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Following in the footsteps of its previous Pur Sang model, Bugatti unveiled a new ‘special edition’ version of the Veyron at last month’s Geneva Motor Show that it developed with French luxury label Hermès. The relationship between both companies stretches back nearly 80 years, with Hermès originally designing custom interiors for many of Ettore Bugatti’s creations during the 1920s. Click ahead to watch a report from the WSJ on the new Fbg par Hermès model or check out our previous story by clicking here. Bugatti Veyron Fbg par HermèsBugatti Veyron Fbg par Hermès
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Video: New Exhaust Hints At V-8 PaganiOne of the best aspects of Pagani’s Zonda supercar is its AMG-sourced 7.3-liter V-12 powerplant, but with production of the current car expected to end within the next 12 months officials are now looking towards its successor. Previous reports claim the new model, codenamed C9, will sport a...
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Blast From The Past: Jaguar XJ220It’s hard to imagine but not that long ago Jaguar laid claim to building the world’s fastest production car with its XJ220 supercar, which during the early 1990s was speed king until it was knocked off its throne by the McLaren F1. The car featured a turbocharged mid-mounted V6...
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Video: BMW's ConnectedDrive in actionChrysler may end up being the first to market with an in-car internet solution, but BMW's ConnectedDrive, announced in advance of this year's Geneva Motor Show, is the first to bring us video of the system in action. An interesting point covered in the videos is that the internet service is routed...
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Video: Alfa 159 GTA Spied At The 'RingAlfa’s 159 GTA sedan has been caught by a spy photographers testing near Germany’s Nurburgring circuit ahead of its sales launch pegged for early next year. Up against established leaders like the BMW M3, Audi RS4 and Mercedes C63 AMG in the performance sedan market, the hotted-up Alfa...
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Video: GM preps performance accessories for CamaroMore clues about the upcoming Camaro have emerged, this time from GM’s Global Accessories Design Manager Larry Sully who gives us a sneak peak at some of the performance accessories planned for the muscle car in this latest clip. High-res spy shots from earlier this week led to fears the...
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Up against the aggressively styled Mitsubishi Evo X and Nissan GT-R, Subaru’s new Impreza WRX STI looks a little timid and ungainly. At least the hot-hatch at least has little to worry about when it comes to the track as this latest clip form Fifth Gear reveals. Follow the jump for the full video or click here to read up on all the details on the 2008 WRX STI. 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STISubaru WRX STI
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Jenson Button Takes The Civic Type R Around The ‘Ring: VideoHonda F1 star Jenson Button takes a Civic Type R around the famed German widow-maker, the Nurburgring, and just to make things a bit more interesting he does it while its raining and answering questions from an interviewer. Even for a man used to the fast pace of F1, the ride around the 'ring is...
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Morgan AeroMax Coupe Enters ProductionJust two years after its debut at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show as a custom model built to order for one of Morgan’s discerning customers, the AeroMax coupe has entered limited production and will be on display at this year's Geneva event. Such was the interest surrounding the original design...
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Video: Behind the wheel of Nissan’s R35 GT-RAs more GT-R super coupes make their way out of Japan, more and more video reviews are starting to crop up. This latest clip comes from UK’s Fifth Gear and has race driver Jason Plato behind the wheel of the GT-R tarmac terror. Nissan R35 GT-RNissan GT-R in depth
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Video: Driving the Audi RS6 super-wagonWhen Audi first revealed that its RS6 über wagon would be packing a supercar-like 580hp from its twin-turbo V10 engine, the first thought that came into our minds was how engineers would be able to get all that power to the ground and still make the car agile and refined just as an Audi should be...
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Blast from the past: 2001 Volkswagen Nardo ConceptVolkswagen surprised many in the automotive field when it rolled out a new supercar concept at the 2001 Tokyo Motor Show. VW, after all, was a brand synonymous with selling budget hatchbacks and frugal runabouts but then at the Tokyo event motoring press were presented with the 600hp W12 Nardo...
