Sports Cars
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After years of conjecture and rumor, a new, rear-wheel-drive performance sedan has finally been unveiled for the bowtie brand, and it’s called the 2014 Chevrolet SS. The new sports sedan makes its debut today at the Daytona International Speedway in Florida, where it will be showcased alongside its racing cousin, the Chevy SS NASCAR Sprint Cup race car that will contend the upcoming Daytona 500. As we predicted, the new SS shares its design with the SS V, the performance variant of the latest Holden Commodore range, developed fully in Australia but built for both the local market and...
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Chevy Talks 2014 Stingray Engineering: VideoWhile designing a new version of an existing vehicle is always a complicated process, the 2014 Corvette Stingray takes this to the extreme. Not only is the car’s styling new, but its engineers even began with a blank sheet of paper to create the frame and a portion of its body panels. The...
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2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Color Configurator Goes OnlineThe 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray isn’t set to go on sale until the third quarter of the year, but if you’re itching to go up and see one in your local dealer and customize your ideal setup, we’ve got the next best thing. Chevrolet has launched a new section on its official...
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Chris Harris On Ice, Driving A Porsche 911: VideoAsk most people what the ideal car-themed vacation would be, and chances are good they won’t reply with “hustling a rear-drive, 250-horsepower, vintage Porsche 911 around a frozen lake, in Sweden, in the middle of winter.” The Porsche 911 isn’t the first car that comes to...
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2014 Jaguar F-Type Stars In Lana Del Rey’s New Music VideoLana Del Rey’s music video for her new song, Burning Desire, has hit the airwaves, and featuring prominently in the latest clip is a stunning red example of the 2014 Jaguar F-Type. The singer’s collaboration with luxury car brand Jaguar was first announced last September, where she...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG: 360 HP Through All Four WheelsThe first of AMG’s new compact range, the 2013 Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG, has finally been revealed, and with the reveal comes confirmation that the car’s new four-cylinder engine will be dishing out a staggering 360 horsepower from its 2.0 liters of displacement. The A45 AMG, which goes on...
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Following the reveal of the 2014 Audi S3 Hatchback last September, the brand with the four rings has now taken the wraps off the car’s five-door ‘Sportback’ variant. Audi’s latest A3 Sportback, on which the new S3 Sportback is based, is not yet confirmed for sale in the U.S., although there are reports it will eventually make it over once the current model has run its course. The alternative would be Audi choosing to only offer its upcoming A3 Sedan in the U.S. We certainly hope the A3 Sportback arrives, as we’d love to see this S3 Sportback in local showrooms as...
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Chevy Saves Weight On 2014 Corvette With Shape-Changing 'Smart' Materials: VideoThe latest 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is one the most anticipated sports cars of the year, but it’s not purely because of the car’s striking looks, supercar-like performance and much improved interior. No, it’s because the latest Corvette, a C7 to all the fans, is also one...
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Next Toyota Supra And BMW Z4 To Share Scion FR-S Platform: ReportLast month it was confirmed Toyota and BMW would collaborate on a new platform that would form the basis of at least one sports car from each of the automakers. For Toyota, the platform would be used for a new generation of its Supra, a car that has been hinted at by the automaker’s execs for...
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Nissan’s Project 370Z Throws Down Against Its Fans: VideoLast year, Nissan solicited social media feedback to build the ultimate track-day 370Z, an event it dubbed “Project 370Z.” The idea was to gather the knowledge of Nissan Z owners and fans, then use readily-available aftermarket parts to construct a seriously fast 370Z. To bump output...
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Do These Design Bucks Reveal The Look Of the 2014 Chevy SS?UPDATE: The 2014 Chevrolet SS has been revealed. Click here for all the details. Holden’s new VF Commodore, the Australian sedan that will form the basis of the upcoming 2014 Chevrolet SS, was revealed overnight, though so far we’ve only been treated with the upmarket Calais V model...
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Volkswagen Brings Back The Beetle GSR At Chicago Auto Show: Live PhotosThe Gelb-Schwarzer Renner is back, making its debut as a 2014 model at the Chicago Auto Show. For the uninitiated, the tag, which is German for “Yellow Black Racer” and often shortened to GSR, was attached to a special Volkswagen Beetle launched in 1972, which proved so popular it sold...
