Supercars
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Earlier this month, Swedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg confirmed plans to unveil a new RS version of its Agera at the upcoming 2015 Geneva Motor Show and then followed up with an additional teaser (shown below) for a new model dubbed the Regera that’s also set to debut at the Swiss show. We know have a second teaser for the Regera, which reveals the car’s headlight design and part of its front bumper. As previously reported, the Regera will be a ‘megacar’—just like the One:1 (currently the world’s most powerful production car). This means the Regera...
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The Bugatti Veyron Finally Sounds Like Your Brain Thinks A Quad-Turbo W-16 Should: Video
If you’ve ever seen one of the many examples of the Bugatti Veyron in real life, and heard it drive past, you may have been impressed, but you were almost certainly let down a bit by the exhaust note. As delivered, the Veyron sounds a bit … well, quiet. Not anymore. ALSO SEE: Drifting...
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RSI Racing’s Twin-Turbo Dodge Viper Produces 1,000+ HP At The Wheels: Video
With 645 horsepower available from an 8.4-liter V-10, the fifth-generation Dodge Viper is hardly lacking in performance. However, with Cadillac’s new CTS-V packing similar heat and Dodge’s own Challenger and Charger SRT Hellcats each coming with 707 hp, we’d understand if there...
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2016 Audi R8 Laser Headlights Teased Ahead Of Geneva Unveiling
Just over a week ago, we brought you the first image of the 2016 Audi R8. Now, we bring you the second—and this time, it’s official. The image teases the laser / LED headlight combo the 2016 Audi R8 will offer: LEDs for standard daytime running lights and headlights, with an optional...
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Sebastian Vettel Drives The Ferrari FXX K: Video
Utterly batshit is probably the best pairing of words for Ferrari’s track-only FXX K. Cool as the other side of the pillow is probably the best array of words to describe Sebastian Vettel. Pair the two and you get a German-Italian fusion that’s surprisingly satisfying. DON'T MISS...
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Ford Wants Cheap High-Volume Carbon Fiber, And it Wants it Now
Since debuting to an avalanche of aclaim at the Detroit Auto Show last month, the intensity of the buzz surrounding Ford's ferocious GT has only increased. Add silver paint, and it's front-page news again. Wisely, the Blue Oval has wasted no time in capitalizing on its halo car's implications for...
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Built with racing in mind and the body of a sort of half-prototype / half-GT chimera, the 2017 Ford GT supercar is one striking design. It’s perhaps even more impressive in its new silver livery than it was in the original blue. DON'T MISS: Watch The Ford GT Supercar Start, Rev Its Twin-Turbo V-6, And Drive: Video Powered by a 3.5-liter twin-turbo V-6 EcoBoost engine rated for at least 600 horsepower, the mid-engined Ford GT should prove to be one of America’s most impressive supercars ever—and may possibly claim the title of the best yet. The transmission inside the Ford GT...
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Borrowed Pagani Zonda GJ Crashed In London: Photos
Scottish gas magnate Gareth Jones’ Pagani Zonda has lived a very, very hard life. Originally specified as a Zonda S, it was crashed, then sent back to Pagani and re-created as the special-edition Zonda GJ, after Jones’ initials. Now it has been crashed again. ALSO SEE: Wife Demolishes...
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Pagani Zonda F Destroyed In Dubai Crash: Video
Caught on video and in photos both before the crash and after, this Pagani Zonda F appears to be fundamentally destroyed after taking an excursion across the sidewalk and into some not-very-forgiving obstacles. The Zonda F may not ring a bell for some, having been released about 10 years ago. The...
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Dubai Police Fleet Shows Off At Night: Video
When one of the wealthiest cities in the world decides to flaunt its stuff, the flaunting is impressive. When that city is Dubai, and the stuff being flaunted is a fleet of supercar police cars, it’s not just impressive. It’s intimidating. DON'T MISS: Dubai Wants To Ban Poor People From...
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Wife Demolishes Cheating Husband’s Audi R8: Not So Fast, Definitely Furious
Don’t cheat on your wife. Just don’t do it. It’s wrong, it’s hurtful, and if that’s not justification enough, it may well result in the demise of your supercar. That’s exactly the case for one unlucky owner of a red Audi R8. After being caught cheating on his...
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McLaren P1 With Gold Wheels, Engine Cover By MSO: Video
The McLaren P1 is already a very expensive hypercar with more extreme looks and more extreme performance than just about anything on the road. So why not coat bits of it in 24-karat gold? DON'T MISS: 27-Year-Old That Crashed McLaren P1 Had Car For Less Than 24 Hours That is about as far down the...
