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An axiom of supercars appears to be that the more wonderful and rare it is, the more likely it'll be crashed. The wonderful Pagani Zonda F is certainly rare — just 25 built — and now one's been crashed in Hong Kong. For the second time. And our tipster thinks it might belong to an exec at fashion house Dolce & Gabbana. UPDATE! More »
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Henry Ford created a monster. More »
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The combination of a fast car and the unlimited speed limits of the German autobahn are surely a slice of gearhead heaven if ever there were one. Luckily for those of us on the wrong continent and lacking the right car for the job someone who didn't face either of these obstacles recorded these two videos of a few high speed runs on the autobahn. More »
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Everyone knows there is nothing slow about the Ferrari 458 Italia. Of course, that doesn't mean the completely insane 2932 pound 1115 horsepower Koenigsegg Agera R doesn't have the power to make the 458 look a lot slower than it actually is. More »
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Some people think all supercars, from Agera to Zonda, are the same: fast, expensive, and pretty much any eight-year-old could doodle one. They're wrong. Here's the aural proof — a 22-car supercar startup compilation. More »
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When a 23 year old introduces an electric super car to the world with a claimed 1,088 hp, 2,802 lb-ft of torque and a top speed of 189 MPH, people are going to listen—very suspiciously. That is exactly what Croatian designer Mate Rimac did at the Frankfurt Auto Show when he introduced the "Concept One". More »
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These exclusive first photos and video of the $1.8 million Danish supercar, the Zenvo ST1, taken by a Jalopnik reader in Los Angeles, show that yes, it's actually a real car. Probably. We think. More »
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Tiny, boring Luxemburg is not the first thing that comes to mind for spotting supercars. That’s until you consider its economics and location: a rich tax haven less than an hour from the Nürburgring. Now we’re talking. More »
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The rollout of the McLaren MP4-12C hasn't been trouble-free, but at least their owners have avoided immediately piling them into trees and other vehicles upon delivery. This photo shows, again, that McLaren might be able to handle that service for its customers all on its own. More »
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The golden age of supercars were heady days in the West, where there were actual people who could comprehend and buy them. But what was it like to look at the Ferrari 512 and the Lamborghini Countach in a world of planned economies and Trabant futures? An ongoing project explores the automotive dreams of Communist Hungary. More »
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How do you build the world's most expensive car hauler? You do what Paris police did this week: Take a regular car hauler and fill it with 11 of the world's rarest supercars seized from the son of a notorious African dictator. More »
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Watching the speedometer is probably the last thing you are thinking about when you are piloting a 1200 horsepower Hennessey GT well into triple digit MPH. For car nerds like myself, it's hard to watch a speedometer climb in this manner without getting a little bit giddy even when you aren't behind the wheel of one of these ZR1 powered beasts. More »
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On a conscious level, the Mercedes–Benz SLS AMG is a cynical marketing ploy designed to milk the memory of Mercedes’s 1950s motorsport achievements. But listen to one at full throttle in a tunnel and all is forgiven. The SLS AMG makes the most viscerally wonderful supercar noise since Ferrari invented Ferraris. More »
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Eleven super cars simultaneously drag racing each other down a quarter-mile of empty airstrip sounds less like reality and more like the product of a car guy's fever dream. But one auto buff book did just that. Here's the epic video. More »
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Those 13 Vancouver youths who were caught speeding in $2 million worth of supercars last week won't face criminal charges — but the mounties will still move to seize five of their cars, even though they lack evidence for tougher punishments. More »
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The inhabitants of the British Isles have been herding for millennia, yet the Brit organizers of this summer's Wilton House event needed a little help to organize the 150 supercars attending the gathering into a proper group. Where's a good sheepdog when you need one? More »
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You know it can't be true. Your brain tells you that selling a 2009 Nissan GT-R for $25,500 anywhere outside a salvage yard should raise multiple questions. But you call the number anyway. And that's where things get weird. More »
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For those who believe Bugatti creates expensive pieces of furniture masquerading as super cars, this will only add to their fire: The Bugatti L'Or Blanc, a partnership with a Berlin porcelain maker to create the world's most delicate Veyron. More »
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Self-made Singapore billionaire Peter Lim likes the McLaren MP4-12C so much, he's bought a piece of the company. Details of the price and size of Lim's stake weren't released by privately held McLaren, but let's just say if you have to ask, you can't afford it. More »
