Sports Cars

  • 2016 Jaguar F-Type Convertible

    The list of options for Jaguar’s F-Type has expanded quite considerably for the 2016 model year, with the stunning sports car now available with things like a manual transmission and all-wheel-drive traction for the first time. The starting price for the 2016 F-Type is still $65,995, although this is for F-Type coupes equipped with the new six-speed manual. If you want the previous eight-speed automatic, you’re now going to have to pay at least $67,295. ALSO SEE: Lexus LFA & Porsche 918 Spyder Face Off With Expected Results: Video But along with the new options, Jaguar has...

  • Lotus Exige S Club Racer
    Lotus Exige S Club Racer Is One Ferocious Featherweight: Forbidden Fruit

    Lotus has just announced the release of a new Exige variant, and according to the automaker, it's available "globally." Now, it's understandable that this news—and quite honestly, the fact that Lotus is still actually making cars—could take some American enthusiasts by surprise. So...

  • 2015 Lotus Elise 20th Anniversary Edition
    Lotus Celebrates 20 Years Of The Elise With Special Edition Model

    It was at the Frankfurt Auto Show back in 1995 that Lotus first introduced a car called the “Elise”, and now, two decades on, the automaker from the British town Hethel is celebrating the milestone with a special edition Elise. The new special edition is called the “Elise 20th...

  • Alpine Vision Gran Turismo
    First Alpine Model To Be Called “AS1”, Second May Be An SUV Or Hybrid

    Renault and Caterham Cars may have gone their separate ways in regards to a sports car platform they were developing together for new models for their respective Alpine and Caterham brands, but the cars the platform was designed for are still very much alive. We now have a few extra details on the...

  • 2016 BMW M2 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    BMW Looks To E30 M3 For Inspiration Of Next M Car: Report

    For fans of BMW's M Brand, there are a few examples that stand a few ticks above the rest. The E39 M5 is certainly high on the list, as is the E46 M3. It's the E30 M3, however, that remains the greatest M car for many an automotive enthusiast. A high-water mark for the brand, and a reminder that...

  • 2016 Chevrolet Camaro badge
    New 2016 Chevrolet Camaro Details Released

    The 2016 Chevrolet Camaro is still two full months away from its Belle Isle unveiling in Detroit, but it is arriving in bits and pieces, Johnny Cash-style, in the lead-up. Today, Chevy revealed more details about the car’s construction and engine. That’s right, not that anyone doubted...

  • 2015 Honda CR-Z

    Honda has developed a new turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that’s also equipped with the automaker’s signature VTEC variable valve timing technology. The engine made its debut in the 2015 Civic Type R, where it’s tuned to deliver a substantial 305 horsepower. Less potent versions of the engine are planned for other applications, one of which may be the next-generation CR-Z. Yes, despite its underwhelming performance and unsurprising lack of success in the new car market (the CR-Z has already been pulled from the Australian and European markets), a successor is...

  • 2015 Honda Civic Type R
    European Honda Civic Headed For North America In Mid-2016: Report

    Lately, there have been rumors Honda’s version of the Civic compact hatch sold overseas will be offered in the U.S. in the near future, raising hopes that the Civic Type R performance flagship will come with it. Things really heated up when a prototype for the new Civic Type R was spotted...

  • MINI Superleggera Vision concept
    MINI Superleggera Gets The Green Light: Report

    Have you ever uttered the phrase "Please be like the concept!"? You might be saying that today if you're a fan of low-slung roadsters because MINI is apparently ready to start production of its Superleggera Vision. This is the rather cool concept machine that sprang to life a year ago, and managed...

  • Teaser for McLaren 570S Coupe debuting at 2015 New York Auto Show
    McLaren Releases Fourth Teaser For New Sports Series: Video

    The newest addition to the growing lineup of McLaren road cars, the Sports Series, is edging closer to its world debut at the 2015 New York Auto Show. And in the lead up to its arrival McLaren is running an extensive teaser campaign that likens the car’s impending arrival to that of a game...

  • 2016 Chevrolet Camaro teased in 500,000th fifth-generation promo
    2016 Chevy Camaro Teased In 500,000th Fifth-Gen Camaro Video

    The 2016 Chevy Camaro is coming—soon—and GM can hardly wait. They’ve got the sixth-gen Camaro itch so bad, they keep dropping teasers of it everywhere. Here we have the latest: at the tail end of the video celebrating the sale of the 500,000th fifth-generation Camaro in the U.S...

  • 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata live photos
    Mazda Announces 2016 MX-5 Curb Weight

    Hidden alongside this morning’s announcement of the new fourth-generation Mazda MX-5’s arrival in a free-to-download Forza Horizon 2 pack is some even better news: the actual curb weight numbers for the new Miata. So how much does it weigh? With the manual transmission, it tips the...

