Supercars
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The long weekend wasn't only about remembering our veterans and soldiers: there was a lot of racing going on, too. Dario Franchitti poured the milk over his head at the end of the 96th Indianapolis 500. It was a busy race with 34 lead changes among 10 drivers and several hard crashes and the second-hottest day for the event in its nearly century-long history, but at the end, it was the Target cars of Franchitti and Scott Dixon that battled it out for the win under a final-lap caution brought on by Takuma Sato's madman dive to pass for the lead. Mark Webber drove through on-and-off rain...
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Hong Kong Witnesses First Aston Martin One-77 Crash
The number of working Aston Martin One-77 supercars in existence has now dropped from an original 77 cars to 76 following a crash that took place this past week in Hong Kong. This sole image, found on Weibo, shows that the wreckage inflicted on the $1.9-million supercar was quite severe, suggesting...
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Eric Clapton's custom Ferrari SP12 EC officially unveiled
Anyone with the cash can commission a new custom Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] from the factory--to an extent. If you're a Ferrari fan on the level of Eric Clapton, however, the limits are few. Enter the SP12 EC. The EC in the name is obviously for Eric Clapton, and the car itself is not actually new to...
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McLaren Race Car Builder Joins Road Car Unit In Woking
McLaren is a company steeped in racing history so it was only natural that the company’s first road car in more than two decades, the MP4-12C, was going to be offered in racing guise for those who prefer to drive their cars on a track. Thus, we have the MP4-12C GT3, which has already competed...
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McLaren MP4-12C Heads To Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit: Video
McLaren is expanding in the Middle East and to mark the occasion the automaker has released a new video of its MP4-12C supercar driving through the desert on its way to Yas Marina Circuit, home of the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and the Ferrari World theme park. In particular, the video marks...
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2013 Nissan GT-R Crashes On The Nürburgring
Nissan has been testing the GT-R at the Nürburgring in the days surrounding the Nürburgring 24 Hours endurance race.
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Perhaps the most noticeable thing about McLaren’s state-of-the-art Production Center, where the MP4-12C supercar is assembled, is how little it resembles an automotive assembly plant. Sure, there are racks of components and cars in various stages of assembly, but what’s absent is the dim lighting, dangling air and electric lines and army of automated robots that are present in most modern vehicle assembly facilities. McLaren, you see, marches to the beat of a slightly different drummer. Robots aren’t used for assembly, simply because they can’t match the care and eye...
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2013 Audi R8 Spy Shots
We've previously shown you spy shots of Audi's planned facelift for the 2013 R8, including in the Spyder bodystyle, but these latest shots show the car virtually undisguised. The facelifted R8 range, both in coupe and convertible bodystyles, is expected to be unveiled later this year. We’re...
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Ferrari 458 Italia Crashes In Dramatic Fashion At Laguna Seca
A Ferrari 458 Italia competing during the 2012 Ferrari Racing Days at Laguna Seca has fallen victim to the track’s infamous corkscrew.
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2013 Hennessey Venom Spyder Gets Dyno Tested: Video
Last month we told you that Aerosmith front man and American Idol judge Steven Tyler had ordered himself a Hennessey Venom GT Spyder, the roofless version of Hennessey’s Venom GT supercar. Said to come with variable output of 800, 1,000 or 1,200 horsepower, Tyler’s car should be fast...
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Glickenhaus P4/5 Competizione Sets Fastest Ferrari ‘Ring Time
Prior to the 2012 Nürburgring 24 Hours endurance race that took place over the weekend, the fastest lap time for a Ferrari over the 13-odd miles of the Nürburgring-Nordschleife was the 6:58.16 figure set by Ferrari and its 599XX experimental car back in April of 2010. However, Ferrari...
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Another Audi R8 Hit-And-Run, This Time In Belgium
Earlier this month the driver of an Audi R8 was caught on video crashing into a Lada at high speed before driving off without even checking to see if the occupants of the other vehicle were alive or needed help. That first accident took place in Russia. Now we have details of a second hit-and-run...
