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Farbio GTS400
The GTS400: A Faster Farbio
It must be time for another recession, because just like in the late 1980s the market is again awash with supercars. Like the Farbio GTS400. It's a lot like the regular Farbio GTS, but with a 400 after its name and an extra 148 HP (410 in total now, to be precise) thanks to a new induction and exhaust system and a big ol’ supercharger. But high power and low weight (just 2,300 lbs) aren’t the only story here. Farbio's built the GTS to be a Gentleman’s high-speed tourer, something that’s equally capable lapping a sunny foreign racetrack as it is ferrying a pretty young thing to cocktails.
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9ff GT9-R: 1120 HP Veyron-Killer Looks To Become World's Fastest Production Car
Yes friends, this is the first image of 9ff's new GT9-R, the sequel to the 9ff GT9. The non-R version hit a top speed of 254.1 MPH from the 910 HP mill under the hood. The new R? We're told the power figure's a whoppingly insane 1120 HP. We don't know what more to expect from the newest attempt from 9ff to build a Veyron-killer, but we do know it's got a real shot at the title of world's fastest production car. We're anxious to see what the future holds for this super-duper-charged Porsche 911. Click here for a high-resolution copy of the above shot. [GT Spirit]
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Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M
Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M Unveiled Live At Mugello With Stickers, 16 GB Ferrari iPod Touch
We’re not sure why you’d need a track-capable Ferrari F430 Scuderia in drop-top form, but apparently Ferrari has a business case for it, revealing the Scuderia Spider 16M at the Mugello circuit in Italy. The new vert comes with a special 16 GB iPod Touch in a dock right on the center of the dash (you can sort of see it in this press shot). Doesn't that just add weight? Whatever. Aside from the obvious lack of a roof, the only differences that visually set the coupe and spider versions apart are the unique side-badging and a new center stripe package. If you're wondering what 16M stands for — it's “16th Manufacturers”; as in the 16th F1 Constructors title Ferrari won in 2008. Check out the gallery below for the first live images from the event and the pretty press shots below that. Then hit the jump for the full press release straight from the Italian.
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Down A Thousand Feet Or So
Land Of The Lost... Super Cars!
The popular mid '70s TV show, Land of the Lost, featured a place in which time forgot — where dinosaurs, Pakuni cavemen and reptile/lizard Sleestaks roamed. We watched the re-runs of this series when we were kids and were absolutely amazed. Flash forward to today. We don't have the slightest clue where all of these photos of lost, rotting and rusted super cars are from but we do know they're all exotica of some form or another (they may or may not all be from the Netherlands). You've got yer Ferraris, Lamborghini, Porsche and even a DeLorean — and they're all shots we've never seen. Frankly, its like our very own Land Of The Lost Super Cars — and it makes us really sad. Take a peek through the full gallery below and share in our sadness. Hit the jump to see the rest.
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7:00 PM on Mon Oct 27 2008
By The Auto Insider
28,684 views, 145 commentsMost discussed Number_Six: Anyone else willing to call "fake' on the Renault Alpine? more »
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Gumpert Apollo
Gumpert Apollo, Top Gear's Top Car, Officially Coming To America!
According to the good folks at Streetfire.net, the Gumpert Apollo, the fastest super car around the Top Gear test track, is officially coming to America — and not just as a Euro-plated import. The German company announced this weekend a partnership with the Arizona-based tuning shop Evolution MotorSports to have them handle US-market final assembly of ten cars per year, along with performance validation of what's essentially a kit car (winks and nudges all around, as the customized Audi V8 engine and the rest of the drivetrain is installed when it gets here). They'll then be shipped off to the exclusive US dealer, European Touch in sunny Los Angeles. In addition to Streetfire's exclusive video of the unveil of the first Apollo, straight from docks, we've got an iPhone photo gallery below of said Apollo from when it entered the Evolution MotorSports shop. We'll have more on the story later — including an exclusive chat with Marc Fritzsche, Gumpert's production manager. In the meantime, hit the jump for the press release.
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9:30 AM on Tue Sep 9 2008
By Ray Wert
2,118 views, 23 commentsMost discussed LTDScott changed his name!: I've already seen the one Gumpert in the US twice. Once in Irvine at Cars and Coffee, and once at more »
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novelties
268 MPH Mercedes Lotec C1000 Found Hiding In North Carolina Dealership
You may have never heard of the Lotec C1000 before, because although other super cars may get a small production run, the C1000 was a one-of-a-kind. Power in this mid-90's beast came from a 5.6-liter Mercedes V8 that was force-fed by twin turbochargers, resulting in about 1000 HP and 723 lb-ft of torque. Thanks to carbon fiber and aerospace whatnot, the whole car only weighs about 2380 lbs. Wrap everything together and tie it up with the 5-speed manual transmission, and you could get from 0-60 in 3.2-seconds and 0-125 in 8.1 seconds. Those specs are amazing for a car made in 1995, but they better be, because the C1000 was commissioned by a UAE business baron of black gold who shilled out about $3.4M to get himself the fastest car in the world. How fast? 268 MPH. If that's true, the Lotec is faster than even the mighty Bugatti Veyron. So what is a beast like this doing in North Carolina?
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