As America prepares to witness the merger of the American Le Mans Series and Grand Am into the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, Ford is preparing its weapon of war: this Daytona prototype powered by a racing version of the automaker’s familiar 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6. Its first race is the 2014 Rolex 24 at Daytona in January.

Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse celebrates the music of Lang Lang

Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse celebrates the music of Lang Lang

This particular Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse is called the La Maison Pur Sang and its black and white paint job not only resembles the color scheme of an original Bugatti Type 57 Atalante (pictured in the background) but is also reminiscent of the black and white color of piano keys. That’s because the car’s styling was inspired by celebrity pianist Lang Lang.

2015 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG replacement (C190) spy shots

2015 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG replacement (C190) spy shots

Mercedes-Benz’s SLS AMG is on its way out and won’t spawn a successor for several years still. To fill the flagship sports car gap in its lineup, Mercedes-Benz will launch this smaller and more agile sports car, which the latest rumor says will be an “AMG GT”.

Irv Gordon's 3-million mile 1966 Volvo P1800 coupe

Irv Gordon's 3-million mile 1966 Volvo P1800 coupe

This Volvo P1800 is a 1966 1800 S with more than three million miles on its clock. Those miles were driven entirely by Irv Gordon, who earned the Guinness World Record for the highest number of miles driven by a single man in a single car. If you're after an arbitrary comparison to offer some perspective, that's around six round-trips to the moon, or 120 circumnavigations of Earth.

1962 Ferrari 250 GTO

1962 Ferrari 250 GTO

A 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO, similar to the one pictured here, is now officially the most expensive car in the world. It was sold recently for a staggering $52 million.

2015 Mazda MX-5 Miata spy shots

2015 Mazda MX-5 Miata spy shots

This crude-looking Mazda MX-5 Miata is actually a test mule for the next generation of the iconic Japanese sports car. Its development is particularly crucial as its underpinnings will also be used for a new Alfa Romeo model.

Koenigsegg One:1 official renderings

Koenigsegg One:1 official renderings

Swedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg has finally revealed some details on its next creation, a 1,400-horsepower Agera dubbed the “One:1”. It gets its name from the fact that it will have one horsepower for every kilogram (2.2 pounds) of weight, which Koenigsegg says should be enough to see it reach a top speed of almost 280 mph.

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