The current world speed record on a public road was set January 28th, 1938 by Rudolf Caracciola in the Mercedes-Benz...
Car Profiles
Profiles of sports, racing and vintage cars. Some of these cars are historically significant, some are about pushing the automotive technology of their time, while others are just the pinnacle of the driving experience – engaging, fast and fun. On this page we take a look at some of the most memorable sports cars of all time, all of them iconic and recognizable to any car-obsessed fan reading this site. These are the cars that get our blood flowing here at Sports Car Digest, from vintage racers to classics to the latest supercar offerings, we realize that there are myriad discussions debates over which ones are the most memorable, the most celebrated and the most remarkable. Ignore the debates and refrain from picking an overall winner. Just sit back and celebrate.
On May 27, 1934 the German racing cars that were soon to acquire the nickname “Silver Arrow” were entered for...
By Dennis Gray and Peter Giddings | Photos by Dennis Gray This 1926 Delage Grand Prix 15-S-8, better known as Dick Seaman’s “Black Delage”, is now garaged in California, having been recently rebuilt to period specifications. As a ten-year-old Grand Prix car the Delage, chassis #4, was driven to victory...
Report and photos (unless noted) by Jamie Doyle Horsepower is something the vast majority of enthusiasts spend a lot of...
Auto Union Type C Car: Auto Union Type C / Engine: 45 deg V16 / Maker: Auto Union / Bore...
The last few years have seen Cadillac rebranding itself in a big way. Their newer cars have been presented as nifty blends of luxury, premium image, and some sportiness. They have gradually gotten more sophisticated as well, with additional interesting engine options as well as chassis tweaked and improved through...
For more than half a century, motor racing has drawn huge crowds in Japan, but for motorsports fans one race...
In 1964, a 27-year-old Bruce McLaren declared that “Life is measured in achievement, not in years alone.” His company, Bruce...
Henry Ford II’s impassioned drive to bring the company racing glory at Le Mans had a less than stellar beginning, but with four victories at the prestigious 24 hour race and plenty more impressive victories in races around the world, the Ford GT40 has certainly gone into the history books...
By Louis Galanos On February 4th of this year I had to go to the Veterans Administration Hospital in Gainesville,...
This is not a vehicle for the sports car buyer, obviously. The 2013 Chevrolet Equinox LTZ might, however, be a...
Sixty years after Jaguar’s legendary test driver Norman Dewis achieved a world record average flying mile speed of 172.4mph in a modified XK 120, Jaguar returned to Jabbeke, Belgium, on Saturday, March 2nd, 2013 for another sprint test, this time with a new Jaguar F-TYPE V8S and race driver Andy...
Fascination with miniature versions of something grand, like an automobile, may seem frivolous, silly even. Items like this, arguably little...
The 2013 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance marked the first time that a rare pair of the surviving ‘Prinz Heinrich’ Benz...
Lost and Found After 60 Years – A Truly Italian History By Giuseppe De Angelis Since the birth of the car at the end of the nineteenth century, cars have been a great passion in the De Angelis family. My grandfather and his brothers were founders of the local Automobil...
Hurley Haywood was reunited with his bright yellow 1973 Porsche 911 RSR, car number 59, on the 40th Anniversary of...
The Untold History of MGB GT Classic Cars In 1962 during the Earls Court Motor Show, it was the first...
The new Cadillac XTS represents an interesting move for the storied carmaker. While in other areas they are showing off their performance-oriented side, with the XTS they’ve put in a 3.6 Liter normally aspirated V-6 and either front or all-wheel-drive. The only really sporty things about the 2013 Cadillac XTS...
Bentley Motors competed in the 2013 Mille Miglia with two unique 4 1/2 Litre Supercharged “Blowers” – a 1930 Le...
Seventy five years after its debut in the legendary Mille Miglia endurance road race, the BMW 328 completed the 2013...
Chevy’s small cars have never really done much to impress. The one in most recent memory, the Aveo, was especially dismal. But GM is out to impress and ask for a second chance with a new subcompact that debuted in 2011. In much of the rest of the world, it’s...
Little by little, Hyundai has started to make cars that people might actually want to buy. No longer is the...
When we think of the new, cool, sporty side of Cadillac that has emerged over the last few years, the...
The Jeep Patriot was introduced in 2007 to slot in between the tiny Compass and the larger Liberty, which will soon be replaced by the all-new Cherokee. Chrysler advertises the Patriot as “the best-priced 4X4 in America”, and with an MSRP of just $15,995, it pretty much is. Our test...
GM’s brands are and have been rethinking a few things. Buick is no exception, and this is no more obvious...
The eighth generation Malibu is all-new for 2013, and is designed to be Chevrolet’s first global midsize sedan. Built with...
Right away, it’s obvious that Buick is trying to go in a different direction with this year’s Verano. The model has been out since 2011 and was introduced as Buick’s attempt to get into the growing market for premium compact sedans. Verano is of course Spanish for summer, but the...
Let’s not beat around the bush. This is a minivan. It looks like a minivan, it feels like a minivan,...
The new Z-Car has been with us since 2002, and though it’s never made as much of a splash as...
The Infiniti QX is now in the third year of the current design, and it’s still as imposing as ever. What do we mean by that? Well, the main takeaway from the QX is its incredible size. It looks huge. It feels huge. It is huge. But that’s not all...
