Sports Cars
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The Mazda MX-5 is a sports car legend, and it’s now entering its fourth generation. Will the new Miata live up to the legacy? We’ll soon find out, as the first cars for U.S. sale have just entered production. ALSO SEE: Ferrari LaFerrari Crashes Into Ditch The first 1,000 2016 Mazda MX-5s to reach U.S. shores will be Launch Edition cars, which get unique badging, the MX-5 Grand Touring trim and equipment, plus keyless entry. All Launch Edition MX-5s are painted Soul Red with Sport Tan leather interior. The only buyer-configurable option on the Launch Edition is a choice of...
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McLaren's Most Attainable Model Ever, The 540C, Debuts In Shanghai
We recently told you that McLaren would soon be launching a new model positioned below the $184,900 570S that debuted earlier this month in New York. The new model, described as the most attainable McLaren ever, has now made its debut, appearing for the first time at this week’s 2015 Shanghai...
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Making The 2015 Ford Mustang: Episode 1, Exterior Design
The 2015 Ford Mustang is here, but do you know how it got here? Probably not. But you soon will, thanks to a new video series from Ford. ALSO SEE: Hellcat Converted To E85 Sees 753 Rear-Wheel Horsepower: Video This first episode goes over some of the Mustang’s history and then talks about the...
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Potential 2016 Honda Civic Coupe Type R Rendered
At the 2015 New York Auto Show earlier this month, Honda rolled out a striking coupe concept that previews the design of an all-new Civic set to be introduced for the 2016 model year. At the concept’s unveiling, Honda also confirmed that the 2016 Civic will be available as a coupe, hatch and...
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2016 Mercedes-AMG GT3 hits the Nürburgring
Mercedes-AMG has a new race car based on its stunning GT sports car to replace the hugely-successful SLS AMG GT3, which is being phased out at the end of the 2015 motorsport season. We got our first look at the new GT-based racer, aptly named a “GT3”, at the recent Geneva Motor Show...
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Mitsubishi Rolls Out Lancer Evolution Final Edition In Japan
Mitsubishi doesn’t have much in the way of interesting product these days, and the situation is due to become more dire as the last bastion of excitement at the brand, the Lancer Evolution, is set to be culled later this year. Previously, Mitsubishi’s U.S. chief Don Swearingen said a...
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Flat-plane crank, magnetic dampers, all of Ford’s performance wizardry: the 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 is packing a lot of heat. How does it stack up on track? We don’t know yet for ourselves, but from this video, it looks like things are shaping up well. You might remember we were a bit underwhelmed by the last Shelby Mustang—the GT500. It was very competent, but lacked driver involvement. It was also very heavy and working with a variety of high-tech kludges to make its old-school suspension work. Much of that should be changed with the upcoming GT350, which promises...
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Aston Martin Vantage GT12 Made Official, Still Not Coming To U.S.
Aston Martin chose to rename its track-focused Vantage GT3 the Vantage GT12 after Porsche complained about the car’s usage of “GT3” in its title, which it would seem the German automaker has exclusive rights to when it comes to road-going applications (GT3-badged cars from other...
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2016 Nissan 370Z Priced From $30,815
There’s been a bit of talk lately about Nissan’s plans for its next Z car but we’ll have to wait some time yet until it arrives because the current model, the 370Z, has at least one more year left in it. The Japanese automaker today announced a 2016 370Z, which sports some minor...
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McLaren 570S Ready For Your Configuration Dreams
A McLaren for the masses! Well, for a small percentage of the masses, really. Still, that percentage is greater than it used to be with the arrival of the all-new McLaren 570S and its sub-$200,000 starting price. For Porsche 911 Turbo-money, you can plop one of Woking's finest in your own garage...
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Kia GT Announcement Coming Soon, GT4 Stinger Sports Car Not So Likely
Kia will soon have an offering in the sporty ‘four-door coupe’ segment in the form of a production version of its striking GT concept, which was first shown at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. Production of the concept has been rumored for some time, and shortly it will be made official...
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Honda S660 Officially Goes On Sale In Japan, And Only Japan
Cue the chorus of disappointed Americans. Because while Honda is finally bringing the Civic Type R to the States, its S660 will be only available in the Japanese domestic market. WATCH: Honda Civic Concept Video Preview And that's a shame—because the tiny roadster sounds like it'll be an...
