Sports Cars
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Development of the next generation of the Audi TT has been ongoing for years, and we've followed talk of lightness, improvements to technology and power, and even seen spy shots of test mules on the road. The rumors all place the 2015 Audi TT at a major auto show for its debut in late 2013 or early 2014, with retail sales following later in 2014 as a 2015 model. The coupe is expected first, followed a year later by the roadster. Power upgrades for the Audi TT's engines will be noticeable, according to the reports, but not game-changing. The core model of the American Audi TT range is expected...
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Jaguar And Playboy Play Matchmaker, Give F-Type To PlaymateRaquel Pomplun is a beautiful young lady. That's what we in the biz of writing call an understatement. Pomplun is wildly attractive. We're talking the variety of beauty that scrambles the brain and senses, often resulting in a guttural tone as the only available form of communication left. Okay...
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Meet Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s HSV-Trimmed Pontiac G8Racing star Dale Earnhardt Jr. has to drive a Chevrolet SS-based race car in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series as part of his contract terms with Hendrick Motorsports, but it’s interesting to see that one of his personal rides off the track is the car that precedes the SS, the Pontiac G8...
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Watch Le Mans Pro André Lotterer Test The Audi TT ultra quattro: VideoLight makes right when it comes to any performance car. When light is done as well as the Audi TT ultra quattro concept, it's very, very right. Billed as an example of how "motorsports meets quattro", the TT ultra quattro concept weighs in at just 2,450 pounds. Generating 305 horsepower, each of...
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Apprentice-Built Wörthersee VW Golf GTI Cabrio Is Worth A SeeSince 1981, Volkswagen and Audi enthusiasts have been flocking to the lakeside of Austria's Wörthersee. This influx happens every year, typically sometime in May, and serves as a major car show for fans of the German automakers. Volkswagen brass typically cook up something delicious in concept...
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Ferrari Expands Engine Manufacturing BusinessFerrari is going against the industry trend of trying to sell more and more cars with each passing year, by vowing to limit sales in order to protect the exclusivity of its brand as well as the value of the cars it’s already sold. But Ferrari is still a business, and like any good business it...
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Volkswagen’s hardcore GTI concept that we told you was heading for Austria’s annual Wörthersee Tour tuning event has been revealed today. Called the Design Vision GTI, the concept is based on the latest 2015 Volkswagen GTI, the seventh generation of the iconic hot hatch, and has been developed as a ready-to-race product. The regular GTI’s drivetrain has been thoroughly overhauled for the concept, with the standard four-cylinder turbo replaced by a twin-turbocharged and direct-injected 3.0-liter V-6. Peak output now registers at 503 horsepower and 413 pound-feet, which...
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Chris Harris Pits A Modded GT-R Against A 911 Turbo And Audi R8 V10 Plus: VideoOnline automotive channel Drive has a new season of its popular Chris Harris On Cars segment and the first episode starts off with a bang. The episode sees three of the world’s best sports cars pitted against one another, though the choice of cars is a bit odd. They include an Audi R8 V10...
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Aston Martin, Daimler Considering Engine Supply DealWithin the next two months, Aston Martin and Daimler could be partners in an engine supply deal. Aston Martin is said to be seeking engines for its luxury-sports lineup, and Daimler is the first choice. The news comes by way of Bloomberg, citing sources close to Aston Martin investor...
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2015 Subaru WRX Spy VideoA prototype for Subaru’s next-generation WRX is seen here undergoing high-speed testing at Germany’s Nürburgring circuit. The new car finally drops the Impreza name in order to signify its unique engineering and technology, but sadly the exterior resembles that of the latest...
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Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Sets Sights On Porsche 911General Motors has big aspirations for the all-new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. As well it should, of course, seeing as this marks the beginning of a new generation in the history of one of the world's great sports cars. In order to prove just how great the new Stingray really is, the...
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2014 BMW i8 Hits The Nürburgring: VideoThe 2014 BMW i8 has taken to Germany's Nürburgring race track for some high-speed testing ahead of the car's reveal later this year and eventual sales launch next spring. First previewed in concept form back in 2009 with the Vision EfficientDynamics Concept, the i8 is BMW’s answer to...
