Supercars
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We'd all like to put a McLaren in our driveway. Be it the latest 570 or on up to the P1 range-topper, we'd be thrilled to own such a vehicle. In a way, we can ...at least in scale form. McLaren is having a range of scale builders offer up variations on the P1 just in time for Christmas. From HotWheels to Amalgam, there's a P1 out there that will fit your budget. ALSO SEE: Spotted: Production-Intent Ford GT It starts at the 1:64 scale and just $15 and rises all the way up to 1:8 scale and costs over $10,000. You can get a Lego version that's part of the Speed Champions series, so you can build...
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Mustang Goes Up Against A Murcielago In Drift Battle: Video
Vaughn Gittin Jr. helms a pretty wicked Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang as his main drift machine. It's worked on by his RTR crew, and it's packing 550 horsepower. Daigo Saito has taken a different approach with his slideways rocketship. His choice of vehicle is a Lamborghini Murcielago that's...
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Koenigsegg One:1 Can Be Yours For $6 Million
There are only seven Koenigsegg One:1 supercars in the world and now one of them can be yours… if you happen to have a spare $6 million sitting in your bank account. This is the car that’s rewriting the rules on how quick a street-legal car can get, with Koenigsegg having set some...
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Ford GT fitted with Gorilla Glass
Ford Motor Company [NYSE:FCAU] is going all out when it comes to adding technologies and innovations to its upcoming GT supercar. In addition to building the car almost fully from carbon fiber, Ford is endowing it with a 600-plus-horsepower version of its EcoBoost V-6 as well as a seven-speed...
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Lamborghini CEO To Be Replaced By Ex-Ferrari F1 Boss: Report
Reports out of Italy claim Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann is about to be replaced by former Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] Formula One boss Stefano Domenicali. Some readers will recall that Domenicali, 50, joined Lamboghini’s parent company Audi almost immediately after resigning from Ferrari in...
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Inferno Supercar Concept Melts Forth From Mexico
It's called the Inferno Exotic Car (yes, that's what this model is called), and it's the cartoonishly styled concept supercar that's sprung from the mind of Antonion Ferrarioli. It's also the latest aggressive vehicular creation to spring forth from Mexico, after the Mastretta MXT and VŪHL 05...
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A unique Porsche 918 Spyder built to an almost identical spec to the car used to set the 6:57 production car Nürburgring lap record in late 2013 is up for sale, and boy is it a stunner. The car is listed at Californian dealership CNC Motors and has just 1,856 miles on the clock. No price is mentioned, but we’re sure you know the old adage about asking for the price and all that… What makes this 918 Spyder just a little extra special is that it was ordered without any paint, meaning its carbon fiber panels were left completely bare. But to protect the surfaces, a matte black...
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2016 Lamborghini Huracán LP 580-2 first drive review: 2 is greater than 4
In a billionaire’s playground a $201,000 supercar is an inexpensive toy, but you can’t measure the fun of the new rear-drive Lamborghini Huracán LP 580-2 in dollars. In fact, if anything, less is more with the new entry-level Lambo. How is it that a spin around a rarely-used Moto...
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McLaren Builds Final P1
It may have taken a little more than two years but McLaren has finally built its final P1. Production of the 375th and final car has just been completed, bringing the curtain down on one of the most advanced and dynamically accomplished supercars ever made. It was at the 2012 Paris Auto Show that...
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A Huracán Road Trip To Take In The Super Trofeo World Finals
Two of the greatest words when paired together are “police escort”. On their own they can conjure up quite different emotions, but when placed side by side and in front of the phrase “while you drive this Lamborghini Huracán," add up to an absolutely brilliant sentence...
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Audi R8 Turned Into A Skoda Hits The Track: Video
Remember the Audi R8 that Czech prototype and low-volume manufacturer Hoffmann & Novague turned into a retro take on the Skoda 130 RS rally car of the 1980s? Well, just in case you thought it was nothing but a mockup, here’s the car being flung around a race track. The video comes to us...
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Ferrari Design Challenge Makes Return: Meet The Finalists
Every few years, Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] reaches out to students at some of the world’s most prestigious automotive design schools, urging them to pen the Ferrari of the future. The design challenge was first run in 2005 and made a return in 2011. MUST SEE: Devel’s 12.3-Liter Quad-Turbo...
