Supercars
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A number of folks on this planet channel their inner child to become exquisitely talented at turning little plastic bricks into sculptures of their favorite things. A Flickr user by the username of Noah_L is one of those people as he's mastered the art of creating art with Lego. Lexus Enthusiast spotted his latest build, and it's a clean example of what's possible when you understand how to stack your bricks into a familiar shape. Today that shape is this wonderful scale Lexus LFA. Noah reports that he's already produced Lego versions of the Enzo Ferrari and Pagani Zonda. Now he's snapped...
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Pack your millions: one of first 20 Bugatti Chirons delivered up for auction
It's car auction season, and the notable consignments keep rolling in. The latest big-ticket car? None other than a Bugatti Chiron, the French supercar that began deliveries this past March. RM Sotheby's will offer the supercar at its Paris, France, auction that kicks off on February 7, and we're...
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You’ll be shocked by what a Koenigsegg Regera can withstand
Koenigsegg’s latest models are fully federalized in the United States, which means they can be legally owned here without having to resort to shaky “Show or Display” rules. That’s no easy task for an automaker which has built fewer than 200 cars in its entire history, but...
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This could be the mid-engine Corvette’s LT7 twin-turbo V-8
A major clue regarding the mid-engine C8 Chevrolet Corvette may have been revealed. New CAD images of what’s believed to be a twin-turbocharged V-8 destined for the car have been posted to Twitter by user Michael Accardi. You can clearly see one of the turbochargers nestled near the bottom...
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See the first street-legal Aston Martin Vulcan hit the road
There are only 24 Aston Martin Vulcans in existence and so far just one of them can be legally driven on the street. With Aston Martin’s blessing, British motorsport and engineering firm RML Group has completed the first road car conversion for the track-only supercar. It’s no easy task...
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Could Audi phase out the R8?
When Audi first launched the R8 at 2006’s Paris auto show, the whole world took notice of the brand with the four rings. The car brought the exoticness of a Ferrari or Lamborghini and combined this with impeccable build quality and reliability you could count on every day. It also cost a...
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McLaren in 2016 revealed it was investigating the potential for an electric supercar as part of its Track22 business plan. The company has since revealed it has test mules for an electric car up and running but that production is likely years if not decades away from becoming a reality. “We’ve got a pure [electric vehicle] mule and part of the reason for that is to ask how we can deliver driver engagement in a fully electric world,” McLaren engineer Dan Parry-Williams recently told Autocar. “But there’s still quite a journey from here to there in terms of our...
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Ferrari Testarossa convertible from Michael Jackson Pepsi commercial for sale
Back in the 1980s, Michael Jackson was the undisputed King of Pop and Ferrari was the king of the supercar. Imagine if you combined the two? That's just the thought that Pepsi had for a commercial back in 1987. Pepsi took it another step further and commissioned a convertible Testarossa for its...
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Bugatti reaches production target with 70 Chirons built this year
That's 70 down, 430 to go. Bugatti announced on Thursday that the brand reached its 2017 production goal with 70 Chirons built in total. Deliveries of the Veyron's successor began in this past March and Bugatti delivered the 70 units built this year to customers around the world. Bugatti's...
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Jeremy Clarkson thinks the Ford GT behaves like a "mad Caterham"
A Caterham is one of the purest expressions of automotive driving heaven. The tiny, bare-bones British sports car is a nimble, open-air, lightweight machine that leaves you fully engaged in the act of driving. It's the sports car distilled to its basics. So, for Jeremy Clarkson to call the Ford GT...
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McLaren now has a service center for your F1 in the US
With just 106 examples in existence, we can understand why it’s taken McLaren more than two decades to open up its first dedicated F1 service center in the United States. It means local F1 owners, of which there are believed to be 20 individuals, will no longer have to ship their cars to the...
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Saleen S7 LM revealed with 1,300 horsepower, $1M price tag
Saleen doesn’t quite have the status of being a household name say, for example, like Shelby, but the company has been in the limelight on a number of occasions. In fact, its flagship product, the S7 supercar, has appeared onscreen several times, most notably in 2003’s “Bruce...