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Why should cartoon characters and very large men have all the fun? Why isn't the car world represented amongst the legions of fruit-slicing katana-wielders? It is now. Enjoy. ------------------------ Swords are sharp, m'kay? Don't screw around with them. No, for real. Don't. I did and I got six stitches for about 0.1 seconds of inattention--and I'm lucky that was all I got. ------------------------ Music in this video: Summer Mvt 3 Presto (John Harrison with the Wichita State University Chamber Players) / CC BY-SA 3.0
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Gold Medals Lead To Golden Nissan GT-R For Usain BoltUsain Bolt has earned the title of "World's Fastest Man". That's what they call you when you win gold medals at the Olympics and hold world records for both the 100 Meter and 200 Meter. Bolt's fleet feet have helped him run into other gigs outside of the athletic world, however. One such job...
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Jaguar To Eventually Offer R-S And R-S GT Versions Of Full Lineup: ReportAt the recent 2013 New York Auto Show, Jaguar took the covers off a hardcore, track-focused version of its already extreme XKR-S, the new 2014 XKR-S GT, which can best be described as a race car made street legal. The XKR-S GT was meant to be a limited edition special, built for Jaguar’s most...
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Would You Pony Up $200k For A 2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302?The 2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302 is a great car, but is it worth supercar prices?
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Chevy Wants A Rear-Drive Lightweight Sports CarAfter the Kappa-based Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky died with their respective brands during GM's dark days of bankruptcy, the company was left without a compact sports car--the first step into rear-drive sports car territory is now the Corvette. While the 2014 Corvette Stingray starts at a...
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Bob Lutz Says V-8-Powered Karma Plans Are Safe Despite Fisker WoesUnless you’ve been living under a rock for the past several months, you have probably heard that Fisker Automotive is in a spot of trouble. Production of its Karma extended-range electric sedan ceased last year following the bankruptcy of the car’s battery supplier, A123 Systems. And...
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According to a report from CarBuzz, Aston Martin is saying vaya con Dios to the V12 Vantage. This seems like very sad news, as the twelve-cylinder twitch machine remains ones of the most exciting vehicles in the AM lineup in... well, forever. It's a brutish beast that combines tons of power, a V12 engine note, a manual gearbox, and rear-wheel drive. This is the ultimate recipe for high-level hooning. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that we'd be rather upset if it does wind up disappearing after just four short years. To confirm this, we reached out to PR and Brand Communication Manager...
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The Future Of The 2014 Jaguar F-Type: 30 Days Of F-TypeWe’re finally at the end of our long journey looking into every facet of the 2014 Jaguar F-Type, from the stunning sports car’s heritage to its design, specification and engineering. In this final installment of our 30 Days of the 2014 Jaguar F-Type coverage, we look at what the future...
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2014 Porsche 911 Turbo Revealed: Video And Full SpecsThe ultimate Porsche 911--for now, until we get a taste of the GT2--got its worldwide reveal today, ahead of a first showing at this September's 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. The Porsche 911 Turbo should arrive in the U.S. for the 2014 model year, backed by some new benchmarks for efficiency and of...
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Volvo S60 Polestar Journeys From Concept to ProductionVolvo has been teasing the world with its various Polestar concepts for some time now. We finally got word that the S60 Polestar was ready for production, and the limited edition vehicle is finally set for sale in Australia. Now, that's not exactly exciting news for those of us based here in the...
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Diesel Engine Mulled For Next-Gen Mazda MX-5: ReportThere are all manner of rumors concerning the next-generation Mazda MX-5 Miata, with reports claiming the car will feature a compact turbocharged engine, tip the scales at less than 2,200 pounds and perhaps even offer a dual-clutch transmission. What we do know is that the car will be based on a...
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2015 Volkswagen Golf R Spy VideoVolkswagen’s 2015 Golf hits local showrooms in the first quarter of next year, and while that’s more than a year later than in other markets, the delay means the yet-to-debut Golf R variant should be available by then. Volkswagen is in the final stages of the high-performance...
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