Supercars
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A lot of startups announce plans for wild, world-beating supercars but few manage to ever get to the concept stage, and even fewer still actually manage to show up at a major auto show to present their designs. Some that have been successful include names such as Koenigsegg, Pagani and more recently Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus, and perhaps in the near future we’ll be able to add America’s own Lyons Motor Car to that list. MUST SEE: Happy When It Rains: LaFerrari Laps Spa In The Wet Lyons Motor Car is a company founded by a graphic designer and car enthusiast, and based in New...
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Happy When It Rains: LaFerrari Laps Spa In The WetAs enthusiasts, we hate the idea of an exquisitely engineered hypercar spending its entire existence living a life of leisure. Which is why it's so awesome to see this LaFerrari getting flogged at Spa—even though the conditions are far from ideal. WATCH: Lexus LFA & Porsche 918 Spyder...
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Ultima Makes It Easy To Build Your Own GTR SupercarThe Ultima GTR may not look like a world beater but the British supercar has racked up a string of first place titles over the years, including having the fastest lap time set by a production car for the Top Gear track. Not actually part of the show, a GTR back in 2007 was timed around the track...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera To Build Just Five Examples Of Stunning Berlinetta Lusso: VideoCoachbuilt Ferraris aren't anything new. The sumptuous sheet metal cloaking many of Enzo Ferrari's early efforts was actually crafted by legendary names like Pininfarina and Scaglietti, as "Il Commendatore" was famously focused on his symphonic 12-cylinders. Case in point? This famous quote: "I...
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2015 Ferrari FF first drive reviewWill actual Ferrari FF owners truly load up the back with groceries? Will they throw their hiking/climbing adventure gear in the back, or their rifle and hunting dog? Will they ever load the whole family in? Throw a ski rack on the roof and take slick highways up to the mountain? Of course they...
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Chief Engineer Tadge Juechter Says He Knows Nothing About A Mid-Engine CorvetteThe mid-engine Corvette. For the better part of four decades, the automotive world has been lousy with chatter about a world-beating, more exotic, more "European," version of Chevrolet's iconic sports car that's just around the corner. The mid-engine Corvette is the zombie of automotive rumors, in...
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The Top Gear boys don't exactly need their track at the moment. Still, it's a space that could be put to good use, and that's exactly what happens when a group of supercar owners come together to exercise their machines. YouTube supercar specialist Shmee150 was on hand to ride shotgun as two exotics squared off to compare straight-line abilities. MUST WATCH: Angry Supercar Hater Throws Rocks At Lamborghini Aventador: Video This battle sees the Porsche 918 Spyder line up against the Lexus LFA. We said battle, but what we really mean is that the LFA sits back and enjoys the near-astronomic...
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Lewis Hamilton expands car collection with LaFerrari, Shelby GT500He may drive for Mercedes, but reigning Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton has just bought the flagship model of rival team Ferrari. Yes, we’re talking about the limited edition LaFerrari. DON'T MISS: Angry Supercar Hater Throws Rocks At Lamborghini Aventador: Video The information was...
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Pagani ZoZo Keeps Zonda Line AliveRemember the Pagani Zonda? It's a wild supercar that went out of production back in 2013. Of course you remember it. Of course you also know that despite going out of production, there seems to be a new "last one" made every six months or so. The Pagani lovers over at Prototype Zero got a look at...
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LaFerrari Gets Upgraded Fuel Tank (NOT A RECALL) To Reduce (Completely Not Serious) Fire RiskThe Ferrari LaFerrari hardly seems like it needs an upgrade, especially so soon after its unveiling, but an upgrade (NOT A RECALL) is in progress. All LaFerraris will be given this upgrade (NOT A RECALL) in the near future. MUST SEE: Watch Kids React To The Tesla Model S P85D's Insane Mode: Video...
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2016 Nissan GT-R Priced, 45th Anniversary Gold Edition AnnouncedThere are some minor changes in store for the 2016 Nissan GT-R, including a new 45th Anniversary Gold Edition celebrating the GT-R’s heritage. MUST SEE: Angry Supercar Hater Throws Rocks At Lamborghini Aventador: Video Wearing the same Silica Brass color that adorned the R34 2001 Skyline GT-R...
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Lamborghini Aventador SuperVeloce Priced To Keep You Away: VideoYou know the Lamborghini Aventador SuperVeloce is going to be expensive. After all, the 'standard' Aventador wears a base price of around $400,000. So what will the more insane-o Aventador SV run you? How does $493,069 sound? Because that's what it'll cost according to Car and Driver. MUST SEE...
