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The Corvette CX making its debut at this weekend’s The Quail, a Motorsports Gathering, generates more than 2,000 combined hp from its four, individually controlled and torque-vectoring electric motors. It’s staggering power, draped in beautiful bodywork, at a point in time when Corvette is rapidly climbing through the supercar ranks. There’s only one problem with this latest rendition of America’s …

Monterey Car Week is known for automotive excess, but Hennessey just raised the bar in a way that leaves even the wildest muscle cars looking tame. The Texas-based hypercar builder has unveiled a one-off Hennessey Venom F5 with a gated six-speed manual and a staggering 2,031 horsepower, which is nearly double the Dodge Demon 170’s record-shattering 1,025 hp. It’s a …

Even though electric cars have proven to be incredibly fast, in the upper echelon where bespoke hypercars sit, plenty of buyers still want big V12 engines. These aren’t commuters looking for the efficiency of something like a Toyota Prius. They’re enthusiasts chasing emotion, sound, and drama. Many of these buyers may still drive an EV during the week, but when …

Koenigsegg’s most radical hypercar ever, which the company unveiled just a few weeks ago, has already set a record. During this weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, the Sadair’s Spear became the fastest road-legal production car to conquer the famous hillclimb. It completed the course in just 47.14 seconds, beating the previous record holder, the Czinger 21C, by 1.68 seconds. The …