Supercars
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Lamborghini R&D boss Maurizio Reggiani in January confirmed to Motor Authority that the Aventador successor will maintain a naturally aspirated V-12, albeit with some form of electrification to help get its emissions down. Now he's assured Car and Driver that the Huracán successor will maintain a V-10, which once again will be music to the ears of anyone with gasoline in their veins. “I think in the field where the Huracán is, the effect of having two cylinders more than all the other competitors will be a big difference,” Reggiani told the magazine during the...
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McLaren COO swears its cars will continually get fasterCars today are fast. Your average modern minivan could smoke your average Ferrari from the 1970s. As the standard road car has improved its performance metrics, so too have supercars. Run down a spec sheet and you'll wind up seeing numbers that will make your mind spin. According to the McLaren's...
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Aston Martin working on “brother of Valkyrie” to compete at LaFerrari, McLaren P1 levelAston Martin CEO Andy Palmer has confirmed to Autocar the development of a third mid-engine model at the British automaker. The first mid-engine model will be the Valkyrie, which starts deliveries next year. Just 175 will be built, 25 of which will be the Valkyrie AMR Pro track special. The second...
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Aston Martin mid-engine supercar to be hybrid, developed with Red Bull RacingAston Martin is poised to launch a mid-engine hybrid supercar fit to battle the Ferrari 488, and Red Bull Racing, its Formula One partner, is on board for development. The company's CEO told Motoring in a report published Friday that the mid-engine supercar will house plenty of Valkyrie influence...
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New Stratos debuts at 2018 Geneva auto showFirst unveiled in 2010, and in stunning Alitalia livery no less, the New Stratos brought one of the most iconic rally car designs into the modern era. The project was the dream of Michael Stoschek, a German billionaire with a love of rally cars of the original Statos' era. He commissioned...
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AMG boss thinks Project One will break all-time Nürburgring record of 6:11.13The upcoming Mercedes-AMG Project One hypercar is without question going to be fast: it's a street-legal car with a Formula 1 race car's powertrain. Now it seems the Project One might set a new bar for defining fast: destroying the all-time Nürburgring lap record. AMG boss Tobias Moers told...
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Koenigsegg CEO and founder Christian von Koenigsegg is an unashamed car nut, so naturally he had plenty of things to say about the cars on display at this week's 2018 Geneva International Motor Show. And unlike many other senior people in the automotive world, von Koenigsegg is more than happy to express his thoughts on the competition, which in Geneva included hypercars like the Aston Martin Valkyrie, Mercedes-AMG Project One and McLaren Senna. Speaking with Road & Track, the Koenigsegg boss said he absolutely loved the Valkyrie; found the styling of the Project One lacking; and the...
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Rimac C_Two electric supercar lands in Geneva with amazing specs and gorgeous linesRimac on Tuesday dropped its all-electric supercar bombshell on the Geneva auto show. The car is called the C_Two, and it represents a technological leap forward over the still-amazing Concept_One. Thanks to its 120-kwh battery pack, the Rimac C_Two is capable of producing 1,914 horsepower from its...
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Koenigsegg to replace Agera RS at 2019 Geneva auto showThe Koenigsegg Agera RS is a mighty machine. It's one of the few cars on the planet that can legitimately skip over the name supercar and jump straight to hypercar. It's also a car that's been around since 2011, and Koenigsegg is getting ready to replace it. That won't happen at this year's Geneva...
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McLaren Senna GTR not bound for motorsportDespite its track-focused intentions, the McLaren Senna GTR concept does not preview a McLaren entry into the World Endurance Championship, the company confirmed. McLaren CEO Mike Flewitt dashed such hopes speaking to Autocar in a report published on Wednesday. He told the publication McLaren is...
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Corbellati Missile drops with 1,800 HP, alleged 310 MPH top speedThe Geneva International Motor Show isn't just big, global brands. For every Mercedes-Benz, there are a bunch of boutique automakers, coachbuilders, and tuners showing their wares. While some exist to ruin existing cars—we're looking at you Mansory—others arrive with stunning claims...
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Ferrari 488 Pista revealed, packs same power as McLaren 720SFerrari's hardcore version of the 488 GTB was revealed last month as the new 488 Pista. The car made its debut on Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, where Ferrari dropped a few new details. Pista, of course, is the Italian word for “track,” and a track is very much...
