Sports Cars
-
Well that was fast. General Motors started shipping the new 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 to dealers nationwide on Tuesday, and now customers are already starting to take delivery of the American supercar. That's right. Members of CorvetteForum are posting photos of the new Z06 already in dealerships, and one forum member already took delivery of his silver Z06. MUST SEE: Buy Burt Reynolds' Bandit, Be Badass For those who feel like this seems a bit earlier than planned, you're correct. When the new Corvette Z06 was announced GM said deliveries would take place in the spring of 2015. Well...
-
Chris Harris Hits The Track In The 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT: VideoThe 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT has only just hit the scene but it’s already one of our favorite cars here at Motor Authority—and after watching his latest video from his online channel Chris Harris on Cars it’s clear Chris Harris is also a huge fan. The British journo was down at Laguna...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Coachbuilders Revive The Willys Interlagos At 2014 Bologna Motor ShowItalian coachbuilders Maggiora and Carrozzeria Viotti have used this week’s 2014 Bologna Motor Show to roll out a beautiful coupe that pays homage to the original Willys Interlagos of the 1960s, which was actually a rebadged version of the Renault Alpine A108 and considered Brazil’s...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Mazda Teams Up With Xbox, Forza For 2016 MX-5 Miata Livery CompetitionThe 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata is nearly here, in the real world, but soon it'll be adding to the fanfare of its launch with a special role in the virtual world of Forza Horizon 2. MUST SEE: Ferrari FXXK Priced From $2.7 Million, Already Sold Out Mazda, Forza, and Xbox want players to design a livery...
Jeff Glucker -
James Bond To Drive New Aston Martin DB10 In Upcoming ‘Spectre’ MovieA new James Bond movie is coming next year, and with it a brand new Aston Martin developed exclusively for the world’s most famous spy, the Aston Martin DB10. We’re not talking a regular production model but a special, limited run of 10 cars that will be used for filming of the new Bond...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Caterham Initiating New Naming Scheme In Preparation For Expanded LineupIn an effort to streamline its model names, Caterham will drop its existing Supersport, Roadsport and Superlight monikers in favor of a purely numerical scheme for its lineup of cars derived from the original Lotus Seven design. The latest 165 and 620R are the first models to be classified under...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
A company based in Canada by the name of Dubuc Motors has announced plans for a four-seat electric sports car that it hopes to start selling in 2016. MUST SEE: Ferrari LaFerrari FXX K Revealed Dubuc is calling its electric car the Tomahawk and right now it’s still in the prototype stage. The company is seeking investors for the project and hopes to have the first cars on sale for less than $100k by the aforementioned 2016 date. Dubuc hasn’t released full details for the Tomahawk just yet but says the car will feature a dual-motor drivetrain (a motor at each axle) creating an...
-
2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Starts Heading Out To DealersThe wait is almost over for those early bird customers that put a deposit down for a 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06. The cars started shipping out to dealerships across the country yesterday, with Chevy telling us that some lucky customers will have the keys in their hands as early as this week. The...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Ford Planning Detroit Reveal For Focus RS, F-150 Raptor, Shelby GT350R & New GT Supercar?Put Your Hands Up For Detroit! Well, that’s what we’ll all be singing if rumors of a Ford performance onslaught in Motor City prove true. There’s word on the street that the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is looking to launch a new global performance sub-brand (apparently SVT...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Mercedes Rolls Out Special SL63 AMGs Celebrating F1 VictoryMercedes-Benz has celebrated its victory in the 2014 Formula One World Championship with a pair of special edition SL63 AMGs developed together with its star drivers. The car of the 2014 world champion Lewis Hamilton is the one in black while runner-up Nico Rosberg’s car is the one in white...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06: First Fuel Economy Figures ReleasedThe 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 gets an EPA-rated 16 mpg combined with the automatic transmission.
