Supercars

In the latest addition to what has turned out to be a very video-heavy Tuesday, we have the president of Ferrari, Luca di Montezemolo, driving the New Stratos at the Fiorano test circuit. Based on a shortened and heavily modified Ferrari F430 platform, and as the revival/re-imagination of an...

For the driving simulator fan, the Need for Speed series holds a certain nostalgia as one of the first really fun and engaging car games. For the past 16 years the franchise has expanded on that theme, evolving to a level of realistic graphics and fun-focused gameplay that everyone can get on board...

A brand new Pagani supercar is in the works, one that is lighter and more powerful than the current Zonda, and scheduled for sale in the U.S. The car is currently doing the rounds under its codename “C9” and has been spotted in prototype form on a number of occasions, revealing a...

Lamborghini’s new lightweight ethos continues with the reveal today of the all-new Gallardo Spyder Performante LP 570-4, a stripped out and more hardcore version of the open-top Gallardo that’s set to scorch highways all across the country next summer. Essentially the Spyder version of...

Usain Bolt, world-record holder and gold medal winner at the Olympic Games over the 100 and 200 meter sprints, experienced a special day in Maranello this past week where he was able to test the 458 Italia and 599 GTB supercars around the famous Fiorano circuit. The sprinter was excited in the cars...

A baby blue Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 Superveloce has crashed in the pricey London suburb of Knightsbridge, provoking residents who claim the area has become a playground for wealthy supercar owners who like to drive their cars and rev their engines late into the night. The driver of the Lambo...

The successor for the Lamborghini Murcielago is just around the corner and with it a new V-12 engine, the latter of which has been revealed today along with a new automated manual gearbox dubbed ISR. Still displacing 6.5-liters, the new V-12 engine has been redesigned from scratch and is rated at...

File this under the “life’s just not fair” category. A 21-year-old student in Saudi Arabia has just taken delivery of two new supercars, one of which is the fastest ever road-going Ferrari, the new 599 GTO. Dhiaa Al-Essa’s collection of supercars now stands at 33, with the...

Though we can't confirm its legitimacy, a company based in New Zealand of all places is claiming to have more than 25 Ferrari supercars up for sale, most of them brand new and with only their original factory delivery mileage. The private collection of cars, which includes the 25 Ferraris, as well...

Unadulterated, bombastic carbon fiber insanity--the current Pagani Zonda and its several variants are the embodiment of what it is to be a supercar but an even better car is just around the corner, one that is expected to improve on the Zonda in almost every criteria that counts. The car is the...

Back in September Ferrari issued an official recall of its still new 458 Italia supercar following a spate of reports of cars spontaneously combusting and burning to the point where they are no longer recognizable as even cars. In the past year there have been no less than ten different reports of...

Ferrari has been working on a proprietary part-time four-wheel drive system designed for both its mid- and front-engined models for the past several years. Christened the “Insertable 4x4”, not much has been seen or heard about the system for some time but now a mysterious Ferrari...

Despite BMW not having built a true supercar for 30 years since its original, limited-edition M1 model, we have reported on a number of occasions that the automaker is trying to reinvent its performance image with a new 'green' sports car combining the best elements of two very important concept...

It is the end of an era. The Lamborghini Murcielago has been around for almost a decade but it’s time has come, with the last of the legendary supercars, number 4,099 to be exact, rolling off the production line at the automaker’s factory in Sant’Agata, Italy today. The very last...

The Vertigo.5 is a retro-styled supercar built by Belgian firm Gillet and in its current form has been on the market for a little over three years. For anyone not familiar with the dramatically styled Vertigo.5, it is a race car built for the street by Belgian racing driver Tony Gillet and is...

Simbol Design is one of those niche Italian car companies that you’ve probably never heard of but their new Lavazza GTX-R supercar should get them some press, even if it’s bad. The car looks like a cross between the Ferrari Enzo and a block of Lego but it packs a V-12 punch and enough...

The ultra-performance Hennessey Venom GT, built on a modified Lotus Elise platform but wrapped in custom body work, lengthened, and with a mind-bending 1,200-horsepower twin-turbo V-8 engine amidships, will make its North American debut at the 2010 SEMA show. This video gives a taste of the 262-mph...

A few months ago, we got the chance to slide behind the wheel of the V12 Vantage, and came away suitably impressed. Now Jay Leno has as well, and this video captures his thoughts on the car, plus plenty of roaring V12 sonic greatness. Just as we were, Leno is impressed with the V12 Vantage--so much...

Ferrari’s One-to-One Personlization Program was initially launched as a premium service only for buyers of the flagship 612 Scaglietti who were looking for additional customization of their vehicles via a dedicated 'atelier' area at the factory in Maranello. However, the popularity of the...

This past week Audi revealed it would be attending its first-ever Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) event, with a host of the luxury marque’s cars scheduled to go on show including a highly modified R8 Spyder from the guys at STaSIS Engineering. STaSIS is a motorsports and tuning...