Supercars
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While it’s not uncommon to see a brand new supercar concept from an unknown startup, it’s not often that the supercar in question is a homegrown creation. Of course, America’s supercar scene is far from lacking, with cars like the SSC Ultimate Aero and Saleen S7 continuing to draw plenty of attention on the world stage. Perhaps, soon, we may be able to add this latest model from Mach7 Motorsports to that growing list. Dubbed the Falcon F7, the latest supercar was displayed at the recent 2011 Detroit Auto Show in concept form and is expected to enter production in the near...
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Underground Racing Builds 1,500 Horsepower Lamborghini Gallardo
The Underground Racing name has become synonymous with high-performance exotics, thanks mostly to the tuning firm’s special projects like this 250+ mph Lamborghini Gallardo and fire-breathing Murcielago LP670-4 SV. With a score chart like this under its belt, it’s not surprising that...
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Noble Unveils Production Ready M600 Supercar
The Noble M600 supercar has been a long time in the making, with reports on the car dating back several years and a number of prototypes being revealed since then. Today, Noble has taken the wraps off the production ready version of the car, which is expected to start deliveries in the U.K. this...
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Porsche Mulling Entry-Level Roadster And Cayman Targa
Porsche has consistently expressed its desire to double its current levels of sales to around 150,000 to 200,000 vehicles in the mid to long term, and to do so its main strategy is to launch several new models including two whole new vehicle lines. Speaking with Automotive News, Porsche CEO...
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2011 Pagani Huayra preview
The wraps are finally off Pagani’s new supercar, the Huayra (pronounced why-eera), which like the Zonda it replaces was named after a South American wind. Also like the Zonda, aerodynamics once again played a major role in the car’s development, which is one of the primary reasons that...
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Porsche Unveils New Limited Edition 911 ‘Black Edition’ Models
An all-new generation Porsche 911 is set to bow in towards the end of the year but as one last hurrah for the current model, Porsche is launching the new 911 Black Edition for the Carrera and Carrera Cabriolet. Set to go on sale this spring, the new special edition models retain the 911’s...
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The annual Gooding & Company vehicle auction in Scottsdale, Arizona has come and gone and this year we’re glad to report that the event saw a new record fall. As we reported earlier, this year’s Gooding auction featured some of the rarest cars on the planet, most of which were part of a collection owned by the late Benny Caiola, a property developer who boasted the greatest collection of Ferraris in the world. One of Caiola’s star pieces was an ultra-rare 2006 Ferrari FXX Evoluzione (similar to the one pictured), which sold over the weekend for $2.1 million--the highest...
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Lamborghini Murciélago replacement gets pushrod suspension
Lamborghini's venerable Murcielago is due for retirement, with a car variously named the Aventador or the Jota tapped to take its place. Part of the new car's appeal for the enthusiast will be the first production application of a pushrod suspension by Lamborghini, and the system will be on show...
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Production Porsche 918 Supercar To Keep Spyder Bodystyle
With this month’s unveiling of the new 918 RSR hybrid race car concept, which featured a distinct coupe bodystyle, there were immediately suggestions that the cool convertible bodystyle seen on the previous 918 Spyder concept would be dropped at production time. Nothing can be further from...
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Ferrari FF: Hit Or Miss?
While the new 458 Italia is almost universally acclaimed as one of the best looking Ferraris in years, perhaps even in all time, the recently unveiled Ferrari FF is drawing mixed responses from most that have seen it. Ferrari has certainly ventured into new territory with the FF, which features a...
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Video: First A 599, Now Tunisian Rioters Destroy Ferrari California
This past week we saw rioters in the African nation of Tunisia make off with a Ferrari 599 GTB supercar, which just so happened to belong to the country’s ousted president, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who has fled to Saudi Arabia. Now another Ferrari, this one reportedly owned by a member of...
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This, Sadly, Is The Pagani Huayra
Magazine cover leaks followed by the shot above reveal the new Pagani Zonda successor, the Huayra, in all its gull-winged, gap-toothed glory. It's a bit more Spyker and a bit less sexy than we'd have liked. Busy doesn't even begin to describe the car's design, and though the Zonda was also a...
