The good news is that no one got hurt. Apparently, the F12 driver was attempting to overtake another car when he lost control and slammed the Ferrari into a guardrail. He had only owned the 730 horsepower, $330,000 supercar for three weeks. Doesn’t look like that will buff out but maybe it’s fixable? via [Jalopnik] more […] More »
Italian officials have been struggling to crack down on tax evaders for years. Recently, they determined that one effective method was to pull supercars over and check the tax records of the drivers. They found that one in six drivers were reporting incomes well below what they actually made. So now Italians are scared to […] More »
Actually, Nissan built two gold GT-Rs for Usain Bolt–one to be auctioned for the Usain Bolt Foundation, and the other to be driven by the man himself. The fastest man in the world chose a white interior with 10-spoke Rays aluminum-alloy “hyper-titanium color-coated” forged wheels. Not many people can pull off a gold GT-R, but this guy […] More »
1000 hp street cars. Honestly, that’s something that I just can’t get enough of. Luckily, we’ll all be able to get our fix of high-horsepower racing later this month at the Texas Invitational. Even if hitting 200mph in a sprint sounds uninteresting to you (in which case, you’re probably dead), the cars alone are worth […] More »
Power? 1020 hp 0- 62mph? 3.1 sec Quarter Mile? 9.9 sec Top Speed? 205 mph, and climbing. You might recognize the background from Dragtimes.ru’s racing videos online. The car belongs to forum member MegioN. To get to this incredible level, he enlisted the help of the guys at Protomotive racing for hardware and support. Stock turbos? Gone. […] More »
What a nightmare. Losing control of your car is one thing. Losing control of a Murciélago and then crashing into a motorcycle dealership is a whole ‘nother level of bad luck. But that’s what happened to a man in Marian, Italy according to the local newspaper, La Provincia. He lost control of the car in a curve […] More »