Sports Cars
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Honda’s Civic hatchback sold overseas is set to spawn a new Type R variant complete with a turbocharged and direct-injected 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine spitting out more than 276 horsepower (we hear the final figure may be closer to 320 hp). Sadly, this model isn’t headed to the U.S. anytime soon but some of its mechanicals may be on their way. A source close to Honda has revealed to MotoryRacing that a major update is coming for the U.S.-spec Civic, and among the changes will be the availability of the Type R’s engine. Importantly, the source also revealed that engine...
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2015 MINI John Cooper Works Revealed Ahead Of Detroit Auto Show
MINI’s all-new Hardtop is a lot of fun in Cooper and Cooper S trim but lacking from the lineup is the sporty John Cooper Works variant, which has been revealed today ahead of an official world debut at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. It was at this year’s Detroit event that MINI rolled out...
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Another C7 Corvette Z06 Hits The Dyno, Posts Strong Numbers: Video
The team at Vengeance Racing has certainly been excited to take delivery of its new 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06. Upon delivery, there was a massive burnout, which was followed up with a run on the dyno. That run produced power figures of 585 horsepower and 617 pound-feet of torque at the rear...
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2015 Chevy Corvette Z06 Dyno Shows 585 HP At The Wheels
This guy just celebrated his purchase of a new 2015 Corvette Z06 with a massive burnout, on video, and he's also already strapped it to the dyno to see what its baseline numbers are. They’re impressive. MUST SEE: 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06 Owner Does Massive Burnout Minutes After Delivery: Video...
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2015 Chevy Corvette Z06 Owner Does Massive Burnout Minutes After Delivery: Video
It’s probably not quite correct to call someone who just plunked down something likely north of $80,000 for a new Z06 “lucky,” but that’s sure how it looks from where we’re sitting. This owner at least returns that luck with the favor of a massive burnout right after...
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First 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06s Are Being Delivered: Gallery
Well that was fast. General Motors started shipping the new 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 to dealers nationwide on Tuesday, and now customers are already starting to take delivery of the American supercar. That's right. Members of CorvetteForum are posting photos of the new Z06 already in...
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The 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT has only just hit the scene but it’s already one of our favorite cars here at Motor Authority—and after watching his latest video from his online channel Chris Harris on Cars it’s clear Chris Harris is also a huge fan. The British journo was down at Laguna Seca recently to test Mercedes’ newest sports car, which in the video above shows him exclusively at the track. He’s also only shown in the higher-performance GT S variant, which will be the first model available when the car hits showrooms early next year. Two versions of the stunning...
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Coachbuilders Revive The Willys Interlagos At 2014 Bologna Motor Show
Italian coachbuilders Maggiora and Carrozzeria Viotti have used this week’s 2014 Bologna Motor Show to roll out a beautiful coupe that pays homage to the original Willys Interlagos of the 1960s, which was actually a rebadged version of the Renault Alpine A108 and considered Brazil’s...
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Mazda Teams Up With Xbox, Forza For 2016 MX-5 Miata Livery Competition
The 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata is nearly here, in the real world, but soon it'll be adding to the fanfare of its launch with a special role in the virtual world of Forza Horizon 2. MUST SEE: Ferrari FXXK Priced From $2.7 Million, Already Sold Out Mazda, Forza, and Xbox want players to design a livery...
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James Bond To Drive New Aston Martin DB10 In Upcoming ‘Spectre’ Movie
A new James Bond movie is coming next year, and with it a brand new Aston Martin developed exclusively for the world’s most famous spy, the Aston Martin DB10. We’re not talking a regular production model but a special, limited run of 10 cars that will be used for filming of the new Bond...
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Caterham Initiating New Naming Scheme In Preparation For Expanded Lineup
In an effort to streamline its model names, Caterham will drop its existing Supersport, Roadsport and Superlight monikers in favor of a purely numerical scheme for its lineup of cars derived from the original Lotus Seven design. The latest 165 and 620R are the first models to be classified under...
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Canadian Startup Dubuc Plans Tomahawk Electric Sports Car: Video
A company based in Canada by the name of Dubuc Motors has announced plans for a four-seat electric sports car that it hopes to start selling in 2016. MUST SEE: Ferrari LaFerrari FXX K Revealed Dubuc is calling its electric car the Tomahawk and right now it’s still in the prototype stage. The...
