2000s Sports Cars Archives

Ariel Atom

In a way, the Ariel Atom was as close as a roadster gets to an F1 car. The lack of headlamps was a dead giveaway! There was not enough frontal area for such fripperies. Anyway, …

TVR Sagaris

On November 13, 2019 By Julian Porte In 2000s British Cars, 2000s British Sports Cars, 2000s Performance Cars, 2000s Sports Cars, 2000s TVR Performance Cars, 2000s TVR Sports Cars, 2000s TVR Supercars, British Cars, British Performance Cars, British Sports Cars, Cars, Classic Cars, Classic Sports Cars, Performance Cars, Sports Cars, Supercars, TVR, TVR 2000s Performance Cars, TVR 2000s Supercars, TVR Cars, TVR Performance Cars, TVR Sagaris, TVR Sports Cars, TVR Supercars

If you bought a TVR Sagaris new, you got a fiver change from £50K. It did not, though, come with any airs and graces attached. Built in Blackpool – on England’s NW coast – the …

Maserati MC12

On November 5, 2019 By Julian Porte In 2000s Italian Sports Cars, 2000s Italian Supercars, 2000s Maserati Sports Cars, 2000s Performance Cars, 2000s Sports Cars, 2000s Supercars, Cars, Italian Cars, Italian Sports Cars, Italian Supercars, Maserati, Maserati Cars, Maserati Classic Supercars, Maserati MC12, Maserati Performance Cars, Maserati Sports Cars, Maserati Supercars, Performance Cars, Supercars

The Maserati MC12 cost £515K. 50 were sold – twice as many as were needed to let the competition version race in the FIA GT World Championship. For your half a million quid, you got …

B Engineering Edonis

On October 22, 2019 By Julian Porte In 2000s Italian Sports Cars, 2000s Italian Supercars, 2000s Performance Cars, 2000s Sports Cars, 2000s Supercars, B Engineering, B Engineering Edonis, Cars, Italian Cars, Italian Sports Cars, Italian Supercars, Performance Cars, Sports Cars, Supercars

B Engineering began as an offshoot of Bugatti – when the latter went bust, in ’95. A small group of ex-Bugatti staffers banded together to create their own take on a supercar. Not just any …

Spyker C8 Laviolette

On February 26, 2019 By Julian Porte In 2000s Cars, 2000s Dutch Cars, 2000s Dutch Sports Cars, 2000s Dutch Supercars, 2000s Performance Cars, 2000s Sports Cars, 2000s Spyker Cars, 2000s Spyker Performance Cars, 2000s Spyker Sports Cars, 2000s Spyker Supercars, 2000s Supercars, Cars, Dutch Cars, Dutch Sports Cars, Dutch Supercars, Performance Cars, Sports Cars, Spyker, Spyker C8 Laviolette, Spyker Cars, Spyker Sports Cars, Spyker Supercars, Supercars

In the past, the Netherlands was associated with tulips and windmills. These days, it is as likely to be supercars – like the Spyker C8 Laviolette. Spyker’s roots stretch back to 1880. In ’89, they …

Nissan GT-R

On February 8, 2019 By Julian Porte In 2000s Cars, 2000s GT Cars, 2000s Japanese Cars, 2000s Japanese GT Cars, 2000s Japanese Performance Cars, 2000s Japanese Sports Cars, 2000s Nissan Cars, 2000s Nissan Performance Cars, 2000s Nissan Sports Cars, 2000s Performance Cars, 2000s Sports Cars, 2000s Supercars, Cars, Classic Cars, Classic Japanese Sports Cars, Classic Performance Cars, Classic Sports Cars, Classic Supercars, Japanese Cars, Japanese Classic Cars, Japanese Classic Sports Cars, Japanese GT Cars, Japanese Performance Cars, Japanese Sports Cars, Japanese Supercars, Nissan GT-R, Nissan Performance Cars, Nissan Sports Cars, Performance Cars, Sports Cars, Supercars

