Sentences with phrase «for hypercar»

But that was not the end of the journey for the hypercar maker.

Turns out, this new design helps create more front downforce for the hypercar, enabling it to function at its maximum peak.

A bit too extrovert even for a Hypercar and one that came from Pagani but its really eye catching.

It's relatively practical for a hypercar too — its removable hardtop can be stowed in the car and there's an almost usable 150 - litre luggage compartment.

Not exact matches

For the most part, supercars and their rarefied hypercar cousins are designed for one thing and only one thing: speFor the most part, supercars and their rarefied hypercar cousins are designed for one thing and only one thing: spefor one thing and only one thing: speed.

Ferrari builds three types of cars: sports cars, Grand Touring or «GT» cars, and of course rare and exotic hypercars, such as the current LaFerrari, which sells for more than a million bucks.

The limited - run hypercar is due to hit the roads in 2019, with 150 examples being built for the road and a further 25 specifically for track use.

We've done a lot of work with Aston for many years, we're working very closely with Red Bull and the team for the Valkyrie [hypercar], so there's a certain logic to it.

If the original game was a daft supercar, Project Cars 2 is an awe - inspiring hypercar that might singlehandedly redefine driving if it didn't burst into flames for no apparent reason every 45 minutes.

Let's face it, a three - wheeled anachronism putting around 80bhp to its single rear tyre is never likely to be a match for one of the world's fastest hypercars.

A Ferrari 250 GTO has reportedly been sold privately, for 52million US dollars — around # 32million, or the same combined price as 30 LaFerrari hypercars.

One of the most extraordinary and beautiful cars ever to reach production, the world's first hypercar (hitting close to 220mph while the McLaren F1 was still climbing off the drawing board) was vilified at its birth in 1992, by those who'd put down a deposit on its original # 361,000 price (which would rise to over # 400,000 by launch), for not having the 500bhp V12 engine, four - wheel drive and scissor doors promised in the concept and, at nearly 7ft wide, being too big for British roads.

Tesla's mad scientists have taken things beyond ludicrous, developing a drivetrain for both the Model S and X that, at least in the Model S, accelerates as fast as the 887 - horsepower Porsche 918 Spyder and 950 - horsepower Ferrari LaFerrari hypercars.

The 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 now has much more ammo for competing in the horsepower wars, as its whopping 650 hp makes it one of the most powerful cars sold in the U.S.. It's bested only by the 651 - hp Ferrari FF, the 662 - hp Ford Shelby GT500, the 700 - hp Lamborghini Aventador LP 700 - 4, the 730 - hp Ferrari F12 berlinetta, and wild hybrid hypercars including the 887 - hp Porsche 918 Spyder, 890 - hp McLaren P1, and 963 - hp Ferrari LaFerrari.

The main point of contention my having is the fact that I've had the very distinct displeasure of driving several of McLaren's offering... starting with the ubiquitous MP4 - 12C... and found them all to be over sanitized and homogenized overly nannified and excessively boring to drive excuses for Super / Hypercars I've ever driven in..

The track - focused version of the McLaren P1 hypercar was first shown as a concept at last year's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, and arrives at the 2015 Geneva auto show ready for performance driving.

A car sure to be among the most extreme ever made available for the road needs tyres to suit, and at the Geneva motor show Michelin was confirmed as the official tyre partner for Aston's hypercar.

With 720bhp and a staggering 737 lb ft of torque, it makes way for few rivals, surpassed by only the Bugatti Veyron, Koenigsegg One: 1 and the current crop of hybrid hypercars, the LaFerrari, McLaren P1 and Porsche 918 Spyder.

Performance has to be monumental these days — nigh - on hypercar levels — and there's no room for handling like a wet bar of soap.

It has the straight line performance to live with that company — in fact Rimac has released a video of the Concept One out - dragging a LaFerrari — but it's unlikely to match those more conventional hypercars for lap time because it lacks downforce and outright mechanical grip.

Let's hope that the additional cash flow realized from the inevitable full order book for Urus models will feed into the development of the next hypercar from one of our favorite car manufacturers.

As for the future of Speedvegas, Fessler is working on a membership club (à la automotive country clubs such as Thermal or Monticello) as well as the first - ever arrangement where regular Joes will be able to drive a Bugatti on a track — a sort of accessible hypercar experience for the speed - hungry set.

The same can not be said for exterior though, which follows contemporary hypercar styling trends.

