Is it Safe to Buy My Teenager a Sports Car?
Statistics reveal that the fatality rate among teenagers is mainly caused by motor vehicle accidents. As such, when parents are buying a car for their 18-year-old son or daughter, they must ensure that it’s a reliable and safe vehicle.
2018 Nissan Maxima Praised as One of the Best Four-Door Sports Cars in 2018 by US News
You might not equate a large car with a sporty performance, but the 2018 Nissan Maxima proves differently, according to the editors at U.S. News & World Report, which named it to its list of “The Best Four-Door Sports Cars in 2018.” Learn More: 2018 Nissan Maxima overview “If you are buying a four-door sports […]
Maserati Alfieri is an Electric Sports Car That Does 0-60 in 2 Seconds
After several delays and more than four years since Maserati unveiled the beautiful Alfieri concept at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, the automaker has confirmed it is working on bringing the flagship sports car to the streets. Maserati says the Alfieri will be one of four electrified vehicles it intends to offer by 2022, including […]
2018 Kia Stinger GT Named One of the Best Four-Door Sports Cars by US News
Kia's new sports car continues to amass impressive awards
From the moment the 2018 Kia Stinger GT made its debut, it has quickly and consistently gained favor with sport car enthusiasts, drivers eager for a more thrilling performing vehicle, and automotive experts. So, it’s no wonder that the editors at U.S. News & World Report have added the racecar-inspired Kia Stinger GT to its […]
What Is the Most Powerful 2018 Sports Car Under $40,000?
Owning a sports car is a right of passage for many car enthusiasts, looking for the strongest, most thrilling ride on the market. The downside is that sports cars tend to be on the pricier side of the spectrum, with many models exceeding the $100,000 mark. Fortunately, there are several automakers that offer affordable, yet […]
[QUIZ] How Popular Are Your Sports Car Opinions?
![[QUIZ] How Popular Are Your Sports Car Opinions?](https://thenewswheel.com/wp-content/themes/patterns/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fthenewswheel.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F08%2FX152_18MY_128_ACC_JNA_1366x769_tcm97-348856_desktop_1366x769.jpg&q=90&w=760&h=400&zc=1 "[QUIZ] How Popular Are Your Sports Car Opinions?")
We all have our opinions about sports cars. Which ones are the best, which brands you prefer, and whether or not you even think they’re worth it. At The News Wheel, we’ve decided to put all of these things to a vote. Take the quiz below to find out how popular your sports car opinions are! Quiz: […]
Review of “The Art of the Classic Sports Car” by Codling/Mann
A book that thoroughly explores the true heritage of sports cars
The term “sports car” has been criminally overused in today’s automotive marketing, being used in ill-fitting, exaggerated ways to sell even the most nonathletic vehicles. As ones who saw this atrocity and desired to return the “sports car” moniker to its original import, Codling and Mann have created The Art of the Classic […]
Ford Mustang Was Earth’s Best-Selling Sports Car in 2016
On the strength of major upticks in sales in markets like Germany and China and a continued rollout into new global markets like the nations of Caledonia and Gibraltar, the Ford Mustang captured the title of best-selling sports car on Earth in 2016. According to IHS Markit new vehicle registration data, more than 150,000 Mustangs […]
4 Things to Consider Before Buying a Sports Car
You’re standing in front of the iconic London Eye when a McLaren 675LT Spider zips by and parks a few meters away. What are you looking at now? No prizes for guessing that. This is the impact a sports car creates. Man or woman, boy or girl, we all love sports car and many of […]
5 Celebrities Who (Not So Surprisingly) Love Porsche Sports Cars
In 1931, Ferdinand Porsche founded the Porsche brand, but back then the company didn’t build or sell any of its own vehicles, but instead developed automobiles for other manufactures such as Volkswagen. In fact, Ferdinand Porsche has been credited with designing the iconic Volkswagen Beetle, but things changed in 1948 when Ferdinand Porsche and his […]
Toyota Hints at MR2 Successor and ‘Three Brothers’ Sports Car Lineup
Are you ready for some more Toyota sports car rumors? At this time last year, the rumor mill was churning at full speed with countless speculations of an upcoming Toyota Supra successor. Now we know pretty much for sure that it’s coming, but Toyota apparently doesn’t want the mill to stop, as hints of a […]
5 Fastest GM Sports Cars at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show
While much of Chevy’s display at the Detroit Auto Show this year was focused on the redesigned versions of the GMC Terrain and Chevy Traverse, the American automaker still brought its full lineup of sports cars to the event, which the public was free to sit in and enjoy while they browsed through Chevy’s complete […]
No, Virginia, There Isn’t a Rotary Sports Car
Bummer
Ever since Mazda revealed its gorgeous RX-VISION concept, fans of its line of RX rotary-engined cars have understandably lost their minds in excitement at the news that the Zoom Zoom brand still was working on its Wankel engines. Almost immediately, speculation was rampant that Mazda would be reviving the RX line, with the latest example […]
Nissan GT-R Earns ALG Residual Value Award in Premium Sports Car Category
The Nissan GT-R sports car is all about speed (and that’s the reason most people buy it), but the 2017 model adds something entirely new to the equation: value. That’s because the 2017 Nissan GT-R recently earned the ALG Residual Value Award in the Premium Sports Car segment. “We have always been proud of how […]
Austrian Manufacturer Magna-Steyr to Build BMW-Toyota Sports Car
The Toyota Supra is one of the most beloved cars in Toyota history and gossip surrounding it has yet to cease since it went out of production in 2002. In fact, the rumors have only grown since 2012, the year Toyota and BMW announced they would be developing a new sports car together—or rather, a […]
[VIDEOS] R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R Is the Latest Sports Car to Crash at Nürburgring
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Nicknamed the “Green Hell” by racing legend Jackie Stewart, the Nürburgring Motorsports Complex in Germany is no stranger to drama. It is the very racetrack where legendary F1 driver Niki Lauda almost burned to death in a fiery crash back in 1976, and just last year an Audi SQ7 prototype tasted the track’s wall. Now a […]
VanDyke: Lincoln Needs to “Cover the Core Segments” Before Building Sports Cars, Luxury Coupes
For those of you out there who have hoped that part of Lincoln’s brand revitalization would entail introducing its own version of the Ford Mustang, keep on hoping. According to Director, Global Lincoln Matt VanDyke, the brand is prioritizing the essentials before it even considers high-priced, sporty models. “We’ve said we need to cover the core […]
Mazda’s New Sports Car Concept Looking More Like New RX-9
Remember when Mazda released that single teasing image of a new sports car concept vehicle, to be revealed at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show, and we (and pretty much everyone else, it seems) immediately said, “Yeah, that looks like it’s going to be a new RX model”? Well, according to Motoring.com.au, that is almost certainly […]