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One of the standouts at next month’s Geneva Motor Show will be the new Maserati Chicane Concept. The stunning design isn’t an official concept from the carmaker but is in fact the creation of a group of students from Italy’s famed Istituto Europeo di Design (IED). Maserati is rumored to be developing a new entry-level sports coupe and we wouldn’t be surprised, nor disappointed, if it looked a little something like this. Get a closer look at the concept in the video and then check out our previous story for more details.
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Video: Gemballa Mirage GT vs. Murcielago BF 660 GTTwo of the world’s hottest modified supercars, the Gemballa-tuned Porsche Carrera Mirage GT and Lamborghini Murcielago 660 GT by BF, are pitted against each other in this video from Germany’s DMAX. One of the drivers is Ring Queen Sabine Schmitz so you can bet there will be some...
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Video: Audi R8 versus Porsche’s Carrera 4SJust last week we saw a video of the Audi R8 take on its RS4 sibling, and today we have another clip of the R8, this time up against one of the most formidable AWD challengers, Porsche’s Carrera 4S. The latest comparo is from the guys at Auto Motor and Sport so it’s in German, but the...
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Spy video: 2010 Porsche PanameraPorsche has released full details for its 2010 Panamera sedan, which you can read about by clicking here. Porsche’s four-door Panamera is still more than a year away but officials don’t seem to be worried about concealing the car while in testing. Several Panamera prototypes have been...
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Video: Driving the Aston Martin DBSThis is the episode of Fifth Gear we’ve all been waiting for, the one where Tiff Needle takes the new Aston Martin DBS supercar for a spin. Click here to read our detailed post about the gorgeous Aston from its launch or follow the jump to see the clip.
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Video: Ferrari's 40th anniversary celebrationFerrari has a vivid history that’s littered with a number of famous motorsport titles and stunning supercars. Just last year the Prancing Horse celebrated its 60th anniversary but here’s a look at what the guys from Maranello were up to during their 40th anniversary. After the jump, is...
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The Audi TT shook up the sports car scene when it was first released nearly a decade ago. Since then both the front and all-wheel drive versions have won numerous fans across the globe, prompting Audi to expand the lineup with even more potent models. The latest model to join the TT family is the new TT-S variant, which made its worldwide debut last month at the Detroit Auto Show. The car is only fitted with the base 2.0L engine but as you’ll see in the promo video after the jump it’s no slow-coach. Via: Autoblog.it
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Video: 2009 Porsche 911 GT2Porsche has released a new promotional video for the fastest car in Porsche’s lineup for 2008, the 911 GT2. The video features the Porsche speedster driving in numerous places, but most appealingly at the famous Nürburgring Nordschleife under the trained hands of Porsche test driver...
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Video: Audi RS4 takes on the R8Both the RS4 and R8 have a thumping 420hp and AWD chassis but one’s a fully fledged mid-engined sports car and the other is a family sedan on steroids, so as you’d expect both perform very differently. Only about 0.2 seconds separates the two cars in the sprint to 60mph but as the...
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Video: BMW M3 vs Mercedes C63 AMGThe latest round of the battle between BMW and Mercedes has resulted in the release of the new M3 and C63 AMG cars. Both are very fast and represent great value for true German performance. The Merc may have more power under the hood but BMW’s track expertise and lighter weight puts them on...
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Video: Nissan GT-R, Gallardo Superleggera, Honda NSX-R, 911 Turbo and GT3 take to the trackThe guys at Best Motoring are at it again, and this time they have the all new Nissan GT-R to play with. In their latest clip they pit the Nissan against Lamborghini’s Gallardo Superleggera, Honda’s uprated NSX-R and two different Porsche 911s, the AWD Turbo and club spec GT3. Follow...
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Video: Nissan GT-R club racer caught testingNissan are serious about making the GT-R a global nameplate in motorsport and are currently prepping a production track car for use in club racing. This isn’t the rumoured Spec-V model but a track-only special that may eventually be used for a new GT-R Cup. Some of the unique features seen on...
Alex Kaufmann