Maserati MCXtrema unveiled in Monterey as new racing Trident

Maserati has premiered its new track-focused MCXtrema at Monterey Car Week 2023. Only 62 units of the 730-horsepower (537-kW) beast are being produced. It is the Trident’s most powerful track car to date.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportT… Continue reading Maserati MCXtrema unveiled in Monterey as new racing Trident

Goodwood world premiere for track-focused Hyundai Ioniq 5 N electric

Hyundai has motored into the Goodwood Festival of Speed this week to debut the first electric vehicle to get a N-brand high-performance makeover. The dual-motor Ioniq 5 N is a faster sprinter, comes with a simulated eight-speed transmission and carries… Continue reading Goodwood world premiere for track-focused Hyundai Ioniq 5 N electric

McMurtry’s “extreme, no rules” hypercar sucks its way to market

Designed more to ignore the entire concept of rules than to merely break them, the McMurtry Spéirling is nearing production, a year on since it raised the bar at the Goodwood Hillclimb and a half-year since it absolutely torched world acceleration reco… Continue reading McMurtry’s “extreme, no rules” hypercar sucks its way to market

McLaren Solus GT leaps from videogame fantasy into production reality

You, along with millions of others, may already have driven this supercar in its original, virtual form as part of the Gran Turismo video game series. Now, it’s coming to life in the flesh, as a sold-out limited edition with a screaming V10 engine.Cont… Continue reading McLaren Solus GT leaps from videogame fantasy into production reality

McMurtry Spéirling may be the fastest, loudest electric car ever built

British company McMurtry Automotive has gone to Goodwood to show off its new Spéirling, a miniature electric hypercar with a Gordon Murray-style fan system in the back capable of generating more than 500 kg (1,100 lb) of downforce at a standstill.Conti… Continue reading McMurtry Spéirling may be the fastest, loudest electric car ever built

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

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

Radical sticks a Garrett turbo on its fastest SR-series racecar yet

Britain certainly has a nice little industry going producing super-lightweight racetrack cars. Between Radical, Caterham, BAC, Ariel, Ultima, Zenos and the odd dalliance by Lotus, the UK produces a staggering array of track-only and road/track toys wit… Continue reading Radical sticks a Garrett turbo on its fastest SR-series racecar yet

Gordon Murray announces outrageous race-focused T.50s supercar

Gordon Murray’s T.50, with its record-smashing Cosworth V12 and fan-forced aerodynamics, is a truly fascinating car. And if you thought Murray, a storied veteran of Formula One, was going to build such a beast and not take it racing, you’re nuts. There… Continue reading Gordon Murray announces outrageous race-focused T.50s supercar

Video: Spine-tingling audio from the upcoming 830-hp Lamborghini SCV12

Set for a full debut in the coming months, the SCV12 is Lamborghini’s latest track-ony “hypercar” from the company’s Squadra Corse race division. At 830 horsepower, it falls short of our arbitrary 1,000 hp hypercar cutoff point, but it’s still more tha… Continue reading Video: Spine-tingling audio from the upcoming 830-hp Lamborghini SCV12