Sports Cars
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There’s been no shortage of rumors concerning a new Toyota Supra, which will likely remain the case until such a car is finally launched. The latest claim is that a concept previewing a new Supra will be unveiled by Toyota at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show in January. The information comes via Autoblog, which cites some “well-placed members” of the Toyota team. Toyota itself has dropped a number of hints regarding the need for a new sports car to fill the gap the Supra left after it bowed out of U.S. showrooms in the late 1990s. The last we heard, the automaker’s incoming...
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Sector111 Project Dragon Is Awesome, (Relatively) AffordableProject Dragon is a lightweight, elemental American sports car.
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2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 LT4 Supercharged V-8 SpiedCould this be the engine that powers the next Corvette Z06?
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Gran Turismo 6 Goes On Sale, Features Acura NSX Concept: VideoGran Turismo 6 for Sony’s PlayStation 3, which goes on sale today, features over 1,200 cars including some pretty exciting concepts. One concept in particular is a familiar one, as it is a preview of the second-generation NSX due out in 2015. Acura has confirmed today that its NSX concept...
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2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 To Debut At 2014 Detroit Auto ShowWhile the world whets its appetite for the official details on the 2015 Ford Mustang, Chevy is aiming to steal a bit of that thunder, announcing the debut of the 2015 Corvette Z06, due next month at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show. The Z06 will be the range-topper in the new Stingray line, for now, at...
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John Heinricy Test Drives Hennessey's HPE600 Corvette Stingray: VideoWatch the former GM Performance Division chief flog a 600-horsepower Hennessey Corvette.
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Every car needs an update once in awhile, even one with three wheels. The Morgan 3 Wheeler will get a few updates for 2014, including a revamped chassis and steering setup. The chassis has been strengthened to increase torsional stiffness, while the drivetrain has received a bit of attention to smooth power delivery from the front-mounted V-Twin engine, and reduce vibrations. MUST READ: Fast And Furious 7 In Jeopardy Following Paul Walker's Death The steering has also been re-tuned to reduce bump steer. Morgan managing director Steve Morris told Autocar that these changes were made in...
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Alfa Romeo’s Future Mapped OutOnce proud Italian brand Alfa Romeo is poised to sell less than 100,000 cars this year, its lowest level since 1969, but its parent company Fiat is adamant it can turn around the sales slump and convert Alfa into a premium brand to be compared against the likes of Audi and BMW. Having missed...
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Porsche Design Team Talks About The New Macan: VideoThe new Macan crossover is instantly recognizable as a Porsche, though there are also a number of subtle details that make the vehicle's design unique among the German sports car manufacturer's lineup, such as the overlapping hood. In the video, we get some insight into the design process for the...
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2015 Jaguar F-Type Coupe: 2013 L.A. Auto Show VideoThe coupe version of the stunning Jaguar F-Type convertible sports car is finally here, and it’s due to hit showrooms just in time for summer priced from a very reasonable $65,000. The car was one of the stars of the recent 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show and we bet it will be one of the stars in...
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Germany’s Wiesmann No Longer InsolventIt looks like it isn’t the end of the road for niche German sports car manufacturer Wiesmann just yet. After declaring itself insolvent in August, Wiesmann has now confirmed that the reasons for its original insolvency filing no longer exist. Wiesmann hasn’t mentioned the reasons why it...
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BMW Launches 2-Series M Performance Parts At Essen Motor ShowBuyers of the new BMW 2-Series will soon be able to give their cars the M treatment, with BMW launching at this week’s 2013 Essen Motor Show in Germany a range of upgrades for the car lifted straight out of the M Performance parts catalog. M Performance is BMW’s mid-range performance...
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Police in Houston have arrested a man who went on a rampage in The Galleria area, naked, with a shotgun. In what sounds more like a scene from the latest Grand Theft Auto game, the man tore up a gas station, before turning his attentions to a luxury car rental lot across the street. Before police could detain him, he shot out several windscreens in the parked cars, and planted a flag through the screen of a Rolls-Royce. Images from KHOU show several other luxury vehicles involved in the attack, including an Aston Martin Rapide, Fisker Karma and Mercedes-Benz SL-Class. The store manager of the...
