Autocar wasn’t the only one who brought the Ferrari 458 Italia out for a test run recently. This time, it was Chris Harris and EVO Magazine doing their best lap times on board the fastest ‘Prancing Horse’ to ever come out of Maranello in recent times.
In the video, Harris runs through a couple of laps on board the 458 Italia while working on two different set-ups: all systems mode and the simpler – and possibly more difficult – race mode. It’s a pretty attention-catching video, especially after Harris seems to have a more difficult time navigating the 458 Italia around the track when the chores of shifting gears are tasked on him.
If you’re a speed freak that has dreams of sitting behind the wheel of a car that has Veyron-like speeds but don’t have the moolah to spend for one, we now have a much cheaper alternative that has roughly the same power of the Veyron at a little over one-eighth the price.
The folks from Ariel, creators of the ultra-fast Atom, have released the price tag for the V8 production-ready Atom. As it stands, each car goes for around €134,000. With the power coming from a V8 engine based on two Hayabusa motorbike engines, the Ariel Atom is the literal and figurative definition of a rocket on wheels.
The production version of the Atom V8 can accelerate from 0-100 km/h in just under 2.5 seconds, numbers that equal that of the more obscenely expensive Bugatti Veyron. For around €134,000, it’s a relatively cheap bargain for a car that’s not only obscenely fast, but extremely rare as well – only 25 units have been made with 19 already been sold.
So if you’re the lucky six that can pluck away the remaining Ariel Atoms, consider yourself lucky beyond measure.
Earlier reports that said the McLaren MP4-12C’s US launch would be delayed has been refuted by McLaren.
According to the said reports, the UK-based supercar maker was having a difficult time establishing a dealership network in the US out of concerns that the six-digit MP4-12C would not go over well across the Atlantic because American customers are holding off on splurging for a car with such an exorbitant price tag.
But according to McLaren, there has been significant progress made from the
company’s search for a dealership network and that the car’s pending release in the US is still on schedule.
“All is on-track,” a McLaren spokesman said. “Retailers are very keen and the customer list is strong.”
McLaren also dismissed reports that the company pulled out of the LA Auto Show out of fears that it would’ve been a fruitless endeavour. “We never even signed up to the show in the first place,’ said the spokesperson.
When you’re running down the list of the most expensive cars in the world, chances are you’d have a Rolls Royce in there and maybe a couple of Bugatti Veyrons too. But would you, under any circumstances, write down a Tramontana as one of your top 5?
If you said no, then you’re not alone. And if you didn’t put a Tramontana in there, then you’d be wrong, too.
€2 million. That’s what this custom-made, one-off Spanish Tramontana supercar costs, making it the fourth most expensive car in the world, sharing its spot with an equally rare McLaren F1. The only three cars that are most expensive than this one is the ‘Star of India’ Rolls Royce and a couple of Bugatti Veyrons.
While the car’s performance – it has a twin-turbo V12 engine that can produce as much as 760 horsepower with a 0-100 kmh mark of only 3.6 seconds – more than justifies the enormous price tag, the main reason why it costs so much is because of the precious paint, which was mixed with a number of gems and gold, that was used by Fernando Leal-Audirac – in designing the car.
The effect of mixing paint with gold and gems results in the paint producing an iridescent effect, which makes it change colors when it’s hit by sunlight. Audirac designed the Tramontana in such a way that it takes on the look and feel of a silk fabric.
You rarely come across a car that’s been painted with traces of gold on it so this Tramontana supercar is definitely one for the books. The best part is, if you have €2 million to spare, you can actually buy it and be the envy of all your peers.
Another week-end, another supercar dead! This time a 2008 Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Roadster. The accident happened in Manchester, UK.
It was a brand new Murcielago Lp640 with only 500 miles on the odometer. The driver was going with 130 mph on the highway when he couldn’t brake in time to avoid hitting another car from the rear. The supercar flipped and as you can see it is pretty much completely destroyed!
It seems that the latest fun in Los Angeles is chasing cars with helicopter. A Lamborghini Gallardo and a Gallardo Spyder are being chased on the Pacific Coast highway. Why? Because they were bad guys!
The new Mercedes SLS AMG Gullwing has already received high praises from arguably everybody in all corners of the world. We figured that Mercedes didn’t have to do anything anymore to convince anyone that their new supercar isn’t drool-worthy.
But just to be on the safe side – literally and figuratively – Mercedes recently released a new video of the new SLS AMG undergoing a series of crash test in the company’s safety labs.
In the video, the SLS AMG undergoes a series of metal-crunching crashes, including one head-on collision and another after being dropped on its roof. As you can imagine with a car that has the full support of Mercedes, the SLS AMG managed to pass the crash test with flying colors, even after being subjected to some pretty nasty s----and collisions.
Dana White is known for a lot of things: brash, confident, cocky, and visionary. But as it turns out, one thing he’s not is a good driver.
That dinged up custom Ferrari F430 belongs to the outspoken UFC president after he figured in an accident that resulted in the front right side of his F430 getting all smashed up. Knowing what White is like, he probably began cursing out whoever was responsible for his beloved Ferrari getting all tonked out.
After the SKR, Keating revealed today the first image of the TKR supercar, a model that was claimed to become the fastest production car. Tony Keating announced a top speed of 260 mph.
The Keating TKR is powered by a 7.0 liter engine that delivers a total of 1800 hp.
We can never have enough of supercar rallies. Recently, a gathering of over 100 supercars converged at Wilton House in the UK for a charity supercar show that was attended by over 6,000 people from all walks of life. Among the festivities during the event included a race on a hillclimb course leading up to the gathering at Wilton House.
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