Coverage tagged Supercars.
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Episode four of Top Gear’s seventeenth series features a caravan train challenge, road tests of the Nissan GT-R and Jaguar XKR-S, and Rowan Atkinson as the star guest.
A US-built Bugatti Veyron replica based on a Ford Cougar has been listed for $89,000, offering supercar looks at a fraction of the real Veyron’s price.
Casey Putsch constructed a full-size working replica of the 1989 Batmobile, fitting it with a US Navy turbine engine producing around 365bhp.
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May head to Italy to compare hot hatches, while the new McLaren MP4-12C gets a full road test.
Bruce Wayne will drive a Lamborghini Aventador in The Dark Knight Rises, replacing the Murciélago LP640 from the previous film as the billionaire’s road car.
Car magazine takes the limited-run Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 to the track, putting its 493bhp flat-six and race-derived engineering to the test.
Jackass star Ryan Dunn and passenger Zachary Hartwell died when Dunn’s Porsche 911 GT3 left the road at over 130 mph and caught fire, with police confirming alcohol involvement.
The BBC has released a second trailer for Top Gear Series 17, previewing Aston Martin, McLaren, Ferrari and hot hatch action ahead of the 26 June 2011 premiere.
The seventeenth series of Top Gear will air from Sunday 26 June 2011, with new supercars and hot hatches lined up for the six-episode run.
Industrial designer Timur Bozca’s Bugatti Lucifer concept imagines a successor to the Veyron, pairing aggressive styling with 1001hp and a four-wheel-drive platform.
Ferrari’s F599 GTB Fiorano arrived in 2006 with a 6.0-litre V12, delivering 620hp and setting a new benchmark for front-engined supercars.
The one-off Maybach Exelero, originally built as a high-speed tyre test vehicle, has reportedly been purchased by rapper Birdman for $8 million.
A 20-year-old lost control of a €300,000 Gumpert Apollo near Brokdorf, Germany, destroying the supercar and leaving both occupants with minor injuries.
A Lamborghini Gallardo owner in Qingdao, China, hired workers to destroy his £465,000 supercar with sledgehammers after unresolved maintenance issues and a failed repair.
Juha Kankkunen piloted a Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible to 205.48mph on the frozen Baltic Sea, breaking his own previous world record for speed on ice.
Nissan has launched the 2012 GT-R VVIP Edition in the UAE and wider GCC, offering bespoke interior finishes and 530hp from its revised twin-turbo V6.
Ferrari delivered 6,573 cars in 2010, a 5.4% increase over 2009, driven by strong growth in China, a rebound in the US and continued demand for new models.
Lexus revealed the LFA Nürburgring Edition ahead of its 2011 Geneva debut, featuring aerodynamic changes, more power and a stiffer chassis for sharper circuit performance.
British supercar dealer Amari Design has launched the Gallardo Invidia edition, featuring a carbon fibre bodykit, bespoke interior and an uprated 740bhp V10.
A low-mileage Ferrari 458 Italia suffered severe front-end damage after a collision with a Ford F-150 pickup in Brandon, Florida, with no serious injuries reported.
Lingenfelter Performance Engineering offers a factory-backed package to take the Cadillac CTS-V’s supercharged V8 from 556hp to over 700hp, including a two-year warranty.
Spanish magazine leak reveals the Pagani Huayra’s design for the first time, showing gullwing doors and aerodynamic details ahead of the hypercar’s official unveiling.
Ferrari has unveiled the FF, its first production car with four-wheel drive and a 660hp V12, ahead of the model’s debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show.
A car builder in Poland has transformed a Porsche Boxster into a Bugatti Veyron replica using hand-shaped fibreglass panels for his own personal project.