sportscars

  • Porsche’s EV future: Half of all Porsche will be electrified by 2025

    Porsche has a hit on its hands. The Taycan has impressed the industry with the automaker’s ability to curb the effects of a large battery on handling. It’s a true Porsche that just happens to be an EV. But like every other OEM it can’t throw one electric car out into the market and call it a day. During a trip to Italy, Porsche unveiled details of its next electric platform, and how it’ll affect the upcoming Macan EV, and threw us in the GT4 ePerformance racecar for a hot lap at its Porsche Experience Center. If you’re worried about the future of Porsche, don’t be. As they have proven time and time again, when it comes to engineering, they got this. The biggest revelation was how the PPE platform will help Porsche bring the new Macan to market with features you’d expect from the automaker. For example, the placement of the rear motor is behind the rear axle gives the SUV a more sporty rear-bias feel. The Macan will also receive rear-wheel steering. But there’s also the sports cars and if they’re just a fraction of what we experienced sitting in the passenger seat of the GT4 E, the traditional Porsche is is good hands.

  • UK sportscar maker Lotus mulls IPO to drive global expansion

    Carmaker Lotus has started an international roadshow for investors which could lead to a multibillion-pound flotation as early as next year.

  • Lamborghini CEO: We need to adapt despite record-breaking Q1

    Lamborghini President and CEO Stephan Winkelmann notes that while Q1 was strong for the automaker, the rest of the year may be even better.

  • Lamborghini CEO on strong 2020 sales, 2021 plans, and adapting the brand

    Yahoo Finance's Pras Subramanian spoke to Lamborghini President & CEO Stephan Winkelmann on the Italian automaker's suprisingly good 2020, strong start to 2021, and how the brand needs to adapt for the future ahead.

  • 2017 Nissan GT-R: A Nip, A Tuck And More Speed Than Ever

    Meet the new 2017 Nissan GT-R—or rather, the thoroughly updated version of the Japanese supercar king after a facelift, a few trips to the gym and a new interior designer.

  • 2017 Chevy Camaro ZL1 Arrives To Take Porsche’s Lunch Money

    The 2017 Chevy Camaro ZL1 crashes the supercar party with 640 hp and a new 10-speed transmission.

  • ‘Corvette E-Ray’ Trademarked By Chevy, Hinting At Electric Vettes

    Automakers often file trademarks for names that they consider but never use. And such may be the case with one General Motors sought to reserve last week for use in vehicles: “Corvette E-Ray.” But the name suggests someone at GM has been thinking about blending electric power with Chevy’s iconic sports car—and there’s only a couple of ways that GM could do such a thing without messing with what makes the Corvette great.

  • The Dodge Viper Needs To Die

    According to a product plan revealed in a tentative deal between Fiat-Chrysler and the United Automobile Workers, the Dodge Viper supercar is on the verge of death. The only way the venerable Viper can survive past 2017 is if a legitimate business case is made for its continuation.

  • End May Be Near for Dodge Viper

    The Dodge Viper SRT was intended to be one of the fastest cars ever produced in Detroit. Despite a big price cut, the two-seat sports car just can’t seem to build much momentum. So, after launching an all-new version of the Viper in 2012, production is apparently set to wrap up in two years, at least according to a document provided to the United Auto Workers Union as part of recently concluded contract talks. The last Dodge Viper is expect to roll down the line at the special, low-volume Connor Assembly Plant in Detroit in 2017, the letter indicated, adding that, “No future product has yet been identified beyond the product life cycle.” While plans could change, it would take a miracle to save the Viper, several sources close to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles suggest.

  • 2016 Chevrolet Camaro: First Drive

    The sixth generation of Chevy’s iconic muscle car takes everything you love—or hate—about the Camaro and turns it up a notch. What it is: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro, two-door sports car Price as tested: $26,695 for the V-6; $37,295 Competitors: Ford Mustang, Dodge Challenger Alternatives: Chevy SS, Chevy Corvette, Dodge Charger There’s a good reason The Dead Milkmen’s about a “bitchin’ Camaro” is one of the punk standards our time. Like punks themselves, the Camaro has long stood out for its brazen commitment to individuality. It has always been about kicking ass and taking names.

  • 2016 BMW M2 Arrives With A 365-Hp Chip On Its Shoulder

    Three years ago, BMW created a sensation with the 1M Coupe — a tiny car with a monsterous 335-hp six-cylinder, a piece of road-going dynamite. For a car that BMW sold just 740 of in the United States, the 1M became a high-water mark for the storied M unit.  Today, BMW tries to recapture some of that glory with a more polished machine it calls the 2016 BMW M2. It too runs a little small, and it too packs a wallop: 365 hp, now from a turbo version of BMW’s esteemed six.

  • Scarlet Motors promises an open EV design process

    It's not every day that you see a new EV manufacturer get started; it's even less common when the company promises a switch-up of the typical automaker's formula. Scarlet Motors has made its formal debut with an aim towards the same kind of openness in its electric sports cars that founder Julien Fourgeaud would be familiar with from his days at Nokia and the Symbian Foundation. In addition to giving a peek behind the curtain, Tesla-style, Finland-based Scarlet wants future (and eventually current) drivers to influence the design choices themselves, both through a dedicated community as well as Facebook and Twitter. We'll get more details in time, but those that just can't wait can sign up to the community beta and help shape what might become their next ride.

  • BMW and Toyota sign deal to collaborate on sports car and EV technology

    There's not a lot of specifics to be had on this one just yet, but BMW and Toyota have inked a new deal that will see them collaborate on far more than the batteries they've already agreed to work on together. According to the automakers, the new arrangement will see them focus on four key areas: a fuel cell system, powertrain electrification, lightweight technologies and, last but not least, joint development of the "architecture and components for a future sports vehicle." Unfortunately, neither party is offering much indication about the types of vehicles we might see as a result. BMW's Norbert Reithofer said only that the goal of the partnership is to "further strengthen our competitive position in sustainable future technologies," while Toyota's Akio Toyoda notes that "BMW and Toyota both want to make ever-better cars," and that he's "excited to think of the cars that will result from this relationship."

  • BMW, Toyota Forge Closer New Alliance in Challenge to Rivals

    By Christiaan Hetzner MUNICH -- German premium carmaker BMW and Japan's Toyota Motor Corp agreed to extend their cooperation to a bigger strategic alliance on Friday in a challenge to global rivals as competition intensifies. The agreement

  • 2009 comebacks: Time Is Right for a Sleek, Fast, New Camaro

    GM is bringing back the Camaro -- just in time for a baby boomer mid-life crisis. As Chevy lover Bruce Springsteen sang, "The time is right to go racing in the street."The 2010, fifth-generation Camaro can be special ordered now and ready