Sports Cars
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In a sign that Lotus’ new owner is committed to the British sports car company, DRB-Hicom, the Malaysian investment group that recently bought a controlling stake of Proton and with it the control of Lotus, has reportedly scrapped the overly ambitious five-year turnaround plan first announced by ousted CEO Dany Bahar at the 2010 Paris Auto Show. A new plan, which is expected to be finalized over the next six to 12 months, is said to be much more realistic. The information was revealed during a meeting between DRB-Hicom management and analysts at RHB Research, reports Malaysian newspaper...
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2013 Ford Mustang GT Red Tails Edition Revealed: Gallery, VideoThe Red Tails Edition 2013 Ford Mustang GT will be sold to benefit the EAA Young Eagles organization.
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2013 Nissan 370Z Starting Price Rises To $33,900Pricing on the 2013 Nissan 370Z has risen to $33,900, including a $780 destination charge, which is $840 more expensive than the previous model year.
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Tesla Model S First Drive, 2013 Shelby Super Snake, 1,000th Aventador: Today's Car NewsOur corporate cousins at Green Car Reports got behind the wheel of the 2012 Tesla Model S for the first time, bringing us a first drive report and video. The 2013 Shelby GT500 Super Snake has begun construction. Based on past Super Snakes, the 2013 model is going to be insanely powerful--and...
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New VW GTI Coming In Fall Of 2013, May Be Followed By GTD DieselVolkswagen will be taking the covers off its new MkVII Golf at the 2012 Paris Auto Show in September, though first sales of the car in the U.S. aren’t expected to commence until the fall of next year to coincide with the start of the 2014 model year. Though European buyers will be offered the...
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2014 E Class, 2013 Lexus LS, 2013 Audi RS 5: Car News HeadlinesWe have the latest spy images of the 2014 Mercedes-Benz E Class Coupe facelift for your consideration, and from what we can see, the facelift will be minor. Lexus has released the first 2013 LS teaser image, and the proportions are looking good. We'll have to wait for the details to call it a win...
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Joining the TT RS in Audi’s performance stable here in the U.S. is the new 2013 Audi RS 5, which the automaker confirmed today is priced from $69,795, including an $895 destination charge. By comparison, the similarly performing BMW M3 Coupe starts at $60,100 while the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe will set you back $62,305, so the RS 5 is priced at a premium. However, it does get some notable features its rivals miss out on. For starters, the RS 5 comes with the Audi connect Internet connectivity feature, as well as the latest MMI Navigation plus system. This latter item includes such...
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Audi Swayed To Build More RS 3 Sportbacks Due To Popular DemandIt still isn’t coming to the U.S., at least in this generation, but a few hundred buyers in the UK will be able to drop their hard-earned on an Audi RS 3 Sportback even though production of the car officially came to an end last year. Demand for the car was so strong that Audi decided to...
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Caterham Planning Higher-End Sports Car: ReportCaterham Cars is best known for building its version of the no-frills, bare-bones Lotus Seven sports roadster. While big on performance and value, Caterham Sevens have never been much for creature comforts, and even with a top and side curtains fitted are best described as “somewhat water...
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Nissan Green Lights Front-Wheel Drive Compact Sports Car: ReportThe future is looking bright for sports car fans, with news coming out this week that Nissan has given the green light for a new compact sports car positioned below the Z line and targeted at the likes of the Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ. But while its intended rivals are lightweight rear-wheel drive...
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Hertz Rental Corvette Flipped Into Watery Grave: VideoWe've come to expect the worst from Florida. Weird things just happen there, every day, as if the bizarre and unspeakable were the state's chief export. In fact, that may be the case. But in the case of this Hertz rental Corvette, flipped on its lid in a watery roadside ditch, there's nothing at...
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2014 Range Rover Spied, Top Gear USA Returns, De Villota Crash Report: Car News HeadlinesThe 2014 Land Rover Range Rover has been spied in testing, and it looks pretty sharp--though we're not entirely sure the proportions are working. The funky camouflage looks like an aftermarket paint job, though. Top Gear USA is on its way back next month, kicking off its third season on August 14...
