It’s not uncommon when you see a supercar for the first time, in the flesh, to be stunned stupid by its majestic beauty. Much like the mythical glamor that moose give hunters, who upon first seeing their splendor in the wild instead of pulling the trigger put down their rifles and simply stare at the […]

BRABUS, the largest independent tuner of Mercedes Benz vehicles, has just unveiled their 800 E V12 Cabriolet — now the fastest and most powerful four-seat droptop in the world. Stuffing the tuner’s signature biturbo twelve-cylinder high-capacity engine into a standard open-top Mercedes E-Class, BRABUS has unleashed a convertible monster ready to tear up asphalt the […]

Renault’s Megane R.S. Trophy is now the venerable French marque’s fastest car ever produced, establishing a blistering lap time at Nurburgring of 8 minutes 7.97 seconds — the record for a front-wheel drive car (eclipsing the record established by its predecessor, the Megane R.S., which clocked in at 8 minutes 17 secs). Unfortunately for all […]

When the first VW Golf GTI initially sprung from the laboratories at Wolfsburg, Volkswagen had no idea it had invented an entire new class of automobile. In the 35 years since, the VW Golf GTI has become a legend, the standard to which all other sporty compact cars judge themselves. To celebrate this anniversary GTI35 […]

German Mercedes-Benz specialized tuner Carlsson updates its Super GT with a C25 Royale treatment, updating the exclusive package with carbon fiber roof and exterior, optimized driving dynamics and perfected electronics. The C25 Royale shaves 400 lbs (180 kgs) of weight from its base model with the carbon upgrades, simultaneously lowering its center of gravity. Its […]

We’ve drooled over many an Alfa Romeo concept here over the years (eg TZ3 Corsa, Pandion and the breathtaking 2uettottanta), but with Alfa’s brand new 4C it’s the first time we’re witnessing a car who in some iteration could actually make the crossover to American shores. Now that Fiat (who owns Alfa) bought Chrysler, and […]

Quite a day for Italian supercars, altho for as much of a marketing ploy as the cosmetically altered Lamborghini Bicolore was, Pagani’s new Huayra is the polar opposite — it’s a brand new ultra supercar, a 7-years-in-the-making racing machine worthy of the torrential drool already spilled at Autoblog and Jalopnik this morning. The esteemed Italian […]

Ferrari today unveils a new model that takes the Prancing Stallion to territories previously uncharted. Its new FF — as in, Ferrari Four — is not only a 4-seater, but it’s also the first four-wheel car in Ferrari’s history. Usually channeling all of its power to the rear wheels, the AWD (all-wheel drive) system is […]