Sports Cars

Up Design shows its latest project in a short, memorable teaser video.

Last week's Guilty Pleasure, the Saab Sonett, is one of those cars that several percent of car lovers think is pretty neat (the rest shy away in horror at the very sight of the flaky little fiberglass Swede). That means it's almost not shameful enough for our purposes. What we need this week, then...

A Florida man has converted his 2011 Porsche 911 GT3 RS into a full-on replica of a Porsche 911 GT3 RSR racer.

A replacement for Toyota's flagship sports car, the Supra, is under development and will use a hybrid drivetrain good for an estimated 400 horsepower.

Sector 111 has been appointed the U.S. distributor for the BAC Mono track day terror.

A "barn find" 1978 Corvette, with just 13 miles on the odometer, has sold to a Sheik from Abu Dhabi for $50,000.

A new video from Subaru lets us hear the BRZ's boxer-four engine winding out. At least it would if it wasn't bogged down by a techno-music soundtrack.

Fiat's "Seduction" ad for the 500 Abarth has proven popular enough to get its own Pop Up Video spot on VH1.

Nissan will begin offering a Track Pack performance option on 2013 GT-R models.

Over the past several months prototypes of the new Mercedes-Benz B-Class wearing some distinct AMG styling and performance cues have been spotted. This led to speculation that a hot version of the compact MPV was in the works, complete with an all-wheel drive system and high-output turbocharged...

Rumors of a turbocharged version of the BRZ's engine--and the BRZ itself--have swirled for a while now, as has its application elsewhere. But now, the talk is firming up with possible power figures, and they're nudging up against 270 hp. That's not exactly unheard from a 2.0-liter four-cylinder, as...

We recently reported that Ferrari’s entry-level model, the California convertible, would be receiving some mid-cycle updates early next year including more power under the hood, a lighter body, and a new handling package. We now have more details on some of the upgrades, specifically the...

Earlier this year Lotus unveiled its “Final Edition” Elise and Exige models for the U.S., marking the end of the lightweight sports cars’ run in one of the world’s biggest markets. In addition to an aging platform, a key reason for the demise of the Elise and Exige in the...

I know, I was supposed to go back to Ford products after my detours for the Pontiac Sunbird 2000 Turbo and the Alfa Romeo 164, but this week I've been obsessing over Saab's sporty fiberglass machine of the early 1970s. You'd think that finding a Sonett would be hard. Not so! Just about every Sonett...

Porsche subjected its new 911 to environmental extremes that no sane customer would; the net result is a better, more reliable finished product.

An Austin-Healey at the center of the 1955 LeMans tragedy recently crossed the block in a Bonhams Auction, fetching $1.3 million.

The all-new Porsche 911 hasn't been delivered to dealers yet, but the automaker is already commenting on "overwhelming" pre-orders for the car.

Toyota is reportedly well on its way to developing a supercharged version of its GT 86 sport coupe.

Gordon Murray may no longer be designing Grand Prix cars or supercars but his work at the forefront of future mobility is no less important. In addition to cars like the T.25 minicar and the electric T.27, Murray's pioneering iStream production process has been used to construct the Teewave AR.1...

There’s been a strong resurgence in the popularity of small, lightweight sports cars of late; tiny road-going racers with punchy engines and the kind of handling owners of bigger and heavier machines can only dream of. Some of the cars that spring to mind include the KTM X-Bow, Artega GT, and...