http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Sports_CarsFind stories, videos, and photos about Sports Cars from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:24:40 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Sports_Cars14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Sports Cars from CNN.com.http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/07/technology/tesla_profitability/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/07/technology/tesla_profitability/index.htmTesla Motors turned profitable for the first time in July, when the electric car manufacturer shipped a record 109 vehicles, the company said Friday.Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/biztech/04/23/alternative.energy.vehicles/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/biztech/04/23/alternative.energy.vehicles/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt was an odd collection of vehicles on display on Capitol Hill, ranging from a bucket truck used for repairing power lines to something resembling an enclosed golf cart to a pair of hot-looking, two-seater sports cars.Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:57:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/13/autos/dodge_circuit/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/13/autos/dodge_circuit/index.htmA battery-powered 268-horsepower two-seat sports car is in line to become Chrysler LLC's first electric car, provided the carmaker lives to see another day.Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/01/30/aa.best.used.luxury.cars/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/01/30/aa.best.used.luxury.cars/index.html#cnnSTCTextRecently, Consumer Reports magazine issued its list of best and worst used cars, and divvied them up by price range.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:26:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/12/12/aa.collector.cars.future/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/12/12/aa.collector.cars.future/index.html#cnnSTCTextCollecting cars is an expensive hobby. Here's a twist: Buy a new car today that will be worth a fortune as a collectible years from now. Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:48:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/02/smallbusiness/electric_cars_stalled.smb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/02/smallbusiness/electric_cars_stalled.smb/index.htmThe Wrightspeed X1, a sports car whose three-second acceleration from 0 to 60 makes it one of the fastest autos in the world, is also super clean: It's powered by an electric motor and gets about 170 mpg. Ian Wright, the Burlingame, Calif., entrepreneur who created the X1 several years ago, had planned on ramping up production on a line of similar electric cars in 2009. But over the summer, he changed his mind.Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:33:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/06/19/aa.fastcars/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/06/19/aa.fastcars/index.html#cnnSTCTextMeet today's most powerful production cars.Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/02/15/first.date.cars/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/02/15/first.date.cars/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhy should a female auto journalist give you advice on great date cars? Because as far as cars go, I know what turns a woman on and what really turns her off.Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:56:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/04/autos/corvette_not_leaving/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/04/autos/corvette_not_leaving/index.htmTadge Juechter, General Motors' chief engineer for the Chevrolet Corvette, wants to set one thing straight: the Corvette is here to stay.Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:25:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/18/lifestyle/luxurycarrentals.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/18/lifestyle/luxurycarrentals.fortune/index.htmIf you're like me, you probably log a lot of miles for business -- and often at the pointy end of the plane, thanks to frequent-flier programs.Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:25:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/28/smbusiness/Best_in_Show.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/28/smbusiness/Best_in_Show.fsb/index.htmIt's 6 a.m. and still dark out, but to beat traffic I climb aboard a shuttle bus with a crowd of other car enthusiasts and head for the Pebble Beach Golf Links. Today is the last day of Monterey Speed Week, and the marquee event - the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, the largest, most glamorous classic-car exhibition and competition in America - is set to begin.Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:26:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/20/autos/favorite_car_audi.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/20/autos/favorite_car_audi.biz2/index.htmAfter five years of writing this column, I'm about to shed all objectivity. Before I do, however, let's review some numbers. During the past half decade, I've tested - though not always written about - almost 200 cars, worth a cumulative $20 million or so. Although I've logged as many as 1,000 miles in a single car, on average I've driven the things between 100 and 200 miles before handing them back to their corporate overseers, thus clearing the decks for the next new ride.Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:47:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/09/autos/porsche_green_performance/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/09/autos/porsche_green_performance/index.htmWith governments in the United States and Europe considering stricter fuel economy regulations, car companies all over are wondering how to meet the proposed demands.Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/08/17/wedrive.m3/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/08/17/wedrive.m3/index.html#cnnSTCTextTake a pen, start with the nib at the bottom left corner of the page. Gently drag the pen diagonally from bottom left to top right and you have a quick and easy graphic representation of the price differential between the standard BMW 3-series and its habañero cousin the M3 coupe over the last four generations (and 20 years).Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/08/01/wedrive.m6/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/08/01/wedrive.m6/index.html#cnnSTCTextPrejudice is a funny thing. I was prepared not to like BMW's M6. Not that I thought it would be a bad car -- BMW, as a rule, isn't prone to making duff automobiles -- it's just I wasn't entirely sure what it was supposed to be. An executive coupe with a 5-liter V10 engine and 500 bhp? With a price tag that could buy you a Porsche 911 or most of an Aston Martin V8 Vantage? What fresh nonsense was this? But prejudice is there to be challenged.Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:45:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tim_tuttle/07/12/grand.am/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tim_tuttle/07/12/grand.am/index.htmlChemistry is a delicate recipe. Drivers and chiefs and owners don't automatically start winning races as soon as they are partnered together. Sometimes it takes days, months, or even a year to click. Fri, 13 Jul 2007 05:49:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/07/09/100121797/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/07/09/100121797/index.htmFor most successful people in corporate America, the average day is like a German or Japanese sedan: hard-charging, constant and complex. Competent? Yes. Thrilling? More like the perfect shade of gray.Thu, 05 Jul 2007 03:53:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/04/02/8403479/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/04/02/8403479/index.htmTwenty years ago, if you were in the market for some exotic sheet metal, you would have lusted after the kind of experience only Lamborghini's Murciélago still delivers: a frighteningly powerful su... Mon, 02 Apr 2007 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/12/01/8394973/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/12/01/8394973/index.htmAllow me a shameful confession: I don't love convertibles. (I'll pause a moment while your gasp subsides.) This is not a dislike, precisely, but rather a heightened sensitivity to minor annoyances.... Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:25:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/12/news/companies/aston_martin_sale/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/12/news/companies/aston_martin_sale/index.htmTroubled Ford Motor Co. said Monday it would sell its Aston Martin luxury car business to the founder of an auto racing company and other investors in a deal valued at $925 million.Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:07:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/03/05/8401283/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/03/05/8401283/index.htmJust look at this!" exclaimed Seal, gesturing at the new Audi R8's carbon-fiber midsection stripe. "It gives the car a unique identity, it highlights that it's a mid-engine sports car, and it separ... Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2007/02/01/8399941/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2007/02/01/8399941/index.htmIf you were to buy the car of your dreams - say, a Porsche 911 GT3 (sticker price, $106,000) - the odds are you'd drive it about 30 days a year and cover maybe 1,000 miles. Those are widely accepte... Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:25:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fortune/0702/gallery.Callaway_Audi.fortune/index.htmlhttp://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fortune/0702/gallery.Callaway_Audi.fortune/index.htmlAt long last Audi announces the R8 - a two-seater that brings the brand's Le Mans-winning capabilities to the street.Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:28:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/02/05/8399189/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/02/05/8399189/index.htmAllow me a shameful confession: I don't love convertibles. (I'll pause a moment while your gasp subsides.) This is not a dislike, precisely, but rather a heightened sensitivity to minor annoyances.... Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:52:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/01/16/asus.lamborghini.vx1/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/01/16/asus.lamborghini.vx1/index.htmlThe target buyer of the Asus Lamborghini VX1 isn't exactly looking to go incognito: The laptop's bright yellow lid, with a shape evocative of a sports car's spoiler, prominently features the Automobili Lamborghini logo.Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:11:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/12/14/mustang_wagons/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/12/14/mustang_wagons/index.htmlWould Mustang Sally drive a station wagon? Maybe she'll get the chance.Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/11/news/international/ford_aston_martin/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/11/news/international/ford_aston_martin/index.htmBidding for Ford Motor unit Aston Martin had been particularly fierce and there was a strong chance that the car line made famous by James Bond movies could sell for more than $1.2 billion, according to a published report.Mon, 11 Dec 2006 11:52:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/08/numbers.car/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/08/numbers.car/index.htmlSports car manufacturer Maserati has unveiled its latest dream car at the Bologna Motor Show in Italy. However, because the $1.67 million MC12 Versione Corse does not meet standard emissions and safety requirements, it can never be driven on the open road.Fri, 08 Dec 2006 09:06:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/10/31/porsche_911_turbo/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/10/31/porsche_911_turbo/index.htmlDecades later, the view from the cramped, rock-hard back seat of my father's Porsche is imprinted clearly in my mind. I remember the sound of the air-cooled engine just behind me and the smell of his hair oil.Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:50:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/10/27/porsche_911_turbo/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/10/27/porsche_911_turbo/index.htmlDecades later, the view from the cramped, rock hard back seat of my father's Porsche is imprinted clearly in my mind. I remember the sound of the air-cooled engine just behind me and the smell of his hair oil.Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:57:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/10/10/audi_r8/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/10/10/audi_r8/index.htmlAudi introduced its new R8 sports car to the United States Wednesday with a drive down Manhattan's Park Avenue and New York mayor Michael Bloomberg riding shotgun.Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:30:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/31/news/companies/ford_astonmartin/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/31/news/companies/ford_astonmartin/index.htmFord Motor is looking at selling Aston Martin, the sports car brand made famous in James Bond movies.Thu, 31 Aug 2006 12:05:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/30/autos/cr_supercars/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/30/autos/cr_supercars/index.htmIn testing the most expensive group of cars the magazine has ever purchased, Consumer Reports rated the Porsche 911 as the top high-performance sports car.Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:42:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/04/autos/astonmartin_db9/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/04/autos/astonmartin_db9/index.htmTradition can be a such a wonderful thing. It keeps us in touch with our past and it communicates our varied cultures.Fri, 04 Aug 2006 19:52:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/07/10/8380845/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/07/10/8380845/index.htmPrecisely how fast I drove a Maserati at Road Atlanta racetrack is not the point. Or maybe it is the point, but since the people with me all claimed to have driven much faster, I'm not going to get... Mon, 10 Jul 2006 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/31/Autos/carreviews/jaguar_taylor_fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/31/Autos/carreviews/jaguar_taylor_fsb/index.htm(FORTUNE Small Business Magazine) - Nobody buys a Jaguar for transportation. Jags are all about glamour, style, and romance. Owners traditionally have put up with eccentricity and even inconvenience, as long as the car exuded Jaguar's aristocratic roadster personality.Wed, 31 May 2006 16:02:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/10/magazines/fortune/pluggedin_fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/10/magazines/fortune/pluggedin_fortune/index.htmHow much longer can this fabled brand survive?Mon, 10 Apr 2006 15:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/carreviews/03/01/cr_satisfaction/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/carreviews/03/01/cr_satisfaction/index.htmlThe Toyota Prius is the car that makes its owners happiest, according to a survey by Consumer Reports, but the Chevrolet Corvette is a close second.Wed, 01 Mar 2006 21:09:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/03/01/8370293/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/03/01/8370293/index.htmMONEY's car tests don't involve stopwatches. Instead, trunks are loaded up, kids shuttled, vehicles parallel-parked--in other words, what you do with your car in the real world. Value is the other ... Wed, 01 Mar 2006 05:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/carreviews/02/02/mx5_vs_solstice/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/carreviews/02/02/mx5_vs_solstice/index.htmlThe Mazda MX-5 (formerly known as the Miata) has been tops on my list of affordable sports cars since it arrived in 1989. Now serious competition has emerged in the swaggering Pontiac Solstice.Thu, 02 Feb 2006 14:02:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/02/01/8368211/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/02/01/8368211/index.htmThe