Supercars
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It's not easy to churn out a steady stream of supercars, but that's what the team at Woking has been doing as of late. McLaren has been hard at work adding more variants to its stable of Super Series cars. ALSO SEE: Ferrari 488 GTB Revealed, Packs 660-HP Twin-Turbo V-8: Video It all started with the 12C, grew with the 12C Spider, and got even better when the 650S was added to the roster. There's also the For-Asia-Only 625C, and the forthcoming 675LT. Before the long tail arrives, however, McLaren is celebrating the production of the 5,000th vehicle in the Super Series family. That's a heck of...
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Deadmau5 Buys Lamborghini Huracán, Plans To Turn It Into The ‘Purracan’Deadmau5 already has a McLaren 650S in his fleet, which he occasionally offers rides in to Uber users around his home town of Toronto, and next month he’s set to take delivery of one of the 375 McLaren P1s destined for production, but that hasn’t stopped him from going out and ordering...
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How Do You Remove The Roof Of A Pagani Zonda? Very, Very Carefully: VideoYou definitely don’t want to get caught out in a rain storm in your Pagani Zonda 760 Roadster, because it will be filled with pools of water long before the top is out of its storage place in the nose and back on top of the car. MUST SEE: Nick Offerman Gives You Every Reason You Need To Watch...
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Is Elon Musk Aging In Reverse? Video Evidence From 1999 McLaren F1 DeliveryElon Musk, space entrepreneur and Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] mastermind, has often been likened to a comic book superhero—most frequently, Iron Man—and in this video, we have yet more evidence to support the theory. Musk appears to be aging in reverse. While some would seek to benefit...
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Brit Man First To Acquire Trifecta Of Current HypercarsMost folks might dream of owning one super or hypercar. The current crop of poster-worthy vehicles include the Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1, and the Porsche 918 Spyder. Paul Bailey is a man who dreams a bit bigger. The U.K.-based businessman just completed the Trifecta, and snagged the keys to all...
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McLaren Confirms New 675LT, Announces Super Series Family Of CarsMcLaren has confirmed that its new track-focused supercar based on the 650S will be called the 675LT, where the “675” portion of the name represents the car’s output in metric horsepower and the “LT” signifies an extended long-tail design similar to that used on the...
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We recently brought you a spy video showing a FF with makeshift exhaust pipes and a louder-than-usual engine testing at Ferrari’s Fiorano track in Italy, confirming that work was well underway on an update for the striking grand tourer. Now, a camouflaged prototype has been spotted undergoing cold-weather testing near the Arctic Circle. In Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ [NYSE:FCAU] five-year strategy announcement last May, it was revealed Ferrari was planning to give its cars a lifespan of about eight years going forward, with a significant update—Modificato in...
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Lamborghini Huracán Wrecked At 200 MPH Posted For SaleWhen you wreck a car going nearly 200 mph, it's going to be in pretty rough shape. That's what happened to a Lamborghini Huracán you've seen grace these pages on multiple occasions. The driver was traveling on a Hungarian highway when he lost control of the car. His Huracán wound up...
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Ford GT Supercar’s Design Detailed, Possible Racing Version Teased: VideoIt’s safe to say that the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] pretty much stunned everybody at the recent Detroit Auto Show with the reveal of its all-new GT supercar, which is scheduled for launch in 2016. It was amazing Ford was able to keep the car away from prying eyes prior to the reveal, so...
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Special Edition Zondas Keep Coming, This Time The First 760 Roadster: VideoFor a car that’s officially been out of production since 2013, Pagani’s original Zonda supercar appears to have an awful lot of special edition models still in the works. The latest is another variant of the Zonda 760 line, and it’s the first we’ve seen with the...
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Audi R8 V10 Plus Hotlap At 2015 Rolex 24 At Daytona: VideoThe Rolex 24 at Daytona is now over for the year, and while the prototypes may be the nominal headliners, it’s the GTD field—the real cars—that capture our attention. Prior to the race, Audi ran hot laps around the race circuit in two very real cars: the bone-stock, street legal...
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Special Ferrari F12 Berlinetta Honors 250 GTO’s Victory In 1964 Tour de France AutomobileThe men and women at Ferrari’s Tailor Made personalization department have revealed their latest creation, a special F12 Berlinetta built to honor the victory of Belgian racing team Ecurie Nationale Belge in the GT category of the 1964 Tour de France Automobile. The team fielded a silver 250...
