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It also turned out to be the last time a Cooper finished on the podium, as the team (which won titles with Jack Brabham in 1959 and 1960 and revolutionised the sport with its rear - engined cars) disbanded the following year.

But on the way back, our nutria brown Veyron atomized the statistics in a way only a sports car powered by a 1001 - hp engine can.

British sports and luxury car firm Bristol — best known in recent times for the short - lived V10 - engined Fighter — has released the latest teaser image of a new sports car set to be unveiled on July 26.

You know how it goes: On one hand, you can't even fathom buying a pony car — or a sports car, or even a minivan, for that matter — with the smallest engine on offeOn one hand, you can't even fathom buying a pony car — or a sports car, or even a minivan, for that matter — with the smallest engine on offeon offer.

Reports from earlier this year suggest that the new Supra will likely be based on the same platform as the next BMW Z4, with power coming from either a BMW - sourced turbocharged engine or a hybrid drivetrain, possibly with front - wheel electric motors which could endow the rear - wheel - drive sports car with all - wheel drive.

Sunbeam and Showers — We drive the National Motor Museum's 1914 12/16 Sunbeam / Bristol to Bournemouth — The Esso Vintage Vehicle Run attracted even more entrants this year / VSCC Shelsey Walsh — A report from Tom Trelfall on the Vintage Sports Car Club's hill climb / Trojan: Originality & economy — Tom Threlfall writes about an example of this unique car which dates back to 1910 / Re-birth of a Riley (part II)-- Peter Nunn continues his account of the restoration of his 1930 Monaco / Michael Sedgewick — Run Photographs of some of the many interesting cars taking part in this year's New Forrest Run / Mechanical stoppers — Peter Wallage explains how to get the best out of pre-war rod - operated Girling brakes / Property engines — M.W -Car Club's hill climb / Trojan: Originality & economy — Tom Threlfall writes about an example of this unique car which dates back to 1910 / Re-birth of a Riley (part II)-- Peter Nunn continues his account of the restoration of his 1930 Monaco / Michael Sedgewick — Run Photographs of some of the many interesting cars taking part in this year's New Forrest Run / Mechanical stoppers — Peter Wallage explains how to get the best out of pre-war rod - operated Girling brakes / Property engines — M.W -car which dates back to 1910 / Re-birth of a Riley (part II)-- Peter Nunn continues his account of the restoration of his 1930 Monaco / Michael Sedgewick — Run Photographs of some of the many interesting cars taking part in this year's New Forrest Run / Mechanical stoppers — Peter Wallage explains how to get the best out of pre-war rod - operated Girling brakes / Property engines — M.W - W.

ON SALE: Early 2012 PRICE: $ 50,000 (est.) ENGINE: 6.2 L supercharged V - 8, 550 hp, 550 lb - ft (est.) REPUTATION RESET: Underwhelming sports car to overwhelming performance

But as Manuel Lage has discovered the first car to bear the name was an Alfonso Hispano - Suiza / Americans to the Rear — Rear engined designs — Part Three / Americans to the Rear — Concluding his series on American rear engined cars Karl Ludvigsen examines the role played by General Motors / Epicyclic Gearing — Workshop — Part Two / Settlers Special — A cut - down 1933 Riley Monaco shipped to Vancouver by an ex-pat in the»50s formed the basis for Miles Fenton's ideal supercharged special / Racing in the Rain — Alan Smith has been using his camera to good effect at motor sporting events for over 50 years / Ards TT 75th Anniversary — John Payne reports on the 75th Anniversary of the Ards TT / The Little Engine that could — Gavin Farmer celebrates the Jowett Bradford / It's quicker by Rail — Brian Heath's subject this month is a 1939 Railton long chassis special limousine.

