Sports Cars
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On February 9, 1989, the world was introduced to the very first generation of Mazda’s MX-5 Miata convertible sports car at the Chicago Auto Show. That first MX-5, the NA, then went on to win rave reviews from many of the top magazines and would eventually spawn two successors. Now, a fourth generation of the iconic sports car, the ND, is in the works, and while it would have been great to see it launched for the MX-5’s 25th anniversary this past weekend, we’ll have to make do with a special website launched by Mazda that charts the car’s history. The site features a...
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Maria Sharapova Shows Off Personalized Porsche Panamera GTS
Tennis star and Porsche ambassador Maria Sharapova was down in her native Russia recently where she showed off a new Panamera built to her specifications by the Porsche Exclusive personalization department. Given that sport competition is a central theme in her life, Sharapova went with the most...
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2015 BMW X6 M Spy Shots
The next generation of BMW's X5 M and X6 M performance SUVs are currently in the works and should make their debut by the end of the year, meaning we could see them arrive as 2015 models. While we’ve already seen prototypes for the new X5 M, this is the first time that we are seeing a...
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Mahindra Rolls Out Halo Electric Sports Car Concept At 2014 Delhi Auto Expo
Indian automaker Mahindra, mostly known for its SUVs and pickup trucks, has rolled out a sleek electric sports car concept at the 2014 Delhi Auto Expo this week. The new concept is called the Halo, and it’s destined to be one of the hottest products from Mahindra’s electric car...
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2015 Volvo S60 And V60 Polestar Debut At 2014 Chicago Auto Show: Live Photos
Volvo’s S60 sedan and recently launched V60 wagon have just received some new performance variants from the automaker’s motorsport partner Polestar. The cars, labeled the S60 and V60 Polestar, made their global debut today at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show. Polestar, which competes in...
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SRT Trio Gets The Vapors: 2014 Chicago Auto Show
The SRT brand made a (tiny) bit of news today at the Chicago Auto Show. Three of the four SRT vehicles will be offered up in new special versions dubbed the Satin Vapor editions. The Dodge Challenger, Chrysler 300, and Dodge Charger will all be made available in this new style, with each vehicle...
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The current W204-series C63 AMG is on its way out, set to be replaced by an all-new model based on the 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class. In celebration of its greatness, Brit journo Chris Harris has released this tribute video. Oh, and it features the brutal Edition 507 run-out model, which, as you may have guessed, came packing 507 horsepower instead of the standard model’s 457. The new output meant the car could hit 60 mph in just 4.1 seconds, and its top speed was limited at 174 mph instead of the standard 155-mph limit. As Harris explains, this makes it comparable in performance to the...
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Corvette Stingray From New Captain America Movie Bows In Chicago
Chevrolet’s stand at this week’s 2014 Chicago Auto Show has been graced by one very special Corvette, a black-on-black 2014 Corvette Stingray used by S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Black Widow in the upcoming movie Captain America: The Winter Soldier. MUST WATCH: Audi S5 Snow Drift Goes Very, Very...
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Audi S5 Snow Drift Goes Very, Very Wrong: Video
So you've got a shiny new Audi S5. So you want to hoon it up in the snow. So you like drifting. Cool. Don't do what this guy did. The penalty for failure when dealing with low-mu surfaces is potentially high, especially when carrying enough velocity. Mix in a bus stop, a lamp post, and some...
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Audi Teases World Premiere, Most Likely The S1: Video
Audi has released the second video in a series teasing a new model the automaker is planning to unveil at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show in early March. While many were predicting the model to be the redesigned 2015 TT sports car, which is tipped for a debut at the upcoming Swiss show, the latest...
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Porsche Exclusive Personalization Department Shows Off Lime Gold 911 Turbo
As sales of luxury autos have soared in recent years, so has the rate of personalization done on the cars. Porsche was one of the first automakers to offer a personalization department, Porsche Exclusive, which has been churning out unique creations since 1986. MUST WATCH: Alpha Nissan GT-R...
