Prefer carats to cars? Have an appalling amount of money? Buy this! It’s a 1:8 scale Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 built by Robert Gülpen Engineering. First shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show, it’s about to make three entries into the Guinness Book of Records: the most expensive and most precious model car in the world,
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An outing of luxury sportscar enthusiasts in Japan ended in an expensive freeway pileup — smashing a stunning eight Ferraris, a Lamborghini and two Mercedes likely worth more than $1 million together. Kyodo News via Reuters Police officers investigate wrecked luxury cars at the site of a traffic accident in Shimonoseki on Dec. 4, 2011.
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Honda has announced it will be offering a limited edition Civic Type R Mugen 200 for the UK market. GA_googleCreateDomIframe(‘google_ads_div_Article_Bottom’ ,’Article_Bottom’); The car takes its inspiration from Honda specialty tuner MUGEN Euro’s Type R. The series will be limited to only 200 units. The Civic Type R Mugen 200 comes with Honda’s i-VTEC engine with
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According to a recent report, BMW will build a production version of the Vision EfficientDynamics Concept. While details are limited, Inside Line is reporting a source has confirmed the car will be launched in 2013. The source commented that the concept’s hybrid powertrain would carry over to the production model, but “there will be less
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Chevrolet Camaro The latest of the reincarnated American muscle cars, the Chevy Camaro dispenses with the 1990s-era cheese-ball styling in favor of a muscular homage to the 1966 original. The Camaro has two engine options and five styles, ranging from the 306-horsepower 3.6-liter V6 LS ($22,680) to the top-of-the-line 426-horsepower 6.2-liter V8 2SS ($33,745). Both
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The 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe will go on sale in the U.S. for $132,800, with the Cabriolet costing $143,800. Sales for the two models will begin on January 30, with test drives at dealerships beginning this week. Those prices are up from 2009 model year pricing, when the 911 Turbo Coupe cost $130k, and
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BMW has confirmed that an Activehybrid concept model of the new 2011 5 Series (F10) will appear at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show in March. European sales are expected to begin shortly thereafter but there is currently no confirmation as to whether the US, a hybrid hotbed, is on the list or not. Another version
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The Honda HSV-010 GT will use a 3.4-liter naturally-aspirated V8 engine producing “500 or more” horsepower, and “392 or more” Nm of torque, according to a press release. The Honda Sports Velocity car will race in the GT500 class of the Super GT Series in place of the NSX. The previous model helped Daisuke Ito
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Nissan Motorsports International (NISMO) has announced that it has signed a deal with two teams for the FIA GT1 World Championship series in which the R35 GT-R will compete in 2010. The R35 GT-R will be raced by the Sumo Power GT team from the UK as well as the Swiss Racing Team. Further details,
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British racing and sports car builder Ginetta has introduced its newest car, the Ginetta G40. The 850-kilogram car uses a 1.8-liter Zetec engine from Ford that typically produces about 150 horsepower. However, the engine was reportedly modified, and the exact specs were not released by Ginetta. Introduced at Autosport International in Birmingham, England, the G40
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