Supercars
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Building any car from scratch, let alone a 700 horsepower mid-engine supercar, is no easy task, something New Zealand startup Hulme has found out the hard way. Despite having completed its first model last year, the CanAm Spyder (pictured below), and parading it around the world, including at the Goodwood Festival of Speed earlier this year, the company has been forced to redesign parts of the car in order to meet various design rules and regulations in many of the countries where Hulme is hoping to sell it. The redesign particularly concerns the headlight design, though the setback may not...
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Nissan GT-R Based Juke-R Concept May Spawn Tamer Production Version
Nissan is working on a project based around shoehorning the mighty GT-R drivetrain into the body of a Juke crossover. One might wonder why Nissan would go to such great lengths to pull off such a feat, but for the Japanese automaker and its engineers the reason is simple: to drum up excitement and...
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Bentley Planning Hotter, Faster Continental GT2: Report
The 2012 Bentley Continental GTC has just had its first round of press drives, but already word of yet another Continental variant is making the rounds. This time, it's a lighter, more powerful GT2 variant. Weighing in at 440 pounds lighter than the standard Continental GT, according to...
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AMG Performance Media Tracks Your Track Days: Video
The SLS AMG is one of the models available with the AMG Performance Media data acquisition system.
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Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Burns To The Ground After Crashing Into Chevy Aveo
The LP640, as most of you would know, is an even higher performance version of the already potent Lamborghini Murcielago. It comes as no surprise then that the Italian thoroughbred commands a great deal of skill to drive at speed, something the 27-year old driver of this sad looking wreck has found...
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America's Bright Orange Supercar One-Off: Will It Ever Reach Production?
The Vision SZR is now more than 10 years old and $2 million dollars in the hole. Will it ever see production?
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An undisguised version of the new 2012 Porsche 911 has been spotted in Germany just weeks after the latest ‘991’ generation car, in Carrera and Carrera S trim, made its world debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. Look closely at these latest spy shots and you’ll notice the car seen here is wearing a unique front bumper with an attached lip spoiler, as well as a fixed rear wing. We know that Porsche engineers are out testing high-performance Turbo versions of the new 911, in both coupe and convertible bodystyles. However, the tamer look of this car suggests that it’s...
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Ferrari 599 GTB Vs. Ferrari F40: Video
Ferrari's idea of what makes a supercar has changed dramatically over the years, with the two cars in this video at the polar extremes: the raw, race-ready F40 and the refined, grand-touring 599 GTB. Despite Ferrari calling this a "fictional" race, it looks to have very much occurred in real...
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Equatorial Guinea President’s son has supercars seized in Paris
A total of 11 supercars owned by the son of Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, the president of the tiny African nation of Equatorial Guinea, were seized in Paris, France on September 28. The lineup consisted of a who’s who of the latest supercars including no less than two Bugatti Veyrons, a...
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2013 Nissan GT-R Spy Shots
Just days after news broke that Nissan was working on a more powerful GT-R for the 2013 model year, a mysterious prototype sporting new performance upgrades has been spotted running up some quick laps at the Nurburgring. A host of new aero accessories, including an aggressive front lip spoiler...
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Jay Leno, Stephan Winkelmann Talk Lamborghini Aventador: Video
We've already seen the Aventador LP700-4 in the sheet metal, pored over its details, and lusted after ownership, but it's always good to get Jay's take on things, particularly when he's shooting the breeze with Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann. The video below ticks all of those boxes, plus a few...
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Ferrari 458 Spider Priced From $257,000: Report
Pricing for the hard-top convertible version of the 458 Italia, the 458 Spider, has made its way onto the web.
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Today we're deep in Nordschelife territory with the official video of the Dodge Viper ACR's record run and a new video of the record electric car lap from Metropolia's Electric RaceAbout. Beyond that, it's upcoming car news, with hints at the 2013 Nissan GT-R's power upgrades, an exclusive on the arrival of the 2013 Subaru XV, and spy shots of the upcoming 2013 Mercedes-Benz A25 AMG. Check it all out in the links below. The 2013 Subaru XV is coming to the U.S., and it's bringing some changes with it. The Dodge Viper ACR's latest record Nordschleife lap is now on video. The 2013 Nissan GT-R...
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Dodge Viper ACR's record 7:12.13 Nürburgring lap
Though it's well out of production and nearing the outer limits of what qualifies as a "production" car in the first place, the Dodge Viper ACR has reset the benchmark in road-going performance at the Nurburgring-Nordschleife with a 7:12.13 lap. Straight from the gearheads at SRT, the video shows...
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Lamborghini Gallardo Burns To A Crisp In Malaysia
There’s no shortage of rare supercars, old and new, burning to the ground in spectacular fashion all around the world. The latest is this poor Lamborghini Gallardo that went up in flames in Bukit Damansara, Malaysia. According to a report in local newspaper The Star, first picked up by...
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2013 Nissan GT-R Updates To Include Bump To 570-HP?
Godzilla, R35, or simply the GT-R: Nissan's top sports/super car has earned a rabid fan base on the back of blistering performance thanks to its pack of high-tech and high-output technologies--a mixture that could well be growing even more potent for the 2013 model year. Just how much more potent?...
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Ferrari Explains the History Of The Prancing Horse: Video
One of the most iconic logos in sports cars is explained.
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Ferrari Launches Winter Driving School
Ferrari has introduced its first-ever winter driving school, the 2012 Winter Driving Experience.
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Porsche has launched an art car exhibit at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart.
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Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series Coming, GT3 Not For U.S.: Report
When Mercedes-Benz unveiled the racing version of the SLS AMG, the GT3, in Oaxaca, Mexico last year, we knew a road-going Black Series variant would eventually come as well--in fact, we've been tracking it for over two years. Now it looks like the boffins at AMG have decided to loose the idea upon...
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Zahir Rana Talks About His Ferrari Enzo Crash At Targa Newfoundland: Video
Crashing a car is never a fun experience. It's even less so when that car is a Ferrari Enzo. The horror is compounded when it's all caught on tape. But Zahir Rana handles the situation with grace. With grace and the affability that can only come from being able to easily afford another--at one...
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Viper 'Ring Lap, Mustang Battles, Subaru Recalls: Today's Car News
BAAAM! Reality hits you hard, bro. [MotorAuthority] The 2011 Subaru Legacy and Outback have been recalled for flying sunroofs. [TheCarConnection] The 2014 Ford Mustang will get new, non-retro design. [MotorAuthority] But if you're still loving the current Mustang, battle it out with your own custom...
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1,000-HP Underground Racing Twin Turbo Audi R8 V10: Video
The team at Underground Racing have done it yet again: put over 1,000 horsepower to the wheels of a supercar. It never really gets old, especially when they turn out such great videos highlighting their work. The latest project is an Audi R8 V10. Interspersed with detail shots of their aesthetic...
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Infiniti Electric, Alfa's Plans, Ferrari Tailor Made: Car News Headlines
Get all of the details on the 2012 Audi RS5 here. [MotorAuthority] Infiniti's electric sports car concept will debut at the Geneva Motor Show ahead of its 2014 production start. [MotorAuthority] Jennifer Lopez teams up with Eminem and Chrysler for the Fiat 500. [TheCarConnection] Rimac presents the...
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