Sports : Car News And Reviews

There’s no question that the Nissan GT-R is a badass car. But unlike many supercars, it’s much more about the steak than the sizzle. But that didn’t stop at least one GT-R owner in China from snazzing up their car.

While it’s only got an 81 horsepower engine, this little retro roadster looks like great fun, and it won’t cost you an arm and a leg. The least expensive Caterham ever made, the Seven 160 is all about the purity of driving.

Inspired by elements of classic Alfa Romeos, the Doppiezza concept is the labor of love of a team of industrial design students, including Emeric Baubant, Benoit Viguier, Charlie Fournier, Aurelien Deleuze, Mathilde Ampe, Romain Mivelle and Djihad Itoumaine.

The stunning Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4 was first unveiled at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show and there have already been more than 1,000 Huracáns ordered (you can configure yours now, if you’d like). In this video, Lamborghini’s Head of Design, Filippo Perini, explains how the company approached the design of the new supercar.

You certainly won’t miss this bright yellow-green gradient covered carbon-fiber body as it speeds around the circuit. Designed to race in the DTM, this powerful variant of the Audi RS5 looks like quite the beast. Powered by a 460hp V8 engine, and outfitted with a brand new aerodynamic body, it’s ready to take on all comers in the German racing series. 

The Sbarro Espera ES-13 Flèche Rouge was one of the more interesting pure concept cars on display at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. The car was designed by students from the 2012-2013 design program at the Espera Sbarro Montbéliard design school, located in France.

While much of the talk of late has focused on Lamborghini’s new Huracán, the Aventador is still a much more impressive vehicle – not just in terms of performance, but in style as far as we’re concerned.

The Devel Sixteen is a hypercar being developed in Dubai with the goal of creating the most extreme production car in the world, and setting new records along the way. A prototype of the Sixteen was first unveiled at the Dubai Motor Show in November of 2013, at which time one of the car’s developers, Rashid Al-Attari, told us that the car would go into production in about 16 months, meaning March of 2015.

German car manufacturer Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur GmbH is a car company that most of us thought was no longer. But Gumpert has returned and continues on, showing off its dramatically named Gumpert Explosion at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show.

The beloved Ferrari Enzo takes on its successor, the LaFerrari in this short clip captured by the master of sportscar sounds, Marchettino. To amplify their exhaust notes even more, they conducted the test inside a tunnel.

The C7 Corvette Stingray is already a powerful bit of kit, but out of the factory its V8 “only” puts out 460 horsepower. That clearly isn’t enough for some folks, as is evidenced by this impressive upgrade by Vengeance Racing.

One of the lesser known gems to turn up at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show is the Ermini Seittosei 686. Created by a boutique automaker in Florence, Italy, this sporty two-seater gets its name from its svelte 686kg.

The Porsche 918 Spyder is a $1 million+ supercar that is nothing short of astounding. But if you are still looking to boost it, you could order the 918 Spyder Weissach Package. With the Weissach Package, the Porsche engineers reduce the vehicle’s weight a bit more.

Fiat unveiled its latest Abarth creation at the 2014 Geneva Auto Show and it isn’t subtle: in fact, it’s the fastest street-legal Abarth ever made. The Abarth 695 biposto is made to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the original Abarth 695 and it is a worthy successor to the name.

If you think that performance tuning of road cars is something that only gearhead hackers do in their garages, you are sadly mistaken. After my recent visit to AMS Performance, I was completely taken aback by the amount of engineering skill and time that it takes to turn everyday sports cars into powerful, track-worthy beasts.