Supercars
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The Portland International Auto Show isn't exactly known as a hotbed of industry activity or product reveals. Nonetheless, there is often some attractive hardware on display, including, this year, at least one privately-owned Lamborghini Gallardo. Unfortunately, that Gallardo won't be making the show. It caught fire. Why, you ask? How? The answer is surprisingly stupid. Fire marshals at the show, quite reasonably, won't let any car enter the building with more than a quarter-tank of fuel. The Gallardo attempted to enter with an undisclosed greater amount, however, and was refused. Makes good...
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Chris Harris' Ode To His Hibernating Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0: VideoIf you live where winter means putting away the sports car for a few months, you'll understand how much Chris Harris is missing his Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0.
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More Details Leaked On McLaren's Upcoming MP4-12C SpiderStill nearly a year away from launch, new details say the McLaren MP4-12C Spider's top will be aluminum, and that the car will be a targa instead of a true roadster.
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Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SV Crashes In IndonesiaJust days after we brought you news of a Ferrari F430 that crashed in Malaysia comes news of a Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SV that’s suffered a similar fate in neighboring Indonesia. The crash is believed to have happened several weeks ago on a road just outside of the Indonesian capital...
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Jay Leno Takes Delivery Of His McLaren MP4-12CIn the latest episode of Jay Leno's garage, McLaren's U.S. representative stops by to answer a few questions on Leno's new MP4-12C.
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Special Edition Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Debuts In QatarEver since Bugatti stopped taking orders on its Veyron in June 2011, it seems that almost every model launched since has been some kind of special edition. Just last month we saw the one-off Bugatti Veyron Super Sport Edition Merveilleux unveiled in China, and now we have a new special edition...
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The Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale event has seen some nice hardware go for some incredible prices, including the new 2013 Chevy Corvette 427 Convertible, the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 prototype, and a range of vintage, classic, and barn find cars. The 2012 Ford Focus ST-R gets put through its paces by Tanner Foust, with a video showing the race hatch's abilties. And, unfortunately, just because the Ferrari F430 has been superceded by the 458 Italia, it doesn't mean it's safe from the incompetence of new buyers. A test drive in Kuala Lumpur has ended in shrapnel and tears. Catch all of this and more...
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Ferrari F430 Test Drive Ends In CrashPictured above is the result of a test drive in Malaysia that went horribly wrong. We don’t have many details but the sorry-looking Ferrari F430 you see here is said to have been taken for a test drive on a highway near the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in the south of Malaysia. The...
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First 2013 Chevy Corvette 427 Convertible Sells for $600,000At this past weekend’s Barrett-Jackson vehicle auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, the very first 2013 Chevrolet Corvette 427 Convertible was sold for a staggering $600,000. Of course, the Corvette Convertible sold was no ordinary ‘Vette but rather a Corvette 427 Convertible...
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2013 Nissan GT-R Gets More Expensive, More PowerNissan just released all the details regarding its GT-R supercar for 2013, and all the numbers are higher. As part of the effort to keep up with the Joneses of the supercar world, power goes up; but so does price. Starting with power, there are 30 more horses under the hood, which brings the grand...
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Images Of A Lexus LFA Involved In A Crash Hit The WebWith a 552-horsepower V-10, an exhaust note that could humble some race cars, and a pricetag that makes other supercars look cheap, it’s safe to stay that the Lexus LFA is one confidence-boosting machine. Sadly, that confidence can often translate into owners thinking they’re far better...
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Kahn Design Unveils Bespoke Ferrari 458 Italia CollectionKahn Design and its founder Afzal Kahn are back with a new customization program for Ferrari’s stunning 458 Italia. And like previous programs from the British tuner, it’s luxury and attention to detail that are favored rather than the garish modifications many rival firms produce. So...
