Sports Cars

  • 2014 Audi S3 Sportback

    Following the reveal of the 2014 Audi S3 Hatchback last September, the brand with the four rings has now taken the wraps off the car’s five-door ‘Sportback’ variant. Audi’s latest A3 Sportback, on which the new S3 Sportback is based, is not yet confirmed for sale in the U.S., although there are reports it will eventually make it over once the current model has run its course. The alternative would be Audi choosing to only offer its upcoming A3 Sedan in the U.S. We certainly hope the A3 Sportback arrives, as we’d love to see this S3 Sportback in local showrooms as...

  • 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray to feature new heat-activated ‘smart’ materials
    Chevy Saves Weight On 2014 Corvette With Shape-Changing 'Smart' Materials: Video

    The latest 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is one the most anticipated sports cars of the year, but it’s not purely because of the car’s striking looks, supercar-like performance and much improved interior. No, it’s because the latest Corvette, a C7 to all the fans, is also one...

  • Toyota FT-HS concept from 2007
    Next Toyota Supra And BMW Z4 To Share Scion FR-S Platform: Report

    Last month it was confirmed Toyota and BMW would collaborate on a new platform that would form the basis of at least one sports car from each of the automakers. For Toyota, the platform would be used for a new generation of its Supra, a car that has been hinted at by the automaker’s execs for...

  • Nissan's Project 370Z - image: Nissan
    Nissan’s Project 370Z Throws Down Against Its Fans: Video

    Last year, Nissan solicited social media feedback to build the ultimate track-day 370Z, an event it dubbed “Project 370Z.” The idea was to gather the knowledge of Nissan Z owners and fans, then use readily-available aftermarket parts to construct a seriously fast 370Z. To bump output...

  • VF Holden Commodore SS V design buck
    Do These Design Bucks Reveal The Look Of the 2014 Chevy SS?

    UPDATE: The 2014 Chevrolet SS has been revealed. Click here for all the details. Holden’s new VF Commodore, the Australian sedan that will form the basis of the upcoming 2014 Chevrolet SS, was revealed overnight, though so far we’ve only been treated with the upmarket Calais V model...

  • 2014 Volkswagen Beetle GSR
    Volkswagen Brings Back The Beetle GSR At Chicago Auto Show: Live Photos

    The Gelb-Schwarzer Renner is back, making its debut as a 2014 model at the Chicago Auto Show. For the uninitiated, the tag, which is German for “Yellow Black Racer” and often shortened to GSR, was attached to a special Volkswagen Beetle launched in 1972, which proved so popular it sold...

  • 2013 Aston Martin V8 Vantage SP10, for Europe only

    Manual transmissions, it seems, are going the way of the dinosaur, forced into obsolescence by the faster and more fuel-efficient flappy-paddle gearbox. You can’t even buy a new Ferrari with a manual transmission, but Aston Martin is a bit more traditional. Even its new limited-edition V8 Vantage S model retains the row-your-own gearing of other 2013 V8 Vantage and Vantage S models. Called the Aston Martin V8 Vantage SP10, the car is meant as a tribute to the British firm’s V8 Vantage GT4 racer and is named in tribute to the VLN series’ SP10 class, in which the GT4 competes...

  • 2013 Toyota GT 86 TRD
    Forbidden Fruit: Toyota GT 86 TRD

    Toyota has enlisted the help of its official in-house tuner TRD to spruce up its GT 86 sports car, the global version of our Scion FR-S. We think the Japanese tuning firm has done an impressive job and hopefully these upgrades hint at some of the possibilities that will eventually be offered on the...

  • 2014 Chevrolet Corvette interior design
    2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Interior Design: Video

    Take a closer look at the design and materials that make up the 2014 Corvette's interior.

  • The 2014 Corvette Stingray will debut on March 5 in Geneva
    2014 Corvette Stingray Convertible Confirmed For Geneva

    In the words of Susan Docherty, president and managing director of Chevrolet and Cadillac Europe, “Corvette is the face of Chevrolet the world over.” It’s fitting, then, that the brand will debut the 2014 Corvette Stingray convertible on March 5, at Switzerland's Geneva Motor...

  • 2013 Nissan Juke NISMO
    Nissan GT-R Track Edition, Juke NISMO, and 2014 370Z NISMO: Chicago Auto Show Preview

    Nissan's booth at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show is all about performance, with the GT-R Track Edition, 2014 370Z NISMO, and the Juke NISMO all showing the brand's need for speed. The Nissan GT-R Track Edition makes its U.S. debut at the Chicago Auto Show. Only 150 units of the car will be sold in the...

  • That's not where we want our hand in a near-spin
    Track Driving, You're Doing It Wrong: Video

    Let us just preface this video by saying that we support anyone who wants to learn how to drive their vehicle at the limit on a racetrack. Organizations like the National Auto Sport Association (NASA) give those new to track days the opportunity to learn in a safe and controlled environment, with...

