Supercars

Swiss tuner Sportec has announced details of its latest incarnation, based on the Porsche 911 Turbo. While the picture may make it seem more like a bodykit job than anything else, there are actually some stunning mods under the skin that turn the already fiery 911 Turbo into a fire-breathing...

The word ‘supercar’ is bandied around a lot these days but every so often a car, with numbers you couldn’t even imagine were possible, comes around, restoring your faith in the zenith of automotive mastery. Take the Dagger GT Supercar by TranStar Racing. The vehicle is being specially...

When Audi originally unveiled its stunning R8 Spyder last September, the automaker decided to fit the model exclusively with its range-topping 5.2-liter FSI V-10 engine in keeping with the Spyder’s more upmarket positioning. The Coupe, on the other hand, was still available with either a...

Porsche and Nissan may squabble over who’s fastest around the Nürburgring, with their lap times coming in around the 7:20-plus mark, but when it comes to the ‘Ring there is only one king and it is the Pagani Zonda R. The Italian supercar has blasted its competition out of the water...

The new time obliterates even the Ferrari 599 GTO.

There are all manner of rumors concerning the next-generation C7 Chevrolet Corvette, with stories ranging from the possibility of a mid-engined platform to all-wheel drive powertrains and even the arrival of a dual clutch version. Although there isn’t much substance to any of these rumors, an...

Looking back on some of the cars that made sport driving great, and built the legend that has become today's Porsche, you have to wonder how we ever got to 3,500 pounds, 500 horsepower twin-turbo monsters. The 356 Speedster, for example--considered by many to be one of the first modern sports...

For decades Lotus has stood by the philosophy of its founder, Colin Chapman, of performance though low weight. Not surprisingly, the automaker’s lineup has been comprised mostly of lightweight roadsters designed for the race track and pretty much nothing else. But in a world where increased sales...

Kicherer may not be as well known as its rival German tuners such as Brabus and MTM, but the firm has a penchant for building some of the most stylish and aggressive kits in the business--especially when it comes to modifying cars from Mercedes-Benz. The tuner has now turned its mad scientists onto...

It’s official. Toyota’s chief test driver, Hiromu Naruse, has been killed in a crash while testing the company’s upcoming 2012 Lexus LFA supercar in Germany. While the exact circumstances of the accident are yet to be determined, Toyota has confirmed that 67-year old Naruse has been killed...

What a sight it must have been for onlookers at St. Moritz, Switzerland over the weekend as a cavalcade of Lamborghinis, 100 strong, rolled through the city. Owners from across the world joined ‘Lamborghini St. Moritz 2010’, supported by Lamborghini dealerships and clubs, to celebrate the House...

This sorry looking Lamborghini Murcielago is the result of a fire that engulfed the $350,000 supercar earlier today in Brooklyn, New York. The car was stolen by two men who were seen fleeing from the vehicle moments before it caught on fire. It’s a well known fact that Lamborghinis are prone to...

Thanks to a brutish 563 horsepower V-8 engine, go-kart like throttle response and a populace with declining driving skills (thanks mostly in part to the proliferation of safety aids meant to protect us), it was only a matter of time before we would be reporting on the first crashed 2011...

Australia is an unlikely place for the birth of a mid-engined supercar but considering the place is home to some of that fastest four-doors in the world (thank you Holden and Ford), not to mention the Mad Max series of movies, it’s easy to picture bubbling car culture down there. Yes, a company...

It’s been known since the outset that the Bugatti Veyron would be limited to just 300 units, and from its early days there has been talk about a special run-out model. There have even been reports claiming Bugatti is already working on a Veyron successor, and then a leaked memo back in 2008...

Less than a month after the very first 2010 Ferrari 458 Italia crash took place, another of the stunning beauties has bit the dust and from the look of things the damage appears to be quite severe. The latest crash took place somewhere in Spain and could possibly have happened at a race track...

While most automakers are promoting their electric cars as a low cost and environmentally friendly option for urban commuting, Audi and Mercedes-Benz are taking a different route and are targeting the top end of town by promoting the performance aspects of electric propulsion--instantaneous torque...

The next couple of years are shaping up to be tremendously busy for Aston Martin, with a reported six all-new models due from the bespoke British automaker between now and 2016. Kicking off the onslaught of new models will be the ultra-exclusive One-77 supercar due later this year and limited to a...

Governments around the world are bowing to public pressure to reduce the greenhouse gases their respective countries produce, and more often than not the first sector they look at is the auto industry. Here in the U.S. the government has imposed a tough 35.5 mpg fleet-wide fuel economy standard for...

The Ferrari 458 Italia, automotive perfection to many but still not enough for some, as hard as that may be to believe. “Who?” we here you shout. Well, for starters, the guys at British tuning firm Oakley Design, who have seen fit to design a series of performance mods for the Italian...