Sports Cars
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It's the most anticipated weekend in the classic-car world, and Motor Authority is on the glitzy scene in Pebble Beach to bring you nonstop coverage of this weekend's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. It's unrivaled in its depth and breadth--and in the stunning displays of truly classic cars. From the Concorso Italiano, to the Quail and the Monterey Historics races, the gathering of vintage machines and drivers comes to a grand conclusion on Sunday, August 16, with the Pebble Beach Concours itself. And this year, as in the past, luxury and performance car companies are bringing their latest...
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Bugatti Unveils The Grand Sport Sang Bleu At Pebble BeachThe Sang Blue is an exclusive, one-off Grand Sport.
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Supercharged 2010 Audi S4 Sedan Starts From $45,900Audi announced pricing today for the 2010 model year Audi S4, A5 Cabrio and S5 Cabrio.
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More Details On Jaguar XE RoadsterJaguar first previewed a modern lightweight roadster back in 2000 with the F-Type concept car.
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2011 Ford Mustang GT To Get Even Hotter Track Pack?The next Mustang GT will also sport a 5.0-liter V-8 engine and 400 horsepower - in standard form.
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272-mph 2010 Hennessey Venom GT Coming To Next Geneva Motor ShowHennessey Performance Engineering is best known for its highly tuned exotics, but soon it will be building its own supercar.
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The American powerhouse may get an injection of Italian technology to update its aging 8.4-liter mill.
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Audi And Autobahn Country Club Team To Deliver Track TimeChicago-area Audi owners and fans will have a new way to get on the track and get pro instruction thanks to a deal with Autobahn Country Club.
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Video: Jay Leno Does Burnouts In Corvette ZR1, Porsche GT2 And More!The video previews Jay Leno's upcoming show 'The Garage', and includes all the fire, smoke and sound a car nut loves.
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Chevrolet Camaro Convertible Confirmed For Q2 2011The topless Camaro will be coming a few months later than expected, but considering it was nearly canceled altogether, fans will be happy.
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Robert Pattinson Cruises The James Dean Highway--or Does He?Here's proof that Robert Pattinson has successfully made the transition from English football lad to Hollywood wreck-in-progress: He's got a Porsche Boxster. Exactly what James Dean would drive if he weren't already dead (in a Porsche Spyder!) and also, 78 years old this year. He's got chops. He...
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Queen Latifah Is A Most Regal Mustang FanShe sings, she raps, she acts--and Queen Latifah leaves other Mustang drivers in the dust.
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Fans of Toyota's sporting history have often lamented the current lineup of perfectly competent yet decidedly boring offerings, calling them 'appliances'. The days of the Supra, Celica and MR-2 may yet return, however, with new president Akio Toyoda at the helm. Speaking today at the 2009 Center for Automotive Research (CAR) Conference, Toyoda said, "My hope is that I can transfer some enthusiasm from the race track to our vehicles and make driving fun for our customers around the world. "And to that point, I am happy to announce this morning that Toyota plans to build an...
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Mazda celebrates 20 years of roadsters with special edition in JapanWhen Mazda launched the Miata, or Roadster as it's known in Japan, in 1989, few suspected it would go on to become the best-selling open-top sports car of all time, but over 860,000 vehicles later, the car is officially the most popular roadster in existence. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of...
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British firm Eagle offers perfectly restored Jaguar E-Type modelsFor many, Jaguar's 1961 E-Type epitomized the perfect sports car: powerful performance, stunning good looks and Jaguar build quality. But while many have admired the car from afar, few have taken up the obsession that British company Eagle now holds for the E-Type, having operated for over 27 years...
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Updated Mazda RX-8 Coming To Frankfurt Motor Show?It's been six years since the Mazda RX-8 came on the scene and brought with it a sublime combo of handling, equipment, features, and pricing. Whether you're a rotary engine fan or not, you have to recognize the job Mazda did tuning the car's chassis. But now reports are beginning to break that an...
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Alfa Romeo MiTo GTA Not Dead Yet, But Future UncertainAlfa Romeo hasn't officially announced the MiTo GTA for production yet, but already reports of its demise are making the rounds at enthusiast and news portals. The latest reports indicate the hot-hatch GTA could still see production, but it nothing is certain yet. The news comes from an unnamed...
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Mike Kimberley leaves position as Lotus CEOWith a recipe for lightweight, fun and fast trackday cars for the street, Lotus Cars has been on a roll of late. The new Evora has been widely hailed as a styling hit, and as initial test drives roll in, it is also being recognized as an able sportscar. But for Mike Kimberley, CEO of Lotus, the...
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Hurtling along at a cool 143mph (230km/h) in BMW's 2010 X6 M at Road Atlanta just before you shut it down hard for turn 10A, there's a brief moment where you wonder if it's even physically possible for the 5,324lb (2,415kg) missile you're now a part of to slow down enough to make the turn and avoid surfing the sand into the runoff area. But the moment passes and soon enough you're throwing the car into a four-wheel drift and pegging the throttle as you confidently accelerate up the hill to start a new lap. That, in a nutshell, is all you need to know about the X6 M. Our time with the car was...
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Spyker’s Jet-Inspired C8 Aileron Sports CarConcept cars are exciting, but as often as not, they're also huge letdowns. Why? Because you know they'll be so neutered by the time they make production that it's the same car only in name (Jaguar XF, anyone?). Luckily we have Spyker, a company where the production cars are more insane than most...
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Mazda Working On Entry-Level MX-2 Roadster?A new, entry-level roadster powered by a range of economical small capacity engines may be brewing at Mazda. The company's board of directors are expected to make a decision on the car by the end of the year, and if approved it could be in production by 2012. The new model would essentially be a...
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Porsche Exec Rules Out Plans For ‘Baby’ RoadsterThough the lightweight, mid-engined Porsche 914 of the late 1960s and early 1970s was far from a perfect machine, it has developed a cult following that keeps it active in the streets and on tracks around the world to this day. Many have longed for a new-generation of the car and reports suggesting...
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Full Details For Facelifted Mercedes-Benz S63 And S65 AMG SaloonsExecutive limo accommodations, supercar power and sleeper-no-more looks are the key ingredients to Mercedes Benz's newly facelifted pair of S-Class AMG sedans. Photos and details released today reveal the S63 and S65 AMG sedans, both of which are now even more appealing thanks to a series of subtle...
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Chevrolet releases full specs and pricing for 2010 Corvette Z06The 638hp (476kW) ZR1 and brand new Grand Sport models may be getting all the limelight but the race-bred Corvette Z06 supercar is still tearing up pavements around the country and like the rest of the Corvette range has been updated for the 2010 model year. The 505hp (377kW) Z06 remains one of the...
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