Supercars
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They only made 400 of them. Many are locked away as collector items and some are no longer alive and kicking, because drivers have crashed them. You're unlikely to see one on the road. The car in question is the Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] Enzo, a 12-cylinder Italian spaceship from the future, originating in the Pininfarina galaxy. If you have the means, I highly suggest you pick one up... and if you do, you can close the deal this September at the RM Sotherby's auction in London. ALSO SEE: Auction highlights from 2016 Monterey Car Week This car is chassis number 132648. It was originally sold to a...
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This Bugatti Chiron you probably can afford
Disappointed you don’t own 84 cars, 3 jets and a yacht like the average Bugatti customer? Well, take some solace in knowing that there’s a Bugatti Chiron that you probably can afford. The only problem is you can’t actually drive this one. Italy’s MR Collection Models has...
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Italdesign founder to help shape China’s Techrules supercar
At March’s 2016 Geneva auto show, a Chinese firm by the name of Techrules rolled out a supercar concept driven by an extended-range electric powertrain where the range-extender was a jet turbine. Few at the time thought much about the car, since it seems to be a trend among electric car...
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Ken Okuyama Kode57 priced from $2.5 million, limited to 5 cars
The Kode57 coachbuilt supercar from Japanese designer Ken Okuyama was one of the stars of the recent Monterey Car Week, and if your pockets are deep enough you can park one on your driveway. Okuyama, who during a stint at Pininfarina led the design of cars such as the Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] Enzo and...
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UGR Audi R8 rips off low 9-second pass in the 1/4 mile
The latest-generation Audi R8 is essentially a gentlemen's Lamborghini Huracán. It's packing the same V-10 engine, and the four-ringed beast makes 610 horsepower and 413 pound-feet of torque. It's fast. It's beautiful. It's fantastic. For some, however, it's not fast or fantastic enough, and...
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Bugatti considering hybrid powertrain--but only for performance
Bugatti has yet to go the way of the other hypercar makers of the world. By that, I mean no electron-drinking motors and banks of laptop batteries are installed to aid in the creation of tremendous power. The Bugatti Chiron, the French automaker's latest insane machine, is powered by a W-16 engine...
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Quiet hands. A race instructor friend of mine harps on them all the time. If you want to go fast around a track, you need smooth, steady steering inputs to keep the suspension settled and keep the car on its intended path. Saw at the wheel and you are losing precious time. If you are driving the Ferrari 488 GTB, you need quiet hands. As part of Monterey Car Week, I have the opportunity to drive Ferrari's rear-mid-engine, V-8-powered super sports car. I've driven supercars before, but nothing like this. Starting out at the Casa Ferrari outpost on Highway 1 in Carmel Highlands, I have two hours...
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The Ford GT made its presence known at Pebble Beach
Every automaker wants the limelight during Monterey's car week. From Ferrari and Lamborghini to Bugatti, there's no shortage of reveals, news, and ridiculously rare hypercars. Of course, Ford's not one to typically tangle with such marques, but then again, history's shown us that Ford likes besting...
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2017 Porsche 911 Turbo first drive review
The more the 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo talks, the more it sounds like the end. In many ways, it's coarse and gruff—the way a 911 Turbo should sound. Noise from the turbochargers force-feeding a 3.8-liter flat-6 to within an inch of its life howl through the straights, rear tires wail from...
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An Aston Martin One-77 can be yours, for $3.35 million
There are rare cars, and then there's the Aston Martin One-77. In a world where you'll find a line of Ferrari Enzos and F40s at Pebble Beach, the One-77 stands apart for a long list of reasons. And now, you have the opportunity to buy one. With 1,800 km (1,118 miles) on the clock, this One-77 is...
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Lamborghini Centenario would 'surprise' even famous founder, says chief engineer
The head of Lamborghini's research and development says the Lamborghini Centenario, a car developed to celebrate Ferruccio Lamborghini's 100th birthday in April, would have surprised the car company's namesake. “Our jobs, in our imagination, is to develop a car that would surprise Ferruccio...
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A Koenigsegg Agera RS piston weighs less than a human heart, and other fun trivia
Did you know each of the pistons in Agera RS weigh about 10 ounces? How about that its catalytic converter improves performance by about 300 horsepower? Impressive 0-60 mph times are fun on paper, but the stories behind how they get there are page-turners for enthusiasts and Koenigsegg just dropped...
