Supercars
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It may have taken six years, but Lamborghini can now finally proclaim that it has beaten its previous sales record of 2,430 cars set in 2008 during the height of the global financial crisis. Over the course of 2014, the Italian marque managed to move 2,530 units, with sales up in virtually all markets. Incredibly, the result represents a 19 percent gain on the 2,121 cars Lamborghini sold in 2013. This is almost entirely due to the introduction of the Gallardo-replacing Huracán, which has proven to be a hot seller. Since its market introduction last summer, Lamborghini took in...
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LaFerrari Demolishes Bugatti Veyron In Drag Race: Video
It’s hard to believe that the Bugatti Veyron is now a decade old. When the car first hit the scene, its 987-horsepower rating (1,001 hp in metric figures) seemed out of this world for a production car, but now that kind of power is standard when you’re talking top-level supercars...
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Dodge Introduces New Level Of Personalization For Viper: Video
Having already addressed one of the Viper SRT’s key flaws, its overly optimistic pricing, Dodge has now alleviated another key issue hurting the car’s sales performance, the buying experience. Anyone dropping around 100 large on a car expects to be pampered, and they also expect to be...
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$3.4 Million Lykan Hypersport Up For Sale At Dubai Dealership
Dubai’s Al-Ain Class Motors is one of the few dealerships in the world selected by W Motors to sell its first product, the Lykan Hypersport. Just seven examples are destined for production, each priced from an estimated $3.4 million. ALSO SEE: LaFerrari Demolishes Bugatti Veyron In Drag Race...
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Lamborghini Aventador Revs Up And Ignites: Video
Ah the Aventador. The Lamborghini that seems to be happiest when it's sitting in a crowd, revving its engine, and burping fire out its backside. At least, that's the impression I get based on the many videos posted to YouTube featuring Aventador owners doing just that. There's a problem with this...
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Tesla Model S P85D Takes On Ferrari 458 Italia: Video
The Florida-based owner of a new Tesla Model S P85D clearly loves his new car. He also clearly loves taking his car and pitting it up against some of the fastest machines on the street. The first video we came across saw the Tesla duking it out with a Ferrari 550 Maranello. That was an easy victory...
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When Bugatti first launched the Veyron midway through the last decade, the automaker said it would build just 300 examples. Shortly thereafter the figure was lifted to 450 examples, to allow for an additional run of open-top Veyron Grand Sports. Now it’s been confirmed that there are just eight build slots remaining for the Veyron, all of them for the Veyron Grand Sport. The information was revealed by Bugatti boss Wolfgang Dürheimer during a recent interview with CAR. Once the final build slots are sold and the cars eventually built, which is likely to take place very soon...
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Behold The Glory Of The Porsche 918 Spyder Assembly Line: Video
We’ve been lucky enough to get behind the wheel of the Porsche 918 Spyder—at the Circuit of the Americas, no less—so we know just how truly special the superest supercar from Porsche really is. But it’s still amazing to see all of the hand-crafting that goes into its...
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Tesla Model S P85D Drag Races Lamborghini Aventador In 691-HP Duel: Video
If you’ve ever spent the afternoon wondering which would win in a drag race between the 691-hp Tesla Model S P85D and the 691-hp Lamborghini Aventador, you’ve got too much time on your hands—but you’re also just like us. Here, we see the result of exactly that fantasy...
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Ferrari Testarossa From ‘Miami Vice’ Found On eBay
If you’re a well-heeled fan of the ‘80s, here’s your chance to own one of the decade’s most iconic cars, the white Ferrari Testarossa from the popular television series Miami Vice. It’s still located in Florida and is currently listed for sale on eBay Motors with an...
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New Ford GT To Race In United SportsCar Championship & 24 Hours Of Le Mans: Report
The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is set to launch its new Ford Performance brand at next month’s 2015 Detroit Auto Show and word on the street is that a new GT supercar might be unveiled to help launch the brand with a bang. This would be in addition to some awesome machinery such as a new...
