Collaborate Disseminate
Ferrari has introduced a new version of its V12 supercar based on the 812 Superfast, which simultaneously sheds a little weight and beefs up output to a maximum 610 kW while revving to a formidable, though not quite Murray T.50 level, 9,500 rpm.Continu… Continue reading Ferrari 812 Competizione V12 supercar screams its way to 9,500rpm
Nissan has unveiled a new iteration of the GT-R NISMO supercar, the flagship sports car in the automaker’s lineup. The special edition version of the GT-R will launch in Japan in October – although a collectible toy version will be available sooner.Con… Continue reading Godzilla rises again as Nissan unwraps new GT-R NISMO
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.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: World Records, SSC, Supercar, Hypercar, World’s Fastest
Continue reading SSC Tuatara sets 316-mph record to become world’s fastest production car
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
“Weight is the enemy, air resistance the obstacle.” Not novel ideas to anyone who’s spent time around fast vehicles, but the all-new Aero 3 from Touring Superleggera was developed with a brief featuring that simple phrase quadruple-sized and bolded at … Continue reading Touring Superleggera fires the shark-like Aero 3 onto road and track
The 700-horsepower Porsche 911 GT2 RS is already pretty darn fast — over three times faster than the average regular-person car on the road today. For the sports car enthusiast, there’s likely no ceiling on the need for speed and performance. And so, Porsche was able to wrangle another thirty …read more
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Lego cars have moved light years ahead of the barely rollable box-mobiles we used to cobble together as kids – those misfits with a plank for a seat, only one tire and a steering wheel borrowed from the naval ship kit. Nowadays we’re talking 1:1 drivab… Continue reading Lamborghini Sián shrink-rayed down to Lego Technic size
Having made its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed back in 2018, the very first production version of the Nissan GT-R 50 has arrived. With only 50 of the supercars to be hand-built and a million-dollar price tag to go with them, the Japanese autom… Continue reading Nissan reveals production version of its million-dollar GT-R 50
It seems that stick shift has become a sticking point, at least for American car buyers. Throughout 2019, less than 2% of all the cars sold in the US had a manual transmission. This sad picture includes everything from cute two-seater commuters to — surprisingly enough — multi-million dollar super …read more
Karma continues to preview its future. After showing its long-range GTE sedan last week and self-driving electric van platform two weeks ago, it’s moved on to showcasing the 1,100-hp four-motor all-electric configuration of future hypercars. The new Hi… Continue reading Karma shows the 1,100-hp platform to underpin sub-2-second hypercar