Sports Cars
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First, there was the Golf GTI. Then, the diesel-powered Golf GTD. And when Volkswagen's plug-in hybrid Golf makes its debut next month at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, it will carry the GTE badge, for GT Electric--marking the plug-in hybrid Golf out as something more than a mere eco-friendly version. This isn’t the battery-powered e-Golf that will be arriving in local showrooms this spring, but a new sports Golf combining a small internal combustion engine with an electric motor. Unfortunately, this particular Golf variant won’t be making the trip across the Atlantic. ALSO SEE...
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2014 Porsche 911 GT3 Sales Halted Due To String Of Fires: Official Statement
As we've pointed out before, it's not just electric cars that catch fire. Sometimes gas-fed cars do it without any provocation. While Ferrari is perhaps the best-known brand for the impromptu cookout, it seems Porsche may be having a bit of an issue with its latest 911 GT3 acquiring rather more...
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Poor Sales Of Toyota GT 86/Scion FR-S Likely To Rule Out New Variants
A senior Toyota official has revealed that poor sales of the GT 86 sports car meant that additional variants, such as the much-hyped convertible and a possible performance version, are likely to be ruled out. Speaking with Auto Express, Toyota’s European R&D boss Gerald Killmann said the...
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2015 BMW M3 & M4 Priced From Low $60,000s: Report
We've been eager to get behind the wheel of the new M3 and M4 since seeing them in the flesh at the latest round of auto shows, and now it looks like we know how much that will cost you: about $62,000, minimum. That's the starting price of the 2015 BMW M3 sedan in the U.S., according to documents...
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Infiniti To Reveal Q50 Eau Rouge Engine In Geneva, Video Suggests A Turbo V-6
Infiniti is finally serious about launching a proper performance product, and our first taste of what’s to come is the awesome-looking Q50 Eau Rouge concept. At the concept’s reveal at the Detroit Auto Show last month, Infiniti boss Johan de Nysschen said that any production version of...
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Aston Martin DB9 Gets New Carbon Special Editions: Video
In addition to its new V8 Vantage N430, Aston Martin will be showing off a pair of DB9 special editions at the upcoming 2014 Geneva Motor Show. The latest special editions revive Aston Martin’s ‘Carbon’ theme, which was last used on the DB9 back in 2010, prior to the car’s...
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Back in the day, buying a fast car meant just that: You walked into a dealer, put your money down and drove out with something quick. Nowadays, the fashion is to offer drivers of performance cars special driver training packages to enhance their skills in a safe environment, and the latest to do so is Fiat's Abarth brand. In the greater scheme of things a Fiat 500 Abarth may not need quite the same skill set as you'd need for the latest Porsche or Aston Martin, but there's never any harm giving yourself a few extra talents. A new 'Abarth Track Experience' will let drivers develop their...
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2014 Audi S1 Featured In New Promo Videos
One of Audi’s main features for next month’s 2014 Geneva Motor Show will be this sporty new S1, which is based on its A1 hatchback sold overseas. The car is one of the only premium models in the sporty subcompact segment, with its only main rival being the MINI John Cooper Works. Sadly...
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Ermini Seiottosei Sports Car To Debut At 2014 Geneva Motor Show
The Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland always plays host to some of the year's most exciting production and concept vehicles. And among them at this year’s show, which gets underway March 4, will be a new sports car from a very old brand, the Ermini Seiottosei. We first heard about...
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Toyota Renews Supra Trademark
The FT-1 concept launched at last month's Detroit Auto Show gave us the clearest idea yet of what a new Toyota Supra might look like--one of the motoring world's most eagerly-anticipated sports cars. While Toyota didn't reveal it at the time, it's now pretty much confirmed that the FT-1 will--with...
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2015 Subaru WRX STI First Drive
Is the 2015 Subaru WRX STI worth the $8k premium over the WRX? And does it remain one of the most capable performance cars on the market, short of exotic-car compromises (and price tags)? Those questions seemed straightforward enough. But after spending most of a day with the new STI, first over...
