Track Day
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McLaren has revealed its new track-focused P1, which wears the automaker’s iconic GTR badge last used on the string of McLaren F1 GTR race cars built in the mid-1990s. F1 GTRs have competed in various motorsport competitions but the car’s most famous accomplishment was overall victory at the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans. The F1 GTR raced up until 2005 when the final chassis was retired, but now it’s being reborn in the form of the P1 GTR. The new P1 GTR will start deliveries next year to mark the 20th anniversary of the F1 GTR’s win at Le Mans, but a...
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Caparo T1 Evolution To Cost 1.1 Million Euros: Report
The ultimate road-going track car, the Caparo T1, is about to spawn an even more potent ‘Evolution’ model, a teaser for which was recently released. Caparo is currently taking orders for its new T1 Evolution but is yet to say when it will be revealed. However, we do have some details on...
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Caterham Seven 480 And 360 Are Bound For The U.S.
Caterham announces two models designed for the U.S. market.
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Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6 Terrorizes Supercars At Zandvoort: Video
The Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6 was designed to go anywhere, almost.
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Caparo Announces New T1 Evolution Road-Going Racer
Despite a number of setbacks, including a fiery incident during a Fifth Gear shoot, the developers of the Caparo T1 (pictured below) haven’t given up on their ‘Formula One car for the road’ project. A handful of the cars have been sold and now a new version is coming, the T1...
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2015 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Spy Shots
Porsche is in the final stages of development of a more hardcore version of its track-focused 911 GT3, the infamous 911 GT3 RS. The latest spy shots reveal as much of the car as ever, as Porsche hasn't bothered to do much in the way of camouflage on this track-focused screamer. The car was...
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Ferrari is currently testing its track-only LaFerrari XX at race tracks in Europe and one of the prototypes, seen recently at Monza, was cornering so hard that its right rear wheel suddenly gets some serious positive camber. MUST SEE: Lamborghini Sesto Elemento Drag Races LaFerrari: Video This video, from YouTube user NM2255 Car HD Videos, shows the LaFerrari XX at the Monza race track and at the 2:10 mark we see the car enter a chicane, during which the wheel in question clearly pops out of alignment. The driver presses on initially but ends the session with that lap. We can’t be sure...
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Caterham Superlight R500 Ends Production
One of the world’s most exclusive super performance cars has reached the end of its run, six years after its introduction. With just 174 units built since 2008, the Caterham Superlight R500 is about twice as rare as the Bugatti Veyron—and nearly as quick at a fraction of the power and...
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Next Jaguar Land Rover SVO Vehicle May Be A Lightweight F-Type
Jaguar Land Rover has just established a new personalization department called Special Vehicles Operations (SVO), which will not only be responsible for coming up with new color and trim options but also to develop high-performance vehicles. The latter will wear the new SVR badge and will initially...
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Local Motors Announces Street/Track Car Project: Video
A new street/track car is coming, and it’s coming from the team that brought us the awesomeness that is the Rally Fighter. Focusing their powers of open-source construction and outside-the-box thinking, the Local Motors crew will move from the dirt to the pavement with a modular car designed...
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VŪHL Founders Reflect On The Launch Of The 05 Track Car: Video
It’s been a year since the Mexican sports car startup VŪHL launched its first model, the 05 track car, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. And now the founders of the company, brothers Iker and Guillermo Echeverria, have taken a look back at all that’s passed. MUST SEE: World's Fastest...
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New Track-Focused McLaren To Debut At Goodwood Festival Of Speed
McLaren has announced a global premiere for the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed taking place this month and has released this teaser image to whet our appetite. The global premiere will be a new track-focused version of one of McLaren’s supercars, developed by the automaker’s McLaren GT...
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A hardcore version of Bentley’s Continental GT has been hinted at since 2011 but the possibility of the luxury cruiser being turned into a track weapon never really seemed plausible until a racing version of the car was revealed last year. Now, the Continental GT race car has spawned a road-going version: the new Bentley Continental GT3-R. The Bentley Continental GT3-R is described as the “most dynamic” of the Continental GT range, suggesting that it is more capable than even the Continental GT Speed and the former Continental Supersports. But there isn’t a big...
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2015 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Revealed In Scale Model Form?
Porsche was meant to reveal its new 911 GT3 RS this summer but decided to delay its arrival following the discovery of a fault with the 3.8-liter flat-six engine in the 911 GT3 that the 911 GT3 RS was to share, albeit in uprated form. The German automaker is yet to announce when we might finally...
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Italy's ATS Updates Sport 1000 Track Car For 2015
It's all go at Automobili Turismo e Sport right now. Alongside fellow revived Italian brand Ermini back in 2012, ATS has embarked upon a busy schedule of new sports cars promising old-school fun and typically Italian good looks. MUST SEE: Enhanced Ayrton Senna NSX Video Shows The Importance Of...
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Track-Focused Pagani Huayra To Carry ‘Nürburgring Edition’ Title?
When it came to launching a track-focused version of the Zonda supercar, Pagani went with the simple “R” appellation, which in the world of autos is almost universally recognized as signifying a model designed for racing. With the latest Huayra supercar, the Zonda’s successor...
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Bentley Continental GT3 Road Car Set For 2014 Goodwood Festival Of Speed: Report
Bentley is working on a hardcore version of its Continental GT inspired by the car's GT3 racing variant, and we could see it unveiled as early as this month. It is expected to be the most potent version of the Continental GT yet, meaning it will fill the space previously occupied by the Continental...
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McLaren Confirms Track-Focused P1 And New P13 For 2015
McLaren Automotive, the road car division of the famous British racing team, has announced its financial results for 2013 and during the announcement also confirmed two new cars. Although we already knew the cars were coming, McLaren has now made them official and even confirmed a release date. The...
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Ferrari's track monster laps Monza.
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Will The Next Porsche 911 GT3 RS Be Turbocharged?
Porsche was originally due to reveal its new 911 GT3 RS this summer but decided to delay its arrival following the discovery of a fault with the 3.8-liter flat-six engine in the 911 GT3 that the 911 GT3 RS was to share, albeit in uprated form. Now it’s being reported that the new 911 GT3 RS...
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Chevy Camaro Z/28 Hits The Dyno With Redline Motorsports: Video
The 2014 Chevy Camaro Z/28 has wowed the world with its track-rated performance, but to date, we haven’t seen one cross the dyno to verify what the 7.0-liter LS7 under the hood is really putting out. That has now changed thanks to Redline Motorsports. MUST SEE: Big Block Smart Car Pulls...
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Hardcore Porsche Cayman Still In The Works, May Use GT4 Title: Report
Talk of a hardcore Porsche Cayman built along the lines of the 911 GT3 dates back all the way to 2009, but since then the closest we’ve got to such a car being launched is 2012’s Cayman R and the more recent Cayman GTS. However, as nice as they are, neither is what you would imagine a...
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Ferrari LaFerrari XX Spy Video
The experimental XX version of Ferrari’s LaFerrari flagship has been spotted once again at the Nürburgring, and this time our spy photographers have managed to score some video footage. The car looks absolutely ballistic as it’s pushed to its limits on the German track, and the...
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Track-Only McLaren P1 Under Consideration: Report
Ferrari is currently hard at work on a track-only version of its LaFerrari flagship that is to be produced in addition to the regular model’s 499-car run, and now there are reports McLaren is considering doing the same with its P1. McLaren has stated that it only plans to build 375 P1s, but...
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