Sports Cars

Whether you want to call it a baby NSX, an S2000 successor, or something entirely different, mounting evidence suggests Honda is cooking up a sports car of some sort. Patent drawings for a mid-engine sports car filed by Honda with the European Patent Organization were discovered in 2015. Now a new...

A Florida-based performance shop is taking #GiveAShift to a whole new level with this piece of news. For $45,000, BGB Motorsports will swap a 6-speed manual transmission into the latest-generation Porsche 911 GT3 RS. The car is a dual-clutch-only affair, as a row-your-own option was deemed too slow...

Chevrolet has sponsored Major League Baseball for 12 years, and it's common practice for the brand to bestow some of its latest machines on some of the MLB's most valuable players. This year at the 2017 All-Star Game, Seattle Mariners' second baseman, Robinson Canó, earned the coveted MVP...

Many an automaker will never directly state it, but there are numerous cases where a vehicle performs at a greater potential than it's billed to. Now, Audi Sport's technical head, Stephan Reil, has gone on the record to absolutely state what we all pretty much knew already: RS-badged cars have long...

Audi Sport is leaping into the aftermarket business with a range of parts under the Audi Sport Performance Parts banner. The parts can be ordered at the dealership level and can be fitted to both new and existing cars. The first two models to receive the Audi Sport Performance Parts treatment are...

It’s so skilled at cutting fat, another name Porsche could have considered for its most powerful road-going 911 was “breaking knife.” Similar cars before the 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS have earned a slightly different nickname: “Widowmaker.” Porsche is keenly aware of its...

Automotive public relations is a funny profession. As a young writer, my editor told me ahead of my first media program to never say anything that could be construed as a request for something, even in passing, because PR people take it seriously. I apparently forgot that lesson, and ended up...

Following a soft reveal at the E3 video game conference in Los Angeles, Porsche took to the 2017 Goodwood Festival of Speed to unveil the 2018 911 GT2 RS. In the process, the 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS becomes the most powerful 911 street car ever built. With 700 horsepower and 553 pound-feet of...

If you reside in North America, plug your ears, for these sounds may only be heard in person on the old continent. The angry noises coming from the Alpine A110's 1.8-liter turbocharged inline-4 engine won't be ringing out from sea to shining sea anytime soon, as the car is a Europe-only ordeal...

Ford has been tight-lipped on the specific changes coming to the 2018 Mustang, but as is often the case, the internet has spoiled a few of Ford's surprises. Mustang6g forum member disneyfun1 uploaded screenshots of the 2018 Ford Mustang's order guide, which details the five packages to be offered...

Porsche engineers are out testing the next-generation 911 and our photographer has managed to snap the interior of one of the prototypes. The photos reveal the new digital dash that will be fitted to the next 911 which is expected on sale next year, as a 2019 model. The all-important tachometer...

BMW in March finally confirmed plans to add a convertible version of its i8 plug-in hybrid sports car, having first previewed it in concept form as far back as the 2012 New York auto show. Sales of the i8 convertible, which will be known as the i8 Roadster, will start in 2018, and to build...

It seems like an about-face after previous comments, but Audi Sport chief Stephan Winkelmann has hinted that his recently rebranded division could go rear-wheel drive in the future. When discussing the future of Audi Sport and RS models, Winkelmann previously stated, "Quattro as a system is not an...

Everyone wants a piece of Mercedes-AMG. Cadillac has stepped up its V-Series offerings in recent years, Audi Sport is gunning for a greater share of the performance segment, and now Jaguar is ready to take on Germany's finest. Speaking to Auto Express, Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicles Operations...

Porsche just took the wraps off its most powerful 911 street car thus far at the 2017 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS makes 700 horsepower and 553 pound-feet of torque from its twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter flat-6, spinning through a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic and powering...

Ford is making it easier than ever to perform a well-executed burnout because who doesn't like the smell of tire smoke in the morning? The Blue Oval has announced a line-lock will be a standard feature on the 2018 Ford Mustang with the 4-cylinder EcoBoost engine. The line-lock...

China’s Zhejiang Geely, the holding company that owns the Volvo, Lynk & Co and Geely car brands, entered a deal in May to acquire a 51 percent in stake Lotus from Malaysian conglomerate DRB-Hicom. As part of the deal, Geely also agreed to acquire a 49.9 percent stake in Malaysian...

Jon Olsson never sleeps. That's not true, but every time he surfaces with a new video, something pretty insane is going on in his life. Olsson is an avid skier, and he's also quite the automotive enthusiast. His latest project combines his love for cars and his adventurer lifestyle. It's a...

Jaguar has revealed its latest Special Vehicle Operations project: the 2018 XE SV Project 8. As a follow up to the 2017 Jaguar F-Type Project 7, the XE SV Project 8 represents the most powerful roadgoing Jaguar to date. SVO massaged the brand's familiar 5.0-liter supercharged V-8 engine to produce...

While Audi's parent company continues to overcome its diesel deceit, the brand is ensuring it has a bright future ahead. Said future may come at the expense of a hardcore Audi R8, though. Crossovers and SUVs remain sales kings in today's market, and it's one reason a crossover RS model is more...