Vygor teases Italy’s latest sportscar

Filed under: Coupe, Sedan, Performance, Europe, Design/Style, MISC

Back in the 1990s, Acura sold a car here called the Vigor. It was later succeeded by the TL, which has led to the model we know and love today. But this isn’t a mid-size Japanese luxury sedan. This is a sportscar. From Italy.
What you see here is [...]

Skoda nixes prospect of building a sportscar

Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Performance, Europe, Skoda

We have to admit we were more than a little bit intrigued when Skoda showed up at Wörthersee this year with the Fabia RS 2000 roadster you see here. The concept essentially took the company’s S2000 rally machine, gave it a fresh coat of Kermit and chopped off [...]

Factory Five announces winners of crowdsourced WRX-based sportscar design [w/video]

Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Performance, Subaru, Specialty, Design/Style

Factory Five 818 Design Contest Winners – Click above for image gallery

Factory Five hosted a contest to find a new design for its upcoming 818 sports car. The call went out to designers from around the globe, and winners have been crowned. The top dog goes by [...]

Sounds Familiar: Millionaire drops big bucks to build Lotus-based EV sportscar

Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Technology, UK, Electric

We’re beginning to think that the real difference between a millionaire and a billionaire is simply whether or not one succumbs to the idea of building your own sports car. The latest to fall victim to that money trap is Dale Vince – a man with a vision [...]

Aborted plans for trio of new MG sportscar unearthed in new report

Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Coupe, Performance, Roewe, MISC

MG Project X120 – Click above for image gallery

As recently as five years ago, iconic British marque MG was in the midst of developing three – count ‘em, three – new sportscars, according to various reports. Unfortunately, as MG Rover ran out of capital and was [...]