June 20, 2013

McLaren F1 LM & F1 GTR to join P1 at 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed

Photo McLaren F1 LM XP1

The McLaren P1 is at Goodwood FoS this year and will be joined by the F1 GTR and F1 LM as McLaren celebrates its 50th anniversary. This year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed is turning in to a proper treat for McLaren fans. As well as the McLaren P1 making its driving debut at Goodwood this [...]

McLaren P1 bare carbon fibre option

McLaren P1 with bare carbon fibre panels

After requests from a handful of P1 customers, McLaren is considering offering a full bare carbon fibre option for the P1 as well as the no-cost part carbon fibre option already on offer. With the McLaren P1 now getting close to hitting the road as a customer car (and arriving at Goodwood on the move [...]

Mercedes SLS AMG Electric Drive sets Nurburgring production EV record

Photo Mercedes SLS AMG ED at Nurburgring

The electric Mercedes SLS – the SLS AMG ED – has set a new lap record at the Nurburgring for an electric production car of 7m 55s. Just as Audi decides that the R8 e-Tron isn’t a production viable option, Mercedes decides to prove there is potential for electric cars at the very high end. [...]

Lamborghini Aventador sells 2000 in just 2 years

Photo of 2000th Lamborghini Aventador and workforce

Lamborghini has revealed it has sold 2,000 Aventadors in the first two years, more than double the rate of sales of the Murcielago. It really shouldn’t be much of a surprise that the Lamborghini Aventador is selling well, despite a world recession, when we already know that LP700-4 Roadster is sold out until 2014 and [...]

Pagani Zonda Revolucion is the last ever Zonda. Apparently.

Photo Pagani Zonda Revolucion

The very last Zonda has been revealed as the Pagani Zonda Evolucion, an even more extreme version of the Zonda R and, probably, the last ever Zonda. We’ve lost count of the number of ‘Special Edition’ Zondas Pagani has churned out over the years, but it’s probably close to the point where a non-special Zonda [...]

Lexus LFA says goodbye on video

Photo of Lexus LFA on track

With production of the Lexus LFA now at an end, Lexus has delivered a video paying tribute to the car and the team that developed it. The very last Lexus LFA was produced in December 2012, and the last LFA destined for Europe in March 2013, so now, with the LFA consigned to the annuls [...]

Got a Supercar? Going to Goodwood FoS? They’ve got you covered.

Supercar at Goodwood FoS

The 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed is introducing forward parking for supercars this year, with supercar owners able to park in the Goodwood site – for a fee. The 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed is looming, and apart from the usual mix of petrol, faces and cars there’s a new innovation to get more supercars [...]

Aston Martin V12 Vantage S arrives – the quickest production Aston ever (video)

Photo of Aston Martin V12 Vantage S stationary

Aston Martin has revealed the 205mph V12 Vantage S with more power and cosmetic updates. Costs £138k and arriving late 2013. Aston Martin has been teasing something ‘Coming soon’ for a few days, and here it is – the new V12 Vantage S. The new S replaces the V12 Vantage (which we knew Aston Martin [...]

McLaren P1 Nurburgring record time is…a fiction for designers inspiration

Photo of McLaren P1 on track

The claimed Nurburgring record for the McLaren P1 – a stunning 6m 33s – isn’t real but a mood board inspiration for designers working on the P1. Yesterday, Jalopnik ran a story that the McLaren P1 seemed to have shattered the Nurburgring lap record for a production car by a massive 15 seconds, pushing the track-focused – [...]

New Porsche 911 GT3 (991) technical highlights (video)

2013 Porsche 911 GT3 on track photo

With the 2013 Porsche 911 GT3 now revealed, Porsche has delivered a video highlighting its prowess and technical highlights. The new Porsche 911 GT3 (the 991 shape) arrived at the Geneva Motor Show in March and will soon be heading to a Porsche Dealer somewhere near you. If you’re pockets are deep enough. Ahead of its arrival with customers, [...]