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We were expecting a price tag below $200k for the new 570S Coupe and McLaren has pulled through with an impressive $184,900 sticker. That’s a substantial $80k less than McLaren’s next car up the ladder, the 650S, despite the new 570S sharing much in common with its big brother including its supercar good looks, potent powerplant and mid-engine, carbon fiber monocoque chassis. MUST SEE: Ferrari 599 GTO Crashed By Valet Is A Write-Off: Video But the 570S isn’t as low as McLaren is planning to go. A less expensive 540C is expected to be revealed later this month at the 2015...
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Honda Confirms Type R For U.S. At Civic Concept Debut: 2015 New York Auto Show
The new Honda Civic is here, and it’s a concept in name only—this is effectively what you’ll see for the 2016 model year. Ten generations in, the Civic has had some great years and some bad ones. This year is shaping up to be one of the good ones—thanks in part to the sporty...
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McLaren 570S Coupe revealed ahead of 2015 New York Auto Show
The Sports Series is here, and it’s every inch a McLaren. Don’t call this the cheap one. Call it the 570S. To be fair, it’s still not likely to be inexpensive—figure something around $150,000. But you’ll get an awful lot of bang for those 150,000 bucks. ALSO SEE...
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Lotus Wants You To Test Drive The Evora 400, But Only If You're As Agile As It Is
Lotus launches a new online game to promote the Evora 400.
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New 911 GT2 Coming, Says Porsche Exec
It appears reports of the Porsche 911 GT2’s demise have been greatly exaggerated, as a senior executive at the German sports car manufacturer has confirmed that a new one is in fact in the works. The information comes from Andreas Preuninger, the man in charge of development of...
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Open Your Wallets, This Is How Much The 2016 Mazda MX-5 Costs
The 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata is easily one of the most anticipated driving machines of the year. We're talking about a car that appears to be clearly focused on making the person behind the wheel quite happy. This is achieved through a low curb weight and high driver involvement. Now we finally know...
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McLaren is set to introduce its new Sports Series at next month’s 2015 New York Auto Show, and like the Super Series and Ultimate Series it will sit under the Sports Series will be made up of several models distinguished by performance and styling attributes. McLaren has previously hinted that the Sports Series will mimic the Super Series by offering a softer model, a mid-level performer and a pure performance variant, which in the case of the Super Series entails the Asia-only 625C, the 650S and 675LT respectively. There will also be convertible versions of some of the Sports Series...
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2015 Honda S660 Leaked
Honda’s tiny S660 mid-engine sports car that we first saw in concept form two years ago is ready for its showroom debut, only those showrooms will all be in Japan as Honda is yet to announce sales of the car outside its home market. These shots from enthusiast site Minkara show the S660 in...
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2016 Cadillac ATS-V Twin-Turbo V-6 Output Cranked Up To 464 HP
When the 2016 Cadillac ATS-V Sedan and Coupe were unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show last fall, the early estimate from Caddy was that the twin-turbocharged 3.6-liter V-6 engine would generate 455 hp. Turns out that was a bit conservative. MUST SEE: Happy When It Rains: LaFerrari Laps Spa In The...
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Walter Röhrl Wrings Out The Porsche Cayman GT4 At The Track: Video
The Porsche Cayman GT4 is one of the purest sports cars money can buy. With naturally aspirated power, a conventional six-speed manual transmission and a mid-engine body, the Cayman GT4 is a rare sight in a world where turbocharging, hybrid technology and automated transmissions are diluting the...
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420-Horsepower Lotus 3-Eleven Headed For Frankfurt Auto Show
Back in the 1950s, Lotus had a lightweight, open-top race car called the “Eleven” that was quite successful in endurance racing, earning a number of class victories in races held at prestigious tracks like Le Mans, Monza and Sebring. Last decade, Lotus revived the Eleven name when it...
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Porsche Steals Back GT3 Badge From Aston Martin
The Porsche 911 GT3 is an icon, incontrovertibly. It’s a benchmark for many, even though it rarely tops a results list in any particular dimension. But is it really the Only Possible GT3? Apparently so. Aston Martin’s latest delicious slice of Forbidden Fruit, the Vantage GT3 road car...
Nelson Ireson