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Lexus will be introducing a completely redesigned IS sedan next year, followed by a successor to the convertible IS C a year or two later. In order to keep buyers interested in the IS C until the redesign arrives, Lexus will inject some fun into the lineup with a new IS F variant. Though news of the car dates back several years, latest spy shots of a prototype testing in Germany confirm that the IS F Convertible is real and likely to be every bit as menacing as the sedan. We can clearly see that the IS F Convertible will borrow most of the styling elements from its sedan counterpart...
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Spain’s Aspid Reveals GT-21 Invictus Sports CarSpanish sports car manufacturer Aspid’s follow up to the strange, albeit somewhat alluring, Super Sport from 2008 is the new GT-21 Invictus, revealed today in full and earmarked for production within the next two years. Aspid’s latest model sticks with the brand’s distinctive semi...
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Nissan Consults With Blue Angels On Sports Car Development: VideoNissan is taking a leaf out of Lamborghini’s book and looking to the aviation industry for inspiration for the development of its future range of sports cars. A team of designers and product planners from Nissan recently landed in Pensacola, Fl, to visit the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels...
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Lotus Pulls Out Of 2012 Paris Auto ShowIt was close to two years ago that Lotus, led by recently-ousted CEO Dany Bahar, announced its overly ambitious turnaround plan at the 2010 Paris Auto Show by presenting a total of six concepts--all of which looked kind of the same yet were all confirmed for production. This was during a time when...
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2013 Audi RS 5 Reaches DealersFirst revealed at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show and originally slated to go on sale in the U.S. by spring of this year, the 2013 Audi RS 5 is a little late to the party but we’re certainly glad it could make it. Californian dealership Audi San Diego has just posted these photos to its Twitter...
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MINI John Cooper Works Coupe GP Canceled?Just two months ago, we brought you the first spy photos of the MINI John Cooper Works Coupe GP in all its compact, be-helmeted, sporty glory. Now it may be canceled. Why would MINI put the 215-ish-horsepower hotted up, trackday-ready Coupe GP on ice? That's not clear, aside from possible fears of...
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Lotus revealed its sharp-edged Exige S coupe at last year’s Frankfurt Auto Show, and since then has occasionally teased the car in videos. Now the Hethel-based automaker is doing a full-court-press video release on the car, covering both its design and testing. The recipe for the Exige S is well proven: start with a sports car near the end of its life, then add more power, a wider track, stickier tires, a rear roll bar, bigger brakes and a selector knob that allows the driver to choose between Normal, Sport, Race and Tour modes of suspension tuning and stability control. More power...
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Jaguar Runs The F-Type At Goodwood: VideoJaguar has been very savvy in building interest for it’s upcoming F-Type roadster. Images and video footage of the under-development sports car have been leaked on a fairly consistent basis, but few people outside of the development team had seen Jaguar’s newest cat stretch its legs in...
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Porsche On Track For Another Record YearPorsche delivered a total of 69,171 vehicles for the first six months of the year, a 14 percent increase compared to the same period last year. That’s saying a lot as last year’s result was already a record for the automaker, with a total 116,978 Porsches having been sold. Furthermore...
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Toyota Electric Sports Car In The Works: ReportToyota’s made little secret of its desire to inject some spirit into its lineup by adding some sporty new models to its mix of dependable, albeit somewhat dull, sedans, hatchbacks and crossovers. It all started with the launch of the Lexus LFA halo model, followed quickly by the Scion FR-S...
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Next Nissan Z May Rely On Less For MoreAs automakers grow more concerned with tightening fuel economy and emission regulations, dedicated and limited-demand sports cars like the Nissan 370Z get increasingly hard to justify for mainstream car makers. A new version of the venerable sport coupe is due to hit the market for the 2015 model...
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Lexus Teases The First (And Only) Black Amethyst LFAOne of the advantages to ordering a $375,000 automobile is the amount of personalization you can request. While Lexus may not offer up the same number of bespoke options that Rolls-Royce does, there’s still an impressive amount of factory customization available to LFA buyers. For exterior...
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