Mazda MX-5 (formerly known as the Miata) has been tops on my list of affordable sports cars since it arrived in 1989. Now serious competition has emerged in the swaggering Pontiac Solstice.Thu, 02 Feb 2006 11:45:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/06/Autos/carreviews/maserati_quattroporte/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/06/Autos/carreviews/maserati_quattroporte/index.htmTwenty years ago this month, at 5:30 on a nippy winter night, four gentlemen wearing trench coats and black fur hats converged on a luxury sedan idling outside a New York City restaurant called Sparks Steak House.Tue, 06 Dec 2005 15:57:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/10/01/8359285/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/10/01/8359285/index.htmShould you want to parse the particulars of owning a Lamborghini, you'd need numbers rather than words. To wit: The average Lambo buyer--and there are 500 of them each year--has assets exceeding $1...Sat, 01 Oct 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/26/Autos/2007_jaguar_xk/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/26/Autos/2007_jaguar_xk/index.htmFord Motor Co.'s Jaguar division released photos today of the upcoming 2007 Jaguar XK sports car. The car closely resembles a concept version, called the Advanced Lightweight Coupe, displayed at auto shows this year.Fri, 26 Aug 2005 14:44:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/27/Autos/porsche_panamera/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/27/Autos/porsche_panamera/index.htmPorsche will build a four-door car starting in 2009, the company announced Wednesday.Wed, 27 Jul 2005 15:34:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/23/Autos/porsche/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/23/Autos/porsche/index.htmPorsche released the first official photos of its new hard-top sports car Monday.Mon, 23 May 2005 14:49:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/14/Autos/carreviews/aston_martin_db9/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/14/Autos/carreviews/aston_martin_db9/index.htmIt was a blatant ego-massage from the Aston Martin public relations department. As if an invitation to drive the new Aston Martin DB9 wasn't enough, my test model bore its driver's name on a doorsill plaque -- my name etched in gleaming stainless steel on a $171,534 sports car.Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:16:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/03/01/8251184/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/03/01/8251184/index.htm BEST SPORTS CAR Tue, 01 Mar 2005 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/01/31/pf/autos/olds_f88_auction/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/01/31/pf/autos/olds_f88_auction/index.htmA golden 1954 Oldsmobile concept car sold at auction this weekend for $3.24 million.Mon, 31 Jan 2005 14:19:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/01/03/news/international/china_car/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/01/03/news/international/china_car/index.htmA U.S.-based company plans to sell cars manufactured in China at American dealerships beginning in 2007.Mon, 03 Jan 2005 16:21:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/12/10/pf/autos/car_and_driver_best/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/12/10/pf/autos/car_and_driver_best/index.htmAutomotive siblings the Chrysler 300 and Dodge Magnum were named two of the 10 best cars by Car and Driver magazine in a list released Friday.Fri, 10 Dec 2004 16:44:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/11/01/8188849/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/11/01/8188849/index.htmWhen three kings of the road deliver great redesigns within a few months of one another, it's a gift an auto enthusiast can appreciate. When the kings are named Mustang, Corvette and Porsche 911, h...Mon, 01 Nov 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/07/18/pf/autos/celica_mr2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/07/18/pf/autos/celica_mr2/index.htmThe Toyota Celica and MR2 sports cars will no longer be sold after the 2005 model year, Toyota announced Friday.Sun, 18 Jul 2004 17:39:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/07/01/372716/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/07/01/372716/index.htmAmong my road rules: Anyone who loves cars must own at least one convertible before he dies. Even if he lives in Duluth. Thu, 01 Jul 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/07/01/374844/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/07/01/374844/index.htmTo evoke history is a perilous marketing ploy, mostly because the past can be messy. It includes all sorts of nasty, unpleasant things, one of which I will now describe in some detail. On a late Fr...Thu, 01 Jul 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/06/15/china.carmarket/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/06/15/china.carmarket/index.htmlAston Martin, Ferrari, Bentley, Maybach, Cadillac, Lexus ... the world's luxury car makers are all lining up for a slice of China's red-hot car market.Tue, 15 Jun 2004 05:37:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/03/01/362301/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/03/01/362301/index.htmFEBRUARY Mon, 01 Mar 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/03/01/362298/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/03/01/362298/index.htmLooking for a new car? Mon, 01 Mar 