Sports Cars

After 25 years, the Lotus Elise, along with its Exige and Evora siblings, steps aside, leaving the spotlight to the Emira. Lotus' newest sports car wears a new set of Evija-inspired clothes and continues in the tradition of light, agile performance.

After taking to the air for the first time last year, Klein Vision's AirCar has now aced its first inter-city flight – taking off from Nitra airport, landing in Bratislava some 35 minutes later, and then heading into the Slovakian capital by road.

Sport car purists have loved the Toyota 86 (formerly the Scion FR-S) and the Subaru BRZ twins for years. Simple, driver-centric, and fun, these low-cost sports cars have been mainstays in enthusiast forums. Now, a new generation of the cars debuts.

Redesigned for 2021, the second-generation BMW 4 Series follows the updates from the 3 Series to get a stiffer chassis, more power and updated technology – all behind a very distinctive beaver-toothed grille that's sure to split opinions.

The Mercedes-Benz E-Class of midsized cars is an unusual case of what happens when a carmaker does both road-going (touring-class) and sports models really well. We had the chance to drive examples of both, for a week each.

Potential buyers for the Porsche Taycan electric sports car may have balked at its US$103,800 starting price, but need no longer worry. The automaker has introduced a new Taycan entry-level model priced just below $80,000.

The new Corvette was an instant blockbuster. The redesign, which made it a mid-engined sports car to compete with high-end supercars, was a jaw-dropper, as was the retention of the relative affordability the Corvette has always been known for.

Subaru has taken the wraps off its all-new BRZ sports car, continuing the purists’ fun box into a new generation. The BRZ has an all-new design, a new engine with a bit more muscle, and retains the rear-drive formula that has made the car doggedly popular.

Hyundai's newly unveiled RM20e prototype is both a cutting-edge electrified race car and a harbinger of things to come, with the automaker looking to make sustainable drivetrains a common theme of its pursuits in the high-performance arena.

The bright-eyed yellow canary sitting before you is the all-new Nissan Z Proto, an early look at what Nissan's cooking up with the 7th-gen Z. Nissan has moved in a retro direction with the Z design, folding in inspiration from past Z models.

Porsche is pushing forward with its 911 turbocharging campaign of 2020. Following up on the Turbo S debut in April, it has dialed things back just a little with a base Turbo Coupe and Cabriolet that deliver supercar-grade acceleration for less price.

That's 2 g, as in you can wrench the steering wheel sideways at speed and the new D8 GTO JD70 will grip the road so hard it'll smoosh your face against the side windows with twice the force of gravity. It's also the most powerful Donker ever made.