Rides The World’s Best Lightweight Sports Cars

The horsepower wars are over! Sort of. The war may still rage on, but Mercedes Benz has gracefully bowed out. MB’s performance division AMG released a statement yesterday that says they are now going to focus on a lower emissions strategy for all future models and pursue technologies that can improve performance by optimizing engines and reducing curb weight. Right. These are the same dudes who made 500hp station wagons.

Truthfully, as long as their models still rip around tracks faster than Yung Bergs manager running from the cops, we’ll be happy. In anticipation of MB’s first lightweight, fuel sipping models, we compiled a list of our favorite lightweight sports cars. Whatever they build has to be at least on par with these. If not, they should be back to making 500hp family cars. Check out the best of the best below…

• Car: Caterham Superlight R500 2.0L
• Made of: Carbon fiber and fiber glass.
• Power: 263hp
• Weight: 1,115 lbs
• Price: $55,585
• Claim to fame: Track monster. Top Gear’s 2008 Car of the Year. Caterham claims their cars are made for the track but can be driven on the daily. Right. Unless you live in SoCal and don’t mind driving an inch from the ground and feeling every crack in the road, this ain’t a daily driver.

Rides Classic Cars That Deserve A Second Chance

It was reported today that Porsche is considering reviving their mid-engined 914 sports car if the response to Volkswagen’s two-door Lotus Elise killer concept is better than that of the ill-fated Phaeton.

Ain’t nothing like a second chance, just ask Pac Man Jones. We always like to see old and forgotten models that should have never been discontinued in the first place (the 914 was Motor Trend’s 1970 Car of the Year) make a comeback, Robert Downey Jr-style. While there are tons of whips we’d like to see on the streets again, there are some that have actually left a void in the market place. We chose five of our all-time favorite discontinued cars that deserve another shot….