Just like alcohol, horsepower is intoxicating. That’s why Bugatti bested its 1,001-hp Veyron with the 1,200-hp Super Sport. That’s also why companies like Hennessey Performance stay in business. Certain Ferrari 458 Spider owners out there feel that their prancing horse’s 562 ponies aren’t strong enough. The Texas tuner is happy to pour them a shot […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | April 11, 2014
The clip at the end of this post blows my mind. Not because it shows a factory-sealed McLaren P1. Not because it means Jay Leno is getting another car. No. What really fascinates me is the trick trailer in which it comes. I had no idea companies make them like that now! It makes sense, […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | April 8, 2014
Don’t let that orange paint, center-mounted V8 or those swoopy lines fool you. The McLaren 12C can be used as an everyday car, according to evo’s editor Nick Trott. He would know. By the time the video at the bottom of this post went on Youtube, he’d driven the Mac for approximately 11,000 miles. The […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | April 8, 2014
“What should I wear if I ever get the chance to drive a ridiculously powerful, eye-wateringly expensive and hyper-exotic car on a perfectly winding road?” MR PORTER can tell you. The high-end fashion and lifestyle website touts itself as “the premier global online retail destination for men’s style.” And it certainly knows how to pick […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | April 8, 2014
If McLaren Automotive is going to make big numbers (4,000 sales a year), it’s going to have to create a relatively small one. One with a power output lower than those of the 12C and 650S. Its next model, currently named P13, is expected to develop 500 horsepower from the now-familiar 3.8-liter twin-turbo V8. The […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | April 4, 2014
I’ve never met him, but I’m pretty sure Christian von Koenigsegg is a cool guy. He made his own supercar company and he’s been nice enough to allow /DRIVE full video access to his Swedish factory. His firm’s creations are another story. Their numbers are absolutely red-hot. Especially those of the One:1: 1,360 horsepower and […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | April 3, 2014
Isn’t it a pain when you have to borrow someone’s car? You have to deal with that one window that doesn’t roll up, ignore that constant rattling sound and transfer all of your personal effects—such as your umbrella and CDs—to it. Something tells me evo magazine’s editor, Nick Trott, didn’t mind getting a McLaren 12C […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | March 28, 2014
