Supercars
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When Shelby American announced its 1000-horsepower Shelby 1000 Mustang, it was clear that the car would be the very definition of excessive. Now it seems that the photos of the car in action were a bit excessive, too. As USA Today found out, the images of the Shelby 1000 lifting it’s front end skyward are fakes, created entirely in Photoshop. The newspaper questioned the authenticity of the photos, since the Mustang carries a significant amount of weight over its front wheels and is shod with street tires, not sticky drag radials. Need more proof? The rear tires in the image...
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eBay Watch: Ferrari F40 With Buy It Now Price Of $595,000The Ferrari F40 is car that needs no introduction here at Motor Authority, and despite being one of the most collectible cars on the planet there is one currently up for sale on eBay. The car, a 1990 model located in New Orleans, Louisiana, has 6,699 miles on the clock and is listed with a...
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Shelby Showing 1000 HP Mustang In New YorkIf a lot of horsepower is good, then even more horsepower must be even better. That’s the theme behind the latest limited-production version of the Ford Mustang announced by Shelby American ahead of the car’s New York Auto Show debut. The Shelby 1000 will produce an estimated 950...
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Camaro 1LE, Recalls, Acura NSX Shares With RL: Car News HeadlinesChevrolet has seemed one step behind Ford when it comes to the Camaro and Mustang battle, despite the Camaro selling more cars. Today, the company took the lid off its new 1LE package, which takes aim at the Boss 302's track capabilities. Check out the details in the link below. Recalls are upon us...
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First Lexus LFA Nurburgring Edition Lands In The U.S.Upgrading your LFA to the Nurburgring package may cost you an additional $70,000 but it adds a whole assortment of upgrades to make the car even faster.
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2012 Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Takes To The Track: VideoLast summer Nissan unveiled a new racing version of its GT-R supercar designed to meet FIA-GT3 regulations. That race car has since gone on to compete in the Dubai 24 Hours endurance race and later in the year will see the Nissan GT-R nameplate enter the GT300 class in Japan’s Super GT series...
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While it was a good weekend for the Scuderia Ferrari team in Malaysia this past weekend, the same can’t be said for the driver of this very sad looking F430. The smoldering heap you see here is the remains of an F430 hard-top--yes, the roof has completely disintegrated--that became engulfed in flames on a highway in Malaysia late last week. The driver of the car, a man in his 50s, was taking part in an exotic car convoy not too far from the Sepang International Circuit where the Malaysian Grand Prix is held. The driver is said to have noticed smoke emanating from the engine bay before...
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Ferrari: Hybrid Tech Will Secure V-12, Six-Cylinder PossibleFerrari is launching a brand new V-12 engine in its latest supercar, the F12 Berlinetta, and the advanced unit, the most powerful ever to be fitted to one of Ferrari’s road cars, is just the first in what the automaker claims will be a whole new generation of V-12 powerplants. Claims like...
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Eric Clapton’s Custom Ferrari 458 Italia Caught On VideoGifted guitarist and avid Ferrari fan Eric Clapton was reported last year to have requested Ferrari build him a one-off 458 Italia powered by a V-12 engine. However, unlike previous custom Ferraris like the Superamerica 45 and P540 Superfast Aperta, which Ferrari were more than happy to confirm...
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Is This The World’s Fastest Nissan GT-R?Could the modified Nissan GT-R in this video clip be the world’s fastest Godzilla? It certainly seems that way, if by fastest you mean top speed only. While America’s own AMS Alpha Nissan GT-R recently ran the quarter mile in just 8.62 seconds, making it one of the world’s fastest...
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Tushek Renovatio T500 To Debut At Top Marques MonacoA new supercar from Slovenia will make its world debut at the upcoming Top Marques Monaco show.
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Ferrari Chief Luca di Montezemolo Rules Out IPOWhile investors around the globe are clamoring to buy a piece of Ferrari, those in control of the Italian sports car brand don’t appear willing to budge despite the company being valued at billions of dollars. Last April Sergio Marchionne, the boss of Ferrari’s parent company, Fiat...
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Proof that all-wheel drive cars can be upset by too much power, even in a straight line, is this video footage of a drag race between two highly-modified Nissan GT-R supercars. The driver of the GT-R on the right loses control soon after launching, with his car then proceeding to twist and turn on the blacktop. While this in itself is nothing all that spectacular, if you continue watching you’ll notice that the out-of-control GT-R comes close to crashing with the protective walls at the side of the drag strip no less than three times. However, the driver is fortunate enough that on all...
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A Close Look At The Ferrari F12 Berlinetta’s Michelin TiresIt doesn’t matter how much power you have under the hood, if you can’t get it to the ground sufficiently you won’t be going anywhere fast. Tires are one of the most overlooked features of a car, although they are arguably the single most important aspect in relation to...
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Ferrari's 599XX Laps A (Very) Wet Suzuka Circuit: VideoFerrari's newest track-only terror gets a run at Japan's Suzuka circuit in the rain.
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McLaren F1 Successor Won’t Chase Bugatti Veyron’s Top SpeedRon Dennis, the boss of McLaren and a man who once described the Bugatti Veyron as “pig ugly” and a “piece of junk,” has revealed some telling details about his next supercar, the long-awaited successor to the legendary McLaren F1. First and foremost, Dennis has stated that...
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Enzo Replacement Will Become The Most Powerful Ferrari Ever...Next WinterThe Ferrari F70 - the fastest, most powerful Ferrari road car ever - will debut in early 2013.
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Porsche's Near Future: Macan, Plug-In Hybrids, 'Customer Experience'Wrapping up our series of articles generated from a roundtable discussion with Porsche chief Matthias Mueller, management board member for sales and marketing Bernhard Maier, and Porsche Cars North America chief Detlev von Platen at the Geneva Motor Show, we take a look at the near future of...
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In 2010 Jaguar unveiled a stunning new supercar concept called the C-X75, which was powered by an advanced range-extended electric drivetrain that relied on a pair of gas-powered ‘microturbines’ to top up the vehicle’s batteries. Then, early last year, Jaguar gave its C-X75 the production green light with a view to launch the car in late 2013. Unfortunately, given the infancy of microturbine technology in the automotive sector, Jaguar was forced to make the decision that it would initially launch the production version of its C-X75 with a conventional turbocharged engine...
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Interview With Lambo CEO, 2013 SL 550 Priced, Updated Leaper: Today's Car NewsWith the 2012 Geneva Motor Show just behind us, the industry is still churning up news--surprisingly so, even. At the top of the day's news, we sat down with Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann while we were in Geneva, and got some inside info on the Aventador J, as well as a hint at a potential...
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Lamborghini Aventador J, Future Sports Car Possibilities: An Interview With Stephan WinkelmannWe sat down with Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show to talk shop about the Aventador J and came away with some other--perhaps even more interesting--news.
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The Story Of The Pagani Huayra Supercar: VideoAfter first making its world debut exactly one year ago at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, the first examples of Pagani’s latest supercar, the Huayra, are about to delivered to customers around the world. In the U.S. customers will have to wait a little while longer as Pagani tackles local...
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Aston Martin V12 Zagato Shows Off In Forza 4 Game Footage: VideoAston Martin's V12 Zagato has been a long time in coming--debuting as a race car last year before showing off in production guise this February and making an appearance at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. Soon, it'll arrive in Forza Motorsport 4 as part of the March Pirelli Car Pack. This video gives us...
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Italian Supercar Owners Wary Of The Tax PoliceNervous Italian supercar and luxury car owners are dumping their prized possessions at a loss to avoid the scrutiny of Italy's tax police.
Kurt Ernst