Supercars
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McLaren's Special Operations will build a glossy, carbon fiber-finished version of the company's 675LT Spider inspired by a similar-finished P1 hypercar it displayed at this year's Geneva Motor Show. The McLaren Limited Edition MSO Carbon Series LT might have a wordy name, but it is composed of 40 percent more carbon fiber than the existing 675LT Spider. While McLaren hasn't announced the car's weight, it's safe to say that a few pounds have no doubt been shed. ALSO SEE: 10 things the next Toyota Supra has to be: We lay it out McLaren says the special edition's retractable roof and tonneau...
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Bugatti furniture collection to match your Veyron or Chiron
If a Bugatti in your garage isn't quite enough, the French marque is now offering up a line of furniture so that you can experience its premium design just about anywhere. The maker of the 1,480-horsepower Chiron hypercar has partnered with furniture maker Luxury Living Group to create a new range...
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Supercar Dating gets its own television show
It was less than two years ago that we first heard about Supercar Dating, a United Kingdom-based company helping “Fine Living Companions” meet owners of supercars. Before you jump to any conclusions, a Fine Living Companion is described by the company as a career-driven individual of...
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Watch Bugatti’s CEO drive the Chiron on the Nürburgring
Bugatti and its CEO Wolfgang Dürheimer turned up to this past weekend’s Nürburgring 24 Hours with the new Chiron. And the folks at Car Throttle were fortunate enough to be invited for a ride in the passenger seat as Dürheimer took the new 1,480-horsepower hypercar on a hot lap...
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Ferrari 488 GTB’s turbocharged V-8 voted 2016 International Engine of the Year
The results for the 2016 International Engine of the Year awards are in, and the overall winner has gone to a perennial favorite of the awards: Ferrari [NYSE:RACE]. This year it was the twin-turbocharged 3.9-liter V-8 fitted to the 488 GTB that pleased the judges the most. Incredibly, this is the...
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Aston Martin hypercar sees huge demand despite rumored $3.66 million price
Among the well-heeled who are willing to pay seven-figure sums for cars, a still-secret Aston Martin hypercar is proving exceptionally popular. The British automaker says it has over 200 parties keen to buy the as-of-yet unnamed car, which is already double an initially indicated production run of...
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Seeing any Bugatti Veyron—heck, any Bugatti—on a public road will induce a double take, but the one-off collaboration between the automaker and the French artist Bernar Venet? Well, that's essentially unheard of. Car spotter Jeroen, a popular YouTuber with an uncanny ability to stumble across the rarest and most unique cars in the world, happened across the outlandish Bugatti Grand Sport Venet while at work, of all places. MUST SEE: Hear the Bugatti Chiron’s monster engine rev Jeroen gives us a lengthy walk around the supercar, a model that Bugatti billed as the "fastest...
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Ferrari 458 MM Speciale is the latest supercar from the Special Projects division
Ferrari's [NYSE:RACE] Styling Center has finally taken the wraps off of its latest Special Projects car: the one-off 458 MM Speciale inspired in part by the 288 GTO of the 1980s and based on the 458 Speciale. Like that now-classic GTO, the newest Special Projects car's A-pillar has been blacked...
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McLaren 688HS leaked
McLaren looks to be readying a new supercar for its Super Series range even more potent than the 666-horsepower 675LT. The first photos of what’s alleged to be a 688 High Sport have surfaced on Dutch website Auto Gespot. McLaren’s last High Sport model, HS for short, was based on the...
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Fiat heir donates custom camouflage Ferrari 458 Italia
One of the heirs to the Fiat fortune has auctioned of his eye-catching Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] 458 Italia in order to raise more than $1 million for AIDS research. Rosso Corsa is the unofficial color of Ferrari (and the official racing color of Italy), but none of it was applied to Elkann's rather...
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Rick Hendrick takes delivery of first 2017 Acura NSX
After a rough, seemingly never-ending gestation, Acura’s second-generation NSX is finally being delivered to customers. Rights to the very first customer example, the car bearing VIN 001, was acquired by Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports and founder of Hendrick Automotive Group, at...
