Supercars
-
Recently, we brought you news that the Agera RS supercar would be the first Koenigsegg fully homologated for sale in the United States, and that the first U.S.-spec example would bear chassis #128. Well, work on the Agera RS with chassis #128 has commenced and as promised Koenigsegg is fully documenting the build. The complete build process takes approximately six months and the work is divided up among eight stations plus smaller satellite areas where more specialized functions are completed. Station 1 is where it all begins. This is where various carbon fiber parts, along with the fuel...
-
Koenigsegg Agera R Crashes In China: VideoWhen it comes to rare cars, you don’t get much rarer than a Koenigsegg. In almost two decades of production, just over 100 cars have been churned out of the Swedish brand’s factory and now one of them has been wrecked. The crash took place in Chongqing, China and the car involved was an...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Designing The Exterior Of The Ford GT: VideoWhen it comes to near perfect automotive design, it’s hard to look past the Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new GT supercar. But what’s most impressive is that rather than the aesthetic, it’s aerodynamic efficiency that’s at the heart of the design, with every surface...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Open-top Bugatti Chiron may be a t-topBugatti recently confirmed that its Veyron successor will be called a Chiron and make its debut at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. Spy shots of prototypes reveal a car with a similar look and shape to the Veyron albeit with some added aggression. We now have some details on Bugatti’s plans for...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Watch The McLaren F1 GTR Longtail Storm Goodwood: VideoThe McLaren road car division has hired Swedish racing car driver Kenny Bräck as its latest development driver. He’s competed in both sports car and formula formats, with the highlights of his career being a championship in the 1998 Indy Racing League season and a victory at the 1999...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2016 Bugatti Chiron Spy ShotsBack at September’s Frankfurt Auto Show, Bugatti unveiled the Vision Gran Turismo virtual racer concept that previewed the new design language used to shape the replacement for the Veyron supercar, an even faster model to be called a Chiron. The Chiron name comes from pioneering Bugatti...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Aston Martin is building just 24 examples of its 800-plus-horsepower Vulcan supercar, and three of them have been bought by customers in the United States. The first U.S.-bound car, a stunning burnt orange example, was recently delivered to businessman Bernie Moreno in Cleveland, Ohio. CHECK OUT: 2016 Ferrari 488 Spider: Five Details That Make It Go Faster, Look Sexier Moreno, who runs a number of dealerships including Aston Martin Cleveland, paid $2.3 million for the privilege of owning a Vulcan. He plans to use the car as a promotional tool but will also take it out to festivals and to the...
-
2016 Ferrari 488 Spider: 5 details that make it go faster, look sexierThe 2016 Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] 488 GTB is arriving just in time to one-up rivals like the McLaren 650S and Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4. Part of what makes the 488 GTB such a standout new product for Ferrari is that it packs a completely new 3.9-liter turbocharged V-8, making 660 horsepower...
Bengt Halvorson -
Bugatti Confirms Chiron Name For Veyron SuccessorBugatti’s new supercar to succeed the Veyron will be called the Chiron. The new name was confirmed by the French automaker today, along with a 2016 Geneva Motor Show debut. Rumors of the Chiron name first emerged a year ago but Bugatti has remained tight on the name of the car until now...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2015 Lamborghini Huracán video reviewLamborghini. For some of us, it means the Countach, the ultimate Eighties poster car, maybe the craziest supercar of all time. For others, it's the Aventador, the state of the art supercar with Italy written all over it. For us, it means the Huracán--the approachable Lamborghini, if there is...
Martin Padgett -
First federalized Koenigseggs are comingWhile there are a handful of Koenigseggs already in the United States, including an uber-rare One:1, none of the cars are in full compliance with local regulations which mean they are likely here under special rules such as the infamous ‘Show or Display’ clause. That’s all set to...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
The Rock Can't Squeeze Into A LaFerrari Or GTA SpanoDwayne Johnson is a large man. There's a reason he's most often referred to as The Rock. He's a part of the cast of the recent Fast and the Furious films, and he's also currently starring in the HBO series Ballers. It's the latter that has caused a bit of a buzz among car enthusiasts recently...
