Supercars

  • 2017 Dodge Viper

    If you were hoping to put in an order for one of the final Dodge Vipers, you’re out of luck as all of the build slots have been sold. The information was confirmed by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles design boss Ralph Gilles at this week’s 2017 Chicago auto show. He also confirmed to Motor Trend that production at the car’s Conner Avenue Assembly Plant in Detroit will come to an end on August 31. The news doesn’t mean you can’t get a 2017 Viper, the final model year for the car, but it means the car will have to be one already ordered by a dealership. Your best bet is...

  • Teaser for Zenvo TS1 GT debuting at 2017 Geneva auto show
    Zenvo celebrating 10th anniversary with TS1 GT supercar

    It’s hard to believe that it’s now been 10 years since Zenvo first burst onto the scene. To celebrate the Danish supercar marque is set to unveil a special 10th anniversary model at the upcoming 2017 Geneva auto show. It will be based on Zenvo's new TS1 GT, a car described as a mix of...

  • Teaser for Fittipaldi EF7 Vision Gran Turismo by Pininfarina debuting at 2017 Geneva auto show
    Fittipaldi teams up with Pininfarina, HWA to develop supercar

    As a two-time Formula One world champion and Indy 500 winner, Brazilian racing driver Emerson Fittipaldi certainly knows a thing or two about fast cars. He’s now applying that knowledge on a supercar being developed in partnership with Pininfarina and HWA. For those readers unfamiliar with...

  • Bugatti Chiron on an episode of “The Grand Tour”
    ‘The Grand Tour’ first to test Bugatti Chiron

    It appears “The Grand Tour” managed to get its hands on a Bugatti Chiron. The Veyron successor will be appearing on an upcoming episode of Amazon’s new series starring former “Top Gear” hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, and Michelin, which supplies...

  • Teaser for new McLaren Super Series model debuting at 2017 Geneva auto show
    McLaren 650S replacement to come with drift mode

    McLaren’s new supercar to replace the 650S is now just a little more than a month away, although photos have already surfaced. McLaren has been drip-feeding us info over the past weeks and the latest tidbit has to deal with the active chassis system that will debut on the car. The system is...

  • Steven Tyler at the auction of his 2013 Hennessey Venom GT Spyder - January, 2017
    Steven Tyler’s Hennessey Venom GT Spyder raises $800K for charity

    Steven Tyler was the first in the world with a Hennessey Venom GT Spyder but at the January 20 Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, the Aerosmith front man passed the car over to a new owner who bid $800,000 on it. The winning bid also included a guitar signed by the complete Aerosmith...

  • McLaren Production Center in Woking, England

    The last time McLaren and BMW collaborated on an engine, the result was the world-beating McLaren F1. Now the two firms are joining forces again to develop next-generation engine technology. Working with a number of other firms including current McLaren engine supplier Ricardo, as well as metals experts Grainger and Worrall, the partnership will develop new combustion technology that promises more power and torque together with reduced emissions. Also involved in the partnership is lightweight materials expert Lentus Composites and the University of Bath, the latter bringing its advanced...

  • Engineering Explained talks about the banned F1 tech used by the LaFerrari
    How Ferrari's banned F1 technology works on the LaFerrari engine

    Anytime you get to use the term "banned F1 technology" you know you're going to be talking about something very interesting and very cool. That's the case today because the topic is the magical engine placed into the belly of the beast called the LaFerrari. This is a 6.3-liter 800-horsepower V-12...

  • Lamborghini Sesto Elemento for sale - Image via Craigslist
    Lamborghini Sesto Elemento shows up on... Craigslist?

    It never ceases to amaze us what shows up on Craigslist. For example, right now you’ll find a Sesto—frickin—Elemento listed on the popular classifieds website as tipped off by Motor Authority fan Drex. The asking price for the rare Lamborghini supercar is $4.5 million. ALSO SEE...

  • Andy Wallace in the McLaren F1 during land speed record attempt on March 31, 1993
    Unseen footage reveals what it took for the McLaren F1 to hit 240.1 mph

    It’s now been 25 years since the McLaren F1 was unleashed on the world and to celebrate McLaren has dug up from its archives unseen footage taken during the car’s attempt at setting an official top speed. The attempt took place on March 31, 1993 on the famous Ehra-Lessien high-speed...

  • 2018 McLaren 650S replacement (P14) spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 McLaren 720S (P14) spy shots

    McLaren’s 650S has only been with us since 2014 but a replacement is due to be unveiled in March at the 2017 Geneva auto show. McLaren has already started the teaser campaign for the car and now we have a new set of spy shots of a prototype. The car is referred to internally as the P14 but in...

  • Mercedes-Benz sports car design study, 2017 Design Essentials workshop
    Might this Mercedes sports car design study preview AMG’s Project One hypercar?

    Mercedes-Benz this week hosted a design workshop at its headquarters in Sindelfingen, Germany to provide a behind-the-scenes look at its design process. The automaker used the workshop to present various design studies, one of which, described as a “sports car study,” has proportions...

