Sports Cars
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Dutch sports car brand Donkervoort is back with a new version of its D8 GTO. The new version is named after the Bilster Berg race track in Germany and celebrates the establishment of Donkervoort’s new German arm located at the track itself. ALSO SEE: Jay Leno Encounter The Boys In Blue In The 2015 Corvette Z06: Video The unique location of Donkervoort’s German arm created the opportunity for extensive testing and development of the D8 GTO. This resulted not only in setting the lap record for a production car at the track, a time of 1:46.12, but also in various new developments and...
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2015 Jaguar F-Type R: Pretty, Powerful, ...Perfect
It's a great time to be a car enthusiast. High-horsepower offerings are everywhere, and available at a multitude of price points. There are, of course, the ultra-exotic machines with dizzying power figures to match their equally atmospheric price tags. At the other end of the spectrum sits a number...
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BMW M4 Jumps The Median Strip After Show-Off Driver Loses Control: Video
You’ve got a shiny new sports car. There’s a crowd egging you on. And the road ahead is empty. Your head tells you this is a bad idea but by the time it registers your foot’s already pressing the loud pedal. This exact scenario appears to be the case in this video from YouTube...
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New Porsche 911 GT3 RS Leaks Its Way Onto Instagram
It's no secret... we're dying to get an eye and ear-full of the latest Stuttgart track assassin. We're talking about the 2015 Porsche 911 GT3 RS, which we've seen in spy photos as well as in scale model form. Now it seems that the car has made its debut, in a quiet parking garage in Germany, by way...
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Porsche Boxster And Cayman To Carry 718 Title?
Porsche recently ruled out launching a new entry-level sports car, a car rumored to be called the 718. However, all hope is not lost as a report out over the holiday period points to the arrival of more attainable version of the Boxster and Cayman. According to Automobile, Porsche will rename the...
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First 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06 Engine Destroyed With Just 891 Miles On The Clock
All of those reports about power being down on early examples of the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 due to the ongoing break-in process (with full power to come just a few hundred miles down the road) aside, there are worse things that can happen with a new supercar engine. For example, they can lunch...
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The 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is still arriving at its first batch of customers, but already we’re seeing the fruits of GM’s monster performance efforts—as well as of the high-tech Performance Data Recorder system that comes with it (and is available in other Corvettes, too). This is one of those fruits. It’s tasty. MUST SEE: Tesla Model S P85D Cranks Out Massive 864 LB-FT On The Dyno: Video Run on what appears to be a rural back road and posted to Corvette Forum, this informal 1/4-mile run shows just how tough it can be to launch a (conservatively rated) 650 hp, 650...
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2015 Chevy Corvette Z06 Wins Redemption Against Viper T/A: Video
The street isn’t an appropriate place to race for a hundred different reasons, not least of which is the stupidity of doing 150-plus-mph in an open environment, without proper emergency support or safety gear. But hey, people are going to do it anyway, so we may as well enjoy the fruits of...
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Tesla Model S P85D Cranks Out Massive 864 LB-FT On The Dyno: Video
This dyno video, showing the new super-performance Tesla Model S P85D at full tilt, also shows something Tesla hadn’t told us about: a whole boatload of torque. Okay, so Tesla rated the P85D at a very stout 691 horsepower without any mention of torque. But here, in a dyno from DragTimes via...
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Alfa Romeo 4C Spider Spied Completely Undisguised: Video
The Alfa Romeo 4C is Motor Authority’s Best Car To Buy 2015 not just because of its sexy style or carbon chassis, but because of the unique experience of driving the sporty Italian coupe. Soon, the 4C will be joined by the 4C Spider, seen here undisguised on the streets of Andalucia in video...
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Battery, Aero Tweaks Coming For Tesla Roadster 3.0 Upgrade
Tesla Motors’ [NSDQ:TSLA] first car, the Roadster, has been out of production for a while now, but that hasn’t stopped the electric car company from offering new updates for it. The last update’s arrival was back in 2010, and the latest, announced by Tesla this week, looks to be...
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Senior FCA Exec Confirms Mazda MX-5 Platform For New Fiat-Abarth Model
In May 2012, Alfa Romeo and Mazda made the surprise announcement that the fourth-generation Mazda MX-5 Miata would form the basis of a new Alfa Romeo Spider and that both cars would be built at Mazda’s plant in Hiroshima, Japan. However, by the start of 2014, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles...
