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Koenigsegg had a major presence at the past weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, with three of its supercars, an Agera, a One:1 and the latest Regera, thrilling audiences at the British event. In the video above we get a close look at the One:1 and the Regera models. ALSO SEE: 2016 Mustang Shelby GT350R And Focus RS Take On The Goodwood Hill Climb: Video The One:1 featured at Goodwood actually belongs to car club the BHP Project. It was on loan to Koenigsegg which put its official test driver Robert Serwanski behind the wheel during the 1,341-supercar’s drive up the hill. As this...
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Aston Martin Vulcan Makes Dynamic Debut At 2015 Goodwood Festival Of SpeedEngland’s Goodwood Festival of Speed is over for another year, but there’s plenty of photos and video to digest still. One of the stars this year was Aston Martin’s Vulcan track car, which made its dynamic debut at the event and was also shown for the first time in a new livery...
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Acura NSX Serves As Official Pace Car For 2015 Pikes Peak Hill ClimbThis weekend is the Pikes Peak Hill Climb in Colorado, and one of the more standout cars racing to the 14,110-foot summit will be this Acura NSX supercar. It’s serving as the official pace car for this year’s event, and it’s just one of four Acura models that will be present. The...
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McLaren Celebrating Its Motorsports Legends, Rolls Out Alain Prost-Inspired P1The 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed gets underway today in the U.K., and one of the stars of the show will be this unique McLaren P1 prepared by the MSO personalization department. Its special livery was inspired by motorsport legend Alain Prost, in particular the Frenchman’s patriotic livery...
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'Speedvegas' 100-Acre Supercar Facility Opening In Early 2016There's no shortage of entertainment options in Las Vegas, from world-class dining and shows, to good old-fashioned drinking and gambling. And yes, there's also Las Vegas Motor Speedway. But the recently approved Speedvegas facility is certain to be a destination enthusiasts will want to check out...
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Ferrari F12 Berlinetta Faces The 599 GTO At The Drag Strip: VideoWhen the 599 GTO was launched back in 2010, it seemed like Ferrari had set itself an almost impossibly high bar for any successor. After all, the car’s V-12 was tuned to deliver 661 horsepower, and its six-speed automated manual gearbox was one of the fastest in the business, helping the 599...
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For most Porsche fans, Walter Röhrl is instantly recognizable as the man vital to the development of some of the sports car marque’s greatest models. The rally legend, now 68, is currently the brand’s ambassador and key test driver. Recently, he was behind the wheel of Porsche’s flagship supercar, the 918 Spyder, at Germany’s Sachsenring race track. As this video from Auto Bild reveals, Röhrl loses traction at the top of a hill and the 918 Spyder then begins to slide. He manages to straighten the car but eventually comes into contact with a barrier. MORE...
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Koenigsegg One:1 Smashes Record For 0-300-0 KMH Run--Updated With New VideoWitness the power of the world’s first ‘megawatt’ car, the Koenigsegg One:1. The 1,341-horsepower supercar recently smashed the world record for the 0-300-0 kmh (0-186-0 mph) acceleration and brake test, requiring just 17.95 seconds to achieve the feat. That’s exactly 3.24...
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Dodge Viper 1-Of-1 Personalization Program Expanded, Matte Finish Now AvailableDodge’s ultra-exclusive ‘1-of-1’ personalization program for its Viper supercar has proven so popular that for the 2016 model year the American go-fast brand is adding even more options, one of which is a striking matte finish available for most of the exterior colors. It means...
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918 Of 918: Porsche Completes Stellar Supercar's ProductionPorsche has completed production of its 918 Spyder. It was—to put it mildly—one hell of a run. From the beginning, the car was a complete departure from the bareknuckle Carrera GT which preceded it. Electric motors at the front wheels. An army of computerized nannies. A seven-speed PDK...
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Italy’s Torino Design Unveils Wildtwelve Hybrid Supercar ConceptItalian design house Torino Design, established in 2006 by Roberto Piatti, has unveiled a new supercar concept powered by a V-12-based hybrid system. The concept is called the Wildtwelve, and it made its debut at the first-ever Parco Valentino - Salone & Gran Premio held recently in Turin...
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Is Porsche hinting at a new supercar in this Facebook post?Porsche recently made a Facebook post highlighting its participation in this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, where its latest 919 Hybrid LMP1 race cars finished first, second and fifth overall. The Facebook post talked about Porsche’s strong performance in Le Mans qualifying but more...
