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  • McLaren P1 at Ferrari’s Fiorano test track

    Here’s something you don’t see every day: a competitor’s flagship supercar being tested on Ferrari’s Fiorano test track. Yes, somebody was testing the McLaren P1 at Fiorano and YouTube user keno0311 has the video to prove it. MUST SEE: 2015 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Leaked Again The LaFerrari, Ferrari’s fastest and most powerful road car ever, is said to have lapped the 1.8-mile track in about 1:20, which is 5.0 seconds quicker than time set by the Enzo and 3.0 seconds quicker than the F12 Berlinetta. However, we’ll likely never know how fast the P1 is around the...

  • Porsche Boxster E electric car prototype
    Porsche ‘Pajun’ Mid-Size Sedan To Feature Tesla Model S-Rivaling Electric Variant: Report

    It was in 2010 that Porsche first announced plans for an all-electric car, which it followed up a year a later by rolling out a battery-powered prototype based on its Boxster sports car. Since then, Porsche has been testing the waters for electrified performance cars, starting initially with...

  • 2015 BMW M4
    2015 BMW M3 / M4 first drive review

    Coupe-like crossovers, carbon-bodied sportscars, urban-mode city hatchbacks--BMW can build them all, but when it gets placed in the balances and judged by its hardcore enthusiast audience, the only BMW that matters is the M3. It's the critical nuclear core of the brand and a bellwether for...

  • 2014 Audi R18 e-tron quattro
    Audi To Enter F1 In 2016 With Fernando Alonso Onboard?

    Audi may be planning to ditch the world of endurance racing and seek a new challenge in motorsport’s top echelon, Formula One. The German automaker has been the dominant force in endurance racing for more than a decade, winning 13 of the past 16 24 Hours of Le Mans races, and with sister...

  • 2016 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT world debut, Affalterbach, Germany, Sept 2014
    Mercedes-AMG GT To Spawn Both Track-Focused And Black Series Models

    We know Mercedes-AMG will eventually launch a high-performance Black Series version of its new GT sports car, but this won’t necessarily be the most track-focused model in the lineup. Mercedes-AMG is working on a successor for its SLS AMG GT3 race car that will be based on the new GT, and a...

  • Ford EcoBoost-powered Hot Wheels Rip Rod
    Hot Wheels Rip Rod Features Ford EcoBoost Power: Video

    Ford reinvigorates a static display car with a 1.0-liter turbocharged EcoBoost engine.

  • 2014 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon X

    Development of the next-generation Jeep Wrangler is underway, and some big changes are expected for the iconic off-roader. However, Jeep will reportedly keep some elements of the current Wrangler, including its body-on-frame chassis. Surely a relief to Wrangler fans, this bit of information comes courtesy of Automotive News (subscription required), which also reports that the next Wrangler will be built in Toledo, Ohio, just like the current model and its predecessors. ALSO SEE: Dodge Viper ACR Concept Headlines Mopar's 2014 SEMA Fleet Previous reports suggested the Wrangler would switch to a...

  • 2013 Lotus Exige S Roadster
    BMW X5 M & X6 M Teaser, Lotus Exige S, High-Performance Kia K900: Today’s Car News

    The second-generation of BMW’s X5 M and X6 M performance SUVs is just around corner, with a debut likely to take place at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show next month. Right on cue, a teaser video for the new vehicles was released today. Lotus’ striking Exige S gets an automatic...

  • Dodge Viper ACR Concept, 2014 SEMA
    Dodge Viper ACR Concept Headlines Mopar’s 2014 SEMA Fleet

    This year’s SEMA show is just a couple of weeks away but we’ve been given an early look at what’s destined to be one of the stars of the upcoming tuning fest. Revealed today is the Dodge Viper ACR Concept, which unashamedly previews the ultimate track-focused but street legal...

  • Ferrari F50 that crashed in the U.K. (Image via Western Morning News)
    Ferrari F50 Crashes In The U.K.

    The F50 may be one of the less popular special series Ferraris but seeing one on the side of the road in this condition is still a terrible sight to behold. The crash took place on Wednesday on a stretch of road near Brackley in the U.K. CHECK OUT: 2,000-HP Trion Nemesis To Enter Production In 2016...

  • Viper production at Conner Avenue Assembly Plant
    Price Cut Doubles Viper Sales, Production To Resume In November

    Dodge was forced to idle production of its Viper SRT supercar back in April after low demand caused a massive 434-day supply of the cars on dealer lots. This caused the automaker to make a drastic decision last month to lob $15,000 off the car’s starting price, bringing the figure down to...

