The sports car traces its roots to early 20th century touring cars and roadsters. These raced in early rallys, such as the Herkomer Cup, Prinz Heinrich Fahrt, and Monte Carlo. Though the term would not be coined until after World War One, ...
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Muscle car is a term used to refer to a variety of high-performance automobiles. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines muscle cars as "any of a group of American-made 2-door sports coupes with powerful engines designed for high-performance ...
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The drive train and engine layout significantly influences the handling characteristics of an automobile, and is crucially important in the design of a sports car. The front-engine, rear-wheel drive layout (FR) is common to sports cars of ...
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Porsche has signed tennis star and glamour girl Maria Sharapova as a brand ambassador for the next three years. The partnership will see the 26-year-old Russian ace play a leading role in the German sports car brand’s global ...
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It may be more than 50 years late, but the Syrena Sport is finally ready to take the leap from concept to production. Described by many as the most beautiful car ever designed in Poland, the Syrena Sport was developed by Fabryka ...
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Porsche Cars Australia has slashed prices across its two-door sports car and Cayenne SUV ranges by up to 13 per cent as it strives towards doubling local sales by 2020. The price cuts – which range between $5500 and $36,300 across ...
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Italian sports car manufacturer Lamborghini has unveiled the new limited edition model of its Aventador LP720-4 50 at the ongoing 2013 Shanghai Motor Show in China. The vehicle is powered by a revamped 6.5L V12 engine that generates an ...
The Maserati Ghibli has been unveiled at the 2013 Shanghai auto show, revealing details on what will be the brand's most affordable and first ever diesel-powered model. Sitting below its larger Quattroporte sibling, the Maserati Ghibli ...
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A Volkswagen board member says the company needs more emotional cars. Volkswagen member of the board of management for development, Dr Ulrich Hackenberg, is continuing his push internally for a production version of the VW BlueSport ...
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Opel Astra OPC versus Renault Megane RS is the ultimate example of challenger attacking, champion defending. But the French know, arrogantly but correctly, that the Megane RS has long been the benchmark sub-$50,000 hot hatch – when ...
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The Honda NSX won't hit the streets until 2015, but Honda UK has already opened a pre-order bank for the hotly anticipated supercar. Honda UK has already received more than 20?£5000 ($7400)?deposits for the next-generation ...
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The new Jaguar F-Type sports car will feature at the second Sundance London Film and music festival when it hosts the debut screening of the short film 'Desire' by Ridley Scott Associates. The film project is part of the pre-launch ...
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A coupe version of the all-new Jaguar F-Type is the most likely first follow up to the roadster as the British luxury car maker prepares to go head to head with the iconic Porsche 911. Jaguar is looking at offering a full range of F-Type ...
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The range of electrically-boosted BMW i cars is likely to expand beyond the confirmed two models to include an i3 Coupe and mid-sized variants according to a report. An unnamed BMW source told Autocar that a three-door coupe version of ...
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New patent images have revealed the Toyota 86 Convertible with its soft-top roof up for the first time, suggesting the highly anticipated sports car is inching closer to production. The images, first published by Car and Driver magazine, ...
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