Supercars

  • Porsche Boxster E electric prototype

    Porsche recently took the wraps off its second hybrid model, the new 2012 Panamera S Hybrid, as well as confirming development of an electric sports car and the announcement that a number of zero-emission ‘Boxster E’ prototypes are already running around Germany. Add to that the automaker’s launch of two generations of 911 GT3 R Hybrid race car prototypes and a plug-in hybrid supercar in the pipeline and it’s safe to say that Porsche is currently one of the greenest automakers on the planet. But being green is not enough for Porsche. After all, we are talking about the...

  • Audi e-tron Neckarsulm Development Center
    Behind The Scenes At Audi e-tron Electric Car Development Center

    As we reportedly recently, the next-generation of super sports cars won’t be nitrous-snorting, quad-turbocharged, gas swilling beasts, but rather they will offer ultra-high mileage and in some cases no emissions whatsoever. Yes, they will still be stupendously fast, but almost all will come...

  • 2010 Jaguar C-X75 Concept live photos
    The Fastest, Coolest, Sexiest Supercars Now Come With Plugs

    Supercars: sleek, blindingly fast, ultra-expensive objects of lust for 14-year-old boys and sober-suited executives alike. For decades, supercars were powered solely by gasoline. But now there's a new gang in town, and they've upended all the rules. The newest, coolest, most jaw-dropping supercars...

  • 2010 Jaguar C-X75 Concept live photos
    Jaguar C-X75 Plug-In Hybrid Supercar Coming In 2013

    It’s been speculated for the past several months but today we finally got confirmation that Jaguar’s stunning C-X75 concept car is headed for production and due for launch in late 2013. In a press conference early this morning, Jaguar confirmed that together with the Williams Formula 1...

  • 2009 Ferrari California
    Ferrari Shows Biggest CO2 Cut Amongst Supercar Brands, But Is There More To The Numbers?

    Governments around the world are bowing to public pressure to reduce the levels of greenhouse gases their respective countries produce, and more often than not, the first sector they look at is the auto industry. Here in the U.S. the government has imposed a tough 34.1 mpg fleet-wide fuel economy...

  • Porsche 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid supercar
    Winner: $845K Porsche 918 Spyder Is Now World's Priciest Hybrid Car

    We’ve known for some time that Porsche’s 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid concept from the 2010 Geneva Motor Show would eventually enter production but today, more than two years out from its debut, Porsche has announced that the order books have officially opened. We can confirm that the...

  • Ferrari 458 Italia with HELE system in Geneva

    Believe it or not but even a manufacturer of high-performance supercars endowed with V-8 and V-12 engines can be conscious about the environment. Take Ferrari, for example. The Italian marque has used this week’s 2011 Geneva Motor Show to present a new version of its stunning 458 Italia supercar equipped with its High Emotion Low Emissions (HELE) technology. Already available for the Ferrari California in certain markets, HELE is designed to reduce the environmental impact of Ferrari’s cars whilst boosting their performance and driving pleasure. In the case of the 458 Italia, the...

  • BMW prototype based on Vision EfficientDynamics concept
    BMW's Plug-In Hybrid Supercar May Be Named i8, Cost $200,000

    BMW is pressing forward with its plans to build a production version of the striking plug-in hybrid concept car it called Vision Efficient Dynamics, unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2009. According to reports filtering out of Germany, the model that goes on sale in October 2013 may...

  • 2010 Jaguar C-X75 Concept, released at 2010 Paris Motor Show
    Paris Motor Show: Jaguar C-X75 Turbine-Electric Supercar Concept!

    We don't use exclamation points all that often, but once in a while it's justified. In this case, the Jaguar C-X75 Concept supercar just unveiled at the 2010 Paris Motor Show deserves one. If not several: !!! Not only is it sleek, sexy, and stunningly beautiful (to our eyes, anyhow). It returns...

