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Production cars: Spider, 159 Sportwagon After investing [euro]900 million in the 159, Alfa was counting on the lower-premium car to reverse a three-year sales decline. But quality problems and an [...]

Byline: Luca Ciferri Ferrari will unveil the 599 GTB, its most powerful front-engine car to date, at the Geneva auto show in March. The 599 GTB has a 620hp engine [...]

Byline: LARRY EDSALL The revered and iconic 2000GT was not the first sports car from Toyota. Rather, it was the tiny Sports 800. In 1955 Japan's Ministry of International Trade […]

Byline: Diana T. Kurylko Audi AG will call its new sports car the R8. The all-wheel-drive, two-door car will be based on the Le Mans quattro concept car shown at [...]

First wow the press, then pay the bills During media days at the Tokyo Motor Show last month, Mazda put its Senku concept on center stage. The sleek possible successor [...]

Swedish custom coachbuilder Caresto created this one-off roadster using Volvo mechanicals. The T6 Roadster has a Volvo 2.9-liter inline-six twin turbo engine that cranks out 330 hp. The body is [...]

Byline: Richard Truett Now that Jaguar has debuted the XK sports car at the IAA in Frankfurt, the Ian Callum era at the automaker officially begins. The car is the [...]

1924 MG founded by Cecil Kimber 1928 The first version of the MG Midget launches 1968 MG becomes part of British Leyland 1980 The Abingdon factory is closed and the […]

Byline: MATT DAVIS This year's Geneva show was loaded with Italian show cars that hearkened back to the spirit of the 1970s dream machines. There was the Pininfarina Maserati Birdcage […]

Mazda Motor Corp. will add a sport wagon for the United States in the spring of 2006, as part of the company's efforts to broaden its lineup. The model was [...]

The next-generation Jaguar XK was caught during a photo shoot in Cape Town, South Africa. The sports car is expected to arrive in the United States next spring or summer. [...]

Byline: MAC MORRISON If Lexus gave out awards to its own cars, the second-generation IS unveiled at Geneva would certainly garner the company's Most Significant trophy, just as it scored […]

Byline: Tony Lewin Jaguar could launch a subbrand to compete with BMW's M range and Mercedes-Benz's AMG series of performance models. The performance line would be positioned above Jaguar's R [...]

Byline: just-auto.com editorial team Porsche will expand its model lines to four with the introduction of a new Boxster-based sports car for the 2006 model year. Positioned and priced between [...]

Byline: Jason Stein Saab's new 9-3 SportCombi five-door wagon is aimed more at Europe than at the United States. Almost 30 percent of Saab's overall sales are in the United [...]

Byline: Kathy Jackson Scion will offer a supercharged version of its tC sport coupe. Scion Vice President Jim Farley said at the J.D. Power and Associates International Automotive Roundtable here [...]

Date in fleet: Nov. 22-29 As-tested price: $33,650 Powertrain: 3.6-liter V6; fwd, four-speed automatic Output: 240 hp @ 6000 rpm, 225 lb-ft @ 2000 rpm Curb weight: 3568 lbs RAYNAL: […]

Byline: Mark Rechtin Taking its brand into rarified air, Lexus Division challenged the likes of Ferrari and Porsche with its LF-A concept. If produced, the car will take Lexus sticker [...]

Smart decisions? McLaren supercar also faces the ax While we might bemoan the decision by Mercedes-Benz to delay development of the U.S.-bound Smart ForMore mini-sport/utility vehicle pending a review of […]

Chrysler Group takes aim at some of America's most treasured sports coupes with the Firepower, one of two promising concept vehicles that will debut at the North American International Auto [...]

Byline: just-auto.com editorial team BMW Manufacturing Company's plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina has built its 100,000th Z4 roadster just ahead of its 10th anniversary. Z4 production began two years ago. [...]

Byline: Diana T. Kurylko Mercedes-Benz is launching a dual attack on the sport wagon market. The automaker is aiming downward with its small B class and upward with its large [...]