Stephen Edelstein -
Nissan GT-R Gets A Few Updates For Japan, Plus 45th Anniversary Model: VideoSince its introduction for 2009, the R35 Nissan GT-R has continued to be upgraded and refined and with each successive model year. Typically, these upgrades are introduced first in the GT-R’s home market of Japan, so the latest version of the GT-R that has just gone on sale in Japan may hint...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Mitsubishi’s U.S. chief has confirmed what most of us already knew: That there won’t be a direct replacement for the awesome Lancer Evolution when the current model bows out of the market after the 2015 model year. WATCH: Chris Harris Gets Sideways In The Ferrari LaFerarri: Video Speaking with Motor Trend, Don Swearingen, executive vice president for Mitsubishi in the U.S., said the Evo’s time had “come and gone” and that cars like the MiEV Evolution III electric racer hint at what the future has in store. But before the Evo finally races off into the sunset...
-
Driver Sets New World Record In A BMW M4: VideoThe driver of a BMW M4 coupe has just set a very unusual world record: “the most donuts around a car driving on two wheels in one minute.” The feat appears to have taken place at the same event in China where another driver set a new world record for the tightest parallel park. MUST...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2016 Cadillac ATS-V And ATS-V Coupe: 455 HP And 0-60 MPH In 3.9 SecondsThe Cadillac CTS-V has long been a favorite of enthusiasts who know what a real driver’s car is—and at a real sweetheart of a price for what you get. Sure, it had its rough edges. But it was great. Now, the ATS-V steps in to take up that mantle—and to carry it forward. Packing 455...
Nelson Ireson -
2016 Jaguar F-Type Debuts With All-Wheel Drive And Manual TransmissionJaguar’s F-Type has only been on the scene since the 2014 model year but the vehicle has come in for some substantial updates, which are being introduced for the 2016 F-Type going on sale next spring. The big news is the addition of an all-wheel-drive system, which Jaguar has confirmed will...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2015 Volkswagen Golf R Priced From $37,415Volkswagen’s latest Golf R hot hatch will be racing into showrooms early next year priced from $37,415, including an $820 destination charge. The pricing is comparable with the previous generation, although the vehicle no longer comes in the less expensive three-door bodystyle, but there is a...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Volkswagen Golf R Variant Revealed Ahead Of L.A. Auto ShowVolkswagen’s new Golf R hot hatch due in showrooms early next year has spawned a wagon variant, which makes its world debut this week at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. Yes, VW has chosen the event in L.A. to showcase the Eurocentric Golf R Variant, but the official line is that there are no...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
It’s rare that a car aimed so squarely at a competitor does so much so differently and yet comes out with a very similar result. The Mercedes-Benz AMG GT S is just such a car. How so? Well, first of all, from the styling (look at that rear end), to the performance, to the pricing, the AMG GT S is ever-so-clearly intended to take on the benchmark of the GT class, the Porsche 911. It succeeds. MUST SEE: 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 Packs New V-8, Serious Track Upgrades: Video Utterly different from the 911 in its layout and specification, the AMG GT S nonetheless takes to the road and...
-
Hear The 2016 Cadillac ATS-V Coupe Accelerate Like A Banshee: VideoThe 2016 Cadillac ATS-V Coupe is coming to the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show this week, where it will be shown together with the 2016 ATS-V sedan. We've already spotted it undisguised during an official photo shoot. And now, we know what it sounds like under heavy acceleration. Hint: pretty darned...
Joel Feder -
2016 Audi TT U.S. Specs RevealedAudi’s third-generation TT has been with us for almost six months, during which time we’ve had a chance to take a quick spin as well as witness the arrival of the convertible variant. Now, finally, the new TT and TT Roadster are ready for their U.S. debut, which will be taking place...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Sports Car Market Waning, Says BMWBMW is well-known for its performance cars but the automaker hasn’t offered a pure sports model for years. There’s a good reason for this, according to its sales chief Ian Robertson, and that’s because the sports car market is waning. “The sports car market is roughly half...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2016 Lotus Evora To Debut At 2015 Geneva Motor Show: ReportLotus’ current flagship, the Evora, has been on sale here since the 2010 model year and hasn’t changed much over the years. That won’t be the case for long as a heavily updated model is set to be introduced for the 2016 model year, and we’ll reportedly get our first look at...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Toyota Supra Successor To Cost More Than Corvette: ReportToyota is working with BMW on a new sports car platform that will eventually be used by the Japanese automaker for a Supra successor, which has been previewed by the series of FT-1 concept cars. BMW has been quiet on its plans for the platform but is currently thought to be using it for a...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran