Supercars
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McLaren has been around for more than half a century but when it comes to volume car production we only need look back to 2010, when the British firm's road car business was rebooted under the McLaren Automotive name. In that short time the firm has launched a handful of products and grown to become a proper rival to more established exotic marques such as Aston Martin, Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] and Lamborghini. McLaren is unique in that it groups its models into a three-tier hierarchy starting with the Sports Series at the bottom, the Super Series in the middle and the Ultimate Series at the top...
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2017 Ford GT previewThe spiritual successor to the Ford GT40 of the 1960s, the Ford GT is the second car to wear that badge. The first generation was built in limited numbers in 2005 and 2006. The reborn Ford GT will be even more restricted, with just 250 made each year for perhaps four years. A mid-engine supercar...
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Bel Air home comes with car collection, $250M price tagMost mansions cost millions, but one has to wonder what you get for $250 million. Now, we learned the answer to that question. For that insane amount of money you can acquire a 38,000-square-foot mansion located in Bel Air, California. With 12 bedrooms, 21 bathrooms, three kitchens, six bars, a...
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Pagani to boost power on Huayra Roadster?Could Pagani be planning to boost power on the Huayra when it introduces the new Roadster variant at March’s 2017 Geneva auto show? The automaker’s latest teaser gives us a glimpse of the Huayra Roadster’s twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter V-12, and there are some differences to the...
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Hennessey Venom GT Final Edition marks end of world-beating supercarHennessey Performance Engineering of Sealy, Texas has announced that production of its world-beating Venom GT has come to an end. The last example is a Venom GT coupe marked the Final Edition and clothed in a unique blue finish called Glacier Blue. It’s already been sold at a price of $1.2...
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Lamborghini sells record number of cars in 2016McLaren wasn’t the only supercar marque with record deliveries in 2016. Rival firm Lamborghini has confirmed it delivered 3,457 cars in 2016, which represents a 7 percent increase on the record 3,245 cars it delivered in 2015. It means Lamborghini has experienced a growth in sales for the...
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McLaren’s Super Series family will soon be in the process of renewal, with the 650S earmarked as the first member to be replaced. The replacement has been confirmed for a debut in March at the 2017 Geneva auto show and on Wednesday McLaren released a teaser shot and revealed some new details. The car, rumored to be called a 720S in recognition of a 720-metric horsepower output (710 regular hp), will be the first model to utilize a new carbon fiber monocoque structure dubbed the Monocage II. The new structure promises weight savings as well as improved stiffness and rigidity over the...
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Singapore firm develops Dendrobium electric supercar with a little help from WilliamsA firm out of Singapore has confirmed plans to unveil an electric supercar concept called the Dendrobium at the 2017 Geneva auto show. The firm is Vanda Electrics whose existing products include an electric scooter and a small electric delivery truck. The supercar is a much more ambitious product...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Very special Porsche 959 Sport heads to auction in ParisTo some, the Porsche 959 is one of the most intriguing sports cars of the modern era. It was forbidden fruit on these shores until Bill Gates helped change the laws and brought on the arrival of Show and Display rules. He wasn't the first person to bring a Porsche 959 into this country, though, as...
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Koenigsegg Regera in purple is perfect hypercar homage to PrinceKoenigsegg seems intent on starting up a new series that aims to show how Koenigsegg's own employees would spec the new Regera if given the chance. First up is Steven Wade who is in charge of communications. His Regera vision? A perfect ode to The Prince of Funk that brought us Purple Rain. Wade is...
Jeff Glucker -
Lamborghini: What's new for 2017There's been tremendous change at Lamborghini over the past two years, including confirmation of production of the Urus SUV, the expansion into international motorsport via GTE competition, the replacement of long-serving CEO Stephan Winkelmann and more recently a shakeup in the automaker’s...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Ford GT gauge cluster changes to fit the driving modeThe hype train for the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] GT is once again in high gear. It seems like every enthusiast outlet made sure to get some seat time in the car on display at the 2017 Detroit auto show. Little did they know that Ford would soon be releasing a video detailing how the gauge cluster...
