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just-auto.com Factsheet on Mazda Motor Corporation (#)

„Mazda boasts an illustrious history of engineering innovation, symbolised by the rotary engine. Although many leading firms attempted to adapt the concept, only Mazda persevered and succeeded in creating a commercial sports car engine. Today, Mazda is the only manufacturer in the world that makes gasoline, diesel and rotary internal combustion engines. The latest incarnation of the rotary engine powers the new Mazda RX-8, a car that truly embodies Mazda DNA.“

http://www.just-auto.com/factsheet.aspx?id=38 - Cached

just-auto.com Factsheet on Chrysler (#)

„In the early 1990s, Chrysler made its first tentative steps back into Europe, setting up car production in Austria, and beginning right-hand drive manufacture of certain Jeep models in a 1993 return to the UK market. The continuing popularity of Jeep, bold new models for the domestic market such as the Dodge Ram pickup, Dodge Viper sports car, and Plymouth Prowler hot rod, and new "cab forward" front-drive sedans put the company in a strong position as the decade waned ...“

http://www.just-auto.com/factsheet.aspx?id=188 - Cached

Chevrolet Corvette C6-R - RSportsCars.com (#)

„The brand-new Corvette C6-R race car will debut at the 12 Hours of Sebring in March 2005 after a full year of rigorous testing and development. The two-car, factory-backed Chevrolet sports car program will compete in the production-based GT1 class (formerly GTS) of American Le Mans Series as well as the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans in France, a race where the Corvette has won its class for three out of the past four years ...“

http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/ corvette_c6r.asp - Cached

Toyota FT-HS Concept: Official Says New Supra Is '85%' Ready for Production - Popular Mechanics (#)

„DETROIT — Toyota unveiled our favorite car of the Detroit auto show so far tonight: the FT-HS sports coupe. At an invite-only reception after the show was officially over, Toyota showed select media their idea of what a 21st-century sports car should look like. Now, sketches and photos do not do this car justice: I want this car in my garage, like, now ...“

http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/automotive_news/ 4210242.html - Cached

just-auto.com Factsheet on Porsche (#)

„The first Porsche, the Porsche 64 from 1938, used many components from the Volkswagen Beetle. The second Porsche model, the Porsche 356 sports car of 1948, was initially built in Gmünd, Austria, where the company was evacuated to during war times, but after building 49 cars the company relocated back to Zuffenhausen. Many people regard the 356 as the first Porsche simply because it was the first model sold by the fledgling company ...“

http://www.just-auto.com/factsheet.aspx?id=228 - Cached

Report: Porsche profits $28,000 per car (#)

„About the Customizing or "Personalization", you aren't dealing with a Scion. If your spending $45K-$440 on a high end sports car that you want to make unique and have no other alike, your not going to expect it to be cheap. Let me put it alittle better so you know what im talking about. You dont' go to a Jeweler and buy a Rolex, and then ask for diamonds to be put into the bracelet and expect it to be an inexpensive process.“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2007/01/22/report-porsche-profits-28000-per-car/ - Cached

Report: Toyota to revive Supra with hybrid sports car (#)

„Instead of having ginormous V8s, they have high-revving turbo 6s or 4s or something. The point is, what's made Japanese sports cars great is the way they've used new technology to build innovative and efficient cars. I also think we need to remember that the "old" Supra everyone here is discussing was, in fact, a Mark IV Supra, which represented years and years of technological innovation ...“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/11/03/.../ - Cached

Tesla Reveals High-Profile Electric Roadster; Calculates EV is More Than 3x as Efficient (WTW) as Fuel Cell Vehicle (#)

„You seem to be simply trying to dismiss my point with a bit of hand-waving, and misrepresenting the automotive facts. While modern sports car engines get admirably "flat" torque curves over the restricted interval of their operating range (meaning their drop-off from peak power is not terribly fast as you move somewhat away from the ideal RPM), they still have restricted operating ranges. Even the Lotus Elise redlines at 8,000 RPM ...“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/07/ tesla_reveals_h.html - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2006/07/20

