Sports Cars
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Contrary to previous reports, Cadillac’s high-performance ATS-V based on its award-winning ATS sedan will forgo a V-8 in favor of the brand’s new twin-turbocharged 3.6-liter V-6. The move will help differentiate the ATS-V from the CTS-V, whose second generation is expected to stick with a supercharged V-8. We’ve also seen a supercharged V-6 fitted to the Audi S4, and BMW’s next-generation M3 is expected to feature a twin-turbo straight-six engine, so Cadillac’s ATS-V equipped with a twin-turbo V-6 will fit right in with the competition. The latest information was...
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BMW May (Or May Not) Be Ditching The Manual Gearbox For The Upcoming M4: ReportDear BMW, please tell us this isn't true... According to a report by Autoblog, the newest member of the M Family is slated to arrive sans a manual transmission. The 2014 BMW M4, which replaces the outgoing M3 Coupe, will come fitted with a dual-clutch gearbox. There are apparently no plans to offer...
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Ginetta G40R: The Car Lotus Should Have BuiltThink of lightweight British sports cars and the first name that probably comes to mind is Lotus. To head straight for the Norfolk-based brand would be to dismiss plenty of other small British sports car makers though, among them Ginetta. Little known outside of the U.K., Ginetta has been around...
Antony Ingram -
Lexus LS-Based TMG Sports 650 Hits The Track: VideoLast year we saw TMG unveil a wild Lexus LS concept car built with the tools and technology previously used for building F1 cars (and now used for Le Mans). The concept was the TMG Sports 650, which came powered by a twin-turbocharged 5.0-liter V-8 engine delivering 641 horsepower (650 in metric...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Future Corvettes May Come With Engine Stop-Start TechWe'd bet that few potential Corvette buyers give the car's fuel efficiency much consideration. It's a car built for MPH, not MPG. That doesn't mean a few gallons saved here or there can't be appreciated though--if you can save some gas in traffic, that just leaves more for the open road. It's why...
Antony Ingram -
2015 Mercedes-Benz GLA45 AMG Spy ShotsThe third variant of AMG’s small car arsenal, the GLA45 AMG, has been spotted testing in prototype form again, revealing some new details about the U.S.-bound performance crossover. As its name suggests, the GLA45 AMG is the performance version of the new 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLA which goes on...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Volkswagen has revealed its 2015 Golf R ahead of the car’s official debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. The car is the high-performance variant of the latest MkVII Golf family and should arrive in showrooms in the spring. We can confirm that power will come from a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine shared with the 2015 Audi S3. The engine delivers a stout 296 horsepower, a gain of 40 horsepower on the outgoing MkVI Golf R. Better yet, the 2015 Golf’s MQB platform is around 220 pounds lighter than the unit replaces, which should guarantee that this latest Golf R is...
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Sports Car Brand Wiesmann Files For InsolvencyLuxury sports car maker Wiesmann has filed for insolvency in its native Germany, the latest niche automaker to be hit by the downturn of the European new car market. Wiesmann is known for its retro-styled roadsters, typically using BMW drivetrains, and the company says it has sold more than 1,600...
Antony Ingram -
Toyota Yaris Hybrid-R Concept Revealed, Comes With TMG-Tuned EngineToyota’s new Yaris Hybrid-R concept car has been revealed ahead of its debut next month at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. The concept was developed to showcase technology from the automaker’s TS030 Hybrid Le Mans prototype in a road car application as well as lay the groundwork for the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Forbidden Fruit: 2014 Subaru BRZ tSFollowing the reveal of the Subaru’s BRZ tS concept car a fortnight ago, the Japanese automaker has now launched the production version, though sadly the car is only offered in the automaker’s home market. But what exactly is the BRZ tS? It’s simply a version of the Subaru sports...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
1972 Porsche 914 Truck: The World's Only Mid-Engine Pickup?Tens of millions of pickup trucks have engines in the front. Then there are the ones with engines in the rear (think Volkswagen Type 2 pickups, for instance). But have you ever seen one with an engine in the middle? This 1972 Porsche 914 pickup truck is most likely one of the only two in the world...