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2015 Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Pirelli Edition Revealed
Lamborghini is celebrating its partnership with tire manufacturer Pirelli with the release of a special edition Aventador. The two Italian firms have worked together since the launch of the first Lamborghinis back in the early 1960s, with virtually every raging bull since then leaving the factory...
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Jim Glickenhaus is a buyer of amazing machines, but also a builder of even better ones. That's why the automotive enthusiast section of the world is waiting to see a fully revealed version of his latest project. It's called the SCG 003, with the letters standing for Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus. This car is Jim's idea of a street car that can be driven to a track, have race parts swapped in, and then taken out on the circuit to battle for the top spot on the podium. MUST SEE: 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06 Does Burnout, Then Runs The Quarter Mile: Video We've been seeing teaser imagery for some time...
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De Tomaso Pantera Makes A Great Noise: Video
Liven up your day with a little Ford V-8 music.
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Porsche 918 Spyder Crashes In China, Driver May Have Been Owner’s Friend
A Porsche 918 Spyder was involved in a crash early this morning in China, and as this photo of the wreckage shows the damage looks quite severe. This is believed to be the first 918 Spyder to be involved in a crash, with so far only one other 918 Spyder meeting its demise due to a fire. MUST SEE...
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James Glickenhaus' SCG 003 Supercar Teased In New Photos
James Glickenhaus, the man behind the stunning Ferrari Enzo-based P4/5 by Pininfarina and its P4/5 Competizione racing variant, is working on a new project, and it’s called the SCG 003. “SCG” are the initials of Glickenhaus’ own brand, Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus, which, as...
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C-X75 Coming At Last: Bond Villain To Drive Jaguar Supercar In ‘Spectre’
While James Bond will be driving the new Aston Martin DB10 in the upcoming movie Spectre, his nemesis is reported to be getting an even cooler set of wheels: Jaguar’s canceled C-X75 supercar. Such a role would tie in with Jaguar’s Good to be Bad advertising campaign for the F-Type...
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While this Lotus is barely even a Lotus anymore, it’s quite possibly the most impressive, insane, incredible Lotus ever. It’s called the Ronin RS 211, and it’s the brainchild of Frank Profera. MUST SEE: Car Crashes Into Bedroom Of 71-Year-Old Car Enthusiast: Video Built as a replacement to his ultimate Lotus Exige, which was damaged in a freeway incident (he was rear-ended by a Porsche), the RS 211 is inspired by the Lotus 211, with extra flavor from the side of a “modern Can-Am car,” says Profera. Watch the video to find out all about it, as well as see some of...
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Koenigsegg One:1 Headed To The U.S., More Models To Follow
Right now, Koenigsegg’s only model available in the U.S. is the 1,140-horsepower Agera R, sold exclusively at Manhattan Motorcars in New York. However, the Swedish supercar brand has much more ambitious plans for the world’s biggest market for performance cars, with more dealers and...
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Porsche 918 Spyder Sold Out, Successor Planned
Porsche sales are up across the board, with the automaker from Stuttgart confirming that its sales to November are already higher than its 162,145 record achieved in 2013. A small part of that figure is made up of sales of the 918 Spyder, which Porsche has confirmed is now sold out. Yes, all 918...
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More Details On 1,500-Horsepower Bugatti Veyron Successor
Development of a successor for the Bugatti Veyron is well underway, but apart from the vehicle being fitted with hybrid technology not much is really known about the new model. There are plenty of rumors, however. The name of the new car is rumored to be Chiron, which is the name of a centaur in...
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Lamborghini Brings Winter Driving Academy To U.S.
The growing popularity of supercars has seen a surge in the interest in performance and winter driving schools, with many automakers now offering their own programs where customers can learn how to handle high-performance cars in all conditions. Lamborghini is one such automaker, having run its...
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Trio of Lamborghini Aventadors Throw Down In Flame Off: Video
The Lamborghini Aventador is an aggressive machine. It's a lone wolf. It can stalk prey on its own, and it enjoys solitary nighttime blasts through curvy canyon roads. So what happens when you get three of these lone wolves together? An oddly terrifying sort of music. MUST SEE: Lies! There Is No...
Jeff Glucker