Sports Cars
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First 2015 Corvette Z06 Fetches $1 Million At Auction, 1964 Ford GT40 Prototype Sells For $7 MillionViknesh Vijayenthiran
General Motors offered up the first retail 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 to the highest bidder during a Barrett-Jackson event at the Collector Car Auction in Palm Beach, Florida over the weekend. The winning bidder, NASCAR team owner and avid Corvette collector Rick Hendrick, ended up bidding $1 million for the car, the same amount he paid for the first 2014 Corvette Stingray Convertible and $100k less than what he paid for the first 2014 Corvette Stingray. MUST SEE: 770-Horsepower Lykan Hypersport Set For 2014 Top Marques Monaco Debut All proceeds from the sale will go to support the Karmanos...
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Extra Warranty For 2014 Porsche 911 GT3 Owners
If you own a brand new Porsche 911 GT3, you're probably not enjoying it that much right now. Mainly because it's parked immobile, probably at a Porsche dealership somewhere, mitigating the risk of it spontaneously combusting. It's rather embarrassing for Porsche, which sees itself as an arbiter of...
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2015 Audi RS 3 Sportback Spy Shots
You’re looking at the first photos of a prototype for the new generation of the Audi RS 3. The previous generation never made it to these shores but we suspect this one will because of Audi’s decision to launch more of its high-performance RS models in the U.S. market. Another reason is...
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BMW Celebrates M5’s 30th, Promises A Surprise: Video
Since its debut at an auto show in Amsterdam back in 1984, the BMW M5 has gone on to become recognized as the pinnacle of executive sports sedans. And even after all these years, during which five generations have been launched, the M5 is still the benchmark used by rival firms when looking to...
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McLaren Loves The Porsche 911 GT3, Uses It To Benchmark Upcoming P13
McLaren bought a Porsche 911 GT3 to use in the development of its upcoming "entry-level" supercar.
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Next-Gen Mazda MX-5 To Sport Radical New Look: Report
This year marks the 25th year of Mazda's evergreen MX-5 sports car. It's been a huge success story for the Japanese automaker--over 900,000 units have been produced over the past 25 years, across three generations of car--a much longer shelf life than most vehicles in the industry. The car's 26th...
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The Mallet Hammer Z06 was the last car consumed by a sinkhole under the National Corvette Museum.
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Morgan Celebrates Centenary With Employee Introspective: Video
The Morgan Motor Company is either the ultimate automotive anachronism or the most relevant car company around today, depending on your view. Like Maserati, Morgan is celebrating its hundredth anniversary in 2014. Unlike that fine Italian, Morgan still makes cars that, to all intents and purposes...
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More Power For Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG
Mercedes-Benz is giving its flagship roadster a power boost for the 2015 model year. The SL63 AMG's twin-turbocharged 5.5-liter V-8 gets a hefty 48-horsepower increase, bringing total output to 585 horsepower--matching that of the upcoming 2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG coupe, and making both cars the...
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Marussia Sports Car Company Disbanded, F1 Team Unaffected: Report
A report out of Russia claims that sports car firm Marussia, formed in 2007 by former racing driver Nikolay Fomenko, has been disbanded and staff reassigned to a government project. Fomenko had developed a pair of sports car prototypes under the Marussia brand, the B1 and B2, and in 2010 bought a...
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Toyota FT-1 Concept On Jay Leno's Garage: Video
Search any automotive-themed internet forum and at some point, somewhere, you'll find a post from someone urging Toyota to bring back the Supra. The rear-drive sports car was once a mainstay of Toyota's range but died off in the U.S. in the late 1990s. Since then, only the short-lived MR2 Spyder...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Spy Shots
The all-new 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class is a blast to drive, so the upcoming AMG variant should be an absolute hoot. Prototypes for the car have been spotted wearing the least camouflage gear we’ve seen yet, which means an auto show debut can’t be far. The AMG variant of the latest...
