Supercars
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It’s hard to believe that not even three months have passed since the 2013 SRT Viper made its debut at the 2012 New York Auto Show. Since then the car has been featured in literally thousands of magazines and websites around the world, and now it has made an appearance on Jay Leno’s Garage. Being the Viper fan that he is, television host and comedian Jay Leno does little to hide his enthusiasm. After all, with the new Viper packing an 8.4-liter V-10 engine delivering 640 horsepower and 600 pound-feet of torque to the rear wheels in a chassis that weighs less than 3,300 pounds, who...
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Audi R8 e-tron Is The Fastest Production EV Around The ‘RingIt may not be the fastest electric car around the Nürburgring-Nordschleife, but Audi’s R8 e-tron electric sports car, which goes on sale later this year, has set the fastest lap time around the famous German race track for a production-destined EV. The time set by the R8 e-tron was...
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Chrysler's SRT Division Ponders New ModelsFor a performance brand, Chrysler’s SRT division has a fairly impressive lineup, ranging from the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 through the Dodge Charger SRT8 and the Chrysler 300 SRT8. Still, these are models that originate from other Chrysler divisions, which leaves SRT with just one model to...
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Porsche 918 Spyder Concept To Make Goodwood AppearanceThe 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed officially kicks off today and on the eve of the event Porsche announced that its stunning 918 Spyder concept will be making an appearance. First unveiled at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, and almost immediately confirmed for production, the 918 Spyder concept will...
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Audi R8 Burns To The Ground In Toronto: VideoAn Audi R8 being driven westbound on the Gardiner Expressway in Toronto late on Monday somehow caught on fire, with the flames eventually engulfing most of the exotic sports car. Fire crews were quick on the scene but weren’t able to save the R8, which became nothing but a smoldering heap...
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McLaren To Debut Enhanced MP4-12C, Show 12C GT3 Model At GoodwoodIn 2010, McLaren showed off its MP4-12C supercar prototype to an appreciative crowd at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, and last year used the event to debut its MP4-12C GT3 racer. It stands to reason, then, that McLaren will mark this year’s Festival of Speed with another product...
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Not much is known about Bugatti’s successor for the Veyron supercar. That’s probably because the Veyron itself is still being built and the model after it, due around 2014, will be a production version of the Bugatti Galibier sedan concept. This means that the Veyron’s successor is still quite a few years away, at the earliest, but that doesn’t mean Bugatti isn’t toying around with some ideas for its new flagship supercar. Speaking with AutoExpress, Bugatti’s chief engineer Jens Schulenburg confirmed that work on the Veyron successor had already commenced...
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Lamborghini Considering Four-Seat Aventador GT?Since the launch of the Aventador LP 700-4, Lamborghini’s sales have been brimming, with the company, on the back of a two-model lineup, managing to increase sales by 23 percent over the course of 2011 alone. Most of that growth was thanks to new customers in China, a market which in very...
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Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 Nürburgring Crash Caught On VideoThere's now one less Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 out on the roads due to the results of a crash that occurred at the Nürburgring late on Friday. The driver of one of the rare Porsches was participating during a public track day when he lost control entering a corner at what is likely to have been...
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Noble Teases Convertible Version Of M600 SupercarBritish supercar manufacturer Noble has given the strongest indication yet that it’s planning a convertible version of its M600 supercar with the release of a new teaser image. The teaser image depicts a roofless M600 and has been mocked up to gauge interest in a possible production version...
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FIA Championship-Winning Ferrari F40 GTE Up For SaleIf you have a thing for rare Ferraris with a racing history, this one-of-seven-built 1992 Ferrari F40 GTE may be just what you need to complete your collection. It’s got a well documented racing history, and is one of just two Ferrari F40s to win an FIA Championship, specifically the 1994...
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First 2013 SRT Viper Sold For $300,000 At AuctionProceeds from the sale of the first 2013 SRT Viper will go to benefit the Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer.
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Officially, the Pagani Zonda’s production run lasted from 1999 through 2011, with just 206 examples ever built. Toward the end of the car’s production run, beginning in 2009, Pagani produced a track-only version of its supercar called the Zonda R. Only 15 Zonda R models were built over the car’s lifespan, and it’s said the uber-supercar was created as a rolling testbed for Pagani’s latest masterpiece, the Huayra. The Zonda R quickly proved itself as one of the fastest cars in the world, lapping the Nürburgring Nordschleife in an astonishing 6:47. Word of an...
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Lamborghini Aventador Crashes In DubaiThe driver of this wrecked Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 was reportedly attempting to drift the car and eventually lost control.
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Jaguar XJ220 Celebrates 20th Birthday This WeekendIt's been 20 years since the Jaguar XJ220 burst onto the scene, setting new benchmarks for supercar design and performance, and now it's going to celebrate its birthday. Unfortunately, you'll have to be in England to get in on the party, which will be held this weekend, June 23-24, at Weston Park...
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McLaren Automotive Reflects Back On Its First YearIt’s hard to think of McLaren as a new company; after all, the company founded by racer Bruce McLaren has been building race cars since the 1960s. McLaren was also the company behind one of the most lust-worthy supercars of all time, the McLaren F1. Despite this history, McLaren Automotive...
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Watch David Coulthard’s Record-Breaking SLS AMG Golf Ball Catch: VideoDavid Coulthard has managed to catch a struck golf ball using an SLS AMG Roadster that he was driving at 120 mph at the time.
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Lamborghini Driver Gets A Hard Lesson In Fuel Economy: VideoNo one ever buys a Lamborghini to blend into the background, especially if its a bright orange Murcielago. Still, there are times when you don’t want to be seen in a Lamborghini, like when you run out of gas in the middle of a busy intersection. We don’t have a lot of backstory on this...
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Aston Martin's Vanquish is back. Revived in celebration of the historic automaker’s centenary taking place next year, the new Vanquish is both forward-looking yet still hinting at the past. It will serve as Aston Martin’s flagship now that the One-77 supercar is officially sold out and sales of the DBS are wrapping up, and has been one of the worst kept secrets of the year. A concept version dubbed the AM 310 was quietly rolled out at the 2012 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d'Este in Italy, and then a completed car bearing the “Vanquish” name on its trunk was spotted...
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Novitec Rosso Gets Its Hands On The Ferrari FFStraight out of the box the Ferrari FF is a very capable performance machine, no doubt thanks to its 6.3-liter V-12 engine, seven-speed dual-clutch transmission and sophisticated all-wheel drive system. Tuning firms all over the world are now faced with the challenge of improving the car beyond...
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Ferrari North Europe Plans Record-Setting Ferrari ParadeIf you find yourself at Britain’s Silverstone Circuit on Saturday, September 15th, you’ll likely be in for quite an event. Ferrari North Europe is attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the Largest Parade of Ferrari cars, and so far over 600 have registered for the event...
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Ferrari F12 Berlinetta Tears Up The Track: VideoFollowing its reveal at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, Ferrari’s stunning F12 Berlinetta has been spotted undergoing further testing at the automaker’s Fiorano test track in Italy. The V-12 supercar can be seen in this video being driven quite hard, with its driver even executing a drift...
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No chance of 4-door SLS AMG, says AMG bossIn February we brought you details of a series of patent drawings that suggested Mercedes-Benz was considering a four-door version of its SLS AMG supercar complete with a set of gullwing doors and a pair of rear-hinged ‘suicide’ style doors. As the images show, it's a pretty slick take...
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Miami Lamborghini Dealer Unveils Gold-Wrapped Aventador: VideoA gold-wrapped Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 was unveiled by a dealership in Miami, Florida.
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