Honda is putting the final touches to its new petrol-electric NSX supercar and promising that it will offer “the excitement of a (Ferrari) 458 at the price of a (Porsche) 911.” The production coupe has been spied testing at the Nurburgring circuit in Germany ahead of its likely first public appearance at either the Los Angeles motor show in November or Detroit in January. It … [Read more...] about Honda counts down to launch of hybrid NSX supercar
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Crim-catching supercars leave Kiwi cops’ fleet of sedans in the dust
What will the New Zealand police use as highway patrol vehicles after Holden and Ford stop building cars in Australia? The Commodores and Falcons will be around long after Holden and Ford close manufacturing plants across the ditch. Parts will be available for years after, too. But the time will come when they will be replaced. Already there has been talk of the Holden … [Read more...] about Crim-catching supercars leave Kiwi cops’ fleet of sedans in the dust
McLaren P1 sets new performance benchmark
McLaren has released performance figures for the new P1 hybrid supercar, including claims that it can sprint to 300km/h in 16.5 seconds – or an astonishing 6.5 seconds quicker than its petrol-electric rival, the Porsche 918 Spyder. The P1 will also crack the 0-100km/h dash in 2.8 seconds and go on to 200km/h in 6.8 seconds. Put another way, it gets to 200km/h in pretty … [Read more...] about McLaren P1 sets new performance benchmark
McLaren to open NZ supercar outlet
McLaren, one of the most famous names in the motoring world, will soon open its sole New Zealand dealership in Auckland, selling road-going supercars. The outlet comes almost 50 years to the month in 1963 when Auckland-born race driver and engineer Bruce McLaren founded the Formula One construction company. The all-new operation will also be the 50th McLaren dealership in … [Read more...] about McLaren to open NZ supercar outlet
McLaren spy
This is it. The production version of the successor to one of the greatest cars ever, the Mclaren F1. And McLaren has a very simple aim for its new P1: ‘to be the best driver's car in the world on road and track'. Though a concept of the car will be onm display at the Paris Motor Show next week, we'll have to wait till 2014 for the actual car to land. Hardly … [Read more...] about McLaren spy