It may not be the most successful Japanese racing cars, but the Toyota GT-One is definitely one of the best...
Watch this onboard footage of a Toyota GT-One racing in Le Mans reaching speeds of over 334 kph (208mph) thanks...
In the 1960s, the prospect of a high-performance Japanese automobile seemed distant, at least until Toyota made a pioneering move in the segment in 1967, creating the 2000GT. In its basic proportions, this alluring fastback echoed European styling, yet it was still unlike any other car on the planet. It was...
When the first Supra came on the scene in 1979—designation A40—it was not a stand-alone machine; it was a riff...
Even though the Japanese motoring industry explored sports cars decades later than European and American manufacturers, its rapid growth soon...
Toyota has been around a long time. They know what they are doing, and they make more cars than any other manufacturer in the world. And while many of us in the car community still think of them as a relatively new company, their agility, market savvy, and attention to...
If you had to pick the ten most beautifully designed sports cars, chances are most of the list would contain...
What a weekend! Winter Jam finally made its return to Sonoma Raceway in 2021 after a yearlong pandemic absence. With...
Photography by Kristina Cilia (@kristinacilia_autos) and Debi Retterer (@debirettererphotography). Automotive enthusiasts will have their preference on what catches their attention the most, whether it’s a supercar reveal, a vintage car show, a bona fide race event, even down to the lovable Concours d’ Lemons. Our team at Sports Car Digest...
T Top cars have been around since the 1940s. They were originally designed to offer a convertible-like experience in various...
As a car buyer, you may know that Lexus cars are among the top names for luxury vehicle specifications, being...
Toyota Motor Corporation is known mostly for building rock-solid SUVs and family sedans for customers around the world. Early in its life though, times were tougher. Exporting Japanese vehicles to the United States and other Western Countries was difficult. People saw Japanese products as inferior products at the time. In...
The first Japanese Grand Prix held in 1963, at Honda’s then very new facility at Suzuka, is generally recognized as...
Growing up in Southern California offered a great deal of advantages. Nearby beaches, lots of sunny days and a constant...
Pebble Beach will host the inaugural Japanese Automotive Invitational during this year’s Monterey Automotive Week, on Aug. 25 and 26. This brand-new event aims to bring even more diversity to the premier celebration of classic, vintage automobiles and demonstrate the prowess Japan brings to the industry. The two-day Japanese Automotive...
Jim Hall, driving a Lister-Chevrolet, wins the sports car feature race at Hondo, Texas (1959). 1 • Dan Gurney, driving...
Dan Gurney is a man whose accomplishments need no introduction. In addition to winning in everything from Formula One to...
Just looking at the cover of VR this month, you’ll realize something is different. For only the second time, in our 20 years of monthly publication, there is a person featured on the cover, rather than a car. The last time was in 2008, when Phil Hill passed away. Now,...
Toyota-Eagle GTP MkIII I truly believe a good car does not have to do only with good performances, but also...
The 23rd annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, scheduled for March 11, 2018, at the Golf Club of Amelia Island on the grounds of the Ritz-Carlton in Amelia Island, Florida, will feature the 200-mph, 1,000-horsepower Grand Touring Prototypes that thrilled audiences a quarter century ago. GTP cars were the spiritual descendants...
I have a Minichamps model of the legendary Lancia Stratos HF rally car in Alitalia’s green and white colors sitting...
The Shelsley Walsh Speed Hillclimb course in Worcester hosted its annual Classic Nostalgia celebration last weekend, July 22-23, honoring the...
Uli Ehret’s latest watercolor artwork shows the Group C Toyota T87C—a racecar designed and built by Dome—roaring past the pits during the early minutes of the race. The four-cylinder, turbo-engined prototype was driven by Alan Jones, Geoff Lees and Eje Elgh, and raced against mighty opposition from Porsche (the eventual...
1965 Ford Cortina GT500 First used as a motor racing circuit back in 1938, for the Australian Grand Prix of...
December 2016 Jomar Legacy Dear Editor, My name is Alex Saidel and my father built the Jomar racecars that jump-started the TVR car company from 1955 to 1959. Over the past 25 years, I have been finding and restoring Jomar alloy-bodied racecars, as well as the fiberglass-bodied roadcars. There are...
Clive Chapman, son of famed Lotus founder Colin Chapman and the guiding light at Classic Team Lotus, revealed an interesting...
1976 Cheetah Mk6 AF2 Fifteen years is a long time in the automotive world, and I suspect that within the...
BMW has long followed a policy of racing cars and engines derived from production vehicles. Until BMW entered Formula One with Williams using its V10 unit in 2000, every single engine raced by BMW had been derived from a production unit. As the company celebrates its centenary, it seems appropriate...
