Sports Cars
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It was only a month ago that I drove the fourth-generation (ND) Mazda Miata on the canyon roads of Southern California and wrote a First Drive review for Motor Authority. In that review I concluded that the Miata is an absolutely fabulous car with plenty of power, brilliant handling, and a ride worthy of a family sedan. CHECK OUT: Barracuda Coming Back As A Dodge? Sometimes a second go-around tells you more about a car than an initial drive. For the past week, I’ve had the opportunity to drive the 2016 MX-5 Miata on the rugged streets of Chicago. The car I had was the Club model with...
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Reborn TVR Sells Out First Year’s Production Allocation In Six Weeks
TVRs have always been a niche product, but it appears there’s plenty of pent-up demand for a new one because the company has managed to sell a year’s production allocation for a new sports car in just six weeks—without even showing any of the car or revealing how much it will...
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2016 Subaru BRZ Priced From $26,190
Subaru has dropped prices on its BRZ sports car, with the latest 2016 model starting at just $26,190, including a $795 destination charge. That’s down about $300 on pricing for the previous model year, and it’s even down on pricing for the 2013 model year when the BRZ was launched. You...
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Next Major Car Project From Kahn Design Is The Speed 7 Retro Roadster
When bespoke vehicle customizer Kahn Design announced a year ago it was expanding into the world of coachbuilding and planning its own range of standalone cars, no one would have expected the company to roll out in quick succession so many models. The Flying Huntsman range of SUVs based on the Land...
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Is The Next Nissan Z Going To Be A Crossover?
Nissan's sports car division has been in turmoil recently. At one point the plan was to have a three-tier sports car lineup with a GT-R at the top, a new Z in the middle, and an entry-level model with elements from the pair of IDx Concept cars at the bottom. Then we heard that plan had been...
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2017 Mercedes-AMG SL63 Spy Shots
Mercedes-Benz is working on a mid-cycle update for its SL-Class, and that means all the separate variants including the high-performance Mercedes-AMG offerings are also due to be updated. Today we have the first spy shots of the updated Mercedes-AMG SL63. The updated SL arrives next year, as a 2017...
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Ferrari is in the midst of one of the biggest periods of transition in its history, with Sergio Marchionne having recently taken over the role of chairman from Luca di Montezemolo and parent company Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] about to make the storied Italian marque public for the first time by listing it on the New York Stock Exchange. We’re now hearing that Ferrari is about to dramatically change the way it build its cars. For more than six decades, Ferrari has built sports cars and super sports cars that are the benchmark in the sector, thanks in part to the close links...
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Fernando Alonso Takes Delivery Of Honda Civic Type R, Waits For NSX
Despite dealing with a disastrous season after switching from Ferrari to McLaren in the Formula One World Championship, Fernando Alonso appears upbeat—at least on social media—as he can be seen posing next to the new Honda Civic Type R with a huge smile on his face in a recent photo...
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2016 Porsche 911 Carrera Spy Shots And Video
The current Porsche 911, the Type 991, made its debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show and hit the market shortly after as a 2012 model. This means we’re approaching the halfway point in the car’s life cycle, and right on cue prototypes for an updated version, the Type 991.2, have been...
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2016 BMW M4 GTS Spy Shots And Video
Less than a week after it was previewed in concept form in Monterey, BMW’s upcoming M4 GTS has been spotted testing at the Nürburgring and on some of the German race track’s surrounding roads. The standard M4 only went on sale last year but this new, more hardcore version is coming...
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2016 Porsche 911 Turbo Spy Shots (With Interior)
Porsche is working on a mid-cycle update for its 911 range and we now have new spy shots of a prototype for the updated 911 Turbo variant. Yes, despite the new generation of the 911 Turbo only going on sale in 2013, Porsche is about to bring out an updated version. We’re expecting to see the...
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2017 Jaguar F-Type SVR Convertible Spy Shots
It’s only a matter of time until Jaguar turns the wick up on the 550-horsepower supercharged V-8 fitted to its sublime F-Type R sports car, especially since the automaker already revealed a more powerful version of the engine in last year’s limited edition F-Type Project 7. And it...