  • 2010 Nissan GT-R
    Report: Next-Gen Nissan GT-R May Go Electric To Remain Viable

    The development and launch of the current R35 Nissan GT-R was an epic achievement for the Japanese automaker. After all, Nissan was able design and engineer a sports car capable of outperforming exotic supercars with pricetags twice as high or more, as well as make it seat four adults in relative...

  • Izaro GTE supercar project
    Hybrid Supercar Being Developed By Spain’s Izaro

    Small companies developing hybrid and electric sports cars with Ferrari-rivaling performance may seem fairly common these days, and the latest entrant into this growing market segment--Izaro GTE--seems determined to follow in the footsteps of other fledgling green sports car start-ups. Izaro is...

  • Porsche 918 Spyder Concept
    Report: Production Porsche 918 Spyder Will Be More Powerful Than Concept

    Who ever said green cars can’t be fun? You only have to look at the Tesla Roadster and upcoming hybrid and electric sports cars from Audi, Mercedes-Benz and BMW to see that there is a future for sports car fans beyond the internal combustion engine. Porsche, too, is getting on the green car...

  • 2009 BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept

    The flurry of activity in hybrid and electric supercars has led to several concepts being approved for production, but BMW still hasn't publicly committed to a date for its high-tech green performance car. Mercedes-Benz has its SLS AMG E-Cell; Audi has the E-Tron; even Porsche gave the green light last week to its astounding 918 Spyder hybrid supercar. The striking BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept car, shown at last fall's Frankfurt Motor Show, was reportedly approved for production last February, and as of that time, the year being bandied about was 2013. But unlike the others, that's...

  • Porsche 918 Spyder Concept
    Porsche 918 Spyder, World's Fastest, Priciest Hybrid, OKed For Production

    Toss everything you thought you knew about hybrid-electric vehicles out the window. Porsche has just green-lighted production of a car that will shake preconceptions about hybrids to their roots. The Porsche 918 Spyder hybrid supercar, first shown as a concept at this spring's Geneva Motor Show...

  • Porsche Panamera S
    Porsche Panamera S Hybrid Coming Next Year

    It's no secret that Porsche has a new found love affair with vehicle electrification, having recently unveiled its first hybrid model ever, the 2011 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid, as well as teasing fans with high-performance hybrids such as the 911 GT3 R Hybrid and 918 Spyder. Porsche even confirmed...

  • Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell
    Yellow Is The New Green As Mercedes Bares All With SLS AMG E-Cell

    Remember the bright yellow Mercedes SLS AMG E-Cell prototype we wrote about back in June? Equipped with a four-motor, all-wheel-drive system the SLS AMG E-Cell is capable of putting out more than 525 horsepower onto the road and packs electric supercar performance into the iconic gullwing body. As...

  • 2010 Nissan GT-R
    Nissan GT-R Chief Engineer Says Alternative Powerplant Possible

    The development and launch of the R35 Nissan GT-R was an epic achievement for the Japanese automaker. After all, Nissan was able design and engineer a sports car capable of outperforming exotic supercars with pricetags twice as high or more, as well as make it seat four adults in relative comfort...

  • Audi R8 e-tron at Le Mans
    Audi Shows Off R8 e-tron At 24 Hours Of Le Mans

    When most people think of electric vehicles, they think of low cost and environmentally friendly vehicles that are about as much fun to drive as the Flintstones’ car. Automakers like Audi and Mercedes-Benz, however, are hoping to alleviate that stigma by targeting the top end of town and...

  • Koenigsegg Quant Solar-Electric Car

    What do you get when a niche Swedish supercar company, Koenigsegg, buys the common man's Swedish car company, Saab? Apparently you get the capacity to produce electric supercars in volume. Realtid.se has reported that Koenigsegg's recent purchase of Saab was intended to give the supercar company access to Saab's production facilities. With the new capabilities and some help from the government, Koenigsegg plans to put the 4-seat Quant Solar-Electric vehicle into production within the next two years. The Quant generated significant buzz at the Geneva Motor Show in March and why not? It's a...

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