Supercars
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McLaren is reportedly working on a new supercar to fill the void in its lineup between the 12C and the million-dollar-plus P1. Such positioning would put the new McLaren, code-named the P15, up against the likes of the Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] F12 Berlinetta and Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4. News of the P15’s existence was confirmed to Autocar by McLaren Automotive boss Mike Flewitt. He is reported to have said the car will feature a carbon fiber monocoque chassis and mid-mounted twin-turbo V-8, and is still quite some time away from launch. Flewitt’s description of the car suggests...
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How A Lamborghini Veneno Gets Delivered To Its New Owner: Video
UPDATE: The video originally cited has been removed by the provider due to personal threats against the owner. We've redacted our story to remove his identity as well. There are only three Lamborghini Venenos that will ever reach private hands--Lamborghini is hanging onto the fourth example of the...
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Audi R8 V10 Named Official Safety Car Of Daytona
Audi will be pacing and racing the 2014 Rolex 24 at Daytona.
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2015 Nissan GT-R Priced From $103,365
When Nissan’s R35 GT-R first hit the scene back in 2008, it could be had for just under $70k. Today, you’ll need to pay $103,365 for entry to the GT-R owners club, as Nissan has raised prices on the car yet again. The $103,365 figure is for the 2015 Nissan GT-R Premium model and...
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1997 McLaren F1 GTR Longtail Fetches $5.28 Million At Auction
A McLaren F1 race car once piloted by ex-Formula One driver J.J. Lehto was sold at auction over the weekend for a staggering $5,280,000. The price paid is certainly an incredible sum, but you have to consider that only around 100 F1s were ever built, including racing versions like the one featured...
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Fans Nominate AMG Afterglow As Name Of AMG’s Latest Bespoke Paint
Earlier this month we showed you a unique SLS AMG Black Series that was personalized by its owner through the AMG Performance Studio, the Affalterbach tuner's new personalization department. No details on the car were released, but AMG did confirm that its bright paint scheme would receive a name...
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One generous individual has offered up an $82,000 bid for a Bugatti driving experience that includes a trip to France and four days immersed with the Veyron, including some time spent at a race track and a chance to sample some of the driving roads in the world. Oh, we forgot to mention that all proceeds from the sale are being donated to the Make-A-Wish foundation on behalf of Bugatti. MUST SEE: Ken Block's Trax-Wearing Ford Raptor Is Awesome The special package was sold during the Barrett-Jackson auctions that took place over the weekend in Scottsdale, Arizona. Upon arriving in France, the...
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McLaren P1 May Have Lapped 'Ring In 6 minutes And 30+ Seconds
McLaren has been rather coy with a potentially juicy tidbit pertaining to its P1 supercar. Specifically, we're talking about just how fast the ultra-exotic can scoot around the Nürburgring. To some, this is a meaningless stat that only matters to automakers to serve as a bullet point for...
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Wrecked Ferrari F40 Restored On Fast N’ Loud Sells For $740k
A 1991 Ferrari F40 that was restored by the gearheads at Gas Monkey Garage was sold at the Barrett-Jackson auctions in Scottsdale, Arizona over the weekend for $742,500, after having passed its reserve. That may seem like a relatively good deal, considering this particular F40 had just 7,148 miles...
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Bugatti Boss Rules Out Super Veyron And Production Galibier
Bugatti fans hoping to see the launch of an even more extreme Veyron than the 1,183-horsepower Super Sport or a second model based on 2009’s Galibier sedan concept should get prepared for some sorrow, as the brand’s boss Dr. Wolfgang Schreiber has poured cold water on the chances of...
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Hardcore McLaren 12C To Rival Ferrari 458 Speciale
McLaren’s MP4-12C already outmuscles Ferrari’s 458 Italia in some of the most vital metrics, but the British firm currently has no answer to Ferrari’s new 458 Speciale, which has proven to be significantly faster than the stock 458 and comes close to rivaling the much more...
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U.K. Police Follow Dubai’s Lead And Add McLaren Supercar To Fleet
If you're thinking about speeding somewhere in the West Midlands area of the U.K., you might want to think again. Unless you have something that can hit speeds over 207 mph, you don't have much of a chance. That is, of course, if the departments newest fleet acquisition has its sights set on your...
