Sports Cars
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Since its earliest days, Lotus’ ethos has been “performance through lightweight,” the phrase coined by its founder Colin Chapman. Today that tradition lives on with a range of lightweight options designed for the new Evora 400 sports car. The options include a lithium-ion battery, carbon fiber package, titanium exhaust system, and delete options for the air conditioner and rear seats. In total, the options help shed around 93 pounds, bringing the curb weight down to 3,060 lb. ALSO SEE: Ford confirms 2 more years of GT supercar production The lithium-ion battery costs $1,960...
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BMW 2002 Homage concept gets retro livery for Monterey Car Week
BMW trotted out a surprise concept car at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este back in May. It was called the 2002 Homage, and it started out life as a standard M2 before being completely transformed. So detailed were the changes that only the wide stance and roof gave away the donor car’s...
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The 10 best cars Jeremy Clarkson has driven this year
As you might guess, Jeremy Clarkson drives a ton of different vehicles. We imagine he's swapping keys so often it's hard to keep track of what's in and out of his driveway. That doesn't mean that certain cars don't stand out. Quite the opposite really. When you drive so many different machines, the...
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McLaren 570GT by MSO concept unveiled in Monterey
McLaren promised to bring a new concept developed by its MSO personalization department to Monterey Car Week currently on in Monterey, California. While we had hoped the new concept would be the recently revealed 688 HS or even the rumored 3-seater, it turns out the car is simply a bespoke version...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
What should the Honda S2000 replacement be called?
It's no secret that Honda's working on a new sports car to sit below the flagship Acura NSX, but what will it be called? Many are hailing this as being the successor to the gone-but-not-forgotten Honda S2000, and while that might be the case, it will be vastly different than that dear, departed...
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Is ZSX the name of Honda’s next sports car?
A recent trademark filing made by Honda may hint at a new sports car to sit below the flagship NSX, sold in the United States and a few other markets as an Acura. The trademark filing was made with the European Union Intellectual Property Office and is for the “ZSX” name. A search of...
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McLaren is about to introduce a new model in the United States in the form of the 570GT, which as the name suggests is a car more suited to grand touring than carving up a race track. We first saw the 570GT in March at the 2016 Geneva auto show, but now it’s ready to make its North American debut. The debut will take place during Monterey Car Week and we’ve been told the 570GT will be joined by another new McLaren, a concept specially prepared by the McLaren Special Operations division. Could it be the rumored 3-seater? This will be the seventh year that McLaren is attending...
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Porsche planning less powerful 718 Boxster and Cayman models for China
When it comes to sports cars, less power usually isn't a good thing. But Porsche thinks less powerful but more affordable versions of its new 718 Boxster and 718 Cayman will help boost the attraction of the cars in the lucrative Chinese market. These models will have a 250-horsepower 2.0-liter...
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BAC Mono gets ultra-strong, ultra-light graphene panels
BAC has unveiled a version of its street-legal Mono track car fitted with body panels made from graphene. The advanced material is similar to carbon fiber but consists of sheets just one atom thick. Its strength is derived from the arrangement of the carbon atoms which form rigid, honeycomb-like...
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BMW 507 owned by Elvis fully restored, heading to Monterey
Elvis Presley may have left the building, but his BMW 507 is making a comeback. Following a two-year restoration by BMW's Classic division, the sports car will appear at the 2016 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance on August 21. Driven by Elvis during his military service in Germany, the Feather White...
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Nissan BladeGlider prototypes point to possible EV sports car
Nissan unveiled the BladeGlider, an electric sports car, as a concept car at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show. Today, the company showed two working prototypes in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Like the concept, the prototypes feature a 1+2 layout for 3-passenger seating. The front end has a narrow track, while...
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C7 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 crashes leaving Arizona car meet
The owner of a C7 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 recently found out the hard way why it’s never a good idea to do burnouts and speed on public roads. His car ended up a total wreck after he pulled some antics best left to a restricted area such as a track. As this video from YouTube channel Tucson...
