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Back in 2009, Texan car dealer Andy House borrowed $1m from a friend to purchase a Bugatti Veyron. Given the high value of the car he increased his insurance cover to $2.15m on the basis that it was a collector’s vehicle which was worth far more than the original purchase price. However, just a few [...]
This is the new Ferrari 599XX Evolution and you can’t buy it even if you could afford it. Just 29 versions of the standard 599XX track specials were built. They cost £1.2m each, you had to be invited by Ferrari to buy one…and they’re all sold. But if you’re one of the privileged few, this [...]
Mclaren insiders have confirmed that official testing of their new hypercar is underway ahead of its 2014 launch. The first test took place last month on closed roads in Spain. As you would expect, the aim is to surpass every other hypercar including the Bugatti Veyron, Lamborghini Aventador, Porsche 918 Spyder, Pagani Huayra and the [...]
At the global launch of the Gallardo LP570-4 STS, Lambo boss Stephan Winkelmann announced that the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento will go into limited production. First unveiled a year ago at the Paris Motor Show, the Sesto Elemento focuses on handling, acceleration and lightweight design. Thanks to a carbon fibre monocoque and lashings of additional carbon [...]
Koenigsegg cars are capable of some brutal bouts of acceleration. Just recently, we saw evidence of this in a drag race between a Ferrari 599 GTB and a Koenigsegg CCR. Well they’ve been at it again with their new car – the Agera R. According to their website “Today, 2 September 2011 at 12.08pm, a [...]