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Koenigsegg turned up to last week’s Monterey Car Week with the first federalized example of the Agera RS. The bright orange car is a special example dubbed the Agera XS and Koenigsegg has confirmed the owner is none other than American businessman Kris Singh. He’s the same person that owns the first Lamborghini Veneno in the United States. ALSO SEE: Lamborghini just blew the roof off the insane Centenario Singh took delivery of the car in Monterey, so it was the first time that he had seen it after commissioning its build more than a year ago. According to Koenigsegg, Singh was...
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Ferrari Enzo designer unveils limited edition Kode57 supercar
Former Pininfarina designer Ken Okuyama, the man credited with the design of the Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] Enzo supercar, unveiled a new creation on Friday in Monterey, California during The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering event. The car is the Kode57, a limited edition, coachbuilt supercar from the...
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Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Volante to debut at Pebble Beach
Aston Martin will introduce a new convertible version of its Vanquish Zagato coupe on Sunday at the 2016 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, though the automaker has revealed the vehicle online today and confirmed a 99-car production run, matching the run of coupes. The convertible adopts Aston...
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Lamborghini just blew the roof off the insane Centenario
It's car week in Monterey and that can mean only one thing: Every luxury and sports car producing automaker is pulling out all the stops to grab attention of well heeled buyers and collectors alike. Lamborghini is no different, and it took this opportunity to give the world a roadster version of...
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Bugatti Chiron lands in Monterey
Bugatti’s new Chiron hypercar has made its official North American debut. The car is one of the star attractions of this week’s Monterey Car Week in California. Its first stop is The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering on Friday and then it heads to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance...
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Ford confirms 2 more years of GT supercar production
Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has confirmed at least two more years of production for its new GT, bringing the production commitment of the carbon fiber supercar to a total of four years. The news isn’t a huge surprise given the significant interest generated for the first two years of...
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Ferraris [NYSE:RACE] tend to be some of the most popular attractions throughout Monterey Car Week, especially the older examples that often attain seven-figure sums at the auctions that take place during the Californian automotive mecca. The Italian marque has its own stand at the 2016 Monterey Car Week on this week. Called Casa Ferrari Carmel, it’s where the GTC4 Lusso is making its North American debut. CHECK OUT: 679-horsepower McLaren MSO HS makes debut The car is the updated version of the FF and was shown for the first time in March at the 2016 Geneva auto show. Compared to the...
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679-horsepower McLaren MSO HS makes debut
Following numerous leaks, McLaren has now released full details on its new supercar developed by the MSO personalization department. The car, identified as the MSO HS, is one of a limited edition of 25 bespoke cars based on the Super Series, which includes the 650S and 675LT. It started off as a...
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Canepa has built the greatest Porsche 959 of all time
"Hey Porsche 918 owner, your car is good. But this Canepa 959 Generation III is the greatest of all time!" So sayeth my inner-Kanye voice. What you're looking at is the latest and greatest that the amazing team at Canepa Motorsports has crafted. If you're a Porsche fan, you already know all about...
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The 10 best cars Jeremy Clarkson has driven this year
As you might guess, Jeremy Clarkson drives a ton of different vehicles. We imagine he's swapping keys so often it's hard to keep track of what's in and out of his driveway. That doesn't mean that certain cars don't stand out. Quite the opposite really. When you drive so many different machines, the...
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Saudi Bugatti fan shows up in Cannes with his new Chiron
On August 2 Bugatti confirmed it had delivered its very first Chiron, in this case to a fan from Saudi Arabia with the Instagram handle b14. Believed to be a member of Saudi Arabia’s Saud ruling family, the Bugatti fan has since been spotted with his Chiron in Cannes, France. YouTube channel...
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Rimac Concept_One destroys Ferrari LaFerrari, Tesla Model S in acceleration test
We all know electric cars are quick off the line but it seems even the quickest internal combustion cars don’t hold a candle to the new generation of battery-powered, zero-emission offerings. Racing driver Archie Hamilton recently pitted the Concept_One electric supercar from Croatian firm...
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