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Over the past few weeks, we’ve brought you the first four segments of a five-part video series covering the history of Italian supercar builder Pagani Automobili. While this fifth installment marks the end of the series, it’s really just the end of the beginning for Pagani. The videos cover the birth of Pagani Automobili through the creation of the various Zonda models, like the Zonda Cinque and the Zonda Tricolore featured in this final video. Built at the request of Pagani’s Hong Kong dealer, in a run of just five units, the Zonda Cinque was meant to be the fastest road...
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Chris Harris Pits The GT-R Track Pack Against The 911 Turbo S: Video
British journo and avid racer Chris Harris takes a more serious look at two of the fastest road cars money can buy: the Nissan GT-R and Porsche 911 Turbo. However, we’re not talking about run-of-the-mill models here but rather the more extreme versions of both cars. In the case of the GT-R...
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Ferrari, Lamborghini And TVR Damaged In L.A. Crash: Video
A Lincoln Town Car crashed into a luxury vehicle workshop in Los Angeles early yesterday, damaging three customer cars in the process, one of which may belong to NBA star Kobe Bryant. Upon crashing, the driver of the Town Car, a 30-year-old male, fled the scene on foot and is still missing. A...
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U.S. To Be Biggest Market For Ferrari Enzo Successor
Despite emerging markets such as China, the Middle East and Russia getting all the attention from manufacturers of high-end autos lately, when it comes to the sale of supercars the U.S. is still number one. Because of this, Ferrari’s long-awaited replacement for the Enzo supercar is expected...
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Ford GT Sets Standing Half Mile Speed Record: Video
We first told you about the Houston Half Mile last March, when the event was previewed by tuner John Hennessey and NFL star Mario Williams. Run on the 8,000 foot long concrete runway of Ellington Airport, the Houston Half Mile seemed to be an ideal event for those with fast cars and the need for...
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Porsche 918 Spyder, Jail For Texting, Karma Fire: Car News Headlines
Today Porsche released the first official photos of the Porsche 918 Spyder in production prototype guise. They look rather unsurprisingly like the spy shots we brought you earlier in the week--except slightly more awesome. Sending texts to someone that gets in a crash as a result could land you in...
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Earlier this month the first prototypes for the 2014 Porsche 918 Spyder started testing at secret locations around Europe, and today Porsche has released its own batch of photos of one of the prototypes and confirmed some of the car’s final specs. Development is now in the later stages though these initial prototypes will continue to evolve until closer to the start of production, which Porsche remains adamant will commence in September of next year. Porsche has also confirmed that the first customers will receive their completed cars before 2013 is out. The prototypes, their camouflage...
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Lexus Fan Tony Hawk Uses Skateboard To Jump Over LFA: Video
Pro skater Tony Hawk was recently loaned a bright yellow 2012 Lexus LFA for his birthday, which he ended up using for a very daring stunt.
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McLaren Bringing Secret 'Unit 2' Cars To A Dealer Near You
At a closely guarded location in England’s south is an ordinary looking warehouse that only a handful of people outside of the McLaren staff have ever been allowed inside. The warehouse, known simply as Unit 2, is home to the biggest collection of McLaren cars, including production models and...
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1957 Ferrari 625 TRC Spider Sells For $6.5 Million In Monaco
Over the weekend one of the most amazing collection of Ferraris, classic and modern, hit the auction block in Monaco. The lineup included everything from classic race cars to ultimate luxury, and some of the vehicles we’re unlikely to see go under the hammer for possibly years to come. We now...
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Audi R8 Drifting Behind The Scenes: Video
Celebrating Facebook fan milestones with videos of cars doing cool stuff has become a bit of a meme with carmakers of late, and we're not going to argue with it. Burning rubber on video is roughly 30 percent of what the Internet was made for. OK, so we made that figure up, but it sounds about right...
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Gotham Dream Cars Ferrari F430 Involved In Fatal Accident
The Gotham Dream Cars name may be familiar to you--just over a month ago, we brought you a report from their Dream Car Sprint experience at Met Life Stadium, not far from the grounds of the New York Auto Show. Yesterday, two cars from the event were involved in a fatal accident. While details are...
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