SuperCar


Kepler Motors Motion supercar to debut at Dubai Motor Show

It's hard not to be skeptical when a company that no one has ever heard of announces a brand-new supercar. A few have managed to last more than a few years, like Koenigsegg and Pagani, but most seem to disappear just as quickly as they appear. Russ Wicks, founder and CEO of Kepler Motors, is evidently undaunted by the statistics and is launching his new supercar, the Motion, this week at the Dubai International Motor Show. To their credit, Kepler Motors seems to have all right pieces to the puzzle. The Motion features all the makings of ... Read more →

REPORT: U.S. customs agents seize a very familiar gray-market Cizeta V16t Frank Filipponio

Whenever we've mentioned the Cizeta V16t supercar here on the pages of Autoblog in the past, we have always received mixed reactions. With its love-it-or-hate-it, Diablo-prototype looks and its ...

Rumormill: 600hp twin-turbo Audi R8 replacement in the works? Noah Joseph

We've learned to take "scoops" from Auto Express with a grain of salt. But Britain's car tabloid says they have it on good authority that Audi is working on an even more extreme successor to the ...

REPORT: Lexus to lease - not sell - all U.S. LFA supercars in order to foil speculators Chris Paukert

In an interesting bid to foil exotic car speculators who drive up the prices of limited-availability models, Lexus will reportedly lease – not sell – its forthcoming LFA supercar when ...

Cars & Coffee: Lexus LFA shows up ahead of LA Auto Show Frank Filipponio

The Lexus LFA supercar might not be in dealerships for another year or more, but the two prototypes are getting quite a workout. After driving the car in Miami, we heard the white one was shipped ...

REPORT: Ferrari working on radical new door opening 24 days ago on Autoblog

As if scissor doors, gullwings, butterflies and those crazy Koenigsegg pivoters weren't enough to separate exotics from lesser cars, Ferrari is said to be working on another new door design that is both radical and practical. Go figure. Autocar came across a patent filing showing a few diagrams ...

Range-topping Lamborghini Urus rumored anew 24 days ago on Autoblog

So you like the Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SV, but you're struggling to justify the price. After all, it may be just as fast as the Reventón, but it only costs a third of that range-topping bull. You like that it's the latest limited-edition hypercar from Sant'Agata Bolognese, but ...

1,104-HP Zenvo ST1 seen in the metal, more details released 1 month ago on Autoblog

For a while there it seemed every new "I'm going to build a supercar!" designer put out a few impossibly beautiful drawings, then drove their stunningly rendered car into oblivion. Now it appears as though everyone who says he's going to build a supercar... actually does it. Perhaps it is worth ...

eBay Find of the Day: Chevrolet C5 Corvette-based Saleen S7 replica roadster 1 month ago on Autoblog

Steve Saleen's Saleen S7 is a totally bespoke, hand built superduper hypercar that in twin-turbo, 750 horsepower, 700 pound-feet of torque form could go about 250 mph. And it was capable of generating enough downforce to (theoretically) drive upside down. In competition, the S7R has been one of ...

Tokyo 2009: Lexus reveals $375,000 LFA supercar...finally [w/VIDEO] 1 month ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Tokyo_2009_Lexus_reveals_375_000_LFA_supercar_finally'; It seems like the Lexus LFA has been around forever. In reality, the first concept version was unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show in 2005, but that's a long time in the automotive world. Additional ...

VERITAS RS III Roadster ready for production 1 month ago on Autoblog

After an eight-year buildup, the Veritas RS III has finally slithered into series production in Grafschaft-Gelsdorf, Germany. Just like the Dutch firm Spyker, Vermot AG has resurrected the post-war German racing marque that sold a few road-going versions of their racers to a handful of lucky ...

AB stops at the 27th Concours d'Elegance at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort 2 months ago on Autoblog

For its 27th iteration, Orange County's most prestigious classic car show returned to the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point, and finally dropped the "Newport Beach" from its name. No longer would it be known as the Newport Beach Concours d'Elegance, instead adopting the Concours ...