The Vulcan isn't the only track - based hypercar set for road conversion.

Moers has also now confirmed that the company has more than 1000 people interested in the car, effectively confirming the market for what could be one of the most dramatic hypercars ever.

Hypercar maker is latest to reveal a virtual concept for the popular racing game; updated with a video

Bugatti has managed to cut kilos from the carbonfibre hypercar with new wheels, special glass for the engine compartment window and carbonfibre wiper arms.

actually what makes a complete mockery of the rules for a hybrid are the Press to Pass Hypercar pretenses of being a hybrid that are in fact nothing more than a gimmick..

But given the evidence that hypercars tend to accumulate quickly - covered miles at a leisurely rate, the 50k day can probably be put off for a couple of years at least.

It's unusual for a road car to completely overshadow a pie - in - the - sky concept vehicle, but when the DP - 100 concept made its first appearance in GT6 in mid-2014, few could have known the company would later announce the Valkyrie hypercar.

Fast - forward to 2013, when boutique hypercar maker Koenigsegg began offering carbon - fiber one - piece wheels for its 250 - plus - mph ground - bound spaceships.

If all goes well, the future product portfolio will be as follows: all - new DB11 (2016), DB11 Volante (2017), all - new V8 Vantage (2017), V8 Vantage roadster (2018), all - electric Rapide E (2018), a DBS to replace the Vanquish (2018), 2017 DB11 Volante, new V8 Vantage, all - new DBX crossover (2019), a 1,000 - plus - hp hypercar sponsored by Red Bull (2019), a DBS Volante (2020), and a replacement for the Rapide (2020.)

The move is a boon for Aston Martin as not only is the British marque looking to expand its footprint in the luxury and supercar market but also the hypercar segment with the Valkyrie, and who better to determine if the car is ready for customers than the man responsible for tuning the McLaren P1?

You don't need a track day weapon or an exotic hypercar for a quick Nurburgring lap, the fastest hot hatches will do the job...

Not surprisingly, McLaren has allegedly set some lofty performance targets for its EV hypercar.

After Bugatti canceled the Galibier four - door hypercar project, it confirmed that it was moving forward with plans for a successor to the iconic Bugatti Veyron.

Our spy photographers have spotted a test mule for the heir to the French hypercar throne, which is believed to be called the Bugatti Chiron, camouflaged inside a chopped - up Veyron body.

According to the report, the styling is said to be even more radical than the McLaren P1 hypercar, setting a clean - sheet design precedence for the future of the McLaren lineup.

Koenigsegg released a teaser poster for the upcoming Koenigsegg Agera RS hypercar, set to make its official debut at the 2015 Geneva auto show.

Whether you like the wild aero addenda of yet another special edition Zonda, the techno - wizardry of a hypercar - baiting Nissan or the subtle elegance of Porsche's most acceptable 911 Targa in years, there's something for you here.

As the Italian company hasn't yet revealed a Nürburgring lap time for its hybrid hypercar, this Ferrari LaFerrari could be tasked with recording a quick lap on the track.

For starters, Ferrari claims that 0 - 62 mph takes just 2.9 seconds and that the 812's top speed is 211 mph, only 6 mph slower than the LaFerrari hybrid hypercar.

Fortunately this doesn't seem to be the case and, if anything, the hypercar is currently enjoying something of a renaissance with the likes of Bugatti and Koenigsegg setting top speed and acceleration records seemingly just for the hell of it.

Overall, this is a substantial re-work of the Swedish hypercar, and it's obvious that the company is on a quest to beat the Veyron Super Sport for the title of world's fastest production car.

In short, the Evolution is a proper racer for the road and packs enough grunt to shame even the fastest of hypercars.

And with the likes of the Aston Martin Red Bull Valkyrie and the Mercedes - AMG Project One set to join the party in the next year, the hypercar looks like it's here to stay for the foreseeable future.

But since then it's been side - swiped by a tide of hybrid hypercars — to a point where it was feeling, if not looking, a bit sorry for itself by the end of 2016.

Koenigsegg is well known for its «more is better» approach to power, but its new Regera hypercar is easily its most outlandish yet.

The brand isn't a moneymaker (it makes no money at all) and serves only as superfluous hypercar fluff for the German corporation.

We won't see the Chiron hypercar for some time, but at this month's Frankfurt auto show, Bugatti will pull the wraps off its Vision Gran Turismo concept.