Supercars
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Bugatti only revealed the Chiron last year, but development for the potent supercar's successor is planned to begin in just two years' time. Bugatti will sell the Chiron for six years total, and since deliveries began earlier this year, that pegs the French marque's Chiron sequel to likely arrive sometime around 2023. The development comments came straight from Bugatti boss Wolfgang Durheimer, who was rumored to be stepping down from the brand during the 2017 Frankfurt auto show. Current Audi Sport boss Stephan Winkelmann is rumored to be next to take the reins, but no announcement was made...
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Mercedes boss says Formula E tech could fuel Project One successorThe 1,000 horsepower-plus Mercedes-AMG Project One is merely days old, and like each year's iPhone we're already talking about the next greatest thing. Specifically, a successor to the Project One. Yes, AMG is already thinking about its next hypercar. This is good news for those who missed out on...
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Lamborghini readies next one-off supercarLamborghini is close to announcing its next limited-edition supercar. The information was revealed to CarAdvice by Maurizio Reggiani, Lamborghini’s R&D boss, at this week’s 2017 Frankfurt auto show. “Soon we will present to our most important customers a new version of what we...
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Lamborghini Aventador S Roadster: Lambo’s newest big-buck, bald bullLike a fine wine, the Lamborghini Aventador only gets better with time. It is Italian after all. First, the coupe got the S treatment, and now it's the Roadster's turn. At this week's 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, Lamborghini unveiled the 2018 Aventador S Roadster. The S suffix is the key here, and it...
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More details on Audi Sport’s electric car plansOnly in August, Audi Sport boss Stephan Winkelmann let slip that the Audi go-fast division was working on an electric car. He didn’t reveal much, saying only that the first Audi Sport electric car would be a “coupe-ish sedan” or “coupe-ish SUV,” and that it would hit...
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Bugatti Chiron makes 0-248-0 MPH dash in record 41.96 secondsWe always knew the Bugatti Chiron was going to be faster than the Veyron, though we’re only just coming to realize how much faster it is—and the gap is mindboggling. With racing driver Juan Pablo Montoya behind the wheel, a Chiron went from standstill to 248.548 mph (400 kmh) and back...
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Ferrari on Monday stated testing a camouflaged version of its LaFerrari-based FXX K at Italy’s Autodromo Nazionale Monza racetrack. Clearly visible modifications made to the car, the most notable being the full length rear wing, suggest we might be looking at a prototype for the FXX K’s Evolution Package upgrade. It’s hard to gauge, but it appears the front spoiler has been revised. The rear diffuser also looks different and is sporting some extended sections. Other changes include the new vents below the taillights, and the spot on the rear where the Ferrari logo would...
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Japanese electric supercar you've never heard of promises 0-60 in under 2 secondsOnce a week it seems another new electric car company announces plans to introduce its own interpretation of a zero-emission future. Some of them even promise incredible, world-beating performance. Aspark, a Japanese firm involved in everything from medical devices to robotics, promises both...
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5 things you need to know about the Mercedes-AMG Project OneThe closest thing to a homologation special we're likely to see out of Formula 1, the Mercedes-AMG Project One is one very special car. On the sidelines of the Frankfurt motor show, we sat down with AMG's Rene Wollman. His business card calls him the Project One's "Project Leader," but he's much...
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Jay Leno welcomes the "holy grail of sports cars," the Ferrari EnzoJay Leno once again welcomes noted Ferrari collector David Lee into his garage. This time Lee has brought along his 2003 Ferrari Enzo, which leaves both men pining for the world of high-horsepower naturally aspirated engines. A 6.0-liter V-12 engine will do that to you, especially when it can...
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Someone paid $2.25M for a Ferrari LaFerrari prototype that can't be driven legallyThe Ferrari LaFerrari consistently commands big bucks no matter when one rolls across the auction block, but this example is slightly different. That's because it's one of Ferrari's prototype LaFerraris and can't be registered or legally driven at all. That didn't keep bidders away from dishing out...
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Audi R8 V10 RWS goes rear-drive for driving puristsAudi is known for few things. Unique style and German luxury are two of them, and a close third is all-wheel drive, which the marque brands as quattro. Sitting at the top of the lineup, and making excellent use of quattro to help it claw its way around a track or up a steep Beverly Hills driveway...