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The wait is almost over for those early bird customers that put a deposit down for a 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06. The cars started shipping out to dealerships across the country yesterday, with Chevy telling us that some lucky customers will have the keys in their hands as early as this week. The latest Z06 is assembled at General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] Bowling Green Assembly plant in Kentucky, where all Corvettes are built, and is described as the closest link yet between Corvettes built for racing and the road. Many of the performance upgrades were developed using lessons learned...
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Ford Planning Detroit Reveal For Focus RS, F-150 Raptor, Shelby GT350R & New GT Supercar?
Put Your Hands Up For Detroit! Well, that’s what we’ll all be singing if rumors of a Ford performance onslaught in Motor City prove true. There’s word on the street that the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is looking to launch a new global performance sub-brand (apparently SVT...
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Mercedes Rolls Out Special SL63 AMGs Celebrating F1 Victory
Mercedes-Benz has celebrated its victory in the 2014 Formula One World Championship with a pair of special edition SL63 AMGs developed together with its star drivers. The car of the 2014 world champion Lewis Hamilton is the one in black while runner-up Nico Rosberg’s car is the one in white...
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2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06: First Fuel Economy Figures Released
The 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 gets an EPA-rated 16 mpg combined with the automatic transmission.
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Nissan GT-R Gets A Few Updates For Japan, Plus 45th Anniversary Model: Video
Since its introduction for 2009, the R35 Nissan GT-R has continued to be upgraded and refined and with each successive model year. Typically, these upgrades are introduced first in the GT-R’s home market of Japan, so the latest version of the GT-R that has just gone on sale in Japan may hint...
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Evo’s Time Has Come And Gone, Says Mitsubishi’s U.S. Chief
Mitsubishi’s U.S. chief has confirmed what most of us already knew: That there won’t be a direct replacement for the awesome Lancer Evolution when the current model bows out of the market after the 2015 model year. WATCH: Chris Harris Gets Sideways In The Ferrari LaFerarri: Video...
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The driver of a BMW M4 coupe has just set a very unusual world record: “the most donuts around a car driving on two wheels in one minute.” The feat appears to have taken place at the same event in China where another driver set a new world record for the tightest parallel park. MUST SEE: Watch A Big Rig Jump A Moving Formula One Car: Video For the latest record, the driver in the M4, Zhang Shengjun, drifted around a MINI Cooper S Hardtop 2 Door being driven on two wheels by Han Yue, the same Yue who set the tightest parallel park record. During the one minute stunt, Shengjun in...
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2016 Cadillac ATS-V And ATS-V Coupe: 455 HP And 0-60 MPH In 3.9 Seconds
The Cadillac CTS-V has long been a favorite of enthusiasts who know what a real driver’s car is—and at a real sweetheart of a price for what you get. Sure, it had its rough edges. But it was great. Now, the ATS-V steps in to take up that mantle—and to carry it forward. Packing 455...
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2016 Jaguar F-Type Debuts With All-Wheel Drive And Manual Transmission
Jaguar’s F-Type has only been on the scene since the 2014 model year but the vehicle has come in for some substantial updates, which are being introduced for the 2016 F-Type going on sale next spring. The big news is the addition of an all-wheel-drive system, which Jaguar has confirmed will...
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2015 Volkswagen Golf R Priced From $37,415
Volkswagen’s latest Golf R hot hatch will be racing into showrooms early next year priced from $37,415, including an $820 destination charge. The pricing is comparable with the previous generation, although the vehicle no longer comes in the less expensive three-door bodystyle, but there is a...
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Volkswagen Golf R Variant Revealed Ahead Of L.A. Auto Show
Volkswagen’s new Golf R hot hatch due in showrooms early next year has spawned a wagon variant, which makes its world debut this week at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. Yes, VW has chosen the event in L.A. to showcase the Eurocentric Golf R Variant, but the official line is that there are no...
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2016 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT S first drive review
It’s rare that a car aimed so squarely at a competitor does so much so differently and yet comes out with a very similar result. The Mercedes-Benz AMG GT S is just such a car. How so? Well, first of all, from the styling (look at that rear end), to the performance, to the pricing, the AMG GT...
Nelson Ireson