Supercars

The fact that Lotus will be building a replacement to the Esprit supercar is no secret. However, Lotus USA boss Mike Kimberly has confirmed in a recent interview the Esprit will not headline the model range. Instead, Kimberly said that a new supercar worthy of being the ‘jewel in the...

Updated: It didn’t take long for more images of the 2008 Nissan GT-R to surface and this time ‘round they’re official and come attached with some of the car’s final specs courtesy of Edmunds. According to the source the new GT-R will feature a twin-turbo V6 engine with 473hp...

Most would agree modifying a Ferrari is sacrilege yet there remains enough demand out there to warrant aftermarket tuners like Japan’s T2-G to develop unique pieces for the rare Italian exotics. Thankfully their custom kit for the F430 remains as tasteful as the original and also manages to...

Vandenbrink Design has taken the wraps off its new coachbuilt GTO, which is set to enter production next year in a limited run of just five cars. The car is based on a Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano and will set you back close to a million euros on the top of the cost of the donor Ferrari to park one in...

The Caparo T1 supercar is in the final rounds of its testing phase but it appears developers still have some major bugs to iron out. While driving one of the final prototypes, British Touring Car Championship driver and Fifth Gear presenter Jason Plato was hurt when the car’s engine burst...

For those who feel Lamborghini's styling has been severely softened by the impact of parent company Audi, the Lamborghini Embolado concept shows a possible design direction that’s anything but soft. The only problem is it’s not official. Created by Italian design student Luca Serafini...

Lamborghini’s Reventon supercar was without doubt one of the show-stoppers at last month’s Frankfurt Motor Show and with just 20 examples scheduled to enter production they were all quickly snapped up by customers that were shown the car ahead of its release. However, this doesn't mean...

Information revealed yesterday in a UAW document outlined GM’s plans to install a dual-clutch gearbox in the C7 Corvette and now we have reports that it might feature an AWD system as well. GM and Sweden’s Haldex have developed a new performance AWD system called XWD that debuted in the...

More details about GM’s future plans have emerged from the last week’s release of official documents by the UAW outlining plant allocations for its new products. Earlier today we reported that GM is yet to designate a brand for its upcoming Volt plug-in hybrid and now we have news the...

Spyker’s poor financial situation has forced it to drop plans for several new models and instead focus on just two cars, the C8 and upcoming four-door D12 Super Sport Utility Vehicle (SSUV). The C8 will still be available as the convertible Spyder as well as the Laviolette glass-roofed...

The Mercedes-McLaren SLR 722 supercar - company car of the reigning back-to-back Formula One champ Fernando Alonso - just got a major upgrade. As if the 650hp (485kW) under the go pedal weren't enough to move the carbon-fiber and aluminum shell at breakneck speeds, McLaren put the silver supercar...

Ferrari has caught onto the direct injection bug and is currently working on implementing the efficient engine technology for its future powertrains. The feature has been used on Audis for years but from 2009 onwards Ferrari will be employing it on several of its supercars. First in line is the...

The wraps came off Ferrari’s latest supercar at the recent Frankfurt Motor Show and we now have an official video of the car showcasing its motorsports background and on-track prowess. Click here to read our previous story on the F430 Scuderia or follow the jump for the full video. Via...

During testing at the Nurburgring this week, the Nissan Skyline GT-R was spotted putting in some very hot laps. Although the numbers are unofficial, and reportedly hand-timed, the initial times are impressive. Putting the Skyline GT-R in a class with the Porsche 911 Turbo and substantially ahead of...

The Mercedes-McLaren SLR is one of the few exotics rarely touched by aftermarket tuners but that hasn’t stopped the U.K.’s project Kahn from releasing a new performance upgrade for it. Not wanting to alter the dramatic styling of the SLR significantly, developers have kept exterior mods...

Last week we reported on SSC's world record breaking speed run. This week, we bring you the video of the event, fresh from Shelby SuperCars. The footage is impressive, but what really gets this gearhead's juices flowing is the incredible sound. Listening to the high-pitched roar of the...

Last week’s Frankfurt Motor Show saw a number of modified exotics grace its stands with several standouts like the Novitec Ferrari F430 Tu Nero and Hamann’s Lamborghini Gallardo Victory. One of the less radical conversions was BF Performance’s GT 540 kit for the Gallardo. The new...

Find out who comes out on top in a race between the potent Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera and the most powerful production V-twin bike on the market. Check out the full video after the jump or click here to read a review of the Superleggera. Via: Autoblog.it

The Lamborghini Reventon turned out to be one of the showstoppers at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show, managing to overshadow the launch of Ferrari’s new F430 Scuderia and the similarly priced Bugatti Veyron Pur Sang. Check out what all the fuss is about in this new video after the...

Porsche’s new 997 GT2 only made its world debut this week at the Frankfurt Motor Show so there’s still plenty of life kicking in the former 996 version. The tuners at Germany’s Edo Competition were given the chance to perform one last major performance upgrade for the 996 GT2...