Sports Cars

  • 2017 BMW Alpina B7 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    While BMW’s M division has no plans to develop its own version of the latest-generation 7-Series, the men and women at nearby Alpina are already hard at work developing a high-performance version of the new BMW flagship sedan. Shown here is a prototype for the new BMW Alpina B7, which we’re expecting on the market sometime next year, as a 2017 model. Like the current B7, expect this new one to be based on the 7-Series sedan’s 750i trim, which means a twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V-8 nestled under the hood. In stock form this engine delivers 445 horsepower and 480 pound-feet...

  • Chris Harris drives the McLaren 570S
    Chris Harris Gets Behind The Wheel Of The New McLaren 570S: Video

    There’s a new entry-level range of cars at McLaren, called the Sports Series. There are just two models that make up the Sports Series at present, the 540C and 570S, and British journo Chris Harris was lucky enough to spend some time with the latter. He drives the car both on the road and...

  • 2016 Cadillac ATS-V Coupe track day event
    2016 Cadillac ATS-V Excels On Track Day: Video

    Sometimes it pays to "know a guy." I know a guy who organizes occasional track days so he and his rowdy friends can spend a day thrashing their cars at extra-legal speeds. ALSO SEE: Corvette Chief Engineer Explains Motor Trend Z06 DNF: Video I also know a guy who knows another guy at Cadillac who...

  • McLaren 570S Coupe live photos, 2015 New York Auto Show
    McLaren Shooting Brake In The Works?

    McLaren promises to add a new model sporting a unique bodystyle to its entry-level Sports Series range next year—and the car isn't going to be a Spider convertible. Instead, this new Sports Series entry is expected to feature a more practical (think extra storage) bodystyle. What might such a...

  • Fast and the Furious star Sung Kang
    Fast And Furious Star Building His Dream 240Z: Video

    Everyone knows Paul Walker was an avid car fan, but the late actor wasn’t the only member of the Fast and the Furious family to have a penchant for cars. Sung Kang, who played the character Han in some of the movies, also has a love for cars, particularly classic Porsches. However, he also...

  • Lotus 3-Eleven
    Lotus Hints At 7:06 Nürburgring Lap Time For 3-Eleven: Video

    The Lotus 3-Eleven is a raucous, track-carving machine that promises to be the quickest road-going car—yes, this sprightly roadster is street-legal in the markets it’s headed—to ever come out of the automaker’s Hethel headquarters. It made its world debut back at...

  • 2015 Aston Martin Vanquish

    Aston Martin, under the stewardship of former Nissan exec Andy Palmer, is in the midst of a turnaround plan that will hopefully see the automaker become financially stable for the first time in its century-long history. The plan includes new platforms and technology as well as the development of the marque’s first-ever SUV. CHECK OUT: First Of Volvo’s Next-Generation Compact Cars Arriving In 2017 Unfortunately, to accommodate the cost of the turnaround plan, Aston Martin has needed to cut back in some areas and as a result the automaker has confirmed it is letting go of roughly 15...

  • 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
    Corvette Chief Engineer Explains Motor Trend Z06 DNF: Video

    Late last month, news broke that the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 did not finish during Motor Trend's annual Best Driver's Car competition. The supercharger simply refused to engage—which Chevrolet initially blamed on bad fuel—and to add insult to injury, the car was delivered to Laguna...

  • 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera S, 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show
    More Details On Porsche’s 911 For Purists

    Earlier in the year we heard that Porsche was planning a 911 for purists, one equipped with a naturally aspirated engine and a conventional manual transmission. The car was said to be Porsche’s way of appeasing those buyers lamenting its decision to no longer offer a manual on 911 models like...

  • 2016 Ford Focus RS
    2016 Ford Focus RS Confirmed With 350 HP, Stall Recovery System

    Not that it needed it but the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has managed to squeeze out even more performance from the upcoming Focus RS. It’s been confirmed that the car, which hits showrooms next spring, as a 2016 model, will arrive with 350 horsepower and 350 pound-feet of torque, up from a...

  • Toyota S-FR concept, 2015 Tokyo Motor Show
    Are These The Toyota S-FR Specs?

    Toyota worked with Subaru to give the world the FR-S/GT-86, and the idea clearly helped spur a desire for more sporting vehicles in the automaker's lineup. Competition from Mazda with the new MX-5 could also be putting pressure on the brand to make its next sports car light, inexpensive, and a...

  • Ford Focus RS Ad
    Ford Focus RS Drifts Into New Ad: Video

    Yes, it's time to start getting excited. The Ford Focus RS is on its way to these shores, and it must be getting close because the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] just released a quick ad ahead of its arrival. It's just a 16-second spot, but it's enough to keep you very interested in the car. ALSO SEE...