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Everybody knows BMW M and Mercedes-AMG, but if you asked the average punter to name the performance division of Audi you’re likely to receive a blank stare or possibly the incorrect answer “RS”. That’s because Audi’s performance cars, many of which wear an RS badge, are developed by a subsidiary called quattro, a name Audi also uses for the branding of its all-wheel-drive systems. ALSO SEE: 2017 Audi R8 Spyder Spy Shots Audi is eager to clear up the confusion as it prepares to expand its performance offerings, and to do so it is testing the waters with the Audi...
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Lotus Exige V6 Cup Track Car Gets Updated, Limited Edition ‘360’ Model
The cars that make up the series of Lotus Exige-based track cars are renowned for their combination of visceral performance, straightforward maintenance and reasonable pricing, and since they’re designed exclusively for the track it means Lotus is allowed to sell them in the United States...
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McLaren Sports Series Tested To Extremes Ahead Of Production Start: Video
McLaren’s new Sports Series range, which at present consists of only the 570S and 540C sports cars, is about to enter production but before that starts the pre-production versions are being put through the paces in some rather extreme conditions to iron out any bugs. It’s a process all...
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New 3.0 CSL Hommage R Looks Amazing, Restores Our Faith In BMW Design
They say styling is a subjective thing, but given the comments our original post on the reveal of BMW’s 3.0 CSL Hommage during May’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este generated, it’s safe to say that the automaker’s designers had got it wrong. But were we all just...
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Notes From The Driveway: 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C Spider
I was lucky enough to go on the media drive programs for both the Alfa Romeo 4C and the 4C Spider. Held at Sonoma Raceway and Laguna Seca, respectively, my time in both versions of Alfa Romeo's pocket supercar was pure, unadulterated fun. ALSO SEE: 2017 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe: 2015 Frankfurt...
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McLaren Special Operations Prepares Pair Of 570S Coupes For Pebble Beach Concours
It was at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance that McLaren’s personalization department, McLaren Special Operations, had its coming out party. It was where we first saw the polarizing X-1, a custom-bodied supercar that was based on the bones of the 12C and showcased the extent of...
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Honda has a hit on its hands with the mid-engine sports car known as the S660. The kei car went on sale in Japan back in April, and Honda has announced that the first year's entire run has been sold out. That is a production run of 8,600 cars and if you waited to place an order that means you've already missed the $16,000 boat. Sounds like great news, right? Well Honda seems to disagree because four-in-five S660 buyers are over the age of 40. DON'T MISS: Spoiled Son Sets Fire To Gifted Ferrari In Order To Upgrade To New Model Apparently the automaker was hoping to capture younger buyers with...
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Notes From The Driveway: 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S
It's not very often that something as special as the 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S comes rolling into my driveway, so I was excited to spend the last week piloting Mercedes' new Porsche 911 fighter. Prior to my test drive, I had only been behind the wheel for one glorious lap of the Road America road...
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Kia Sports Car Back On The Table
When it comes to sports cars, we bet the first name you think of is not Kia. It's probably not even the 10th, or the 50th. It's really not even on the list. But that may change in the not too distant future. Kia surprised many when it rolled out the striking GT4 Stinger concept at 2014’s...
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Power Move: Mazda Hasn't Ruled Out A Turbocharged MX-5
Here's some exciting news: A turbocharged version of the latest MX-5 Miata is on the table. Details come from Australia's Motoring, which reported that during the new roadster's Down Under launch, Mazda global PR boss Kudo Hidetoshi was asked about the future of the current ND platform and replied...
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One-Off Ford Focus RS Celebrates Forza Motorsport
The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is gearing up for the market launch of its awesome Focus RS and has been trotting out the car at a number of promotional events recently. First we saw one of its key developers, rally driver Ken Block, take it for a spin at Ford’s European headquarters in...
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Spyker Exits Restructuring, Says It Will Develop Electric Cars And Planes With Volta Volare
Spyker was forced into bankruptcy late last year by a Dutch court after it was determined the struggling sports car brand wouldn’t be able to pay back all of its creditors. A bridging loan provided to the firm in January meant Spyker was able to exit bankruptcy, although it still needed to...
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