Spy Shots: Mysterious Aspira F620 supercar surfaces 2 months ago on Autoblog

Global economic meltdown? What global economic meltdown? There's always room for another supercar to join the ranks lustworthy rides, right? At least one company in the U.K. seems to think so, and its first model, the Aspira F620, has been spotted out and about by the chaps at PistonHeads. Power ...

First Ride: Devon GTX hopes to be an American Ferrari 599 2 months ago on Autoblog

When news of the Devon GTX first wafted our way, we didn't know what to think of it. Another bit of pretty vaporware being shown to attract investors? Another pet project from some megalomaniac with dreams of grandeur? Another American supercar boasting record-breaking performance with nothing ...

Frankfurt 2009: Up close and personal with the sensational Pagani Zonda R 2 months ago on Autoblog

A diamond in the rough? We'd hardly consider the plethora of exciting new vehicle debuts and revolutionary concept cars that is the currently ongoing Frankfurt Motor Show as "rough." But behind the Tesla and Mansory show stands in the Messe – that's the German name for the exhibition ...

Introducing the next eco supercar: the Steenstra Styletto 3 months ago on Autoblog

Watch out Tesla – there's another California-based zero-emissions sports car company in the works: Steenstra GCM. Founded by designer and auto industry consultant Cornelis Steenstra, the Styletto isn't just about creating a guilt-free car, but one meant to compete with the Ferraris and ...

Everything you wanted to know about the Mercedes SLS AMG 3 months ago on Autoblog

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the microsite for the SLS AMG called "From the Ground Up," and it has all the information you need on gullwinged retro rocket from the space from to components to the magnesium backrests in the seats. At the end of it all, there's a visualizer so you can start ...

Rumormill: BMW proceeding with development on mid-engine Z10? 3 months ago on Autoblog

For many, it may seem hard for an automaker to claim the mantle of "The Ultimate Driving Machine" without a truly exhilarating supercar to act as a halo to define the brand. That could explain why, following previous reports that it had canned any plans for a mid-engine supercar, new reports ...

McLaren MP4-12C: First batch of details and images surface 3 months ago on Autoblog

Today's a big day for McLaren. After ambitiously launching its own separate automotive division to follow in the footsteps of arch-rival Ferrari, the British race engineering firm has finally released its long-anticipated new supercar. Called the MP4-12C, it's been developed entirely in-house, ...

REPORT: Gordon Murray working on successor to McLaren F1 3 months ago on Autoblog

"There's no point in trying to outdo the F1, they'll never do it. The world has moved on..." That's what legendary designer Gordon Murray told CAR about the future of the supercar. We'd like to disagree, but you can't argue the subject of supercars with the father of the McLaren F1. Fortunately, ...

First Drive: Rossion Q1 is a supercar for the slightly rich 3 months ago on Autoblog

"How fast can you take it?" I ask Craig Spuhler, Rossion's technical engineer and my passenger at this particular moment in time. "About 75 mph with an 85 mph exit speed." I was behind the wheel of a Rossion Q1 winding my way up a 270-degree decreasing radius on-ramp that shoots straight onto ...

Meadow Brook Concours 2009: The Supercars 4 months ago on Autoblog

After about three hours at Meadow Brook, team Autoblog was ready to head out and get writing. The only thing that had us scratching our heads was the lack of modern supercars out on the lawn. On our way out the door, though, one of the gentlemen working the show asked us if we'd seen the ...

Spanish Fly: Tramontana spotted strafing Swiss airport in full jet fighter regalia 5 months ago on Autoblog

Autoblog reader David Kaiser has sent us some truly stunning images of Spain's most unique supercar, the Tramontana F1, painted in full jet fighter warpaint, attending a St. Moritz Automobile Club event in the Swiss Alps. The gathering took place on July 4 at the Engadin Airport, which at 5,600 ...

REPORT: GTbyCitroen gets the green light for limited production 5 months ago on Autoblog

Less than completely psyched about the launch of the new Citroen C3? Granted, the new compact hatchback may not be the most exciting vehicle ever to come from the quirky French automaker, but don't despair – we've got some more exciting news from the other end of the spectrum as reports ...

Spy Shots: Audi R8 Spyder 5 months ago on Autoblog

Audi is testing its forthcoming R8 Spyder, and the car is wearing what appears to be a completely stowable roof, not the targa-style top that has been suggested as a possibility. Yet disappearing along with the roof could also be your view of the engine. The droptop in the spy photos and in Audi's ...

REPORT: Australia's Joss supercar on its way with dreams of Le Mans in its eyes 6 months ago on Autoblog

In 67 days, the Joss supercar will be revealed. The brainchild of Matt Thomas, an aerodynamicist with the short-lived Stewart F1 team, the car has been wholly designed and engineered in Australia. The details revealed so far might not make one immediately think "super" status applies since the car ...

Rumormill: More details leak out about new Ferrari F450 6 months ago on Autoblog

We know that Ferrari is working on turbochargers and all-wheel-drive hybrids, and the hybrid portion of that equation could show up as soon as this year's Los Angeles Auto Show. If so, Autocar supposes the car in question will be the new Ferrari F450. As Jaguar has reportedly planned with the XE, ...

Schumacher gets down with new Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano HGTE [w/VIDEO] 6 months ago on Autoblog

When he's not racing superbikes or reliving the good old days, seven-time Formula World Champion Michael Schumacher gets his thrills testing new Ferrari supercars. The Prancing Horse recently had Schumi take a 599 GTB with the company's new Handling GT Evoluzione (HGTE) package around Fiorano ...

FOLLOW-UP: McLaren F1 all fired up for return to England [w/VIDEO] 6 months ago on Autoblog

We hate the sight of a destroyed exotic, especially one so rare and exceptional as the McLaren F1. So we're glad to bring you this follow-up report from Santa Rosa, California, where one such supercar went up in smoke last week. And though it hasn't been fixed yet, journos on the scene report that ...

VIDEO: Lexus LF-A supercar burns it up at the Nürburgring 24 6 months ago on Autoblog

There were two Lexus LF-As entered into last week's Nurburgring 24 Hour race prepared by the Gazoo Racing Team. This is what happened to one of them, car #15, about two hours from the end of the enduro. Just one of a jumble of cars that didn't finish the race, Gazoo hasn't explained what ...

VIDEO: Audi drives R8 straight into the heart of Ferrari country 7 months ago on Autoblog

The residents of Maranello used to the sight of rakish red two-door sheetmetal roaring under the impulse of several hundred horsepower – and they still do. Except when that metal hides a ten-cylinder engine and wears four rings on its hood. In this Audi commercial depicting an R8 V10 on a ...

Quick Returns: Pagani Zondas trading over list 7 months ago on Autoblog

When times are good, it's not uncommon to see supercars trading hands at well above their retail price, especially for limited-production exotica. But you'd figure that with the economy in shambles such speculation would have been all but completely eliminated. After all, we've already brought ...

Exclusive by Design: Bertone Mantide priced at $2M, only 10 will be made 7 months ago on Autoblog

Perspective is a curious thing. Some look at the Corvette ZR1 and think it's a bargain compared to the exotic European machinery that it's capable of trouncing. Others look at the six-figure price tag and wonder how a Chevy could possibly cost that much. Then comes along Stile Bertone, the ...

GTA Spano supercar debuts in Valencia 7 months ago on Autoblog

Anything you can do, I can do...also. That seems to be the modus operandi of the Spanish auto industry vis-a-vis the Italians. So while Volkswagen is vying to reshape its Seat subsidiary into an Iberian version of Alfa Romeo, Spanish racing team GTA has been hard at work developing its own ...

Swiss-tuned McLaren SLR Red Gold Dream ends up in... yes, Dubai 7 months ago on Autoblog

We know to expect the unexpected when it comes to aftermarket work in certain Middle Eastern enclaves. But this... this is, well, this is something that even Tim Burton would have to dismiss as just too outrageous. Part of what makes this car even more interesting is that it was the product of ...

VIDEO: Zenvo ST1 is a Danish delight 7 months ago on Autoblog

We only received word as to the existence of the Zenvo ST1 last December – even though the car had apparently been in the works for four years by that time. Now, just four months later, an unpainted prototype is on the road getting ready to hit LeMans this year. According to Mikkel ...

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