Sports Cars

BMW’s new i8 plug-in hybrid sports car made its official world debut at 2013’s Frankfurt Auto Show, but development of the car’s advanced powertrain has been ongoing in the lead up to the start of production in just a few weeks. BMW has revealed that in parallel to the completion...

A senior Volkswagen official has confirmed that the company is pressing ahead with a new generation of its Phaeton flagship sedan but has no intention of reviving plans for a small sports car based on 2009’s BlueSport concept car despite recent reports saying otherwise. Speaking with Autocar...

When it comes to precision driving, few come close to matching the talents of rally driving entrepreneur Ken Block. His series of Gymkhana videos have become some of the most-watched automotive clips on the web, but we think we've found one that could be just as popular. The car in this latest clip...

He may not have a string of victories to his name, but there’s no doubt former Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan, India’s first in the sport, has some serious driving talent. In addition to F1, Karthikeyan has also competed in the now-defunct A1GP, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and even...

The Jaguar XK will reportedly leave showrooms due to low sales.

Chevrolet has raised Corvette prices in response to higher-than-expected demand.

A top Ford exec has revealed that the company’s updated Focus ST due later this year will offer a diesel option, although this particular variant is unlikely to be offered in the U.S. market. Such a model would rival Volkswagen’s sporty Golf GTD and may prove as popular as the...

The Alfa Romeo 4C is almost here, finally, and while we wait to be handed the keys, here’s some driving impressions from one of the U.K.’s top journos, Chris Harris. He’s put up a review of the 4C for his online series /DRIVE, and brought along one of the Italian beauty's closest...

Audi’s third-generation TT is finally here, blending lines from the iconic original with those of the sportier second-generation model. The new car will go on sale in the U.S. early next year, as a 2016 model, initially in TT and TTS trim. The front of the new TT is dominated by horizontal...

The Ermini Seiottosei is a new sports car from an old brand.

Honda’s latest Civic Type R is nearing the end of its gestation, and at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show this week we got our first definitive look at the completed car in the form of a thinly veiled concept version. The aggressively-styled Civic Type R concept is said to point to the styling...

It first arrived on the scene in concept form back in 2012. Milanese coachbuilder Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera then produced a production version for last year's Geneva Motor Show. We're talking, of course, about the Disco Volante, which takes an elegant, shapely machine and transforms it even...

A bond issue will fund the launch of Spyker's latest car.

Ferrari’s new turbocharged California T was presented to journalists at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, where, in typical Ferrari fashion, it managed to attract legions of onlookers curious to see it up close and learn about its new hardware. For those that missed our detailed preview, the...

The Volkswagen Group’s Spanish unit SEAT can now lay claim to the Nürburgring lap record for front-wheel-drive production cars, with its 2014 Leon Cupra hot hatch recently setting a 7:58.4 lap with racing driver Jordi Gené behind the wheel. The Leon is a small hatch based on the...

This year's Geneva Motor Show shaped up to be an interesting affair, made all the more interesting by the arrival of the new Audi S3 Cabriolet--which may make it to the U.S. alongside its more sedate A3 Cabriolet counterpart though is yet to be confirmed. The S3 will be on sale this summer in...

It was good to see German automaker Gumpert at Geneva, following its insolvency back in 2012. The company had kept ticking along building its Apollo supercar, and finally found an investor this time last year--allowing it to bring us the Explosion sports car at this year's Geneva Motor Show. MUST...

Work has begun in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Back in mid-February, a massive sinkhole opened up directly underneath the Skydome at the National Corvette Museum. Eight unfortunate Corvettes that were on display dropped into the hole, and the damage estimates began swirling in. These are extremely rare...

Lexus RC buyers looking for a unique performance offering but aren’t quite prepared to go with the fully-fledged RC F model now have a new option in the form of the RC 350 F Sport, which debuted this week at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. The car sits between the regular RC 350 and...

In addition to the all-new 2016 TT on display at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show this week, Audi has presented a stunning concept version that the automaker says demonstrates the potential of the new TT if taken a step further. In fact, comments from Audi R&D boss Ulrich Hackenberg suggests that the...