  • Ferrari LaFerrari at a dealership in Germany (Image via Mobile.de)
    Another LaFerrari Up For Sale, This Time In Germany

    Despite Ferrari’s best attempts to vet buyers of its LaFerrari so that the car only ends up in the hands of its most loyal customers, as opposed to speculators out to make a quick buck, a handful have appeared on the used car market just months after deliveries commenced. This red example is...

  • Kia builds high-performance K900 for 2014 SEMA show

    Kia’s K900 flagship sedan is still fresh on the market, having gone on sale here only in March. However, the car hasn’t managed to gain traction yet, which shouldn't be too much of a surprise as it can't be easy convincing shoppers to drop $60k on a vehicle from a brand mostly known for its affordability. Sales of the K900 peaked at 260 units in April, its first full month on the market, but have declined since then, reaching just 56 units in September. By comparison, Mercedes-Benz sold 4,883 units of its E-Class in September and 1,909 units of its S-Class. That doesn’t mean...

  • 2014 ATS Sport 490 Stradale
    ATS Reveals Sport 490 Stradale Street-Legal Track Car

    Niche sports car brand Automobili Turismo e Sport (ATS), which recently located from its home in Italy to a new base in the Canary Islands, has announced its latest production, a road-legal track car called the Sport 490 Stradale. ALSO SEE: Dodge Viper ACR Concept Headlines Mopar's 2014 SEMA Fleet...

  • Teaser for new BMW X5 M and X6 M
    BMW Teases New X5 M And X6 M Performance SUVs: Video

    BMW’s new X5 M and X6 M performance SUVs based on the latest X5 and X6 models are due soon, with many tipping we’ll see them unveiled at next month’s 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show where two BMW world premieres are planned. Right on cue, a teaser video for the new performance SUVs has...

  • 2013 Lotus Exige S Roadster
    Lotus Exige S Gets Automatic Transmission

    The Exige may not be on sale here anymore but overseas the car continues to be updated, with Lotus announcing that for 2015 the range-topping Exige S variant will be available with a paddle-shifted automatic transmission. This should help the wide-body Exige appeal to a much wider audience, which...

  • Trion Nemesis
    2,000-HP Trion Nemesis To Enter Production In 2016

    Will the Trion Nemesis prove to be more than just another piece of supercar vaporware?

  • Toyota Supra runs the quarter mile in 6.05 seconds at 240 mph
    World’s Fastest Supra Runs The Quarter In 6.05: Video

    Fourth-generation Toyota Supras are known for being capable of making some big power, which in turn translates to incredibly quick quarter mile times, but the version featured in this video is simply off the scales. It’s the work of Bahrain-based Ekanoo Racing, and it has just run the quarter...

  • Petty's Garage 2015 Ford Mustang 2014 SEMA show car

    Customized 2015 Mustangs from Petty's Garage and Galpin Auto Sports will appear at SEMA.

  • 2016 Ford Explorer facelift spy shots
    2015 Corvette Z06 Crash, 2016 Ford Explorer, BMW Centenary Supercar: Car News Headlines

    A crashed example of the yet-to-go-on-sale 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 has been spotted. It’s likely the same car we saw crashed on the Nürburgring late last month. A prototype for the 2016 Ford Explorer has been spotted. This isn’t the rumored rear-wheel-drive Explorer but an...

  • DeLorean Time Machine replica (Image via Serious Wheels)
    DeLorean time machine replica captured in photographic glory

    The DeLorean has become quite an icon in the automotive world. It has the gullwing doors, the stainless body panels, and, oh right, it was a star cast member in three "Back to the Future" films. There's a DeLorean fan base that is flung all over the globe, and seems to enjoy all manner of things...

  • Crashed 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 on a flatbed in Chicago
    Crashed 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Spotted In Chicago: Video

    The all-new 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 hasn’t even gone on sale yet but already a crashed example has been spotted. The sorry-looking Z06 was spotted on a flatbed in Chicago and is likely the same car that crashed on the Nürburgring late last month. ALSO SEE: 2015 Chevy Corvetet Z06...

  • Range Rover Evoque producton at Jaguar Land Rover’s Chinese plant
    Jaguar Land Rover Starts Production Outside U.K. For First Time

    It was two years ago that Jaguar Land Rover announced a partnership with Chery to establish a new production facility in China. Production at the new facility finally commenced this week, with the first model produced there being the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque. This is the first time that one of...

  • Deadmau5’s McLaren P1
    Deadmau5 Shows Off Options He Picked For His McLaren P1

    Deadmau5 recently confirmed via Twitter that he had purchased a McLaren P1 to join his other recent purchase from the Woking-based firm, a 650S Spider that on random nights he uses to ferry Uber users around in his home town of Toronto. Now the Canadian DJ has posted up some renderings of the P1...

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