Supercars

In 2009, a company calling itself Kepler Motors revealed its Motion hybrid supercar at the Dubai International Auto Show. The concept produced a claimed 800 horsepower, and was capable of sprinting from 0-60 mph in less than 2.5 seconds, on its way to a 200 mph top speed. At the time, Kepler said...

The fastest and most powerful convertible in the world, the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, has made its official South American debut on the eve of the 2012 Sao Paulo Auto Show in Brazil. And to mark its arrival, the people at Bugatti have decided to reveal a new special edition, which no...

This year has not been kind to sports car or race car manufacturers. In August, boutique German sports car builder Melkus announced it was filing for bankruptcy, followed a week later by word that supercar specialist Gumpert was also insolvent. In October, we learned that niche sports car...

More stringent fuel economy and emissions regulations rolling in across major markets around the globe have all automakers, even supercar manufacturers, rethinking their designs and manufacturing processes in an effort to become greener. Even the likes of Ferrari and Porsche will be launching new...

Last week, the fastest man on the planet, Usain Bolt, paid a visit to Nissan HQ and sampled some of the Japanese automaker’s latest cars. Bolt, who was already signed by Nissan to help promote the GT-R supercar, was also in Japan to sign a new deal to extend his role as brand ambassador for...

With the 918 Spyder getting closer to its developmental end-game, and the new 991 911 out and about in several forms, it appears it's time for the talk to turn back to the car that will fill the gap between the two. Rumors being what they are, there's not a lot new here, but the source of the...

The Nissan Juke-R was once just a funky project for an arm of Nissan's global operations. Now it has completed its progression to limited-production customer car, with chassis #001 complete and on its way to its new owner. Only a handful will be built. Ford is planning five tuned Focus ST...

Two drivers taking part in a Ferrari cruise in China over the weekend unfortunately met with a very nasty accident, which saw both of their exotics destroyed. The crash is believed to have occurred on the Baomao Expressway near Shaanxi in Northwest China. The cars involved were a Ferrari 458 Spider...

Following the debut of the facelifted 2013 Lamborghini Gallardo coupe range at last month’s 2012 Paris Auto Show, the first images and details for the 2013 Gallardo Spyder have now hit the Web. They reveal the same aggressive look that we saw on the coupe, plus a few unique elements. The car...

Jay Leno has a passion for early Bugatti automobiles, and has numerous examples in his collection. When Bugatti chose this year's Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance for the North American debut of the Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, the ultra-luxury automaker even sprayed the car in the same white...

Lexus recently held a competition on its Facebook page where the prize was a chance to test drive an LFA and experience the supercar at the Skip Barber Racing School at Laguna Seca. Oh, and the winner was also to receive some one-on-one time with pro racer and Lexus spokesman Scott Pruett. Well...

UPDATE: The 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series has been revealed. Click here for all the details. We’ve been bringing you spy shots of prototypes for the upcoming SLS AMG Black Series model from Mercedes-Benz for close to a year now, with one of the prototypes most recently being spotted...

Koenigsegg’s Agera R is officially on sale in the U.S., and on hand to present the car at its debut at the recent Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance was the supercar manufacturer’s founder and CEO Christian von Koenigsegg. This video, filmed by the guys from Jay Leno’s Garage...

Usain Bolt, the fastest man in the world, can run 100 meters in 9.58 seconds and 200 meters in 19.19 seconds, both world records. He has a thing for fast cars too as evidenced by his joy over lapping in the Ferrari 458 Italia and 599 GTB at Italy's Fiorano circuit. Recently, Bolt partnered with...

At its launch in late 2009 Lexus confirmed its over-the-top supercar, the two-seat, V-10 powered LFA, would be limited to just 500 units in total and that the cars would be painstakingly assembled at the rate of just 20 per month. At that rate, production of the LFA is slated to end this December...

For Lamborghini, producing one more car than what the customer demands is not an option. Lamborghini is all about exclusivity, and this is something that’s not going to change anytime soon, at least if CEO Stephan Winkelmann is in charge. But engineering and building world-beating supercars...

It’s that time of year again: Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus has released its annual Christmas Book and once again there’s an automotive section. This year McLaren’s new MP4-12C Spider has been picked as the automotive “ultimate fantasy gift,” and only 12 of the...

There’s a reason that race cars go fast on the track, and that street cars (generally) don’t. Cars built for racing are constructed without regard to ride comfort, with the primary focus being on weight savings, handling and driver safety. Cars built for the road are generally focused...

UPDATE: The 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series has been revealed. Click here for all the details. Since 2009 we've been chasing talk of a Black Series version of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, and in 2010 our own Marty Padgett confirmed with Tobias Moers, AMG's head of vehicle development, that...

If the Porsche 918 Spyder were a celebrity, it would likely be Lindsay Lohan or Lady Gaga. That’s not commentary on the Porsche’s behavior, dress or after-hours habits, but instead recognition that few others spend as much time in the glow of the spotlights (and in follow-up media...