Launched in ’07, the Nissan GT-R followed on from the Skyline GT-R. The new model was effectively two cars in one. Insomuch as it was equipped with a speed switch – to toggle between performance …

Lamborghini Murciélago

On January 14, 2019 By Julian Porte In 2000s Cars, 2000s GT Cars, 2000s Italian Sports Cars, 2000s Italian Supercars, 2000s Lamborghini Sports Cars, 2000s Performance Cars, 2000s Sports Cars, 2000s Supercars, Cars, Classic Performance Cars, Classic Sports Cars, Classic Supercars, GT Cars, Italian Cars, Italian Classic Sports Cars, Italian Classic Supercars, Italian Performance Cars, Italian Sports Cars, Italian Supercars, Lamborghini, Lamborghini Cars, Lamborghini Classic Cars, Lamborghini Classic Sports Cars, Lamborghini Classic Supercars, Lamborghini Murciélago, Lamborghini Sports Cars, Lamborghini Supercars, Performance Cars, Sports Cars, Supercars

The Lamborghini Murciélago was styled by Belgian Luc Donckerwolke. He had been chief designer at Audi – which, in ’98, was taken over by Lamborghini. Traditionally, the latter had recruited Italian design houses. On that …

Ferrari California

On November 29, 2018 By Julian Porte In 2000s Cars, 2000s Ferrari Cars, 2000s Ferrari Performance Cars, 2000s Ferrari Sports Cars, 2000s Ferrari Supercars, 2000s Italian Performance Cars, 2000s Italian Sports Cars, 2000s Italian Supercars, 2000s Performance Cars, 2000s Sports Cars, 2000s Supercars, Cars, Ferrari, Ferrari California, Ferrari Cars, Ferrari Classic Supercars, Ferrari Performance Cars, Ferrari Sports Cars, Ferrari Supercars, Italian Cars, Italian Performance Cars, Italian Sports Cars, Italian Supercars, Performance Cars, Sports Cars, Supercars

The Ferrari 250 California – released in ’57 – was one of the most iconic cars ever created. A tad over half a century later, came another California. Designed by Pininfarina, seamless aerodynamics were key …

Ascari KZ1

On October 8, 2018 By Julian Porte In 2000s Ascari Supercars, 2000s British Cars, 2000s British Sports Cars, 2000s British Supercars, 2000s Cars, 2000s GT Cars, 2000s Performance Cars, 2000s Sports Cars, 2000s Supercars, Ascari, Ascari 2000s Supercars, Ascari Cars, Ascari KZ1, Ascari Sports Cars, Ascari Supercars, British 2000s Supercars, British Cars, British GT Cars, British Performance Cars, British Sports Cars, British Supercars, Cars, Performance Cars, Sports Cars, Supercars

The story of Ascari Cars – and the KZ1 – began in ’95. The firm was based in Dorset, England. It was named after Alberto Ascari – the first double F1 champion. The new enterprise …

Noble M15

On October 3, 2018 By Julian Porte In 2000s British Cars, 2000s British Sports Cars, 2000s British Supercars, 2000s Cars, 2000s GT Cars, 2000s Noble Cars, 2000s Noble Sports Cars, 2000s Noble Supercars, 2000s Performance Cars, 2000s Sports Cars, 2000s Supercars, British 2000s Supercars, British Cars, British Classic GT Cars, British GT Cars, British Performance Cars, British Sports Cars, British Supercars, Cars, Classic GT Cars, Noble, Noble 2000s Cars, Noble 2000s Sports Cars, Noble 2000s Supercars, Noble Cars, Noble M15, Noble Sports Cars, Noble Supercars, Performance Cars, Sports Cars

When it came to machines like the M15, Noble’s sports car credo was simple. Let the driver do the driving! That was in sharp contrast to many other manufacturers – who were happy to let …