Supercars
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If you want a chance at getting your hands on the first production 2013 SRT Viper, you'd better head down to the Barrett- Jackson vehicle auction taking place in Orange County, California this summer. SRT is offering up its first Viper for sale at the auction, with all of the proceeds going to aid the Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer. The foundation is the official charity of the the American Le Mans Series, which the 2013 SRT Viper will be debuting in later this year in GTS-R trim. Speaking at the announcement of the Viper’s donation, Austin Hatcher Foundation co-founder...
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Saleen Still Keen On Supercar PlansNow 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 now looking towards his next big project. Saleen is still at the...
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2013 SRT Viper Makes Debut With 640-Horsepower V-10: VideoThis is the moment Viper fans have been waiting two years for: the 2013 SRT Viper has made its official world debut. The introduction of the latest Viper also marks the beginning of a new brand, Street and Racing Technology (SRT), which evolves from its performance and tuning roots into a...
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Koenigsegg Agera R Clocks 250-MPH Nürburgring SpeedThe Koenigsegg Agera R is the stuff supercar dreams are made of. Sure, it has the now-required carbon fiber monocoque and inboard dampers activated via pushrods, but it also has something few other supercars can claim: an output of 1,160 horsepower. We’ll admit that’s for the 2013 Agera...
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Acura NSX Roadster, Pastrana Drives Dart, Goodbye New York: Today's Car NewsThe Acura NSX isn't even real yet--it's just a concept made of hopes and dreams--but already the Roadster version is getting some mileage on the set of the Avengers. Travis Pastrana may have set aside his more extreme forms of work, but he's still ripping it up on four wheels, including a first...
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Nissan To Field Production GT-R In 2012 Nürburgring 24 HoursNissan will compete in the 2012 Nürburgring 24 Hours endurance race using one of its stock 2013 GT-R supercars, albeit a race-ready Club Track Edition. The team fielding the car will be the GT-R’s own development team, headed by none other than the car’s chief engineer Kazutoshi...
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After having already been spotted on the set of the upcoming movie The Avengers during filming last year, Acura has finally decided to unveil its new NSX Roadster that will be used by the character Tony Stark (a.k.a. Iron Man), played by actor Robert Downey Jr. Acura says the car was created specifically for the film, though its resemblance to the hard-top NSX Concept is unmistakable, right down to its beak-like grille. Acura will possibly use its appearance in the movie to gauge interest in the car and determine whether to build a production version. Along with the reveal of the new NSX...
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2013 SRT Viper Hits The Track In Forza 4 Trailer: VideoForza Motorsport 4 for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has been winning fans all across the country since its launch late last year. That’s because in addition to being an incredibly fun way to spend an afternoon, the video game also offers ultra-realistic graphics, and as we found out recently...
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U.S. Customs seize 16 sports and luxury cars bound for AsiaU.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Southern California have seized a number of high-end cars that were being smuggled out of the country to parts of Asia. Among the lineup of seized cars were a Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 and Ferrari 458 Italia. Other vehicles included various luxury...
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2013 Audi R8 Spyder Spy ShotsAudi hasn’t kept its planned update of the R8 supercar much of a secret, even releasing a video with a glimpse of the new car during the R8’s fifth birthday celebration last month. One of our spy photographers has now spotted a prototype for the updated R8 Spyder model, which is...
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More Information On The 2013 SRT Viper, Ahead Of Tomorrow's LaunchOn the eve of the 2013 Viper's reveal, SRT's Beth Paretta fielded questions on Twitter about the new car.
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2013 SRT Viper Leaked Ahead Of New York DebutThe 2013 SRT Viper has been revealed. Click here for all the official details. It was inevitable. Everyone in the know predicted it would happen today, and it has. The first images of the 2013 SRT Viper have leaked, courtesy of an "anonymous tipster" and a mysterious video of the car in action. The...
