McLaren is planning to introduce yet another special supercar, this time called the 570S Sprint. It will make its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Details on the car are pretty scarce at this stage, but it was initially announced alongside the 570S GT4 earlier this year. In fact, […]
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Mercedes-AMG GT R previewed, Goodwood debut confirmed (video)
Mercedes-AMG is readying a hardcore variant of the Porsche 911-battling GT, the AMG GT R, for the Goodwood Festival of Speed later this month. A video has been dropped, featuring a sharp and discordant soundtrack promising “next level of performance” and a “world premiere” for June 24. The teaser, called […]
Mazzanti Millecavalli is Italy’s most powerful supercar
Italy’s most powerful street-legal supercar has broken the veil, but you won’t see a prancing horse or raging bull on the front of this 745kW monster. Introducing the Mazzanti Millecavalli – the name being a Tuscan hint to the amount of horsepower lurking beneath. It takes the honour as Italy’s […]
2017 Maserati Quattroporte facelift gets improved aero, expanded lineup
Maserati has updated its flagship model, the Quattroporte, with the introduction of two new trim levels for the high-end sedan. Three and a half years since the introduction of the sixth generation Quattroporte VI, it has received a significant update from Maserati. There’s an aggressive new front fascia, vertical chrome […]
Video: Aussie brothers create 8.55L V12 with two LS1 V8s
Here’s a piece of engineering which lies somewhere between good ol’ Aussie know-how and just plain Wolf Creek psycho. Two Australian brothers, Mick and Shane Corish, have created a V12 LS1 by welding two LS1’s together with two cylinders lopped off each, using a custom crank and camshaft. The resulting […]
Novitec turns up the turbo on the Ferrari 488 GTB
The Ferrari 488 GTB has received a power makeover from our friends over at Novitec Rosso, pushing output up to megacar-like 568kW. Engineers managed to extract another 76kW and 132Nm from the stock 488 GTB’s 492kW/760Nm twin-turbocharged 3.9-litre V8, with figures standing at a total of 892Nm of torque, and […]
McLaren Special Operations creates bespoke 675LT: Carbon Series
McLaren’s skunkworks, McLaren Special Operations (MSO), has just unveiled its latest creation; a 675LT dressed in more carbon fibre than ever thought possible. MSO’s 675LT actually features 40 per cent more shiny strong stuff over the stock 675LT Spider, and features a new set of carbon fibre panels that can’t […]
HSV passes 85,000 production milestone, approaches 30th anniversary
HSV is celebrating the production of its 85,000th vehicle at its Melbourne-based facility. The milestone car was a blue Clubsport R8 LSA sedan. Holden Special Vehicles, or HSV as it is more commonly known, produced the 85,000th vehicle at its Clayton production line in Melbourne, Victoria, on June 6. Tim […]