Supercars
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Not wanting to be outdone by rivals Ferrari and McLaren, Porsche recently allowed a few select media some time behind the wheel of a production-spec 918 Spyder and announced some revised specs for the upcoming supercar. The big news is that the car’s total output (from the engine and electric drive system) has been increased from a previously quoted 795 horsepower to a new peak of 887 horsepower. That's still shy of the P1's 903 horsepower and the LaFerrari's 950 horsepower, but at these stratospheric figures, it's as much about how it's delivered to the road as the absolute number. And...
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First Details On Type 991 Porsche 911 GT2
Following the reveal of the new 2014 Porsche 911 Turbo last week, we’re now down to just a few Type 991 Porsche 911 variants that are yet to surface. They include new generations of the 911 Targa, 911 GT3 RS and supercar-rivaling 911 GT2 and 911 GT2 RS. Today, we have the first details on the...
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Lamborghini Egoista concept: Official details
Over the weekend, the first photos and details for a brand new Lamborghini concept cropped up. We now have all the official details for the concept, which goes by the name Egoista and was developed as a tribute to Lamborghini’s 50th anniversary by a team led by Volkswagen Group design boss...
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A. Kahn Design Builds A Bespoke Ferrari 458 Spider
Having already worked its magic on the Ferrari 458 Italia, British tuning outfit A. Kahn Design has now got its hands on the even tastier 458 Spider. Featured here is A. Kahn Design’s initial work on the convertible supercar, a stunning example finished in Ferrari’s Grigio Alloy hue...
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Rebellion R2K Street-Legal Race Car For Gumball 3000
Building prototypes that are technically street legal isn't anything new. Just look to the Radical RXC, Caparo T1, or Ultima GTR. But it's still a good thing to do. Case in point: the Rebellion R2K. While specs on the car are essentially nil, the car's owner Jon Olsson indicates it's a highly...
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Claims Of More Extreme LaFerrari Are False, Says Ferrari
Ferrari has denied claims it is already at work on a more extreme version of its LaFerrari supercar. The claims were made in an article from Autocar, which has since pulled the original post from its website. The British outlet had based its claims on an interview with the LaFerrari’s chief...
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At a time when even supercar manufacturers are considering launching SUVs, it’s good to see that some things are still sacred. Ferrari, which experienced its best year on record in 2012, with sales totaling 7,318 cars, won’t aim to increase this figure going forward but instead will work on improving exclusivity. The information was revealed by Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo, who spoke recently with Automotive News (subscription required). “My focus this year and in the years to come is not to grow volume but to increase the exclusivity of Ferrari,” di...
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Dubai Police Enlist Aston Martin One-77 Supercar
Just in case a Lamborghini Aventador and Ferrari FF weren’t enough, Dubai Police has gone out and recruited a handful of new supercars for its fleet including a rare Aston Martin One-77. Yes, one of the bespoke Aston Martin supercars, of which only 77 were ever built, will be used for police...
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Ferrari Working On More Extreme LaFerrari Supercar: Report
The LaFerrari supercar is already the fastest and most powerful road car ever built by Ferrari, and if the automaker’s performance claims are to be believed it could just be the most capable production car the world has ever known. For its latest flagship, Ferrari is claiming a 0-60 mph time...
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350 Lamborghinis To Take Part In 50th Anniversary Grande Giro Rally
It was 50 years ago this week that Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. was incorporated and the inaugural foundation stone laid at its factory in Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy. In celebration of the company’s 50th anniversary, Lamborghini has planned an epic rally that will see a convoy of 350...
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McLaren Launches ‘Designed By Air’ P1 Interactive Experience
A fortnight ago, we brought you news that McLaren was about to launch an online interactive experience centering on its new P1 supercar. Featuring the heading Designed By Air, the interactive experience has just gone live and is ready to be pricked and prodded by P1 fans as well as those with a...
