Quite Possibly The Coolest Ferrari 458 Italia

Murdered-out Ferrari 458 Italia features a Novitec bodykit and PUR alloys for a sinister look on this Italian supercar

Canadian-based tuning company, SR Group presents project "Black Mist". Based on the Ferrari 458 Italia, the package includes a Novitec bodykit with a new front lip spoiler, rear diffuser and rear wing.
PUR 1NE alloys, 21 inches up front and 22 inches in the rear are finished in glossy black and complete the murdered-out look.

The end result is one badass looking 458 and quite possibly the coolest one out there.

Jaguar F-Type Debuts In Paris

After months of teasers and anticipation, Jaguar has lifted the veil on the all new 2014 Jaguar F-Type. The roadster, which takes inspiration from the classic E-Type, will be available as a convertible, with a coup version slated to follow in the coming months. The all-allmunium F-Type will come in three trims: the F-Type, F-Type S and F-Type S V8. The difference comes down to the engine. The base model comes with a supercharged 3.0-liter V6 with 340 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque. 

The F-Type S upgrades the same engine with 380 horsepower and 339 lb-ft of torque and the F-Type V8 packs a supercharged V8 with 495 hp and 460 lb-ft of torque. The V8 model gets from 0-60mph in a speedy 4.2 seconds and has a top speed of 185 mph. The standard F-Type does the 0-60 sprint in a respectable 5.1 seconds and has a top speed of 161mph. 

An active exhaust system enhances the exhaust note and for a first time in a Jag, launch control optimizes acceleration runs. The F-Type S comes with a limited slip diff, while the V8 Jag will come with an active electronic differential. 

The stunning Jag cockpit will cater from 10-12 speakers and LCD instruments. The F-Type will go on sale in the US next summer with prices starting at $69,000 US for the base model. The top of the line version will likely be around the $100k mark. 

If I Won The Lotto, I Wouldn't Buy A Supercar

You always hear it go something like this, " if I won the lottery, I would buy a Lamborghini." The thing is, I have thought about this scenario a hundred times in my head and have come to this conclusion; I wouldn't buy a supercar, even if I won a million bucks.

I think it's mostly because I like the "idea" of owning a supercar, rather than owning an actual supercar. My list of things to get would definitely include a car though. It just wouldn't be a Ferrari, Lamborghini or anything with "600 horsepower and a $600,000 price tag." It would be something a little bit more sensible. It would be an M3. At over $100,000 NZ, the new V8 BMW M3 isn't what you would call "cheap". Unless you're a millionaire that is. If you're a millionaire, than $100,000 on a car probably seems pretty reasonable. So why would I buy a BMW, when I could buy something far more exclusive and expensive?

Well, for starters a million dollars isn't actually that much. There is a Lamborghini Aventador listed on TradeMe at the moment for $625,000 NZ. If you're reading this and you don't live in New Zealand, TradeMe is pretty much New Zealand's Ebay. Say you actually brought the Aventador. That's more than half of your lottery money spent. On a car that would most likely spend most of its time in your garage. With you checking up on it in the middle of the night to make sure your neighbor didn't jump over the fence to steal your precious supercar. Mind you, you'd probably hear them driving off in a Lamborghini, but that's besides the point. The point is, if you owned a car like that, you would constantly worry about it. I know I would. I wouldn't take it anywhere, because I'd be too damn scared someone would crash into it, spit on it, kick it, or take a giant turd on it when I leave it unattended for more than two minutes.

Also, I live in Auckland, New Zealand. Not only are a lot of the drivers here, what's the word for it, awful, the speed laws here are atrocious. Besides, what good is a car that can do "just a little over 230mph", when most of the time, you will be stuck in traffic? I would literally never get anywhere near the limit of of my supercar's capabilities. The BMW M3 seems far more usable. For starters, it's understated, so you won't have to worry about it when you park it to buy a tall-mocha-with-cream from Starbucks. Because it wasn't designed to go as fast as it possibly could around the Nurbugring, it will go over speed bumps and when it gets a little nippy, provide warm air to your face with its air conditioning. See, when you spend $100,000 dollars on a car, I'd like to think that you'd want to use it. To use it, it has to be usable. There's no point taking your supercar on a road trip, if, when you arrive  you're going to be all sweaty, uncomfortable and with a broken back.

That's why I wouldn't buy a supercar even if I won the lottery. I'd buy a nice car I could use every day and use the rest of the money to buy other nice things. The BMW M3 is the car I would buy, because it has everything I am looking for in a car. Great performance when you need it and the ability to be a "normal car" when you don't. I personally think that in silver or white, it's a great looking car, and in black, it's sex on wheels.

This Is The Successor To The McLaren F1

This is the successor to one of the greatest cars ever built, the McLaren F1. It's called the P1 and McLaren's goal with it is quite simple,  "to be the best driver's car in the world on the road and track."

