Supercars
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Automakers work extensively to ensure occupant safety, and that means crash testing several cars. In the case of supercars, a company like Koenigsegg needs to do things a little differently. Apex One published a video to YouTube on Friday that detailed the process that goes into crash testing the company's $2 million hypercars to ensure they meet regulations around the world. Needless to say, a company with far smaller operations than a major automaker has to find ways to meet these regulations at a cheaper cost in terms of absolute dollars and number of cars crashed. CEO Chrisitan von...
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GM adds second shift, 400 jobs at Corvette plant for mid-engine C8
In anticipation of the redesigned 2020 Chevrolet Corvette, General Motors has announced it will add a second shift and more than 400 workers at the car's plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
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2020 Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Volante convertible is a symphony of speed and style
The 2020 Aston Martin DBS Superleggera pairs a 715 horsepower V-12 with a droptop and 211-mph top speed.
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Bugatti Divo busy with hot-weather testing
Readying any new car for production is no simple process. Preparing to launch a new Bugatti only heightens the work. Bugatti is currently putting the new Divo through its paces in hot-weather testing, according to a post on the company's Facebook page. The Bugatti Divo debuted last August with an...
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Mercedes-Benz AMG boss: Black Series already testing, on the way
The wait for the latest installment in Mercedes-AMG's world-beating skunkworks series Mercedes-Benz AMG boss Tobias Moers said Wednesday that a range-topping AMG Black Series would arrive sometime next year. "A GT Black Series is going to happen, for sure. We have a run...cars are on the road and...
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Aston Martin DBS 59 looks back to outright Le Mans victory
Aston Martin has worked overtime to crank out numerous special editions. The latest pays homage to an iconic bit of motorsport history: the outright win at the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans by Roy Salvadori and Carroll Shelby in an Aston Martin DBR1. To celebrate that amazing victory and the machine...
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Apollo, the supercar startup born from the ashes of Gumpert, is finally ready to build its first car: the Intensa Emozione. The company announced Tuesday that it has partnered with HWA to build the supercar and also detailed some major changes since 2017's reveal. We previously reported the company planned to build just 10 cars, and that figure appears unchanged per the Tuesday announcement. The car, in general, has been developed with HWA and Capricorn Group. The former helped build the Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR; the latter produced monocoques and chassis for race cars such as the Porsche 919...
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Unique BMW M1 re-discovered after 25 years
After sitting in an East London garage for nearly 25 years, this 1979 BMW M1 has become the latest high-profile barn find. The car, which was available at the Coys Techno Classica event in Essen, Germany, this past weekend, is a unique model as it's been modified for a high-speed record run...
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New mid-engine 2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8 coming July 18
The hotly anticipated 2020 Chevrolet Corvette will arrive July 18, according to the automaker.
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GMC Sierra 1500 CarbonPro bed brings supercar tech to pickup trucks
Carbon fiber has long been a material of choice for the world's supercars, but this year it's going into a pickup truck. The 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 CarbonPro Edition ushers in the truck's available carbon-fiber composite bed ahead of expanded availability in the near future. GMC said in a Thursday...
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Aston Martin AM-RB 003 reportedly packs 1,000 hp, AWD, and $1.1M price
Aston Martin showed off not one, but two supercars at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show and new information has surfaced surrounding the AM-RB 003. The AM-RB 003 will sit below the Valkyrie in the British marque's supercar hierarchy, but it will rival its power rating with a rumored 1,000...
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FCA selling Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione coupe and spider with delivery miles
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' Reloaded by Creators restoration department is selling an Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione coupe and spider that only have delivery miles on them.
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Ferrari fans should pack their bags for WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca this May as the Ferrari Racing Days will storm the track. Fans will be able to see some of the most sought-after Ferrari production cars duke it out on the track. The Italian firm announced Thursday that the Ferrari Racing Days will include the company's XX experimental cars. For those who don't know, the XX models are track-specific cars. Ferrari invites a select group of customers to purchase these models as rolling laboratories of sorts. Each XX car features new technology the brand wants to study and perhaps develop...
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Casil Motors to give Ferrari 328 a modern makeover
Casil Motors is taking on the resto-mod trend with an Italian flavor. The Las Vegas-based company announced it will transform 30 Ferrari 328 models into what it calls the BB3X8. The final product looks like something out of a video game with a widebody kit and flared wheel arches. Casil said the...
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Mid-engine C8 Corvette may use 2020 Porsche 911 transmission
A 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission may be out, and an 8-speed dual-clutch could very well be in for the 2020 mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette. The new information comes via leaked order-guide documents published by Jalopnik in late March. Road & Track may have connected the dots in a...
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McLaren Senna GTR set for dynamic debut at 2019 Goodwood Members’ Meeting
The McLaren Senna is a wild, track-focused hypercar. That much is clear. But there's always more, and the automaker recently inched forward with the more extreme McLaren Senna GTR unveiled in March. This one isn't track focused; this one is track only. McLaren isn't due to start deliveries of the...
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Takata airbag recall strikes multiple McLaren supercars
Almost 3,000 McLaren supercars and sports cars are equipped with faulty Takata airbag inflators, which has led the British company to issue a recall in the U.S. McLaren filed the recall, which was published on February 28, with the NHTSA. The recall names the airbag inflators as part of the list of...
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Listen to the SSC Tuatara hit the dyno and the streets
Tuatara has given us a tantalizing taste of what's coming with videos of the 1,750-horsepower monster running in the wild.
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The actual-size replica uses real parts from the McLaren Senna supercar, including a carbon-fiber seat, infotainment system, headlights, and badges.
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Modified Ford GT becomes first street-legal car to hit 300 mph
The heavily modified 2006 Ford GT hit 300 mph on a drag strip, but the race to build a super-fast, street-legal hypercar is just starting.
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Meet the man who owns not one, but five Mercedes-Benz SLR McLarens
The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren has been somewhat of a forgotten supercar from the last decade. It boasted major performance credentials, but we don't hear about them too often. For American supercar collector Manny Khoshbin, it's his favorite. How much does the entrepreneur like them? He owns five...
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Ferrari P80/C: New Special Projects car imagines a modern-day Sports Prototype
Ferrari's latest one-off supercar from the Special Projects division is a track-only car based on the 488 GT3 race car. The car is Ferrari's vision of a modern Sports Prototype and takes inspiration some classic racers like the 250 LM and 330 P3/P4.
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Take a closer look at the McLaren 720S supercar's complex suspension
Numerous systems go into making a high-performance car, and while a powerful engine is almost always one of them, engineers never forget about the suspension. What's a lot of power good for if it handles like a sloppy mess? The McLaren 720S uses a very neat system, although it's mighty complex...
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The I.C.E. event puts Ferrari F50s, Lamborghini Countachs and more on frozen lake
These days, many supercar and classic car owners look at their vehicles as investments. That's the opposite case for the owners who brought their cars to the first I.C.E. event in Sankt Moritz, Switzerland, on March 2. I.C.E. stands for International Concours of Elegance in St. Moritz, and it's a...
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