Sports Cars

At the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, Morgan unveiled a glimpse into its future. It's the EV3, and it's an all-electric version of the company's beloved 3 Wheeler. A 62-horsepower electric motor pairs with a set of lithium-ion batteries to give the electron swilling EV3 a reported range of 150 miles. It...

The 2016 Porsche 911 R selling for almost $1.3 million, representing an almost seven fold increase in price, is probably one of the more extreme cases highlighting the current craze in collector cars, but this Mitsubishi shows that the mania isn’t reserved to high-end brands. The car is a...

The Corvette is the king of American sports cars, but which one reigns supreme? If smashmouth acceleration and take-no-prisoners grip are your thing, the only Corvette on the menu is the Z06. Check, please. If you favor a subtler approach--maybe just a roundhouse to the jaw, with a donkey-kick...

There appears to be no slowdown in the collector car market with limited edition models from prestigious marques continuing to skyrocket in value. And one of the most sought after is the 2016 Porsche 911 R, which in the United States retailed for $185,950, including destination, but on the used car...

Formula One driver Max Verstappen has just bought himself a Porsche 911 GT3 RS. The Dutch youngster didn’t escape the hefty markup that the limited edition sports car has been attracting, however, with Swiss newspaper Blick (via Autoweek) reporting that he paid $400,000 for the car...

Porsche’s new 718 Boxster and 718 Cayman are fitted exclusively with turbocharged 4-cylinder engines, but more potent versions of the cars are coming and these will stick to naturally-aspirated flat-6 engines. That’s the word of Porsche engineer August Achleitner, who is in charge of...

Subaru's revised 2017 BRZ will sticker from $26,315 when it hits dealers soon, a modest $125 increase over last year for the entry-level Premium trim level. That figure is for a model with a 6-speed manual transmission. From there, the lineup climbs to $28,465 for a Limited with the manual, $29,565...

There’s been a lot of interest in recent years surrounding the return of TVR, but that's not 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 is currently...

Nissan’s GT-R is one of the most popular cars for modifying, and with good reason. But there’s such a thing as taking things too far. Case in point is this GT-R with turbochargers where the headlights would normally sit. Yes, it makes the car look downright nasty, in a good way, but it...

Hot on the heels of his recent video showing us just how to best accelerate in a rear-wheel-drive car, Engineering Explained pro and Motor Authority friend Jason Fenske is back with the physics behind launching a front-wheel-drive vehicle. You may not immediately think "high performance" with a...

Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] hasn't built its Roadster in almost half a decade, but the electric car builder hasn't entirely forgotten about the model. Now, it has released its 3.0 upgrade for select versions of what was basically the firm's beta electric car. ALSO SEE: NHTSA probes Tesla Model X crash...

The track-oriented Ariel Atom may be getting an electric boost in the future, according to the company's leader, Simon Saunders. Speaking with Britain's Autocar, Saunders indicated that he is eager for the electric motor technology that debuted in the new 2017 Acura NSX to make its way down to more...

Drifting star and New Hampshire native Ryan Tuerck didn't have to go very far for his latest stunt: New Hampshire Motor Speedway. As the video shows, Tuerck and his New England-based team perform a little much-needed maintenance to bring his Scion FR-S up to spec including, of course, new tires...

A black and red Mercedes-Benz AMG GT R will play a leading role in the next Transformers movie, which in usual fashion was confirmed by director Michael Bay. The brains behind the movie posted a photo of the GT R presumably in Arizona—note the Saguaro cacti—on his blog with the simple...

Bugatti is currently the flagship brand of the Volkswagen Group but the German auto giant isn’t responsible for reviving the historic French marque, which originally ceased making cars in 1952. That honor goes to Italian entrepreneur Romano Artioli who established Bugatti Automobili in 1987...

The British company Elemental revealed its RP1 sports car at last weekend's Goodwood Festival of Speed. The RP1 is built around a carbon composite tub, and buyers have a choice of two Ford EcoBoost engines: a 180-horsepower 1.0-liter 3-cylinder or a 320-horse 2.0-liter 4-cylinder. What makes this...

In 2003 you could have shelled out about $56,000 to get a brand-new 50th Anniversary Corvette convertible. Now, you can spend $44,900, or possibly less, to get that same car in brand-new condition. A current eBay listing features a 2003 Corvette convertible with the 50th Anniversary package and...

A potentially faulty carbon fiber driveshaft has prompted Mercedes-Benz's AMG unit to recall the GT S sports car. The recall covers just 135 examples of the GT S built between June 1 and July 24 of last year and the company has issued a stop sale to prevent dealers from delivering any affected AMG...

As the weather turns warmer and the sun starts to shine, car guys get fidgety. When we see our first classic car on the road, our thoughts turn to the collector cars we'd like in our own garages. And then the summer buying season begins. Hagerty, as the leading insurance provider of classic cars...

Mercedes-Benz has announced that the entry-level price for its new Porsche 911-rivalling AMG GT will sticker for $112,125, a hefty premium over the 911 S, which originates just across town in Stuttgart, Germany. By comparison, the 911 S stickers for $104,450, though direct comparisons aren't that...