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As recently as February of this year, there have been reports claiming a new generation of the Ford Focus RS was in the works. However, the latest comments from a senior Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] exec put the car’s future in doubt. “There’s nothing to talk about,” Ford’s European chief Stephen Odell told Autocar. “It’s great that we have a proud past with RS, and it’s clear it has acted as a halo product and a way of linking to our racing programs, but for now there is nothing to say.” Excitement surrounding a new generation of the Focus...
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Toyota Blurs Games And Reality With GT 86 (Scion FR-S) Telemetry Tool
Racing video games are getting more realistic all the time, but they'll never be a substitute for actually getting out there and getting on track yourself. In recent years, Nissan and Sony have blurred the lines between real racing and driving in the virtual world with the GT Academy...
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Eight-Speed Auto Confirmed For 2015 Chevy Corvette Stingray
Chevrolet has confirmed that its lightning-fast 8L90 eight-speed automatic introduced on the 2015 Corvette Z06 will also be available on the 2015 Corvette Stingray, when sales of the latter commence this fall (the supercharged Z06 isn’t due in showrooms until early next year). The only...
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Mitsubishi Evo Replacement May Be A Hybrid 3000GT Successor: Report
Nissan has had great success with its GT-R revival and will soon be launching a new version of its giant-killing sports car. The success has spurred Acura to launch a new generation of its NSX and Toyota to bring back the Supra, and soon we may be able to add Mitsubishi to that list. It’s...
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Mercedes-Benz SL400 With Twin-Turbo V-6 Launches Overseas
The entry-level SL-Class in the U.S. is the V-8-powered SL550, but overseas Mercedes-Benz offers a six-cylinder model, the SL350, which is powered by a 3.5-liter V-6 and even comes with eco-friendly Blue Efficiency trim in certain markets. The SL350 is now being replaced by a new SL400, and this...
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New Chevy Corvette Variant To Debut At 2014 New York Auto Show
Chevrolet has confirmed that a new variant of the seventh-generation Corvette will be revealed on April 15, the eve of the 2014 New York Auto Show. It won’t be the Z06 and C7.R that we first saw at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show back in January but a brand new variant. Possibilities include a...
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The 2015 Subaru WRX and STI configurator is live.
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Sebastian Vettel Starts Testing 560-HP Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge: Video
Infiniti is finally serious about launching a proper performance product, and our first taste of what’s to come is the Q50 Eau Rouge concept. At the concept’s reveal at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show in January, Infiniti boss Johan de Nysschen said that any production version must have the...
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Citroën Reveals DS 5LS R Sport Sedan Concept
Several years ago, Citroën revived its legendary DS nameplate for a handful of premium models to be sold alongside the French automaker’s regular lineup. More recently, however, Citroën has moved to establish the DS name as a standalone luxury brand exclusively targeting the Chinese...
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2015 BMW M4 Convertible Preview: 2014 New York Auto Show
While the 2015 BMW M3 sedan and M4 coupe are already familiar to enthusiasts around the world, the drop-top M4 Convertible has remained under wraps--mostly. At the 2014 New York Auto Show, it will make its world debut. Aside from its retractable hard top, the 2015 M4 Convertible differs very little...
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Daihatsu Copen Teased; Japan's Latest Tiny Sports Car
If you've heard of the Daihatsu Copen, you've either got an impressively geeky level of car knowledge, or you're a regular on the PlayStation--where Daihatsu's kei-class sports car has been a regular in Gran Turismo games for years. Now there's a new one on the way, and the Japanese firm has...
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Aston Martin DB9 Film Series Explores Design, Heritage: Video
Remember Aston Martin's online 'True Power' video series promoting the Rapide luxury sedan? The moment you cringed as one of the protagonists described himself, among other qualities, as a "keen harpist"? Unfortunately, so do we--but luckily, the brand's latest video, exploring the DB9, is much...
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