Supercars

  • Hennessey Nissan GTR 700

    Until this year's April Fool's Day, the highest top speed achieved by the Nissan GT-R to date was in the 192mph range, though exactly who owned the figure was disputed. Then Hennessey Performance Engineering claimed to have raised the bar and set the new record at 193.7mph (311.7km/h). Along the way, they set an impressive 2.8 second 0-60mph run - without the aid of traction control. The top-speed figure was set at the Texas Mile using a Hennessey Performance Nissan GT-R GTR700. It's not surprising considering the brutal 700hp (522kW) and 630lb-ft (853Nm) output of the upgraded Godzilla, and...

  • MTM Spyker C8 Double 12S
    MTM works over the Spyker C8 Double 12S

    German tuning firm MTM has done some remarkable work over the years, taking anything from Ferraris and Porsches or even dropping two engines into an Audi TT. Now, the engineers at MTM have worked their magic on the Dutch-built Spyker C8 Double 12S - the special road-going variant of the C8 Double...

  • 2010 Nissan GT-R SpecV
    Nissan GT-R chief engineer confirms ”high-performance” model

    While the GT-R SpecV is one of the fastest and best-handling cars currently in production, it’s safe to say that almost every car enthusiast on the planet was hoping Nissan would pull out something much more extreme for the special edition model. In the lead up to the car’s unveiling...

  • Lamborghini Murcielago LP-640 Roadster
    Shocker: Women find expensive cars more attractive

    Readers, you may want to hold on to your rocking chairs as the following news will likely come as a stunning shock to you. There's no easy way to put it, but women find men with expensive cars more attractive than those with cheaper cars. The 'groundbreaking' study, led by a UK university, revealed...

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    Take a virtual test drive with Michael Schumacher on Ferrari’s latest website

    Ferrari plans to launch an updated version of its official website this Sunday to coincide with the season opener for the 2009 F1 series. The site – www.ferrari.com - has been completely revamped and now offers users, whether they’re clients, car nuts, or motor racing fans, a behind the...

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    Pagani Releases First Official Zonda R Trailer

    Few automakers still build each element of a car by hand, four at a time, in a single workshop, and end up with a product anywhere near the league of the Pagani Zonda, but the Italian supercar brand has decided to one-up itself with the introduction of the Zonda R. Adding more performance, power...

  • lexus lf a spy shots sept 08 002

    The supercar that almost wasnt, and still might not be - the Lexus LF-A, or LFA as it's known to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, recently underwent a special kind of exhibition in Milan during Fashion Week, and now it could be shown off in final form come October's Tokyo Motor Show. A report from an anonymous source emerged today also claiming that the Toyota-Subaru joint coupe known so far only as codename 086A, will also be joining the supercar at the deserted Japanese car show. The source, dug up by Edmunds, revealed the details but backed them up only with the idea that Toyota would...

  • faralli & mazzanti vulca v12 029
    Faralli & Mazzanti launches the V-12-powered Vulca S

    Italy's Faralli & Mazzanti (F&M) is probably most widely recognized for its Antas V8 but the company has a new hero car, this time with a V-12 heart. Unlike the previous Antas V8, which was based around a donor Maserati chassis, the new Vulca S V12 was designed from the ground up and...

  • WheelsAndMore (WaM) supercharged Audi R8
    WAM offers V10-power with new supercharger kit for the 4.2L Audi R8

    German tuning company WAM, short for ‘WheelsAndMore,’ is best known for its outrageous wheel designs but the tuner has proven that it can match the big boys like Brabus and Lumma with its latest performance upgrades for the Audi R8. The package includes the tuner’s trademark...

  • 2009 caparo t1 003
    Caparo Unveils More Powerful T1 Race Extreme And New Climate Option

    Though it's been involved in a fiery incident with a Fifth Gear host, scared the wits out of Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson, and is generally completely impractical, the 575hp (429kW) Caparo T1 still exudes a sort of animal magnetism not many cars can lay claim to. Its close cockpit and semi-open-wheel...

  • Prindiville Prestige Lamborghini Murcielago LP-640
    Prindiville Prestige leaves no panel untouched when modifying Lamborghini’s LP-640

    British tuner Prindiville Prestige specialize in building one-off, bespoke vehicles designed to meet individual client's every whim no matter how demanding they may be. Prindiville Prestige even brags that it can fit out a car’s entire cabin with ostrich hide if a client so desires, but...

  • Shelby SuperCars (SSC) Ultimate Aero
    eBay watch: World’s fastest production car up for sale

    It may not be as flash or luxurious as the Bugatti Veyron, but the Ultimate Aero TT from America’s Shelby SuperCars (SSC) is currently listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the fastest production car on the planet. The car’s official top speed of 255.83mph (411.76km/h) -...