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/03/01/362300/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/03/01/362300/index.htmThe garage is full. Our car table for 2004 is stocked with 406 of the most popular models on the road. You'll find the prices and other essential info you need to jump-start a purchase, courtesy of...Mon, 01 Mar 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/07/pf/autos/detroit_roundup3/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/07/pf/autos/detroit_roundup3/index.htmOn the last day of press previews before the big Detroit auto show opens to the public, Chrysler Group unwrapped three new convertibles headed to dealerships.Wed, 07 Jan 2004 14:56:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/12/01/354914/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/12/01/354914/index.htmMost people know a good car when they drive it. Unfortunately, most people don't get to drive that many. Mon, 01 Dec 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/10/13/350925/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/10/13/350925/index.htmThe night before the Frankfurt auto show last month, Volkswagen CEO Bernd Pischetsrieder seemed anxious. Two weeks earlier, VW had unveiled its latest redesign of the Golf, the company's biggest-se...Mon, 13 Oct 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/03/01/337929/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/03/01/337929/index.htmDriving instructors like to warn anxious students of the perils of tunnel vision. On the road, it's the big picture that counts. Would that more consumers heeded that lesson at car-shopping time. L...Sat, 01 Mar 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/01/20/335627/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/01/20/335627/index.htmTalk about an accident of timing. Over the next 12 months three of the world's preeminent automobile manufacturers--all German, as it turns out--will introduce a trifecta of new cars so expensive t...Mon, 20 Jan 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/12/09/333465/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/12/09/333465/index.htmThere will be fewer keys to exotic autos under the tree this year, but that shouldn't stop anyone from dreaming. Here are four very fast, very sophisticated, and very expensive cars worthy of your ...Mon, 09 Dec 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2001/12/01/315103/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2001/12/01/315103/index.htmAs a red-blooded American, I've always wanted to own a German luxury car. After all, the Germans make some of the world's finest automobiles--and charge big heaps of deutsche marks for them. How be...Sat, 01 Dec 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/11/12/313296/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/11/12/313296/index.htmWhen entrepreneurs brainstorm new business ideas, they should put auto manufacturing smack down at the bottom of the list. The last successful startup was Chrysler in 1925. Since then, a number of ...Mon, 12 Nov 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2001/10/01/311230/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2001/10/01/311230/index.htmWhen entrepreneurs brainstorm new business ideas, they should put auto manufacturing smack down at the bottom of the list. The last successful startup was Chrysler in 1925. Since then, a number of ...Mon, 01 Oct 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/10/01/309860/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/10/01/309860/index.htmFew people would dispute that the 1967 classic film The Graduate is almost unimaginable without Dustin Hoffman (in his first major role) as the freshly minted college graduate Benjamin Braddock, or...Mon, 01 Oct 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/06/25/305469/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/06/25/305469/index.htmThe most evocative word in the English language might just be "roadster." At the most basic level, a roadster is simply an open two-seat touring car, but the name conjures up images of winding road...Mon, 25 Jun 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2001/04/01/300146/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2001/04/01/300146/index.htmThe economy may be tanking, but demand for high-priced supercars is revving up. From Atlanta to Stuttgart, carmakers are building rides propelled by supercharged engines bolted to lightweight bodie...Sun, 01 Apr 2001 05:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/03/01/297115/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/03/01/297115/index.htmIn Hollywood, it's Oscar season. On my calendar, it's time for another set of awards--my annual honors for the best cars of the year, for the shining stars on wheels. And this year, I'm more glad t...Thu, 01 Mar 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/02/19/296899/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/02/19/296899/index.htmIt's always risky to mess with success, but the world's most profitable automaker is about to do exactly that. Sometime next year Porsche will introduce the first non-sports car in its 53-year hist...Mon, 19 Feb 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/02/19/296870/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/02/19/296870/index.htmSitting in front of my house was $70,000 worth of the fastest car Mercedes ever made. Trouble was, I couldn't move it. Two inches of snow and ice in the driveway had made the car immobile. Mon, 19 Feb 