Supercars
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Since its launch four years, Mercedes-Benz’s SLS AMG gullwing coupe has spawned a handful of variants including a convertible, sportier GT, battery-powered Electric Drive, the insane Black Series, and the GT3 and GT3 45th Anniversary race cars. Now we’re witnessing the launch of the very last SLS AMG variant, the SLS AMG GT Final Edition. The car is being shown at auto shows taking place in Los Angeles and Tokyo, and will reach showrooms in March 2014. Only 350 examples will be built (that includes both gullwing and convertible bodystyles), so if you’re interested in owning...
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W Motors’ $3.4 Million Lykan Hypersport Takes To The Track: Video
Since first showing a concept of its new Lykan Hypersport supercar one year ago, Arabia’s W Motors has managed to build a working pre-production model and plans to move to the customer delivery stage as early as next year. Just in case you were still doubting W Motors’ claims of...
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Porsche 918 Spyder With Weissach Package Does 0-60 MPH In 2.5 Seconds
Porsche’s 918 Spyder is already the fastest production car to ever lap the Nürburgring, having managed the feat in an incredible 6:57, and now we have a better understanding as to why such a blistering time is possible for the car. It turns out the 918 Spyder is considerably quicker than...
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Ferrari Reveals Tailor Made 458 Italia Honoring Niki Lauda
A Ferrari owner has enlisted the help of the Italian sports car manufacturer’s Tailor Made personalization program to build this one-off 458 Italia honoring legendary Formula One driver Niki Lauda. The build of the car coincided with the September launch of the new movie Rush, which tells the...
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Mercedes Reveals SLS AMG GT Final Edition Ahead Of L.A. Show
It’s official boys and girls; the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is on its way out, set to be replaced next year by a brand new sports car currently in the works at AMG’s Affalterbach skunk works. To give the SLS AMG the send-off it deserves--it is, after all, the first Mercedes gullwing in...
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Aston Martin Vanquish Volante Neiman Marcus Edition To Debut at LA Auto Show
This year's Neiman Marcus special-edition car is the new Aston Martin Vanquish Volante.
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Having spent some more time behind the wheel of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series on track recently (stay tuned for our write-up), we can vouch for the no-B.S. credentials of the car when pushed hard. Here, it's pushed beyond hard, well into crazy territory, on the Nürburgring Nordschleife. One of the best aspects of the video, even more than the triple-camera view, the data display, and the 10/10ths driving, is the soundtrack. No music, nothing to get in the way, just a big V-8 screaming toward its 8,000-rpm redline. In truth, the audio doesn't do the engine justice. It sounds even...
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McLaren P1 Is Sold Out
All 375 McLaren P1 supercars destined for production are accounted for, which means if you’re in the market for a hybrid hypercar your only option left would be the Porsche 918 Spyder. Ferrari’s LaFerrari supercar was sold out even before the car was unveiled. In fact, there was so much...
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Ferrari 288 GTO Group B Spec Makes Gymkhana Pointless
Yes, you could take a turbo boost buggy and hoon it all around a made-to-order course, or you could keep it simple, like this guy. Simple, and glorious. All it takes is a series of back roads, a shed, a smoke bomb or two, and a handful of sparklers. Oh, and a Ferrari 288 GTO. MORE FROM TAX THE...
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First Look At W Motors’ Next Model, The Lykan Supersport
Having just wrapped up the debut of the first fully-working, pre-production version of its upcoming Lykan Hypersport supercar, W Motors has now released the first images and details for its second model, the Lykan Supersport. Previously thought to be the lesser of the two cars, the Lykan Supersport...
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Devel Sixteen developer speaks: 5,000-HP one-off "a unique car to break all records"
Skepticism is healthy, unless you're offering a 5,000-horsepower one-off supercar powered by a quad-turbo V-16 engine. Then the best path is unrelenting belief in the goal. Fortunately, Rashid Al-Attari, the developer of the Devel Sixteen, appears to be convinced of the possibilities. LEARN MORE...
