Supercars
-
McLaren will quadruple production over the next few years with the help of a few new models and a new production center.
-
Genty Akylone Supercar To Feature Bespoke V-8
Last month we brought you the first details on the Genty Akylone, an ambitious supercar project from a French startup, whose stated goal is to build a vehicle with one of the highest--for a production car--power-to-weight ratios on the planet. Previously, all we said about its engine was that it...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Ferrari Wants To Build More F1 Tech Into Its Road Cars
Ferrari concerned about the growing cost of participating in Formula 1, would like the ability to incorporate more F1 technology into its road cars.
Kurt Ernst -
Mosler RaptorGTR Unveiled In Weird Video
The Mosler RaptorGTR supercar debuts in an odd music video.
Chris Weiss -
Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Spyder: 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show
In typical Lamborghini fashion, the Italian maker of exotic supercars chose to unveil its latest model addition at a private function away from all the hustle and bustle of the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show. Fortunately, we knew it was coming and now have all the official images and details. The new...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Another One Bites The Dust: Ferrari 599 Burns In Arizona
A man driving a Ferrari 599 in a remote portion of Arizona escaped injury when the car sprung a fuel leak and caught fire.
Kurt Ernst -
A new McLaren prototype has been spotted testing in Southern Europe, likely to be the convertible version first reported on back in 2009 and which will eventually go head-to head with the formidable Ferrari 458 Spider. On initial glance this black McLaren prototype looks like just another MP4-12C, but delve a little closer and you’ll quickly notice some peculiarities. First and foremost is the makeshift cover over the rear window and engine bay, which almost certainly is hiding the new convertible roof. McLaren is expected to adopt an automated folding hard-top just like Ferrari did...
-
Ferrari F40 Suffers Severe Crash In Germany
This has been a pretty bad year for the legendary Ferrari F40 supercar. Just last August one of the cars crashed in Houston, Texas and now a second example has crashed in the south of Germany. To make matters worse, the latest example is believed to have had just 6,200 miles on its odometer. Unlike...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2013 Mustang, Ferrari Spy Shots, Jaguar XF Diesel: Today’s Car News
We’re now just a day out from the first press day of the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show, and the news has started breaking hard and fast. Earlier this morning we saw the covers come off the updated 2013 Ford Mustang, which once again is coming in V-6, GT, Boss 302 and Shelby GT500 trim, and we...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Zenvo ST1 Supercar Lands In Jay Leno’s Garage: Video
Denmark’s Zenvo ST1 supercar finally goes on sale in the U.S. on Wednesday but self-described car nut and television personality Jay Leno was fortunate enough to have already taken one for a spin. Fresh from Denmark, Zeno founders Jesper Jensen and Troels Vollertsen paid a visit to Jay...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Porsche To Develop Platform For R8 And Gallardo Replacements: Report
As we reported just last week, the Volkswagen Group is likely to call on Porsche to develop an advanced mid-engine vehicle platform that will eventually spawn the replacements for the Audi R8 and Lamborghini Gallardo, as well as a new supercar to slot in between the Porsche 911 GT2 RS and upcoming...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Ferrari 599XX Evolution Spy Shots
Just as the original Ferrari Enzo-based FXX experimental supercar had its more extreme FXX Evolution variant, so will the 599XX as confirmed by these latest spy shots. Taken during the Finali Mondiali event held in Italy last week, the spy shots depict a 599XX Evolution, or ‘Evoluzione’...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
We have the first details and images of a Ferrari 458 Italia that suffered a violent crash yesterday in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh. The crash took place on Edinburgh’s Queensferry Road in front of a school where the speed limit is just 30 mph. However, onlookers claim the driver of the Ferrari was traveling at speeds nearly triple the limit when he came into contact with a passing SUV. The image of the wreckage shows that the crash must have happened at quite some speed as the airbags have been deployed and the damage is rather severe. The owner of the car is believed to be local...
-
Bugatti Introduces Three New Special Edition Veyron Grand Sports
Three new specially appointed Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport convertibles debuted at the Debut Motor Show.
Chris Weiss -
SSC Tuatara Interior Revealed: Video
Development work on the upcoming SSC Tuatara, America’s answer to the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, is progressing nicely, with news coming out this month that a suitable production site in Washington state is being sought. The Tuatara is also one of the star attractions at this week’s...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2013 Chevy Trailblazer, McLaren MPG, Fisker Karma Production: Car News Headlines
Today at Motor Authority, the 2013 Cadillac XTS gets an early web reveal while scientists create the world's smallest electric car. The McLaren MP4-12C turns out to be a relatively fuel efficient supercar and Dodge brings back the Super Bee nameplate. All this and more in today's car news, right...
Joel Feder -
HBH Releases New Images Of Mid-Engine Aston Martin Bulldog GT
Dutch firm HBH, the maker of the all-out-insane Zenvo ST1 supercar, is working on a new supercar project, one that will be limited to the most exclusive of exclusive production runs of only one example. That new supercar will be called the “Bulldog GT”, a reference to the original 1980...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
McLaren MP4-12C Escapes Gas Guzzler Tax, Starts U.S. Delivery January
Yesterday we learned that McLaren solved a software glitch that had plagued several of its MP4-12C cars delivered to customers overseas. Today we have news that McLaren’s first road-going car since the legendary F1 won’t attract a gas guzzler tax when it hits the U.S. market. Despite...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Lamborghini has expanded its Winter Academy to include the 700-horsepower, V-12 powered Aventador.
-
Others embrace carbon fiber, but Ferrari sticking with aluminum
Automaker Ferrari is resisting the move to carbon fiber, preferring to stay with aluminum for its bodies and components.
Kurt Ernst -
2012 Ferrari FF Neiman Marcus Edition Sells Out... In 50 Minutes
If you scan the papers or turn on the news, you’ll hear that more Americans than ever before are getting food stamps or living below the poverty level. A certain segment of the population, however, has money and isn’t afraid to spend it. Consider this year’s Neiman Marcus...
Kurt Ernst -
Aston Martin Bringing One-77 To Los Angeles Auto Show
Aston Martin has announced it will be bringing a One-77 to the Los Angeles Auto Show next week. This will be the first time the One-77 has been in L.A., and Aston Martin is making it all happen in conjunction with Aston Martin Galpin. The particular One-77 that will be at the show is a final...
Joel Feder -
McLaren Solves MP4-12C Software Glitch, Restarts Delivery
Upon discovering that customers of its MP4-12C were having issues with their newly delivered supercar, McLaren made the tough decision of halting any further deliveries until problems with the car were solved. That was a little over a month ago, and showing the determination and the kind of problem...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2013 Nissan GT-R Live Photo Mega-Gallery
With more power under the hood, a lighter and stiffer body, plus a host of new aero upgrades, reports of the 2013 Nissan GT-R shaving 8 to 10 seconds off its previous Nurburgring lap time now sound completely plausible. In fact, the car’s chief engineer Kazutoshi Mizuno has even stated that...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran