Filed under: Performance, Jaguar, Rumormill, Luxury How can you not be excited to see Jaguar getting back into the sports car business with a modern-day interpretation of the classic E-Type? Well, there is that one little issue with the F-Type powertrain that Jag announced during the Beijing Motor Show. In this day and age, a 380-horsepower V6 just doesn’t... 

Filed under: Motorsports, Sedan, Performance, Volkswagen, Racing This is the #33 Volkswagen GLI driven by Tristan Herbert in the Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car class. This weekend, the series is in Utah, racing at Miller Motorsports Park, and Herbert just took the win in his race this afternoon. While noteworthy, Herbert’s victory itself is not the... 

Filed under: Performance, Japan, Hatchback, Mazda, Specialty And now for some good news from Mazda: it is doubling the run of its limited edition RX-8 Spirit R, adding 1,000 more units to production due to demand. Announced late last year, this Japan-only model celebrates the end of the RX-8′s nine-year existence. The final Wankel-engined four-door is... 

Filed under: Convertible, Performance, Etc., Videos, Luxury There have been plenty of excellent debuts over the past year, but few capture our imagination like the Morgan 3 Wheeler. The V-twin-powered creation looks just like its forebears with its open cockpit, classic metalwork and three-wheel design. Being in love with any vehicle that looks as if it might... 

Filed under: Performance, Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Hatchback, Renault Renault Sport invited its fans to suggest challenges for the Twingo R.S. to overcome, and one of the chosen feats was for it to play the ball in a game of ten-pin. After some establishing shots and burnouts, the 133-horsepower hot hatch gets going down the lane. To make sure it doesn’t... 

Filed under: Coupe, Hybrid, Performance, Europe, Technology, BMW, Design/Style Judging from the spy photos we’ve seen recently, the BMW i8 is coming along nicely. With its more realistic bodywork, the hybrid supercar is beginning to look like something that actually belongs on public streets. Now Sonny Lim, former head of BMW DesignWorks, has taken a stab... 

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Videos, Scion The 2013 Scion FR-S doesn’t have the kind of power that results in jaw-dropping dyno numbers, but any naturally aspirated 2.0-liter four cylinder that promises 200 horsepower and 151 pound-feet of torque needs to be vetted out. The good people at Edmunds did the vetting, and the hotly anticipated Scion model... 

Filed under: Spy Photos, Performance, Hatchback, BMW While we’ve already reported that BMW’s M135i concept from Geneva is headed for production, this footage all but confirms it. Britain’s Car magazine has over a minute of video showing a rather sporting 1 Series three-door testing at the Nürburgring. Of course, this latest bit of news... 

Filed under: Aftermarket, Coupe, Performance, Ford If you fancy a new Ford Mustang but are looking for some added muscle, few places will give you what you want and what you need like Roush. The veteran tuning house has just released its latest range of customized pony cars, and at the top of the line sits its most powerful model yet. In full-fat spec, the Stage... 

Filed under: New York Auto Show, Coupe, Performance, Hatchback, Nissan, Subaru Subaru BRZ and Scion FR-S got you excited? Well, it appears the new Toyobaru twins might be moving the needle at other automakers, too. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the pair may have challenged Nissan to once again reinvestigate its on-again, off-again plans for an affordable,...