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That sounds like the opening to a stupid car joke. If you're the owner of said Murcielago, however, you might not be laughing. These two Italian machines lined up for a brief drag race and you wouldn't be a silly person to expect the big bull to take down the petite Fiat. In the end, you'd be wrong. MUST SEE: Angry Supercar Hater Throws Rocks At Lamborghini Aventador: Video It's the almost rally car-esque engine note coming from the Fiat that should be your first clue that things are not going to end well for the Lamborghini. Each car is lined up, and the Fiat is clearly chomping at the bit...
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Henrik Fisker And Galpin Build Aston Martin Vanquish-Based ThunderboltIf you ever wondered what the latest Aston Martins may have looked like if Henrik Fisker was still penning them—recall that Fisker helped design the current DB9 and Vantage—then wonder no more as the Danish designer and entrepreneur, who is now running his own design firm, HF Design...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Angry Supercar Hater Throws Rocks At Lamborghini Aventador: VideoThis is one of those moments of intolerance the world could really do without. The scene: A Lamborghini Aventador runs through the revs, but appears to be under 60 mph when a man walks into the street. The Aventador driver slows, and the man, chanting “Keep racing! Keep racing!” while...
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Hand-Building A Bugatti Veyron’s W-16 Quad-Turbo Engine: VideoNot even a small town’s worth of people will ever own a Bugatti Veyron of any stripe, and it’s no longer being built, but it’s still one of the most important cars of the past two decades. Here, we get to see the quad-turbocharged, W-16 engine being built. MUST SEE: First 725-HP...
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BMW i8 Joins Dubai Police Fleet: VideoSocially conscious criminals of Dubai, rejoice: soon, you may be apprehended in a very efficient vehicle. The BMW i8 has joined the Dubai Police force. ALSO SEE: Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson Suspended By BBC For Alleged Punch Thrown, No Show This Week Alongside exotics and hypercars like the...
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McLaren Says It’s Too Smart To Need An SUVLike any good racing team, the road-going side of McLaren has thrown down a gauntlet for its major competitors, including Porsche and Aston Martin, declaring a complete lack of any need for an SUV to generate profits. MUST SEE: Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson Suspended By BBC, No Show This Week In...
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With 739 real American horsepower and all four wheels driving the 110-pounds-lighter chassis forward, the new Lamborghini Aventador LP750-4 SuperVeloce (SV) can warp spacetime just enough to hit 62 mph in 2.8 seconds. MUST SEE: Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson Suspended By BBC, No Show This Week Here, it looks even faster than that. And that’s on wet pavement. Sounding more like a video game rendering of a beast-mode 6.5-liter V-12 than the real thing, the Aventador SV nevertheless proves it’s the real deal when it rapidly becomes a diminishing point on the horizon in this video...
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Koenigsegg Boss Hints At Four-Door ModelKoenigsegg has just introduced a second vehicle line for the first time with its electrified Regera, which made its debut last week at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. The Regera delivers more than 1,500 horsepower from an innovative drivetrain combining an internal combustion engine with a trio of...
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Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus SCG003 debuts at 2015 Geneva auto showThe James Glickenhaus empire of custom-bodied Ferraris for the street and track has grown, now, to include a car that won’t just be for his personal collection or race team: the SCG003S, a road car that will be offered to a handful of lucky, well-heeled customers, and is on show this week at...
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Ferrari Sergio Debuts At 2015 Geneva Motor ShowIt was at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show that Italian design legend Pininfarina rolled out the Sergio concept car (shown below) honoring its fallen patriarch Sergio Pininfarina who passed away one year prior. The concept proved so popular that Pininfarina, together with Ferrari whose 458 Spider was the...
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Spain’s GTA reveals new version of Spano V-10 supercar at 2015 Geneva auto showSpanish supercar startup Spania GTA first burst onto the scene back in 2009 when it rolled out a pre-production prototype for a car called the Spano, which featured a big V-10 nestled behind its seats. Since then, GTA has been churning out examples of the original Spano for enthusiasts all across...
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McLaren Test Driver Chris Goodwin Explains the P1 GTR’s Magic: VideoIt’s hard to make the McLaren F1 look dated, much less slow, but the McLaren P1 GTR does just that, beaming back from the future with looks and pace to put a righteous fear into every track-day special. ALSO SEE: The Ford GT Will Cost $400,000, Sell 250 Per Year Here, McLaren’s chief...
Nelson Ireson