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In 1962, a new sports car with a British body and an American V-8 engine appeared at the New York Auto Show. Built under the vision of Carroll Shelby, a Texas chicken farmer and racer, few could have envisioned that the Shelby Cobra on display would eventually become one of the most iconic cars in the automotive world. The story of the Shelby Cobra is filled with deals that fell apart or never came to fruition. A.C. Cars, the supplier of the body and chassis behind the Cobra, wasn’t Shelby’s first choice for a partner. It was only after Austin-Healey declined Shelby’s...
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SRT Releases Fourth And Final 2013 Viper TeaserSRT has released one final Viper teaser image in advance of Wednesday's reveal.
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'Your Ride Is Here' Uses Supercars To Help Cancer Patients: VideoAs anyone who’s ever had a loved one with cancer knows, fighting the disease often takes all the strength a patient can muster. For those with large and supportive families, getting to and from treatment may not pose a challenge. Many cancer patients aren’t this lucky, and are forced to...
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Gemballa Racing McLaren MP4-12C GT3 Nürburgring Crash: VideoOne of two McLaren MP4-12C GT3 race cars being fielded by Gemballa Racing has suffered a violent crash during this past weekend’s VLN event at the Nürburgring race track in Germany. The Nürburgring race, which took place on Saturday, March 31, was the official competition debut for...
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2013 SRT Viper, 2012 Camaro ZL1, Chernobyl: Today's Car NewsThe 2013 SRT Viper is less than a week away, arriving in full at the 2012 New York Auto Show. In the interim, a new teaser has been released, hinting that the new Viper will be much more premium than the last. Excited yet? Chevy has lifted the production hold on the 2012 Camaro ZL1, and deliveries...
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The Incredible Collection Of China’s Premier Supercar ClubYesterday we brought you a story about a bus company in China teaching its drivers about the many number of exotic cars they’re likely to come across during their working hours and how they should be extra careful around them. That’s not to say that China’s highways are clogged...
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The 2013 SRT Viper has been revealed. Click here for all the official details. After falling just short of its goal of adding 2,013 fans in 2,013 minutes, and then falling just short of its goal of 300 shares on a Facebook status update, DriveSRT nevertheless chose to grace us with a third teaser of the 2013 SRT Viper. This time, we get a peek at the interior. Looking far more polished, high-tech, and supercar-like than anything that's previously worn the Viper badge, this image piques our curiosity more than either of the previous images, or the Hot Wheels toy shots. Here we have the makings...
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McLaren Ready For Competition Debut Of MP4-12C GT3The McLaren MP4-12C GT3 race car will make its competition debut on Saturday, March 31, at two venues. The cars will be raced on Germany’s Nürburgring Nordschliefe in the VLN series, and at Germany’s Oschersleben Motorsport Arena as part of the ADAC GT Masters series. Next month...
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Chinese Bus Drivers And Cabbies Reminded To Be Extra Cautious Near ExoticsFollowing a recent spate of high-profile crashes involving supercars and luxury sedans in China, a local bus company has launched a new campaign aimed at getting its drivers to be more cautious when the pricey cars are around. Pictured above is part of a poster used by the company to inform its...
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Mansory Makeover For The Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4There are few cars as perfect straight out of the box as the Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4, but as Lamborghini’s own Aventador J has shown us, there’s always room for improvement. Mansory, the German tuner selected by Lotus as its official vehicle customizer, has come out with a...
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Fernando Alonso Awarded A Ferrari FF For Wining Malaysian GPFor his efforts at last weekend’s 2012 Formula 1 Malaysian Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso has been presented with a brand new Ferrari FF supercar during a post-race visit to the automaker’s headquarters in Maranello, Italy. Despite only qualifying in ninth position, Alonso showed why he...
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Ferrari Releases Official Video Of The 599XX Evolution At SuzukaLast week we brought you footage from Japan’s Car Nifty TV, showing the initial run of Ferrari’s 599XX Evolution at the Suzuka circuit. Despite a wet track and torrential rains, the cars looked impressively quick, which comes as no surprise since the 599XX Evo is quicker around Fiorano...
Kurt Ernst