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The next couple of months are going to be extremely busy for McLaren as the British automaker launches a handful of new models in quick succession. Just this week we saw the covers come off the 650S Le Mans special edition, which features unique body elements penned by McLaren F1 designer Peter Stevens. Another new McLaren set for debut will be the long-awaited Sports Series, the automaker’s new entry-level model. This car or perhaps cars (several versions are in the pipeline) will be shown for the first time at the New York Auto Show in April. But before then, at March’s Geneva...
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Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) Selling His McLaren F1 For $12 MillionMcLaren only ever built 106 examples of its F1 supercar, and of these just 72 were designed for the road. One of these 72 road-going F1s was bought new by actor Rowan Atkinson (famous for playing Mr. Bean) back in 1997, and he’s now put it up for sale priced at a staggering £8 million...
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Ford GTs To Flock To Pennsylvania In June For Carlisle Ford NationalsFollowing last year’s celebration of the Mustang at the annual Carlisle Ford Nationals in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the highlight of this year’s event, which runs June 5-7, will be the Blue Oval’s GT supercar. Original GT40s, the later GT and possibly even the all-new GT that...
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W Motors Teams Up With Quimera To Develop Eco-Friendly Race CarMiddle Eastern supercar startup W Motors has just launched its first car, the $3.4 million Lykan Hypersport, and now it’s ready to accelerate development of its second model, the even more extreme Lykan Supersport. This week W Motors announced that development of the Lykan Supersport will be...
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Lamborghini Huracán GT3 revealedThis is the Lamborghini Huracán GT3. No, not the stylish man. The bright green car. It’s a race car. WATCH: Chevy Corvette Z06 Versus Dodge Viper TA: America Wins The Huracán GT3 will race in the Blancpain Endurance Series in Europe this season, joining the LP 620-2 Super Trofeo...
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Chevy Corvette Z06 Versus Dodge Viper TA: America WinsNo matter which side you’re on here, you’re on the same side. Why? Because America. Whether you’re a fan of the Viper T/A or the Chevy Z06, both cars are great examples of how America can do things for right around $100,000 that the rest of the world doesn’t even attempt for...
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It turns out that the new track-focused McLaren 650S we recently told you about won't be the only new 650S variant appearing in the near future, as the British firm today revealed a new special edition model built to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its famous win in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, made with the original F1 GTR race car. The latest special edition’s a road car, and just 50 examples are destined for production, of which just nine are allocated for the U.S. market. It's called the McLaren 650S Le Mans and it features styling inspired by the #59 F1 GTR that took the overall...
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Lamborghini Huracán Driver Hits 208 MPH Before Crash: VideoBack in September, we saw the brutal images of a very violent Lamborghini Huracán crash. At the time, it wasn't exactly clear what led to the accident as the car was traveling down a standard section of the M7 motorway in Hungary. It seemed, due to the skid marks, that the driver lost...
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Fernando Alonso Goes Gaga For New NSXTwo-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso will be driving for McLaren this season, which as most F1 fans would know will be powered by Honda engines once again. Having been driving Ferraris and Maseratis in his off-time since 2010 (when he first joined former employer Scuderia Ferrari)...
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Mercedes-AMG’s Next Gullwing May Go Mid-Engine, Hybrid Route: ReportMany were sad to see the SLS AMG drive off into the sunset just five short years after its launch, once again leaving the Three-Pointed Star without a gullwing in its lineup. Previous Mercedes-AMG boss Ola Källenius offered some solace with news that a successor will be built, but only after...
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1 Of 9 Lamborghini Veneno Roadsters Delivered In Hong Kong: VideoThis over-the-top homage to the child inside many kinds of gearhead is the Lamborghini Veneno Roadster, and it’s one of just nine examples that will be built. This one’s white. It was also just delivered to the dealership. As is appropriate for a car of such impact, a crowd was on hand...
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New McLaren 650S Variant To Debut At 2015 Geneva Motor ShowMcLaren’s big debut of 2015 will be its new entry-level model, the Sports Series, which we’re currently expecting to appear for the first time at the 2015 New York Auto Show in April. However, there might be something new on the McLaren stand at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show one month...
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