Supercars

  • 409KM/H 9ff GT9 supercar goes on sale

    Engineers at 9ff finally accomplished their goal of beating the Bugatti Veyron’s 407km/h (252mph) top speed back in April using their highly modified GT9 supercar, which posted a new top speed of 409km/h (254mph), and now the car is ready for sale. The world record for the fastest production car, however, is still held by America’s SSC Ultimate Aero TT, which reached a top speed of 411km/h (255mph) last September. The GT9 may be a production model but available examples are hard to come by as the car will be built in an extremely exclusive run of just 20 examples and each priced...

  • TVR rises from the ashes with new Sagaris
    TVR rises from the ashes with new Sagaris

    In the latest twist of the TVR story, the British sports carmaker has unveiled an updated version of its Sagaris (current model pictured) at a secret preview event and has announced plans to start building the car at the end of the year. Tales of plant shutdowns, massive layoffs, and a possible...

  • Ultima GTR
    Ultima Projecting Sub-6:55 Nürburgring Lap Time For GTR720

    The Ultima GTR may not look a world beater but the British-built supercar has racked up a string of first place titles over the years, including being the fastest car to accelerate to 100 mph and back to standstill in a field that included the Bugatti Veyron and Koenigsegg CCX. The GTR was able to...

  • Salica Cars reveals specs for new GT supercar
    Salica Cars reveals specs for new GT supercar

    Salica Cars is a niche sports car manufacturer that’s most notable for building and modifying Noble kit cars, however the British firm has now released first details and images for a new supercar, called the Salica GT, which is set to go on sale at the end of the year. The car will be...

  • Saleen unveils SMS 25th Anniversary Mustang Concept
    Saleen unveils SMS 25th Anniversary Mustang Concept

    Specialty vehicle manufacturer and racing legend Steve Saleen is celebrating his 25 years in the business with the introduction of the 720hp (537kW) SMS Twenty Fifth Anniversary Mustang Concept. Despite retiring last year, Saleen, together with hits new performance company SMS, has developed the...

  • First U.S. Nissan GT-R delivered in California
    First U.S. Nissan GT-R delivered in California

    After months of anticipation the Nissan GT-R supercar has finally gone on sale in the U.S. with the first car being delivered this morning to a Southern California customer. The keys to the Black Obsidian GT-R Premium model were handed to Daryl Alison of Costa Mesa, California, by dealer...

  • Mercedes confirms McLaren partnership will end next year

    Mercedes-Benz has confirmed that its partnership with British sports car manufacturer McLaren will come to an end when the current agreement to build the SLR supercar expires next year. The next generation of Mercedes’ super sports cars are currently under development by the carmaker’s racing arm, HWA, as well as its in-house tuner, AMG, and McLaren is also reported to be moving on with its own successor to the original F1. Speaking with Automotive News, a Mercedes spokesman confirmed the partnership would end next year and that there are no plans to renew it. "The partnership...

  • BMW reviving M1 Procar series at Hockenheim for two days in July
    BMW Reviving M1 Procar Series At Hockenheim For Two Days In July

    Thirty years ago BMW's M1 was built explicitly for Group 4 homologation purposes, in part to allow the car to compete in the BMW M1 Procar series, which proved to be a surprise success. The one-make series was one of the first of its kind, and now BMW is bringing it back as part of the company's...

  • Novitec Rosso tunes the Ferrari 430 Scuderia
    Novitec Rosso tunes the Ferrari 430 Scuderia

    Ferrari's 430 Scuderia was developed with the help of Michael Schumacher to be a thoroughbred track machine that could also be licensed for the street, so it might be hard to think it needs modification. Novitec Rosso, tuners of all things Ferrari, obviously faced no such impediment when turning...

  • Edo Competition Lamborghini Gallardo SLE
    Edo Competition Lamborghini Gallardo SLE

    Germany’s Edo Competition is an expert when it comes to modifying ultra-rare exotics so who better to tune one of Lamborghini’s fastest and most hardcore cars ever produced – the limited edition Gallardo Superleggera. Squeezing more power from the car’s highly strung V10...

  • New details on Lamborghini's next V12 supercar
    New details on Lamborghini's next V12 supercar

    Indicating a future design direction similar to, though in some ways very different from, that taken by rival Ferrari, VW Group's design director Walter De silva recently revealed the path Lamborghini will take in the years ahead. A new, lightweight V12 supercar and a continuation of the design...

  • Hamann Stallion based on the Porsche 911 Turbo
    Hamann Stallion based on the Porsche 911 Turbo

    The Hamann name is usually associated with Lamborghini and Ferrari but this is one of the first times we’ve seen the German tuner release such a comprehensive package for a Porsche. The new kit, designed exclusively for the 911 Turbo range, sports a highly customized body with vertical...

  • Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Roadster Versace edition

    Lamborghini has once again teamed up with Italian fashion house Versace to create a special edition package for its Murcielago LP 640 Roadster plus a range of new accessories. Versace’s designers teamed up with Lamborghini’s Centro Stile and specialists from the Ad Personam personalization department to create the new edition’s unique interior fittings and exterior color schemes. The cars will be produced to order and include a unique pastel white livery, Versace Greek key motifs on the lower part of the doors and a transparent engine hood protecting the mid-mounted V-12...

  • Supercar club makes owning Bugatti's Veyron affordable
    Supercar club makes owning Bugatti's Veyron affordable

    Bugatti's Veyron is the stuff of legend with over 1,001hp (746kW) and a stint as the world's fastest production car. It has since been dethroned by SSC's Ultimate Aero TT, but as a luxury supercar, the Veyron remains without equal. For ten members of Australia's Supercar Club, the chance to sample...

  • Corvette ZR1 limited to top Chevrolet dealers
    Corvette ZR1 limited to top Chevrolet dealers

    GM will limit the number of its Chevrolet dealers set to receive the new Corvette ZR1 to just 338 showrooms out of the 3,932 Chevy dealers across the U.S. Only dealers with proven sales records for the Corvette are being included in the new ZR1 project but with most expected to receive just one or...

  • Update: Chevrolet reveals pricing and performance numbers for 2009 Corvette ZR1
    Update: Chevrolet reveals pricing and performance numbers for 2009 Corvette ZR1

    Updated with new video of the 2009 Corvette ZR1 being constructed. Chevrolet has already revealed horsepower and torque figures for its mighty Corvette ZR1 supercar, and now we know what those performance numbers are capable of. The new ZR1 is officially the fastest production Corvette ever...

  • First batch of Nissan GT-Rs reach U.S. shores
    First batch of Nissan GT-Rs reach U.S. shores

    One of the first shipments of the newest Japanese supercar to hit U.S. shores has arrived at the Florida port of Jacksonville. Still dressed in protective cladding and lined with plastic sheet inside, the cars are sitting on the tarmac awaiting final delivery to the dealerships and owners that have...

  • Renntech Mercedes-Benz CLK63 AMG Black Series
    Renntech Mercedes-Benz CLK63 AMG Black Series

    Straight out of the box the Mercedes-Benz CLK 63 AMG Black Series is already one of the most extreme production cars on the planet. With a full DTM-style wide-bodykit, carbon-fiber lined interior and a thunderous V8 engine pumping out 507hp (373kW) and 465lb-ft (630Nm) of torque, few would feel the...

  • Update: first Mosler MT900 GTR XX track-tested in Florida

    Update: Back in February Mosler announced it was building a new XX extreme performance street car to celebrate its 20th Anniversary. Last week the first production Mosler MT900 GTR XX was put through final testing at Florida's Homestead Raceway. With the test session came a few real-world photographs of the new car, based on the company's FIA GT entry. Fully prepped to hit the track, with a full load of fuel and fluids, the street-legal racer tipped the scales at just 2,425lbs (1,100kg), but Mosler's not content to stop there. The engineers plan to outfit carbon-ceramic brakes, a new...

  • TVR founder dies at age 85
    TVR founder dies at age 85

    Trevor Wilkinson, the founder of independent British-based sports car manufacturer TVR, has died in Spain aged 85. Despite leaving the company back in 1965, Wilkinson’s influence continued to remain in the marquee right up until the past few years. Following his retirement Wilkinson moved to...

  • 2009 Lamborghini LP560-4 pricing info
    2009 Lamborghini LP560-4 pricing info

    Lamborghini’s stunning new LP560-4 supercar is set to go on sale in the U.S. by the middle of the year with prices starting at $201,000, not including shipping and the federal gas-guzzler tax. This is just under $20,000 more than the standard Gallardo model, which the new LP560-4 replaces...

  • Update: Pagani Zonda Cinque official specs and photos
    Update: Pagani Zonda Cinque Official Specs And Photos

    Few supercars go to the extremes of performance and design that the Pagani Zonda does, and that extreme nature has earned it as many opponents as it has fans. But both sides can agree it's an impressive and highly capable machine - however they feel about its looks. The Zonda Cinque takes the car's...

  • Audi R8 now available with full-LED headlights
    Audi R8 now available with full-LED headlights

    Audi is now offering full-LED headlamps for its R8 super-sports car as a €3,590 option. While currently the R8 gets LED daytime running lights, which use 54 LEDs per headlamp, the new option will get you LEDs for the turn signals, low-beam, and high-beam headlights. While the option may be...

  • Video: Michael Schumacher & the Ferrari F430 Scuderia
    Video: Michael Schumacher & the Ferrari F430 Scuderia

    All the excitement of late has been surrounding the reveal of the all-new California convertible but as this latest video reveals there’s still plenty to get excited about over the stunning F430 Scuderia revealed at last year’s Frankfurt Motor Show. The new video takes you on on-board...

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