Vintage Armstrong - Siddeleys — Bill Bishop writes about these high quality Coventry - made cars of the 1920s / 1938 Rootes Talbot — The restoration of a 3 - litre sports tourer is described by David Hawtin / «It was fun then» — Part one of an article by Bill Boddy recalling motoring memories from over fifty years ago / VSCC Wessex Trial — Tom Threlfall reports this event in his «Diary of a dilettante» / Retromobile Show Paris — Peter Russell drove to Paris in February to bring us his report / Invicta S - type in the rain On his rain - soaked excursion this month — The Editor drove an open 1931 4 1/2 litre / Vulcan in the twenties — Michael Worthington - Williams describes the diversity of engines used by this Lancashire - based manufacturer / Austin Seven sports re-creation — John Williams tells about the rebuilding of a 1924 «works» two - seater.

It also has an exposed metal valve cover, which is heavier than the plastic cover used on other Mazdas, but engineers felt it was worth the extra weight to have a prettier engine on display under the hood of a sports car.

So how on earth do you replace a car like the F12, which was surely one of the great front - engined, rear wheel - drive sports cars there has ever been, Amen?

Advance to the Rear — French Style Much lest resistant to new technological ideas than their neighbours across the Channel the French came up with some highly imaginative proposals in the 1930s as Karl Ludvigsen relates / Vauxhall Velox & Wyvern — Buyer's Guide / Royal Restoration — Michael Ware looks back at the restoration of a Royal Daimler that was carried out for the Queen's Silver Jubilee / Commercially Speaking — Lighter Commercials / Dashboard Instruments — Part Two — Workshop / Cammy Sammy - Salmson Twin Cam / Classic Commemoration — Richard Cass reports on the Le Mans Classic / Singer Super Six — Michael Worthington - Williams recalls a Singer «buult like a battleship graceful as a yacht» / Coventry Cat — Fitted with the first engine entirely designed by Jaguar the XK 120 set the standard by which so many postwar sports cars are judged.

Once you're on the road in today's SLK250, though, the engine delivers good straight - line performance, even if this is no sports car.

Malcolm Robertson experiences a 1938/1939 example / 1904 single - cylinder Cadillac — Peter May writes about his restoration of and attachment to an early model B «one - lunger» / The Westcar and the Heron — Two little - known 1920s makes — both produced by the same company — are described by Michael Worthington - Williams / BMW 328 — ahead of its time — This month the Editor samples a Frazer Nash version of what was perhaps the best sportscar of the 1930s / Maudslay history 1902 - 1914 — Nick Baldwin writes about the company that first introduced overhead camshaft engines and pressure lubrication / Three Vintage Sports - Car Club events — Tom Thelfall reports on driving tests at Brooklands the Pomeroy Trophy at Silverstone and the Exmoor trial / Non-skid & puncture - proof tyre covers — The story of a remarkable invention that profoundly influenced the development of vehicle road tyres.

ASTRO II XP - 880 After experimenting with two rear - engined design studies — the 1967 Corvair - based Astro I and the ill - conceived XP - 819 V -8-powered prototype — various departments within the GM hierarchy finally settled on mid-engined sports cars as the most appropriate platform for advanced engineering.

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.

Visual changes to performance - pack cars are limited to red brake calipers, a nifty carbon - fiber engine cover, a carbon - fiber spoiler on the trunk, an AMG steering wheel, and the AMG sport suspension.

Given this recent history, it is almost unimaginable that Mazda, known for nifty sports cars and rotary engines, finds itself on track to report a ¥ 45 billion ($ 456 million) profit for the fiscal year ended March 31 and, if analysts are correct, set to double earnings for 2013 and possibly triple them in fiscal 2014.

The pair of British sports cars look underendowed on paper, sharing just five cylinders, seven wheels and less than three litres of engine capacity between them.

Maranello, Italy Anything with a prancing horse on it seems to sell like crazy these days — Ferrari flags, Schumacher caps, fire - engine - red scale models, embroidered polo shirts, and, of course, sports cars.

