Tag: high performance
11 Posts

Sep 06, 2019
Can My New Lexus Actually Save Me Money?
Moving from premium to regular pads this reader's coffee fund.

May 23, 2016
In the Driver's Seat of Hertz' New Mustang GT-H
Fifty years ago, Hertz rented out Carroll Shelby's hot GT350 Ford fastback. Now, for nostalgia or fun, you can grab an even faster version. I did.

Sep 02, 2015
Honda's Sports Car Past--and Its Future
Remember the performance-oriented Honda S600, the S2000? No? Then you may not see how the new S660 comes from a proud tradition. But it's the NSX that gets all the glory.

Oct 23, 2014
In a Horsepower Race, Cobra-Maker Shelby Offers Power Plus Fuel Economy
Make no mistake, Shelby still boasts about its 1,100-horsepower Mustangs. But it also points out they can get the groceries at 25 mpg on pump gas. Here's what we'd point out: Who needs a 1100-hp grocery-getter?
Oct 09, 2014
Gears This Week: The Pagani Hey-What?
What's it like to pilot the 720 horsepower Pagani Huayra as fast as you please around a closed track? Intrepid Car Talk blogger Jamie Lincoln Kitman finds out. Take a Dramamine and enjoy the ride, right here.

Sep 03, 2014
Supercar Taxis: The Only Way to Travel!
You can flag down a Tesla Model S in Oslo, a Lamborghini Gallardo in Bangkok, a Maybach in Moscow and Ferraris in Muscat and Warsaw. A world tour of the fanciest taxis, right here.

Apr 18, 2014
McLaren Reboot
McLaren aims to rebound from the disastrous sales it posted of 2011's MP4-12C with that car's newer, prettier, more talented sibling, the 650S. Jamie Kitman reports from the 2014 NAIAS.

Mar 28, 2014
Jaguar's One-Percent Solution
Jamie Kitman's rich for a day... and lovin' it, driving Jaguar's new F-Type. Added bonus? Watch as he takes, "The journalist's line."

May 30, 2013
Car Talk Goes Mid-Engine
Sure, most of us will never own a rare, 430-horsepower V8 sportscar - but they sure are fun to test-drive!

Sep 21, 2011
Concours D'Elegance: High-End Car Shows Weather the Recession
The blue blazer and white-glove auto events in upscale Connecticut can dazzle, even if the owners just write the checks. Auctions are part of the picture, and this year the results were decidedly mixed.