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The 991 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Might Still Get A Stick: Wishful Thinking?
The news that Porsche's newest take on the hardcore 911, the GT3, would come in PDK-only form was taken a bit hard by some enthusiasts. We totally understand the lack of a three-pedal in the GT3--it's the street-going track version of the car, after all, and race cars have flappy paddle gearboxes...
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Talk of a turbocharged Ferrari dates back all the way to 2007, but the rumors never really gained traction until it was confirmed that Formula One would be adopting turbocharged engines for the 2014 season. Now, just weeks after Ferrari revealed its new turbocharged F1 car, the F14 T, the Italian sports car manufacturer has revealed a new turbocharged road car, the California T. The new convertible sports car is set for an official debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show on March 4, but it's already made a private unveiling at the Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena, Italy, attended by 800 of the...
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Porsche, Mercedes And Aston Martin Lock Horns In Chris Harris Comparo: Video
Take three of the hottest sports cars currently in production and throw them into a comparo and you’re guaranteed to get a great video out of it, as Chris Harris and his team at /Drive demonstrate in this latest video pitting the aging Aston Martin Vantage (in V12 S guise) and Mercedes-Benz...
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Would-Be Porsche Thief Foiled By Locked Doors
A man in Cologne, Germany was locked in the Porsche Cayenne he was trying to steal.
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Twin Turbo Hennessey HPE700 Corvette Stingray: Photos
The twin-turbocharged Hennessey HPE700 Corvette Stingray boasts 708 horsepower.
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Turbocharged Ferrari California T Revealed: Video
Ferrari has revealed its new, turbocharged California, the California T, which debuts next month at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show and sees the Prancing Horse return to turbocharged power for the first time since the legendary F40 supercar of the 1980s. Yes, 2014 marks a new era for Ferrari, both on...
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Porsche Considering Hardcore Macan GTS
As one of Porsche's more affordable models, the new Macan crossover will lift Porsche sales to heights never before attained by the company. But plenty of Porsche fans are still keen driving enthusiasts, and to that end the automaker is considering a more focused GTS model for the Macan range...
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The Mazda MX-5 Miata sports car has just turned 25, and Mazda is gearing up for a whole year of celebrations that will culminate with the unveiling of a fourth-generation model, the ND, sometime in the near future. Car aficionado and an MX-5 owner himself Jay Leno decided to host his own celebration of the iconic sports car and invited two of its key developers, Bob Hall and Tom Matano, down to his garage to provide some insight into the gestation of the original NA model launched back in 1989. We learn that the car was developed here in the U.S., with most of the work taking place in Irvine...
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Ferrari Teases California Replacement Ahead Of Tomorrow’s Reveal
Ferrari’s replacement for the California has been spied testing in prototype form for a while now, and tomorrow we’ll finally get our first look at the completed car. To whet our appetite further, Ferrari today released this teaser image and confirmed that tomorrow’s reveal will...
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Jaguar-Based David Brown Sports Car To Debut At 2014 Top Marques Monaco
Late last month a new luxury British sports car was announced by the startup automaker David Brown Automotive. Now, we've got our first taste of the car's styling and underpinnings, courtesy of a few teaser images and drivetrain details. The company's founder, businessman and sports car enthusiast...
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Goodwood Tests The Corvette Stingray Against A Jaguar F-Type, Aston V12 Vantage S: Video
America's sports car takes on the best of Britain in a hill-climb challenge.
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First Video Of The Polestar-Enhanced Volvo S60 And V60: Video
Volvo’s first Polestar-enhanced models have finally landed, and they look particularly tasty in their signature Rebel Blue paint schemes. But with any good performance car, it’s what’s inside that counts most, and in this department the new S60 and V60 Polestar models certainly...
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Toyota FT-1 Concept Will Spawn New Supra: Report
Toyota has made little secret of the fact it's keen for new mid-size sports car to fill the void left by the Supra’s exit from the market early last decade. And at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show last month, Toyota pulled the covers off its FT-1 concept, which looks very much like a Supra...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran