Supercars
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An Audi R8 being driven westbound on the Gardiner Expressway in Toronto late on Monday somehow caught on fire, with the flames eventually engulfing most of the exotic sports car. Fire crews were quick on the scene but weren’t able to save the R8, which became nothing but a smoldering heap once the flames were finally extinguished. As the video footage shows, there was not much that the fire crews could do to save the car. It’s unclear what the cause of the fire was, but since it appears to have originated in the engine bay there have been suggestions that some aftermarket...
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McLaren To Debut Enhanced MP4-12C, Show 12C GT3 Model At Goodwood
In 2010, McLaren showed off its MP4-12C supercar prototype to an appreciative crowd at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, and last year used the event to debut its MP4-12C GT3 racer. It stands to reason, then, that McLaren will mark this year’s Festival of Speed with another product...
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Bugatti Considering Hybrid System For Veyron Successor
Not much is known about Bugatti’s successor for the Veyron supercar. That’s probably because the Veyron itself is still being built and the model after it, due around 2014, will be a production version of the Bugatti Galibier sedan concept. This means that the Veyron’s successor...
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Lamborghini Considering Four-Seat Aventador GT?
Since the launch of the Aventador LP 700-4, Lamborghini’s sales have been brimming, with the company, on the back of a two-model lineup, managing to increase sales by 23 percent over the course of 2011 alone. Most of that growth was thanks to new customers in China, a market which in very...
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Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 Nürburgring Crash Caught On Video
There's now one less Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 out on the roads due to the results of a crash that occurred at the Nürburgring late on Friday. The driver of one of the rare Porsches was participating during a public track day when he lost control entering a corner at what is likely to have been...
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Noble Teases Convertible Version Of M600 Supercar
British supercar manufacturer Noble has given the strongest indication yet that it’s planning a convertible version of its M600 supercar with the release of a new teaser image. The teaser image depicts a roofless M600 and has been mocked up to gauge interest in a possible production version...
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If you have a thing for rare Ferraris with a racing history, this one-of-seven-built 1992 Ferrari F40 GTE may be just what you need to complete your collection. It’s got a well documented racing history, and is one of just two Ferrari F40s to win an FIA Championship, specifically the 1994 Italian GT Championship. Serial number 94362 was built to F40 GT specifications by Michelotto and campaigned as a Jolly Club team car in the 1993 Italian GT Championship, where it finished in sixth place overall. In 1994, the car ran the full Italian GT Championship season, finishing in first place at...
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First 2013 SRT Viper Sold For $300,000 At Auction
Proceeds from the sale of the first 2013 SRT Viper will go to benefit the Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer.
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Is This The Rumored Pagani Zonda R Evo? Video
Officially, the Pagani Zonda’s production run lasted from 1999 through 2011, with just 206 examples ever built. Toward the end of the car’s production run, beginning in 2009, Pagani produced a track-only version of its supercar called the Zonda R. Only 15 Zonda R models were built over...
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Lamborghini Aventador Crashes In Dubai
The driver of this wrecked Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 was reportedly attempting to drift the car and eventually lost control.
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Jaguar XJ220 Celebrates 20th Birthday This Weekend
It's been 20 years since the Jaguar XJ220 burst onto the scene, setting new benchmarks for supercar design and performance, and now it's going to celebrate its birthday. Unfortunately, you'll have to be in England to get in on the party, which will be held this weekend, June 23-24, at Weston Park...
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McLaren Automotive Reflects Back On Its First Year
It’s hard to think of McLaren as a new company; after all, the company founded by racer Bruce McLaren has been building race cars since the 1960s. McLaren was also the company behind one of the most lust-worthy supercars of all time, the McLaren F1. Despite this history, McLaren Automotive...
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David Coulthard has managed to catch a struck golf ball using an SLS AMG Roadster that he was driving at 120 mph at the time.
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Lamborghini Driver Gets A Hard Lesson In Fuel Economy: Video
No one ever buys a Lamborghini to blend into the background, especially if its a bright orange Murcielago. Still, there are times when you don’t want to be seen in a Lamborghini, like when you run out of gas in the middle of a busy intersection. We don’t have a lot of backstory on this...
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2013 Aston Martin Vanquish Revealed: Video
Aston Martin's Vanquish is back. Revived in celebration of the historic automaker’s centenary taking place next year, the new Vanquish is both forward-looking yet still hinting at the past. It will serve as Aston Martin’s flagship now that the One-77 supercar is officially sold out and...
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Novitec Rosso Gets Its Hands On The Ferrari FF
Straight out of the box the Ferrari FF is a very capable performance machine, no doubt thanks to its 6.3-liter V-12 engine, seven-speed dual-clutch transmission and sophisticated all-wheel drive system. Tuning firms all over the world are now faced with the challenge of improving the car beyond...
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Ferrari North Europe Plans Record-Setting Ferrari Parade
If you find yourself at Britain’s Silverstone Circuit on Saturday, September 15th, you’ll likely be in for quite an event. Ferrari North Europe is attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the Largest Parade of Ferrari cars, and so far over 600 have registered for the event...
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Ferrari F12 Berlinetta Tears Up The Track: Video
Following its reveal at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, Ferrari’s stunning F12 Berlinetta has been spotted undergoing further testing at the automaker’s Fiorano test track in Italy. The V-12 supercar can be seen in this video being driven quite hard, with its driver even executing a drift...
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In February we brought you details of a series of patent drawings that suggested Mercedes-Benz was considering a four-door version of its SLS AMG supercar complete with a set of gullwing doors and a pair of rear-hinged ‘suicide’ style doors. As the images show, it's a pretty slick take on the idea of a four-door SLS AMG, but according to latest comments from the boss of AMG the design was never meant to lead to a production model. Speaking with AutoVisie, AMG CEO Ola Källenius explained that the design was just an idea that came up during the original planning phase for the...
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Miami Lamborghini Dealer Unveils Gold-Wrapped Aventador: Video
A gold-wrapped Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 was unveiled by a dealership in Miami, Florida.
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A. Kahn Design Unveils James Bond-Inspired Aston Martin DBS
Bespoke British tuner A. Kahn Design has unveiled a new styling package for the DBS.
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Bugatti Veyron Super Sport Attempts Record Nürburgring Lap Time: Video
If you're not familiar with Bridge to Gantry, you should be. Purveyors of all things Nürburgring Nordschleife, the specialty site has gotten its hands on some footage of a Bugatti Veyron Super Sport testing on the 'Ring in pursuit of a lap time record. Bringing what BtG calls "a racing driver...
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Ferrari F70 Spied, Cadillac Hands-Off SuperCruising, Audi At Le Mans: Car News Headlines
The 2013 Ferrari F70, the code-named successor to the Enzo, has been spied yet again. Though the heavy camouflage makes it look quite funky, the statistics sound brilliant. Will the F70 be the new king of the super cars? Cadillac says it will bring its hands-off "SuperCruise" cruise control--a...
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Ferrari Enzo Successor (F70) Spy Shots
Ferrari’s replacement for the Enzo supercar is due out towards the end of this year and we now have new spy shots of a prototype, revealing much greater detail than we’ve ever seen before, including elements that may make it to the final version. The new car, internally referred to as...
Nelson Ireson