Unloved, and now almost forgotten, the Porsche 914 was a hybrid, conceived to give Porsche a foot hold in the mass market sports car sector, which later achieved with the Boxster. For collaborators Volkswagen worried by poor sales of its mainstay Beetle, it meant some much needed showroom glamour to draw in the customers. Launched [...]

Pontiac’s decision to build a small, inexpensive, mid engined sports car was not revolutionary, Fiat and Lancia had already marketed similar cars. But two things about the Fiero were unusual, it was commissioned as much as an economical commuting car as a sportster, and the vehicle was constructed in a radically new way. Under the [...]

The original Fire Bird had appeared in 1967, based on Chevrolet Camaro’s ‘F’ body, but interest in the car didn’t really begin to pick up the restyled 1970 versions were introduced. There were muscular looking cars, with fat arches curvy hips and huge implied machismo in their stance. Only one variant had the power to [...]

The 205, which was launched in 1983, became the definite small Euro hatchback over a 15 year production run that saw over 5 million examples sold. It is widely held that Peugeot management avoided the tricky business of replacing the 205 by simply avoiding the issue. Instead, it launched the tiny 106 City car in [...]

Before World War II, Packard had been one of Americans finest cars; fit to be compared with the likes of Rolls Royce on the World stage. They intended to keep that reputation after hostilities by building quality cars that were impervious to the yearly changes wrought by the big manufactures. As an independent Package couldn’t [...]

In the late 1990s, few people would have expected the conservative Opel to take an interest in producing a sleek, 2 seater sports car. Which is why when the Opel GT was previewed in 1996 as the XV/R concept car, the idea was not expected to go any further. Opel shocked the market when it [...]

Datsun (as Nissan was then called) established a fine reputation for its 1968 240Z coupe, especially in the USA. Its fine styling, exemplary reliability and punchy performance from the straight six engine meant it outsold the then dominant sports car rivals from Europe. Sadly, the subsequent 280 and 300Z replacements just fatter and less sporting. [...]

The new Porsche Boxster is actually designed by a computer. Every part of this automobile is carefully plotted to create a car that can travel up to 150 mph (240 kph). It has strong but lightweight materials. Porsche Boxster is made up of hard and strong materials produced in honeycomb shape. It can block air [...]

This classic sports car is manufactured by the famous company named Mercedes Benz. It is one of the first modern fast cars that has retractable top. Mercedes Benz SLK can travel up to 138 mph (220 kph). It is lined after the fastest sports car in the world such as Porsche and BMW. The SLK [...]

Are you looking for a hot red car for your wife? The long search is over – here’s a very sleek car for you: BMW Z3. Your wife you’ll definitely love this car for it’s simple and elegant. BMW Z3 was featured at James Bond movie, Golden Eye. That way, you feel like James Bond [...]