Sports Cars

It’s the fastest, most powerful GTD ever—capable of getting to 60 mph in less than seven seconds, and hitting a top speed of 143 mph, yet returning more than 40 mpg on the highway. What even is the GTD, you ask? We don’t expect many Americans—not even many driving-enthusiast...

Two of the biggest names in motorsport, Williams and NISMO, have announced today a collaboration aimed at developing high-performance road cars. Williams’ technology offshoot, Williams Advanced Engineering, will join the engineering development team from NISMO to help develop new...

Those who spend their free time at a race track are always looking for a few things out of life. A way to improve their driving lines and skill, someone to help offset the cost of tires and fuel, and a machine that's well suited to a life spent apexing from one turn to the next. The easy answer for...

You can now build your ideal Aston Martin Vanquish Volante online.

Having first announced a new Vsport performance model for the 2014 CTS, Cadillac has now added the option on its 2014 XTS and we bet more Vsport models will be announced soon. The Vsport models aren’t dedicated performance cars like the former CTS-V but they do offer a sporty look and...

After intriguing us with teasers, Aston Martin pulled the wraps of the new V12 Vantage S a few weeks ago. At the time, very few questions were left unanswered, except for price. We now know the Aston Martin V12 Vantage S will be priced from $184,995. The new V12 Vantage S has been confirmed as the...

The first official performance figures for the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray with the Z51 Performance Package are in, and they're impressive for a mildly-upgraded base Corvette. Remember, this isn't the Z06, or the ZR1--this is the standard $51,995 coupe with only the $2,800 Z51 Performance...

Three of the most desirable convertible sports cars currently on sale are put together in a head-to-head competition to find out which is the best. The contenders include the latest Jaguar F-Type, in V8 S guise, as well as an Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster and a Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet...

Spanish racing driver Marc Gene has lent a hand in the promotion of the 2014 Alfa Romeo 4C by providing a lucky stranger with a ride in the upcoming sports car. Gene was in his native Spain for the stunt, on what looks like an ordinary working day. Surprisingly, the first person offered a ride...

The 2014 Aston Martin Vanquish Volante has been revealed and is priced from $297,995.

Mazda set a new world record over the weekend for the “largest parade of Mazda cars” using its MX-5 Miata sports car. A total of 683 MX-5s joined a procession organized by the automaker in Lelystad, the Netherlands, forming the longest parade of driving Mazdas ever and shattering the...

Bosch is out to show that in a world of ever-tightening emissions regulations, performance cars can still have a place. To prove its point, the German supply giant built an Aston Martin DB9 plug-in hybrid capable of delivering 740 horsepower. The vehicle is strictly a prototype and was built to...

Earlier this year, French sports car manufacturer PGO Automobiles previewed some updates for its Cévennes speedster with the one-off Cévennes Water Snake concept car. PGO originally built a name for itself building replica sports cars, predominantly with the Porsche 356. In fact, the...

The 2014 Audi SQ5, Audi’s first crossover to wear its sporty S label, has been priced from $52,795, including an $895 destination charge. The vehicle will be available for sale later this summer where it will go up against the likes of the BMW X3 and Mercedes-Benz GLK Class. However, the Audi...

In 2010, Audi rolled out a new Quattro concept car to mark 30 years since the launch of the original Quattro, the Ur-Quattro, back in 1980. Talk of a production version quickly followed, but even now, three years down the track, we’re still no closer to the launch of a modern-day Quattro...

So, you've been longing for a 3-Series-sized car, but with fewer doors and a touch more style in its design? BMW has your new slice of the pie: the 2014 4-Series Coupe. Replacing the 3-Series Coupe, but growing slightly in length and width while going lower to the ground (and lower in its center of...

Update: The modified Nissan GT-R that recently set a record for the fastest street-legal GT-R over the quarter mile was incorrectly reported as being built by Switzer Performance. The car was actually built by ShepTrans, though it was equipped with some of Switzer’s components. Despite this...

Mercedes-Benz this week started production of its sixth-generation S Class at its main plant in Sindelfingen, Germany, and in an official video showing the production line one of the cars featured just so happens to be the high-performance S63 AMG variant. The latest S63 AMG model is yet to be...

Chrysler’s now standalone performance brand SRT has rolled out its first-ever television advertisement, titled Body and Soul. There are three different versions of the ad that have been playing on cable television since June 8, ranging from about 30 to 90 seconds in length, and they all use...

Talk of a new Toyota Supra dates back almost as far as when the last generation of the car, the MkIV Supra, bowed out of the market in the early part of the last decade. All manner of rumor pertaining to a new generation has emerged since then, including adoption of hybrid technology, switching to...