Photo: Porsche After years of being represented by an importer in Spain and Portugal, Porsche officially launched its Porsche España subsidiary in 1984, now called Porsche Ibérica. To celebrate the division’s 40th anniversary, Porsche has launched the new 911 Carrera GTS Cuarenta Edition, which has a super special look inspired by the Iberian Peninsula. Andy … Read more
Screenshot: Vin_ tra on YouTube Today’s high-end sports cars all use exquisite dual-clutch automatic gearboxes for super-quick shifts and better driver control than even a row-your-own manual gearbox can offer. But back in the heady days of the 1990s the technology just wasn’t there yet, and the best sports cars employed horribly unresponsive single-clutch automated … Read more
Image: Toyota There have been many, random and strange automotive partnerships over the years, and the partnership between Toyota and Zagato is just such an example. The world-class automaker and Italian design house came together in the ’00s to create a truly meh vehicle; the Toyota Harrier Zagato Jalopinions | The Best Type is Jaguar’s … Read more
The evening our band of merry automotive journalists arrived in Málaga, Spain, model line director Frank Moser started off the presentation for the 2025 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS by showing us a bunch of hate comments Porsche received on social media when the facelifted 992-generation model was unveiled a few months ago. You see, the … Read more
Photo: Hennessey They say fortune favors the bold, but a bold Hennessey test driver must’ve had more than just good fortune on July 1 when the Venom F5 prototype they were driving lost downforce at 250 mph and crashed. Luckily, the driver was able to walk away without any injuries. 2024 Nissan Z NISMO | … Read more
Photo: Daniel Golson/Jalopnik We’re starting off strong with the 1996 Mazda Miata M-Coupe concept, which debuted at the 1996 New York Auto Show. The idea of a hardtop Miata first came about in 1992, with designer Tom Matano envisioning a grand tourer with more luggage space and interior comfort. While this concept was made from … Read more
Image: Manuel Carrillo III There have been so many different kinds of car built since the beginning of time. I don’t know how many different cars, but it’s got to be in the dozens, right? With so many options to choose from, there has to have been one that just achieved ultimate perfection. If you … Read more
Koenigsegg just officially broke its own 0-400-0 km/h world record in Sweden last week, with a Jesko Absolut shaving nearly a second off the Koenigsegg Regera’s previous record. 400 km/h equates to about 248.5 mph, which the Jesko Absolut reached from a dig in a mind-boggling 18.82 seconds, and then completed the trip back to … Read more
Image: Toyota Toyota’s fifth-generation Supra has hardly been the sales success the company hoped its halo sports machine would be. In the first quarter of this year the car’s sales tanked hard, dropping 44 percent compared to the same period of 2023 to just 484 units sold. With the Supra getting outsold by Nissan’s less expensive … Read more
Image: RM Sotheby’s Here’s an opportunity to own the one-and-only Michelotti-designed Abarth 208 A Spyder. This car was done up in the uniquely 1950s “Stile Transatlantico” inspired by the American rocket-age sporting machines, and looks absolutely magnificent in two-tone teal over white. If you have always wanted an early Corvette, but wished it was much … Read more
