When you get into the cockpit of a supercar, one thought immediately lands in your head, “oh no, I’m going to jail.” After you come to grips with your impending doom and rather awkward encounters in prison, one other thought enters your head, “where’s the nearest tunnel?” And it’s that question that I want to highlight today.
For the last two years, participants have competed in the Trans-America Challenge, a time trial rally race that begins in Halifax, Nova Scotia and ends in San Francisco, California.
Enzo Ferrari and Ferruccio Lamborghini have been gone for a while, which means they haven’t been able to see the way automotive components can be made in this century. Divergent Microfactories, a San Francisco Bay Area startup, would probably love to show them, if that were possible.
Today marked the end of the fourth annual Ferrari Cavalcade. The 2015 version of the “exclusive Gran Turismo event” made the limited edition LaFerrari look almost…common.
There is no dispute that Porsche makes some superb rides. They’re wonderful, flashy, and fast. For someone to actually say that they aren’t — well, they would just be wrong.
As the Bugatti Veyron aged, it continued to use its unusual W16 power plant as other manufacturers, such as Porsche and McLaren, adopted hybrid power for their flagship offerings. It seems that will change when Bugatti replaces the Veyron with a new model.