Elation Hypercars announces a 1,903-hp, electric gull-winged monster

Another day, another completely bonkers electric hypercar. The Elation Freedom has a truly cringeworthy name, but we’d put up with it for the experience of driving a sweet-looking, 1,903-horsepower, gull-winged beast like this one.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading Elation Hypercars announces a 1,903-hp, electric gull-winged monster

Internet sleuths take down the SSC Tuatara’s 316-mph speed record

SSC Founder and CEO Jerod Shelby has agreed there are issues with his company's production car speed record, and vowed to run it again

America’s Shelby Supercars has more or less abandoned its world’s fastest car claim after eagle-eyed YouTubers pointed out a number of embarrassing, possibly costly discrepancies in its video of the SSC Tuatara making a claimed 316-mph two-way run.

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F1-grade Bugatti Bolide reaches 311+ mph with shape-shifting air scoop

The most “extreme, uncompromising, fastest and lightest” vehicle concept in Bugatti’s recent history – it’s a description that refuses to be ignored, for anyone vaguely familiar with Bugatti’s past work in putting out some of the world’s most extreme, … Continue reading F1-grade Bugatti Bolide reaches 311+ mph with shape-shifting air scoop

SSC Tuatara sets 316-mph record to become world’s fastest production car

316 mph! The world speed record gets lifted high

Thirteen years after it made a name for itself with its first world speed record, SSC has done it again, absolutely blowing the field away with a new official world speed record. On Saturday, October 10, on a dry, sun-drenched stretch of state highway outside Las Vegas, pro driver Oliver Webb took the wheel of the 1,750-hp SSC Tuatara and pushed it past the elusive 300-mph (483-km/h) barrier … and just kept going. The Tuatara averaged an incredible 316.11 mph (508.73 km/h) on its official two-way run, hitting a mind-blowing 331.15 mph (532.93 km/h) on the return leg and forever cementing its place in automotive history.

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Lotus Evija Hypercar shreds out 2,000 horsepower at Goodwood

Lotus has finally given the Evija hypercar its first public debut, at Goodwood SpeedWeek. The all-electric monster is taking part in the event’s high-octane activities – including the Supercar Run – using electrons instead of fire.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading Lotus Evija Hypercar shreds out 2,000 horsepower at Goodwood

Alieno Arcanum: What’s going on with the 5,221-hp Bulgarian Batmobile?

Everyone’s favorite Bulgarian electric ultracar company Alieno has unveiled the all-singing, all-dancing, all-robotic interior of its fantastical Arcanum – which, you’ll remember, makes up to 5,221 horsepower and 8,880 Nm (6,550 lb-ft) of torque.Contin… Continue reading Alieno Arcanum: What’s going on with the 5,221-hp Bulgarian Batmobile?

Alieno Arcanum: What’s going on with the 5,221-hp Bulgarian Batmobile?

Everyone’s favorite Bulgarian electric ultracar company Alieno has unveiled the all-singing, all-dancing, all-robotic interior of its fantastical Arcanum – which, you’ll remember, makes up to 5,221 horsepower and 8,880 Nm (6,550 lb-ft) of torque.Contin… Continue reading Alieno Arcanum: What’s going on with the 5,221-hp Bulgarian Batmobile?

Peugeot will return to Le Mans with a new hypercar in 2022

Peugeot pulled out of Le Mans endurance racing after the 2011 season, despite having a pretty tasty hybrid race car ready to roll in the 908 Hybrid 4. Financial difficulties on the back of a bad year of street car sales put a bullet in the race program… Continue reading Peugeot will return to Le Mans with a new hypercar in 2022

Delage returns with a 1,100-horsepower, $2.3-million tandem hypercar

A historic French brand is set to return with one of the most extreme hypercar designs ever. The new holders of the Delage brand are squarely focused on the Nurburgring lap record with the monstrous D12 and its 7.6-liter, naturally aspirated V12.Contin… Continue reading Delage returns with a 1,100-horsepower, $2.3-million tandem hypercar