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The first three Lexus LFAs to roll off the production lines and cross the salty seas to our shores have arrived, and they're silver, black, and white. They're also packed like a nuclear missile. Test-driven and signed by an engineer before leaving their point of origin, each LFA is strapped to its own pink steel pallet for its ocean voyage. The pallets are apparently pretty special in their own right, as Lexus ships them back home and re-uses them. Other peculiarities and factoids revealed in the first shipment: the factory oil supplied with each LFA is Mobil 1 5w50, a rather heavy blend for...
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Video: Pagani C9 Supercar Teaser
A brand new supercar is in the works and you can bet that this one is going to sizzle as it has some very big shoes to follow, being the successor to the now legendary Pagani Zonda. Expected to make its world debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, the same event where close rival Lamborghini will be...
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2011 Geneva Motor Show: Ferrari FF Makes Online Debut
Ferrari says its new FF--its big premiere for the upcoming 2011 Geneva Motor Show--is its first four-wheel-drive sports car ever. The new FF made its online debut today, in advance of the Geneva show, with the explanation that "FF" stands for four-wheel drive and four seats. Powered by a V-12...
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2012 McLaren MP4-12C Priced From $229,000 In America
McLaren Automotive's Ferrari and Lamborghini hunter, the 2012 MP4-12C, now has a starting price here in the U.S.: $229,000. That's a hefty tag, to be sure, but it's right on par with the Italian competition. Considering the MP4-12C's incredible stats, it would probably be a fair price even if it...
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Video: Lexus LFA Carbon Fiber Loom In Action
In the latest episode of the Lexus ‘The Hard Way’ promo, a series that details the intricacies involved in manufacturing Lexus vehicles, the automaker shows off its advanced mechanical loom that’s used in creating carbon fiber pieces for its LFA supercar. Using a similar process...
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Ferrari Teases New Model Ahead Of Private Unveiling On January 21
Ferrari is working on a successor for its aging 612 Scaglietti supercar, spy shots of which we have been available for the good part of a year now. In addition to this, Ferrari plans to show something “very different” at March’s 2011 Geneva Motor Show, with most suggesting that it...
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Here’s something you don’t see every day. Driving down a highway in Tunisia, a news team happened to film a man allegedly stealing a bright yellow Ferrari 599 GTB supercar. What’s odd is that he uses an oversized forklift to transport the vehicle, carrying it home in broad daylight through the middle of a reasonably busy highway. To make matters worse, the car reportedly belongs to the country’s ousted president Ben Ali who has fled to Saudi Arabia. Angry residents of Tunisia have allegedly been looting his former villa and nearby compound, and it looks like one of...
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F1 Star Mark Webber Buys 2011 Porsche 911 GT2 RS
What car do you buy when your usual mode of transportation is a Formula One race car? Well, in Mark Webber’s case, you buy a brand new 2011 Porsche 911 GT2 RS. The Aussie F1 star took delivery of his latest ride, the fastest and most powerful road-going model ever built by Porsche, just...
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First Production 2012 Lexus LFA Rolls Off The Line
We’ve seen plenty of 2012 Lexus LFA supercars before, in all sorts of colors, and with each incarnation we saw it was evident that the cars were becoming more and more refined. However, up until now, these LFA examples were all pre-production prototypes, developed either for testing or...
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David Beckham’s Porsche 911 Turbo Fetches $217,100 At Auction
An unnamed buyer has just dropped $217,100 on a used 2008 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet and, to make matters worse, the car was extensively modified. Normally, this would seem a ridiculous amount to pay for such a vehicle but in this case the car was previously owned by none other than soccer star...
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Nismo Prepped Nissan GT-R RC Debuts At 2011 Tokyo Auto Salon
Nissan used this weekend’s 2011 Tokyo Auto Salon to roll out a new edition of its GT-R supercar, one aimed at well-heeled track enthusiasts and privateer race teams. If you’re unfamiliar with the Auto Salon, it's essentially the Japanese version of SEMA and manages to draw in the major...
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Omani Royal Family Takes Delivery Of New Koenigsegg Agera R Supercar
With its force-fed V-8 churning out some 910 horsepower and 811 pound-feet of torque, the carbon fiber infused Koenigsegg Agera was already one of the most extreme supercars on the planet. But now there’s an Agera R model that’s been revealed and this one purportedly produces upwards of...
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