Supercars
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Although Ferrari’s new flagship, the LaFerrari, has already made its world debut, the new supercar is still running the grueling test gauntlet ahead of the start of production later this year. You may recall Ferrari left a number of vital specs undisclosed at the LaFerrari’s reveal, including the car’s 0-60 mph time, top speed, curb weight and peak torque, so it’s clear a lot of aspects are still being worked on. We should have the final figures once specifications are locked in and the first of the 499 LaFerraris scheduled to be built starting rolling off the line at...
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Lamborghini Miura SV Burns To The Ground In LondonThe video above shows the sickening footage of an original Lamborghini Miura P400 SV going up in flames in the middle of a London street. The car had recently spent some time in a workshop and had only just been picked up before it caught on fire. The cause of the fire remains unknown, and sadly it...
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McLaren P1, Other Exotics Appear On Set For Upcoming Need For Speed MovieThe Need For Speed franchise is heading to the big screen, and to help take it there will be a slew of the latest supercar models, including the new McLaren P1. A burnt orange example of the McLaren, similar to the original prototype that debuted at the 2012 Paris Auto Show, was recently spotted on...
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Bugatti Stripped Of Top Speed Record, Teases New Performance OfferingThe Bugatti Veyron Super Sport has been stripped of its production car land speed record by Guinness World Records, almost three years after the record was granted. In July of 2010, Bugatti tester Pierre-Henri Raphanel took a 1,200-horsepower Veyron Super Sport to a top speed of 267.8 mph (the...
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New Forza Horizon Download Pack Features Top Gear’s Favorites: VideoFrom the company that brought us the legendary Forza Motorsport line of games, comes the new, go anywhere Forza Horizon. The game bases the action in simulated real-world environments that are so vast you need an in-game GPS to keep track of where you’re going. The company behind it is Turn...
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Nissan GT-R Proves Its Snow Capabilities...Against An Infiniti FX And A 370Z?In the world of supercars, there are battles and then there are "battles." This is one of the latter. In this rather dry and yet superficial look at the Nissan GT-R's snow-driving capabilities, Nissan sets up one heck of a straw man--or snow man, as it were. Testing slalom, acceleration, and...
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The battle for the title of "world's fastest production car" is as fierce as it is bizarre. Populated by extremely rare, hyper-expensive, hand-built cars, the group of contenders is as unrealistic as the speeds they reach. But there's a new king of this particular hill, as evidenced by video of the run: the Hennessey Venom GT. At least, technically. Hennessey Performance president and founder John Hennessey acknowledgdes as much, saying, "While a Veyron Super Sport did run 267.8 mph, Bugatti speed-limits its production vehicles to 258 mph. Thus, at 265.7 mph the Venom GT is the fastest...
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Is Jay Kay The First Confirmed Owner Of A LaFerrari?It’s a well-known fact that Jamiroquai lead singer Jay Kay is an avid car nut. His cars have often featured in his music videos, including the famous clip for Cosmic Girl which starred a Ferrari F40 and F355 as well as a Lamborghini Diablo, and then there was his album cover for Traveling...
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2014 SRT Viper TA: Live Photos From New York DebutChevrolet’s Corvette won the first battle of a war that we’re sure will ensue for many years to come, and that’s the track lap time feud between the bowtie-badged sports car and the new Viper from the SRT camp. SRT has since retaliated with its 2014 Viper TA, where the TA stands...
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Weber Updates Design For Veyron-Rivaling FasterOne SupercarWe first caught wind of the Weber FasterOne supercar as far back as 2007, when it consisted of nothing but a few drawings on a piece of paper and some renderings on a computer. Even back then, however, the people behind the car were adamant it would rival the Bugatti Veyron in performance, both in...
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Hear The LaFerrari’s Engine Bark In This Behind The Scenes VideoHere’s your first look at the LaFerrari supercar, the Prancing Horse’s new flagship supercar, out on the track, without all of the editing and studio-generated sounds of Ferrari’s original launch video for the car. Although brief, it provides us with a much better idea as to what...
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Buy A Lamborghini Aventador Roadster, Support A Good CauseThe Lamborghini LP 700-4 Aventador Roadster boasts a 6.5-liter, 691-horsepower V-12 capable of propelling the open-air supercar from 0-60 mph in under three seconds, on the way to a top speed of 217 mph. Unlike the Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster, which used a complicated and ungainly soft top, the...