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2014 Nissan GT-R Track Edition: Priced, And A Rare Sight At The Track
Nissan has put a price on the most-wanted GT-R of the season—that's the competition-focused 2014 Nissan GT-R Track Edition. On this very limited edition (only 150 cars for the U.S. market), it's $115,710, or $116,710 after the $1,000 destination fee. The Track Edition forgoes the back seats...
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The road to production has been a long and arduous one for the McLaren P1. Since the very first prototypes appeared, the P1 has been put through some of the harshest conditions imaginable to ensure that not only its performance is world-beating but that its durability and refinement meets the high standards its maker places on all its cars. Here, we have a taste of some of the extreme conditions the P1 is being put through before engineers sign off on development and production can finally commence. The prototype seen in this video was filmed on the frozen landscapes of the Arctic Circle, in...
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SSC Tuatara’s 1,350-HP Output Confirmed On The Dyno
Not much has been seen or heard lately of SSC’s upcoming Veyron-rival, the Tuatara, which has led to speculation that the project may have hit a roadblock. According to the latest from SSC, however, development is progressing as scheduled and a major milestone recently reached. That milestone...
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Historic McLaren Can-Am Racers To Be Joined By 12C Can-Am In Goodwood: Video
McLaren turns 50 in 2013 and to celebrate it is pulling out all the stops. The company has already revealed its new flagship supercar, the P1, which it will show in anger for the first time at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK this July. But this being McLaren’s 50th year, the...
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Man Charged For Letting Nine-Year-Old Drive Ferrari: Video
An Indian man is facing charges for allowing his nine-year-old son to drive his Ferrari F430 on public roads. News of the stunt first broke a few weeks ago when video, filmed by the father, Mohammed Nisham, went viral on YouTube. The video showed the boy driving the mid-engine supercar on a...
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Watch Bugatti’s Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse Break A Land Speed Record: Video
Bugatti now has two world records under its belt: the production car land speed record and the production car land speed record for an open-top car. While the first record, which stands at 267.8 mph, was set almost three years ago by the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, the second was set only this...
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Hublot Celebrates Launch Of LaFerrari Supercar With New Watch: Video
Swiss firm Hublot, maker of the world’s most expensive watch, the Bing Bang 5 Million, so named because of its $5 million pricetag, has announced a new watch celebrating Ferrari’s latest flagship supercar, the LaFerrari. The new watch, called the MP-05 “LaFerrari,”...
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Which supercar is best? That's a common but complicated question. Is it the fastest? The quickest? The best-handling? The most well-rounded? The prettiest? The most visceral? There's at least one answer to the question, however, and it's settled at the drag strip. Which supercar is best in the quarter mile? When it comes down to the McLaren MP4-12C and the Ferrari 458 Italia, it looks like the answer is the McLaren--at least in the case of this trio of videos from Drag Times. Consistenly blowing the doors off the 570-horsepower 458 Italia, the 616-horsepower MP4-12C uses its launch control...
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2013 SRT Viper Hits The Drag Strip: Video
A 2013 SRT Viper recently covered the quarter mile in 11.1 seconds at 127.4 mph.
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Vencer Sarthe Supercar Makes Debut At 2013 Top Marques Monaco
We first caught wind of Dutch firm Vencer and its Sarthe supercar project in May of last year. Back then, the company had just a few renderings of its Sarthe and the promise of a production version in the not too distant future. At the 2013 Top Marques Monaco over the weekend, Vencer lived up to...
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Vulcano V-12 Supercar May See Limited Production: Video
One of the standouts of last weekend’s 2013 Shanghai Auto Show was a stunning supercar concept from Italian-owned but Shanghai-based design firm Icona. The concept carried the Vulcano name, which is Italian for “volcano,” and its lines were penned by French designer Samuel...
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How To Draw Tony Stark's Audi R8: Video
Draw the Audi R8 (and some other comic book stuff) better than anyone else, and you could be co-creator of your own Marvel comic book.
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2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series Hits Circuit Paul Ricard: Video
The 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series takes gullwing power and handling to the next level, on track.
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