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It’s the car everyone’s been dying to see, and now it's finally here. Behold the Mercedes-AMG Project One, a road car equipped with the championship-winning powertrain of the current-era Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula 1 racecars. Unveiled Monday ahead of a world debut during Tuesday's opening day of the 2017 Frankfurt auto show, the Project One is officially a concept but hints strongly at the world-beating hypercar AMG will unleash in 2018. This isn’t a car fitted with an F1-derived powertrain like the 1990s-era Ferrari F50. No, no. The Project One’s powertrain is...
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The McLaren F1 was almost all Formula 1 technologyIt's hard to believe it's been a quarter of a century since the McLaren F1 took the world by storm. The now-legendary F1 has been heralded by car enthusiasts of multiple generations thanks to its world-record setting top-speed run and cutting-edge technology. Mind you, this car was built long...
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Ferrari LaFerrari Aperta built for charity fetches $10MFerrari has decided to build one more LaFerrari Aperta than planned, though this isn't just a money grab. Quite the opposite actually. The special 210th example, likely to be the last LaFerrari ever made, is to be built to help raise funds for charity, in this case the Save the Children...
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Ferrari may have built a 458 Italia with a LaFerrari V-12When the Ferrari 458 Italia debuted, it sung a sweet song via its 4.5-liter V-8 engine. However, it appears the iconic Italian sports car maker fitted one 458 Italia with a 6.3-liter V-12 engine. Not just any V-12 engine, but the LaFerrari's V-12 engine. We know the car is real thanks to a Ferrari...
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2017 Dodge Viper ACR sets 7:01.3 ‘Ring time before attempt ended by tire failureWhat a way to go out. The Dodge Viper, which bowed out of production last month, this time for good, has clocked the fastest time for a rear-wheel-drive production car at the Nürburgring. On September 1, German racing driver Lance Arnold drove a 2017 Dodge Viper ACR, an uber-rare Viper GTS-R...
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2017 Lamborghini Aventador S first drive review: the wrong car for a traffic jamAnyone who has been to Monterey Car Week in general and The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, specifically, know that the whole affair creates a special kind of congestion caused by automotive exotica of all sorts. You might see a string of Rolls-Royces, or vintage Ferraris, or Koenigseggs, or VW...
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In 2012, Italian sports car brand Automobili Turismo e Sport was revived after a 50-year hiatus by a man named Daniele Maritan. The company initially dabbled in lightweight track cars as well as a retro speedster, but the long-term goal was always to build a successor to the Ferrari-rivaling 2500 GT of the 1960s, the “2500” signifying the car’s 2.5-liter, mid-mounted V-8. ATS has teased us in recent years with computer-generated drawings of its modern GT, but now the company has finally unveiled the real thing. The modern ATS GT made its world debut on August 31 at the 2017...
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The story of Kris Singh's Pagani Huayra BCAmerican supercar collector Kris Singh isn't coy about his love affair with exotic automobiles. His collection notably includes a Lamborghini Veneno and a Koenigsegg Agera RS. His most recent purchase is a real rarity, however: a Pagani Huayra BC. The car honors the late Benny Caiola, Pagani's...
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Mazzanti has been testing an Evantra Millecavalli prototypeItaly's most powerful road car has finally hit the road. Mazzanti announced it has spent the summer months testing the 1,000-horsepower Evantra Millecavalli on the winding roads of Tuscany with founder Luca Mazzanti himself behind the wheel. Mazzanti has tapped one of its first buyers of the...
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With production over, take a look back at the Dodge Viper’s highs and lowsFiat Chrysler Automobiles this month built its final Dodge Viper, and despite the ramblings of CEO Sergio Marchionne about a possible successor, it looks like the 2017 model year will be the nameplate’s last. The final car was a red GTS, which FCA plans to keep in its heritage collection...
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Want to buy an engineless Ferrari 812 Superfast?Plenty of incredible machines will cross the auction block at RM Sotheby's special Ferrari-only auction event next month, though this is an outlier. It's not an actual Ferrari 812 Superfast, but a 1:12 scale model of one, and it too will seek a buyer. Obviously, since it's a model, it doesn't...
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Audi Sport boss interested in hypercar but focusing on SUVs, electric cars firstFormer Lamborghini boss Stephan Winkelmann has been busy since taking up the reins at Audi Sport a year ago. Primarily, he’s been focused on expanding the line-up to provide Audi Sport with a better footing to take on more prominent rivals BMW M and Mercedes-AMG. Given the direction the...
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