  • 2017 Dodge Viper ACR at Carolina Motorsports Park

    The Dodge Viper is on its way out but is still managing to set records. A bit over a year ago, Dodge took the Viper in ACR trim to 13 top tracks across North America and set records at all of them. One of these was Laguna Seca where the car managed to outmuscle both the McLaren P1 and Porsche 918 Spyder. Now a Dodge dealership from Salisbury, North Carolina has managed to set a lap record at Carolina Motorsports Park, located in Kershaw, South Carolina. Brad Wood of Gerry Wood Dodge was behind the wheel and his time for the 2.28-mile track was a 1:37.040, which was confirmed by CMP's David...

  • Lamborghini Veneno in the wet
    Seeing the Lamborghini Veneno on a wet track is something special

    Supercar owners typically have an aversion to weather that's anything short of sunny and dry, so it's downright pleasantly surprising to see a Lamborghini Veneno being thrashed on a race course on a rainy day. There's not a lot of backstory on this one, but the video posted to YouTube by user...

  • 2017 Audi R8 V10 Spyder, 2016 New York auto show
    2017 Audi R8 V10 Spyder priced from $176,350, V-10 soundtrack standard

    The 2017 Audi R8 Spyder, the topless version of Audi's second-generation supercar, made a surprise debut last year at the 2016 New York auto show, and now it's finally about to go on sale. Priced from $176,350, including destination, the new R8 Spyder comes with the stout performance of the R8...

  • 2018 Lamborghini Huracán Superleggera spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    Hardcore Huracán to use Performante name, eclipse Aventador SV ‘Ring time

    Lamborghini is working on a more hardcore version of its Huracán, and according to comments made by chief engineer Maurizio Reggiani the car could be the fastest Lamborghini yet. Speaking with Motoring, Reggiani said the car, which he referred to as a Performante, is faster around the...

  • 2016 Dodge Viper ACR
    Viper fans raising cash to fund Nürburgring record attempt

    The Dodge Viper is on its way out and fans are determined to see it go out with a bang, with one final attempt at claiming the production car lap record at the Nürburgring. Dodge doesn’t appear to be interested in an official attempt but so determined are the fans that they’ve set...

  • 2017 Ford GT
    2017 Ford GT confirmed with 647 hp, 216 mph top speed

    Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has finally revealed some of the performance specs for its new GT supercar. We can confirm that the twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V-6 fitted to the car makes 647 horsepower at 6,250 rpm and 550 pound-feet of torque at 5,900 rpm, with 90 percent of that torque figure coming...

  • 2017 McLaren 570GT

    McLaren has been around for more than half a century but when it comes to volume car production we only need look back to 2010, when the British firm's road car business was rebooted under the McLaren Automotive name. In that short time the firm has launched a handful of products and grown to become a proper rival to more established exotic marques such as Aston Martin, Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] and Lamborghini. McLaren is unique in that it groups its models into a three-tier hierarchy starting with the Sports Series at the bottom, the Super Series in the middle and the Ultimate Series at the top...

  • 2017 Ford GT '66 Heritage Edition
    2017 Ford GT preview

    The spiritual successor to the Ford GT40 of the 1960s, the Ford GT is the second car to wear that badge. The first generation was built in limited numbers in 2005 and 2006. The reborn Ford GT will be even more restricted, with just 250 made each year for perhaps four years. A mid-engine supercar...

  • Most expensive home in the U.S.
    Bel Air home comes with car collection, $250M price tag

    Most mansions cost millions, but one has to wonder what you get for $250 million. Now, we learned the answer to that question. For that insane amount of money you can acquire a 38,000-square-foot mansion located in Bel Air, California. With 12 bedrooms, 21 bathrooms, three kitchens, six bars, a...

  • Teaser for Pagani Huayra Roadster debuting at 2017 Geneva auto show
    Pagani to boost power on Huayra Roadster?

    Could Pagani be planning to boost power on the Huayra when it introduces the new Roadster variant at March’s 2017 Geneva auto show? The automaker’s latest teaser gives us a glimpse of the Huayra Roadster’s twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter V-12, and there are some differences to the...

  • Hennessey Venom GT Final Edition
    Hennessey Venom GT Final Edition marks end of world-beating supercar

    Hennessey Performance Engineering of Sealy, Texas has announced that production of its world-beating Venom GT has come to an end. The last example is a Venom GT coupe marked the Final Edition and clothed in a unique blue finish called Glacier Blue. It’s already been sold at a price of $1.2...

  • Lamborghini builds its 5,000th Aventador
    Lamborghini sells record number of cars in 2016

    McLaren wasn’t the only supercar marque with record deliveries in 2016. Rival firm Lamborghini has confirmed it delivered 3,457 cars in 2016, which represents a 7 percent increase on the record 3,245 cars it delivered in 2015. It means Lamborghini has experienced a growth in sales for the...

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