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DETROIT (July 18, 2017)-- Corvette Racing returns this week to the site of one of its biggest landmark achievements as it continues to race toward what would be another championship at the top level of sports car racing.

The Shelby GT350 aims to repeat history, not on the track, but by raising a Mustang's performance to the level of a sports car.

The Bowtie Brand has more than 40 victories to its credit at Daytona in the top levels of sports car and stock car racing.

McLaren Automotive has announced that it plans to compete at the top level of the sports car market with a range of premium, high power, highly efficient, lightweight, luxurious, carbon - based cars.

The 250 GTO went on to win the over 2.0 - liter class of the International Championship for GT Manufacturers for three straight years from 1962 through 1964, becoming one of the last front - engined racers to remain competitive at the top level of sports car racing.

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In a sport that requires athleticism, skill, preternatural spatial awareness... and the ability to look past the inherent risk of driving a race car at 200 miles per hour and still perform at the highest level, he talked about his injury.

Silverstone's return is great news as top - level sports car events have been happening at the circuit since 1976, making it one of the classic events of the World Endurance Championship.

One of the coolest things about the WeatherTech Sports Car Championship it that it allows us to see top - level prototypes and GT cars racing around some of the awesome old - school tracks of North America.

Neither is the Nissan 370Zki, though it would be an interesting addition to the trim levels of the brand's iconic Z sports car.

While cars like the Ford Fiesta ST undercut the base price of a 208 by quite a margin — the Ford starts at # 17,895 in ST - 1 trim — the 208 offers fairly strong levels of equipment, with a touchscreen infotainment system (nav is extra), LED indicators and DRLs, parking sensors, and leather and cloth sports seats as standard.

My early experience tells me that Aston is moving in the right direction with their new sports car, separating it nicely from the GT - nature of the DB11 but still injecting a level of welcomed refinement into the two - seater.

It's awesome that the pony car wars are back because they have elevated two muscle cars to the level of true sports cars.

It has the power, speed, grip, and the looks that make it an impressive sports cars, and with a starting price of $ 63,435, it costs one - fifth of what supercars offering comparable levels of performance cost — a stupendous bargain.

Even in base trim, the Mini Cooper Clubman sports cast - aluminum wheels, evidence that this car continues to deliver a premium amount of style and equipment in a compact package, a proposition that seemed quite radical in 2001, when the Cooper version of the Mini (as distinct from the entry - level Mini One) first came to the U.S.

The 2015 GLA45 AMG may be considered the fourth AMG - tuned sport utility in Mercedes - Benz's U.S. portfolio, but like the remainder of the GLA - Class range, it shares more with Mercedes - Benz's new range of entry - level passenger cars than its SUVs.

Part of the reason for that is increased responsiveness, as you'd want when driving enthusiastically; part of the reason is that, in sport mode, the engine tries to keep the battery topped up to a level that allows maximum performance of the electric drive system, extracting the greatest total performance from the car without the sad face of an empty battery popping up on your instrument panel display.

Meanwhile, Porsche has been tossing around the idea of a successor to the four - cylinder 550 Spyder, but is reportedly concerned that an entry - level sports car would eat into sales of its existing mid-engined roadster, the Boxster.

While the model's stigma may remain (and something, on a sensual level, has certainly been lost with the departure of the SLK55's naturally breathing V - 8), at least the cars are comfortable in their skin and consistent with Mercedes - Benz's sporting - yet - composed spirit of late.

Sports car earns respect Boxster S is the performance version of Porsche's entry - level roadster.

«If we did go in at a different price level, then we'll have more opportunities for a big portfolio out of the sports car than we had with the SLS... There will be more lifetime movement, there will be more lifecycle variants,» says AMG chief Tobias Moers.

Of course, stepping up a class from sports car to supercar brings with it extra expense, particularly in servicing and running costs, while lack of a factory warranty means repairs could quickly run to teeth - grindingly expensive levelOf course, stepping up a class from sports car to supercar brings with it extra expense, particularly in servicing and running costs, while lack of a factory warranty means repairs could quickly run to teeth - grindingly expensive levelof a factory warranty means repairs could quickly run to teeth - grindingly expensive levels.

Maserati has devoted plenty of attention to its high - end sports cars and historical models in its Centennial year, but a new special edition Ghibli model shows the firm hasn't forgotten its entry - level car in 2014's celebrations.

