The Gorgeous New Nissan Z Chronicles the History of the Z Car in One Model
The design seamlessly integrates elements from classic models like the original 240Z and the fourth-generation 300Z. Nearly a year after first appearing in prototype form, the seventh-generation Nissan Z car is finally here. Simply dubbed the Z—not the 400Z, as many had expected—the Japanese automaker’s newest model is…
First Look: Aston Martin’s 1,139 HP Valkyrie Spider Moves Out of the Shadows During Monterey Car Week
The hybrid hypercar, which can reach 217 mph (and 205 mph without its roof), will comprise 85 examples. Aston Martin’s Valkyrie has been on boil for years, promising Formula 1 levels of performance in a package that more closely resembles futurist sculpture than a street-legal road car—and production…
Shelby’s New 775 HP Truck Is What Would Happen if a Ford F-150 and V-8 Muscle Car Had a Baby
A 5.0-liter supercharged V-8 turns the modified pickup into a true beast. Shelby doesn’t just build muscle cars. It builds muscle trucks, too, apparently. The high-performance Mustang specialists have just unveiled the 2021 F-150 Super Snake. The heavily modified pickup takes Ford’s best-selling truck and turns it into…
Chevy’s C8 Corvette E-Ray Hybrid Could Be Even More Powerful Than We Thought
The eagerly anticipated—but still unconfirmed—hybrid ‘Vette would reportedly bring 650 horses and all-wheel-drive. Corvette purists can breathe a sigh of relief. It appears that Chevy won’t be sacrificing power when it comes to the marque’s first electrified ‘Vette. The shift to a mid-engine layout isn’t the only radical…
The Rimac Nevera Just Set the Production Car Quarter-Mile Record
The battery-powered hypercar completed the quarter-mile in just 8.58 seconds at 167.51 mph The Rimac Nevera may be even quicker than we thought. Before making its US debut at Monterey Car Week, the Rimac team decided to swing by Famoso Raceway in McFarland, California, and see what its…
The Life-Size Toyota Supra GR Model Was Made With 477,000 Legos—and It Actually Runs
The pixel-like sports car celebrates the 35th anniversary of the Toyota Supra. Lego’s love for the Toyota GR Supra just leveled up. On Monday, the Denmark-based toy company revealed a life-size model of the popular sports car made of 477,303 Lego bricks. The 1:1 model was created in…
A $20 Million 1995 McLaren F1 Just Became the Most Expensive Car Sold This Year
The stunning gavel price also makes the vehicle the most expensive F1 of all time. Monterey Car Week’s annual auction returned with a real bang over the weekend. A 1995 McLaren F1 sold for a record-setting $20.47 million on Friday night at Gooding & Company’s Pebble Beach auctions.…
Car of the Week: This 1975 Lancia Stratos Has Agility That Would Make a Hummingbird Jealous
The numbers-matching example will be available online through Stratas Auctions starting September 8. Lancia isn’t exactly a household name, and when the Italian automaker stopped selling cars in North America in 1982, it was only a matter of time until the marque became forgotten by all but a…
A 1938 Mercedes-Benz Takes Top Honors at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
It’s the ninth time the German marque has taken the contest’s top honor, a feat equaled only by Bugatti. Monterey Car Week, the world’s flagship exhibition of all things automotive, culminated yesterday with the 70th edition of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on its namesake stretch of Northern…
LUSBEN CONCLUDES ITS MAJOR REFIT OF SUPERYACHT "FAR FAR AWAY" BUILT BY INACE SHIPYARD
M/Y "FFA", superyacht designed by Inace Yachts and delivered to her owner in 2012 underwent a major refit at the Lusben yard in Italy with work commencing in November, 2019. The refit involved important structural changes, starting from the length of the hull, which was elongated from the…
