Supercars
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The wraps have already come off the Ferrari LaFerrari, though many of its specifications remain stated in "at least" and "more than" terms. Perhaps that's because Ferrari hasn't finalized things just yet--and why it's out testing the car on the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Shown here as test drivers push it hard around the famously difficult circuit, the LaFerrari being tested looks to be essentially identical to the car shown at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, though it is wearing a camouflage wrap over about two-thirds of its body. Our spy photographers tell us not to expect any record lap...
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100 Lamborghinis & A Mountain Switchback In The Rain: Video
It's not often you'll see 100 Lamborghinis in the same place, much less such a nice cross-section of the many generations and styles of the famed Italian supercar brand's automotive excess. Here, you get more than 100 of them, scooting at varying velocities around a mountain hairpin turn. In the...
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McLaren P1 Mega Gallery
McLaren’s new P1 supercar recently underwent final testing and the first cars have already run down the production line. McLaren will build just 375 examples, at a rate of one per day, and one of the cars has already been sold to comedian Jay Leno. It’s not clear if McLaren has any...
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Keating reveals The Bolt supercar
British supercar manufacturer Keating is back with a new model called The Bolt. Keating has clearly taken a leaf out of Ferrari’s book on naming, though The Bolt is still a prototype so the name could change by the time production starts. The Bolt is Keating’s follow up to its previous...
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Forza Motorsport 5 & McLaren 'FilmSpeed' Mesmerizes
Teased yesterday, the collaboration between McLaren and Forza Motorsport 5 to create a flipbook-style animation from a series of still images strung around the perimeter of a race track, filmed from an MP4-12C has come to life. This is Forza FilmSpeed. We can't really imagine a more impractical way...
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McLaren And Forza Motorsport Team Up For Giant Flip-Book Animation
Remember flip books? If you're over 30 years of age, you probably played with them as a kid. You know, before we all had GameBoys in our pockets. A bunch of images are drawn on successive pages, and when you flip through them, an animated scene comes to life. Now imagine doing that with a McLaren...
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The European car market continues to decline as the economies of most of its nations spiral downward, and the toll on the upper end of the custom and tuner segment continues to rise. Porsche-specific tuner companies 9ff and speedART have both filed for insolvency protection in Germany this month. They join Wiesmann, Artega, Melkus, and Gumpert among the fallen, and while there aren't many tuner/custom/boutique car companies left at this point, 9ff and speedART aren't likely to be the last. All of these companies have gone under in the past 18 months. 9ff is perhaps best known for its 257-mph...
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Porsche 918 Spyder Capable Of Faster Nürburgring-Nordschleife Lap?
With a blistering 6:57 lap of the Nürburgring-Nordschleife already under its belt, Porsche's 918 Spyder may be capable of still faster laps, says the driver who clocked the record-setting run. Porsche factory racing driver Marc Lieb spoke with Australia's Drive recently, saying he thinks the...
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Two LaFerraris Hit The Track At Fiorano: Video
No matter which of the hot new trio of hybrid hypercars you're most infatuated with, you have to admit they're all massively impressive machines. And unlike most hybrids, this group sounds pretty great--perhaps especially the LaFerrari. HEAR MORE: Hear The LaFerrari’s Engine Bark In This...
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Ferrari 458 Speciale Steals Our Souls With New Video
There's a lot to be excited about when it comes to the new Ferrari 458 Speciale. It is, after all, an even better version of the already life-changingly good 458 Italia. This video shows its strengths to great effect. Of course, even the best video can't convey the emotional depth of the experience...
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Build Your Dream Porsche 918 Spyder With Official Configurator
The dust hasn’t even settled on the floors of the Frankfurt Auto Show where the Porsche 918 Spyder just made its world debut, but already a configurator for the car has gone live on the Porsche website. Porsche still has some remaining build slots for the car--918 are planned in total--so if...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Meet The Couple With 65 Vipers: Video
It’s not uncommon to find an individual or couple with an assortment of cars tucked away in a private garage. Some famous examples include comedian Jay Leno and the Sultan of Brunei. What is quite rare, however, is to meet collectors whose entire collection is made up of the same car...
