Supercars
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In 2011, comedian and car guy Rowan Atkinson (best known as Mr. Bean) lost control of his McLaren F1 on a wet road in Haddon, England. The high-dollar supercar reportedly spun several times before sliding backwards into a sign post and tree. Thanks to the strength of the McLaren F1’s carbon fiber monocoque, Atkinson wasn’t seriously injured in the crash. The F1, on the other hand, required extensive repairs that have only now been completed by McLaren at its Woking, England, headquarters. As Cars UK tells us, not only did the repairs take nearly two years, but the final bill...
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Saudi Arabian Gumball 3000 Team Teases New Supercar
From the same team building its very own Tumbler Batmobile for this year’s Gumball 3000 rally, comes this new teaser image for a custom supercar the team is also working on for the rally. That team is Saudi Arabia’s Team Galag, which has released the first image of its new supercar, the...
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2014 Nissan GT-R Track Edition: Photo Gallery
A new Track Edition joins the fold for the 2014 run of the Nissan GT-R.
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Nissan GT-R Track Edition, Juke NISMO, and 2014 370Z NISMO: Chicago Auto Show Preview
Nissan's booth at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show is all about performance, with the GT-R Track Edition, 2014 370Z NISMO, and the Juke NISMO all showing the brand's need for speed. The Nissan GT-R Track Edition makes its U.S. debut at the Chicago Auto Show. Only 150 units of the car will be sold in the...
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'Inside Koenigsegg' Demonstrates The Test Drive: Video
As we learn from this week's installment of Inside Koenigsegg, Robert Serwanski may have the best job in the entire world. He’s the official test driver for Koenigsegg, which means he gets paid to wheel the Agera R at the car’s rather substantial limits, all in the name of a day’s...
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McLaren Confirms Production P1 For Geneva, Reveals New Race Mode
McLaren has confirmed the production version of its P1 supercar, a prototype of which was first shown in Paris last year, will be revealed to the public at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show on March 5. Although it’s been rumored that McLaren would show its production P1 in Geneva, this is the first...
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UPDATE: Ferrari’s new flagship, the LaFerrari, has been revealed. Click here for all the details. Ferrari’s replacement for the Enzo supercar, the code-named F150, is on track to be revealed to the public for the first time at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show on March 5, although Ferrari has already begun showing the car to its top clients. Here we see it in its final stages of development, testing at Ferrari’s own Fiorano test track just outside of Maranello, Italy. The spy video, captured by Marchettino, finally allows us to hear the awesome sound of the F150’s advanced...
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Lamborghini To Unveil Its Fastest Car Ever In Geneva: Report
We already know Lamborghini is planning a special car for its 50th anniversary this year, and which is set to be unveiled at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show on March 5. Now, thanks to comments from Lamborghini design chief Filippo Prini, we also know that it will be the fastest model ever launched by...
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Britain’s Bristol Cars To Finally Unveil Electric Supercar: Report
Back in 2011, we heard that historic British automaker Bristol Cars was working on an electric supercar capable of reaching speeds close to 200 mph. The fact that the company had declared itself insolvent only a few months prior to the supercar rumors left us with some major doubts, however. Fast...
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The Last Lexus LFA Shipped To America Gets Delivered
In December, Lexus built its final LFA, serial number 500, roughly two years after production of the no-expenses-spared supercar began. The final car, a white Nürburgring Edition, was destined for a museum, but the penultimate Lexus LFA assembled, serial number 499, was shipped to a Unites...
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Can You Guess What Pagani Is Teasing In Its New Video?
Supercar manufacturer Pagani has released a new teaser video that asks viewers to put together the clues presented in the short clip and decipher what the company is planning. The clip starts off showing the beautiful landscape surrounding Pagani’s factory in the Emilia-Romagna region of...
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Bruce McLaren Narrates The Story of McLaren: Video
On June 2, 1970, Bruce McLaren was killed in a crash at England’s Goodwood circuit, testing his new M8D Can-Am race car. The car’s rear bodywork came loose at speed, creating a spin-inducing loss of downforce that even Bruce McLaren couldn’t correct. His M8D left the track and...
