Sports Cars
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Boutique sports car builder Melkus will launch its latest limited-edition creation at this year's Dubai Auto Show.
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2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG: Dramatic Video OperaIf there's one thing AMG can get right (besides tuning the living daylights out of Mercedes-Benz vehicles, of course), it's the bombastically hyperdramatic operatic promo trailer. Case in point: this video of the 2013 SL63 AMG. As the presumably be-horned symphonic tale unwinds, we are treated to...
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New Volkswagen Golf GTI Convertible Drops Top In GenevaVolkswagen currently sells a convertible version of its Golf hatchback overseas and now the compact drop-top comes in GTI performance flavor too. Today, the wraps have come off the new Golf GTI Convertible, just days ahead of the car’s official world debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. The...
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Roding Roadster Equals Pure, Unadulterated FunOne of the strange-yet-exciting vehicles set to debut at next week's 2012 Geneva Motor Show is the Roadster from Germany's Roding. Revealed today in these official renderings, the new Roadster being unveiled in Geneva is a special ‘launch’ edition known as the Roadster 23, and as you...
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Camaro Beat Mustang - In 2011 Sales: VideoPer GM's latest data, the Camaro garnered a 37-percent share of the sports car market in the U.S. last year. Including luxury sports cars, one in three sold came wearing a Chevy badge.
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Photo And Video Of The First 2012 Porsche 911 CrashThe sad-looking 991-series Porsche 911 involved in this crash is believed to be only a month old.
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"Grace... Space... Pace". Three words that Jaguar used to describe its luxury sedans and coupes back in the 1960s, and three words by which Jaguars have been held to account ever since. That slogan raises questions when a car like the 2012 Jaguar XKR-S springs from the company's gates. Will it be a true Jaguar? And faced with the rest of Jaguar's range to compare it to at a recent event in Warwickshire, England, Jaguar's fastest car since the XJ220 supercar has a lot of grace, space and pace to live up to. It succeeds, but cautiously so. Pace It would be easy to become overwhelmed by the...
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Chevy Goes In-Depth On 2012 Camaro ZL1's TapShift Tech: VideoThe 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1's unique pre-staged automatic shifting system gets explained on video.
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Lotus Planning F1-Inspired Evora GTE For Geneva Motor ShowKimi Raikkonen will be on hand at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, fielding questions about a new F1-inspired version of the Lotus Evora GTE. So far, details on the car are basically nil, but we expect a sharper-performing, F1-liveried (or at least color-schemed), likely somewhat gussied up version of...
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Porsche Engineer Predicts Demise Of Manual 911sThe Porsche 911 may no longer come with a three-pedal manual option by the end of the decade.
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New British Sports Car Lyonheart K In The WorksOur favorite Swedish designer Bo Zolland is back with another masterpiece, this time partnering with Swiss design and engineering firm Classic Factory to create the Lyonheart K sports car. The pretty renderings depict a new model that will be entirely hand-built in Coventry, England by skilled...
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Germany’s Artega And Roding To Show New Roadsters In GenevaTwo manufacturers of sports cars hailing from Germany are planning to debut some new models at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show taking place next month. One of them is Artega, the maker of the Henrik Fisker designed GT sports car, which is expected to unveil the long-awaited convertible version of its...
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With less weight, more power, and an advanced multi-clutch transmission onboard, there’s a lot to love about the new 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG, which has been revealed today in full ahead of its official world debut next month at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. Who are we kidding? The fact that the car is wearing an AMG badge is reason enough to love it, but a long list of features, not to mention supercar-like performance, all add up to make the latest SL63 AMG one impressive package. One of the major issues that plagued the last generation was weight, which saw the two-seat convertible...
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2012 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Preview: 2012 Geneva Motor ShowAston Martin’s entry-level V8 Vantage and its Roadster sibling have been updated for the latest model year, bringing with them fresh new styling, more power, and a host of additional features. The new cars will debut next month at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show where they will star alongside...
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New Maserati GranTurismo Sport To Debut At Geneva Motor ShowThe Maserati GranTurismo Sport will replace the aging GranTurismo S is Maserati’s lineup.
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The 2012 Camaro ZL1's German Vacation: VideoIn Chevy's "Phase Five" video, the 2012 Camaro ZL1 laps the Nürburgring in an impressive 7:41.
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Ferrari Posts Record Results In 2011Even with unfavorable economic conditions in Europe, Ferrari managed to book record revenues and sales in 2011.
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2014 BMW i8 Spy VideoBMW is now just one year away from the start of production of its i8 plug-in hybrid supercar. And today we have an exclusive spy video of a prototype as it completes some cold weather testing near the Arctic Circle. This prototype is the most advanced we’ve seen yet and includes many of the...
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Porsche has confirmed today that its upcoming compact SUV will be called the Macan. The name is derived from the Indonesian word for tiger and according to Porsche it embodies the suppleness, power, and dynamics of the new model. Along with the reveal of the new name, Porsche also dropped this teaser image showing the look of the Macan and an accompanying video. Although highly stylized, the image reveals a similar styling treatment to that found on the current Cayenne, as well as a five-door body and very low ride height. The headlights also appear to carry the squared-off look seen on the...
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2013 Ferrari California, Handling Speciale Package Coming To GenevaThe Ferrari California is the entry point to the Prancing Horse's stable, but that doesn't make it a slouch. For added performance and handling, Ferrari is planning a new Handling Speciale package to debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month, to coincide with the introduction of the new 2013 model...
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Jaguar Considering Track-Focused XKR-S: ReportTo most, the 550-horsepower Jaguar XKR-S is about as hardcore as you’d ever want a Jaguar to be. However, for the buyer that likes to take his car to a track, race it, and then drive home again, even the XKR-S may not be focused enough. This has got management at Jaguar wondering if they...
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25th Anniversary Callaway Corvette Grand Sport DetailsThe Callaway Corvette RPO B2K will get a 25th Anniversary Special Edition homage this April.
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Volvo V40, 2013 Audi RS5, 2013 BMW X3: Car News HeadlinesA new teaser for the Volvo V40 is out today, looking rather compact and hatchback-like in a sunburst photo. The V40 is back after a hiatus of eight years, to replace the V50--which originally replaced the V40 in 2004. Expect the full details on the V40 to come at the Geneva Motor Show next month...
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Get Ready For The New 2013 Audi RS5: VideoOne of the most anticipated new cars of the year is the 2013 Audi RS5 super-sports coupe, which sails into showrooms this spring complete with fresh new styling, high-tech features, and one of the last naturally-aspirated performance V-8s from a German automaker. The new 2013 model is a facelifted...
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