Supercars

  • Bugatti Chiron

    Bugatti has sold off half of all build slots for its Chiron—even before allowing any test drives. With a total run of 500 cars planned, including all special editions, it means there are now 250 build slots remaining. Anyone yet to order a Chiron will have to face a long wait as Bugatti is building cars at a rate of roughly 70 per year. However, the strong demand has got the automaker considering increasing the number it builds each year. The first three Chirons will be delivered this week. The fourth car, shown here, will be presented to its owner, a Swiss resident, tomorrow at the...

  • Zenvo TS1 GT
    Zenvo reveals TS1 GT ahead of Geneva show, says surprise is coming

    Zenvo has revealed its new TS1 GT supercar ahead of the formal debut next week at the 2017 Geneva auto show. The car was shown as a prototype at last year’s show and has since undergone a grueling test program to get it ready for production. The version headed to Geneva is a special 10th...

  • Bugatti Chiron
    Bugatti Chiron starts delivery

    A year on from its reveal at the 2016 Geneva auto show, the first examples of the Bugatti Chiron are ready for delivery to their eagerly awaiting owners. Three customer cars finished their final inspection process this week and will soon be headed to their respective owners in Europe and the Middle...

  • Nio EP9
    Nio EP9 hits 160 mph while lapping COTA in self-driving mode

    Last November, Chinese electric car startup NextEV launched the new brand Nio whose first product is to be a 1,360-horsepower supercar called the EP9. The EP9 isn’t ready for sale just yet because the company is still out testing the sole prototype version. The prototype is being run at top...

  • Teaser for Spyker C8 Preliator Spyder debuting at 2017 Geneva auto show
    Spyker C8 Preliator Spyder to debut at 2017 Geneva auto show

    Dutch sports car brand Spyker will use next week’s 2017 Geneva auto show to unveil the convertible version of its C8 Preliator. The convertible will be known as the C8 Preliator Spyder, and judging from a teaser shot released overnight the car will feature a folding soft-top roof. The...

  • 2016 BAC Mono fitted with rear wheel arches made from graphene
    BAC plans 2-seat, enclosed cockpit hypercar

    BAC, the maker of the single-seat Mono track car, has dropped hints on some of its future plans. In an interview with Wilton Classic & Supercar, brothers Ian and Neill Briggs, the brains behind BAC, said the company was looking at entering the hypercar arena with a new model within the next...

  • Lamborghini Huracán Performante at the Nürburgring

    Meet the new king of the ‘Ring: the Lamborghini Huracán Performante. The hardcore Huracán on October 5, 2016 was driven around the punishing 12.8-mile Nürburgring Nordschleife in a time of only 6:52.01—destroying the previous record for a production car, the 6:57 set by the Porsche 918 Spyder in 2013. The man responsible for the epic run, featured here in all its glory, was Lamborghini test driver Marco Mapelli. He’s the same driver who took an Aventador SuperVeloce around the 'Ring in 6:59.73 back in 2015. What’s most impressive is that the...

  • McLaren 720S leaked ahead of 2017 Geneva auto show debut
    McLaren 720S leaked, again

    More photos of McLaren’s new supercar to replace the 650S in the Super Series range have surfaced ahead of next week’s debut at the 2017 Geneva auto show. The latest shots were initially published in a Bloomberg article but have since been removed. An earlier photo was published by...

  • Teaser for new McLaren Super Series model debuting at 2017 Geneva auto show
    McLaren’s new dash features an instrument cluster that folds away

    It’s impressive to see how much McLaren lifts the bar with each of its new models. Take for example the 650S replacement that's debuting next week at the 2017 Geneva auto show and is expected to go by the name 720S. The car, in some respects, will offer performance almost on par with the P1...

  • Teaser for Fittipaldi EF7 Vision Gran Turismo by Pininfarina debuting at 2017 Geneva auto show
    New supercar to be first of a series of models from Fittipaldi Motors

    In early February we learned that Brazilian racing driver Emerson Fittipaldi was developing a new supercar with Italian design and German engineering, courtesy of Pininfarina and HWA, respectively. Fittipaldi has since revealed that the new car, called the Fittipaldi EF7 Vision Gran Turismo by...

  • Mike Tyson-owned Ferrari F50 for sale
    Ferrari F50 once owned by Mike Tyson up for sale

    You want to add a rare machine to your collection? There are plenty of low-run cars on the market right now so you have plenty from which to choose. Maybe you're also a boxing fan? If that's the case, have we found the car for you. This is a 1995 Ferrari F50, and it was purchased new by none other...

  • Engineering Explained talks about McLaren suspension and its lack of sway bar
    McLaren has no need for your antiquated sway bars

    McLaren is a company that loves pushing the technological envelope. Be it the company's road cars or its racing machines, there is plenty of fascinating bits to be explored under the skin. One area that's proven to be rather interesting is in regards to the suspension employed on a number of modern...