1903 Brightmore Steam Lurry — Exploded diagram of the mechanism / Four inches of History — A.B. Demaus relates how the 1908 TT race was a particularly significant event / 1930 Double Six Low Chassis Daimler — Michael Brisby conducts a remarkable Daimler / Waldron's Wayfarer — Michael Worthington - WIlliams tells this remarkable survival story / Overhauling a Clerget Rotary engine «The music goes round and round...» by A.F.Carlisle / Austin Ruby Restoration — Bryan Purves recalls that the Ruby has been with us fifty years and tells how he restored his example / Ardingly 1984 — The 15th Historic Vehicles Spectacular / Shelsley Walsh — News of the final event of the Vintage Sports Car Club / On Making a Crankshaft — Charles Howard has broken a crank but how do you make a new one.

With body - on - frame construction and a fairly agricultural 1.3 - liter overhead valve engine, the MG was far from modern or refined in post-war America, but it gave thousands of people their first taste of what a sports car should feel like and served as a gateway drug to both racing and more expensive, more powerful sports cars.

All the buzz around Mazda is currently centered on the upcoming 2016 MX - 5 Miata, but there's another rumored Mazda sports car project further down the pipeline that could mean the return of the rotary engine.

The new sports car is based on the same architecture as the SLS and will likely be powered by Mercedes» new 4.0 - liter V - 8 engine.

Speaking at the Geneva Motor Show, Porsche CEO Oliver Blume confirmed that there was no way back for the company's fabled naturally aspirated boxer engines and that the company's engineers were focussed on turbocharging for its range of sports cars.

While he remained coy on specific details — Mazda hasn't released capacity, power, torque, fuel economy or other important data points for the engine, or even whether Mazda has turned to turbocharging or hybridisation, the message was very clear that Mazda intends to release a rotary - engined sports car in the not - too distant future.

At the same time, Mazda must prove that it's capable of producing a top - tier sports car that can take on the best in the business, and do it with a new, more efficient rotary engine that has enough power to compete.

In the wet and on cold blacktop, you should pussyfoot the semi-slicks to avoid snap oversteer, but on dry and smooth surfaces breakaway is surprisingly smooth and manageable for a 500 - hp, rear - engine sports car.

After an on - again, off - again approach to a new generation of rotary engines, Mazda confirmed the sports car concept bound for this week's Tokyo auto show is powered by a new rotary powertrain.

The Edition 1 model is based on the more powerful Mercedes - AMG GT S that comes standard with a 4.0 - liter twin - turbo V - 8 engine pumping out 503 hp and 479 kb - ft of torque (the non-S version of the new sports car makes just 456 hp and 443 lb - ft).

It may not be as powerful as other crossovers on the list, with a 2.5 - liter four - cylinder engine providing 187 hp and 186 lb - ft of torque, but the CX - 5 is basically the sports car of the compact crossover segment in this price bracket thanks to great steering and handling.

It's the only car in this class with the sort of rear - wheel drive set - up that's more usually found on sports cars, and it comes with a wide range of fairly powerful engines — both petrol and diesel — and is available in either three - door or five - door versions.

Alright, let me be honest and tell you a few things that I dislike about this car: - Gas Mileage (Hyundai claims it gives you 25 mpg in the city, which is not true, I get not more than 23 mpg in the city for sure)- Traction Control (The traction can not handle the acceleration and the wheels would start spinning, even on the dry roads, not sure what to blame)- USB port - The built in USB port does not support android, at least not in my case, therefore I have to rely on Bluetooth or AUX)- Dull Alloy Wheels - The dullness of alloy wheels for the SE trim does not compliment the car over all, but eh, I can't complain much as it is a BASE model Now, the things I absolutely love about this car: - Great Turn Radius - Beautiful LED lights (even with base model)- Highway mileage (35 mpg even driving at 75 miles an hour, you might get better than 37 mpg if you drive at 55 miles an hour)- Spacious trunk - Great leg room for rear seats - Just enough power to accelerate quickly and merge on to the highways / freeways - Amazing Brakes - Sports, ECO and Normal Mode (For those who do not know, once switched to SPORTS mode, the car's steering becomes stiff as well as the engine along with the help of transmission helps you accelerate the car faster, you actually feel like driving a sportSports, ECO and Normal Mode (For those who do not know, once switched to SPORTS mode, the car's steering becomes stiff as well as the engine along with the help of transmission helps you accelerate the car faster, you actually feel like driving a sportSports, ECO and Normal Mode (For those who do not know, once switched to SPORTS mode, the car's steering becomes stiff as well as the engine along with the help of transmission helps you accelerate the car faster, you actually feel like driving a sportSPORTS mode, the car's steering becomes stiff as well as the engine along with the help of transmission helps you accelerate the car faster, you actually feel like driving a sportSPORTS mode, the car's steering becomes stiff as well as the engine along with the help of transmission helps you accelerate the car faster, you actually feel like driving a sportssportssports car.

