Yesterday I posted a lead off article telling you guys about “The Best New Sports Cars for $25k or Less”, as they pertain to open road events such as the One Lap of America. We looked at such items as fuel economy as well as performance and storage capacity. It’s now time for part II, but this time we’ll be looking at the best new sports cars for $50k or less

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The Best New Sports Cars for $50k or Less.

I’ve been back for exactly 4 days after running the 2010 One Lap of America and already I am getting bombarded with questions as to if I’ll be running next year. Obviously the key to not only finishing the event but placing well is showing up with the right car. This year, instead of bringing a gun to a knife fight, we brought a sledge hammer and man was it a rough deal

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The Best New Sports Car for $25k or Less.

I’ve been back for exactly 4 days after running the 2010 One Lap of America and already I am getting bombarded with questions as to if I’ll be running next year.

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The Best New Sports Car for $25k or Less.

Just when you thought the performance levels of automobiles couldn’t get any better, someone comes along and rewrites the rules. We all know that Porsche is one of the most respected sports car manufactures in world and the new 911 GT2 RS is one of the reasons why.

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620 HP Porsche 911 GT2 RS is one Wicked Ride!

Aston Martin has a proud 96-year history. The V12 Vantage, one the most awesome sports cars many of us have ever seen, has a surprise! In fact, Aston Martin will be making history late this year with the introduction of the V12 Vantage to both North and South America for late 2010.

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Aston Martin’s Sports Car Surprise

Filed under: Car Buying , Coupe , Chevrolet , Dodge , Ford , Mazda , Nissan , Porsche Porsche 911 Turbo - Click above for high-res image gallery The 2010 Camaro has been a boon for General Motors and its Chevrolet brand, with sales of 9,150 units in April alone. The Mustang is down a bit at 5,145 units for April, but that’s expected to change once the vastly improved 2011 models begin rolling into Ford dealers around the country.

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Is the sports car an endangered species? [w/poll]

Filed under: Car Buying , Coupe , Chevrolet , Dodge , Ford , Mazda , Nissan , Porsche Porsche 911 Turbo - Click above for high-res image gallery The 2010 Camaro has been a boon for General Motors and its Chevrolet brand, with sales of 9,150 units in April alone. The Mustang is down a bit at 5,145 units for April, but that’s expected to change once the vastly improved 2011 models begin rolling into Ford dealers around the country.

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Is the sports car an endangered species? [w/poll]

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Audi Audi R8 GT - Click above for high-res image gallery Audi dropped a very pleasant surprise on us this afternoon with the long awaited announcement of the R8 GT . The Audi R8 V10 was already one of our favorite sports cars in the world (sans the R-Tronic transmission) so how could you make it better? In the immortal words of Colin Chapman, “add lightness.” But in a modern sports car required to meet rigorous safety standards you can only go so far short of a complete redesign.

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Revealed! Audi R8 GT goes on a diet and gets more power

Is Henry Waxman the new Ralph Nader? Two U.S

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Proposed Auto Safety Legislation: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

For the last 3 Easter weekends Mt Panorama has hosted the Festival Of Sports Cars. All types of cars were there, only one lonely Ferrari though. The rest were probably off sipping lattes somewhere.

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Pitlane Photos - Mt Panorama circuit Bathurst Australia

For the last 3 Easter weekends Mt Panorama has hosted the Festival Of Sports Cars. All types of cars were there, only one lonely Ferrari though

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Pitlane Photos - Mt Panorama circuit Bathurst Australia

The past thirty years have not been kind to automakers who sell cars in the United States.

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Bring Out Your Dead: Car Logos From Beyond The Grave

A look at the ten best front-wheel drive sports cars.

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The Top 10 Greatest Front-Wheel Drive Performance Cars

Filed under: Etc. , Spyker If you’re going to produce world-class sports cars, you’re going to need the timepieces to go with them

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Spyker gears up to launch line of wristwatches at Le Mans

Filed under: Etc. , Spyker If you’re going to produce world-class sports cars, you’re going to need the timepieces to go with them

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Spyker gears up to launch line of wristwatches at Le Mans

Filed under: SUV , Technology , Lexus , Toyota The latest blow to the formerly sterling reputation of Toyota came this week when Consumer Reports gave the new Lexus GX460 a “Do Not Buy” rating. It’s not often that CR gives its worst rating to a vehicle and it’s never happened to a Toyota or Lexus product before. In light of recent recall woes , Toyota is taking this news very seriously and has stopped selling the Lexus GX while it investigates the issue

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Why the Lexus GX may be rollover-prone (and the 4Runner isn’t)

Filed under: SUV , Technology , Lexus , Toyota The latest blow to the formerly sterling reputation of Toyota came this week when Consumer Reports gave the new Lexus GX460 a “Do Not Buy” rating.