A small Spanish carmaker plans to introduce a [euro]500,000 sports car before the end of next year. The Tramontana will be unveiled at the 2005 Geneva auto show, with the [...]

By Matthew Phair Guinness Book of World Records holders hit the Jersey Shore To celebrate the launch of the Volvo's new 2005 V50 sportswagon automobile, Volvo kicked off a seven-city [...]

Ferrari droptop Word from Italy is that Ferrari will launch a 575 Maranello roadster. Unlike the 550 Barchetta, the open-air 575 will feature a folding glass hardtop that lies on […]

Byline: Mark Vaughn Not all cars, placed in their proper element and driven as they were meant to be driven, would shine so well as these. A minivan packed full […]

Byline: Arlena Sawyers Audi of America Inc. is touting the merits of its certified used TT sports cars with a promotion it calls a 'real road tour.'' Twelve relay drivers [...]

Byline: MATT DAVIS How fitting that just prior to our mid-July drive of Lamborghini's latest model, the news wires trumpeted the six-day tally of gored tourists at the annual running […]

The Dodge Viper, a muscular American sports car, has been 'Europeanized' by British performance-engineering specialist Prodrive Ltd. The third-generation Viper, the SRT-10, will be introduced in Europe in December as [...]

Byline: DINO DALLE CARBONARE Following the recent release of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 8 MR (AW, Feb. 23), Subaru wasted little time in firing the next shot in the battle […]

Byline: Mark Vaughn NISMO's delay is Stillen's sales boost All that time Nissan was dickering around delaying NISMO parts, the aftermarket was cranking. Perhaps one of the crankingest companies when […]

Now that the Pontiac Solstice is out of the barn, its mere existence begs the question: What else can we expect from General Motors' new Kappa rear-wheel-drive sports car architecture? […]

The supercar horsepower race is escalating. At the Detroit auto show, DaimlerChrysler unveiled the Chrysler ME Four-Twelve, a mid-engine, 862hp sports car capable of more than 400kph. It's the latest [...]

The top stories from Automotive News Europe's January 4, 1999, issue - and how they developed. VW Golf top seller in 1998 The Volkswagen Golf takes the No. 1 spot [...]

Comarth, a small roadster building firm in Murcia, Spain, will start deliveries of the Xtamy before the end of the year. A franchise system was the only way Jose Antonio [...]

On Sale: Summer 2004 Base Price: $256,000 (est., based on European price) Powertrain: 5.75-liter, 540-hp, 432-lb-ft V12; rwd, six-speed manual Curb weight: 4056 pounds 0 to 60 mph: 4.0 seconds […]

Byline: KEVIN A. WILSON This one's for you, America. A bigger, roomier four-seat coupe replaces the 12-year-old 456 model when Ferrari introduces its all-new 612 Scaglietti at the North American […]

Byline: MARK VAUGHN The press and Mercedes enthusiasts have focused their excitement on the upcoming Mercedes supercar, the SLR. And a few are as enthusiastic about the coming SL65 and […]

Byline: J.P. VETTRAINO Coupe or convertible? The debate has raged for as long as there have been automobile enthusiasts, and we have no intention of propagating it here. We simply […]

On sale: July 2004 Base price: $161,000 (est.) Powertrain: 5.9-liter, 450-hp, 412-lb-ft V12; rwd, six-speed manual Curb weight: 3767 pounds 0 to 60 mph: 4.7 seconds […]

Byline: JULIAN RENDELL Everything you need to know about the Aston Martin DB9 V12, the all-new replacement for the DB7, is summed up by the change of name. By leapfrogging […]

Byline: BOB GRITZINGER Despite this full-color evidence to the contrary, Pontiac officials still say General Motors product planners have yet to give the green light to the Solstice roadster. "We […]

Byline: BOB GRITZINGER So you say you'd love to own a Subaru WRX, with its torquey 227-hp turbocharged engine and rally suspension, but you can't quite comfortably fit the family […]

'We're all about that 400th guy, who got pissed off because we only made 399 cars,' confided local Ferrari and Maserati dealer Philippe Chanial moments before unveiling Ferrari's limited-edition $652,830 [...]