Supercars
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At least one of the 500 individuals awarded a build slot for the McLaren Senna supercar has opted to have most of it's beautiful carbon fiber left exposed, and McLaren will treat us with the unveiling of the completed car at next week's 2018 Geneva International Motor Show. It's one of five themes the MSO personalization department is offering to Senna buyers, and it's by no means an easy result to achieve. Comprising 67 parts, the full carbon fiber body takes almost 1,000 hours to polish and refine to the level shown here. And extra care was required to apply the matte “S” and...
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Lister hints at modern Storm supercar
Historic British performance marque Lister has given a glimpse at the design of a successor to its Storm supercar of the 1990s. The glimpse comes in the form of a teaser sketch posted to Twitter on Wednesday by Lister CEO Lawrence Whittaker along with the message, “A glimpse into the...
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An electric Koenigsegg could be in the brand's future
Koenigsegg CEO and namesake Christian von Koenigsegg has peered into his company's future and an electric supercar could be part of it. The CEO, whose daily driver is a Tesla Model S, told AutoGuide in an interview published Friday that his company is incredibly interested in electrified...
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Allow funny man Tim Allen to show you his new Ford GT
Well-known car guy, actor, and comedian Tim Allen has a new toy he wants to show off, and it's none other than the Ford GT. Allen is one of the lucky few to have been selected by Ford to purchase a new GT, as was Allen's longtime pal, Jay Leno. Leno already detailed his GT in his own video, but...
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Aspark Owl electric supercar does 0-60 in under 2 seconds
There's a new electric supercar brewing in Japan, and during testing one of the prototypes managed to accelerate from 0-62 mph in 1.92 seconds. The car is the Aspark Owl, which was rolled out in concept form during the 2017 Frankfurt auto show, and importantly it's performance gives credence to the...
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This Ferrari F40 coffee table will set you back $20,000
The world of high-end furniture is filled with eye-popping pieces paired with eye-watering price tags. Accessories can fall into this spectrum of attraction partnered with repellant price points. That's where Discommon comes in, a brand bringing items to market like a $3,000 Flask, $1,200 straight...
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Despite a sleek body and the lack of a massive rear wing, the Mercedes-AMG Project One will likely produce around 1,500 pounds of downforce, if the car's latest weight estimate proves true. The new figure comes from Autocar, which reported on last Friday that AMG chief, Tobias Moers, said the Project One will generate “approximately half the weight of the car” in downforce. To get to the 1,500-pound figure, Moers confirmed the supercar will weigh between 2,866 and 3,086 pounds. That means the downforce figure could exceed 1,500 pounds. Moers didn't divulge any other...
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Ford employees can choose exclusive "Victory" paint scheme for GT
Customers lucky enough to get their hands on a Ford GT have a wide range of exterior colors to choose from, but they won't see this particular paint scheme on the options sheet. It's called "Victory," and the paint scheme is exclusive to Ford employees. None other than the man behind the reborn GT...
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Cigarette Racing 515 Project One is a 3,100-horsepower, hypercar-inspired boat
Mercedes-AMG's Project One hypercar, which is set to transition from concept to production this year, has served as the inspiration for the latest speedboat from AMG's partner on the seas, Cigarette Racing. The Miami-Dade County-based company used this week's 2018 Miami International Boat Show to...
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John Cena asking judge to dismiss Ford GT lawsuit
Actor and pro wrestler John Cena asked a Florida judge Tuesday to dismiss a lawsuit alleging he violated an agreement by selling his $450,000 Ford GT supercar. Ford filed a lawsuit against Cena in November alleging the actor was flipping the 2017 Ford GT he purchased in October. According to Ford...
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New Stratos will cost $617,000, plus a Ferrari 430 Scuderia
Multiple World Rally Champion. Bertone design. Ferrari engine. All of those added up to make the original Lancia Stratos one of the seven wonders of the automotive world. Now there's a New Stratos up for sale, only it isn't being built by Lancia. Rather, it's a coachbuilt special designed by...
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AMG Project One's electric drive system to feature in more models
AMG will build just 275 examples of its Project One hypercar, but instead of letting all of the car's high-tech wizardry go to waste after the final one is built, the company will import it into future models. That's the word of AMG boss Tobias Moers who in an interview with Autocar published...
