Supercars
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The new Acura NSX has been tantalizing us with its clean lines and promised performance for the past couple of years, but soon we’ll finally be able to hop behind the wheel and tell you what it’s like to drive. Until then, sit back and enjoy this video showing a pre-production example attacking Colorado’s Pikes Peak. MUST WATCH: LaFerrari Nearly Powerslides Right Into Oncoming Traffic: Video The NSX served as official pace car at the recent 2015 Pikes Peak Hill Climb, won by Rhys Millen in a custom electric racer from Latvia’s Drive eO, and we now have an official...
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Corvette-Powered Sin R1 Road Car Enters Production: VideoWe first caught wind of the Sin R1 supercar in 2013. Back then, it was still a track-only car and its maker, Sin Cars, was based in Munich, Germany. Since then the company has moved to Bulgaria, and the R1 has spawned a road-going version known as the R1 RS. The first example of the Sin R1 RS is...
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Clarkson’s Last Lap On Top Gear Track Done In Either A LaFerrari, 488 GTB Or Mercedes-AMG GTWith Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May set to star in a new show at a rival broadcaster, it means the BBC’s Top Gear will never be the same again. It also means that Clarkson and his cohorts will—most likely—never be testing cars again on the famous Top Gear Test...
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A Semi-Terrifying Night Lap In The 2017 Audi R8As part of the 2017 R8 press launch in Portimao, Portugal, last week, Audi invited journalists to drive its updated supercar at night on the Algarve International Circuit. The idea was to show off the R8's fancy new LED headlights with laser spot technology. Instead, our laps in the dark proved to...
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Koenigsegg Regera’s Powertrain Unleashed In 217-MPH Simulated Run: VideoCome next year, Swedish supercar marque Koenigsegg will for the first time in its brief history have two distinct models in production. One is the conventionally-powered Agera RS and the other is this unique hybrid that Koenigsegg calls the Regera, which in Swedish translates to...
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McLaren Formula Car Takes On A Honda Civic And 650S: 360-Degree VideoThere’s nothing like seeing a staggered race to compare and contrast the performance of different vehicles, and it’s always fun when a Formula One car is involved. This latest video from oil giant ExxonMobil ups the fan factor by including an interactive 360-degree view. MUST WATCH...
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“The R8 is born at Le Mans.” So said “Mr. Le Mans,” now-retired race driver and nine-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen in a promotional video that Audi showed at the press drive for the 2017 R8 supercar. Even though the video felt like a combination of a Folgers commercial and an online dating profile, Kristensen is right. Starting in 2000 Audi competed at and won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the R8 Prototype racer, taking the checkered flag at that prestigious race five times in its first six tries. The R8 production car followed in 2008 as Audi’s...
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Despite Listing On NYSE, Ferrari To Remain An Italian Company And Tax ResidentFiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] is set to spin off Ferrari, with plans to list it on the New York Stock Exchange later this year, but the legendary brand will remain an Italian company regardless of how the sale goes, FCA says. While most shares will remain with current FCA shareholders...
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This $65 Million Car Collection Is Everything You've Dreamed Of: VideoYes, the Pinnacle Portfolio is the most expensive car collection ever to hit the auction block. But that's an awfully crass way to describe this anthology of automotive excellence. After all, a fleet of gold-plated, ruby-encrusted Dartz Prombrons could have achieved that distinction. And while the...
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LaFerrari Nearly Powerslides Right Into Oncoming Traffic: VideoIf you're sitting in the driver's seat of a Ferrari LaFerrari, you have a lot of potential available at your feet and fingertips. This is, after all, a car with over 900 horsepower and more than 660 pound-feet of torque. To say that there's a chance of possible hooliganism is a large...
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2016 Pagani Huayra R Spy ShotsPagani’s planned 100-car production run for the Huayra will soon come to an end (all 100 build slots are already sold), after which the company will turn its attention to an open-top Huayra Roadster that will also be built in a limited run of 100 cars. However, we could see a more hardcore...
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Despite Rarity Another Porsche 959 Is Up For AuctionIt was only a month ago that we told you about a 1988 Porsche 959 finished in black that would be going under the hammer at one of the auctions taking place during August’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Now we have word of a red 1987 example, another Komfort model, that will soon be...
