Sports Car

Last month, Mercedes-Benz surprised the autosphere with news that it would be unveiling a "concept style coupe" vehicle at, of all places, an avant garde art party at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art. Mercedes later mentioned it would debut an all-new sedan at the upcoming Beijing ...    Read more

While we at Automotive.com focus on the consumer side of all things, well, automotive, we're also unabashed car enthusiasts. Like seamen too long out at sea, we're tantalized by hints and teases of our favorite cars whether the latest from the Germans, American muscle, or a Japanese pocket rocket. However, there ...    Read more

It's been a little while coming, but it appears Infiniti is finally set to make a serious run at German competitors Mercedes-Benz and BMW. Thanks to an interview with an anonymous source close to the Japanese automaker, the 2014 model year is shaping up as a busy one for Infiniti. ...    Read more

Porsche has built a reputation for building generations of excellent sports cars, but as the German automaker has shown us in the past decade, it's not averse to challenging perceptions. Nearly a decade ago much of the Porsche cognoscenti were up in arms amid murmurs of a Porsche SUV. While ...    Read more

As luck may have it, even beleaguered brands make gems every once in a while. But as good as a car or truck may be, luck doesn't always favor those whose saving grace comes at the last minute. There's very little in the car market that we outright hate, but a little schadenfreude ...    Read more

Porsche has announced today that it has acquired the Nardo Technical Center from Prototipo SpA. Known as the "Nardo Ring" by those familiar with it, the oval track features 7.8-miles of open road and steep embankments. The track was designed specifically with high embankments so test cars could circle it ...    Read more

There's an awful lot of creativity brewing over at Aston Martin these days— apparently the British automaker of some very fine sports cars has flat run out of ideas to generate new interest on its 2012 Vantage. That hasn't stopped it from trying, though. Aston Martin made negligible price changes to ...    Read more

Remember the quiet kid in school who stayed mum to a creepy fault all while rumors about him swirled around at a feverish pace? Then one day, the quiet kid has to stand up to a bully and before you can comprehend what is going on, the bully is in ...    Read more

Ever since Fiat decided to return to the United States after an extended hiatus, it's been an up-and-down rollercoaster ride for the cinquento. The Fiat 500 was first shown off at the Chicago Auto Show back in 2010 and ever since then, more models have slowly started trickling in to ...    Read more

While it's still months away from becoming a reality to the general public, Jaguar has been busy developing, testing, and tuning its latest roadster: The all-new F-Type. Jaguar has said that the F-Type will be as vital to the brand as the 911 is to Porsche, and that it expects ...    Read more

The year 2012 marks two decades of Ferrari being on sale to the public and the Italian automaker has decided to honor the milestone with a special edition 458 Italia. On top of the specialized super car, Ferrari will also run its first permanent brand exhibition outside of its Marenello ...    Read more

Today's sign of the Apocalypse: this Lamborghini Aventador has an available towing package. Maybe. OK, we're not entirely sure on that one, but in the least, we know that someone hacked up the rear end on this Arancio Atlas-colored Aventador LP 700-4 so that it could tow a hot dog ...    Read more

The 2013 Scion FR-S is one of the most anticipated cars of the new Yyear, and Cartel Customs has just finished a one-off convertible roadster version, the first of its kind. The Cartel FR-S Speedster will do parade laps during the opening ceremonies of the Long Beach Grand Prix this ...    Read more

Nissan's sports car future is at a crossroads, as fuel prices are skyrocketing, emissions laws are tightening, and sports cars are downsizing to stay relevant. That leaves the Japanese automaker a position to reinvent its sports car once again. To what, though, we're still not clear. Nissan's head of design, Shiro Nakamura, ...    Read more

Jaguar coyly teased us tantalized journalists at New York last week with fleeting glimpses of the forthcoming Jaguar F-Type, all with the crystal clear message: it's definitely happening. The company's smaller sports car will be even more "driver-focused" and responsive than legions of power-addicted XKRS-Ss. And this video teaser with ...    Read more

A couple weeks ago, the folks over at AMS Performance set a quarter-mile record in their AMS Alpha Omega Nissan GT-R, recording an absurd time of 8.63 seconds and topping out at 172 mph. More than a few eyebrows were raised in surprise, but apparently that wasn't good enough— the ...    Read more

Just like that, the first week of April 2012 has come to a grinding halt. This past week was one of the busiest the automotive world has seen in recent months thanks to manufacturers like Infiniti announcing it will be moving operations out of Japan because of the ...    Read more

Preview days for the 2012 New York Auto Show have ended on a bittersweet note for the attending journalists and reporters. Professor Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, who penned the famed Porsche 911, passed away on Thursday, April 05, 2012. Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, or F.A. Porsche, was born on December 11, 1935, and ...    Read more

On the latest episode of Head to Head, our colleague Jason Cammisa of sister publication Automobile Magazine gets behind the wheel of both the 2012 Volkswagen Golf R and 2012 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR. Both vehicles are put to the test on both roads and the racetrack alike as Cammisa ...    Read more

At the 2012 New York International Auto Show, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn made it known that Infiniti will be moving its production facilities from Japan to an undetermined location. No timetable or destinations have been mentioned yet, but Ghosn acknowledged that a decision would be coming shortly. "You won't have to ...    Read more

Being  in the market for a new sports car hasn't been as advantageous as it is now for more than a decade. But now, plenty of options exist for affordable driver's cars. And today marks the availability of one more. Announced at t0day at the 2012 New York Auto Show, ...    Read more

While other automakers from all over the world were turning in record sales figures for the month of March, Europe's biggest automotive nameplates were no different. In astonishing fashion, Audi, BMW, Volkswagen, and Mercedes-Benz all turned in record-setting sales figures for March and the first quarter of 2012. Audi rode ...    Read more

The first day of the 2012 New York Auto Show has passed us by, ushering in new family sedans, exotic supercars, and everything in between. In case you missed it, here's what debuted today (and late last night). And for more details on the new cars that met the world ...    Read more

Announced today at the 2012 New York Auto Show, the 2013 Jaguar XK enters 2012 with few changes. The previous edition's 19-inch wheels are replaced by 20-inch versions. The optional Portfolio Pack updates the Jaguar XK's interior with more leather trim and wood panels and inserts for an even ...    Read more

In a surprise move, today at the New York International Auto Show, Jaguar has announced it will be adding another two-seater sports car to its arsenal: the F-Type. The all-new F-Type is based off of the C-X16 concept shown off back in November at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show. ...    Read more