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/09/18/287670/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/09/18/287670/index.htmIt isn't your uncle's Caddy anymore. At least that's what the folks at Cadillac want you to think of their new $75,000 convertible roadster, unveiled last month at a high-end auto show in Pebble Be...Mon, 18 Sep 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/03/06/275207/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/03/06/275207/index.htmWhat's wrong with this picture? Balmy Southern California day, deserted, twisty canyon roads, and a high-style 400-horsepower European roadster. Not much--except the $129,000 price tag attached to ...Mon, 06 Mar 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/03/01/274033/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/03/01/274033/index.htmWhat the new century will bring drivers--computer guidance systems, crash avoidance technology, electric power--is little more than conjecture. Yet one thing is certain: This century is starting of...Wed, 01 Mar 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/03/01/274027/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/03/01/274027/index.htmThe best deals go to those with with best information. That's the reasoning behind our ninth annual car buyer's guide, which provides financial and safety data for 398 of the most popular 2000 cars...Wed, 01 Mar 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/03/29/257365/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/03/29/257365/index.htmChe bella macchina! Italiana, si?" cries the Italian gentleman lounging roadside as I pull up in the Audi TT. Seeing the TT as an Italian car is an easy enough mistake to make, given that we are ne...Mon, 29 Mar 1999 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/11/09/250839/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/11/09/250839/index.htmDon't worry about locking it," says Reeves Callaway, founder of Callaway Cars, as we park at Flanders Fish Market in East Lyme, Conn., to grab some lunch. 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Since ...Mon, 12 Jan 1998 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1997/11/01/233093/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1997/11/01/233093/index.htmSteering his immaculate '32 Ford across the manicured 18th fairway of the Pebble Beach golf course, Bruce Meyer gooses the throttle and releases a roar that says: "We're not to be ignored." Rumblin...Sat, 01 Nov 1997 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/02/17/222166/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/02/17/222166/index.htmWARNING: INDEFENSIBLE DECADENCE AHEAD. PROCEED WITH CAUTION. Mon, 17 Feb 1997 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/10/28/203899/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/10/28/203899/index.htmEvery third month, it seems, the crazed automotive world produces yet another mold-breaking, ahead-of-its-time model that gets introduced with an avalanche of hyperbole and press junkets. Once in a...Mon, 28 Oct 1996 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/10/03/79827/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/10/03/79827/index.htmAuto manufacturers are lining up for the start of a new race for the European sports-car market. GM's Opel is quick off the mark this fall with its sporty, affordable Tigra. BMW has two two-seaters...Mon, 03 Oct 1994 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/11/22/78639/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/11/22/78639/index.htmWhat, you didn't buy that Porsche in the everything-to-excess Eighties? Too bad -- you really missed a bargain. A Porsche 911 Carrera coupe used to cost less than the average U.S. household's annua...Mon, 22 Nov 1993 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/02/10/76079/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/02/10/76079/index.htmWhile the CEOs of General Motors, Ford Motor, and Chrysler accompanied President Bush to Tokyo (for more on that trip, see page 80), the 1992 North American International Auto Show in Detroit opene...Mon, 10 Feb 1992 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/06/01/86597/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/06/01/86597/index.htmIt looked like a flashback to the '50s as the pack of 24 classic beauties shot down the straightaway for the first of 10 noisy laps. At the wheel of his restored '57 Porsche, Don Sandy began duelin...Sat, 01 Jun 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/06/19/72134/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/06/19/72134/index.htmSO YOU THINK your job is impossible. Look at the job description of Robert A. Lutz, 57, Chrysler's top operating executive. He has to make sure that Chrysler plants disgorge 10,000 cars and trucks ...Mon, 19 Jun 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/04/27/68955/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/04/27/68955/index.htmHAVING LOST THE WAR for the bottom tier of the U.S. auto market, Detroit is struggling to keep a grip on the upper crust. U.S. defeats have been humiliating. Sales of European cars costing $20,000 ...Mon, 27 Apr 1987 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/08/05/66244/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/08/05/66244/index.htmTHESE ARE tumultuous times in the U.S. market for upscale cars -- loosely defined to include autos priced at $15,000 or more. In the late Sixties and early Seventies, Detroit's automakers managed t...Mon, 05 Aug 1985 04:01:00 EDT