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Remember that Dubai-based hypercar? The one with the devilish name? It's called the Devel Sixteen, and it's creators have been claiming insane power figures for a number of years now. There's talk of 5,000 horsepower, a 0-60 time of less than two seconds, and a top speed of over 345 miles per hour. Those are also absolutely insane figures. One of them, however, might be real after all. ALSO SEE: 12-Rotor Rotary Engine Potentially Capable Of Space/Time Manipulation: Video Devel has posted video on its YouTube page that shows the engine getting dynoed. This is no cammed V-8, but rather a...
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One-off Pagani Zonda 760 LM Roadster hits the track
A Pagani Zonda owner recently took his car for a track session and video from the day reminds once again just how awesome the Zonda is, even after all of these years. Of course, the version shown here is the most powerful of the road-going Zondas. ALSO SEE: Koenigsegg Agera R Crashes In China...
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BMW Rules Out Centenary Supercar But Tuning Firm Steps Up To The Plate
BMW turns 100 next year but it looks like the celebrations won’t involve the unveiling of a new, standalone supercar. Speaking with Auto Motor und Sport, BMW product chief Klaus Fröhlich said the automaker isn’t interested in a traditional supercar with a heavy V-8 or V-10 engine...
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Dodge Stars Wars Ad Sees Viper Play The Role Of Vader: Video
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year, you’ll know that the first in a new trilogy of Star Wars movies is coming to theaters on December 18. In celebration of the new movie, entitled Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Dodge has released its own Star Wars-themed ad. The ad...
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McLaren 675LT Spider Revealed, Priced From $372,600: Video
McLaren’s 675LT is billed as the most track-focused variant in the Super Series lineup, but that hasn’t stopped the British automaker from launching an open-top version of the car. The 675LT Spider made its debut overnight, and just like the coupe it comes packing a hellish 666...
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Nine McLaren F1s Take To The Track: Video
With McLaren having built just 106 examples of its F1 supercar, including both road-going and racing versions, seeing just one of these beauties is a rare occasion. Now just imagine nine of them in the one place—and on a track. DON'T MISS: Watch The McLaren F1 GTR Longtail Storm Goodwood...
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Recently, we brought you news that the Agera RS supercar would be the first Koenigsegg fully homologated for sale in the United States, and that the first U.S.-spec example would bear chassis #128. Well, work on the Agera RS with chassis #128 has commenced and as promised Koenigsegg is fully documenting the build. The complete build process takes approximately six months and the work is divided up among eight stations plus smaller satellite areas where more specialized functions are completed. Station 1 is where it all begins. This is where various carbon fiber parts, along with the fuel...
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Koenigsegg Agera R Crashes In China: Video
When it comes to rare cars, you don’t get much rarer than a Koenigsegg. In almost two decades of production, just over 100 cars have been churned out of the Swedish brand’s factory and now one of them has been wrecked. The crash took place in Chongqing, China and the car involved was an...
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Designing The Exterior Of The Ford GT: Video
When it comes to near perfect automotive design, it’s hard to look past the Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new GT supercar. But what’s most impressive is that rather than the aesthetic, it’s aerodynamic efficiency that’s at the heart of the design, with every surface...
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Open-top Bugatti Chiron may be a t-top
Bugatti recently confirmed that its Veyron successor will be called a Chiron and make its debut at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. Spy shots of prototypes reveal a car with a similar look and shape to the Veyron albeit with some added aggression. We now have some details on Bugatti’s plans for...
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Watch The McLaren F1 GTR Longtail Storm Goodwood: Video
The McLaren road car division has hired Swedish racing car driver Kenny Bräck as its latest development driver. He’s competed in both sports car and formula formats, with the highlights of his career being a championship in the 1998 Indy Racing League season and a victory at the 1999...
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2016 Bugatti Chiron Spy Shots
Back at September’s Frankfurt Auto Show, Bugatti unveiled the Vision Gran Turismo virtual racer concept that previewed the new design language used to shape the replacement for the Veyron supercar, an even faster model to be called a Chiron. The Chiron name comes from pioneering Bugatti...
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