  • 2013 Volkswagen Golf R Cabriolet

    Volkswagen’s new MkVII Golf has already gone on sale overseas, and soon a new generation of the high-performance Golf R will be joining it. However, Volkswagen still has one more variant of its outgoing MkVI Golf to launch, and that’s the Golf R Cabriolet, which as its name suggest is simply the convertible version of the MkVI Golf R hatch. The new model will be making its world debut next month at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, and will go on sale in markets where the standard Golf Cabrio (on which it’s based) is sold. That means it won’t be coming to the U.S., though...

  • Original 1964 Porsche 911 and the Type-991 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S
    Porsche Announces 50th Anniversary Celebrations For The 911

    There are a lot of automotive anniversaries taking place in 2013, the most notable being the 100th anniversary of Aston Martin and the 50th anniversary of Lamborghini. However, this year Porsche’s iconic 911 sports car also turns 50. Yes, it was in 1963 at the Frankfurt Auto Show that Porsche...

  • Michael Schumacher and the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
    Michael Schumacher To Help Develop Mercedes-Benz Road Cars?

    Having recently stepped down from Formula One racing, Michael Schumacher is reportedly set to play a role in the development of road cars for his former employer. Schumacher was replaced at the Mercedes AMG F1 team late last year by Lewis Hamilton, but according to comments from team principal Ross...

  • 2013 Subaru WRX and STI Special Editions
    2013 Subaru WRX And STI Special Editions Priced From $28,795

    Last year’s Subaru WRX and WRX STI Special Editions have just been priced, with the most affordable model only costing $500 more than the price of the standard model on which it's based. Pricing on the 2013 Subaru WRX Special Edition will set you back just $28,795, which is only $500 more...

  • Taking the BRZ to pick up a quart of milk
    Subaru’s BRZ Even Makes Grocery Runs Fun: Video

    When you pad into the kitchen first thing in the morning, only to find out you’re low on milk, do you silently glow with an inner joy as you reach for the car keys? Are you plotting every inch of your route to buy milk, thinking about things like pavement transitions and power-on oversteer?...

  • New Bright's 1/8 scale, radio-controlled 2014 Corvette Singray - image: New Bright
    New Bright Rolls Out A 2014 Corvette Stingray For The Rest Of Us

    We’ll admit to being fans of the new 2014 Corvette Stingray, though we’ve yet to get seat time to see how it shapes up against its predecessor. On paper, anyway, even the least-expensive 2014 Corvette sounds like it will deliver significantly more performance than the car it replaces...

  • BMW's Z4 sDrive35is even makes zombies feel alive

    The zombie meme is now officially played out. What more-or-less began as a George A. Romero gore-fest in 1973’s Night of the Living Dead has been turned into countless novels and graphic novels, a successful television series and too many movies to count (including the summer-2013 presumed blockbuster, World War Z). And then there’s Warm Bodies, a comedy-horror-romance film about R, a flesh-eating member of the undead, and his undying love for the still-living Julie. If opposites attract, we can’t think of anything more opposite than getting involved with someone who wants...

  • Win the chance to attend the unveiling of the 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG in New York
    2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG Set For 2013 New York Auto Show

    With the Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG, the first high-performance AMG version of Mercedes’ new compact range, set to debut next month at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, it’s only natural that the similar CLA45 AMG, the AMG version of the new 2014 CLA Class, makes its debut at the following major...

  • 2014 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet spy shots
    2014 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet Spy Shots

    The latest Type 991 Porsche 911 Turbo has already been revealed, both in its standard form and sportier S trim. Soon, we’ll also see its convertible bodystyle revealed. Featured here are spy shots of the latest Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet, which should join the 911 Turbo coupe in showrooms...

  • Time capsule 1954 Corvette - image: David Newhardt for Mecum Auctions
    True Time Capsule 1954 Corvette Fails To Sell At Auction

    In 1959, grocery mogul Richard Sampson gave builders of his latest store, in Brunswick, Maine, a rather unconventional request: they were to entomb a perfectly good, low mileage 1954 Corvette in its own room, lit by two incandescent bulbs, with only a single square window from which to view the...

  • Ford Focus RS badge
    Ford (Reportedly) Confirms The Focus RS For 2015

    Getting a straight answer out of Ford on the next Focus RS is likely getting a concise and clearly-worded response from a politician: no matter how you phrase the question, the reply will be in the form of a non-answer. While that may frustrate potential customers and Focus RS fans, we understand...

  • Joe Flacco and a 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
    Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco Wins 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray

    It turns out the new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray had a starring role at Super Bowl XLVII after all, with the game’s MVP, quarterback Joe Flacco, winning one for his impressive performance in the Ravens victory over the 49ers. With General Motors choosing not to advertise at the Super...

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