Sports Cars

November 30 is the day the covers finally come off the long-awaited production versions of the respective Toyota FT-86 and Subaru BRZ concept cars, but in the lead up to the unveilings more and more details about the cars continue to emerge. While both will share most of their body panels, a common...

The 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302's TracKey feature is cool, but owners should be aware of potential warranty implications.

This weekend saw the danger of motorsports rear its head once again, with the death of MotoGP racer Marco Simoncelliat Malaysia's Sepang International Circuit, and we mourn the loss with the rest of the racing world. Business keeps on ticking, however, and the 2013 Fiat 500 'Elettra' electric car...

Subaru has major plans for the next iteration of its cult classic WRX and its more extreme WRX STI variant, and this time the cars won’t be derived from any econo compact car platform according to the latest reports. Earlier this year we reported that the next-gen WRX and WRX STI would be...

While refusing to rule out the possibility of a diesel M Division product or a bespoke, scratch-built M car, Albert Biermann effectively laid both ideas to rest today. Of the two, the idea of an exclusive M Division car has the better historical basis. The diesel idea had previously been...

MINI’s new World Rally Championship racer, based on the Countryman crossover and developed by British motorsports and engineering firm Prodrive, recently made its official world debut and has since been throwing up dirt at a number WRC events in Europe. Next year the rally car, officially...

I've been struggling through an unhealthy obsession with the Mitsubishi Cordia lately, which has cut down on my time for searches for other shouldn't-want-it-but-can't-help-myself vehicles. The only cure for Dementia Cordia is, of course, a genuine example of late-20th-century General Motors...

No, it’s not the long-rumored Audi R4. And no, it’s not a production version of the similar looking Audi e-tron Spyder Concept. Pictured above is a prototype for the upcoming Roding Roadster 23, a two seat mid-engine sports car with a carbon fiber chassis and a powerful six-cylinder...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has decided to investigate the MINI Cooper S lineup for potential engine fires after 12 owners of 2007 and 2008 models complained that their cars had caught on fire. Of the 12 owners, eight said that their cars caught on fire after the...

This video depicts a 5-year-old kid driving a Nissan GT-R to the limits--it's cute and funny, but does it contain a deeper criticism about the computerization of the modern car?

Years in the making, long spied and often displayed at auto shows, Toyota's upcoming sports coupe, so far known as the FT-86, is coming next year. These spy shots show off a Gazoo Racing version of the car. Today, we bring you new photos of the car as it preps for a race this weekend at the...

Quashing claims that British sports car company Lotus could be up for sale, current owner Proton has released a statement saying that the news was untrue and that there are no plans for the sale of Lotus or any stake in it. Recent reports suggested that investment group Genii Capital, a part owner...

Earlier this week we spent some time looking at future product and technologies at GM's Design Center. While security was so tight they made us put a sticker over our iPhone camera, we did spot what we believe could be the C7 Corvette gauge cluster. The focal point of the gauge cluster is a large...

Update: We've been in contact with the owner of the car, who sent us this (much better) photograph and explained some of the background of the car. It turns out it was owned and created by Porsche or an affiliated race shop until the new owner acquired it, with the paint and Techart body kit...

Lotus has taken the wraps off a special edition Evora S, which the automaker from Hethel has built to celebrate its Formula 1 efforts. Featuring similar livery to the Lotus Renault GP F1 race car (pictured below), the new special edition is based on the Evora S and has been confirmed for sale in...

With or without a partnership with Daimler, redesigned versions of both the DB9 grand tourer and Vantage sports car are deep in development at Aston Martin. The new DB9, spy shots of which we've already seen, will be first out of the blocks, with a late 2012 or early 2013 reveal expected. Then...

If you’re wondering how a big sedan powered by a 6.2-liter V-8 engine can win a competition focused on high mpg, here’s a quick explanation of the challenge itself. One of the challenges of the Fleet World MPG Marathon recognizes those drivers and their cars which record the greatest...

The Subaru-Toyota joint sports coupe has come a long way since its earliest days three years ago, both in terms of what we know about it and in terms of its design. These latest spy images capture the car that will also be sold under the Toyota and Scion badges in its Subaru trim for the first...

There are a lot of great cars on the market today. There are even some beautiful ones. But there' just something about the lines of a classic that can't be matched or imitated. This 1969 Maserati Ghibli 4.7 is a perfect example. It's also a near-perfect example of the Ghibli. A European model...

The spies have been busy: the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette (C7) has been spied, as has the 2013 Cadillac ATS--on video--and the 2013 Porsche Panamera. In other news, Audi is recalling the A3 TDI for a fire risk, Porsche's Rennsport Reunion is firing up, and the 2013 Lexus GS 350 F Sport was unveiled in...