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British limousine specialist Limo Broker has done the unthinkable and announced plans to destroy a perfectly good Audi R8 in order to convert it into a stretch limo. Worse than the Maserati Quattroporte limo we previously saw for sale on eBay, and possibly even the stretched Ferrari we saw at the 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Limo Broker--not satisfied with any old R8--has decided to go with a high-performance V-10 model. That’s right. The firm’s engineers will proceed to slice in half one of Audi’s 525-horsepower V-10 powered R8s to build what they claim...
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McLaren F1 Sucessor (P12) New RumorsWith a history like that of the McLaren F1, once the fastest car in the world, with a funky three-seat center-drive layout, breathtaking acceleration, and iconic styling, building a car to take up its mantle is a difficult undertaking. According to the latest reports out of the U.K., however...
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Miami Area Dealership Gives NBA Star A New McLaren MP4-12CA Coral Gables exotic car dealership gave Miami Heat star Dwayne Wade a nice birthday present when it handed over the keys to a new McLaren MP4-12C.
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25-Year-Old Man Crashes Ferrari 612 Scaglietti In AustraliaA 25-year-old man crashed a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti earlier today on a suburban street in Sydney, Australia. This image shows the wreckage of the car, which local authorities claim is a write-off. Onlookers said the driver lost control of the high-horsepower supercar before hitting a parked Toyota...
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2013 BMW M6 Gran Coupe Spied, 2013 GT500 Prototype Auction, SRT8 Recall: Car News HeadlinesThe 2013 BMW M6 Gran Coupe has sidled in front of our spy photographers' lenses, and it looks good: like the Gran Coupe, but meaner. We're looking forward to seeing how it stacks up to the M5 on track. A 2013 Shelby GT500 prototype will cross the blocks at Barrett-Jackson this month, though it'll...
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Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale Found On eBayFirst unleashed at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show last September, the Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale is the current flagship of the Gallardo range and is about the closest you'll get to a road-going version of the ballistic Super Trofeo race car. That is, if you can ever find one...
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Update: The 599 replacement has been revealed as the new Ferrari F12 Berlinetta. Click here for all the official details and images. Ferrari is working on a replacement for its aging albeit still very capable 599 and we have an exclusive spy video of the new car testing outside the automaker’s headquarters in Maranello, Italy. Its world debut isn’t until the 2012 Geneva Motor Show this March, but we can gather many of its details in the meantime from the latest spy video. We can clearly see that the proportions are very similar to current model, as is the quad-tailpipe arrangement...
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B-Class Electric, Jaguar XJ220S, Cobra Crash: Today's Car NewsToday we have an ultra-rare--and stunning--Jaguar XJ220S up for sale, news of Mercedes-Benz's B-Class range-extended electric vehicle plans for the U.S., and a Cobra crash that's one wild ridBe, with a surprisingly un-deadly outcome for the driver. Catch all of this and more in the day's headlines...
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Ultra-Rare Jaguar XJ220S Up For Sale In U.S.: VideoIf you love cars with a little bit of history, then you’re going to love this 1993 Jaguar XJ220S that’s going up for sale at an RM Auctions event taking place in Arizona this week. We’re sure you’ve heard of the XJ220 before, Jaguar’s V-6 behemoth from the early...
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Lexus LFA Roadster Makes Surprise Showing At Drift Event: VideoDespite reports surfacing late last year claiming Lexus had canceled plans for a production version of its stunning LFA Roadster Concept due to economic uncertainty, a never before seen topless LFA finished in white was spotted at a drift event in Japan coinciding with the 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon...
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A. Kahn Design Owner Selling His Bugatti Veyron And F1 Number PlateAfzal Kahn, the owner of the eponymous luxury tuner A. Kahn Design, is selling one of his two--yes, you read that correctly--Bugatti Veyron supercars. The particular example, which you can view on the UK version of Auto Trader, was first registered in 2007 yet it only has 700 miles on its clock...
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Ferrari 458 Spider Configurator Builds Your Perfect RoadsterFerrari has launched a configurator minisite for it's new 458 Italia Spider, and as you'd expect, it's a great way to kill time.
Kurt Ernst