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Last year wasn’t a sales record for Lamborghini, but the Italian manufacturer of some very tasty supercars did come close. It registered 2,121 sales in 2013 despite one of its two models, the Gallardo, bowing out of the market. Lamborghini’s sales record remains the 2,406 units it sold in 2008, but with the Aventador’s sales momentum expected to continue and the stunning new Huracán due out soon, 2014 might just see the record broken. Thanks to the Aventador, 2013, Lamborghini’s 50th, has been the marque’s most successful year of V-12 model sales: 1,001...
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Bugatti To Help Make-A-Wish Charity At Barrett-Jackson Auction
When Bugatti auctions off a once-in-a-lifetime event at the 43rd annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Arizona next week, it isn't just the winning bidder's life that'll be improved. With proceeds going to children's charity Make-A-Wish, hundreds of kids across Arizona will also benefit...
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Ferrari Testarossa Driven By Michael Jackson Heads To Barrett-Jackson
A 1986 Ferrari Testarossa driven by Michael Jackson in a Pepsi commercial is up for auction.
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Team Galag Bringing McLaren P1 And Updated Tumbler To 2014 Gumball 3000
The Gumball 3000 rally will be back again this year, bringing with it all the madness, fury and comedy the event is known for. Oh, and a handful of supercars and their celebrity owners as well. While 2014’s rally destination is still being kept a secret, one of the teams from last...
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Dubai Penthouse Comes With Free Lamborghini Aventador
In the market for a new home? Perhaps you should consider the Damac Maison building on Dubai's Mall Street. Splurge a little and opt for one of the penthouses, because you'll be rewarded not just with an amazing view but with a car as well. That's right, the Damac real estate and building company...
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2015 Nissan GT-R NISMO Hits The Track: Video
We’ve already seen it set an insane 7:08.679 Nürburgring lap time, but now watch the 2015 Nissan GT-R NISMO on its home turf, this time lapping Japan’s Sodegaura Forest Raceway. In terms of performance, the car outmuscles some of the most sought after sports cars on the planet...
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Despite Ferrari’s best attempts to screen buyers of its LaFerrari, with chairman Luca di Montezemolo himself determining the final cut, an example has already hit the used car market, mere weeks after deliveries commenced. It’s listed on the website of Munich dealer SEMCO and is priced at 2.38 million euros ($3.24 million) with taxes. The LaFerrari’s official pricetag is 1.3 million euros ($1.77 million), according to World Car Fans, making the premium on this particular example, which has 200 kilometers (124 miles) on the clock, one of the highest we’ve ever seen...
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Bam Margera Crashes Lamborghini Murcielago Into A Cadillac: Video
Bam Margera, made famous by MTV’s Jackass and his own series Viva la Bam and Bam's Unholy Union, is currently working on a new project, details of which are still secret. But one of the scenes we may see in the new project is a crash involving Margera’s bright blue Lamborghini...
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McLaren MP4-12C Joins Dubai Police Fleet
One thing we've learned over the last few years is that the Dubai police fleet is not one to mess with. The United Arab Emirates might have more than their fair share of open desert roads down which the nation's wealthy residents can test their supercars, but the police are hardly ill-equipped to...
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Porsche Carrera GT Is Visual Music & Auditory Art
The Porsche Carrera GT has a reputation as a bit of a tricky car--a fact that was pushed beyond reason in the weeks following Paul Walker's death in one, alongside racing driver Roger Rodas. But if the Carrera GT is difficult to drive, it's because it's essentially a snazzed-up, road-legal...
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McLaren F1 GTR Longtail Race Car Heads To Scottsdale Auction
Another of the uber-rare McLaren F1 supercars is going up for auction, this GTR ‘Longtail’ racing variant that’s set to be sold to the highest bidder at a vehicle auction taking place in Scottsdale, Arizona in mid-January. With less than a hundred F1s ever built, the cars...
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Twin-Turbo Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Shoots Massive Flames On The Dyno
The guys at RADO Motorsports tuning this twin-turbocharged 850-horsepower Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG might want to have a look at their decel map, judging by what happens as soon as they lift off the throttle on the dyno in this video. And yes, there's a dude sitting in the trunk (probably to aid...
Nelson Ireson