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Manual transmissions, it seems, are going the way of the dinosaur, forced into obsolescence by the faster and more fuel-efficient flappy-paddle gearbox. You can’t even buy a new Ferrari with a manual transmission, but Aston Martin is a bit more traditional. Even its new limited-edition V8 Vantage S model retains the row-your-own gearing of other 2013 V8 Vantage and Vantage S models. Called the Aston Martin V8 Vantage SP10, the car is meant as a tribute to the British firm’s V8 Vantage GT4 racer and is named in tribute to the VLN series’ SP10 class, in which the GT4 competes...
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Forbidden Fruit: Toyota GT 86 TRDToyota has enlisted the help of its official in-house tuner TRD to spruce up its GT 86 sports car, the global version of our Scion FR-S. We think the Japanese tuning firm has done an impressive job and hopefully these upgrades hint at some of the possibilities that will eventually be offered on the...
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2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Interior Design: VideoTake a closer look at the design and materials that make up the 2014 Corvette's interior.
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2014 Corvette Stingray Convertible Confirmed For GenevaIn the words of Susan Docherty, president and managing director of Chevrolet and Cadillac Europe, “Corvette is the face of Chevrolet the world over.” It’s fitting, then, that the brand will debut the 2014 Corvette Stingray convertible on March 5, at Switzerland's Geneva Motor...
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Nissan GT-R Track Edition, Juke NISMO, and 2014 370Z NISMO: Chicago Auto Show PreviewNissan's booth at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show is all about performance, with the GT-R Track Edition, 2014 370Z NISMO, and the Juke NISMO all showing the brand's need for speed. The Nissan GT-R Track Edition makes its U.S. debut at the Chicago Auto Show. Only 150 units of the car will be sold in the...
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Track Driving, You're Doing It Wrong: VideoLet us just preface this video by saying that we support anyone who wants to learn how to drive their vehicle at the limit on a racetrack. Organizations like the National Auto Sport Association (NASA) give those new to track days the opportunity to learn in a safe and controlled environment, with...
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Volkswagen’s new MkVII Golf has already gone on sale overseas, and soon a new generation of the high-performance Golf R will be joining it. However, Volkswagen still has one more variant of its outgoing MkVI Golf to launch, and that’s the Golf R Cabriolet, which as its name suggest is simply the convertible version of the MkVI Golf R hatch. The new model will be making its world debut next month at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, and will go on sale in markets where the standard Golf Cabrio (on which it’s based) is sold. That means it won’t be coming to the U.S., though...
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Porsche Announces 50th Anniversary Celebrations For The 911There are a lot of automotive anniversaries taking place in 2013, the most notable being the 100th anniversary of Aston Martin and the 50th anniversary of Lamborghini. However, this year Porsche’s iconic 911 sports car also turns 50. Yes, it was in 1963 at the Frankfurt Auto Show that Porsche...
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Michael Schumacher To Help Develop Mercedes-Benz Road Cars?Having recently stepped down from Formula One racing, Michael Schumacher is reportedly set to play a role in the development of road cars for his former employer. Schumacher was replaced at the Mercedes AMG F1 team late last year by Lewis Hamilton, but according to comments from team principal Ross...
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2013 Subaru WRX And STI Special Editions Priced From $28,795Last year’s Subaru WRX and WRX STI Special Editions have just been priced, with the most affordable model only costing $500 more than the price of the standard model on which it's based. Pricing on the 2013 Subaru WRX Special Edition will set you back just $28,795, which is only $500 more...
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Subaru’s BRZ Even Makes Grocery Runs Fun: VideoWhen you pad into the kitchen first thing in the morning, only to find out you’re low on milk, do you silently glow with an inner joy as you reach for the car keys? Are you plotting every inch of your route to buy milk, thinking about things like pavement transitions and power-on oversteer?...
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New Bright Rolls Out A 2014 Corvette Stingray For The Rest Of UsWe’ll admit to being fans of the new 2014 Corvette Stingray, though we’ve yet to get seat time to see how it shapes up against its predecessor. On paper, anyway, even the least-expensive 2014 Corvette sounds like it will deliver significantly more performance than the car it replaces...
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