Sports Cars
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Morgan, the British firm that builds advanced, high-tech sports cars that look like they stepped out of the first half of the last century, is headed to the 2016 Geneva Motor Show with two new additions. One is a special edition of Morgan’s 4/4, the company’s first car with four wheels. The 4/4 has been in production since 1936, making it 80 years old this year. (Production was suspended during the years of World War II.) That’s certainly reason to celebrate. Unfortunately, we don’t have any details on the car. However, we can expect it to be a lot like the special...
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Mono Maker BAC Mulls Second Car
Briggs Automotive Company, known to most simply as BAC, is the British firm responsible for the awesome Mono track car. The Mono is a single-seater, formula-esque track car that for 2016 was upgraded to deliver as much as 305 horsepower. Now BAC is considering expanding production and launching a...
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Jay Leno Drives The 500-Horsepower Rezvani Beast: Video
We wouldn’t be surprised if Jay Leno has driven more cars than anyone else on the planet, but even he is still thoroughly impressed with the Beast from American sports car startup Rezvani. It’s the Ariel Atom-based, carbon fiber-bodied mean machine with a power-to-weight ratio...
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Can You Light A Cigarette With A Nissan GT-R?
The Nissan GT-R, as it comes from the factory, is quite a beast. It's capable of accelerating to 60 miles per hour from a standstill in less than three seconds. This Japanese two-door has tremendous lateral grip, and it will show you just how much on its Gran Turismo-designed center screen display...
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Here's an ad for a new DeLorean... in 2016
The Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act is truly a wonderful piece of legislation if you're a lover of all things automotive. It means that all of those kit, replica, and small batch companies have a nearly free path to create excellent motoring machines. It means a company like...
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Ferrari California T Chases The Dunes: Video
If you’re in the market for an exotic sports car but aren’t looking to go down the flashy supercar route, Ferrari’s [NYSE:RACE] California is a great option, especially those versions designated a California T. The California T addresses the original California’s somewhat...
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No... I'm not the one saying goodbye here, sorry to disappoint you. It's the Aston Martin DB9 that is bowing out. That's not a sad statement either, as its departure opens the door for a more modern and wonderful replacement. Aston Martin has been producing the DB9 from 2004 all the way up through this year. It's hard to complain about a run like that with minimal changes when it's such an easy car at which you can find yourself staring. The final version of the DB9 is the pumped up GT version, and we had a bit of a go at it. The GT badging should clue you in to the fact that this is a...
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2017 Aston Martin DB11 spy shots
Only yesterday we saw a grainy shot of a completely undisguised version of the DB11, Aston Martin’s long-awaited replacement for the DB9, and now we have new spy shots of a prototype for the upcoming grand tourer. The prototype in the latest shots is wearing production-spec bumpers, lights...
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Flyin' Miata Almost Ready With V-8-Powered Fourth-Gen MX-5
You knew this was coming... The mad minds at Flyin' Miata must've been wringing their hands and drooling ever since the fourth-generation Mazda MX-5 Miata, the ND, came into production. After all, these are the folks who taken previous generations of the small Japanese convertible sports car and...
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Company In Texas Cleared To Start Building New DeLoreans
There’s a company out in Humble, Texas that for the past two decades has been restoring original DeLorean DMC-12s and offering parts for the stainless steel sports cars made famous by the Back to the Future trilogy. The company is DeLorean Motor Company, no relation to the original DeLorean...
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The Subaru BRZ Isn't A Miata And That's A Good Thing: Video
The Subaru BRZ is a delightful little sports car that should be loved by all automotive enthusiasts. When it comes to the competition for the enthusiast dollar, however, it has a surprising uphill battle in front of it. That's due to the existence of the new ND Mazda MX-5 Miata. That car is the...
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Italy’s ATS Returns With New Sport Dieci Track Car
There’s been a battle over the rights to historic Italian sports car brand Automobili Turismo e Sport (ATS) over the past year but the matter finally appears to have been settled, with an Italian court recently granting the rights to the brand as well as several associated sports car designs...
