Supercars
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Ferrari is currently working on a more extreme version of its LaFerrari flagship that will follow in the footsteps of previous ‘XX’ experimental cars like the 599XX and Enzo-based FXX. Prototypes have been spotted for the past year and now we’re hearing that the reveal is set to take place in just a few weeks. MUST SEE: Man On Rocket-Powered Bicycle Sets World Record, Smokes Ferrari In the Process: Video According to Top Gear, Ferrari will present its LaFerrari XX (name yet to be confirmed) at the Finali Mondiali event taking place at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina circuit...
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Koenigsegg One:1 Races The World’s First Truck Equipped With A Dual-Clutch Gearbox: Video
Volvo Trucks, a separate entity to the Volvo car brand, is renowned for its out of the ordinary ad campaigns, like the 2012 campaign where a woman walked a tightrope between two moving trucks, or the more recent one where Jean-Claude Van Damme did the splits standing on the side mirrors of two...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Chinese Pagani Huayra Roadster Replica Is Fooling No One
Pagani builds truly beautiful and power machines that are meant to instill awe and wonder in those who are lucky enough to see one go by. It's not a surprise then that some would seek to try and capture a bit of that feeling, albeit for a lower price then the seven-figure price tag that Pagani...
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McLaren P1 Mounts Curb In Tollbooth Crash In Japan
A McLaren P1 has suffered its first crash, albeit only a minor one as this photo confirms. The crash took place at a tollbooth on a highway in Japan and saw the P1 mount one of the curbs dividing up the lanes. No one was injured and as this photo from Japanizer (via World Car Fans) confirms the P1...
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Ex-Brunei Royal Family Jaguar XJ220 Up For Auction
Imagine it: a pristine 1994 Jaguar XJ220 that has been immaculately maintained, and shows just under 6,000 miles on the odometer. Now imagine that same car, but with provenance that includes ownership by the royal family of Brunei. That’s this car, and it’s up for auction next week at...
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Bargain Ferrari Enzo For Sale: May Need Some Minor Buffing
The Ferrari Enzo is an amazing supercar that was produced in a limited run and named to honor the automaker's founder. Just 400 examples were created, with each packing just over 650 horsepower in the rear end by way of a 6.0-liter V-12 engine. That engine sits in a car that weighs just a hair more...
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Ford’s GT supercar was a short-lived but much-loved reinterpretation of the Le Mans-proven GT40, and while it’s no longer in production, it continues to have a strong following in the modification and tuning world. Here, we see an M2K Motorsports-built example turn out a monstrous 1,894 horsepower at the rear wheels. ALSO SEE: Bargain Ferrari Enzo For Sale: May Need Some Minor Buffing Like the Wu-Tang Clan, that’s nothing to …err, mess with. Even if you’re, say, driving a fire-breathing twin-turbocharged Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.
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First Restored 'Sinkhole' Corvette Rolled Out At SEMA
The 2009 Corvette ZR1 "Blue Devil" was the first of three recovered cars to be restored.
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Florida Tuner Reveals LaFerrari-Inspired W70 Supercar
A company by the name of Exotic Rides and based in Orlando, Florida has come out with a series of renderings for a new supercar it plans to build. The company has already started taking orders for the car, which is called the W70, and promises to have it ready by 2015. CHECK OUT: 2015 Ford Mustang...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2016 Audi R8 LMS ultra Race Car Spy Shots
Audi is working on a second generation of its R8 supercar, and that means a new version of the R8 LMS ultra race car is also due. We now have photos of a prototype for the new R8 LMS ultra taken during a recent shakedown test at the Nürburgring. We first saw the race car back in May but the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Ferrari Fails To Inform NHTSA Of Three Fatal Accidents
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is fining Ferrari $3.5 million for failing to submit proper safety documentation over the past three years, including reports on three fatal accidents. The agency said Ferrari hadn't submitted any of its required safety reports for three...