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Porsche introduced a race car based on its limited edition Cayman GT4 for the 2016 motorsport season. Ahead of the 2017 season, there’s a new, more hardcore version. It’s called the Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR, and it was developed by German motorsport and engineering firm Manthey-Racing. Manthey has years of experience in sports car racing and is Porsche’s official partner in the GTE category of the World Endurance Championship. For the Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR, the engineers started with the Cayman GT4 Clubsport but reduced the weight a further 88 pounds via carbon fiber body...
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Hyundai Genesis Coupe bows out, successor to be sold under Genesis brand
The 2016 model year will be the last for Hyundai’s Genesis Coupe, the automaker has confirmed. A successor is planned but will be sold under Hyundai’s new Genesis luxury brand. The successor will be a larger, more luxurious model possibly hinted at by 2015’s Vision G concept car...
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Report: Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster to debut at 2016 Paris auto show
Mercedes-AMG is readying an al fresco version of its GT sports car, with prototypes already spotted testing in Europe. According to Motoring, the car, which will be called a GT Roadster, will debut as early as the 2016 Paris auto show. Interestingly, the Australian publication says both a base GT...
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Flyin' Miata’s turnkey MX-5 V-8 ready to order, Fiat 124 Spider planned
Remember that V-8 conversion for the latest-generation Mazda MX-5 Miata we told you about at the start of the year? Well, it’s ready to order and the confirmed specifications are every bit as impressive as we’d hoped. The company doing the conversion is Flyin’ Miata, based in...
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Electric Corvette sets new land speed record
Genovation, a startup based in Rockville, Maryland, has earned a new land speed record using a C6 Chevrolet Corvette converted to run on electric motors. The car is the same one that hit 186.8 mph at Florida’s Johnny Bohmer Proving Grounds on February 23, 2016. ALSO SEE: New Supra to feature...
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Toyota 86 gets Ferrari engine transplant
When Toyota and Subaru got together to build their 86 and BRZ coupes, they weren't thinking about big power. Instead, the 200-horsepower coupe they created was focused more on its balance and light weight—factors designed to evoke sports cars of yore. That's not exactly what drifting pro Ryan...
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Lotus has unveiled what it claims is its fastest Elise yet. The car is called the Elise Race 250 and as the name suggests this one’s designed for track use only. That’s good as its track-only nature means Lotus can sell it in the United States, since track cars don’t have to meet all the regulations required for road use. The Elise Race 250 features a similar specification to the road-going Elise Cup 250 unveiled in February (shown below). Power comes from the familiar supercharged 1.8-liter 4-cylinder, peaking at 243 horsepower and 184 pound-feet. The sole transmission is a...
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Shopping for a new Corvette? Here's why you should get the Grand Sport
Are you shopping for a new seventh-generation Chevrolet Corvette? If you are, good for you, because that means you have some money to spend and you've chosen the best performing generation of 'Vette ever built. The base Corvette Stingray is relatively affordable compared to the competition and can...
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Bristol’s Project Pinnacle revealed as Bullet speedster
There’s been a lot of interest in recent years surrounding the return of TVR, but it isn’t the only niche British sports car marque making a comeback. Another is Bristol Cars, the maker of the Viper V-10-powered Fighter which sadly bowed out of the market in 2011. Bristol today unveiled...
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New Supra to feature twin-turbo Lexus V-6?
BMW and Toyota have confirmed they’re working on a new platform that will spawn sports cars for their respective brands. BMW’s sports car has already been spotted in prototype form and is expected to be called the Z5. It will replace the Z4 in the automaker’s lineup...
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Polaris Slingshot gets SLR trim and new roof shade for 2017
Polaris made a bit of a splash recently when it introduced the Slingshot. Back in 2014, Polaris had fully revealed its three-wheeled sporting machine that sought to blend the excitement of a motorcycle with the comfort and convenience of a car. Since then the Slingshot has been a polarizing machine...
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Porsche sent a good luck note to Honda by way of 911 GT3
When an automaker is developing a new vehicle, it will often seek out examples of the competition to use in creating benchmarks to meet or beat. In the sports car universe, the go-to benchmark is quite often the Porsche 911. So when Acura was prepping its latest NSX, it looked to the 911 GT3 to...
Jeff Glucker