ZAP and Lotus to Use APX Concept as Basis for High-Performance In-Wheel Motor Electric ZAP-X (#)

„Brian: There is a reason they make it a pricey sports car instead of an affordable people mover. It's too expensive to make right now, so if they made it into a boring, Prius-looking thing, it would probably still be $50K+. By making it a sports car (and with the Lotus prestige) you can now charge a lot more money for this - and people who have the money will find it more appealing.“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2007/01/ zap_and_lotus_t.html - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2007/01/30

10Best Cars: Best Sports Coupe - 10Best Cars - Car and Driver January 2006 (#)

„To understate things, "sports car" and "practical" are terms that don't bond very well—unless you happen to be talking about the RX-8. With its rear-hinged rear demi-doors (carmakers get cranky when we call them suicide doors) and surprisingly roomy rear-seat area, the RX-8 can actually accommodate four adults in reasonable comfort. And we're talking everyday adults rather than contortionists.“

http://www.caranddriver.com/bestcars/10363/ 10best-cars-best-sports-coupe.html - Cached

2004 All-Star Sports Car - Porsche Boxster - Automobile Magazine (#)

„Boxsters speak so clearly through the controls that driving becomes an existential quandary of human getting lost in machine, in the snarl of the flat-six and the gentle pulsing of the leather-wrapped steering wheel. Cynics will claim that there are less expensive sports cars that duplicate, or even surpass, a Boxster's quantifiable abilities, but none has its noble grace, which is rarely found in machines at any price ...“

http://www.automobilemag.com/features/awards/ 0402_allstar_boxster - Cached

2008 Dodge Viper SRT10 revealed (#)

„Im not a huge fan of the Viper, but the Viper handles real well. It is a good sports car. Especially when you factor in that it now has 600hp and will still cost a 1/4 the price of most anything else its going up against more than likely. Wish they would have done something more with the body, it almost looks the same, and the interior just sucks, looks so cheep for something that runs in the mid 80's.“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/12/28/2008-dodge-viper-srt10/ - Cached

Concept Camaro To Concept Trans Am - Popular Mechanics (#)

„GM will never build two rear-drive sports cars on the same platform again, or at least while their money situation is so bad. Pontiac has the GTO - there is no need for another sports car to compete with in the same division. The two would cancel each other out in sales. Besides, GM is already considering killing the GTO due to below-average sales.“

http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/automotive_news/ 2211262.html - Cached

Tesla Motors to Build Assembly Plant in New Mexico to Produce WhiteStar Electric Sports Sedan (#)

„They've sold out the 2007 year (not built yet), and they have a waiting list for the 2008. Considering we are talking about a $100,000 two seat sports car that hasn't been built yet and is only being sold in three cities, I'd say they're doing pretty brisk business. It's not a slam dunk but I think they have a shot at success. As I recall, they are hoping for annual sales of 2000 units per year.“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2007/02/ tesla_motors_to.html - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2007/02/19

Audi S3 - RSportsCars.com (#)

„The S3 redefines the standards of its class – at the level of a sports car. The sprint to 60 mph is accomplished in 5.5 seconds, and acceleration is only halted on reaching 155 mph. Aggressively hard-hitting, free-revving and with a sonorous acoustic profile, the powerful two-liter, turbocharged four-cylinder unit with FSI petrol direct injection proves to be a smooth, high-performance engine.“

http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/audi_s3.asp - Cached

2007 Acura Advanced Sports Car Concept - NSX - Latest News, Auto Show Coverage, and Future Cars - Automobile Magazine (#)

