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The W1 Waiting Game: McLaren's Flagship and the Delivery Question
McLaren's 1,258 hp W1 had its first media drives in the middle of 2026. As September ends, no customer handover has been publicly confirmed, while Ferrari's rival F80 has begun reaching owners.
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Torque Fill: How the Lamborghini Temerario's Hybrid V8 Rewrites the Rules
The Huracan's naturally aspirated V10 is gone. In its place: a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 that revs to 10,000 rpm and three electric motors that erase turbo lag. The Temerario makes 920 PS, and the electricity is the point.
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The Electric Turbo, Perfected: Inside the 911 Turbo S T-Hybrid
Two electric turbochargers, a 3.6-litre flat-six and 701 hp. The new 911 Turbo S laps the Nurburgring 14 seconds faster than its predecessor, and turbo lag is officially history.
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The W12 Is Gone. The Continental GT Speed Is Stronger.
Bentley's 6.0-litre W12 has been laid to rest. Its replacement, a 4.0-litre V8 plug-in hybrid called Ultra Performance Hybrid, makes 782 PS and is the most powerful road car the company has ever built.
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The Ferrari F80, One Year In: Maranello's V6 Flagship Finds Its Feet
First customer cars arrived in December 2025, and the F80 is now in owners' hands on both sides of the Atlantic. It is the fastest road car Ferrari has ever built, and the most argued-over.
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The V16 Era Begins: Bugatti's Tourbillon Redraws the Hypercar Map
Bugatti has replaced the Chiron's quad-turbo W16 with an 8.3-litre naturally aspirated V16 and a Rimac-developed hybrid system for a combined 1,800 PS. Deliveries are expected to begin before the end of 2026, and all 250 cars are already sold.
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Aston Martin Valhalla: Seven Years From Concept to Customer Cars
After delays, engineering setbacks and a tariff scare, Aston Martin's first series-production mid-engined supercar is finally being delivered. The 1,079 PS plug-in hybrid had a long road to production.