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First Corvette Stingray Special Edition Is The New Premiere Edition ConvertibleTo mark the sales launch of its 2014 Corvette Stingray Convertible and get the holiday season going, Chevrolet is launching a new special edition. The new special edition is called the “Corvette Stingray Premiere Edition Convertible” and it will be produced in a limited run of just 550...
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Man Buys Nissan 370Z Using Proceeds From Sale Of Own TesticleSome people go to extreme lengths to own the car of their dreams. Theft. Selling drugs. Getting tickets to see Oprah and hoping she's feeling generous that day. Other say they'd sell part of their anatomy. Some, like Mark Parisi, actually do it--selling one of his testicles to medial science for...
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BMW X6 M Design Edition Limited To Just 100 UnitsA new generation of the BMW X6 crossover is just around the corner, and that means the current model is now in run out mode. To help keep those final units moving, BMW is launching a new special edition based on the sportier X6 M. MUST READ: Man Buys Nissan 370Z Using Proceeds From Sale Of Own...
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2015 Acura NSX To Spawn Convertible Version: ReportHaving appeared briefly as Tony Stark’s ride in the movie The Avengers last year, this Acura NSX Roadster movie prop may end up spawning a production version. Honda confirmed to Autocar that a convertible version of its new NSX was being considered, and if the green light is given the car...
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Lotus Receives £10 Million From British GovernmentLotus has managed to secure £10.44 million (approximately $16.86 million) in funding from the British government via its Regional Growth Fund program, which is aimed at creating jobs in the U.K. Lotus says the funds will be used for research and development of products, along with staff...
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Nissan's BladeGlider electric sports-car concept measures up as one of the wildest concepts of the Tokyo Motor Show. And what makes it particularly far out is that Nissan plans to build it. MUST READ: 2015 Nissan GT-R NISMO And GT-R Premium: First Drive With its unique '1+2' seating layout, a body modeled after the swept wings of a glider, and a track that's dramatically narrower in front than in the back—plus the use of powerful wheel-hub motors in back—there's lots to potentially dismiss as concept-car dreaming. While those wheel-hub motors almost certainly won't make it to...
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Polestar-Enhanced Volvo S60 And V60 Confirmed For U.S.Swedish motorsport and engineering firm Polestar is slowly establishing itself as the official performance arm of Volvo, starting off with running the automaker’s motorsport program and more recently dabbling in the world of tuning Volvo road cars. Polestar first launched a hotted-up C30...
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2015 Nissan GT-R NISMO And GT-R Premium First Drive'Video-game-like' is how we've heard the Nissan GT-R driving experience described on many occasions. The description is apt, especially when you're out on the track. This is a car that's so astonishingly fast—0-60 mph in 2.7 seconds for the current 545-hp version—that you can become...
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2015 Porsche Macan: 2013 L.A. Auto Show VideoThe initial shock of Porsche's Cayenne SUV has turned to begrudging acceptance over the years, but its presence should make the new 2015 Macan crossover much easier to stomach. That's just as well--with a starting price of just over $50,000 for the mid-range Macan S trim, Macans will soon be...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG: 2013 L.A. Auto Show VideoThe ultimate Mercedes-Benz S-Class has landed: the all-new 2015 S65 AMG. The big bruiser made its world debut at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show last week and will be sailing into showrooms in the second quarter of 2014. Under the hood sits a twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter V-12 that carries over from...
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Mitsubishi Delays New Evo To Focus On Mainstream Models And EVsThe wait for a successor to the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X may be a tad longer than originally expected, as Mitsubishi focuses its resources on its strengths such as SUVs and electrified vehicles. That’s the claim of the automaker’s product chief, Ryugo Nakao, who spoke recently with...
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