„Acura is remaining hush-hush about the coupe you see here in sketch form, saying only that it "provides a glimpse at the next generation Acura exotic sports car." In car-freak speak, that translates to just three letters-NSX. Yes, with this concept, Acura is renewing our excitement for a next-generation NSX after the 2003 HSC concept fizzled out and killed our dreams ...“

http://www.automobilemag.com/auto_shows/.../ 0612_2007_acura_advanced_sports_car_nsx - Cached

European Automotive Hall of Fame (#)

„Porsche survived the Nazi era, but after the war he was arrested and charged with collaboration. In 1947 he was freed, and one year later, he witnessed the birth of the Porsche sports car and the Porsche sports car company, founded by his son. Ferdinand Porsche died on January 30, 1952, from the effects of a stroke he had suffered earlier.“

http://www.autonews.com/files/euroauto/inductees/ porsche.htm - Cached

Hyundai to show sports car concept, next-gen Santa Fe (#)

„Hyundai, a brand not on many driving enthusiasts' radars, will provide "a glimpse of the future in the sports car segment" at the Detroit auto show in January, according to AutoWeek. The sports car concept , known as HCD-9, will be unveiled alongside the world debut of the company's next-generation Santa Fe ...“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2005/11/23/.../ - Cached

Detroit Auto Show: Mazda debuts Kabura concept - Autoblog (#)

„Of course it's great to see yet another true sports car from this great company, but all of their offerings disappoint in the engine compartment. I guess this is again a matter of preference, but I would take torque over high-RPM HP any day, and Mazda needs to at least offer a decent displacement engine in one of their cars.“

http://www.autoblog.com/2006/01/08/.../ - Cached

New Sports Car Recalls & Problems at Automobile Magazine. (#)

„Learn about all new Sports Car recalls, vehicle problems & breakdowns, solutions, and more directly from the NHTSA and manufacturers. Don™t wait until you™re on the side of the road. Search our database of official Sports Car recalls below to find reports for your car.“

http://www.automobilemag.com/new_car_recalls/27/sports_cars/ index.html - Cached

Debut of the Chevrolet Camaro Concept - Autoblog (#)

„Modern sports cars are about more than just straight-line speed, so the Camaro Concept features a sophisticated rear-wheel drive chassis. Its independent front and rear suspension features progressive-rate springs and gas-pressurized dampers. Four-wheel vented disc brakes with 14-inch rotors provide confident stopping under all conditions.“

http://www.autoblog.com/2006/01/09/debut-of-the-chevrolet-camaro-concept/ - Cached

Getting ready to buy a Porsche 911? You may want to wait until you see these photos - AutoSpies Auto News (#)

„The numbers prove it, the driving experience proves it, the reviews prove it, and there is nothing else for some of us to believe. If you have some perspective that we don't know about that is all of a sudden going to shake our belief that Porsche makes great sports cars then by all means share that perspective, that idea, that concept.“

http://www.autospies.com/news/.../ - Cached

2006 Geneva Auto Show (#)

„With its long hood and aerodynamic body, the Altica station wagon looks like a sports car. Renault says it designed the Altica to show that a wagon could look sporty. But the Altica's front end could show the potential styling for the next Laguna upper-medium car, which is due next year.“

http://www.autonews.com/files/2006_geneva/renault/altica/pages/ 01.htm - Cached

Toyota Introduces FT-HS Hybrid Sports Car Concept: “An Attainable Exotic” (#)

„The car is a front-engine, rear-drive, two-plus-two 400 hp (298 kW) sports car with a projected zero-to-60 acceleration in the four-second range. Toyota’s Concept Planner in charge of the project, Chiharu Tamura, started with the GS 450h powertrain as the basis for the FT-HS.“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2007/01/ toyota_introduc.html - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2007/01/07

just-auto.com Factsheet on Volkswagen (#)