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Pagani has a thing for one-off variants of its supercars, and this is the latest from the Italian company: The Huayra Lampo. Not "Lambo," but "Lampo." The word "Lampo" translates to "lightning" from Italian, and it just happens to conjure thoughts of another Italian supercar maker. The Huayra Lampo features a bespoke two-tone red-and-white paint finish that recalls the 1954 Fiat Turbina concept, a car that was powered by a gas turbine engine. Plenty of exposed carbon fiber is present, too. If you're wondering why the car recalls a Fiat, Pagani worked with client Lapo Elkann, owner of Garage...
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CAD images of mid-engine 2019 Chevrolet Corvette reportedly leaked
The myth and legend of the mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette is looking more and more like it'll become a reality soon. It's been spied undergoing cold-weather testing, playing at the track, and even making McDonald's runs. Now it appears someone, who quite possibly could lose their job for this, might...
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Watch an Apollo Intensa Emozione do burnouts on the streets of Hong Kong
Apollo's utterly mad supercar, the Intensa Emozione, was recently filmed on the streets of Hong Kong where the driver decided a few quick burnouts were in order. It's also one of the few times we've heard the supercar running, and the closest we've gotten to hear the throttle mashed to the floor...
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Final build slot for McLaren Senna raises $2.67M for charity
McLaren only plans to build 500 examples of its street-legal, track-focused Senna supercar. All but one build slot for the car was available when it made its debut on December 10 at McLaren’s headquarters in the United Kingdom, and McLaren chose to auction off that final build slot to help...
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Aston Martin could race Valkyrie at Le Mans if regulations change
Aston Martin envisions a redefined LMP1 class at Le Mans if the FIA changes regulations to allow race-modified versions of hypercars to compete. If that were to happen, it would include the Aston Martin Valkyrie. The marque's CEO, Andy Palmer, told Autocar in a report published on Monday that the...
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2019 Ferrari 488 GTO spy shots and video
A Ferrari 488 GTB-based mule has been spotted racking up laps on the Nürburgring and some surrounding roads. The car is thought to be a tester for a hardcore version of the 488 to mark the end of the mid-engine supercar’s run. Recall, Ferrari is also running test mules for the...
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What's your favorite car? I'm talking about your all-time number one must-have machine that causes all of your senses to overflow and your emotions to run wild. No matter what you answer is to this question, there's a good chance the car was recently on a runway in Switzerland having a go at it with other insane legends of the automotive world. This video has to be documentation of the most insane gathering of vehicles, ever. If you like old cars, you're in for a treat. For example, you'll see a vintage Ferrari lining up for a run against a Lamborghini Miura. Do you prefer race cars? Someone...
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W Motors’ 780-horsepower Fenyr Supersport ready for launch
Arabian supercar marque W Motors shocked the world in 2013 when it came out with plans for a car with the astronomical price tag of $3.4 million. The car was the Lykan Hypersport, and its production run totaled just seven units. W Motors is now ready to start production of the car’s...
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Ride along in a Koenigsegg Agera RS to 284 mph
What's the fastest you've ever gone in a car or on a motorcycle? It actually doesn't matter what your answer is, because it's nowhere near as fast as Niklas Lilja has gone. He's the Koenigsegg test driver who recently got to push an Agera RS to its limits. At the end of his driving day, Lilja and...
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New McLaren Senna unleashed, lightest hypercar in automaker's "Ultimate" stable
McLaren brought back a legendary name Saturday night, one from its pedigree of historic Formula One racing. The new McLaren Senna was unveiled in England, a new hypercar in the automaker's stable complete with 789 horsepower and 590 pound-feet of torque motivating just 2,641 pounds of mass (dry)...
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Bugatti's $2.61M Chiron recalled over faulty seat recliners
Even the most opulent vehicles sometimes can't avoid a recall. Case in point: the Bugatti Chiron. The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration announced a recall for 2017 and 2018 model year Chirons in late November due to faulty seat recliners. In total, the NHTSA said the faulty seat...
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Jay Leno gets a long look at the Lamborghini Huracán Performante
It's likely that this is the greatest performing, non-exclusive Lamborghini vehicle of all time. Sure, the Aventador has a larger, more powerful engine but that big bull is nowhere near as agile as its smaller sibling. The Lamborghini Huracán is a wicked little thing, and in Performante trim...
Jeff Glucker