Supercars
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The McLaren Senna is one of the world's pinnacle supercars, but how does it hold up in a top speed run? The Johnny Bohmer Proving Grounds has the answer as it recently sent a Senna down its special runway. JBPG prides itself on having one of the smoothest and longest runways to test manufacturer performance claims. It gives cars like the Senna plenty of room to do its thing. McLaren claims the Senna will sprint to 208 mph before the 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8 engine has given its all. However, video shows it couldn't quite crack 208 mph. Instead, the car maxed out at 204 mph. There's a good...
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Aston Martin DBS Superleggera special honors an original Bond carAston Martin has built a modern version of the olive green DBS that featured in 1969 James Bond movie "On Her Majesty’s Secret Service."
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New hybrid Ferrari supercar may boast AWDA new report out of Germany says Ferrari's upcoming hybrid supercar will have an all-wheel-drive system enabled by its hybrid system, with two electric motors on the front axle and one in the transmission.
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Get a taste of the explosive acceleration of the new hybrid FerrariFerrari will launch a new hybrid supercar on May 31, and the performance is expected to eclipse that of the LaFerrari.
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The Pagani Huayra and Zonda could technically live on foreverThe Pagani Zonda may date back to 1999 and the Huayra may be replaced soon, but both may live on interminably as the company will rebuild the cars for customers upon request.
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McLaren spied testing new hybridA tester for McLaren's next hybrid car has been spotted.
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A secret $20,000 discount for the 2019 Acura NSX is helping to spur sales of the slow-selling tech-heavy supercar, though sales figures are still very limited.
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“Entry-level” Koenigsegg supercar to debut in 2020After announcing his intentions to build a more affordable "entry-level" supercar in February, Koenigsegg CEO and founder Christian von Koenigsegg dished out some new details on the car coming to life via a partnership with Chinese-backed Swedish electric car startup NEVS. The debut will happen in...
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Aston Martin says demand for AM-RB 003 outstrips 500 planned for productionAston Martin will build only 500 of the $1.1-million car codenamed AM-RB 003 and it already has more potential buyers than it can handle, despite a hefty $300,000 down payment.
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Pair of Jaguar XJ220s fetch a combined $818,000 at auctionA pair of Jaguar XJ220 supercars went up for auction, including one discovered in a private collection in Malaysia with just 700 miles on the clock.
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McLaren GT debuts with 612 horsepower, over 20 cubic feet of storageThe newest car introduced by McLaren under its Track25 business plan is the brand's interpretation of a grand tourer.
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Jay Leno examines how the 2005 Ford GT was designedFirst-generation Ford GT chief designer Camilo Pardo visits Jay Leno's Garage to discuss the design of the 2005-2006 supercar that recalled the original Ford GT40.
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Pagani only built 20 examples of its 789-horsepower Huayra BC, and the one comissioned by Kris Singh is now up for sale.
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BMW M wants a hypercar and electrification could be the keyPresident of BMW M Markus Flasch said BMW wants to build a new supercar and a low-emissions powertrain could be the key to getting it approved.
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The Koenigsegg Jesko has embarked on a world tourThe Koenigsegg Jesko has embarked on a world tour, with multiple stops in the U.S. planned for the 1,600-horsepower hypercar.
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Unique McLaren Senna honors F1 legend's iconic Marlboro liveryMcLaren's Senna is already pretty special but one stands out thanks to a livery honoring a championship-winning McLaren Formula 1 car piloted by Ayrton Senna.
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Lamborghini restores the Miura featured in “The Italian Job”The Lamborghini Polo Storico classic car department has discovered and certified the Miura used in the 1969 film “The Italian Job.”
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W Motors highlights Abu Dhabi's Lykan Hypersport police carIt's been four years since the Abu Dhabi police force added the W Motors Lykan Hypersport to its ranks, but the company didn't want us to forget about it. W Motors published a new video of the police car on Thursday, for seemingly no reason other than to remind us it exists. The Lykan Hypersport...
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Former Formula One race David Coulthard has the next two earth-shattering hypercars on order, the Mercedes-AMG One and the Aston Martin Valkyrie, thanks to ties from his racing days.
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Witness a Ford GT hit 213 mphA 2017 Ford GT hit 213 mph on the Johnny Bohmer Proving Grounds, just 3 mph shy of Ford's stated top speed.
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Disintegrating Audi R8 artwork is our kind of decorAudi commissioned artist Fabian Oefner to create a "disintegrating" portrait of the Audi R8 in celebration of the car's V-10 engine.
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Is Cristiano Ronaldo the mystery buyer of the $12.4M Bugatti La Voiture Noire?Bugatti hasn't publicly said who will be the privileged owner of one of the most expensive new cars ever sold, but a new report claims soccer all-star Cristiano Ronaldo is the man with deep pockets. According to The Sun, which cited unnamed sources in a Thursday report, Ronaldo will take delivery...
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Porsche could look to the past or future for next hypercar designPorsche has a successor to the 918 Spyder in the works and it could pull from the past for its looks.
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There are fewer than 100 build slots left for Bugatti's ChironBugatti plans to build a maximum 500 Chirons, and less than a 100 build slots remain. Unfortunately for anyone putting down an order, the wait time for delivery will likely be more than a year.
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