Sports : Car News And Reviews

Nick Rufford of The Sunday Times had the rare chance to get behind the wheel of Steve McQueen’s favorite car: his 1963 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso. The car was recently auctioned by Christie’s for a cool $2.3 million.

Nothing about the Spyker C8 Laviolette was subtle, and this black and red coupe is certainly no exception. Built by the Dutch automaker, the C8 Laviolette has a Audi 4.2-liter V8 engine that provides nearly 400 horsepower.

Ford is celebrating 50 years of the Mustang and has announced a limited edition version of the 2015 Ford Mustang GT fastback to honor the pony car’s heritage. Just 1,964 examples of the 50 Year Limited Edition will be built with sales beginning this fall. 

W Motors‘ Lykan Hypersport is one of those rare “hypercars” that is so limited in production that only seven are being made. The car has a 740 horsepower twin-turbo 3.7-liter flat-six engine, and can go from 0 to 100km/h (62mph) in just 2.8 seconds with a top speed of 239mph.

/DRIVE continues their video series examining the Koenigsegg One:1 hypercar with the help of Christian von Koenigsegg. In this segment, we get a closer look at the design and manufacture of the carbon fiber wheels necessary to allow for speeds of up to 280 mph.

With a long hood, sweeping front fenders, a tiny windscreen, a leather hood strap, and side exit exhausts, Morgan has rolled out the new, limited edition Plus 8 Speedster. The car is part of a special line of vehicles commemorating the company’s manufacturing of vehicles for 100 years at Pickersleigh Road.

Lamborghini shows its patriotic love of Italy with a special configuration of the Aventador LP 700-4 called the Nazionale. Built by the company’s bespoke Ad Personam division, the car retains the monstrous 720 horsepower 6.5-liter V12 engine under the hood and the standard Aventador’s 0-to-100 km/h (62 mph) time of just 2.9 seconds.

Gray Design is an international design studio out of Sweden known for their award-winning designs focusing on automobiles, yachts and motorcycles. Their team worked with Vogue Auto Design to create this custom body kit for the Ferrari 458 called the Ferrari F458 Curseive.

Benton Performance is focused on the restoration, upgrade and enhancement of the Early 900 series and 356 Porsche. This short film by Heath Mattioli takes us inside the mind of Porsche expert John Benton, who has been restoring and racing the iconic German sports cars since 1984.

Aftermarket customization specialists Mansory has amped up the already eye-catching Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 with a whole lot of carbon fiber and much more. They began by replacing nearly every body panel of the car with carbon fiber components custom made using their advanced autoclave process.

Just a few weeks after unveiling the Alfieri Concept at Geneva, Maserati surprised the attendees at the 2014 New York International Auto Show by unveiling two GranTurismo Centennial Editions, a coupe and a convertible. The Centennial Edition models will be available in three new “three layer” color schemes in addition to the four already available for the GranTurismo MC.

Fans of the Dodge Viper will be happy to know that there’s a new special edition of the car on the way, and it looks pretty amazing from the outside. With a cool metallic matte finish, there’s no question that this is one of the best looking Vipers to date.

Scion has announced a limited edition of its FR-S sports coupe: the FR-S Release Series 1.0 which was unveiled at the 2014 New York International Auto Show. Just 1,500 of the vehicles will be built, and each includes a long list of enhanced features, including a custom-designed rear spoiler and side fender spoilers.

The new Alfa Romeo 4C is already tearing it up in Europe, and has been rumored to be headed to the U.S. for a while now. We’re happy to say that Alfa has confirmed that the car will coming to America, and you won’t have to wait long to buy one, with the release date pegged as June 2014.

Take a ride with professional driver Patrick Long in the Porsche 918 Spyder as he does a lap of the new Circuit of the Americas in Austin Texas. The hybrid 918 Spyder has both a 4.6-liter, eight-cylinder engine capable of producing 608 horsepower as well as electric motors in the front and rear.