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Runge's Veleno may rely on Viper mechanicals but the body and cabin are all hand-made.
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Jay Leno's Porsche Carrera GT wasn't the most reliable car
Jay Leno loves the Porsche Carrera GT, even though he's lost control in one at almost 200 mph.
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Ferrari Enzo Wrecked In Infamous 2006 Crash Sold For $1.75M
Back in 2006, Bo Stefan Eriksson, who ran failed gaming console business Gizmondo and even raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, famously crashed a Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] Enzo on a stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway after losing control of the car in a drag race with the driver of a Mercedes-Benz SLR...
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Jay-Z/Kanye Wrecked 'Otis' Maybach Brings Just $60,000 At Auction
It seems even those with a taste for contemporary art couldn't open their wallets very far--even in the name of the Save the Children charity--for the monstrosity that is the Jay-Z/Kanye West 'Otis' Maybach. It sold for just $60,000 at the New York Contemporary Art Evening auction held by Phillips...
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Infiniti Recalls 2003-2004 M45 Sedans For Fuel Gauge Flaw
Infiniti is recalling 8,120 M45 sedans built for the 2003 and 2004 model years to correct a potential failure of the fuel gauge circuit board.
Kurt Ernst -
Bret Michaels' Cars Up For Grabs At Scottsdale Auction
Rock star and reality TV star Bret Michaels will be selling three cars at this year's Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction.
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Traffic jams are no fun, unless that traffic jam is completely full of supercars.
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Ferrari Enzo Abandoned In Dubai
Remember this poor Jaguar XJ220 found abandoned in the Qatari desert? Now we have an image of something even sadder: a Ferrari Enzo left to rot in Dubai. The supercar is just another victim among possibly thousands of luxurious and rare cars abandoned in the Middle East, mostly by expatriates...
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2011 Race Of Champions Set To Return To Dusseldorf
The 2011 Race Of Champions will be held in Dusseldorf, Germany
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Lotus Planning Esprit Roadster, Targa And Superleggera Models: Report
Only a week ago we reported that Lotus was planning a turbocharged version of its new in-house developed V-8 engine for a high-performance ‘R’ version of its upcoming 2013 Esprit supercar, and now we have details that a ‘Superleggera’ flagship model is also planned. This...
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Lotus Planning ‘R’ Performance Models With Turbo Power: Report
Earlier this week we brought you the first details about Lotus’ new in-house developed V-8 engine, which is set to appear in the upcoming Esprit supercar as well as several other new models currently in development at the automaker’s Hethel facility in the UK. Here we divulged that the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
First Details On New In-House Developed Lotus V-8
We’ve known for some time that Lotus was working on a new V-8 engine for its upcoming Esprit supercar, even word that the automaker was pulling funding from other projects to ensure that both the new engine and the supercars that it will eventually power are truly world class. Now the first...
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The 2013 Lotus Esprit is to be the first of a new-generation of luxurious sports cars from one of the most renowned performance marques in the industry. Styled under the watchful eye of former Ferrari designer Donato Coco, the new Esprit has already been previewed in concept form and is destined to hit the market in the spring of 2013 complete with a bespoke V-8 engine designed in-house by Lotus and its engineering team. With its limited resources, many believe Lotus is incapable of pulling of such a feat but the automaker is determined, even pulling funding from other projects and reducing...
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Guilty Pleasure: 1970 Mercury Marauder X-100
Eight Guilty Pleasures posts and no Ford products? I'll remedy that oversight right now. The folks at Dearborn have made all manner of interesting machinery that, these days, seems to fall through the cracks when it comes to pleasing the fickle hearts of car freaks. For example, the...
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Guilty Pleasure: First-Gen Mitsubishi Diamante
After honoring a Chrysler-badged Mitsubishi in last week's Guilty Pleasure feature, I decided it was time to go back to Japan for real, with a genuine Mitsubishi-branded product. Strange how some cars never make much of an impression, though they lingered in the marketplace for quite a while; the...
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Fiat-Chrysler Boss Sergio Marchionne Shows Off Personal Ferrari Enzo
What many may not know about Fiat-Chrysler boss Sergio Marchionne is that the unassuming auto exec in a sweater is an avid performance car fan, especially the high-performance cars from Ferrari. At a recent press event in Balocco, Italy, Marchionne took the opportunity to show off his own personal...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Jerry Seinfeld’s beloved Porsche Carrera GT up for sale
Getting your hands on a Porsche Carrera GT is hard enough considering only around 1,200 cars were ever built and only half of these were sold in the U.S. So imagine how rare it would be to come across a celebrity-owned example of one of these rare beauties. Well, believe it or not, comedian and...
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Black Beauty Now On Display In Los Angeles (Bring Bionculars)
Looking for some nifty car art but can't make it to Miami this weekend? No problem -- well, not as long as you live in Los Angeles. The Petersen Automotive Museum has just put a beautiful, sleek, thoroughly tricked-out Chrysler Imperial on display. And this isn't just any Imperial (as if there were...
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Just a few weeks ago, Lotus loosed a crew of portly, modern, and Chapman-defying models on the world at the Paris auto show. But it turns out only the Esprit is real--at least for the time being. According to Lotus CEO Dany Bahar, who admits he's "not a car guy," only the new Esprit is actually under development. Why? Just developing the one car is requiring the full force of Lotus' resources. But it's not due for release until 2013. So what about all those other Lotuses? The Elan, Elise, Eterne, City Car, and Elite? They're nice ideas of possible future directions for Lotus, but at this...
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Simbol Design Lavazza GTX-R Is A Ferrari Enzo On A Budget
Simbol Design is one of those niche Italian car companies that you’ve probably never heard of but their new Lavazza GTX-R supercar should get them some press, even if it’s bad. The car looks like a cross between the Ferrari Enzo and a block of Lego but it packs a V-12 punch and enough...
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Lotus Drops More Images Of New Esprit Supercar
To say Lotus pulled off a bit of a coup at last month’s 2010 Paris Auto Show is a massive understatement given the automaker’s reveal of no less than six brand new concept cars, all of which are intended for production over the next five years. The list of concepts range from tiny urban...
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2010 Paris Auto Show: 2013 Lotus Esprit
For Lotus fans, the next few years should prove to be very interesting as the company pushes ahead with its five-year plan to update its model lineup, including successors to the Elise and Esprit. Sales of the Evora are going strong, and at this week’s 2010 Paris Auto Show the company is...
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2010 Paris Auto Show Preview: Lotus Elite Concept
Lotus is planning a concept extravaganza for next week's 2010 Paris Auto Show, including a new take on the Esprit supercar, and today we have a glimpse of one of the vehicles that will be gracing the stands of the niche British sports car company. Described as the embodiment of Lotus’ new...
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Report: Ferrari Enzo Successor Will Sport HY-KERS Hybrid
The fantastic new Ferrari 458 Italia is the fastest car to round the company's Fiorano test track, but it won't hold that title indefinitely: a successor to the Enzo hypercar is already in the works--and it will be a hybrid, according to Chairman Luca di Montezemolo. The move comes in contrast to...
Nelson Ireson