  • Ronn Motor Company (RMC) Scorpion hydrogen-assisted supercar

    California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has been popping up in auto headlines a lot lately, most recently when he made a surprise visit to the Geneva auto show on last week. Schwarzenegger is back in the headlines, this time following a promotional event where he was able to test drive the unique "hydrogen-assisted" Scorpion supercar from Ronn Motor Company. The test drive took place on Tuesday and was brought about after Schwarzenegger read an article about the Scorpion in an issue of Men's Journal. After receiving an inquiry from the Governator, RMC founder Ronn Maxwell promised to bring...

  • 2008 pagani zonda cinque motorauthority 003
    Zonda Cinque On The Auction Block For 1.6 Million Euros

    So you want a supercar, and you want something hand-made, but the typical Italian cars just don't do it for you? Well, then the Pagani Zonda is just the ticket. Still not exclusive enough? You need the Cinque. And €1,600,000 ($2,034,700). Only five of the cars will be made, their hand-sculpted...

  • Lamborghini Reventon supercar
    Seven Lamborghini Reventons up for sale

    Whether it’s a result of the global financial crisis finally taking its toll on even the richest of the rich, or perhaps even a temporary alignment of certain planets in the solar system, for some bizarre reason there are seven - yes, seven - ultra-rare, highly desirable, Lamborghini Reventon...

  • Ferrari is being courted heavily for return to the 2010 NAIAS
    Ferrari confirms 599 hybrid prototype in testing

    Governments around the world are bowing to public pressure to reduce greenhouse gases, and more often than not the first sector they look at is the auto industry. The European Council has proposed a ruling that could see carmaker’s forced to limit their fleet average CO2 levels to 130g/km by...

  • 2009 ferrari 599xx 010
    Ferrari Announces 599 HGTE Package And 599XX Experimental Car

    Though the California convertible has grabbed almost all the attention paid to Ferrari in the media recently, the 599 GTB is still just as formidable and attractive as it was the day it hit the streets. However, never one to rest on their laurels, the men and women in Maranello have plans to make...

  • Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 Superveloce
    Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SV Makes Geneva Motor Show Debut

    Talk of a new, lightweight and high-power variant of the aging Lamborghini Murcielago dubbed the 'SuperVeloce', or SV, has been circulating the web for months now. Today, Lamborghini breathed life into the rumors, releasing full details and photos of the new Murcielago LP670-4 SuperVeloce. The SV...

  • 2008 pagani zonda cinque motorauthority 003

    Pagani announced its hyper-limited-edition Zonda Cinque last year, but as the world waits for the street-legal take on the Zonda R to emerge, Pagani is prepping a Zonda F in Cinque livery. The true Cinque is based on the hard-core track-only Zonda R - an all-carbon-fiber racing supercar. The Zonda F Cinque will instead be merely a sort of hybrid design, featuring elements of the upcoming Cinque's livery and aero touches, but with the underpinnings of the familiar Zonda F. As yet Pagani has released no official photos or details on the Zonda F Cinque show car, but it's set to become one of the...

  • 2007 Tramontana
    a.d. Tramontana R-Edition Officially Revealed

    Any number of road-legal track day cars are available for sale, especially in Europe, and many have adopted somewhat formula-car-like packaging. But few, if any, come as close to the reality of a formula car as the a.d. Tramontana, and now the company released full photographic details on its even...

  • 2010 Nissan GT-R
    2010 Nissan GT-R with gearbox update posts unofficial 3.3s 0-60mph

    Nissan confirmed last month that it was installing a new software update for the gearbox in the GT-R that is designed to minimize stress levels placed on the dual-clutch unit during hard launches. But it turns out that it's still a quick sprinter, even with VDC engaged, as the latest tests have...

  • pagani zonda r monza 006
    Pagani Zonda R revealed

    The Pagani Zonda and its several variants are already among the most dramatically styled and exclusive supercars in the world, but founder Horacio Pagani has more ambitious plans for the car in the form of the Zonda R. First previewed in late 2007, Pagani released full details for the car upon its...

  • 2009 Lamborghini Academy
    Calling all racers: 2009 Lamborghini Driving Academy bookings open

    If you have €3,900 ($4,900) in your pocket and the desire to put an Italian exotic through its paces around a track, then you’re in luck as Lamborghini is once again running its annual Driving Academy. With courses open to all performance enthusiasts - not just Lamborghini owners - the...

  • HKS GT600 Nissan GT-R
    HKS releases street-legal GT570 package for Nissan GT-R

    HKS was one of the first major tuning houses to work on Nissan’s legendary GT-R supercar, developing performance kits and accessories as early as the 1989 R32 model right up to the latest R35 model. While many rival Japanese tuning firms specialise in simple off-the-shelf mods, the...

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