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UPDATE: It has been confirmed that Chris Evans will host future episodes of Top Gear. More details here. With the future of Top Gear in doubt, we may never see Ferrari’s LaFerrari put down an official power lap around the show’s test track, the 1.75-mile loop at the old Dunsfold Aerodrome in the U.K. However, in a special one-off return of the popular British show TFI Friday, presenter Chris Evans handed over the keys to his own LaFerrari to racing driver Jason Plato who was then given access to the Dunsfold track for just 15 minutes. In the end, Plato managed to complete a lap in...
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1988 Ferrari Testarossa: Time Machine Test DriveI'm a child of the '80s. This means many things, but in the car world, this means you likely had a set of Hero Cars hanging on your wall. For me, the list included the Porsche 959, McLaren F1, Lamborghini Countach, Ferrari F40, and of course, the Testarossa. They say you aren't supposed to drive...
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Audi To Forgo V-8 In Second-Gen R8 In Favor Of New Five-Cylinder?With its second-generation R8, Audi has launched the car with a V-10 engine as the standard option and is offering a battery-powered electric e-tron model as an alternative. This is in contrast to the original R8, which launched with a V-8 that was later augmented by a V-10. DON'T MISS: Watch This...
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Ford Returning To Le Mans In 2016 With GT Supercar: OfficialOn the eve of this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] finally confirmed what everyone’s been expecting: an official return to Le Mans in 2016 with a race car based on the all-new GT supercar. Yes, 50 years after Ford’s famous overall victory at the 1966...
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Watch This 1,300-Horsepower Audi R8 Shoot Flames: VideoAudi has just launched its second-generation R8 but the old one still has plenty of life left in it, especially if you modify the heck out of it. Here’s a first-generation R8 V10 that’s been modified by America’s own AMS Performance. The car is strapped to a dyno and as...
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New Owner Takes Porsche 918 Spyder Straight To The Track: VideoMany supercars are doomed to a life of sitting in the corner of some collection but the Porsche 918 Spyder in this latest video is driven to the limit by its owner at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps race track in Belgium. The owner brought his brand new 918 out during one of the special track...
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Though he’s no longer working on new episodes of Top Gear, James May is keeping himself busy with other tasks, one of which was driving the new Ferrari 488 GTB and posting his thoughts in a review for The Sunday Times. May has owned a couple of Ferraris in the past and he’s quick to point out what he likes and doesn’t like about the new 488 GTB and its turbocharged engine. In case you’ve forgotten, the 488 GTB is an updated version of the 458 Italia, though instead of a naturally aspirated 4.5-liter V-8 the car now runs a twin-turbocharged 3.9-liter mill. It’s...
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All Three Tiers Of McLaren Road Cars To Meet At Goodwood Festival Of SpeedMcLaren will be making quite a showing at the 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed taking place later this month, by bringing together its new three-tier road car lineup. And making their dynamic debuts at the event will be the latest 570S from the entry-level Sports Series tier along with the 650S Le...
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Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) Sells McLaren F1 He Was Seeking $12 Million ForActor Rowan Atkinson, famous for playing the titular character on the hit comedy Mr. Bean, has sold his beloved McLaren F1, a car he’s crashed on two occasions including one time rather seriously. The car, which was bought new by Atkinson in 1997 and in which he has driven just over 41,000...
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Lake Forest Sportscars Of Chicago Is America’s Third Authorized Koenigsegg DealerWhen it comes to exclusivity in the auto world, it’s hard to match Swedish supercar marque Koenigsegg. The company builds just a couple of dozen cars per year and that means there’s likely to be only a handful of cars in any given market. But Koenigsegg is starting to expand its...
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Four Ferrari FXX Ks Take To Imola: VideoThe first of Ferrari’s LaFerrari-based FXX K track cars have been delivered to their eagerly awaiting buyers and here we see four of them taking to Italy’s Imola during one of Ferrari’s Corse Clienti customer racing events. The FXX K was designed and built specifically for the...
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Rare Porsche 959 Coming Up For AuctionThe Porsche 959 is a rare beast, especially on these shores, and now one is coming up for sale. Auction house Gooding & Company will be offering this sinister-looking black 1988 ‘Komfort’ model for sale during August’s 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance...
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