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As we kick off the new year, it's a good time to look ahead at what's to come. Hagerty, the largest insurance provider for vintage cars in the United States, is doing that for the collector market. Hagerty knows its classic cars. The insurance company tracks collector car sales and is host to a large network of classic car owners; they use that information to produce the "Hagerty Price Guide" and evaluate cars using the Hagerty Vehicle Ratings. Hagerty has used all of this information to create its top 10 list of classic cars to buy in 2017. The list includes cars that Hagerty says will be...
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Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 reveal now expected in AugustIt was widely expected to debut at the 2017 Detroit auto show on this week, but a new range-topping version of the C7 Chevrolet Corvette was nowhere to be seen. We’re talking about the camouflaged C7 Corvette that’s been spotted testing on public roads for the past 12 months, a car...
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1,088-horsepower electric Rimac Concept_One goes driftingOh, to be the Earl of Pembroke. For one, you get to tell people to call you Lord. Second, you also happen to be the founder of a the Wilton Classic & Supercar, which is basically an individual Lord's version of Goodwood. Lord Pembroke owns many wonderful automobiles, including a Bugatti Veyron...
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Ford GT V-6 sips more gas than Viper V-10, according to EPAThe 2017 GT, Ford Motor Company's [NYSE:F] revived supercar, is rolling off of the assembly line and is in the process of delivery to some extremely happy owners. As they should be, considering they will soon be taking delivery of a wild-looking beast packing a twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V-6 that...
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This is how you load a McLaren P1 LM into a truckWhen you want to take your machine out to the track, you most likely pop some gear into the passenger seat, back seat, or the truck and set off. You're vehicle is fine running from your home to the racing circuit for some weekend fun. You might tow a non-street-legal machine on a trailer, if you've...
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After record 2015, McLaren doubles sales in 2016McLaren Automotive, the road car division of the McLaren Technology Group, is on a tear. Over the course of 2016, the company managed to double the number of cars it sold in the previous year, with the tally coming in at 3,286 cars. That compares with 1,654 cars in 2015, which was a record year...
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There's a new special Ferrari that's getting ready to set the world abuzz with high-revving fervor. This won't be a V-8 buzz mind you, and it probably won't be the sort of buzz that breathes through a pair of turbochargers. This is the sort of buzz that only twelve cylinders can create, especially when they're packaged in a vehicle that looks to be about the size and shape of the Ferrari 458 or 488 GTB. According to our friends at Motor1, the mystery Ferrari popped up on the automotive radar after some teasing images were posted by an Instagram user that goes by the handle Gregb.23. The...
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McLaren teases Monocage II structure of 650S replacementMcLaren has confirmed the debut of its 650S replacement at the 2017 Geneva auto show and to get us excited has revealed the car's carbon fiber monocoque structure, dubbed the Monocage II. The previous Monocage featured in the P1 hypercar, whereas lesser models from the Super Series and Sports...
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Exotic Rides does its best attempt at a LaFerrari look-alike with W70 supercarNo, you’re not looking at some backyard attempt at a Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] LaFerrari replica. It’s the W70 from Exotic Rides of Orlando, Florida, a mid-engine supercar whose design shares some obvious traits with Ferrari’s flagship and some of the Italian firm’s other models...
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BMW M1 found after 34 years in Italian garageWhat's the best thing to do with a BMW M1 supercar? If your answer is to drive it just under 4,600 miles then let it sit in a garage for 34 years to be used only as a makeshift shelf for miscellaneous junk, then you are just as crazy as the former owner of this now-rescued M1. Between 1978 and...
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Ferrari: What’s new for 2017Ferraris [NYSE:RACE] don’t follow the typical model year cadence so annual updates are few and far between. Nevertheless, we tend to see at least one new or significantly updated model from Ferrari each year. The 2017 model year will see two: the GTC4 Lusso and LaFerrari Aperta. The coming...
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A Lamborghini Reventón is hitting the auction blockWe've told you that a 1990 Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] F40 and 1995 Ferrari F50 will be heading to the auction block soon. If Ferraris aren't your style but you still want a rare Italian, perhaps a Lamborghini Reventón is more your speed. This particular Reventón, which will be sold at the RM...
Joel Feder