Sports Cars
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The long-anticipated Jaguar F-Type Coupe is coming. It’s not quite here yet—fully, anyway—but it’s definitely coming, at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show. Today, we get our second preview of what to expect, this time in the form of a look over the rear fender of the sleek new hardtop. Jaguar's first teaser image gave us a top-down view of the car, showing off its glass roof. Debuting in production form with few deviations from the stunning C-X16 Concept, first shown at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, the Jaguar F-Type Coupe will go on sale in the U.S. in the spring of...
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AMG Teases Mystery Model For 2013 L.A. Auto ShowMercedes-Benz’s in-house tuner AMG is preparing something special for next week’s 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show, and has released some teaser shots on its Facebook page to help build the excitement. Two shots have already been released, with the promise for more in the near future. The...
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Listen To The New BMW M3 In A Parking Garage: VideoThe BMW M3 has plenty of bark. Will it have enough bite to match?
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Peugeot CEO Confirms Sporty 208 RIn a drive to boost profits, Peugeot is planning to expand its offerings with high-performance versions of its regular cars. We saw this first with the RCZ R based on the stylish RCZ coupe, and soon we’ll see sporty 308 GTI and 308 R models based on the French automaker’s 308 Golf...
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Initial Sales Will Determine If More Powerful Chevy SS Is LaunchedThe 2014 Chevrolet SS muscle sedan has just gone on sale, priced from $44,470. For that sum, you get a roomy, well-equipped sedan with a 415-horsepower V-8 spinning the rear wheels. Unfortunately, there are only two options available, and neither involves adding more power under the hood. Those...
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First Teaser Video Released For 2015 Nissan GT-R NISMOThe covers are set to finally come off Nissan’s GT-R NISMO at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show on November 20, a model we’ve seen in prototype form for the past several months, and this week has seen the start of an official teaser campaign to help build excitement for the car. Not that the...
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There have been several attempts to revive once proud Italian sports car manufacturer De Tomaso, and now it looks like there’s set to be another. Most recently, a former Fiat manager acquired the rights to the brand and even unveiled a concept in 2011. The plans went sour and a new buyer was sought. In February 2012, it looked like the brand had attracted a Chinese buyer, though the deal failed and bankruptcy ensued. Since then, courts have been trying to find a buyer, and while several companies have expressed interest, with BMW alleged to be among the suitors, it looks like a little...
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2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray: Best Car To Buy 2014 NomineeThis is it--our final nominee for Motor Authority's Best Car To Buy 2014 award. Have we saved the best for last? Maybe. There's certainly no denying the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray's prowess. It's a beast of a car, and, in our experience, the best production American sports car in history...
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2015 Subaru WRX Teased, Debuts At 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show - UPDATEUPDATE: Below you'll find two images that purport to be leaked shots of the full car, from the front and rear. While they may just be creative renderings, they do adhere closely to the details of the one official teaser image. Judge for yourself. The 2015 Subaru WRX is coming, along with the...
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Quanta Reveals 770-Horsepower Corvette Z06 High-Performance HybridAutomakers have recently discovered a very good way of helping gearheads over their natural mistrust of hybrid vehicles: Making them incredibly powerful. Next year will see the debuts of McLaren's P1, Ferrari's LaFerrari and Porsche's 918 Spyder--hybrids one and all. While not an official factory...
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Ford To Relaunch Falcon XR8 In Australia While Winding Up FPV Performance DivisionFord’s final Falcon rear-wheel-drive sedan for the Australian market will see the return of an ‘XR8’ performance variant in lieu of the current lineup offered by in-house tuner FPV. Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F], which has announced plans to end production in Australia by 2016, will...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG: Best Car To Buy 2014 NomineeThe 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG is up for Motor Authority's Best Car To Buy 2014 award.
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Toyota has already announced two new eco concepts for the upcoming 2013 Tokyo Motor Show, the FCV and FV2, but the environment won’t be the only focus of the Japanese automaker’s stand. There will also be at least two performance-oriented concepts, an updated version of the hugely popular FT-86 Open and a sporty Prius C. For those unfamiliar with the FT-86 Open, it is essentially a convertible version of the Toyota GT 86 (nee Scion FR-S) that was shown for the first time at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show back in March. Toyota is yet to commit to launching a production version of the...
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2014 Porsche Cayman: Best Car To Buy 2014 NomineeMid-engined perfection with Porsche power and tuning--the 2014 Cayman is the consummate sports car. Even the vaunted 911, as good as it has been and become, leaves something on the table when it comes to the sheer driving pleasure of the Cayman. That is, perhaps, surprising to some. The 911, after...
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Transformers 4 Camaro Concept And Corvette Stingray Make SEMA ShowingOne of the big surprises at this week’s SEMA show in Las Vegas was a pair of Chevrolet concept cars many readers will recognize as being from the upcoming Transformers movie, Transformers 4: Age Of Extinction. One is a unique Camaro concept car that’s almost certain to be the vehicle...
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Ring Brothers Pantera Gets Adrenaline Pumping At SEMA 2013A modified De Tomaso Pantera will bring some Italian flare to the 2013 SEMA show.
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Aston Martin Mulls Hardcore V12 Vantage GT3 Road Car: ReportAston Martin’s current Vantage sports car has been on the market since 2005 and will soon be in need of a successor. The British automaker has just launched its most potent version yet, the V12 Vantage S, which takes the car into the 2015 model year. But could an even more potent version be...
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Nissan reveals electric sports car concept, plans to build itNissan has given an early overview of its exhibits at the Tokyo Motor Show, to be held later this month, and aside from a new GT-R NISMO performance flagship, the standout from the start appears to be the BladeGlider, a three-seat electric sports car that looks to gliders for inspiration. DON'T...
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The Porsche Macan will be unveiled at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show. So far, we know it sounds like a Porsche.
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2014 Jaguar F-Type: Best Car To Buy 2014 NomineeWhen it comes to beautiful cars, Jaguar deserves credit for creating some of the best--though it has had its doldrums. Lately, however, the brand has been back on its game, from the XF to the XJ, and, now, the F-Type. The 2014 Jaguar F-Type is easily the most stunning roadster to hit the market...
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Nissan Confirms Hybrid Powertrain For R36 GT-RA senior Nissan executive has finally confirmed what we’ve already known for some time; that the next-generation GT-R, an R36 to all the fans, will feature a hybrid powertrain. Speaking with Autocar, Nissan executive vice president Andy Palmer said hybrid technology was beneficial for sports...
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Trio Of Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Concepts: SEMA Live GalleryChevrolet is presenting an onslaught of performance cars at the 2013 SEMA show taking place in Las Vegas this week, with the headline act being a trio of Corvette Stingray concepts. Many of the Chevy concepts unveiled at SEMA, including these three Corvette Stingrays, have roots at the race track...
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ATS 300 Leggera Sports Car RevealedThe last couple of years have been tough on small sports car brands--Wiesmann, De Tomaso, Bristol, Artega and more have all gone bankrupt since 2011. But Italian automaker Automobili Turismo e Sport (ATS) is ignoring all that and forging ahead with new models The latest is this, the 300 Leggera...
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2015 Lexus RC F Spy VideoLexus recently revealed its all-new 2015 RC but the most potent version of the stylish coupe, the RC 350, is likely to be packing only 306 horsepower. No need to worry Lexus fans as a high-performance ‘F’ variant is in the works, and is seen here lapping the Nürburgring in our...
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