After holding its final design under wraps since the first teaser pics were revealed last week, images of Bentley’s new Flying Spur were released today ahead of its global premier March 5 at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. With really only Rolls-Royce hovering in its stratosphere (with possibly Aston Martin hanging around in the peripherals), Bentley [...]
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Feb
6.0-litre twin turbo W12 offers 616 bhp & 200 mph top speed
21
Nov
From the DB5 to the DBS, why 007 loves his Astons
Nicolas Stecher jumped in the Aston Martin DBS Volante Carbon Edition to find out why Mr. Bond loves his Astons so. With 510 horsepower and a 190 mph top speed growling forth from its 5.9-liter V-12, that should seem obvious. But despite — or perhaps, even because of — its many quirks, the car belongs [...]
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Nov
Only 30 of the 630 HP track-only racers to be made
This past August at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, McLaren unveiled a Can-Am concept for a track-only version of its superb MP4-12C supercar. This weekend, on the eve of the Austin Grand Prix, McLaren announced they will be gearing that vehicle into production — even if they only plan on making 30 of them. Developed [...]
22
Oct
Benz's halo supercar gets a German supercharge
If you want to build a modified supercar, there are worse places to start than Mercedes-Benz stunning halo vehicle the SLS AMG. German tuners KICHERER Fahrzeugtechnik have decided to give the gorgeous gullwinged GT an upgrade inside and out, highlighted with the installation of an exclusive, in-house built supercharger designed and produced over a year [...]
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Jun
British marque releases details of its brand new DBS followup
While rumors and leaked images have been floating around the interwebs recently (including an unofficial presentation at the Villa d’Este Concourse), finally Aston Martin announced details of its DBS followup, the AM 310 Vanquish. While the car receives a completely new exterior identity it keeps the same 6.0-liter V12 engine under the hood, tweaked to [...]
5
Jun
Stuttgart updates its gorgeous gullwing doored V8 burner
It is time for Mercedes Benz to replace its gorgeous, headturning SLS AMG — and that car will be the SLS AMG GT. Not a new additional edition to the line-up, but rather the successor to the SLS AMG, the GT will be powered by the same potent 6.2-liter V8 from the current SLS, though [...]
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Mar
Ford unveils its first true supercar since the mid-engined GT
Originally the plan was to reveal the most powerful Mustang ever at New York Auto Show next week (which we’ll be at — keep a look out!), but due to these wacky interwebs some pictures have leaked of Ford’s vehicular abomination and now there’s no getting Pandora’s demons back in the box. The brand new 2012 [...]
21
Feb
Aiming to make the 'Made In England' label into a truthful concept
The most iconic car in Jaguar’s illustrious history — and arguably the greatest GT of all time — the E-Type celebrated its 50th anniversary last year. And while Jag’s current XK (which we testdrove HERE) is an appropriate ode to that original E-Type, there certainly is room for a more loyal homage. It is in [...]
