Hybrids were once considered the painfully slow and socially responsible tortoises of the highway. Now, even revered sports-car brands are prepping irresponsibly powerful, lethally fast, porpoise-sleek hybrids. As with Porsche’s 918 Spyder and McLaren’s P1, Ferrari’s Enzo successor runs on a complex blend of electricity and internal combustion. More curious, Ferrari named its latest and greatest the LaFerrari.
The Fazz’s carbon-fiber body shapes F1–influenced aerodynamic efficiency into muscular Italian automotive art. The underbody is made of a debris-resistant Kevlar-and-carbon-fiber composite. Befitting a Ferrari, the two-seater aims to be … More
Thomas Flohr, the chairman and sole shareholder of Swiss-based private plane company VistaJet, just bought $8 billion worth of new planes from Bombardier Bombardier Ask him about it–the largest single transaction in the history of that aircraftmaker–and he’ll give you a matter-of-fact answer. But bring up the prospect of spending more than a week bouncing over 3,000 miles of rocks, sand, mud and grass, with snakes, lions, heatstroke and wind exposure thrown in for good measure, and he lights up. “Racing is in my fingertips,” he says over lunch in Montreal. “It’s my passion.”
The object of his passion is the East African Safari Classic Rally, which he terms … More
First big group test of 2013. Audi’s R8 has a new dual-clutch transmission, the Turbo S is on its way out and for £20k, Litchfield will give you a 750hp GT-R than can handle normal roads. Game on.
Hybrids were once considered the painfully slow and socially responsible tortoises of the highway. Now, even revered sports-car brands are prepping irresponsibly powerful, lethally fast, porpoise-sleek hybrids. As with Porsche’s 918 Spyder and McLaren’s P1, Ferrari’s Enzo successor runs on a complex blend of electricity and internal combustion. More curious, Ferrari named its latest and greatest the LaFerrari.