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The Pagani Huayra, the insanity-squared Italian supercar with a catfish front-end, a 700-hp twin-turbo V12 engine, and an unpronounceable name has now joined a distinguished group: Cars blocked by the United States government from being sold on these shores. The reason? Air bags for kids. More »
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The mysterious cache of exotic cars collected by the Sultan of Brunei has been hidden from public view for many years — until this week, when 21 popped up for sale for as much as $2 million. The worst news? The sultan never drove most of them. More »
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Monaco's million-dollar fender bender may have gotten all the attention, but supercars suffer injuries all the time. This kiss from a New York taxi on a Maybach 62 doesn't look serious — until you hear the $24,000 repair estimate. More »
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Even nearly seven years after its introduction, the multimillion-dollar Bugatti Veyron is still the pinnacle of automotive engineering — enough so that seeing one of the fewer than 300 built taken to a California coin-operated car wash nearly sparked an intervention. More »
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Owning a Pagani Zonda may be a pain when it comes to paying insurance or removing caked road salt from its intricate carbon fiber nooks, but it has its upsides, like doing 200 mph with the grace of a gazelle on drugs. That, and getting invited to Pagani owners’ events to hitch a ride at insane speeds in the new Huayra on the twisty public roads of Sardinia with Horacio Pagani, who’s totally cool in a polo shirt and shorts. More »
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Trust your doctor when it comes to caring for your vintage supercar. This 1970 Miura S is owned by the Zürich-based gentleman racer and OB/GYN man Konstantin Ioannidis, and he does what few owners of very expensive vintage cars do. He takes his Miura out on the open road for regular drives. More »
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Here, the only way to legally reach speeds above 100 mph involves talking your way onto a track. In Europe, triple-digit speeds are just a public Autobahn ride away — like this Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 topping 199 mph. More »
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Buying the Lexus LFA means eschewing speed records, famous lap times, and revered genealogy. All at cost somewhere near $500K. It means either having great taste or awful taste. Buying a brown one puts you firmly in the former category. More »
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Given that McLaren tuned the MP4-12C on the damp tarmac of Top Gear's Dunsfold track, its not surprising it would perform well under the New Stig's guidance. But the MP4-12C's official time was so outstanding McLaren staff celebrated the moment today in frosting. More »
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The Covini six-wheel supercar follows the model of other Italian supercars (big V8, sleek body, custom style) with one key difference captivating car and gadget geeks alike: it's got six wheels. And I'm the first person to drive it. More »
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What's that sound? American firepower once again rocketing across an English airfield as the latest Hennessey Venom GT prepares for its Goodwood Hill Climb debut. Why is John Heinricy smiling? Because space car. More »
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Apparently, this video of a video shows a Lexus LFA kind of easing its way around the Nürburgring in 7:22 ahead of the ADAC 24-hour race this past weekend. That's just over a tenth of a second slower than a Corvette Z06. Not bad for a warmup lap. More »
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The last of the 300 regular Bugatti Veyron 16.4's fresh from its factory in the French countryside has been spoken for and will be delivered next year. And you thought you would be rich enough by now. More »
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The Hennessey Venom GT's returning home to its summer home in England, this time with the fourth production version in bright yellow set for its track debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Behold, the "B-Killer." Update! More »
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These four supercars in close quarters are a little bit car porn and a little bit picture challenge. Can you identify all four without finding the original picture? More »
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This is not a cutaway illustration. It’s the Marzal, the most important Lamborghini that never was. The love child of 50 square feet of glass and half a Miura engine, it was the epitome of Lamborghini’s pre-supercar design philosophy. Last month, the only one made was sold for $2.1 million. More »
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The Zenvo ST-1 costs a ridiculous $1.8 million, but sexy 1,104-hp Danish supercars are rarely value propositions. Thus the Danes are sweetening the pot for us Americans with the special ST-1 50S, which comes with a $49K Aspen watch. Just what we always wanted. More »
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The streets of New Delhi, India, have more than their share of traffic from vehicles of all kinds. New to the list: more than 40 Porsches, Aston Martins and other luxury cars abandoned by owners worried about tax evasion charges. More »
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If one likes supercars, a first visit to Modena is loaded with subtle anticipation. There is surely a Ferrari parked on every medieval corner! The truth is stranger, more subtle, and rather more obscure. It is a Bugatti that looks nothing like a Bugatti. More »
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