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Alejandro Salomon is a man that's become fairly well known in the Southern California exotic car world. He likes buying very expensive toys, and he also likes sharing them with the world through his various social media accounts. His cars get driven, and driven well, as he can occasionally be seen pushing his Pagani Huayra through the canyon roads around Los Angeles. ALSO SEE: Ferrari FXX K, FXX And 599XX Rev Battle Is V-12 Gold: Video With a camera mounted to the glass inside his Pagani, Salomon takes the car out for a spin. This is a simple ride, as the goal isn't to showcase the car's...
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Ferrari FXX K, FXX And 599XX Rev Battle Is V-12 Gold: VideoEven in the illustrious world of exotic car ownership, Ferrari's Corse Clienti is a pretty exclusive club. The program essentially turns ferociously well-heeled customers into Ferrari development drivers, and it's the only way to get behind the wheel of the company's weapons-grade versions of its...
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This Mysterious Truck Has Ferrari's Five Flagship Supercars Tucked Away: VideoNow here’s something you don’t see every day. This mysterious truck, which looks like it could have rolled off the set of a Transformers movie, has hidden away all five special series Ferraris. The special series cars are those Ferrari flagship models that come roughly once a decade and...
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Red Bull Racing’s Adrian Newey Working On Aston Martin Supercar: ReportHot on the heels of news Aston Martin is considering making a return to Formula One as a technology partner of Red Bull Racing, a role currently fulfilled by Infiniti, more rumors emerging from the U.K. suggest Red Bull design ace Adrian Newey’s long-postulated road car project could end up...
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America's Vitesse-AuDessus is rendering entire supercars in carbonCarbon fiber and supercars go together like chocolate and peanut butter. But most of the time—at least on exterior pieces—paint hides the beauty of the weave. These creations from Maryland-based firm Vitesse-AuDessus, on the other hand, show how tremendously the material's infinitesimal...
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Koenigsegg Regera Seen Angrily Idling Around Goodwood: VideoSwedish supercar marque Koenigsegg had a trio of cars on display at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year. The One:1, an Agera, and the still-under-development Regera. Two of the cars ran up the hill, but the Regera was on hand mainly to cause intrigue and, ultimately, a twinge of jealousy at...
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Ferrari had a major presence at last weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed with the focus of its celebrations centering on British endurance racer Derek Bell. A five-time winner in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Bell drove some of Ferrari’s classic racers up the Goodwood hill climb, including the 512 S he made his endurance debut with at the 1970 Spa 1,000 Kilometers race. MUST WATCH: Aston Martin Vulcan Makes Dynamic Debut At 2015 Goodwood Festival Of Speed Ferrari design chief Flavio Manzoni was also present. He participated as a judge in the Style et Luxe Concours, which included...
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McLaren Planning More Hybrids Including Additional Ultimate Series ModelMcLaren only has one hybrid in its lineup, the flagship P1, but its CEO Mike Flewitt believes there’ll be many more introduced over the next decade as the cost and weight of the technology are further reduced. In fact, the CEO is so bullish on hybrid tech that he hopes to have at least 50...
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Volkswagen Boss Hints At Two Performance Levels For Veyron SuccessorBugatti has sold its final Veyron, which means full attention for the crew at the brand’s headquarters in Molsheim, France has turned to the car’s successor, a new supercar tipped to be called the Chiron and packing a hybrid system. Prototypes have been spotted in the wild. They reveal...
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Lamborghini Confirms Aventador SuperVeloce RoadsterLamborghini has finally confirmed what we’ve known since March—that an open-top version of the new Aventador LP 750-4 SuperVeloce is coming. To be called the Aventador LP 750-4 SuperVeloce Roadster, just 500 will be built, making it even more exclusive than the coupe. “The...
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DM Blade lays claim to being first 3D-printed supercarYou may remember that Local Motors recently went out and created a 3D-printed car. Over the course of 44 hours, the Local Motors printer whirred and processed and then spat out a nearly complete vehicle. Components necessary for movement were then added in, and this included bits like the...
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Ferrari F12 GTO Set For 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show?Ferrari is working on a mid-cycle update for its F12 Berlinetta, and according to the latest reports the updated car may include a limited edition version wearing the iconic “GTO” badge. Traditionally, the letters GTO, short for Gran Turismo Omologata, represented a homologation special...
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