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Another Week, Another LaFerrari Goes Up For Sale
A week ago we told you about a LaFerrari up for sale in Germany, and just a few weeks before that we saw another one up for sale in Dubai. Now we have details of yet two more examples of the Ferrari flagship up for sale, one in Dubai and the other in Luxembourg. Both are red and come with, you...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Earlier this year we brought you news about the revival of historic British brand Lister, a brand that dates back to the 1950s and produced a supercar called the Storm during the early ‘90s. Originally, the revived Lister was to produce recreations of the brand’s famous Knobbly racing car, campaigned by drivers such as Stirling Moss in the '50s, but it appears it will launch some modern cars as well, including possibly a new "hypercar." Yes, the modern Lister, led by Lawrence Whittaker and his father Andrew, have announced plans to launch a high-end performance model that it says...
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Why Spinning Off Ferrari Makes So Much Sense
Yesterday’s announcement that Ferrari would be split off from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] and have 10 percent of its shares sold to the public is sure to have come as a shock to many, but here’s a bit of insight into why the move makes so much sense for FCA. Maserati, which is...
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles To Spin Off Ferrari, Sell Shares In The Company
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE: FCAU] finally ended speculation that it plans to spin off Ferrari by announcing today that it will in fact make the famous sports car brand and racing team a separate unit. The automaker will also via Ferrari issue $2.5 billion in convertible bonds to help fund its...
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570-Horsepower Audi R8 Competition Revealed Ahead Of L.A. Auto Show
Audi has just revealed the fastest and most powerful version of its R8 supercar yet, the R8 Competition. The car makes its official debut at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show next month and will be racing into showrooms early next year. The R8 Competition’s design draws on the knowledge gained...
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Ferrari Confirms Plans For Six Pininfarina Sergio Speedsters
One of the standouts of last year’s Geneva Motor Show was the Pininfarina Sergio concept, a wild speedster with a windswept shape and the running gear of a Ferrari 458 Spider. The car was built as a one-off showpiece honoring the late patriarch of the Italian design firm that bears his name...
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Pagani Huayra And Zonda Take On Monticello Motor Circuit: Video
Just in case you were still in doubt that the Pagani brand is officially in the U.S., we now have a video of Pagani’s two cars, the original Zonda and latest Huayra, being driven at the Monticello Motor Circuit in New York. It provides a good contrast of the stunning supercars, but...
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Concept versions of Acura’s second-generation NSX supercar have been hitting the auto show scene since early 2012 but now we have new spy shots of the production version that will be hitting showrooms next year, most likely as a 2016 model. This is still a prototype but it differs to previous prototypes of the car and is almost certainly wearing the design we’ll see on the final product. Acura engineers are extensively testing the car at the Nürburgring and on the German race track's surrounding roads. The latest shots show that the new NSX has received additional cooling...
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McLaren P1 Spotted At Ferrari’s Fiorano Test Track: Video
Here’s something you don’t see every day: a competitor’s flagship supercar being tested on Ferrari’s Fiorano test track. Yes, somebody was testing the McLaren P1 at Fiorano and YouTube user keno0311 has the video to prove it. MUST SEE: 2015 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Leaked Again...
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Ferrari F50 Crashes In The U.K.
The F50 may be one of the less popular special series Ferraris but seeing one on the side of the road in this condition is still a terrible sight to behold. The crash took place on Wednesday on a stretch of road near Brackley in the U.K. CHECK OUT: 2,000-HP Trion Nemesis To Enter Production In 2016...
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Price Cut Doubles Viper Sales, Production To Resume In November
Dodge was forced to idle production of its Viper SRT supercar back in April after low demand caused a massive 434-day supply of the cars on dealer lots. This caused the automaker to make a drastic decision last month to lob $15,000 off the car’s starting price, bringing the figure down to...
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Another LaFerrari Up For Sale, This Time In Germany
Despite Ferrari’s best attempts to vet buyers of its LaFerrari so that the car only ends up in the hands of its most loyal customers, as opposed to speculators out to make a quick buck, a handful have appeared on the used car market just months after deliveries commenced. This red example is...
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2,000-HP Trion Nemesis To Enter Production In 2016
Will the Trion Nemesis prove to be more than just another piece of supercar vaporware?
Stephen Edelstein