Sports Cars

We've just had our first drive of the 2015 Volkswagen Golf R—even though it's about a year ahead of the time it arrives to the U.S. Oh, and there's one other little asterisk attached to any claim of this being a full review: We really only drove it on ice—up near the Arctic Circle, in...

Many companies claim their latest sports cars are akin to "racing cars for the road", but very few get anywhere near that mark in reality--the average race car would be borderline unusable on most streets. British sports car manufacturer Radical claims its RXC is a practical, everyday car...

Audi will reportedly be the first Volkswagen Group brand to introduce a powerful new four-cylinder turbocharged engine, set to debut before the end of the year. The engine, a development of the EA888 unit used in the 2015 Audi S3, 2015 VW GTI and various other VW products, is set to become the most...

Porsche's Cayman is about to get a more hardcore GTS model.

If there's one thing Drive's Chris Harris seems to test more than anything else, it's four-door sedans with insane power outputs. His latest video throws three more into the mix, pitting latest versions of the Jaguar XFR-S, BMW M6 Gran Coupe and Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG against one another on track...

If you thought the latest 2015 Golf R was going to be the most extreme version of the seventh-generation Golf, then you might just be wrong. According to the latest reports, a more hardcore Golf R Evo is in the works and is set to be previewed in concept form at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show in April...

Volkswagen’s new Golf R looks set to receive a little brother based on the Polo subcompact sold overseas. Likely to be called the Polo R, the latest VW hot hatch is said to be adopting an all-wheel-drive system and a 250-horsepower turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine. The information...

This was not a typical driving lesson.

The head of Audi quattro Franciscus van Meel has reportedly been replaced after less than two years on the job, despite the performance division expanding its range and generating profits during his tenure. The 46-year-old exec is said to have been moved to a new tech center in Beijing, China at...

Prototypes for Audi’s S1 have been testing for the past four years, which is an unusually long schedule for a vehicle that’s essentially a hotter version of a model already on sale. However, there’s a very good reason why we’re yet to see Audi introduce its S1; the automaker...

The ‘Targa’ version of the latest 991-series Porsche 911 has just made its world debut, and it’s turned out to be yet another stunner from the Porsche camp. Like previous-generation 911 Targa models, the latest features a fixed roll bar crossing the center section of the car. In...

There was a time, back in the 1950s, when the name Lister was as synonymous with racing and sports car victories as Ferrari, Jaguar, Maserati, Bentley and other famous marques. Its history has been patchy over the last half-century, with a minor resurrection in the 1990s reintroducing the name to...

The Porsche Boxster is a favorite at Motor Authority. In fact, the latest generation of the car won our Best Car To Buy 2013 award. That’s because the Boxster sums up almost all of what a luxurious, fun, and timeless sports car should be, and it’s got a reasonable pricetag to boot...

Great Britain has a long and illustrious history of producing luxury vehicles and sports cars, and when the two come together in brands like Jaguar and Aston Martin, the results can be spectacular. David Brown Automotive intends to be the next great British sports car maker, and has revealed plans...

When you watch someone who possesses an expert set of car control skills, you know you're in for something special. Garo Haroutounian is one such person, and he can control his BMW M3 more tightly than a Police Officer with a leash on his K9 sidekick. Haroutounian recently ran his M3 in the...

The BMW 2-Series is just falling into the hands of journalists from around the world (stay tuned for our first drive review shortly), but already, BMW is looking ahead to other possibilities for the car--including an M2. Talking with BMW personnel at the global launch of the new M235i in Las Vegas...

The current Porsche 911 Turbo S is one hell of a machine. It utilizes its 3.8-liter boxer six-cylinder engine, which produces 560 horsepower, to make the 0-60 mile per hour dash in just 2.9 seconds. Keep that throttle pushed to the floor and, with enough room, you'll hit 198 mph. Those figures put...

Audi’s third-generation TT sports car is on track for a debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show in March, with the car to arrive in showrooms by the end of the year as a 2015 model. But we already have a fairly good idea as to how it will look--inside and out--thanks to the unveiling of the 2015...

With the new 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 that was introduced this past week at the Detroit Auto Show, GM raises the threat level to the bragging rights of virtually every other supercar in the world. And while performance numbers are still months away, there were plenty of interesting details...

The Infiniti Eau Rouge concept is certainly getting folks talking. As it should, considering it presents the idea of a true luxury high-performance machine from the Japanese automaker. This could be something to do battle with the likes of the Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG, BMW M5 and the Audi RS 6...