Sports Cars
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Hennessey is offering performance upgrades for the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray that sees the car’s output top out at 1,000 horsepower, more than double that of the stock version, but as these videos show you don’t have to shell out the big bucks to get some impressive performance out of the car. The videos show Hennessey’s entry-level HPE500 upgrade for the Corvette Stingray, which boosts output to 507 horsepower and 518 pound-feet of torque, up from a stock 460 horsepower and 465 pound-feet of torque (with performance exhaust). Not only is the HPE500 Corvette Stingray...
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Caterham Further Consolidates Group, Launches Motorcycle DivisionNot long ago, Caterham was a barely known entity churning out a handful of Lotus Seven roadsters per year. In 2006, a group of ex-Lotus executives took over the company and ran it until 2011 when it was bought by Malaysian businessman Tony Fernandes. Since then, Fernandes has entered Caterham into...
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BMW And Toyota Alliance To Spawn High-End Coupe, Most Likely Production LF-LCIn late 2011, BMW and Toyota signed a memorandum of understanding for collaboration on a number of projects ranging from the development of a new sports car platform to research into next-generation battery technology and even hydrogen fuel cell powertrains. Of most interest to performance fans is...
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Morgan Motor Company Moves On, Plans FutureIt has been a hectic few months for the Morgan Motor Company, but the company's boss, Steve Morris, says he's keen to move on from recent events and plan the company's future. Fans and the media alike were left shocked by last month's revelation that Charles Morgan, grandson of the company's...
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2014 Chevrolet Camaro Mega GalleryWe’ve seen and heard a lot about the all-new 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28, but what about the rest of the 2014 Camaro range? Well, here’s a mega gallery showing key models like the base Camaro, sporty Camaro SS Convertible, and the track weapon--for those on a budget--Camaro 1LE. The...
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Marchionne: New Five-Year Alfa Romeo Strategy Coming In 2014Fiat is determined to transform Alfa Romeo into a credible brand capable of competing against the likes of Audi, but currently the automaker only has two aging hatchbacks in its lineup, the MiTo and Giulietta, and the very limited production 4C sports car. Despite the lack of product, Fiat boss...
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The 2014 BMW M3 sedan and M4 coupe will debut at the Detroit Auto Show in January.
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Supra-Powered FR-S Headlines Scion's 2013 SEMA LineupScion is fielding a typically large range of vehicles at the upcoming Specialty Equipment Market Association show in Las Vegas--or SEMA, for short. The youth-orientated Toyota subsidiary will home five tuner cars on its stand, as well as three special Scion tC coupes competing in the Scion Tuner...
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Chris Harris Drives The 2014 Jaguar XKR-S GT: VideoOne of the meanest looking cars currently in production is Jaguar’s 2014 XKR-S GT. Built by the automaker’s special projects division, ETO, the XKR-S GT is essentially a race car that has been made street legal. Unfortunately, there’s no additional power on this model, which means...
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2014 Porsche Panamera Turbo S PreviewThe range-topping Panamera Turbo S has joined the rest of the facelifted 2014 Porsche Panamera lineup.
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This Is What An Exploding 180-MPH Nitrous Corvette Looks Like: VideoThe Texas Mile is the site of many a crazy thing, from double-ton crashes to amazing new speed records. But this exploding Corvette lunching its nitrous-fed engine at 180 mph might be the craziest...this month, anyway. As shown in this video, shot by Gearhead Flicks, the explosion itself actually...
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Magnum MK5 RevealedTrack enthusiasts now have another option to consider when searching for their next toy: the all-new MK5 from Canadian race car constructor Magnum Cars. The MK5 is billed as a lightweight sports car designed for both street and track use, which puts it in an exclusive club that includes some worthy...
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One of the star surprises of last month’s Frankfurt Auto Show was the Sport quattro concept from Audi. The brightly colored concept was built to celebrate 30 years since the launch of the original Sport quattro, but also to preview Audi’s upcoming technology and design themes. No, Audi isn’t likely to turn the Sport quattro concept into a production model, but the vehicle does hint strongly at the next A5; more specifically, the next A5 in its high-performance RS 5 trim. Sadly, that means we’re likely to never experience the Sport quattro concept and its advanced...
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Jay Leno Drives The Aston Martin CC100: VideoAston Martin celebrated its centenary this year with the unveiling of a striking concept that not only harks back to the automaker’s past but also looks to its future. That concept is the CC100, which features a design inspired by the legendary 1959 DBR1 race car and previews the look of...
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No Plan For Standalone Abarth Sports CarNot long ago, there were reports that Fiat performance brand Abarth was working on launching some sporty models of its own, based on either Fiat 500 underpinnings or those of the much more extreme KTM X-Bow. Such a move would not be without precedent, since during its heyday Abarth was releasing...
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How Exciting Is The Corvette Stingray? Biometrics Will Tell YouIf you want to tell people your car is exciting, you can go about it in a few different ways. You could put out a dramatic TV commercial, but commercials would have you believe a Corolla is exciting, so that isn't the best way. Much better is to strap people into the car, let them drive it, and...
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Build Your Own Alfa Romeo 4C And Watch It DriveThe online configurator for the Alfa Romeo 4C is live.
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Watch Alfa Romeo's 4C Run The 'Ring In 8:04: VideoAlfa Romeo is getting excited that its 4C sports car is nearly ready to take over the world. Heck, the world is excited about it as well. If there's one thing we want, it's more lightweight sports cars on this planet, and the 4C looks to be one of the good ones. It's so good, in fact, that Alfa...
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After test driving an Audi RS 5, a man took the keys right off a sales person's desk.
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2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata Spy ShotsMotor Authority's spy photographers have just scored new images of what could be the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata, the next-generation of the popular roadster and the basis of a new Alfa Romeo Spider. Wearing a current-generation MX-5 body, the mule has bodywork add-ons that suggest the future hard points...
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BMW Touts Race-Bred Development Of M3 And M4: VideoWatch the BMW M3 sedan and M4 coupe undergo testing at Germany's Nürburgring Nordschleife.
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Canada’s Magnum Reveals Second Teaser For MK5 Track Car: VideoCanada’s Magnum Cars, an expert when it comes to building open-wheel formula race cars, is venturing into the world of road cars and will give us a first taste of its future plans as early as next week. On October 30, Magnum will reveal its new MK5, which the company describes as a...
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Honda Previews New Convertible Sports Car With S660 ConceptTalk of successors to Honda sports cars like the S2000 and CRX date back several years and has been encouraged by the occasional concept reveal by the Japanese automaker. However, in a speech last year addressing his company’s future plans, Honda CEO Takanobu Ito finally confirmed development...
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Lapping The Aston Martin V12 Vantage S At Silverstone: VideoSee what it's like to lap Silverstone in the most extreme Aston Martin ever.
Stephen Edelstein