Supercars
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Unfortunately for some of us, 1990 doesn't feel like long ago. It was a watershed year for the car industry; Lexus was new, so was the Miata. Same goes for the Acura NSX. It was the supercar from 1990 that was so user-friendly it could only have come from Honda. The NSX arrived at the peak of the golden age of Japanese supercars and faded shortly after the turn of the 21st century, long after it had been surpassed by more technologically advanced sports cars. After what feels like a lifetime of waiting since its first sunset in 2002, we finally have a new NSX this year. This time around the...
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Apollo and Roland Gumpert part ways
Apollo Automobil, the Chinese-backed, Italian-based supercar company born out of the remains of Germany’s Gumpert, announced on Friday it has cut ties with Roland Gumpert. The former Audi executive is the founder and namesake of Gumpert and started working for Apollo after it bought the...
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Supercars of African dictator’s son seized again, this time a Veyron, Veneno and One:1
The supercar-loving son of Equatorial Guinea President dictator Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has once again had his fleet of multimillion-dollar machines confiscated. The latest collection includes a Bugatti Veyron, Koenigsegg One:1 and Lamborghini Veneno Roadster. Instagram user swisssupercars...
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See the work of the Bugatti family at the Petersen Museum
The Petersen Museum is in its Renaissance period as it's fresh off a rebuilding year. There are a ton of great exhibits currently on display and the latest appeals to both lovers of the automobile and those of the art world. It's a collection called The Art of Bugatti, and it's a showcase of the...
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Apollo partners with Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus for Arrow supercar
Chinese-backed supercar startup Apollo, formed from the bankrupt remains of Gumpert, unveiled its first model at the 2016 Geneva auto show, a 986-horsepower mid-engine spaceship called the Arrow. To handle the development and production, Apollo has turned to Manifattura Automobili Torino, the...
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You’ve been allocated a Ford GT; here’s the next step
If you’re one of the lucky 500 individuals awarded a build slot for Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new GT supercar in the first round of applications, you’ll already know what’s in the video above. But for everyone else curious to learn more about the upcoming supercar, the...
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Credit Doctor Strange for not being afraid to get back on the horse again—or bull. The latest big screen superhero from Marvel will be joined by another superhero—this time by way of Sant'Agata. When it's released next month, the go-to ride for "Doctor Strange" will be a Lamborghini Huracán. The good doctor is played by Benedict Cumberbatch—you may know him as Sherlock—and for anyone familiar with the comic book, Dr. Stephen Vincent Strange's life inexorably changes after a terrible car wreck. (Please don't crunch the Lambo.) For a sorcerer, we say the Lambo...
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First Salotto Ferrari opens its doors
Ferrari [NYSE:F] is on a mission to transform itself from a maker of some of the world’s finest autos to something more of a lifestyle brand. This way the company can tap people that may not necessarily be looking to buy one of its cars. (Pleasing shareholders with continual growth isn't easy...
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Motor Authority Best Car To Buy Nominee: 2017 Audi R8
Sometimes the second album is more important than the first. If a band can't follow up its breakout first album with another platinum effort, it could go down in history as just a flash in the pan. But if the second album can meet or beat the artistry of the first, that band can become a mainstay...
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Here's your chance to buy a street-legal McLaren P1 GTR
The McLaren P1 GTR is the track-only version of the P1 hypercar. That makes it something of a rare beast, considering that you're unlikely to even see a standard P1 roll past. You really shouldn't be able to see a P1 GTR on the road, but thanks to a company called Lanzante Motorsport you just...
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AM-RB 001 track model could develop 4,000 lb downforce, 4 g cornering force
The top two teams in Formula One are about to take the battle out onto the streets. We’re talking about Mercedes AMG and Red Bull Racing, which are using their F1 knowhow to help develop world-beating road cars. Mercedes AMG is working with the Mercedes-AMG skunkworks to develop the car and...
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Pagani Huayra Dinastia makes purple and turquoise look amazing
I used to think that the only car capable of pulling off purple was the Dodge Challenger. A 1970 Challenger finished with Plum Crazy paintwork is a thing of beauty. Now there are two cars that can work this hue like no other. Say hello to the Pagani Huayra Dinastia, which is one of just three...