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Audi Marks 20th Anniversary Of The RS 2 With New RS 4 Avant Nogaro
It was 20 years ago that Audi’s first RS model hit the scene, the legendary RS 2 Avant. The car was a high-performance version of Audi’s 80 Avant wagon, the predecessor to the A4 Avant, and it would set the tone for a string of new RS models to be launched over the next two...
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Attention Australia, please just give us a moment here. We know that you are the undisputed brake stand and burnout kings of the planet. We're not going to argue with you. Instead, we want to share this fine tire-shredding clip produced by the folks at Hennessey Performance Engineering. The subject is the HPE700, which is a 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray that's been given a few upgrades. What are we dealing with here? Well, the LT1 V-8 engine is now aided by a pair of turbochargers. The HPE700 package allows for a supercharging option as well, but the version in the video sticks to twin...
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2015 Land Rover Range Rover Sport R-S Spy Video
The 2014 Range Rover Sport from Land Rover has just gone on sale, but of more interest to performance fans is the sighting yet again of a prototype of a more potent version, something that’s been hinted at in the past by Land Rover officials. Featured in this exclusive spy video is a Range...
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Alpha Nissan GT-R Destroys The Quarter Mile In 8.11: Video
Watch a Nissan GT-R cover the quarter mile in 8.11 seconds.
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Ferrari 149M Project To Debut At 2014 Geneva Motor Show
Ferrari's latest project may be an updated version of the California.
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No AMG Badges For Aston Martin, Mercedes Boss Says
Future Aston Martins will have AMG engines, but not AMG badges.
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Another Ayrton Senna-Owned Acura NSX Up For Sale
You can barely bring up the three letters N, S and X in car-guy company without somebody mentioning Ayrton Senna. The racing legend only had a small impact on Honda's development program for the original NSX but a few photographs and videos here and there mean the car has forever been immortalized...
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It isn’t just the major automakers churning out record sales figures for 2013; today, Mercedes-Benz tuner AMG announced that it sold a record 32,000 vehicles in the past year, up from roughly 24,500 sold in 2012. The gains were brought about by new compact offerings as well as the availability of all-wheel drive on more models. “We are looking back on the company’s strongest year ever,” AMG boss Tobias Moers said in a statement. “This extraordinary growth has exceeded even our own expectations.” Moers is right as AMG as recently as a year ago was...
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Toyota MR2, Prius Combined In TE-Spyder Hybrid Concept
It's fair to say the Toyota Prius isn't the most exciting of vehicles. In fact, it's pretty much the antithesis of everything gearheads like about cars. It is a method of transport, and little more. Toyota's old MR2 roadster is pretty much the opposite. It's peppy, has its engine and driven wheels...
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Canada’s Felino CB7 sports car makes debut
Only yesterday we told you that a new Canadian track car called the Magnum MK5 would be making its U.S. debut next month. Now we have details on another Canadian track car, and like the MK5 this one’s also been designed to be street legal. The latest car is called the Felino CB7 and it...
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Magnum MK5 To Make U.S. Debut At Boca Raton Concours d'Elegance
Having revealed its new MK5 track car late last year, Canada’s Magnum Cars is now taking it on the international circuit and the first stop is the good ol’ U.S. of A. Magnum plans to present the car at the 2014 Boca Raton Concours d'Elegance taking place in Florida next month. In case...
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2014 Hyundai Genesis Coupe Preview
Hyundai’s Genesis Coupe underwent a major update for the 2013 model year, so there isn’t much to report on when it comes to changes for 2014. Nevertheless, there are some updates including enhancements to the drivetrains, some new features and more connectivity options. In the...
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Chris Harris Pits The Corvette Stingray Against The Porsche 911: Video
Porsche’s latest 911 was one of the cars Chevrolet benchmarked when developing the C7 Corvette Stingray, but in reality the two cars are worlds apart. For starters, one has a V-8 engine mounted in the front while the other has a flat-six in the rear. There are also differences in the body...
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