Supercars
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On the eve of the Frankfurt Auto Show, Dr. Wolfgang Porsche, the grandson of company founder Ferdinand Porsche sat briefly to pose in what’s perhaps one of the proudest achievements for the company yet—and certainly the most advanced Porsche street cars ever produced: the Porsche 918 Spyder. Porsche didn't say anything more about the car as he sat in the driver's seat; although his grins acted as a sort of endorsement for this technology flagship, which Volkswagen AG Chairman Dr. Martin Winterkorn has just described as “a beacon blazing the trail for future Porsches.”...
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Porsche 918 Spyder Debuts At 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show
We’ve already seen it in production trim, and Jay Leno’s already driven it, but nevertheless here are the official details and photos for Porsche’s 918 Spyder, which just made its debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. First shown in concept form at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, the...
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Jean Bugatti Honored With New 'Legend' Veyron Special Edition
The second of six new Bugatti Veyron supercars honoring the men that have shaped the marque’s history has been revealed on the eve of the car’s debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. The first in the series of special edition Veyrons, officially known as the Les Légendes de...
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New Bugatti Veyron Legend Edition Coming To 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 will...
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McLaren P1 Prototypes Arrive In U.S. For Final Testing: Video
The first customer examples of the McLaren P1 are just a few weeks away from being built, which means those lucky few that have placed an order will be getting their chance to drive the car very soon. One of those lucky few, comedian Jay Leno, has beaten the rest to the punch, however. McLaren is...
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Porsche 959 Offered Up On eBay For (Nearly) A Cool Million
If you're an automotive enthusiast over the age of 35, you had a poster of this car on your wall. Well, either this car or possibly the Ferrari F40 and Lamborghini Countach. Along with the Porsche 959, these three vehicles represent the pinnacle of 1980's supercar wonder. Actually, all three are...
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Two of the most sought-after supercars, the Ferrari F40 and its F50 successor, are put to the test on an empty Anglesey Circuit. The test was conducted by British journo Chris Harris for the latest episode of Drive, and it isn’t really about determining which is the better car but rather to drive them like they were meant to be--hard and fast. Both have their own bragging rights. The F40 is the quicker of the two and it’s the last officially signed off by Enzo Ferrari. The F50, meanwhile, has an engine sharing much in common with a Formula One V-12 as well as a full carbon fiber...
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Twin-turbocharged Saleen S7 turns 2,200+ hp on the dyno
Saleen is the automotive name best known for turning out modified Mustangs. It's also the last name of the man behind the company, who was an accomplished racer in his day. We're pretty sure Steven Saleen was happy with his twin-turbocharged 750-horsepower S7, which remains a potent performer of a...
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Why Is This Kid Hooning A Ferrari 458 Italia In The Desert?
Russian dash-cam footage may dominate the world of viral motoring videos, but the Middle East still wins when it comes to truly crazy car culture. Whether it's hypercars abandoned in the desert or rich Saudi Arabians posing with supercars and their pet tigers and lions (seriously, that's a thing...
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Jay Leno Buys P1, Is First Outside McLaren To Drive One: Video
Jay Leno is officially the first person outside of McLaren to drive the new P1 supercar. Having already put down an order for one of the 375 P1s destined for production, a bright yellow example similar to the one in the video above, Leno recently flew out to McLaren’s headquarters in Woking...
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Jay Leno Drives The Porsche 918 Spyder
It's the must-drive car on everyone's list right now. We're talking about the Porsche 918 Spyder, which is one of the most exciting cars of the year from a hype standpoint. Of course, it's most likely also amazingly exciting from a reality standpoint, as it's the technologically advanced machine to...
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2014 Porsche 911 Turbo & Turbo S: First Drive
Evil. Fantastic. Both. That doesn't describe the 2014 Porsche 911 Turbo and Turbo S, but the members-only track at Bilster Berg Drive Resort near Bad Driburg, Germany. It's the most fun we've found in a closed circuit this year. And the 911 Turbo and Turbo S make it look easy. Well, not quite easy...