  • 311RS Spec Blew

    The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X may be on its last legs before dying an odd death—to be reincarnated as some type of hybrid—but the gang at 311RS have breathed new life into the car once again. ALSO SEE: Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson Suspended By BBC For Alleged Punch Thrown, No Show This Week You may remember their original creation from 2013, which saw the wick on the standard Evo X turned up to 353 horsepower and 359 pound-feet of torque—for a price of $49,000. This time, the 311RS Spec Blew takes it up another notch: 500 hp at the wheels for a price tag of just...

  • Lister Knobbly
    Lister Knobbly roars back to life in continuation form

    Fans of British sports and racing cars will no doubt know of the name Lister. It's a company that came to life back in 1954 and brought shapely machines into the world. ALSO SEE: Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson Suspended By BBC For Alleged Punch Thrown, No Show This Week Because of the cars'...

  • Jay Leno drives the BAC Mono
    BAC Mono Stops By Jay Leno’s Garage: Video

    If you’re a fan of formula cars, or just want a minimalist, utterly pure driving experience, then you might want to check out the BAC Mono. DON'T MISS: Watch A BAC Mono Chase A McLaren P1 At Silverstone: Video There are no DVD players or Burmester audio systems here. It’s a pure...

  • 2016 Porsche 911 GT3 RS
    New Porsche 911 GT3 RS Taken To Nardo: Video

    There are few cars that better suit the description “a race car built for the road” than the new Porsche 911 GT3 RS, which racing driver Brendon Hartley sets out to determine in this latest video. Hartley is one of Porsche’s works drivers for its LMP1 efforts in the World...

  • 2016 Porsche Cayman GT4  -  2015 Geneva Motor Show Live Photos
    Porsche motorsport boss says Cayman GT4 RS a possibility

    Porsche pulled no punches with the latest generation of its 911 GT3 RS, delivering a car that was lighter, more powerful, and better handling than any previous versions of the already potent track weapon. That said, the enthusiast community has long suspected Porsche's mid-engined Cayman might be...

  • 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata production in Hiroshima, Japan
    Mazda Starts Production Of New MX-5 Miata

    Mazda this week began production of the all-new MX-5 Miata, which is due to go on sale here later in the year as a 2016 model. The home of the MX-5 is Mazda’s Ujina Plant No.1 located in Hiroshima, Japan, and it is at this plant that Fiat’s version of the new MX-5, which was recently...

  • 2017 Lotus Evora 400, 2015 Geneva Motor Show

    It’s no secret that British sports car brand Lotus has been struggling—heck, it only has one road-going model on sale here—but the company has embarked on a turnaround strategy devised by straight-shooting CEO Jean-Marc Gales and is planning a host of new models, starting with a revamped version of its Evora flagship. ALSO SEE: 2016 Infiniti Q60 Coming With 400- And 450-HP Outputs: Report The new version is called the Evora 400, and with 400 horsepower and 302 pound-feet of torque generated from its supercharged 3.5-liter V-6 it promises to be the fastest road-going Lotus to...

  • 1969 Fiat 124 Sport Spider
    Fiat 124 Spider Name Confirmed For Mazda MX-5 Miata-Based Roadster

    Upon confirmation that Fiat-Abarth had taken over Alfa Romeo's place in Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' [NYSE:FCAU] deal with Mazda to share the Japanese automaker’s platform and production line for the latest MX-5 Miata, speculation abruptly turned toward what the planned "specialty" car would be...

  • 2015 Morgan Aero 8  -  2015 Geneva Motor Show live photos
    Morgan Reveals New Version Of Aero 8 At 2015 Geneva Motor Show: Video

    If you’re a fan of new cars built and styled just like the classics, then there’s a company that may just be right for you. It’s called the "Morgan Motor Company", and at the Geneva Motor Show this week the British outfit rolled out a new version of its Aero 8 sports car. The Aero...

  • 2016 Ford Focus RS  -  2015 Geneva Motor Show live photos
    2016 Ford Focus RS Debuts At 2015 Geneva Motor Show: Video

    The all-new, U.S.-bound Ford Focus RS has finally made its international auto show debut. The car was already confirmed to be coming to the market with “more than” 316 horsepower, a standard six-speed manual transmission and an all-wheel-drive system, and now we have a few more details...

  • Bentley EXP 10 Speed 6 Concept
    New EXP 10 Speed 6 Concept Hints At Potential Bentley Sports Car: Live Photos And Video

    Last summer, Bentley CEO Wolfgang Dürheimer revealed the British automaker was looking to add a fifth model to its existing Continental, Flying Spur, Mulsanne and soon-to-arrive Bentayga nameplates, and that it had two leading proposals: a two-seater sports car and a more conventional offering...

  • 2015 Porsche Cayman GT4
    2016 Porsche Cayman GT4 debuts at the 2015 Geneva auto show

    The Cayman GT4, a car best described as a mini-911 GT3 but with a six-speed, three-pedal manual instead of a dual-clutch job, is here, and it's on display at the Geneva Motor Show. And yes, you read that right—Porsche’s latest road racer comes with a conventional manual, but many of its...

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