Supercars

Updated with input from John Hennessey himself. The Hennessey Venom GT has just entered the record books for being the fastest accelerating production vehicle to 186.411 mph (300 kilometers per hour), needing just 13.63 seconds to achieve the feat or about 1 second less than a Bugatti Veyron Super...

Production of the 2013 SRT Viper can be seen taking place at Chrysler’s Conner Avenue Assembly plant.

This year marks significant anniversaries for a number of automotive brands and vehicles. Luxury sports car builder Aston Martin turns 100, while Ford celebrates the 150th birthday of its founder, Henry Ford. Lamborghini turns 50 this year, while the Corvette celebrates its 60th birthday by...

A few weeks back, we brought you word that a Hennessey Venom GT driven by John Kiewicz had set a new Guinness World Record as the fastest two-seat production car from 0-300 km/h (186 mph), taking just 13.63 seconds to reach this velocity. If you wondered what such a feat would look like from inside...

The Lamborghini Calà, a concept car dreamed up by Italdesign Giugiaro as a possible replacement for the Jalpa, and unveiled for the first time in 1995, will be hitting public roads in the very near future. The Calà will be taking part in the Grande Giro Lamborghini, an epic rally that...

If you had any doubt that Aston Martin's over-the-top cars were a direct reflection of the brand itself, all you need to do is watch the party it threw for its 100th birthday. British and classy it may be, but this is no dusty old geezer. Held in Dubai, the Aston Martin centenary celebration...

Are you flush with cash after having won a sizable Powerball jackpot? Looking for a safe investment that you can still derive pleasure from, as opposed to just staring at a stack of gold bars? JamesList currently a pair of cars worthy of consideration for your automotive investment portfolio. First...

In this second Inside Koenigsegg video, Christian Von Koenigsegg takes us through his company’s Triplex suspension design, which reportedly delivers both maximum traction and superior ride comfort. Those two areas are often at odds in suspension design, since making a car go around corners...

A new Acura NSX supercar is brewing, and though the concept versions we’ve seen don’t appear to resemble the original NSX in anyway, apart from also featuring a mid-engine layout and V-6 engine, the two cars do have some core commonality. Just like the original ‘New Sportscar...

Acura has unveiled an updated version of its production-destined NSX concept, which not only gives us a better indication as to what the final version will look like but also the styling of its interior. You may recall that the previous NSX concept unveiled at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show only showed...

Porsche’s upcoming 918 Spyder supercar is, perhaps, the most eagerly anticipated hybrid vehicle in history, and images of pre-production cars are all over the internet. We’ve even shown you a leaked video (now private) that reportedly captures a production version at an uber-secret...

Bugatti has extended the order for its Veyron supercar’s unique seven-speed dual-clutch transmission through to the end of 2014. This adds another year of production for the transmission, which previously was ordered by Bugatti only until the end of 2013. This also raises the important...

The 2013 SRT Viper has officially entered production. The rest of the supercar world is on notice--at least when it comes to lap times.

If you thought the Hennessey Venom GT was anything other than world-smashingly fast, you just haven't been paying attention. Now, however, it holds the title of world's quickest--to 186 mph, at least. The specific details of the feat, accomplished today, will be forthcoming in an episode of Drive...

Originally created for Group B Rally competition, Porsche’s legendary 959 (which ultimately led to the 911 Carrera 4) first left its mark by winning the 1986 Paris-Dakar Rally. An on-road endurance racing version, called the 961, finished seventh overall at the 1986 running of the 24 Hours of...

The first known crash involving a Ferrari F12 Berlinetta took place in China.

Lamborghini has just introduced its final update for the Gallardo before its successor arrives sometime in the next 12 to 18 months, but the previous models are still well worth the look if you’re in the market for a supercar you can drive everyday. This latest episode of Jay Leno’s...

Lamborghini stunned the world at the 2010 Paris Auto Show with the unveiling of its sinister Sesto Elemento concept car. The over-the-top supercar looked like nothing else on the planet and its promised performance was nothing short of amazing. Then, just a year a later at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto...

One of the most important cars of the decade, Ferrari’s replacement for the Enzo supercar, the code-named F150, is scheduled to be revealed in the coming weeks. Ferrari has already teased us with a few shrouded images of its new flagship, and revealed some of the car's technology, but so far...

A black Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 crashed earlier this week in Sarasota, Florida, and the cause of the accident is alleged to be a 79-year-old woman. It’s not clear how the crash occurred though WreckedExotics claims a 79-year-old woman driving another vehicle hit the Aventador. The...