McLaren profits accelerate as supercar deliveries worldwide increase June 25, 2015 Sales at McLaren Automotive are clearly speeding forward: figures published this morning showed pre-tax profits accelerated 233 per cent to £15m in the year to the end of December – up from £4m during the same period in 2013. Profit after tax on a constant currency basis was also up to £8.5m – a 331 [...]
Sweden’s supercar smashes record June 22, 2015 A Swedish “megacar” has smashed the record for acceleration and deceleration, making it the fastest sprinting car in the world. Koenigsegg’s One:1 managed to go from stationary to 300km/h in just 17.95 seconds during a test run in Angelholm, Sweden.
UK trader arrested in Hong Kong for running over security guard in his Ferrari 458 Spider supercar June 10, 2015 A British trader working for Deutsche Bank in Hong Kong has been arrested over the death of a security guard. Rob Ebert, who became head of Asian equities trading for Deutsche Bank in Hong Kong two months ago, reportedly hit the 53-year-old while driving his £380,000 Ferrari 458 Spider in the Yau Ma Tei [...]
Mostro powered by Maserati: Zagato shows off its latest supercar in Lake Como May 23, 2015 This weekend, Italian coach builder Zagato is presenting its latest supercar to the world. The new Mostro powered by Maserati has been created in celebration of the 100 year anniversary of Maserati and the famous racing car 450 S Coupe Zagato Monster. Until the 90's, the Monster was the most powerful front-engined race car [...]
Toroidion 1MW: This Finnish startup has created an electric supercar more powerful than the Bugatti Veyron April 17, 2015 Electric cars have come a long way since the G-Whizz. A Finnish startup has unveiled a supercar designed to compete at Le Mans – and at 1,341 horsepower (that's 1,000 kW), it's more powerful than the Bugatti Veyron (1,200hp), and not far off the 1,400hp Koenigsegg One:1. The Toroidion 1MW was unveiled yesterday at the [...]
Rolls-Royce Serenity, Mercedes Pullman, Rinspeed Buddii: Six of the most bonkers cars at the Geneva Motor Show March 4, 2015 The Geneva Motor Show is the highlight of the motoring calendar: an opportunity for manufacturers not only to show buyers what will be on their forecourts next year, but also to premier their wackier designs. Whether it's submarine-style viewing, luxury bordering on ostentation or just really, really expensive paint, here are six of the craziest [...]
Someone’s launched a dating site with a “supercar theme” March 3, 2015 Like impressing the opposite sex with your massive engine? Then this site's for you. Supercardating.com (or $upercardating.com, as it's also known), is aimed at lonely-hearted pistonheads. The site bills itself as "the world's first millionaire online dating and social networking site with a supercar touch". With an emphasis on "the supercar lifestyle – Michelin dining, [...]
Aston Martin’s Vulcan supercar is insane: An 800 horsepower V12 engine and a £1.5m price tag for this track-only car February 26, 2015 Aston Martin’s new multi-million-pound supercar would definitely leave James Bond stirred. Move over McLaren, Ferrari and Lamborghini – here’s the Vulcan. Sports car fans eager to get their hands on one of these bad boys will need to be quick – only 24 are being made. They will also need to dig deep into their [...]
More supercar bang for your buck May 12, 2014 We get under the hood of the new Nissan GT-R to assess whether it’s a force to be reckoned with ANOTHER year, another new version of the Nissan GT-R – but if you think you already know everything there is to know about Japan’s most unconventional supercar then you’re in for a surprise. If anything, [...]
Bugatti Power October 19, 2005 Veyron keyed up for super speeds YES, YES, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes please can I have one?! This is the long-awaited Bugatti Veyron which has the most amazing statistics of any production car I’ve ever come across. Its engine is a massive eight litres, it has 16 cylinders, four turbos, and seven gears. [...]