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Horacio Pagani is the Argentine-born supercar maker who's responsible for some of the most insane vehicles on the planet. The Italian hypercar company that bears his name has given us the Zonda, the Huayra, and a number of variations on both. Mr. Pagani clearly loves spirited driving, and he recently showed his enthusiasm for more than just his brand by way of a celebration of all things Porsche. ALSO SEE: Horacio Pagani is quite the Porsche fan YouTube supercar fanatic Marchettino caught Horacio and his family attending a Porsche festival. The Pagani clan arrived driving a Carrera GT, a 918...
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A Porsche Carrera GT on the 'Ring is a wonderful thing
The Porsche Carrera GT is a truly stunning machine that makes some of the greatest noises on the planet. It's a German spaceship. A rare wonderful automobile, with fewer than 1,300 copies produced. One YouTube user, who goes by the handle Maxoge, owns one of those copies. Keen on seeing what his...
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McLaren to host ice driving school in the Arctic Circle
Ice driving experiences are all the rage these days. Put a high-horsepower machine on snow and you get slow-speed thrills and learn some valuable driving lessons in a gorgeous environment. The latest automaker to join the icy, sliding fun is McLaren, which will soon offer the Pure McLaren Arctic...
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First look at NextEV’s 1,000-horsepower electric supercar
It was in September that Chinese electric car startup NextEV released a teaser shot for a supercar the company is currently working on. The first photo and some new details have since surfaced on Chinese website Autohome. The single photo reveals a two-seater coupe with similar proportions to a...
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Audi cancels R8 e-tron, again
Audi’s R8 e-tron launched at the 2015 Geneva auto show has been canceled. It’s not clear how many have actually been delivered but an Audi spokesman confirmed to Car and Driver that the number is “fewer than 100.” We bet it’s a lot fewer than 100, considering the...
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Street-legal SCG003 to be ‘fastest cornering supercar’
America's Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus is in the final stages of development for the street-legal version of its SCG003 supercar and more and more details are leaking out. If you recall, we first saw the SCG003 at the 2015 Geneva auto show. Back then, SCG showed both the race car (SCG003C) and road...
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Lamborghini has just introduced a rear-wheel-drive Huracán but a new, more hardcore version is just around the corner. We have new spy shots of what's likely to be a Huracán Superleggera (earlier shots showed a test mule). If you look closely, you'll notice the extra aero around the front bumper, the massive rear wing, and an exhaust system that's more like the one on the Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo race car. One of our most cherished cars of the modern era is the Gallardo Superleggera, and this Huracán Superleggera is the successor to that model. The SuperVeloce...
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1:8 Scale Bugatti Chiron will set you back over $10,000
Looking to add some spice to your Hot Wheels collection? Maybe you're a bit more serious about grabbing as many scale versions of your favorite cars as you can, and that means you've already jump up to the AutoArt offerings of the world. Guess what? You're a small-time player. Just like there's...
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Dodge closes Viper orders to assess how many are left
The 2017 model year marks the final run of the Dodge Viper. Its 25-year run is coming to an end, and that end might be happening right now as Dodge has just halted the ordering process for the American high-performance machine. According to The Detroit News, Dodge is examining just how many cars...
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Spanish tuner promises carbon Ferrari F12
A Spanish tuner by the name of Bengala is promising a carbon fiber conversion for the Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] F12 Berlinetta. The conversion is the first project from Bengala’s new Privilege Program and will be limited to just ten examples. Projects in Bengala’s Privilege Program are to be...
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Jay Leno drives the 1,341-hp Koenigsegg One:1
There are only seven Koenigsegg One:1s in the world, and just one of them resides in the U.S.—and Jay Leno has driven it. This is one car Leno doesn’t actually own, although he's still thoroughly impressed by it, as evidenced by his reaction upon seeing it, featured in this recent...
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Dive into the engine of the Ferrari 488 GTB
We called it "Mid-Engine Magic" in our first drive of the Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] 488 GTB. The car earned that title mostly because of the wonderful powerplant sitting behind the driver's head. It's a 3.9-liter V-8 that breathes heavily through a pair of turbochargers. That mighty eight-cylinder and...
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