Semi-terrifying Rimac Nevera resets benchmarks for electric hypercars

Rimac is leaving behind the “C_Two” pre-production moniker and charging forward with the production-ready Nevera, a next-level electric hypercar that makes us ask, do we really want to go that fast? Rimac’s latest battery-wired endeavor rockets drivers… Continue reading Semi-terrifying Rimac Nevera resets benchmarks for electric hypercars

SSC gives world’s fastest car even more aggression with menacing aero

The SSC Tuatara was the world’s fastest car by a long shot. Then it wasn’t. Then it was again … by a much skinnier margin. Now SSC is taking a break from the screaming straightaways in a bid to prove that the world’s fastest car is more than a runway… Continue reading SSC gives world’s fastest car even more aggression with menacing aero

2,040-horsepower electric hypercar makes some crazy battery promises

Italy’s Automobili Estrema is living up to its name with absurd performance figures for its first product. The Fulminea electric hypercar promises an absurd 2,040 all-wheel-drive horsepower, and 0-200 mph (0-320 km/h) acceleration in less than 10 secon… Continue reading 2,040-horsepower electric hypercar makes some crazy battery promises

The Viritech Apricale: Britain’s own hydrogen-powered hypercar

Suggestively-named UK company Viritech has announced that it’s making an altogether different kind of male enhancement supplement than we’d have expected, in the form of a hydrogen-powered hypercar called the Apricale.Continue ReadingCategory: Automoti… Continue reading The Viritech Apricale: Britain’s own hydrogen-powered hypercar

Tesla drops bombshell Model S upgrades, including the wild Plaid+

Such an innocent looking car; who'd guess it's the fastest-accelerating production car in history?

Tesla has weirdly used a quarterly earnings call to drop blockbuster announcements about its extraordinary Model S, including some bizarre interior upgrades and a monster Plaid+ version that’s the fastest accelerating production car ever.

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SSC Tuatara re-takes world’s fastest car record after raging brouhaha

After all the kerfoofle surrounding its last world record claim, the SSC Tuatara has officially claimed the title of the world's fastest car. But not by much

Shelby Supercars has cemented its claim that the SSC Tuatara is the world’s fastest car – but in a weirdly underwhelming fashion. Its new record of 282.9 mph (455.3 km/h) is nowhere near the previous claim, which was sensationally debunked last year in a storm of internet controversy.

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The production Hennessey Venom F5 is here, and it’s all out of bubblegum

The 1,817-horsepower, US$2.1 million dollar Venom F5 hypercar has been unveiled in production form, along with acceleration figures that would suck the doors off a Koenigsegg Regera and sights firmly set on the recently vacated title of “world’s fastes… Continue reading The production Hennessey Venom F5 is here, and it’s all out of bubblegum

In pictures: Witness the rough-hewn wildness of the Bugatti Bolide

Bugatti has released a photo dump showing its nascent Bolide hypercar getting a little coy with some of its clothes off. Currently #6 on our list of the world’s most powerful cars, the 1,825-hp Bolide prototype is an epically raw rejection of luxury.Co… Continue reading In pictures: Witness the rough-hewn wildness of the Bugatti Bolide

Naran four-seater “hyper-coupé” promises 1,043 hp for the family

Naran Automotive has launched its first car, imaginatively called the Naran. The Naran Naran, if you will. The gentleman behind it, one Mr. Ameerh Naran, hopes to bring a luxury GT3 racecar driving experience to the road, and we hope Naran’s Naran Nara… Continue reading Naran four-seater “hyper-coupé” promises 1,043 hp for the family