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Bugatti only ever planned to build 450 Veyrons, made up of 300 coupes and 150 open-top Grand Sports. Recently, we reported that there were just eight build slots left for the car, and that these slots were all for the open-top Grand Sport (the run of 300 Veyron coupes sold out years ago). Now, Bugatti boss Wolfgang Dürheimer has revealed that the final Veyron, car number 450, will be presented at next month’s 2015 Geneva Motor Show. Speaking with Auto Motor und Sport, Dürheimer, who also heads British brand Bentley, confirmed that Veyron production ends this year, and that the...
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Hoon Ferrari 458 Driver Causes Nissan GT-R Crash: Video
Here’s a prime example of why you should never speed on a public road. Because it’s not only you and your own pride and joy at risk, but everyone else you may encounter. MUST WATCH: New 'Furious 7' Extended Trailer Released: Video In the video above, posted to YouTube by Car_Slides (via...
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2016 Dodge Viper ACR Gets Production Green Light: Report
The 2014 SEMA show had many interesting entries, but for the track rats among us, few were as interesting as the 2016 Dodge Viper ACR Concept. Today, a report claims the car has received the green light for production. While it might seem an obvious move to make an ACR version of the current Viper...
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One-Off Pagani Huayra 730 S Delivered To New Owner Alejandro Salomon: Video
Any Pagani is special, as so few of the cars are built each year and each and every one of them is crafted to the exacting standards of the company’s CEO and founder Horacio Pagani. However, some Paganis are just a little bit more special than others, like this one-off Huayra commissioned by...
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Noble M600 Speedster Production May Start This Year
We first heard about an open-top version of Noble’s M600 supercar back in 2012. Now, the British firm has rolled out a working prototype of the car, which it has labeled the M600 Speedster. ALSO SEE: 2016 Porsche Cayman GT4 Revealed Ahead Of 2015 Geneva Motor Show: Video Being such a small...
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Ferrari 488 GTB revealed, packs 660-HP twin-turbo V-8
When it first burst onto the scene back in 2009, the 458 Italia with its combination of stunning looks, impeccable performance and race-derived technology left its rivals in the dust. However, with the arrival of cars like the McLaren 650S and Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4 in recent years...
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It's not easy to churn out a steady stream of supercars, but that's what the team at Woking has been doing as of late. McLaren has been hard at work adding more variants to its stable of Super Series cars. ALSO SEE: Ferrari 488 GTB Revealed, Packs 660-HP Twin-Turbo V-8: Video It all started with the 12C, grew with the 12C Spider, and got even better when the 650S was added to the roster. There's also the For-Asia-Only 625C, and the forthcoming 675LT. Before the long tail arrives, however, McLaren is celebrating the production of the 5,000th vehicle in the Super Series family. That's a heck of...
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Deadmau5 Buys Lamborghini Huracán, Plans To Turn It Into The ‘Purracan’
Deadmau5 already has a McLaren 650S in his fleet, which he occasionally offers rides in to Uber users around his home town of Toronto, and next month he’s set to take delivery of one of the 375 McLaren P1s destined for production, but that hasn’t stopped him from going out and ordering...
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How Do You Remove The Roof Of A Pagani Zonda? Very, Very Carefully: Video
You definitely don’t want to get caught out in a rain storm in your Pagani Zonda 760 Roadster, because it will be filled with pools of water long before the top is out of its storage place in the nose and back on top of the car. MUST SEE: Nick Offerman Gives You Every Reason You Need To Watch...
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Is Elon Musk Aging In Reverse? Video Evidence From 1999 McLaren F1 Delivery
Elon Musk, space entrepreneur and Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] mastermind, has often been likened to a comic book superhero—most frequently, Iron Man—and in this video, we have yet more evidence to support the theory. Musk appears to be aging in reverse. While some would seek to benefit...
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Brit Man First To Acquire Trifecta Of Current Hypercars
Most folks might dream of owning one super or hypercar. The current crop of poster-worthy vehicles include the Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1, and the Porsche 918 Spyder. Paul Bailey is a man who dreams a bit bigger. The U.K.-based businessman just completed the Trifecta, and snagged the keys to all...
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McLaren Confirms New 675LT, Announces Super Series Family Of Cars
McLaren has confirmed that its new track-focused supercar based on the 650S will be called the 675LT, where the “675” portion of the name represents the car’s output in metric horsepower and the “LT” signifies an extended long-tail design similar to that used on the...
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