Articles about Performance Car

From STI to STe?

If you're a child of the '80s and the '90s, then you were witness to Subaru's high-flying days in the World Rally Championship. Those sliding Imprezas left a strong impression to anyone who watch it take on rally stages,

Meet the fastest factory BMW M3 to date

BMW has revived an old badge for a new car. Following the 3er Competition and 4er CSL variants comes this, the brand new BMW M3 CS; once a Goldilocks version of one of the best compact performance cars ever built, now a

Grab one while you can

So, the all-new Honda Civic Type R is now available in the Philippines. If the hot hatch's supply situation in Japan is any indication, though, it might not be for much longer.In a statement released on its official Japanese

What say you, purists?

No factory Corvette has ever been this fast. Or this electrified. Marking 70 years of one of the world's most famous car names comes a bit of a shock: the all-wheel-drive, hybrid Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray.Yes, it's

It will be super exclusive, apparently

Aston Martin is launching a super exclusive model later in 2023. The announcement comes as the iconic brand embarks on a year-long celebration from January 15, 2023, to honor its 110-year anniversary.Few details have been shared about the forthcoming

It’s the end of the line for the carmaker’s high-performance sedan

When it was revealed, the Stinger was arguably the most exciting Kia we've seen. A high-performance four-door sedan with a roaring 3.3-liter twin-turbo V6 under the hood that drives the rear wheels. It's unlike anything

And yes, it's a V8

It's a hybrid, but not one built for range or efficiency. Nor a moniker designed for brevity, judging by its very long name. Meet the new Mercedes-AMG S63 E Performance. A small name it is not. A big, fast car

Five-cylinder goodness

A four-wheel drive, techno-overload hot hatch that thinks it's a super-sedan. And probably really annoyed that the Aston Martin DBX has it licked for the Biggest Grille At Speed Week award.Ordinarily, the RS3's trump card is

A true Aston?

A super-SUV that's been rummaging deep into the AMG toybox. The result is the fastest-accelerating Aston Martin currently on sale, and maybe the most fun-to-drive hyper-4x4.The sheer wealth of top-shelf AMG bits added to

Thailand already has this

Planning to finally pull the trigger on a brand-new Toyota GR Supra? Good on you-though if Thailand's lineup is anything to go by, you may want to hold off just a little bit longer."Why? What gives?"Well, over

*drool*

Brace yourselves, fanboys: Toyota's gnarliest GR Supra has just been made a whole lot gnarlier.For 2023, the manufacturer has thrown a handful of upgrades at the competition-spec offering. The three biggest improvements to take in are the brakes, handling,

That's over 200hp per liter

Audi describes this limited-edition hot hatch as a "true street artist", though it won't be painting a merry picture outside Europe because, um, you'll see why later.That's right, the most powerful production RS3 ever now bears

The best hardcore M4?

The return of the CSL badge to a hardcore BMW for the first time in two decades. Take an M4, add 40hp, strip out 100kg, and build just 1,000 of them.Nerdy weight-saving. A carbon hood and trunklid save 24kg.

Who says plug-in hybrids can't drive this awesome?

Ferrari's 'entry-level' mid-engined plug-in hybrid - with over 800hp. It's Ferrari's first mid-engined V6 since the 1970s, and probably its prettiest offering since the 458.Agility. The 296 has the shortest wheelbase of any Ferrari Berlinetta

It's fast, on -and off- the road

Yep, pretty punchy. We're at Vallelunga, the mellifluous-sounding circuit located about 20 miles north of Rome. It's a tight and technical track, and the fact that we're here at all in the new Lamborghini Urus Performante - all 2,

No V8, no problem(?)

AMG's decision to equip the new C63 with a 2.0-litre hybrid four-cylinder powerplant instead of a thumping great V8 is a controversial one for enthusiasts. And, as it turns out, not one that was forced onto Mercedes by

This might be one of the final special editions of the current model.

That's pretty much what you're looking at here, and the news isn't good. Only 75 examples of the RS4 Competition have been allocated to the UK. At the time of writing, fewer than ten remain unsold, despite it costing

This is how Lamborghini does a 'basic' crossover

A small Italian manufacturer has revealed the latest iteration of its best-selling, most practical car. By which we mean, Lamborghini has revealed a really fast, really powerful SUV. This is the Lamborghini Urus S: the successor to a car that's

Maserati's first electric GT looks promising

The car you'll recognise. The trident badge and GranTurismo name as well. The comedian riding along in the passenger seat? Er, not sure about that. Nor the 'Folgore' written on the flanks, come to think of it.Folgore, in case Italian

Agree?

What makes or breaks a supercar's mass appeal? There's the performance, of course, and then you have the design-we reckon these two qualities both hover around the top of the list of boxes to tick, yes?The Audi R8