Sports Cars

BMW is planning a mild update for its Z4 roadster as part of the model’s mid-cycle update. First introduced for 2009, the latest iteration of the Z4, the third since the original Z3 introduced in 1996, brought with it a much more mature look and feel. As the car’s styling has received...

This 800-horsepower version of the Toyota GT 86, the Scion FR-S' twin sold overseas, features a heavily worked engine from a Toyota Supra.

At next month’s Paris Auto Show Jaguar is expected to unveil its new 2014 F-Type sports car, which is set to go on sale in the first half of next year, initially as a convertible and later as a coupe. The car is the production version of last year’s stunning C-X16 concept, and judging...

Looking around the market today at rear-wheel drive sports cars at relatively affordable prices, there aren't a lot of options. A new, and very good option, has come in the form of the Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ (near) twins, but beyond those and the Mazda MX-5, the Hyundai Genesis Coupe, the lower...

It's weird word Friday, apparently, but the the SSC Aero gets an upgrade for a send-off edition: the XT, powered by the 1,300-horsepower engine of the Tuatara. Spain's Tramontana XTR is the next generation of the company's take on a closed-cockpit, street-legal formula-stylesports car. Our cohorts...

The Ariel Atom is nothing new, but we don't really care. It's a tube-framed bit of awesome street-legal track-day kit, and in the hands of DDMWorks, it becomes something like your own personal F1 car--without all those micro-managing engineers, team principals, and FIA officials breathing down your...

Fans of road-legal track stars like the Ariel Atom, KTM X-Bow and Lotus 2-Eleven now have another option to choose from, the BAC Mono. And unlike some of its rivals, the Mono is available to order in the U.S. With only 12 examples coming this way, however, local test drives of the car are almost...

The history of German sports car brand Wiesmann, the manufacturer of retro-styled roadsters with BMW hearts, can trace its roots back several decades, to a time when two brothers with a passion for speed decided to build their own sports car. In the mid-1980s those two brothers, Martin and...

Following an announcement in early July that the Volkswagen Group was purchasing the remaining 50.1 percent stake in Porsche from the sports car manufacturer’s holding company owner, Porsche SE, the complex deal has now been finalized. In accordance with the original agreement, Volkswagen now...

We’ll admit it: we’re smitten with BMW’s M Performance hatchback, the M135i. It’s the right size, it offers hatchback sensibility and it looks to be a whole lot of fun on twisty roads. In fact, there’s only one problem with BMW’s hot hatch: it’s not for...

While most of us here would argue that there’s no such thing as too much track time, we also understand that high speed lapping, under the watchful eye (and occasionally, the harsh criticism) of an instructor isn’t for everyone. Mercedes-Benz understands this, too, which is why it...

Spies have captured the 2014 Cadillac CTS on video, showing what looks to be a sleeker, lighter car than the current model, with likely turbo power under the hood. Porsche's 918 Spyder is back again, this time wearing Martini racing livery as it tests. According to the company, it's targeting a...

In what is either an increasing trend of laziness or an innovative move to involve the actual user base, more and more car companies are getting into crowd-sourced design. The latest to join the fold is Stillen, with a contest to find the best user-designed 2013 Scion FR-S body kit design--and then...

Over the past year or so we’ve seen countless images of prototypes for the new, second-generation Porsche Cayman, which will hit the market later this year alongside the redesigned 2013 Boxster. These latest images show a prototype for the new Cayman in its final stages, confirming that...

Lotus is in ten kinds of disarray at the moment, with CEO Dany Bahar recently canned, owners DRB-Hicom revising the upcoming product plan, and even some speculation over a potential buyout by Volkswagen. But despite all of that, business continues, with the first Exige S production car rolling off...

Development of the ‘991’ generation Porsche 911 GT3 is well underway, with prototypes of the car spotted on numerous occasions across Europe. Interestingly, the prototypes have been testing with barely any camouflage material so we already have a very good idea as to what the new car...

Proclaiming drag races to be "Internet gold," Chris Harris proceeds to grace us with a good one: the Porsche 911 GT2 RS against the Ducati 1199 Panigale. He's not wrong. While the GT2 RS packs 611 horsepower at the rear, and weighs 3,170 pounds, the Ducati's power-to-weight ratio is even better...

We've already seen the photos and specs of the new 2014 Audi R8. While changes to details are minor, the refresh keeps the best of the car's style while adding tasteful, fresh accents. In this video, we get to see and hear the new R8 in motion, in both Spyder and Coupe forms, the growl of the new...

Lotus has led a troubled existence over the past few years, though some might argue it goes all the way back to the time when Colin Chapman was at the helm, building ever-lighter and more dangerous race cars--all while using drugs and lying about anything that suited him, according to biographer...

Yesterday evening, Audi released the first images of the 2013 Audi R8 update, and followed with the full details just after midnight. It's not a lot different, but it looks very, very good. The 2014 Mazda6 also made its debut in the wee hours of the morning, presenting a new face but a familiar...