  • Ferrari LaFerrari design study on display at Galleria Ferrari, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi

    Patent drawings for a mystery Ferrari model were discovered a week ago in the European Union Intellectual Property Office. The drawings were submitted by Ferrari last August and depict a car penned by Ferrari design boss Flavio Manzoni and clearly based on the LaFerrari. We’ve since discovered that the car is almost identical to one of the original design studies developed by Manzoni and his team at Centro Stile Ferrari for the LaFerrari. The design study is currently one of the attractions at Ferrari World Abu Dhabi and is located in the theme park’s Galleria Ferrari section. We...

  • Teaser for Techrules GT96 debuting at 2017 Geneva auto show
    Prototype for Techrules GT96 electric supercar surfaces

    Chinese startup Techrules is bringing an extended-range electric supercar to next week’s 2017 Geneva auto show, and we’ve got photos of a prototype. The prototype is being tested at Italy’s Monza circuit by professional racer Manuel Lauck and reveals the flip-up door mechanism...

  • Aston Martin One-77 for sale
    Aston Martin One-77 comes up for sale, and it isn't cheap

    Between 2009 and 2012, Aston Martin produced the One-77, a very low volume super machine that cost well north of $1 million. An amazing blend of carbon fiber, aluminum, and massive power, just 77 examples were produced, and all were snatched up quickly--as expected. Now one of those 77 cars is for...

  • LaFerrari supercar
    Report: Ferrari has device to roll back odometers to 0

    A lawsuit filed by a Ferrari salesman from Palm Beach, Florida, may have aired some of Ferrari's dirty laundry. According to a lawsuit filed in a Southern Florida district court by former salesman Robert "Bud" Root, the ex-employee alleged that New Country Motor Cars of Palm Beach wrongfully...

  • First Lamborghini Centenario delivered to customer in the United Arab Emirates - Image via Autoforum
    Lamborghini delivers first of 40 Centenarios

    The first example of Lamborghini’s latest limited edition supercar, the Aventador-based Centenario, has been delivered to its owner, a collector from the United Arab Emirates. He’s gone with a coupe but Lamborghini has also shown a Centenario Roadster. Photos taken during the delivery...

  • Teaser for new McLaren Super Series model debuting at 2017 Geneva auto show
    McLaren 650S replacement’s stopping power on par with P1 hypercar

    We’re getting closer and closer to the reveal of McLaren’s 650S replacement at next month's 2017 Geneva auto show. The car, tipped to be called a 720S and already revealed in a leaked shot, is the first member of McLaren’s next-generation Super Series family. It’s a true...

  • Ford GT Competition Series

    The Ford GT is a pure supercar, so you figured it was designed to be as light as possible, right? Wrong. Ford has just released information on the Ford GT Competition Series, a limited edition model that cuts weight from the carbon fiber-bodied supercar. Weight-savings measures include a race-inspired Perspex acrylic engine hatch cover with a manual latch and a carbon fiber prop. This reduces weight up high, helping to move the center of gravity lower in this already low car. Its integrated venting gives the car a unique look from the rear. The bulkhead behind the driver is also made from...

  • 2017 Ford GT
    Is Ford cooking up a more hardcore GT Competition Series?

    The new Ford GT is barely here, and already we're hearing whispers that there could be another version in the pipeline. As Autoblog has discovered, there is some interesting wording in the owner's manual for the 647-horsepower supercar. Specifically, there's mention of a rear hatch that's different...

  • Patent drawings for Ferrari LaFerrari-based hypercar - Image via Motor1
    Ferrari files patent drawings for LaFerrari-like hypercar

    Patent drawings for a mystery Ferrari model has showed up in the European Union Intellectual Property Office. The patents were filed by Ferrari last August and clearly depict a model based on the company’s LaFerrari flagship. According to Motor1, which discovered them, the only information...

  • Teaser for Techrules GT96 debuting at 2017 Geneva auto show
    Techrules supercar adopts McLaren F1-style central driving position

    A Chinese company by the name of Techrules will use the 2017 Geneva auto show to introduce an extended-range electric supercar with a three-seat layout and central driving position, à la the McLaren F1. (Note, McLaren is working on its own modern three-seat supercar.) Unique to the Techrules...

  • 2017 Acura NSX production at the Performance Manufacturing Center in Marysville, Ohio
    Acura NSX buyers can watch their car being built

    Potential buyers of the Acura NSX now have another reason to sign on the bottom line. Acura has launched a special program called the NSX Insider Experience that includes a one-on-one tour of key Acura facilities across Ohio, including the Performance Manufacturing Center (PMC) and Anna Engine...

  • Lamborghini Veneno Roadster
    Lamborghini Aventador hit with recall due to fire concerns, Veneno too

    The Lamborghini Aventador is one hot machine. In fact, the car in some circumstances can get a bit too hot—as in fiery—so it's been hit with a recall. It seems there’s the risk of fuel leaking if the tank is filled. Should this leaked fuel come into contact with an ignition...

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