John Voelcker -
2014 Corvette Stingray First Drive Video: How To Scare A Porsche For Half The PriceYou know all the stats. You've seen the live photos. You've even read our first drive report. Now you can see it in action as we hop behind the wheel for a couple of days in the 2014 Corvette Stingray on the Monterey peninsula just ahead of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Don't listen to the...
Nelson Ireson -
Lexus is working on a new coupe that will go up against the Audi A5, BMW 4-Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe in the luxury arena, however, the car will also do battle with the likes of the Acura NSX, Nissan GT-R and a few European exotics in the world of Super GT. Super GT is Japan’s premier touring car series, although it also holds races outside of the country, and it has two main classes, GT300 and GT500. It is the latter that the Lexus RC race car will be competing in. It will replace Lexus’ current Super GT entry, the SC 430, and as the image above confirms it will...
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2014 Scion FR-S Gets New Features, Slight Price IncreaseThe Scion FR-S enters its second year on the market with some minor changes and a small price increase, but sadly there are still no performance options to talk about. The biggest change is the introduction of a new 6.1-inch touchscreen display that is now standard. The display has actually been...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Spyker B6 Venator Spyder Concept Debuts At Pebble BeachDutch sports car manufacturer Spyker has lifted the veil off a new convertible version of the stunning B6 Venator concept car that we first saw at the Geneva Motor Show in March. The convertible, aptly named the Spyker B6 Venator Spyder, made its debut today at the Pebble Beach Concours...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Honda Previews New NSX Super GT Race CarHonda has given us our first look at the new race car it plans to compete with in the premier GT500 class of Japan’s Super GT touring car series from next year onwards. The new race car is still in the concept phase but it already closely resembles the final version due on the grid next year...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
BMW Concept M4 Live Photos And VideoHere’s a fresh batch of photos of the stunning new BMW Concept M4, taken at its unveiling yesterday at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Though still a concept, the car provides a clear indication as to how the new M4 sports car, the successor to the M3 Coupe, will look like...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
BMW Previews New M4 With Pebble Beach ConceptM fans need wonder no more; the BMW Concept M4 has just been revealed at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance taking place in Monterey, California this week. Though still a concept, the car is an almost perfect representation of BMW’s successor to the M3 Coupe, the new M4 (F32) ...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Now that you’ve read our first drive report on the 2014 Corvette Stingray, it’s time to drool over this gallery and finally convince yourself that you need one parked in your driveway. For the money, no car comes close to matching the new ‘Vette in terms of performance, style and street cred. And the best part is that the car’s build quality and refinement are now world class. The car exudes beauty from every angle. And inside, almost every aspect has been improved over previous generations. There’s technology, too, like the Driver Mode Selector that adjusts no...
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BMW To Present 4-Series M Performance Parts In FrankfurtBMW will present the full line of M Performance accessories for its new 4-Series coupe at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show next month. We were given a taste of what to expect back in July but now we have more details on the accessories, which include everything from aesthetic improvements to power...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Chevy Corvette: Seven Generations, Three Stingrays, One DreamAs we welcome the latest heir to the Corvette throne of American sports car greatness, it's worth taking the time to look back at the previous six generations to see where the new Stingray plants its roots. The first generation of the Corvette (1953-1962) bears little resemblance to today's...
Nelson Ireson -
Audi Marks TT Production Milestone With New Special EditionAudi is celebrating the manufacture of its 500,000th TT sports car by launching an exclusive special edition. The new special edition is called the 2014 Audi TTS Competition and production will be limited to just 500 units. As the name suggests, the cars are based on the TTS model and come with...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Audi Teases New Quattro Concept Ahead Of Frankfurt DebutThese are the first images of a new Audi Quattro concept set to debut next month at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. In 2010, Audi rolled out a similar modern Quattro concept to mark 30 years since the launch of its original Quattro, and while that previous concept was slated for production a new...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray first drive reviewIf you've been saving your pennies hoping the new seventh-generation Corvette would deliver the performance goods, get your hammer. It's time to break open the piggy bank. Why? Because the Z51 package makes it almost--almost--as good as a C6 Z06, but it's just $51,995 in base form. The last Z06...
Nelson Ireson