Supercars
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There are few cars that are actually abhorrent to drive on track, though there are many ill-suited to the task after the first lap, or even less. It's almost always fun to drive a slow car fast, especially if it has some dire handling deficiency, to be overcome by technique and anticipation--as long as there's no clock running. But driving a fast car on track is entirely different. It can be rewarding, challenging, and obviously quite fun. But it can also be extremely difficult, frightening, and even dangerous. Why? Because fast cars are, well, fast. And speed, rather than some innate...
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Innotech Aspiron Supercar Headed For Goodwood Festival Of SpeedA new track car with the performance and looks to match a Formula One car is in the works and set to make its debut in just a few days at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the U.K. That track car is the 2014 Innotech Aspiron, which has been developed by the same people behind 2008’s...
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It's A Ferrari Smashtravaganza At Spa Francorchamps: VideoLet's get this out of the way before we start here; seeing someone push their exotic sports car on a race track is a wonderful thing. Too often these highly capable machines are left all too shiny in someone's garage or pushed down the road to the country club and back. These cars were meant to be...
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McLaren Automotive Appoints New CEOMcLaren Automotive, the McLaren Group’s supercar manufacturing arm, has announced today that Mike Flewitt will serve as the company’s CEO. Flewitt only joined McLaren Auto in May of 2012 and until now served as the company’s chief operating officer. He will be reporting to Ron...
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Saleen Reveals Future Plans, Mentions Supercars And ElectricsNow that Steve Saleen, founder of tuning firm Saleen Autosport and creator of the original Saleen S7 supercar, has won back the right to the legal use of his name on new products, the former racer-turned-automotive-entrepreneur is keen to get back to what he loves doing most, building some of the...
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Porsche 918 Spyder Heads To The Web With Its Own MicrositeThe Porsche 918 Spyder is coming! The Porsche 918 Spyder is coming! One if by land, and two if by... microsite? Yes, Porsche-o-philes, the soon-to-be king of the Stuttgart hill is nearly here. Automotive enthusiasts across the glove have been staring at spy shots, tech specs, video teasers, first...
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Hollywood director Michael Bay just couldn’t contain himself from revealing the latest star to join the Transformers 4 crew, a Pagani Huayra supercar. Knowing what the Huayra is capable of, we wouldn’t have been able to keep it a secret either. Bay posted this image of the Huayra on his personal blog, where he also described the car as being a “masterpiece of design and engineering.” This particular Huayra is finished in a never-before-seen color from Pagani, blood red, and it has a particularly fierce look to it that would make it an ideal Decepticon in the new movie...
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Meet Montecarlo Auto’s Rascasse SupercarNo, you’re not looking at someone’s attempt at building a Ferrari Enzo roadster. Featured in the gallery above is the latest product from one of Monte Carlo’s oldest car brands, the aptly named Montecarlo Automobile. The new car is a V-12-powered supercar dubbed the Rascasse, and...
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What Ever Happened To Lexus’ LFA GTE Race Car?More than a year ago images of a mysterious Lexus LFA race car prototype sporting some very sexy curves made their way online. The images were taken inside the halls of TMG’s main facility in Cologne, Germany without permission, so no official details came with them. At the time, insiders...
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Michael Schumacher Ferrari Enzo And One-Off FXX Up For SaleIf you’re looking for a car with some significant history and one very famous owner, then Swiss supercar dealer Garage Zénith might be worth a visit. The officially recognized Ferrari and Maserati dealer has a handful of rare Enzo supercars up for sale, but two of the cars, featured in...
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More Details On Alleged Bugatti ‘Super’ Veyron EmergeBugatti’s sole model, the Veyron supercar, has been around since 2005 and is likely to be replaced within the next couple of years. We know orders for the car’s unique Ricardo-built seven-speed dual-clutch transmission have been extended through to the end of 2014, suggesting we have at...
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SRT Viper GT3-R Ready For Race Day, Priced From $459,000You can now order a special race-ready version of the 2013 SRT Viper.
