Supercars news articles 
Ferrari to open first Ferrari Store in London
Ferrari has signed an agreement for the opening of the first Ferrari Store in the British market. The Ferrari Store, which will be managed by the Percassi Group, will be located on Regent Street, one of London’s most exclusive thoroughfares, and will cover around 550 square metres spread over two levels. Work on the project will begin within the next few days and the Ferrari Store is scheduled to open this coming autumn. It will stock the enti... [more]
Emissions-related congestion charge will increase CO2
A report from King’s College never publicly released by Transport for London (TfL) reveals that Mayor Ken Livingstone’s new emissions-related congestion charge is estimated by TfL’s own consultants to increase CO2 in Greater London by 182,000 tonnes. This not only contradicts the Mayor’s claims that his charge will reduce CO2, but also directly contradicts claims made by Transport for London. In a report prepared for TfL by King’s College Lond... [more]
Rolls-Royce unveils new Phantom Coupé in Asia
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars will unveil its new Phantom Coupé for the first time in the Asia Pacific region at the 10th Auto China 2008 Beijing, to be held at the New China International Exhibition Center, on Sunday, 20 April 2008. The Coupé, the fourth new model from Rolls-Royce under BMW Group ownership, is the most driver-orientated model in the Phantom line-up. This two-door, four-seater model has already seen outstanding demand with this year’... [more]
Hyundai reveals Genesis rear-wheel drive sports coupe
Hyundai’s Genesis Coupe is a purpose-built rear-wheel drive sports coupe that will take the Korean manufacturer into supercar territory for the first time. Revealed at the New York International Auto Show, the two door coupe will be powered by a choice of two performance-focused petrol engines – a 223PS 2.0-litre turbo four-cylinder and a range-topping all-aluminium 310PS, DOHC 3.8-litre V6. The Genesis Coupe is scheduled to join the Hyundai ... [more]
New road tax prices lack consistency
The changes in road tax (technically known as Vehicle Excise Duty or VED) are intended to persuade consumers to buy less polluting cars, by making road tax progressively more expensive for higher polluting models. Clean Green cars believes the government’s plan to introduce 12 road tax (VED) bands instead of six is sensible, but the price of taxing a car in each band appears to have been generated at random. However, looking at the price j... [more]
Supercars in the news
Crunch hits V8 Supercars (Herald Sun)THE global credit crunch has hit V8 Supercars and leading team bosses admit the economic downturn could seriously hurt their businesses. |
McLaren working on family of supercars for 2009 (AutoSpies.com)We’ve already seen prototypes of the upcoming McLaren P11, but the anticipated supercar is now going back to the drawing board for a redesign by new styling chief Frank Stephenson. AutoCar sources say that Stephenson will be joining McLaren later this year after he completes is term at Fiat. |
Ronn Motor Company Announces Exclusive Limited Edition 600-Horsepower Scorpion HX(TM) to Be Introduced in 2009 ... (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)Ronn Motor Company, Inc. is pleased to announce the offering of fifty Scorpion HX(TM) cars as part of their 200 unit production of Scorpion(TM) supercars that will be available in 2009. |
Drive a Bugatti supercar without ownership hassle (Reuters via Yahoo! News)Call it rental, but for the super-rich: the Australian chapter of an elite automobile club is allowing members to drive the Bugatti Veyron, one of the world's fastest supercars, without worrying about actually owning it. |
Taku drives Supercar. (Crash.Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport)Takuma Sato tries out a Lamborghini for the first time. |
Motorsport: Ute man aims to climb high (The New Zealand Herald)A breakthrough win at the sixth round of this year's Yokohama Australian V8 Ute Racing Series at the beginning of August has put fast-rising young Auckland driver Colin Corkery's season back on track. |
Car makers focus on Russia to promote sales (The Economic Times)Sales of foreign car brands in Russia rose 46% in January through July to 1,256,869 units, compared with the same period of 2007. BMW's 2009 7-series | Fiat 500 |
Moscow car show goes upmarket as Russians get rich (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)MOSCOW, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Car makers descend on Moscow this week to show off their models for the Russian public, whose soaring incomes are fast making Russia the largest car market in Europe. |
Global credit crunch hits V8 (FOXSPORTS.com.au)LEADING team bosses admit the economic downturn could seriously hurt their businesses and some are already facing cutbacks from major backers. |
Mosport: VICI Racing qualifying report (Motorsport.com)Bowmanville, Ontario - Marc Basseng qualified the #18 VICI Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR on the fourth row of the grid at the Mosport International Raceway this afternoon to hand the team its best GT2 starting slot of the year. |