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Talk of Ferrari once again using a turbocharged engine dates back all the way to 2008 but even though we’re yet to see the automaker head in that direction, the rumors persist. In fact, we’re expecting Ferrari’s replacement for the California, which is due out next year, to feature a turbocharged engine. According to Motor Trend most of the automaker’s future lineup will come with a blower. The main reason is stricter emissions and fuel consumption regulations, though a move to turbocharged V-6 engines in Formula One is also a factor. Ferrari CEO Amedeo Felisa has...
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SRT Viper Enters 2014 Model Year With New Colors And Rain Mode
The year 2013 marked the return of the Dodge--excuse us, the SRT--Viper. Whatever its brand name may be, we're happy to live in a world in which a car can head to market with an 8.4-liter V-10 engine that produces 640 horsepower and 600 pound-feet of torque. The Viper has already earned its place...
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Hennessey's HPE700 Is A McLaren 12C On Supercar Steroids
The McLaren MP4-12C is one of the most capable and potent supercars on the planet. It's a street machine that borrows knowledge gleaned from engineers that are used to creating vehicles capable of winning Formula One races. It should be of no surprise then that the 12C is as good as it is. Still...
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Bugatti’s New Supercar May Not Eclipse Veyron Super Sport’s Top Speed
Bugatti is working on a successor for its Veyron supercar, which is due in about two years, only Bugatti isn’t calling it a successor since, according to the brand’s CEO, you cannot succeed the Veyron. That means Bugatti’s new supercar isn't likely to eclipse the Veyron Super...
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Mansory Turns To Stealth With Aventador-Based Carbonado
Mansory is not known for producing anything close to being subtle. Its vehicle designs are typically way over-the-top affairs that lead to polarizing opinions. That's what makes the Carbonado such a surprise. It's a Lamborghini Aventador that's been given a Mansory makeover... and it's rather well...
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Bugatti Legend ‘Jean Bugatti’ Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse Live From Frankfurt
The Bugatti Veyron has long, long legs. It's been on the market since 2005 in one form or another, evolving over the better part of the past decade from its original 1,000-horsepower specification to a range of Grand Sport, Grand Sport Vitesse, and limited-edition models. A new special edition has...
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One of the most popular cars at this week’s Frankfurt Auto Show, the Ferrari 458 Speciale, also happens to be one of the most technologically advanced. There are so many intricate systems present that it’s hard to get a grasp on how the technologies all help make this hardcore 458 variant one of the fastest road cars ever launched by Ferrari. They span the entire car and include both Ferrari patents and world firsts, particularly with regard to the engine, active aerodynamics and electronic controls. Whether on the road or track, the driver of a 458 Speciale is said to be able to...
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Watch the Porsche 918 Spyder’s record Nürburgring run
The Porsche 918 Spyder deserves the credit for forging the hybrid supercar territory trodden by the likes of Ferrari and McLaren, even if the car's venture to market has been a long one. But that lag time between concept and production has allowed Porsche to attain some pretty spectacular...
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Mid-Engine Audi nanuk Could Be Built (And Sold) Alongside R8
When news first broke about the surprise Audi nanuk quattro concept at this week’s Frankfurt Auto Show, some fingers may have been pointed for just a moment—at the close likeness of the nanuk to another concept car from earlier this year: the Giugiaro Parcour. The Parcour was one of the...
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Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Squadra Corse Live Photos From Frankfurt
Lamborghini is sending out its Gallardo in style, launching today at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show the final Gallardo variant, the hardcore Gallardo LP 570-4 Squadra Corse. As its name suggests, the car has been developed by Lamborghini’s new racing department Squadra Corse and features many...
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Ferrari 458 Speciale Live Photos And Video From Frankfurt
The hardcore version of Ferrari’s 458 Italia, the new 458 Speciale, has just been unveiled at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show and we have a fresh batch of photos taken from the official debut. The car is the spiritual successor to the previous 430 Scuderia and the 360 Challenge that came before...
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Porsche Confirms 6:57 Nürburgring Lap Time For 918 Spyder: 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show
There's long been a battle amongst the world's sports car and supercar manufacturers to see who can post the fastest Nürburgring-Nordschleife lap times. Today, Porsche has re-set the bar, claiming the new fastest run of the circuit in a production car with the 918 Spyder's claimed time of 6...
Nelson Ireson