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Lamborghini Sesto Elemento

November 11, 2010

Top Gear has a gallery of the staggering new Lamborghini Sesto Elemento, a performance monster that has a power to weight ratio of 562bhp per tonne – a truly staggering figure. This is the start of Lamborghini’s new ethos of looking at other elements of design rather than raw power. It’s certainly an interesting looking [...]

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The New Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale

October 27, 2010
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Sometimes, a picture does say it all and in this case I believe it wholeheartedly. Just look at it! The new Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale will be the fastest, lightest and most powerful car in the Maserati range when it goes on sale in the first quarter of 2011. Inspired by the Trofeo GranTurismo MC [...]

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The Hulme CanAm – A Very Exclusive Car

May 26, 2010
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Say hello to the Hulme CanAm – only 20 of which will be built. Apparently, this is a genuinely 200mph+ supercar, that is named after New Zealand racing legend and F1 World Champion, Denny Hulme. The Hulme CanAm is an ultra high-performance, mid-engined roadster. Created for both road and track use, the car blends the [...]

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What Makes A Supercar?

April 23, 2008

I’ve thought about this question before because I would like to quantify exactly what makes them special. The area of the car market I’m talking about is the really top end – not the things mind that are just expensive cruisers (such as the Rolls Royce range) but stuff with scary, balls-to-the-wall performance to go [...]

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