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When race and road car constructor McLaren rolled out its new MP4-28 Formula One car for the 2013 season, it also took the opportunity to promote its newest wares, the MP4-12C Spider and the upcoming P1 supercar. McLaren’s newest F1 driver, Sergio Perez, arrived at the race car’s unveiling behind the wheel of a McLaren Orange 12C Spider, followed by team-mate Jenson Button, driving the camouflaged XP prototype from which the P1 will be derived. To mark McLaren’s long and successful history in racing, the constructor also displayed significant McLaren racing cars from years...
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Inside Koenigsegg Goes... Inside The Koenigsegg: Video
As we’ve seen in previous installments of the Inside Koenigsegg video series, the Swedish automaker overlooks no detail with the Agera R’s paint, suspension and carbon fiber body. Given the supercar’s high-end price point, you’d expect nothing less on the inside, which...
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GRID 2’s Latest Teaser Stars... Chris Harris: Video
Here’s what we know about Codemasters’ latest racing game, Grid 2: it promises realistic graphics, includes both track and street racing environments and promises to deliver an entertaining array of cars, including the Pagani Huayra, the Chevy Camaro, the Ford Mustang and the McLaren...
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Arabia’s First Supercar, The W Motors Lykan Hypersport, Makes Debut
Chances are you’ve never heard of W Motors. We can now remedy that as the company’s first product, the Lykan supercar, has just made its world debut at the 2013 Qatar Motor Show and we have all the juicy details. Billed as the world’s first Arabian supercar, the Lykan is set to go...
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Lamborghini Aventador Roadsters Take To Miami Airport Runway: Video
This year is Lamborghini’s 50th, so the Italian sports car manufacturer is celebrating the anniversary in a fashion that only it could: by storming a runway at Miami International Airport using five of its latest Aventador LP 700-4 Roadsters. After receiving special authorization from the...
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Lamborghini Reveals New Gallardo GT3 Race Car Ahead Of 2013 Season
Following this month’s confirmation that Lamborghini will make an official return to international motorsport, initially in the GT3 category, the Italian sports car manufacturer has now revealed the race car that it hopes will see it victorious in its future endeavors. The new race car is...
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The first episode of season 19 of Top Gear aired overnight, and not only were viewers treated with the usual antics of the show's hosts, but a new record was set at the Top Gear Test Track. That record was set by the Pagani Huayra supercar, whose time of 1:13.8 is the now the fastest set by a production car around the famous track. Pagani’s own Zonda R managed to lap the 1.75-mile track in just 1:08.5, and a Ferrari FXX piloted by none other than Michael Schumacher did it in 1:10.7, but neither of these can be considered anywhere near street legal. The Huayra’s new time is...
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McLaren's P1 Supercar Speeds Towards Production: Video
Love the design or hate the design, there’s no denying that McLaren’s radical P1 supercar concept polarized attendees at the 2012 Paris Auto Show. Sporting a much rounder and organic style than previous McLaren models, this much was clear: like the original McLaren F1, it would be a car...
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Inside Koenigsegg Shows The Agera R Paint Process: Video
Painting a Koenigsegg Agera R is no simple task; in fact, Koenigsegg claims the polishing process alone requires some 200 hours of labor, which is the equivalent of a single employee working for five weeks just on paint finishing. That kind of attention to detail is to be expected when building a...
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You Saw It Break A World Record, Now Buy The Hennessey Venom GT At Half Price
Updated with input from John Hennessey himself. The Hennessey Venom GT has just entered the record books for being the fastest accelerating production vehicle to 186.411 mph (300 kilometers per hour), needing just 13.63 seconds to achieve the feat or about 1 second less than a Bugatti Veyron Super...
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Watch The 2013 SRT Viper Being Built: Video
Production of the 2013 SRT Viper can be seen taking place at Chrysler’s Conner Avenue Assembly plant.
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McLaren Marks Its 50th Anniversary In 2013
This year marks significant anniversaries for a number of automotive brands and vehicles. Luxury sports car builder Aston Martin turns 100, while Ford celebrates the 150th birthday of its founder, Henry Ford. Lamborghini turns 50 this year, while the Corvette celebrates its 60th birthday by...
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