Wait, so now the detuned, entry level, "budget" Mclaren makes as much power as the Ferrari 458 and only about 30hp less than the 12C did? I take it in 5 years the next model would be 650hp, the 650S replacement would have 800hp and whenever the P1 replacement comes out it will have 2000hp and levitate.

Don't NASCAR engines put out 800+hp? Kinda hard for this particular motor to slot beneath a 550hp V10 even if the 10 sounds better.

The ATS-V is 3700lb, so even assuming the Camaro SS is a bit lighter in the engine bay (though an LT1 is 465lb, heavier than an LS3) and lacks the heavy magnetic dampers, it would probably still be over 3600lb.

Hey chill, maybe the kid could have been a DC comics guy instead.

Could you imagine how much fun it would be to swap in the 240hp 9000 rpm FA20 from the S2000? Even taking into account the weight of some supporting mods like bigger brakes and wider tires, it would still be about 400lb lighter than an actual S2000.

They tested the 130hp 1.5 liter version you wouldn't even get in North America. The 2.0L version has 155hp which isn't a whole lot more but puts it at roughly the same power:weight ratio as the North American spec NC Miata which does 0-60 in 6.1 seconds.

You mean the Corvette he himself picked as 2014 car of the year? Aside from making some jabs about its styling or its stereotypical owners (or the fact that you can't get a right hand drive version yet), he's quite smitten by the new Corvette. Not surprising considering he liked the last gen Z06 and ZR1 as well, if it…

I think they are playing it cool on purpose. Probably their way of walking on eggshells so to speak.

I understand how batteries work yes. I do think it's a fantastic system, but fact of the matter is that under heavy use it will deplete its batteries faster than it can replenish them, and when the battery is discharged the whole system stops pulling its own weight per se, hence dead weight. Sure, it's not like it…

It would be a great sleeper if its whole "ricer/Fast&Furious wannabe/street racer/douchebag/kid with rich parents" attraction factor (and thus obvious cop magnet) wasn't so high, making it pretty much the opposite of a sleeper. It's not as showy as a more well recognized European supercar, but it attracts attention of…

Even Koenigsegg isn't magic though. A 9kWh battery will only supply energy to electric motors pumping out up to 700 combined horsepower for so long when driven that hard, even with the V8 and braking providing occasional regen. Of course, the whole setup adds a lot less dead weight than a big battery and 3 electric…

I think maybe at the point where the combination of engine hp and electric hp is the highest, the engine is making 800hp. It might make more at higher rpm (I see no reason why it would make less than 1000hp even without E85) but at that point the electric motors would be past their peak output and declining.

Because they only made 6 of those, and they might make many more of these. Probably in the double digits, at least! So if you were #7 in line for a One:1 and #1-6 don't seem interested in selling, you have a better shot at putting your millions on one of these. Also, something tells me that the One:1 makes so much…

That's an even 400km/h, probably what they were aiming for. Short of a Veyron, but that's out of production now and the other hybrid hypercars aren't so focused on top speeds and max out at less than 220 mph.

They are not needed on an electric motor, but a direct drive combustion engine would be pretty crappy because engines don't like making that much torque at really low rpm (thus the need for a low gear at low speeds to keep the revs up) and would need a higher gear to reach high speeds to keep it at reasonable rpm on…

Not if we're counting rotaries. Depending on what the verdict is on the "real" displacement of a rotary engine, the 1.3 Renesis in the old Mazda RX8 made 159lbft, which would be 122.3 lbft/L.

The only allure of flying cars being "liberating" or "freedom" would be if you had the only flying car in existence and could take to clear skies while watching all the wheel driven peasants suffer in rush hour. And a flying car would probably at least cost as much as a car and plane combined, let alone if they had…

Heck, it may not have a turbo or supercharger nor even make as much power, but a stock Viper would match or better a Hellcat Challenger/Charger for acceleration even assuming the Hellcat can hook up and grip properly with its way too skinny factory tires (spoilers: it probably can't).

Well, if you happen to be European and have a good chunk more money to put forward vs the cost of an Si, you can get a ~280hp turbocharged Type R which is probably one of the fastest hot hatches out there.

That article was from that horsepowerkings website, who's made up a lot of stuff with seemingly no real proof to back it up. Take it with a grain of salt. Then again, they have been right before, such as when they said the next Raptor would be a turbo V6. So who knows.