Sports Cars
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Cameron Healey, one of many Porsche 356 fans across the globe, stumbled upon a rather lovely example in 2009. The car, converted to a Spyder and painted red, had only a single owner since 1957. Although professionals knew this particular Porsche 356 was a very early model, nothing prepared Healey for what he'd soon discover. This exact car was Porsche's first 24 Hours of Le Mans winner. This particular 356 traces its roots back to 1949, when production was in Gmünd, Austria. The first coupes were made from aluminum, but later series production in Stuttgart switched to steel for a simpler...
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Electrification not on the table for Porsche's GT cars
The head of Porsche's GT division said the 911 GT2 and GT3 cars won't be electrified because they need to stay true to the race cars that inspired them.
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Hertz celebrates German performance with curated rental car options
Hertz's Kollektion 7 offers renters high-performance German cars in colors that mimic the country's flag.
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2020 Porsche 718 spawns Cayman GT4 and Boxster Spyder with 414-horsepower flat-6 engines
Porsche's 718 line finally receives 6-cylinder power with the Cayman GT4 and Boxster Spyder.
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You can now order wild liveries direct from Porsche
Porsche customers won't need to be held back by factory colors with the launch of Second Skin. The new service, which the brand revealed on Wednesday, allows customers to customize their own livery for a 911, 718 Cayman, and 718 Boxster. While Porsche imagines the service to be rather expansive in...
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2020 Alpine A110S sports car dials up the power
French sports car marque Alpine has unveiled a hotter version of its A110.
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The boss of BMW's M division said the 2020 M8 is the automaker's "ultimate performance machine" and it'll be the fastest car to wear the roundel around the 'Ring.
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Vandenbrink cooks up Ferrari 612-based shooting brake
Dutch coachbuilder Vandenbrink is offering a shooting brake based on the Ferrari 612 more than a decade after it first sketched the car.
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First of Aston Martin's DB4 GT Zagato continuation cars to be unveiled at 2019 Le Mans
Aston Martin is capitalizing on the classic car craze by building a run of DB4 GT Zagato continuation cars.
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Spartan track car: 400 horsepower in a 1,200-pound package
If you're not up to welding your own tube-framed Midlana or Locost/Lotus 7, your mates Down Under have the solution with the Spartan.
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The Hellcat-swapped Mazda Miata lives and rips a massive burnout
Remember the YouTuber working on a Mazda Miata with a Hellcat engine swap? It runs, and it's alive and well. YouTube channel KARR posted two video updates of the pint-sized beast in action, and it's something pretty remarkable, to say the least. It started with a standard NB-generation Mazda MX-5...
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BMW rolls out list of M8 M Performance parts
Just after unveiling the 2020 M8, BMW has rolled out a slew of M performance parts for the big bruiser.
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Tightening emissions laws mean that the big, burly sports cars won't have a home in Europe for much longer.
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Porsche built a secret successor to the 909 Bergspyder based on the Boxster
Back in 2015, Porsche came close to launching a single-seat speedster with almost 400 horsepower on tap.
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Austro Daimler fan builds modern Bergmeister with gullwing doors
The last time there was a new Austro Daimler was during the 1930s.
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Porsche 914 celebrates its 50th birthday
Porsche is celebrating the mid-engine 914 sports car's birthday with the "Typically Porsche" day at the Porsche Museum and a special exhibit to follow through July 7.
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Audi TT Safari turns the sport coupe into an off-road monster
Audi built a flight-of-fancy TT Safari complete with fender flares, big off-road tires, and a pickup-like bed to store more tires for the Wörthersee GTI car meet in Austria.
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Mid-engine 2020 Chevrolet C8 Corvette reportedly untunable
An encrypted ECU in the 2020 Chevrolet C8 Corvette will reportedly make it untunable for aftermarket companies and those who try may end up disabling the car.
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Audi's chairman confirmed that the small car would give way to an electrified version with a similar spirit.
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2020 Alpine A110 Sport spy shots
French sports car marque Alpine looks to be readying a hotter version of its A110.
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Dive into the 2019 Lotus Evora 400 on Jay Leno's Garage
Jay Leno and his guest provide answers to the practical Lotus sports car.
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Toyota to offer replacements parts for classic Supras
Toyota has just come with a new generation of the Supra sports car, but the automaker hasn't forgotten owners of the previous-generation cars.
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2020 Toyota Supra may make more power than advertised
Car and Driver tests revealed that the Supra may be more powerful than we've been told.
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2020 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 spy shots and video
Porsche is close to revealing a new generation of the Cayman GT4 with a flat-6 engine and over 400 horsepower.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran