Supercars
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Tesla has popularized remote monitoring and updating of cars with its “over the air” system, but it wasn't the first automaker to do so. Bugatti had a similar system in place when it launched the Veyron last decade and with the car's successor, the 1,480-horsepower Chiron, the French brand has taken its remote services to the next level. Since there are so few Chirons on the road—Bugatti will build a maxmium 500 units—the cars can all be individually monitored. Telemetry data from individual cars is constantly sent back to Bugatti's headquarters in Molsheim, France...
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Pininfarina launches EV brand, says electric hypercar coming in 2020Plans are in place to launch high-end electric cars under the Pininfarina name. The new Automobili Pininfarina was launched on Friday in Rome, where Pininfarina parent company Mahindra is competing in this weekend's Formula E Championship round. Launching a car brand was a dream held by Pininfarina...
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Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder lives on as Zagato specialItalian coachbuilder Zagato is hard at work crafting modified machines for discerning clientele. One client appears to want a fresh take on a Lamborghini spyder, but you'd be wrong if you think we're talking about the Huracán Spyder. It seems Zagato is preparing a new version of the Gallardo...
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Final Dodge Viper and Challenger SRT Demon going under the hammerIt turns out Fiat Chrysler Automobiles won't keep the last Dodge Viper ever built for its new heritage center located in the Conner Avenue Assembly plant in Detroit, where the car rolled off the line last August. The automaker on Thursday revealed that the special Viper, a red 2017 Viper GTS, will...
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Miura-inspired Lamborghini Aventador SV makes us green with envyThe Lamborghini Miura holds a place in the pantheon of all-time great supercars. Lamborghini paid homage to the Miura with an Aventador decked out in vintage cues two years ago, and the company is at it once again. Rather than a limited run of 50 cars like last time, though, this homage is a...
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Final Pagani Huayra coupe enters productionPagani will soon end production of the Huayra coupe as the final car enters production. The Italian hypercar maker should finish the final iteration of the Huayra in roughly two months, duPont Registry reported on Tuesday. The final car is the 100th example of the Huayra. Like the previous 99...
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With news of the 2020 Tesla Roadster's 1.9-second 0-60 mph time, the Silicon Valley-based carmaker put a target on its back. A Taiwanese firm by the name of Xing Mobility hopes for a bullseye with its Miss R rally-inspired electric supercar. The firm provided details on its electric supercar on Monday, and it will allegedly produce 1,341 horsepower and sprint from 0-60 mph in just 1.8 seconds. The company released the information as the Miss R undergoes prototype testing in a variety of terrains. The prototype car is also appearing at AutoTronics Taipei this week where the company will show...
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You need to be invited to visit America’s Muscle Car MuseumMark Pieloch started learning body and paint work while he was still in high school in the little town of Groveland, Massachusetts, and that led to restoration projects, 10 of them over his first 30 years. He left all that behind to become a very successful entrepreneur, patenting and manufacturing...
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One of 50 Lexus LFA Nürburgring Editions heads to auctionLexus models normally don't flood consignment lots at big-name auctions, but we'd wager more than a few interested parties will step up to bid on this 2012 Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition. The special LFA will grace the Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach auction, which runs from April 12 to 15, and the...
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Incredibly rare 1981 BMW M1 AHG Studie for sale for $930kThe BMW M1 remains a brilliant but briefly offered gem in the automaker's history. It was a mid-engine supercar that arrived in 1978 out of nowhere and was gone by 1981, before the world realized what it had received. BMW built 400 homologation specials of this factory race car and every one that's...
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Chevy may have just shown dealers the mid-engine C8 CorvetteChevrolet is currently hosting a dealer meet in Las Vegas and one of the dealers in attendance claims to have been shown the next-generation C8 Corvette. The dealer is Nate Chandler of Van Bortel Chevrolet in Rochester, New York, and in separate posts made Tuesday on his Facebook page and the...
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John Hennessey shows how a new Ford GT is deliveredThe purchase and ultimate delivery process that comes along with a supercar is a bit different than what you might experience when you buy the family sedan or truckster. Those vehicles are fine, but they don't deserve pomp and circumstance. A machine like the 2018 Ford GT, however, does. John...
