Supercars
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Most readers won’t be very familiar with either of the two companies mentioned in this article but that may change in the very near future. Ginetta and Farbio are two niche sports car manufacturers based in the UK, which in the past week have merged. Ginetta has been in the business since 1958 and is more heavily focused on motorsports whereas Farbio exclusively builds high-end sports cars and was only established back in 2005. Ginetta got a kick start in 2005 when it was acquired by businessman Lawrence Tomlinson, who pushed the company to new levels and made it a recognized name in...
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Video: Pagani Zonda R Gets Mean, Sounds It, On Track
This video is as much about the audio as it is about the visual.
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V-8 Spyder, LMS-Inspired Sportier Model And Dual-Clutch Coming To Audi R8 Lineup
Audi currently sells three different versions of its R8 supercar, the original 4.2-liter V-8 model and the newer 5.2-liter V-10 model, which is available in either hard-top coupe or Spyder convertible bodystyles. However, the R8 model family is set to expand with several new additions, the first of...
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C7 Chevrolet Corvette Could Be Designed Outside U.S.
There are all manner of rumors concerning the next-generation ‘C7’ Chevrolet Corvette, with stories ranging from the possibility of a mid-engined platform to all-wheel drive powertrains and even the arrival of a dual-clutch transmission. Although there isn’t much substance to any...
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GM Drawing On Global Designers For C7 Chevrolet Corvette
The next-generation C7 Chevrolet Corvette may feature a design penned in Europe or China or anywhere else in the world General Motors has a design studio, according to one of the automaker’s top execs. That’s the word from GM's vice president of global design, Ed Welburn, who revealed to...
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Ferrari Wants Hybrid Option On Entire Lineup
Governments around the world are bowing to public pressure to reduce the levels of greenhouse gases their respective countries produce, and more often than not, the first sector they look at is the auto industry. Here in the U.S. the government has imposed a tough 35.5 mpg fleet-wide fuel economy...
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The Koenigsegg Agera is the Swedish supercar maker's latest ultimate car.
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2010 Geneva Motor Show: Porsche 918 Spyder Concept Live Photos
The Porsche Carrera GT wasn't a world-smasher in its time, but it was a race-bred supercar with brutal 5.7-liter V-10 engine derived from a unit designed secretly for Formula 1. The new Porsche 918 Spyder Concept carries on the Carrera GT's lineage, but in an entirely new direction. Powered by a...
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2010 Geneva Motor Show Preview: Porsche 918 Spyder Concept
The Porsche 918 Spyder Concept breathes vintage motorsport into new-era Porsche life.
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Koenigsegg Agera debuts at 2010 Geneva auto show
Koenigsegg is celebrating 15 years of manufacturing exclusive speeders with the unveiling of the new Agera supercar, which is destined to make its world debut next week at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. The new model is based on the regular CC but infused with new design elements and an uprated...
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Pagani Zonda Tricolore debuts at 2010 Geneva Motor Show
Unadulterated, bombastic carbon fiber insanity--the Pagani Zonda and its several variants are the embodiment of what it is to be a supercar. But all good things must come to an end, even the Zonda's run, whose production is scheduled to cease sometime around September of this year. Its replacement...
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Report: Audi Working On More Affordable R8 Spyder With V-8 Engine
Audi currently sells three different versions of its R8 supercar, the original 4.2-liter V-8 model and the newer 5.2-liter V-10 model, which is available in either hard-top coupe or Spyder convertible bodystyles. However, there are two more versions thought to be in the works: a high-performance RS...
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It’s sad to see any exotic involved in a crash but it’s especially grim when the damaged car is a special edition supercar built in a limited run of only several hundred examples. This latest crash involved an ultra-rare Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SV that went awry in Italy. However, this isn’t just any model. According to onlookers the car is build number 000/350, which suggests this is actually the press car Lamborghini hands out to journalists and that the driver involved probably didn’t own it. The Murcielago LP 670-4 SV, in case you didn’t know, is a...
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Ferrari Offers 24-Month Warranty On Certified Used Cars
Ferraris, and most Italian exotics for that matter, are far from being the most reliable cars on the road. But in an attempt to help ease the fear of owners of some of its older models the company has announced a new 24-month warranty program. The 24-month Power Warranty will only apply on...
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Ferrari CEO Lays Out Future Plans, Confirms 599 GTO And Enzo Replacement
Down in Australia for the launch of a grand new Ferrari and Maserati dealership in Sydney, Ferrari CEO Amedeo Felisa has spilled the beans on some of the automaker’s future projects, confirming plans for the revival of the legendary GTO badge as well as the replacement for the Enzo supercar...
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Lamborghini Chasing Performance Through Light Weight
Taking a leaf out of Lotus’ book on sports car design, Lamborghini is looking to increase the performance of its future models through reduced weight rather than increased horsepower. Key strategies include the use of lighter materials and new engine and chassis designs. Like most automakers...
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Demand For 2011 Lexus LFA Outstrips Supply Despite $375,000 Sticker
In the three months since it was unveiled to the public at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, the 2011 Lexus LFA has been greeted by critical and public acclaim worldwide--so much so that despite its official $375,000 price tag, the number of formal expressions of interest in purchase received by Lexus is...
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2010 Detroit Auto Show: America’s Revenge Verde Supercar
You may recall that at last year’s Detroit Auto Show, America’s Revenge Designs, a tuner of GM products turned niche auto manufacturer, unveiled its GTM-R supercar based on the Factory Five GTM platform. At this week's 2010 Detroit Auto Show, Revenge Designs has unveiled a brand new supercar...
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The Porsche 911 better look out because Mercedes-Benz is reportedly working on a new sports car based on a shortened version of the 2010 SLS AMG’s platform targeted directly at it. The new Mercedes-Benz sports car will copy the SLS AMG’s aluminum construction but will lose the funky gullwing doors. Instead, conventional front-hinged doors will be adopted in an effort to bring costs down. The new model will also pick up AMG’s next-generation V-8 engine, a 5.5-liter unit with direct-injection and turbocharging technologies and an output of around 500-horsepower. Acceleration times for the...
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Report: Limited Edition Ferrari 599 GTO Is Go
The Ferrari 599 GTO is expected to make its debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show.
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First Look At Fenix Automotive Supercar
After first announcing plans for a new sports car company last November, Lee Noble, the man behind the newly established Fenix Automotive, has released several teaser sketches of a brand new supercar project his company is working on. Due for launch in the second half of the year, the Fenix...
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First Look At Turkey’s Onuk Sazan Supercar Prototype
Engineers of the Onuk Sazan are hoping for a top speed around the 186 mph mark.
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Report: Ferrari Planning Mild Hybrid 599 For Geneva
Ferrari’s management has maintained that any reduction of CO2 levels will not come at the cost of performance.
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Bugatti Unveils Three Special Edition Veyrons For Middle East Market
The new cars made their debut today at the Dubai Auto Show.
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