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If you're a fan of visually unappealing yet wildly potent automobiles, the Gumpert Apollo is probably your desktop background right now. Founded in 2004 by ex-Audi Sport director Roland Gumpert, this manufacturer is best known for production of the Apollo. A rather unique machine, the Apollo is offered up in a variety of horsepower flavors that range from around 650 horsepower for the "entry-level" model up to near 800 horsepower for the Apollo Enraged. Despite the power and performance Gumpert has had a hard time keeping the company afloat, and now it seems as if the final nail has been...
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Watch A Jaguar XJ220 Taken For Joyride… Around A Farm: Video
The guys from Tax The Rich are back, this time with a video of a Jaguar XJ220 taken for a joyride on a farm. Rather than drive along a scenic road or head to a track for some high-speed action, the mysterious driver of this Jaguar XJ220 heads to a farm and at one point drives at speed through a...
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New Saleen Supercar Due Within Two Years
Saleen will launch a new supercar within the next two years, according to its CEO and founder Steve Saleen. The car will serve as the spiritual successor to the company’s last supercar, the S7, and will borrow elements from a stillborn supercar project previewed by 2008’s S5S Raptor...
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Porsche Develops New Tires For Its Old Supercar
Some Porsche Carrera GT owners are probably quite familiar with the word "NO". Usually preceded by "OH" and suffixed by several exclamation marks and a few expletives as their V-10 supercar goes into an uncontrollable spin. Porsche might be elbows-deep in development of its 918 Spyder--successor to...
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More Photos Of Production 918 Spyder From Pebble Beach
Raw performance wrapped in beauty and driven by an environmentally-conscious flair, the Porsche 918 Spyder--along with the McLaren P1 and Ferrari LaFerrari--is possibly the archetypal expression of the supercar for the future. In development for the past several years, the car is just weeks away...
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Lamborghini CEO Confirms Veneno Roadster
Lamborghini has a history of shock-and-awe supercars, but eyebrows still raised when it unveiled the Veneno concept at the Geneva Motor Show back in March. Here was a car devoid of any sanity whatsoever, with only three examples ever to be produced. Or so Lamborghini claimed. Following rumors a...
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We drive the Lamborghini Aventador Roadster and come away sweaty, exhausted, and satisfied.
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Lamborghini Racing & Style At The Quail: An Interview With CEO Stephan Winkelmann
There's automotive luxury and exclusivity, and then there's The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering. Dovetailing with Lamborghini's own brand values, the event is a high-dollar, high-class show of the highlights of the best cars, new and old, to be found anywhere on the Monterey peninsula during Car...
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Hardcore Ferrari 458 Speciale revealed
Ferrari’s [NYSE:RACE] hardcore 458 Italia, the successor to the 430 Scuderia, has been revealed as the new Ferrari 458 Speciale. The scintillating supercar has been revealed ahead of its official world debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show next month and previews new technical solutions that...
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Laraki Returns With New Epitome Supercar
After two failed attempts, Moroccan designer Abdesslam Laraki is having another go at building a world class supercar. The Epitome is his latest attempt and it made its world debut over the weekend at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The Laraki Epitome is based on the chassis of a...
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Bugatti Rolls Out First Of Six Legend Edition Veyrons At Pebble Beach
Bugatti has presented the first of six new special edition Veyrons, which celebrate the men that have shaped the marque’s history. The series is called the Les Légendes de Bugatti (Bugatti Legends) and the first one showed up at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The...
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Galpin Ford GTR1 Supercar Debuts At Pebble Beach
The covers have finally come off Galpin’s GTR1, with the stunning supercar having made its debut at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance taking place this weekend. For those unfamiliar with the Galpin name, the company is the world’s top Ford dealer and is based in Van Nuys...
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