The new BMW M3 Sedan and new BMW M4 Coupe from BMW M GmbH see a return to a six - in - line engine configuration, as used on the second and third generations of this iconic sports car.

The two cars on show are enhanced by two packs which underline the multifaceted character of the Alfa Romeo SUV, equally at home in sporting and luxurious interpretations.The former, with 280 HP engine and Competizione Red livery, fits a Sport Pack comprising aluminium inserts, aluminium pedals, sporty steering wheel and red brake callipers.

Pros: Excellent economy, low company car tax, rear legroom is ok, not too bad a spec for an entry level BMW, I forgot IPod interface is good if you buy the # 8 ebay lead or the # 68 BMW one Cons: Noisy rough engine, If you have your hand on the gear shift when it restarts it will whip your wrist off, gutless even in sport mode, nothing as standard, if your used to a Ford or VW (no split seats, no ski slot, no heated mirrors, no leather wheel, no storage space, seat adjustment last seen on a Datsun 120y (yes I am that old) uncomfortable seats.

On the topic of the engine: 2 - litre displacement, four cylinders — yet still a sports car?

For as much space as it has, it's a serious performer too: the widened track increases cornering stability, a limited slip differential helps put the power down, sport - tuned exhaust lets the engine sing, and optional carbon - ceramic brakes are like what you'd find on a dedicated track car.

This powerful engine allows the C 63 to offer performance and dynamics on par with that of a sports car, giving you the everyday utility that you need, with the excitement that you want.

Described by the vendor as excellent overallOriginally optioned with 5 - speed «dog - leg» gearbox, LSD, TRX Alloy rims, and Sports SeatsOnly four recorded keepers and 113,000 miles.MOT: April 2019Original owners handbook, with old MOTs and original bill of sale and most tax discs Exterior: 4/5, Interior: 5/5, Engine: 5/5, Transmission: 5/5, Running gear: 5/5, Electrics: 5/5, Vehicle history: 4/5 For a full condition report, view this car on www.classiccarauctions.co.uk/bmw-635csi-9639.

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The Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is a heavy hitter on the used sports car scene, as it comes with an aluminum frame, a larger and more powerful engine, and a stiffer suspension when compared to the already formidable standard Corvette.

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The engine made its first appearance in the Allante two - seat «personal sports / luxury car» and was an instant hit, even though the price on the car went up about $ 4,000 to nearly $ 60,000.

The 1990 300ZX two - seat sports car is all new under the skin, with heavy engineering emphasis on the rear - drive chassis, engine, transmission and suspension.

The NSX GT3, which is based on Honda's reborn supercar and utilises the same 3.5 litre twin - turbocharged V6 engine, is a race winner in the North American - based IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship and Pirelli World Challenge.

Already, your choices for manual transmissions are limited to small economy cars (and then sometimes only on the cheapest trim line with the smallest engine), sports cars such as the Mazda MX - 5, and higher end sports cars and sports sedans.

The six - cylinder version of this engine saw use in the flagship 2600 model, drawing on the tradition established by Alfa's prewar and early postwar coachbuilt sports and touring cars, the 6C (1750 and later 2500).

Yes, the Miata is a sports car, but one that prizes excellent cornering and a 50/50 weight balance over high horsepower - with just 155 horsepower on tap from a 2.0 - liter, four - cylinder engine, no one is going to be racing for pink slips.

It's a plug - in hybrid sports car good for 30 miles on electric power before the three - cylinder gasoline engine takes over.