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Ferrari SP Arya patent image leaked
Ferrari's latest special project car is getting closer to completion. This patent image leaked to Car News China appears to show a hardcore GTO version of the F12 Berlinetta but, it's actually the one-off 'SP Arya' supercar commissioned by petrochemical magnate Cheerag Arya. The SP Arya is based on...
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A new supercar, billed as Arabia’s first, is brewing in the United Arab Emirates, and it’s called the Lykan Hypersport. After first appearing as a concept one year ago, the Lykan Hypersport, the creation of supercar startup W Motors, has progressed to the pre-production stage, meaning most of the specifications have been locked in and production likely to soon. ALSO SEE: 2015 Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG Revealed: Video W Motors brought out a pair of Lykan Hypersports, one in gunmetal gray and the other in blue, to the 2013 Dubai Motor Show this week, where we’re sure some of the...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG ‘Final Edition’ Spy Shots
The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, the spiritual successor to the 300SL gullwing of the 1950s, will bow out of the market next year, with development of a new AMG sports car already well underway. However, Mercedes-Benz was never going to let such a historically significant model drive off into the sunset...
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Forza Motorsport 5 Trailer, LaFerrari On The Way Too: Video
The Jets and the Patriots. Prost and Senna. Ford and GM. Fierce rivalries are everywhere, but for gamers there's an even bigger one: Forza Motorsport versus Gran Turismo. Full details for Gran Turismo 6, the latest game in the series, have only just landed--and now we're getting our best look at...
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Devel Sixteen claims 5,000 HP, 348 MPH top speed
Not, it's not April Fool's Day, although it might be a bit foolish to think of this supercar as anything but vaporware. The Devel Sixteen was unveiled at the 2013 Dubai Motor Show with the promise of 5,000 horsepower from a sixteen-cylinder engine. That's the power of roughly four Bugatti Veyron...
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New Bugatti ‘Legend’ Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse Debuts In Dubai
Taking place in the Middle East this week is the 2013 Dubai Motor Show, and one of the highlights of the event is a new Bugatti special edition, the Bugatti Legend ‘Meo Costantini’ Grand Sport Vitesse. The car is the third of six planned special edition Veyrons celebrating the men that...
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Ferrari LaFerrari Attacks The Nürburgring: Video
No matter which of the hot new trio of hybrid hypercars you're most infatuated with, the Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1 or Porsche 918 Spyder, you have to admit they're all massively impressive machines. And unlike most hybrids, this group sounds pretty great--especially the LaFerrari. This video...
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Vivid Racing's SRT Viper should make quite an impression at the 2013 SEMA show.
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Lamborghini Gallardo, Murcielago, And Bentley Continental Carbon-Ceramic Brakes Recalled
Stainless-steel retaining screws on the cars' brake rotors may fail, the NHTSA says.
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Hennessey HPE700 Whips Stock McLaren 12C In Instagram Drag Race
The Hennessey HPE700 is a McLaren MP4-12C on steroids.
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Tramontana GT V-10 Track Special Can Be Yours For $626,000
Spain’s Tramontana is back with a new model aimed at track day enthusiasts. The car is based on Tramontana’s unique line of V-12 supercars but its “GT” badging signifies it is designed for the track. A Tramontana GT is currently up for sale on JamesEdition (via GT Spirit)...
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Take A Ride In One Of The First McLaren P1s Delivered To A Customer: Video
Now that the first examples of the McLaren P1 have been delivered to their owners, a few videos have cropped up showing what it’s like to be behind the wheel and what the car feels like out on the road. One of the best is from serial supercar spotter Shmee150 who came across a burnt orange...
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A New Supercar For Not-So Super Money
Supercars are expensive. It's one of those depressing facts of life and means that many of us are unlikely to ever drive one, let alone own the latest piece of exotica. It's possible, of course, to pick up a modern sportsbike or a Nissan GT-R and at least experience supercar-rivaling acceleration...
Antony Ingram