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Back at November’s Los Angeles Auto Show we told you that the 2015 Volkswagen Golf R will be priced from $37,415 with shipping, and that the first 500 examples will be made available for pre-order prior to the official start of sales early next year. DON'T MISS: 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Crashes In Colorado Well, Volkswagen has announced that the pre-order process will be up and running on January 8, with anyone interested able to put their name down on the list over at the website VW.com/GolfR. A refundable $500 deposit will be required. Should you miss out, you’ll still...
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Audi Builds Special Edition RS 5 For U.S.
With the release of cars like the BMW M4, Cadillac ATS-V Coupe and Lexus RC F, it’s easy to forget that Audi has a formidable performance coupe of its own—the RS 5. The car packs a naturally-aspirated 4.2-liter V-8 that delivers 450 horsepower and can rocket the svelte two-door from...
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Puritalia reveals 427 roadster in production trim, teases new hybrid GT
Over the past couple of years there have been quite a few entrants in the premium sports car scene. One that manages to stand out from the crowd is Puritalia’s 427 roadster, which was revealed in its final form at a special event in Milan last week. MUST SEE: 2016 Cadillac CTS-V...
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Lotus Evora Crossover In The Works?
A substantially-updated Evora is set to debut at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show in March, and this time around an open-top version is expected alongside the coupe. But beyond the coupe and new convertible, could we see additional Evora variants, perhaps even a crossover? MUST SEE: 2015 Chevy Corvette...
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Spyker Declared Bankrupt, CEO Hopeful Of Electric Car Revival
After successfully filing for bankruptcy protection with a Dutch court just two weeks ago, struggling sports car brand Spyker has been declared bankrupt due to its inability to source bridge funding to continue operations. The decision was made today by the district court of Midden-Nederland, at...
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2015 Chevy Corvette Z06 Does Burnout, Then Runs The Quarter Mile: Video
We now have one of the first videos of the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 running down the quarter mile, and it’s every bit as epic as you’d expect for a 650-horsepower, rear-wheel-drive rocket like the latest Z06. The video comes to us by way of HorsepowerPhotos, and it shows the driver...
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A stunt pulled off by Nissan in the Middle East over the weekend has seen the automaker awarded the Guinness World Record for the longest two-car drift. The drift involved a pair of Nissan Zs—a 350Z and a 370Z—going sideways around a wet track in close proximity. ALSO SEE: Raminator Is Officially The World's Fastest Monster Truck: Video The measured length the two cars drifted was 28.52 kilometers (17.72 miles), which now stands as the official world record. The record was set during the launch of a new driver development program in the Middle East called Nissan 370Z Drift...
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2015 Corvette Stingray PDR Camera Captures Valet Hitting 50 MPH In Parking Garage: Video
The Valet Mode of the Stingray’s Performance Data Recorder system is a cool feature—even if it has drawn some heat for its potential illegal recording of audio. But you don’t need audio to see what’s wrong with this valet’s treatment of a new 2015 Corvette. MUST SEE...
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Aston Martin Works 60th Anniversary Vanquish Has Piston-Metal Interior Trim
Sometimes it seems there are nearly as many special-edition Aston Martins as there are Aston Martins, but then there are the truly special editions, like this, the Works 60th Anniversary edition, celebrating the Newport-Pagnell Works facility. MUST SEE: Car Crashes Into Bedroom Of 71-Year-Old Car...
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Ford Performance Brand Promises 12 New Special Vehicles, Including Focus RS
Ford is committing itself to creating a true global performance sub-brand moving forward. The automaker just announced that it has 12 vehicles on tap, which will be rolled out over the next few years through 2020. All of you SVT fans can consider this your Blue Oval revival... minus the name of...
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2016 Ford Focus RS Confirmed For U.S.--UPDATE
UPDATE: A new generation of the Ford Focus RS has been confirmed for sale in the U.S. It will form part of a new portfolio of sporty Ford products grouped under the Ford Performance banner. If you’re a fan of hot hatches, you’ve long been jealous of the hardware Europeans get to play...
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Conservative ECU Tuning Causing Power Loss On 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
There’s no denying that the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is one heck of a performance bargain, with the $78,995 coupe (or $83,995 convertible) coming with a supercar-like 650 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque straight out of the box. Now that the first examples have been delivered, some...
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