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Lamborghini recreates "The Italian Job" scene with 2 Miuras
To celebrate a major milestone, Lamborghini has taken two of its museum-quality Miuras to the section of Italian highway made famous by the opening of 1969's The Italian Job. The two Miuras came from the official Lamborghini museum located at the automaker's headquarters in Italy and were taken to...
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This week, Jay Leno welcomes to his popular web series one of the most iconic grand touring cars of the 1960s and 1970s: The Lamborghini Espada. Notable for its outlandish shape that really ushered in a new era for wedge-styled supercars, the Espada may not be the quintessential Lamborghini, but, at the time, it was the most popular to ever emerge from Sant'Agata Bolognese. More than 1,200 were made, a figure not surpassed until the Lamborghini many still consider to be the ultimate expression of the brand: The Countach. CHECK OUT: Jay Leno Drives The Lamborghini LM002: Video The Espada that...
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Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato concept debuts at Villa d'Este
Aston Martin unveiled the stunning Vanquish Zagato concept car at this past weekend’s Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este. It’s the first official collaboration between Aston Martin and Italian design house Zagato since the Virage Shooting Brake of 2014. The latest car represents the fifth...
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Koenigsegg One:1 hits 240 mph at Vmax200
The Vmax200 is a regular gathering in the United Kingdom where performance enthusiasts get to push their cars to the limit on the safe confines of a runway. Drivers accelerate their cars down a 1.4-mile stretch before having to slam their brakes. A Koenigsegg One:1 with British racing driver Oliver...
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Recent trademark filing hints at return of Corvette ZR1
General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] on May 16 trademarked the ZR1 name with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, supporting rumors the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is set for a return. GM applies the ZR1 name to its most extreme Corvettes (ZR-1 for earlier generations) and so far has used it on...
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What if your next Uber driver picked you up in a Bugatti?
Requesting an Uber driver is kind of like playing automotive roulette: You never know what you're going to get. Odds are good that a Toyota Camry or a Nissan Altima might pop up, but some lucky passengers in Dubai wound up with something much more impressive. ALSO SEE: M4 driver with death wish...
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Ford GT’s twin-turbocharged V-6 may end up as crate engine
Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has developed a special twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V-6 for use in its new GT supercar starting deliveries later this year. The engine, based on the unit originally developed for Ford’s Daytona Prototype, is already in use in racing versions of the GT competing in...
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With speed limits no longer in place at the Nürburgring, Sweden’s Koenigsegg is setting out once again to attempt a lap record. The automaker confirmed a few weeks ago it will be running cars at the ‘Ring over the coming months in preparation for its record attempt. As previously reported, the preparation work will mostly involve finding a driver intimate with the track and getting he or she familiarized with the car Koenigsegg plans to use. ALSO SEE: 2018 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 prototype crashes on the ‘Ring Today we have video of Koenigsegg running its flagship One:1...
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Close look at Ford GT’s carbon fiber wheels
Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has finally confirmed its new GT supercar will be coming with carbon fiber wheels. However, they won’t be standard like on the Mustang Shelby GT350R. Instead, the GT will come with forged aluminum wheels standard and the carbon fiber set available as an option. The...
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More details on Chinese firm NextEV’s electric supercar plans
There’s no shortage of Chinese-backed startups attempting to be the next Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA]. A few that have been reported on here at Motor Authority include Atieva, Detroit Electric, Faraday Future/LeEco, Karma, National Electric Vehicle Sweden and TechRules. Another is NextEV, which...
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Report: Mid-engine C8 Corvette to bow at 2018 Detroit Auto Show
It's been a while since we last heard about alleged plans for a mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette. A test mule for what appeared to be a mid-engine model of some sort was spotted at a General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] proving ground in early 2015. Since then the rumor mill has been quiet but Car and...
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Ferrari opens its museum to everyone... online
If you're a Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] enthusiast, you can now save hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars on an airplane ticket, train tickets, hotel rooms, and all the pasta you can eat: The Ferrari Museum has been added to Google Maps' StreetView. This means anyone with an Internet connection at their...
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Mazzanti EV-R to deliver over 885 pound-feet of torque
Mazzanti has released a new teaser in its series highlighting its Project EV-R supercar. In the latest installment we discover the EV-R will have more than 885 pound-feet of torque. That’s more than any other production car to come out of Italy, and it fits in line with Mazzanti’s claim...
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