Jeff Glucker -
McLaren’s 675LT is billed as the most track-focused variant in the Super Series lineup, but that won’t stop the British automaker from launching an open-top version of the car. We’ve already reported on McLaren’s plans for a 675LT Spider and now we have the first spy shots of a test mule. An initial glance will lead one to think this is an ordinary 650S Spider but if you peer a little closer you’ll notice the makeshift dual-side vent design similar to the one used on the original 12C Spider. This is likely due to additional cooling required by the higher-rated...
-
Ultra-Rare Mosler MT900 GTR Spotted In Monaco: VideoThe last we heard about Mosler, the company, including the rights to its awesome but relatively unknown MT900 series of cars, had been acquired by Rossion, the former distributer of Noble products in the United States and the maker of the Noble-based Q1 supercar. CHECK OUT: Ultra-Rare Mosler MT900...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Giant Teddy Bear Not Allowed Atop Lamborghini GallardoA man in China found out that the passenger he was shuttling wasn't allowed to ride in his Lamborghini Gallardo. Well, in isn't the right word as this passenger was riding atop of the bright green Gallardo. The passenger in question was a giant teddy bear that the Lamborghini owner was bringing to...
Jeff Glucker -
LaFerrari, P1 And 918 Spyder Tested By Chris Harris: VideoWe’re still coming to grips with the results of the Hyper 5 comparo that saw the current trio of hybrid supercars thrown in together with a Bugatti Veyron Super Sport and Pagani Huayra to see which was the fastest. Now, Chris Harris has released his own, 52-minute long video comparing the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
'Hyper 5' Quarter Mile And Track Shootout Results Are In: VideoThe results are in for the Hyper 5 comparison test pitting the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] LaFerrari, McLaren P1, Pagani Huayra and Porsche 918 Spyder against one another in a quarter mile race and track shootout. We won’t spoil the results, so you’ll have to click...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Rear-Wheel-Drive Lamborghini Huracán LP 580-2 RevealedLamborghini is adding a rear-wheel-drive model to its Huracán lineup, which already includes the LP 610-4 that the car was launched with and the LP 610-4 Spyder that we just saw at the recent Frankfurt Auto Show. The rear-wheel-drive model made its debut this week at the Los Angeles Auto...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
These are our latest spy shots of the second-generation R8 Spyder from Audi. The coupe made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show back in March and we suspect the convertible will debut at the Swiss show in 2016. A debut at this month’s Frankfurt Auto Show is also a possibility. It was at the German show that the original R8 Spyder was first shown back in 2009. From the spy shots we can see that the new R8 Spyder sticks with a conventional folding soft-top roof. The design is much the same as on the outgoing model, with a flat deck spanning the engine bay and a vertical rear window...
-
Twin-Turbo Lamborghini Huracán Sets New Half-Mile Record: VideoTo put it mildly, the 601-horsepower Lamborghini Huracán isn't exactly slow out of the box. But after the mad scientists at Underground Racing work their magic on the 5.2-liter V-10, the performance goes completely ballistic. With the help of the company's twin-turbo X package, power climbs...
John Coyle -
Koenigsegg Shows Some Skin With Regera Supercar: VideoThe things that Koenigsegg comes up with for its cars is usually nothing short of amazing. Be it the power, design, or just outright speed, the cars are remarkable works of both science and art. The automaker has recently refurbished its Ängelholm facility in Sweden to include a prototype...
Jeff Glucker -
Paul Walker Responsible For Own Death, Says PorscheAs most readers would already know, Paul Walker, famous for his role in the Fast and the Furious movies, died in a single-vehicle accident involving a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT almost exactly two years ago. Walker was the passenger in the Porsche supercar, which was driven by his friend Roger Rodas...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Dubai Police Add Porsche 918 Spyder To Growing Supercar FleetFollowing the reveal of the three hybrid supercars from Ferrari [NYSE:RACE], McLaren and Porsche back in 2013, it seemed that the 918 Spyder, the heaviest and least powerful of the cars, would be the slowest. Now that independent tests pitting the cars against each other are finally being run...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
McLaren Creates Gold-Laced 650S Spider For The Middle EastMcLaren hauled a few special machines out to the desert to show them off at last week's Dubai Motor Show. One of those cars was transformed by the in-house custom team known as McLaren Special Operations. The car is called the 650S Spider Al Sahara 79, and it's meant to highlight what's possible if...
Jeff Glucker