„In 1949 Hirst left the company, now re-formed as a trust controlled by the West German government. Apart from the introduction of the Type 2 commercial vehicle (van, pickup and camper) and the Karmann Ghia sports car, Nordhoff pursued the one-model policy until shortly before his death in 1968 ...“

http://www.just-auto.com/factsheet.aspx?id=120 - Cached

2006 Geneva Auto Show (#)

„The Rapide debuted at the Detroit auto show and is due to launch in August 2007, ahead of the 2010 launch of the rival Porsche Panamera. The sports car was designed and developed in six months by a 12-person team headed by the company's new design chief Marek Reichmann.“

http://www.autonews.com/files/2006_geneva/aston/rapide/pages/ 01.htm - Cached

Porsche Panamera scooped - AutoSpies Auto News (#)

„CAR Online has snared the best spy photos yet of Porsche's new four-seater, the Panamera. Think of it as a four-door version of the 928 - a four-seater GT to bridge the gap between the hard-core 911 sports car range and the Cayenne 4x4.“

http://www.autospies.com/news/porsche-panamera-scooped-12716/ - Cached

Connaught releases pictures of hybrid sports car - Autoblog (#)

„Looks like a sedan to me. With the headlights it looks like they're almost skirting New-Mustang territory, but really the lines look far too boring to be a sports car. Plus I would think the narrow wheelbase would be a hindrance rather than a benefit...“

http://www.autoblog.com/2005/06/03/.../ - Cached

Acura Advanced Sports Car Concept: The New NSX - Popular Mechanics (#)

„But sales never justified putting too much refreshing or updating into the car , and so it died a quiet peaceful death. Enter the Acura Advanced Sports Car Concept (ASCC) today in Detroit.“

http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/automotive_news/ 4210005.html - Cached

Automotive News (#)

„Alfa Romeo's Brera premium coupe is one of the new models that are renewing the Italian sports car maker's aging lineup. The others are the 159 lower-premium sedan and station wagon and Spider premium roadster.“

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ section?category=cutaway - Cached

Phoenix Installs and Tests First Production EV Lithium-Ion Battery Pack from Altairnano (#)

„Tesla Motors was named a recipient of the Global Green USA Product/Industrial Design Award for its work in developing the Tesla Roadster (earlier post ), an all-electric, lithium-ion battery-powered sports car.“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/electric_battery/ index.html#a0014384422 - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2006/11/30

Autoblog (#)

„ It hasn't been very long since we last brought you some spy shots of the freshened 911 , but when another pic popped up, we felt we had to share. After all, this is our favorite rear-engined sports car ...“

http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/ - Cached

2006 Geneva Auto Show (#)

„Mazda shows the Kabura 3+1 sports car. The lightweight, rear-wheel-drive sports coupe hints at a potential Mazda's future design strategy. which aims to attract more young buyers.“

http://www.autonews.com/files/2006_geneva/mazda/kabura/pages/ 01.htm - Cached

Kia Kues up Sport Concept - The Car Connection (#)

„digg_title ='Kia Kues up Sport Concept'; digg_bodytext ='Sportscar meets utility vehicle, goes out for Korean.'; digg_topic ='business_finance'; digg_skin ='compact';“

http://www.thecarconnection.com/car_shows_and_concept_cars/.../ kia_kues_up_sport_concept.s283.a11715.html - Cached

just-auto.com Hot Topics (#)

„So, what's the story with Porsche and Volkswagen? GOLDING™S TAKE: Porsche and the uncomfortable thing behind the celebrations- (7th December 2006) Dr Wendelin Wiedeking must have been bursting to explain the Porsche investment in VW for ages ...“

http://www.just-auto.com/hottopiclist.aspx - Cached

DETNEWS | Weblog | Motorsports | Racing (#)

„Matt Kenseth looks like he is tuned up and ready for a repeat performance in Sunday's Nextel Cup race at California Speedway. Kenseth, who won the spring Cup race at the two-mile tri-oval event last year, took command of the Busch series race near the end Saturday night ...“

http://info.detnews.com/racing/index.cfm - Cached

 

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Posted at March 7, 2007 03:36 PM