John Holland Sales has been established for over 40 years supplying a premium level of service in the sale of sports, prestige and collectors cars.

The Sports suspension doesn't provide hot hatch levels of body control but there's enough dynamism here to make light work of quick changes of direction, and there's a sense - not always present in Volkswagen Group small cars - that the rear axle is assisting in those direction changes.

This is why the Porsche Approved Warranty provides you with a comparable level of reassurance as our new car warranty — and covers our sports cars for up to 10 years.

The move isn't unprecedented as the company has made rear - drive versions of the Gallardo which preceded the Huracan as the automaker's «entry - level» V -10-powered sports car.

«The Selection Committee wanted to come out of the gate with an unparalleled level of iconic race and sports cars to fill the paddock and compete on track,» explained Gill Campbell, senior vice president of events at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

Boasting the direct response typical of a sports car, phenomenal power and high levels of torque, it offers exhilarating and cultured performance.

The topless version of the Huracán LP 610 - 4 Coupe, the new Spyder replaces the Gallardo Spyder as Lamborghini's «entry level» super sports car convertible.

The Huracán Performante has reworked the concept of super sports cars and taken the notion of performance to levels never seen before.

Thanks to new out - of - the - box racers like the Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport, McLaren 570 GT4, and the upcoming BMW M4 GT4, this entry - level sports car class has one of the most exciting grids in racing.

Created utilising many of the same techniques as applied in the development of Aston Martin production sports cars — hand sketches and 3D modelling, followed by full realisation in the virtual world — DP - 100 provides an exceptional level of detail with a fully functioning suspension system and state - of - the - art electronics.

This gives the BMW M3 and BMW M4 a degree of variability and everyday usability that is well beyond the norm for high - performance sports cars of their level.

«Both Ryan and Simon are world - class drivers who know the kind of preparation, patience and skill needed to succeed in the top levels of endurance sports - car racing.»

John Fitch and Walt Hansgen drove a Corvette to a ninth - place finish overall and a Class B victory at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1956, the first step onto the world stage that established Chevy's sports car as a contender in top - level competition.

This is why the Porsche Approved Warranty provides you with a comparable level of reassurance to our new car warranty and covers our sports cars up to their 15th year.

The cars permitted in GTS are typically marketed as «sports cars», «sport - touring cars» or performance versions of «luxury» cars but at a lower permissible preparation level than GT.

All four will be responsible for the imminent future of Cadillac endurance racing, in a program that tasks itself with making top - level sports car racing engaging and relatable again.

AMG S - Class models offer the power and performance levels of an exotic sports car into a much more luxurious package — so owners get the same level of interior space and nearly the same comfort as any S - Class.

For a low - slung sports car the R8 tracks over rough roads with a welcome level of forgiveness and finesse.

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Wilson's M - Sport company runs successful World Rally Championship and endurance racing teams, and builds winning rally and rallycross cars for competitors all over the world and at all levels of the sport.

Not only is the Cayman comparable to the industry's elite sports cars on a number of levels, it's also more affordable while supplying similar levels of driver engagement.

The extremely agile Handcrafted AMG 2.0 - liter four - cylinder turbo engine blends thrilling performance and the exemplary efficiency with a further best: the power - to - swept - volume ratio of 187.5 hp marks a record for a series engine with four cylinders — it raises the AMG engine to the level of thoroughbred super sports cars.

Brainchild of engineer Charles Spencer King, the Range Rover sported David Bache - penned crisp good looks, aluminium bodywork, mellifluous 3.5 - litre V8, permanent four - wheel drive and tried - and - tested Land Rover off - road ability — and it combined all that with Rover motor car levels of on - road comfort.

With a reconfigured all - wheel drive setup, available torque - vectoring and a sport rear differential, the S5 does its best to minimize this trait and the overall impressions are of a very well planted car that offers an astounding level of control even at very high cornering speeds.

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The previous Cayman was already one of the sweetest sports cars money could buy at this level, and this new 718 is significantly sharper and better in all these crucial areas.

Founded in 1944, Sports Car Club of America, Inc. is a 60,000 - member motorsports organization that incorporates all facets of autocross, rally and road racing at both amateur and professional levels.

The Infiniti G - series [1] is a line of compact executive / entry - level luxury sports car produced by the Infiniti division of Nissan for the 1991 — 1996 and 1999 — present model years.