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Ares, the Modena-based coachbuilder and tuner formed by ex-Lotus CEO Dany Bahar, has unveiled its most ambitious car yet: the Project Panther. Based on the bones of a Lamborghini Huracán, the Project Panther takes its inspiration from another Italian performance machine, the De Tomaso Pantera. All the Pantera elements are there, like the wedge-shaped nose, rear three-quarter grille, and flat engine cover. The car also dons a set of pop-up headlights. Very retro. Responsible for the design is Ares’ in-house designer Mihai Panatescu. He certainly did a better job than the designers...
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8 years after reveal, New Stratos to finally see limited production
Like something from another dimension, the Lancia Stratos' radical design still blows minds almost five decades after its introduction. The design was particularly inspiring to German billionaire Michael Stoschek who last decade commissioned Pininfarina to craft him a modern example based on the...
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This is basically an all-new McLaren F1 for sale at $24M
You missed your chance to buy the McLaren F1 when it was originally sold in the 1990s. All 106 examples were built between the years 1992 and 1998, and each of them cost colossal sums of money and remain, much to the chagrin of the similar-era Jaguar XJ220, the poster child for all things hypercar...
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Bugatti Loyalty Maintenance program provides up to 15 years of care
Maintenance and replacement parts for supercars aren't exactly affordable, but Bugatti's Loyalty Maintenance program for the Veyron should help alleviate some financial burden. Not that servicing a Bugatti should be much of an issue if the owner can afford one in the first place. Nevertheless, the...
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McLaren Senna: 0-60 mph in 2.8 seconds, 211 mph top speed
A lot of chatter surrounding the McLaren Senna at its debut centered on its rather polarizing looks. Now supercar fans are going to start talking about its performance. That's because on Wednesday McLaren highlighted technical specifications and details to underscore just how mad the supercar is...
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All core McLarens to feature electrification, self-driving tech beginning in 2019
McLaren will set foot in a brave new world after announcing that all of the brand's future care models from 2019 onward will boast electrified powertrains and some form of self-driving technology. An Autocar report published on Tuesday detailed the sports car and supercar maker's grand plans, which...
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Kris Singh is a partner in a private investment firm who has used his success to buy a spate of amazing cars. So when the Aston Martin Valkyrie became available, the avid car collector made sure he was one of the lucky ones to take delivery of the hypercar. He will do just that in the near future, but his car will be even more special. He's announced a rather unique exterior hue that includes actual moon dust. According to Singh's Instagram account, his Valkyrie will feature the first paint formula to include an actual space ingredient. Singh said he sourced an authentic moon rock that will...
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The final Lamborghini Reventón built is for sale
It's hard to believe over 10 years have passed since the Lamborghini Reventón burst onto the scene. But now, the last Reventón built before the raging bull moved onto future projects is for sale. The Reventón, which translates to "blowout" or "puncture" from Spanish, features a...
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2019 Chevy Corvette ZR1 destroys Ford GT's VIR lap record
There's a new king of Virginia International Raceway, and it's the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. It was only a few days ago we learned that Ford's halo, the $450,000, all-carbon fiber GT, set a lap record for production cars at VIR with a time of 2:38.62, beating the previous record of 2:40.02 set...
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One-off McLaren 720S enhanced by MSO raises $650K for charity
The McLaren 720S is definitely a hot commodity right now, but one punter has plunkered down $650,000 to drive off in one. Sure, that price was paid for a one-off example featuring a few enhancements by the MSO personalization department. However, we're still talking far more than double the car's...
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Ford has no plans to chase lap records with GT
Ford has adamantly stayed away from pushing its performance machines around race circuits for lap-time bragging rights. And that sentiment hasn't changed to this day. That's despite a recent diagnostic visit to Virginia International Raceway where the Ford GT monstered every single production car...
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This Aventador replica has a retractable hardtop and motorcycle power
Many of you have Lamborghini-sized dreams when it comes to the sort of vehicles you'd like to put in your garage. But having a Lamborghini budget is a different matter. For one enterprising individual it doesn't matter because he can build his own dream lineup of cars. In fact, he's created a...
Jeff Glucker