Supercars

  • The Hennessey Venom GT on its record run

    A few weeks back, we brought you word that a Hennessey Venom GT driven by John Kiewicz had set a new Guinness World Record as the fastest two-seat production car from 0-300 km/h (186 mph), taking just 13.63 seconds to reach this velocity. If you wondered what such a feat would look like from inside the car, the above video answers that question rather well. Since Guinness requires a two-way average on speed record runs, the 13.63-second record was the average of a 13.18-second run and a 14.08-second run. The video’s details show just how much weather conditions impact velocity, as the...

  • 1995 Lamborghini Calà concept car
    Lamborghini Calà Concept To Take Part In 50th Anniversary Drive

    The Lamborghini Calà, a concept car dreamed up by Italdesign Giugiaro as a possible replacement for the Jalpa, and unveiled for the first time in 1995, will be hitting public roads in the very near future. The Calà will be taking part in the Grande Giro Lamborghini, an epic rally that...

  • 2014 Porsche 918 Spyder spy shots
    2014 Porsche 918 Spyder Spy Shots

    The world is changing, especially the automotive world, and hybrids are on the rise. Few will rise as high as the Porsche 918 Spyder, however: it's a 700-plus-horsepower supercar as well as a plug-in hybrid. These spy shots occupy a somewhat odd place in the hierarchy of cars caught in testing, as...

  • Aston Martin's centenary celebration in Dubai
    Aston Martin's Centenary Party Was Bonkers: Video

    If you had any doubt that Aston Martin's over-the-top cars were a direct reflection of the brand itself, all you need to do is watch the party it threw for its 100th birthday. British and classy it may be, but this is no dusty old geezer. Held in Dubai, the Aston Martin centenary celebration...

  • #01 Bugatti Veyron Pur Sang up for auction. Images via PACE Germany.
    Ultra-Rare Bugatti Veyron Pur Sang And Mercedes CLK GTR Up For Sale

    Are you flush with cash after having won a sizable Powerball jackpot? Looking for a safe investment that you can still derive pleasure from, as opposed to just staring at a stack of gold bars? JamesList currently a pair of cars worthy of consideration for your automotive investment portfolio. First...

  • Koenigsegg's Triplex suspension design
    Inside Koenigsegg Explains The Triplex Suspension: Video

    In this second Inside Koenigsegg video, Christian Von Koenigsegg takes us through his company’s Triplex suspension design, which reportedly delivers both maximum traction and superior ride comfort. Those two areas are often at odds in suspension design, since making a car go around corners...

  • Acura NSX II concept - 2013 Detroit Auto Show

    A new Acura NSX supercar is brewing, and though the concept versions we’ve seen don’t appear to resemble the original NSX in anyway, apart from also featuring a mid-engine layout and V-6 engine, the two cars do have some core commonality. Just like the original ‘New Sportscar eXperimental,’ this second-generation NSX will debut groundbreaking technology that could potentially see it topple some more exotic rivals. The most interesting aspect of the new NSX, which is expected to hit showrooms sometime in 2015, is its new hybrid drivetrain, which Acura likes to call the...

  • Acura NSX II concept - 2013 Detroit Auto Show
    Acura Updates NSX Concept For 2013 Detroit Auto Show: Video

    Acura has unveiled an updated version of its production-destined NSX concept, which not only gives us a better indication as to what the final version will look like but also the styling of its interior. You may recall that the previous NSX concept unveiled at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show only showed...

  • Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4
    Lamborghini Sales Up 30 Percent In 2012

    Lamborghini sales grew an impressive 30 percent last year to end the period with 2,083 sales in total. That’s still off the pace of the company’s record result in 2008, where it sold a total of 2,430 vehicles. Nevertheless, it’s substantially higher than the 1,602 vehicles sold in...

  • Production 918 Spyder image, reportedly filed with OHIM
    First Photo Of Production Porsche 918 Spyder Leaked?

    Porsche’s upcoming 918 Spyder supercar is, perhaps, the most eagerly anticipated hybrid vehicle in history, and images of pre-production cars are all over the internet. We’ve even shown you a leaked video (now private) that reportedly captures a production version at an uber-secret...

  • Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport
    Bugatti Veyron Gearbox Order Extended Through To The End Of 2014

    Bugatti has extended the order for its Veyron supercar’s unique seven-speed dual-clutch transmission through to the end of 2014. This adds another year of production for the transmission, which previously was ordered by Bugatti only until the end of 2013. This also raises the important...

  • The first 2013 SRT Viper rolls off the assembly line
    2013 SRT Viper #001 Rolls Off Conner Avenue Assembly Line: Video

    The 2013 SRT Viper has officially entered production. The rest of the supercar world is on notice--at least when it comes to lap times.

  • Hennessey Venom GT sets new world record acceleration time to 186 mph

    If you thought the Hennessey Venom GT was anything other than world-smashingly fast, you just haven't been paying attention. Now, however, it holds the title of world's quickest--to 186 mph, at least. The specific details of the feat, accomplished today, will be forthcoming in an episode of Drive two weeks from now, but we do know that the Guinness Book of World Records was on hand to certify the blazing run along an airstrip in Texas. It took the Venom GT just 13.63 seconds to hit 300 kilometers per hour, or 186.411 mph. No matter how you slice it, that's quick. But, get this: the mental...

  • Porsche 959 prototype - image: Barrett-Jackson
    Uber-Rare Porsche 959 Prototype Heads To Auction

    Originally created for Group B Rally competition, Porsche’s legendary 959 (which ultimately led to the 911 Carrera 4) first left its mark by winning the 1986 Paris-Dakar Rally. An on-road endurance racing version, called the 961, finished seventh overall at the 1986 running of the 24 Hours of...

  • Screen capture from Drive's Inside Koenigsegg, episode 1
    'Inside Koenigsegg' Episode 1: Carbon Fiber

    If you're anything like us (and we think you are), it's pretty easy to lose a few hours in any given day down a web-searching rabbit hole like the production, use, and benefits of a material like carbon fiber--particularly as it applies to supercars and race cars. Here, we see exactly such a rabbit...

  • First Ferrari F12 Berlinetta crash - Image courtesy of CarNewsChina
    First Ferrari F12 Berlinetta Crash Is Only A Fender Bender

    The first known crash involving a Ferrari F12 Berlinetta took place in China.

  • Jay Leno tests the 2012 Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 and the LP 550-2
    Jay Leno Pits The Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Against The LP 550-2: Video

    Lamborghini has just introduced its final update for the Gallardo before its successor arrives sometime in the next 12 to 18 months, but the previous models are still well worth the look if you’re in the market for a supercar you can drive everyday. This latest episode of Jay Leno’s...

  • Lamborghini Sesto Elemento Concept
    First Details On Production Lamborghini Sesto Elemento

    Lamborghini stunned the world at the 2010 Paris Auto Show with the unveiling of its sinister Sesto Elemento concept car. The over-the-top supercar looked like nothing else on the planet and its promised performance was nothing short of amazing. Then, just a year a later at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto...

  • Ferrari F150 (Enzo replacement) rendering by Iacoski Design

    One of the most important cars of the decade, Ferrari’s replacement for the Enzo supercar, the code-named F150, is scheduled to be revealed in the coming weeks. Ferrari has already teased us with a few shrouded images of its new flagship, and revealed some of the car's technology, but so far most of the details remain secret. For those readers that can’t wait any longer, and that probably means you, Iacoski Design has come up with a new rendering that provides clues as to how the Ferrari F150 will look. Based on prototypes spotted in the wild, as well as the previous teaser...

  • Wrecked Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4, image via TrafficTicketForum and WreckedExotics
    Lamborghini Aventador Crashes In Florida

    A black Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 crashed earlier this week in Sarasota, Florida, and the cause of the accident is alleged to be a 79-year-old woman. It’s not clear how the crash occurred though WreckedExotics claims a 79-year-old woman driving another vehicle hit the Aventador. The...

  • Lamborghini 50th Anniversary logo
    New Video Looks Back Over 50 Years Of Lamborghini History

    This year Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A turns 50, and to celebrate the Italian manufacturer of supercars will be organizing a number of events including the reveal of a one-off celebratory car as well as an epic rally that will take Lamborghini owners from around the world on a 750-mile trek through...

  • The Boeing Dreamliner and the Lamborghini Aventador show their family tree
    The Lamborghini Aventador And The Boeing 787: Video

    Cousins rarely, if ever, look alike. As the family tree branches out, relatives grow farther and farther apart from their genetic starting point, which Charles Darwin would point out is necessary for a species to adapt and thrive. The same can be said for non-biological cousins as well, such as the...

  • 2011 Koenigsegg Agera X
    One-Off Koenigsegg Agera X Up For Sale

    JamesList, your one stop shop for all things luxury, has an extremely rare Koenigsegg Agera X supercar up for sale. Only one Agera X was ever created, and it was the first Koenigsegg to feature a matte black exterior. The previous owner is alleged to be a shareholder of legendary Porsche tuner...

  • McLaren F1 clay model
    A Look Back At The Original Clay Models For The McLaren F1

    Next year will see the launch of the McLaren P1, the spiritual successor to a supercar that turned the performance car world on its head when it was launched more than two decades ago, and which to this day can lay claim to a land speed record. That car is, of course, the legendary McLaren F1...

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