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Koenigsegg on Wednesday announced that it is in the process of building its last two Agera hypercars, after which the company's sole product will be the Regera hybrid. The last Ageras are the two remaining examples of the three-car Agera Final collection announced in 2016. Koenigsegg presented the first Agera Final at that year's Geneva auto show. It isn't clear why the first of the three Agera Finals was already presented two years ago, though perhaps it's one of the final examples by VIN only, because we know 25 Agera RS cars were built after it. Buyers of the Agera Final were able to...
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Sculpture gives glimpse of McLaren BP23's 3-seat cabinMcLaren has revealed new clues about its upcoming hypercar billed as the true successor to the legendary F1. The British firm on Wednesday revealed a sculpture dubbed “Speed Form,” and it provides a glimpse of the cabin layout of the car code-named the BP23. Like the F1, McLaren will...
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Bugatti boss isn't interested in Chiron's top speedThey say a submarine captain never truly knows how deep his vessel can go. Similarly, Bugatti CEO Stephan Winkelmann doesn't know how fast his Chiron can go. According to a report published by CNBC last Thursday, he doesn't care to find out. When Bugatti launched the Chiron back in 2016, the...
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Valentino Rossi samples the Ferrari 488 Pista at FioranoMultiple MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi took time out from his busy schedule to sample the latest and greatest from Ferrari, the 488 Pista, on Wednesday. The test drive took place at Ferrari's Fiorano test track in Maranello, Italy, where Rossi was able to push the 710-horsepower machine to the...
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Silent-running Ferrari likely packs new hybrid powertrainVideo has emerged showing a likely mule for Ferrari's new hybrid powertrain testing at the automaker's Fioarno circuit. The mule is based on the 488 GTB but shown to accelerate without any noise, suggesting it's running on electric power alone. Ferrari has confirmed a new hybrid powertrain for...
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Koenigsegg Agera RS owner encouraged top speed runMany of the automotive industry's records and accolades are specifically sought after by the companies themselves. Not so for the Koenigsegg Agera RS' top speed record run. Actually, the owner of the car came up with the idea. Koenigsegg's founder, CEO and namesake, Christian von Koenigsegg, told...
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The days of all long-hood, shapely Jaguar sedans and coupes may be numbered. The automaker’s 2019 Jaguar I-Pace electric car made its U.S. debut this week at the 2018 New York auto show and its designer Wayne Burgess said that drawing the I-Pace required him to skip what made his Aston Martin DB9 and Jaguar F-Types universally admired. “If I were to design an electric sports car or supercar, I would make it as cab-forward as I could—what’s not to love about a Lamborghini Countach? Or a Series 1 Lotus Esprit? I think you can get a really, really exciting electric...
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There's a recall notice for the Pagani HuayraThis story isn't for you. It's for the handful of people out there who own Pagani Huayra coupes and roadsters, including the track-focused BC. There's a recall notice owners need to be made aware of, and it covers all 16 examples of the Pagani supercar produced in 2017 that have made it into the...
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Pininfarina confirms specs for production H2 Speed supercarPininfarina bosses are planning the launch of a premium electric car brand utilizing the name and talents of the Italian design house. And a Pininfarina-badged car has already been confirmed for production later in 2018. We are talking about the H2 Speed, an electric supercar that relies on a...
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Mercedes-AMG Project One looks insane on the roadForget all the naysayers, Mercedes-AMG's Project One hypercar looks out of this world when you see it rolling down the road, as this video posted to YouTube confirms. And just imagine rolling in this thing knowing you have a Formula 1 engine backing you up. That's an actual F1 engine and not an...
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McLaren 570GT MSO Black Collection is the darker side of the supercarMcLaren Special Operations is the extension of the automaker tasked with bringing extra special versions of its super machines to life. This is often done through bespoke requests made by customers, but sometimes MSO produces a limited run of vehicles designed in a spec of its choosing. We think...
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No replacement planned for Audi R8 supercarLate last year we heard that Audi could phase out its R8 supercar after the current model ends its run. Now the automaker's R&D boss Peter Mertens has revealed that there are no plans at present for a successor. “I would say so,” Mertens told Car and Driver when asked to confirm at...
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