  • Aston Martin DB10 inside look

    We’ve seen and heard a lot about Aston Martin’s DB10 sports car designed exclusively for a starring role in the new James Bond movie Spectre. However, we’re yet to really see what it’s like to be behind the wheel of the car or even have a look at its interior. Well, thanks to supercar spotter Shmee150 we now have an up-close look at the DB10 and get to experience what it’s like to ride in the car. Doing the driving is none other than British racing and stunt driver Mark Higgins, who was responsible for much of the stunt driving in Spectre. As Higgins reveals in...

  • Teaser for Rinspeed Etos debuting at 2016 Consumer Electronics Show
    Rinspeed Headed To 2016 CES With Etos Sports Car Concept

    Swiss engineering and design firm Rinspeed traditionally graces the company’s home event, the Geneva Motor Show, with wild, forward-looking concept vehicles, but in 2016 we’ll see Rinspeed head to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas for the first time. Rinspeed’s concepts...

  • Ford 5.0-liter V-8 engine
    Ford Mustang V-8 Tuned By Cosworth To Power New TVR Sports Cars

    It’s been confirmed that a version of the Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] 5.0-liter ‘Coyote’ V-8 found in the Mustang GT will be used by British sports car brand TVR for its comeback. But TVR won’t be using an off-the-shelf unit; rather, it will use an upgraded version...

  • 2017 Porsche 911 Targa 4S
    2017 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 And Targa 4 Models Make Debut

    Porsche’s 911 range is currently undergoing a mid-cycle update, with the updated models being gradually introduced over the coming year. The first of these updated models were the 2017 Carrera and Carrera S, which made their debut at the recent 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show and go on sale early...

  • 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Final Edition
    So Long Evo: Mitsubishi Reveals Details Of Final Edition Model

    Mitsubishi today revealed details on the last of the Evos, and the compact sport sedan is a going out on a high note. Mitsubishi is releasing 1,600 examples of the 2015 Lancer Evolution Final Edition model, which gets a little more power, a unique look, and a few more performance features. ALSO...

  • 2016 Porsche Cayman Black Edition
    2016 Porsche Cayman Gets Black Edition Treatment

    Porsche’s Cayman is due to receive a mid-cycle update late next year, but if you’re keen to hop behind the wheel earlier Porsche is sweetening the deal with the availability of a special Black Edition model. Similar to the 911 and Boxster Black Editions launched earlier in the year, the...

  • Patent drawing for mid-engine sports car filed by Honda - Image via Autovisie

    Honda’s dealers have been pleading for an exciting, sporty car ever since the demise of the S2000. It appears their pleas have not gone unnoticed as Honda is working on a new sports car to help fill the void. Earlier in the year patent drawings filed by Honda for a mid-engine sports car concept hit the web. They confirmed that Honda was at least considering the car. Now, Auto Express has managed to dig up some details on a production version. According to the British mag, the car will arrive on the market in calendar year 2018 and feature styling remarkably similar to the concept...

  • Greg Scott Green Hornet Datsun 240Z
    1970 Datsun 240Z Gets Hot Engine, Attacks Laguna Seca: Video

    You have an old car. There's a chance you're going to want to spend lots of time with it. If it's the right type of classic, you might even be tempted to take it to the track. That's what the owner of the so-called Green Hornet enjoys doing, and he recently upgraded his beloved Datsun 240Z with a...

  • Teaser for new Mazda sports car concept debuting at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show
    Mazda Teases New Sports Car Concept Ahead Of 2015 Tokyo Motor Show

    Mazda may be close to confirming plans for an all-new, rotary-powered sports car to fill the void left by the RX-8 which bowed out of production in 2012. The Japanese automaker today released a single teaser shot of a new sports car concept that makes its debut late next month at the 2015 Tokyo...

  • 2016 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 C7.R Edition with VIN #001 at Barrett-Jackson auction
    2016 Chevy Corvette Z06 C7.R Edition With VIN #001 Sells For $500k At Charity Auction

    Following the recent Barrett-Jackson auction held in Las Vegas, Nevada, one lucky bidder now owns the very first 2016 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 C7.R Edition destined for a customer, the car with VIN #001. The winning bid came in at an impressive $500,000. CHECK OUT: Lamborghini Huracán GT3 To...

  • 2016 Artega Scalo
    Germany’s Artega reborn as electric sports car and recreation brand

    Germany’s Artega was established in the previous decade by a group of auto industry veterans as a niche sports car brand targeting the European market. It unveiled just one model, the Henrik Fisker-designed GT, which was available with either a V-6 or electric motor, but the company ran into...

  • 12-Year-Old McLaren Racer
    Lucky 12-Year-Old Races McLaren 650S: Video

    After observing their children playing the Forza video game, most parents would probably suggest their offspring get down to something more constructive. But then again, most parents don't race a Ford GT called the Black Mamba. CHECK OUT: Hear The Bugatti Vision GT Concept’s Engine Start Up...

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