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Italian design house Pininfarina used the 2016 Geneva International Motor Show to unveil the H2 Speed concept. The sultry supercar featured a hydrogen fuel cell power source and provided a glimpse at a potential future for motorsports where race cars produce zero emissions. It turns out the concept wasn’t a pure flight of fancy as Pininfarina confirmed the H2 Speed for production on Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva auto show, where the company unveiled an updated version of the design. Pininfarina said just 12 examples would be built, with the cars being targeted at “speed- and...
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Lamborghini Huracán Performante Spyder is your new old-school, hairy chested roadsterToday's auto shows increasingly focus on green and autonomous vehicles, but don't tell Lamborghini that. On Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, the automaker introduced a convertible version of its lightweight Huracán Performante, offering the well-heeled enthusiast an...
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Track-only McLaren Senna GTR concept unveiled with upward of 814 HPThe buck doesn't stop at McLaren's latest Ultimate Series offering, the Senna supercar. On Tuesday, the British marque revealed the Senna GTR concept at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, with the car carrying the vaunted GTR nameplate's torch from F1 GTR and P1 GTR to the latest ultimate...
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Italdesign Zerouno Duerta debuts in Geneva, limited to 5 carsItaldesign Giugiaro turned 50 last month and celebrated with the announcement of a new supercar, the Zerouno Duerta, which was unveiled on Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show. The Zerouno Duerta is a targa version of last year's Zerouno, the first car to be sold under Italdesign's...
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Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro debuts in Geneva with F1-rivaling performanceAston Martin’s Valkyrie is already pushing the limits of car design but there’s a more powerful, more hardcore version, and it’s set to rewrite the rule book on the performance potential of road car-based track specials. The track-only version of Aston Martin’s hypercar is...
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Zenvo debuts TSR-S track-focused supercar in GenevaDenmark's Zenvo unveiled the new TSR-S supercar on Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show. The new model is a street-legal, track-focused offering that bridges the gap between the more comfort-oriented TS1 GT and hardcore, track-only TSR in Zenvo's lineup. Power comes from Zenvo's...
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At the 2017 Geneva International Motor Show, Chinese startup Techrules shocked with its Ren supercar. The extended-range electric supercar boasted a central seating position, 1,287 horsepower, and looks designed by none other than famed Giugiaro. At the 2018 Geneva show starting Tuesday, we'll see this more hardcore version designed strictly for track use. Called the Ren RS, the track-focused version ditches the previous road car's 3-seat layout for a single seat, and it also benefits from a stiffer body with extra cooling apertures. Techrules envisions offering the Ren RS in two guises. The...
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Uber-rare Jaguar XJR-15 stops by Jay Leno's GarageJay Leno is a very lucky guy. Not only does he have one of the best car collections on the planet, it seems like every day someone is taking a rare machine to his famous garage for a personal inspection. The latest someone is a man by the name of Jasbir Dhillon, who recently visited with an...
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Koenigsegg Regera gets Ghost high-downforce packageKoenigsegg's Regera hypercar has received a high-downforce package just in time for this week's 2018 Geneva International Motor Show. Called the Ghost package, the package adds a new lip spoiler and flics at the front of the car as well as a pair of winglets at the rear similar to the design we...
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Koenigsegg launches Certified Legends program for used supercarsThe wait time on a new Koenigsegg literally spans years. But people with seven figures to drop on a car aren't used to waiting, so to keep potential buyers enticed Koenigsegg is launching a certified pre-owned program for its older cars. The new program, which will be formally introduced on Tuesday...
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Pagani drops first details on Huayra successor, EV plansEven an automaker as small as Pagani, which churns out just a handful of cars per year, isn't immune from the forces reshaping the automotive landscape, namely automation and electrification. In an interview with elTresTV (via AutoDato) published last month, Pagani CEO and founder Horacio Pagani...
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Pagani spared no expense for Huayra Roadster's soft topPagani introduced the Huayra Roadster last March, and the droptop marked a zero compromises approach for open-top driving. In fact, the roadster is actually 176 pounds lighter than the coupe. The lower curb weight comes from a choice of two tops: a carbon-fiber hard top and a soft top. It's the...
Sean Szymkowski