In the latest episode of Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson reviews “the McLaren MP4-12C under the hammering beats of Daft Punk’s Tron: Legacy soundtrack”. Continue reading to see how it fares against the Ferrari 458 Italia.
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Light painting never gets old, it just gets cooler, and these examples prove it. For this series, “Marc Cameron and Mark Brown painted Ferrari, McLaren, Force India, Lotus, Virgin Racing, and Red Bull Formula 1 cars at Silverstone Circuit.” Click here for more pictures. Continue reading for a light painting tutorial and example.
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Yes, the Star Wars vinyl rap on this Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 can be completely removed without damaging the vehicle. It features “Clone Wars-era Jedi Order crests on the passenger side, Galactic Republic/Galactic Empire crests on the driver’s side, and an overhead view of an R2 unit on the car’s roof.” Video by Brian Zuk after the break.
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Finally, the Terrafugia Transition Flying Car has received “an exemption from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that will let the car-plane travel legally on the road.” Unfortunately, there’s still no word yet on an official release date. Videos after the break. Click here for more pictures.
This waiver lets the Transition use plastic windows instead of automotive safety glass and special tires not allowed on standard road vehicles. This is the first time the government agency has made such concessions for a roadable aircraft.
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Ever wonder why Lamborghini vehicles cost so much? If so, this video takes you through all the steps that it took for the Lamborghini Aventador to become a reality. Click here for more pictures. Continue reading to watch.
To create the new supercar, Lamborghini started with sketches, transferred those drawings to a computer, began testing the materials used to craft the car and then work to build the twelve-cylinder heart found just behind the passenger compartment.
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Many people believe that cats really do have nine lives, but this squirrel would like to show that it at the very least has two. Let’s just say it was at the wrong place and time, but was extremely lucky to make it out alive. Continue reading to see why.
Similar to the hardtop model, the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster boasts “an aluminium spaceframe body, an AMG 6.3L V8 front-mid engine developing a peak output of 571hp / 650 newton metres of torque, a seven-speed dual clutch transmission, and a sports suspension with aluminum double wishbones.” Video after the break. Click here for more pictures.
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Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson is not stranger to fast exotics, and the Pagani Zonda R just might be one of his favorites. Featuring a “Mercedes AMG 6.0 liter race derived V12 engine, with 750 hp and 524 lb-ft of torque.” Limited to just 15-units worldwide, it retails for a hefty $1.9-million. Click here for more pictures. Continue reading for the segment.
A direct throttle actuation via mechanical cable ensures immediate throttle response. The Xtrac Magnesium cased dog ring gearbox combined with tha Automac Engineering AMT system performs gearshifts in 20ms, triggered by the drivers input on the paddles behind the steering wheel.
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In this new Fifth Gear segment, Tiff Needell and Jason Plato pit the McLaren MP4-12C up against Ferrari’s 458 Italia. Surprisingly enough, the winner isn’t who you expect. Continue reading to see why.
Both drivers render the same verdict, and it’s the kind of final assessment you don’t often get from motoring shows: one wins on paper, then gets trounced once they discard the spec sheet and grab the wheel.
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Hot on the heels of the FT-86 is Toyota’s GRMN Hybrid Concept II. At 3300-pounds, its “mid-mounted gasoline engine and all-wheel-drive system should be exceptionally well balanced and more than capable of getting all of them 295 horses (245 hp from the V6 engine and 50 hp added by the electric motor) to the ground.” No word yet on pricing or availability.
“Toyota is coy about production plans – it will watch fan reaction before making any decisions.” We say, don’t bet on the GRMN Hybrid showing up on dealer lots in the near future but if it does, go ahead and ask for a test drive.
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