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Building world-class supercars like the MP4-12C isn’t as lucrative as it may appear: according to Automotive News Europe (subscription required), McLaren Automotive will post a loss for its 2012 fiscal year, which ends on March 31. McLaren Automotive managing director Mike Flewitt estimated the loss to be between 10 million and 12 million pounds ($15 million to $18 million), which represents the brand’s heavy investment into new products (like the MP4-12C Spider and the upcoming P1 hybrid supercar) and new dealerships worldwide. In fact, Flewitt shrugged off the loss as “not...
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Icona Readies New V-12 Supercar For 2013 Shanghai Auto ShowItalian coachbuilder and design house Icona, a company founded in 2010 but with links to the auto industry that date back much further in time, has revealed the first image of a new V-12 supercar concept it plans to unveil at next month’s 2013 Shanghai Auto Show. The new supercar, which is...
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Maserati Plans New Supercar Based On LaFerrari: ReportIn 2002, Ferrari set the supercar benchmark with the release of its Enzo, of which 400 were produced. Even more exclusive was the Enzo-derived Maserati MC12, which was built solely to allow a racing version to run in FIA GT competition. Only 55 MC12s were built, with 50 ending up in the hands of...
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Watch Rhys Millen Drift A McLaren 12C Spider Down An Icy Loveland Pass: VideoIf you’ve ever driven Colorado’s highway 6 across Loveland Pass, you know it can be a bit intimidating in the best of weather. With a maximum elevation of 11,990 feet, the road bears the distinction of being the highest mountain pass in the world to remain open year-round. Though the...
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Police To Charge 10 Drivers Over 2011’s Japanese Supercar Pile-UpIn December of 2011, a total of 14 luxury cars, including eight Ferraris, a Lamborghini and a Mercedes-Benz, were involved in pile-up that saw several of the cars destroyed. The accident happened on a rain-soaked highway near Hiroshima, Japan, with most of the cars involved participating in a...
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McLaren MP4-12Cs On IceGstaad, Switzerland is well known for its variety of winter sports, including downhill skiing, cross-country skiing and tobogganing. It’s climate is cold, but not too cold, and the city receives an average of around 13 inches of snow between December and February. It’s also earned a...
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Movie producer James Glickenhaus has a thing for Ferraris, but doesn’t necessarily want an off-the-rack product. In 2006, Glickenhaus unveiled the Ferrari P4/5, a one-off supercar that used Ferrari Enzo mechanicals in a body penned by Pininfarina. The P4/5 was meant as a homage to racing Ferraris of the 1960s, so Glickenhaus soon wanted to see his creation in competition. Rather than race his one-off (and high-dollar) supercar, Glickenhaus commissioned the creation of the Ferrari P4/5 Competizione, based around the more common Ferrari F430 Scuderia mechanicals. The results were less...
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2014 SRT Viper TA (Time Attack): 2013 New York Auto ShowThe feud between the Corvette and the Viper isn't new. Owners and fans have gotten into enough forum flame wars to burn down half the galaxy. But it's rare that the manufacturers get so directly involved as in the case of the 2014 SRT Viper TA. As you may know, the Viper TA was essentially built as...
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Tushek Forego T700 Supercar Edges Closer To ProductionThis is our first look at a new mid-engine supercar brewing in Slovenia, the Tushek Forego T700. Tushek, of course, is the company behind the impressive Renovatio T500, which despite generating only around 450 horsepower can accelerate to 62 mph in 3.7 seconds and reach a top speed of 192 mph. The...
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Sergio Perez Drives The McLaren P1: VideoNow that Lewis Hamilton has moved on to AMG Mercedes for the 2013 Formula One season, his former seat at McLaren Mercedes is being filled by Mexican driver Sergio Perez. One of the perks of being a driver for McLaren is that you get to test the company’s wares before anyone else does. For...
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Pirelli Develops Bespoke Tires For The LaFerrariTires may be the most overlooked performance component on (most) modern automobiles. The tires delivered on mainstream cars are generally optimized for wear, fuel efficiency and ride comfort, not for grip or performance in extreme conditions. Enter the world of hypercars, however, and the design...
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Final 'Inside Koenigsegg' Explains The Gearbox: VideoOver the last few months, Christian Von Koenigsegg has taken us on a guided video tour of the Agera R’s design and construction. We’ll admit to being impressed by the company’s attention to detail in all areas, and we’re going to miss Von Koenigsegg’s behind-the-scenes...
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