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Why the Lexus GX may be rollover-prone (and the 4Runner isn’t)

I’ve had a long-standing love for the original Datsun Z cars, and finding this example on Bring a Trailer makes me wish I had the spare coin to give it a good home. The original 240z cars, sold in the U.S. from 1971 to 1973, were probably the purest sports cars of the Z car line; the lineage began to evolve from sports car to luxury GT car with the introduction of the 260z in 1974

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1971 Datsun 240z: Street Legal Track Mule

Art is a very subjective thing, it makes you look and question what someone else has envisioned as pleasing to the eye. It evokes reaction and emotion and in some cases creates controversy. Me personally, I see art in the form of automobiles

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10 Amazing Automobile Museums

Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a rabid fan of Aston Martin. These cars are sexy, elegant and ooze out class from every seam in their bodywork.

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Aston Martin to run new Rapide in 24hrs. of Nürburgring

Already known for their high-performance sports cars, Koenigsegg proudly upped the ante with the introduction of the 2010 Koenigsegg Agera. The flawless, evolutionary performance of the Koenigsegg Agera coincides with the same body shape and size as the CCX – which was created some fifteen years ago. So what better way to celebrate your 15th Anniversary with the introduction of the future?

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The Evolution of the Swedish Supercar: The Koenigsegg Agera

Frank Kurtis and his company, Kurtis Kraft, were best known for building successful midget cars, sprint cars and Indy cars. Between 1950 and 1960, Kurtis built 120 Indy cars, which took five Indy 500 victories. If you watched racing in the 1950s, you saw his cars in competition; eager to capitalize on this, Kurtis began building a limited range of two seat sports cars in 1949.

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Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance: 1954 Kurtis Byers 500KK

Filed under: Car Buying , Coupe , Performance , Chevrolet , GM Last year was brutal for the auto industry , with sales down by 21 percent versus 2008. Sports cars were hit even harder, as many customers shied away from spending big dollars on what typically amounts to a second or third vehicle.

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Is the Chevrolet Camaro cannibalizing sales of the Corvette?

At least it doesn’t have gold emblems. I’m a pretty easygoing guy, and I’m generally not one to lecture on wrong versus right, especially when it comes to issues of style. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, and nothing says that louder than the car you drive, how you treat it and how you customize it

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Auto Annoyances: 10 Things That Raise My Compression Ratio

Your mortgage (or your rent) is late, the job you hate is on thin ice and your 15 year old beater car is on it’s last legs. There are no jobs, the economy is in shambles, our cars are trying to kill us and everything you eat, drink or breathe contains something to ensure you die a slow, horrible death

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Demotivation 3.0: 35 More Demotivational Posters For Your Enjoyment

We’ve all been caught in the act at one time or another, haven’t we? No matter how careful you are to check under the car seats, delete the call log on your phone or wipe out the cookies on your computer before the significant other asks, “Why were you at a website called tinytrannyhookers.com?”, sooner or later we all get busted. It’s like that for gear heads, too.

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10 Cars You’re Embarrassed To Lust For

Filed under: Convertible , Coupe , Geneva Motor Show , Tesla , Electric TAG Heuer Tesla Roadster - Click above for high-res image gallery The connection between high-end sports cars and high-end watchmakers has been solidified for decades, and this newest partnership is a clear indication that the union is alive and well into the 21st century. Here in Geneva, Tesla has teamed up with Tag Heuer to create a limited edition run of Roadsters created in conjunction with the automaker’s chief designer Franz on Holzhausen and the Swiss time piece purveyors. Not only does the slate grey Roadster sport custom graphics and contrasting colors (one side has red mirrors, calipers and matching wheel rings, while the other side has the same kit colored green), but the interior houses a one-fifth second Heuer limited edition stopwatch, a Meridiist mobile phone and will come equipped with a concept watch due to be unveiled at the Baselworld expo later this month.

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Geneva 2010: Tesla trots out tri-color Tag Heuer Roadster

Ferrari 599 Hybrid ?

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Novitec Rosso 848 RACE

Aston Martin Racing Vantage GT4. Reading that is like being caught in an avalanche of awesome, each word piling it on until you’re completely buried

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Aston Martin Racing Vantage GT4

Aston Martin Racing Vantage GT4. Reading that is like being caught in an avalanche of awesome, each word piling it on until you’re completely buried. And just look at that photo

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Aston Martin Racing Vantage GT4

The Wall Street Journal reports that revenues for Porsche plunged over 30% in the luxury automaker’s first quarter. As awful as that sounds Porsche is actually optimistic for 2010

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Porsche Sees Economy Picking Up Despite Recent Losses

Glad there spending there money wisely over at Mozilla!