentary on the topic. In 2012 we learned that a hybrid 911 was inevitable, due to the ever-increasing harshness of fuel economy and emissions regulations. Now, Porsche R&D chief Wolfgang Hatz has revealed when we’re likely to see such a car. Speaking with Top Gear, Hatz explained that reducing emissions was important for Porsche and that engine downsizing (with turbochargers to maintain performance) and hybrid technology were the two methods Porsche would...
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Updated Veloster Revealed In Hyundai’s Home MarketHyundai has unveiled an updated version of its Veloster coupe in its home market of Korea. Spotted in prototype form for almost a year, the updated Veloster should make its debut at a major international auto show in the coming months before arriving in showrooms in the second half of the year, as...
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New Mercedes-AMG C63 Coupe To Debut At 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show: ReportMercedes-AMG has just unleashed its new C63 sedan and wagon, in both regular and more potent S trim. The car goes on sale in March and while we’ll only get the sedan here in the U.S., we can look forward to at least one additional bodystyle in the not too distant future: a coupe. Yes, a new...
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New Engine Developed For Porsche 911 GT3 RS: ReportPorsche is close to launching a new generation of its 911 GT3 RS and it seems like a week can’t go by without some new information being revealed. Recently an undisguised version of the track-focused special was spotted in a garage near Porsche’s headquarters in Germany, and now we have...
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Honda Confirms Turbo Four For U.S., Possible Hot Civic On The WayWe recently brought you news that a new turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine being developed for the not-for-U.S. Civic Type R would eventually be offered in our own Civic, finally giving the car the performance kick it needs to fend off rivals. Going some way towards substantiating the...
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2015 Alfa Romeo 4C Spider Debuts In Detroit: Live Photos & VideoThe Alfa Romeo 4C is Motor Authority’s Best Car To Buy 2015 not just because of its sexy style or carbon chassis, but because of the unique experience of driving the sporty Italian coupe. Soon, the 4C will be joined by the 4C Spider, which made its world debut this week at the 2015 Detroit...
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The first 500 2015 Volkswagen Golf R units have been snapped up.
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2015 Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS Opens Up In Detroit: Live Photos & VideoOpen-air motoring enthusiasts in cold-weather climates, rejoice for your new toy has arrived. Say hello to the 2015 Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS. That combination of letters and numbers is a mouthful, yes, but it also tells you a lot about the vehicle at which you're staring. Targa lets you know the...
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Ariel creates off-road Atom, calls it the NomadThe Ariel Atom remains one of the all-time great automobiles thanks to its no-nonsense approach to speed. It's a bare-bones racing machine that gives its driver exactly what he or she needs to be the fastest one on the track, and nothing more. Ariel expanded its madness to the two-wheeled world...
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Corvette Engine Build Experience Is Back, But Only For Z06 BuyersFor several years, Chevrolet allowed buyers of high-end Corvette models like the Z06 and ZR1 to help assemble the engine powering their car as part of a special engine build experience. The program took place at General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] Performance Build Center, located at Wixom...
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Detroit Electric SP:01 Sports Car Revealed In Production TrimAfter first revealing a prototype for a new electric sports car called the SP:01 in early 2013, rejuvenated historic car brand Detroit Electric has now revealed the car in production guise. Unfortunately, Detroit Electric, which has continuously pushed back the launch of the SP:01, says it still...
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Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Road Car Headed For 2015 Geneva Motor Show: VideoTeaser videos and images have become somewhat overused, dragging out what should be a nice surprise unveiling into a weeks- or months-long affair that slowly saps all of the anticipation from a new car's unveiling. This latest teaser from Aston Martin may avoid the pitfalls, however, as it leaves...
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We’ll be bringing you our first drive report on the all-new 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 very soon, but Jay Leno already had some time behind the wheel and has posted up a video of his experience on his YouTube channel Jay Leno’s Garage. MUST WATCH: BMW M4 Jumps The Median Strip After Show-Off Driver Loses Control: Video Leno sampled the car in convertible guise, and with the available eight-speed automatic instead of the standard seven-speed manual. And we see him take it for a spin around his usual haunts in Burbank, California. Unfortunately, the boys in blue catch up with him...
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Donkervoort D8 GTO Bilster Berg Edition RevealedDutch sports car brand Donkervoort is back with a new version of its D8 GTO. The new version is named after the Bilster Berg race track in Germany and celebrates the establishment of Donkervoort’s new German arm located at the track itself. ALSO SEE: Jay Leno Encounter The Boys In Blue In The...
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2015 Jaguar F-Type R: Pretty, Powerful, ...PerfectIt's a great time to be a car enthusiast. High-horsepower offerings are everywhere, and available at a multitude of price points. There are, of course, the ultra-exotic machines with dizzying power figures to match their equally atmospheric price tags. At the other end of the spectrum sits a number...
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BMW M4 Jumps The Median Strip After Show-Off Driver Loses Control: VideoYou’ve got a shiny new sports car. There’s a crowd egging you on. And the road ahead is empty. Your head tells you this is a bad idea but by the time it registers your foot’s already pressing the loud pedal. This exact scenario appears to be the case in this video from YouTube...
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New Porsche 911 GT3 RS Leaks Its Way Onto InstagramIt's no secret... we're dying to get an eye and ear-full of the latest Stuttgart track assassin. We're talking about the 2015 Porsche 911 GT3 RS, which we've seen in spy photos as well as in scale model form. Now it seems that the car has made its debut, in a quiet parking garage in Germany, by way...
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Porsche Boxster And Cayman To Carry 718 Title?Porsche recently ruled out launching a new entry-level sports car, a car rumored to be called the 718. However, all hope is not lost as a report out over the holiday period points to the arrival of more attainable version of the Boxster and Cayman. According to Automobile, Porsche will rename the...
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