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The Jaguar F-Type R with its 550-horsepower V-8 is mind-bendingly fast, and it doesn't hurt that the car also sounds like an angry god. Frankly, it's one of the best-sounding cars on the planet. Apparently, that isn't enough because the Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicles Operations skunk works has pieced together a monstrous 575-horsepower Jaguar F-Type SVR. Oh, and it supposedly goes 200 mph. ALSO SEE: 2017 Mercedes-AMG GT R Spy Shots It appears pictures from a brochure and some details have leaked before what must be the F-Type SVR's Geneva Motor Show debut. According to Autoblog.nl and...
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Ferrari Sharpens California T With Handling Speciale Package
The Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] California T certainly isn’t lacking in the handling department, but compared to some of its more hardcore siblings the car feels more grand tourer than sports car. That’s all set to change with a new handling pack Ferrari is introducing at the 2016 Geneva Motor...
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Aston Martin Provides Details On How To Buy The One DB10 Going Up For Sale
Aston Martin built just 10 examples of its stunning DB10 for filming work for the new James Bond movie Spectre. While most of the cars survived the ordeal, only one example will be sold to the public, making it very rare indeed. Furthermore, most of the cars were modified for filming. The one up...
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Avatar Roadster Revealed With Ford Focus RS Power
Recently, we told you about a new track car from British firm Avatar that was designed to fit a variety of four-cylinder engines from the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F], including the awesome turbocharged 2.3-liter unit fitted to the latest Focus RS and all 350 horsepower that comes with it. Avatar...
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TVR Sports Car To Utilize Gordon Murray’s iStream Carbon Construction
British sports car marque TVR has been revived and is planning a handful of new models, the first of which is coming in 2017 with a Cosworth-tuned version of the Mustang’s 5.0-liter V-8 and a design developed by none other than Gordon Murray. We now know a little more about the famed McLaren...
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Opel GT Concept Partially Revealed In New Teaser Video
Opel is set to unveil a new GT concept at March’s 2016 Geneva Motor Show and to build excitement is running a teaser campaign. Video clips below feature Opel CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann who talks about seeing the brand with a “fresh pair of eyes.” We also get a partial reveal of the...
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It’s been a while since we've heard from Spyker. The last time the Dutch sports car brand was making headlines was back in August when it announced it had exited a restructuring process and partnered with an American firm by the name of Volta Volare, which is working on private electric aircraft. Soon, we’re likely to be hearing from Spyker again. The company will be attending this March’s Geneva Motor Show. Dutch website Autovisie spotted Spyker on the list of exhibitors for the upcoming Swiss show and reports that the company may roll out an electric sports car of some...
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Stunt Driver Sets Guinness Record For Tightest 360-Degree Spin In Subaru BRZ: Video
Stunt driver Alastair Moffatt has set the Guinness World Record for the tightest 360-degree spin in a Subaru BRZ. At 2.25 meters, or 7 feet, 4.6 inches, longer than the 13.9-foot BRZ, the new record beats the old record by 9.84 inches. The attempt took place over the weekend at the Autosport...
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Former Stig Ben Collins Details Ford Focus RS Drive Modes: Video
The 2016 Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Focus RS is almost here. The car goes on sale in the spring, priced from $36,605 when you include Ford's standard $875 destination charge, which isn’t a bad deal considering you’re getting a 350-horsepower, all-wheel-drive, manual-only performance...
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2016 Alfa Romeo 4C And 4C Spider Get Louder, More Carbon Fiber
Alfa Romeo today announced the 2016 changes for its 4C and 4C Spider sports cars. Highlighting the changes are more carbon fiber and an even louder exhaust note. The 4C and 4C Spider, which share a carbon fiber monocoque chassis, are offered with a new Carbon Fiber Trim Package that adds carbon...
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Ford Focus RS-Powered Avatar Roadster Teased
Another day brings another teaser. Thankfully, this time around we're only a day or so away from seeing the real thing, and it's something we haven't seen before. There's a new roadster arriving from the United Kingdom and the company bringing it to market is called Avatar. The idea is to bring...
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New Competition Package wrings more out of BMW M3 and M4
The power and performance of your BMW M3 or M4 just not doing it for you? Fear not for BMW has an answer. Starting this spring BMW will offer a new Competition Package for the M3 sedan and M4 coupe and convertible. The package will come with a power boost from 425 to 444 horsepower. The added power...
Kirk Bell