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This shiny object is a custom Bugatti Veyron owned by rapper Flo Rida, real name Tramar Dillard. The car started out life in a pearlescent white hue but Flo Rida eventually got bored of this and went with a chrome finish. Clearly, just owning a Veyron wasn’t attention grabbing enough for the rapper. But Flo Rida’s lust for shiny cars didn’t end there. Perhaps determined to outdo the owner of this red chrome Veyron, Flo Rida recently called Florida’s Metro Wrapz and requested an even tackier flashier finish: gold chrome. Of course, you can’t drive a gold Veyron...
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Maserati MC12 For Sale On eBay: $1.6 Million (Or Nearest Offer)Maserati makes some pretty desirable cars, but better still is the option to dip into the Ferrari parts store now and then. That's just what the company did when it needed a race car to compete in international GT racing a few years back, resulting in a Ferrari Enzo-based homologation special: the...
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Argentina’s Bucci Special Supercar Project Edges Closer To ProductionA new supercar, one that’s been several years in the making, is edging closer to production and is destined to become Argentina’s first exotic car. The car is the Bucci Special and it is being showcased this week in concept form at the 2013 Buenos Aires Auto Show. The project came about...
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Porsche 918 Spyder In The Valley Of Fire: VideoThe Porsche 918 Spyder may not reach quite to the same stratospheric heights--on paper--that the McLaren P1 and LaFerrari hyper-hybrids do, but it's no slouch, either. Better yet, you can still order one. Here, we see a new video of a 918 Spyder prototype in hot weather testing in the Valley of...
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2015 Lamborghini Gallardo Replacement Spy ShotsLess than 24 hours after we posted news that Lamborghini was set to preview its Gallardo replacement with a new concept at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show, the first spy shots of a prototype for the actual car have surfaced. Complete shots of the heavily camouflaged prototype can be seen on the...
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Koenigsegg Quietly Announces New Agera S SupercarSwedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg recently came out with a new model, a variation of its Agera supercar dubbed the Agera S. The latest supercar sits in between the standard Agera and range-topping Agera R, and like all Koenigseggs has been built as a roadster, which means its roof can be...
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Mosler Automotive, founded by Warren Mosler during the 1980s, had a knack for making really awesome road cars that looked horrible, although it could be argued that Mosler's original Consulier GTP had a very cool 'form follows function' quality to it. By the late 1990s, Mosler started work on a new project that would eventually lead to the stunning MT900. But despite the car’s performance, which still puts some modern supercars to shame, sales never took off and the brand would continue to languish in obscurity. Sadly, Warren Mosler has given up on the brand he started. It has been...
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SSC Partners With Nelson Racing Engines To Develop Tuatara’s 1,350-HP V-8A couple of months ago, we brought you news that America’s SSC had reached its performance target for the twin-turbocharged 7.0-liter V-8 engine destined for its upcoming Veyron-rivaling supercar, the Tuatara. That performance target was an output of 1,350 horsepower and 1,280 pound-feet of...
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2013 McLaren MP4-12C Goes 0-60 MPH In 2.8 Seconds: VideoA week ago we saw a video of a McLaren 12C Spider hitting 213 mph, a figure that’s 9 mph higher than the car’s claimed top speed. Now we see a 12C coupe accelerating from 0-60 mph, which as you may have guessed is accomplished significantly faster than McLaren’s official claim for...
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Lamborghini Sesto Elemento Hits The Track: VideoLamborghini hasn’t said much about its Sesto Elemento track special ever since we first saw the car as a concept at the 2010 Paris Auto Show. Rumors of production quickly spread after the initial debut, and at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show we finally got confirmation that 20 examples would be...
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Pagani Zonda Revolucion Mega GalleryJust when you think you’ve heard the last of the Pagani Zonda, Horacio Pagani and his crew at Pagani Automobili in San Cesario sul Panaro, Italy roll out yet another iteration of the legendary supercar, each offering more power, more exclusivity and most lust worthiness. The latest is the...
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Lamborghini Aventador Joins Transformers 4 Lineup Of CarsYet another high-performance machine has been announced for the upcoming Transformers 4 movie, due out next year. The latest is a Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4, finished in the car’s stunning Nero Nemesis black hue. The movie’s director Michael Bay posted a single photo of the car on...
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