Don't get too excited by the images. While I say that "this" is it, it's actually just a design concept at this stage. It sort of looks like a stretched out and more hardcore MP4-12C. While the MP4-12C is a great supercar, it never quite achieved that same level of engineering perfection as the original F1 did when it launched in the 90's. 

Not only did you get an engine bay lined with 19 carat gold, you also got, actually that's all you got. You didn't get no ABS. No power steering. No nothing. The F1 was a true drivers car. You step in and you do the driving. The MP4-12C, with all its clever traction control and suspension witchcraft, more-or-less does the driving for you. Even though the F1 is now, like twentyish years old, it still manages to do a whooping 242 miles per hour. Very few cars, supercars, come close to that sort of performance even today. 

McLaren boss Ron Dennis says "the McLaren P1 will be the result of 50 years of racing and road heritage. Twenty years ago, we raised the supercar performance bar with the McLaren F1 and our goal with the McLaren P1 is to redifine it once again."

We will have to wait until 2013 for a production version of the McLaren P1 and at least another 12 months after that for the actual car to land. Even so, this early sneak view should give you a lot to get excited about. 

Koenigsegg BLT Special

Koenigsegg's idea of a BLT looks something like this $1.5 million dollar Special Edition Agera R.

Officially dubbed as the Agera R BLT, it is the first car to demonstrate Koenigsegg's new personalization service. Commisioned for a certain Chinese customer, the Agera R BLT features a very cool looking clear blue-tinted carbon finish with contrasting red highlights that would make even Spider-Man jealous.

The stock five-spoke wheels have been replaced by these new multi-spoke rims that attract a premium over the already gigantic $1.5 million dollar price tag. Other details include blue and red quilted seats, blue around the dash and Alcantara trim on the door panels.

The twin-turbo V8 is basically unchanged, carrying over the same 1,140 horsepower, a 0-100km/h of 2.9 seconds and a top speed of around 439km/h. The man himself, Christian Von Koenigsegg, said "We're thrilled with the result and we hope the customer will like his car as much as we do." Don't know about you, but I certainly like it.

Zenvo ST 1 : This Danish Packs A Punch!

The Zenvo ST 1 is a 7 liter V8 supercar from, wait for it, Denmark! Now, Denmark is famous for many things, from stylish castles to Viking remains, but never for building a supercar. Until now, of course. Zenvo was created by three individuals who wanted to achieve what Bugatti, Koenigsegg and Pagani had done before them.

The guys with the vision had a blank canvas. They could create any shape and mount whatever engine they wanted inside the body. The result is a striking and fierce looking car with an equally aggressive engine mounted in the middle. The 7 liter is both, supercharged and turbocharged. That's a recipe for some impressive figures. We're talking proper, big numbers. Numbers like1,104hp, 0-100km/h in 3 seconds and a claimed top-speed of over 375km/h.

So how much does this Danish cost? Well, it isn't cheap. The Zenvo is made to be ubber exclusive and only 15 will ever be made, each carrying a $850,000 US price tag. I'm not entirely certain the Zenvo looks like its worth almost a million dollars, but it's likely to make a nice addition for someone that already owns a Veyron and a Zonda.

Bond Chasing Bond in this 007 Trailer

A Bond film just wouldn't be a Bond film without a good car chase. With twenty two films to date and a new film, Skyfall, coming later this year, Sky TV has launched a promo to advertise its upcoming 007 marathon.

The trailer features every single James Bond character to date, from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig. The video has been cut up to make it look as if the different Bond characters are chasing each other. Watch carefully and you'll spot the Aston Martin DBS, DB 5 , Lotus Espirit and the Sunbeam Alpine.

It's a must-watch for any Bond fan out there, young or old!

6 Busted! Burnouts

Autoshows attract a lot of car enthusiasts - and cops. There were tons of great burnouts at last years Bimmerfest, so this year, the police were out in full force. That obviously didn't stop this idiot from lighting it up right in front of one.



Maybe it's something about BMW drivers that urges them to do burnouts whenever, wherever. Maybe by doing a burnout they think that their 2liter BMW four-door is actually a brand new V8 M3. Whatever, this idiot didn't even bother to look around, because if he did, he would have seen the cop car that was watching him all along.



While money can buy you a Ferrari, it most certainly can't buy you any common sense. Ferrari's can cause a stir on the roads and attract a lot of attention. You'd think that knowing that, if you drove one around, you'd be a little bit careful. This idiot obviously didn't think so.



Fully sick Honda burnout in the parking lot bro! Look at how cool this idiot thought he was, burning rubber in front of his mates, in a lit up carpark. Bet the cop didn't think he looked that cool.



So you got yourself a Mustang huh? What better way than to show off the power of your muscle car than a big, smokey burnout right? Well this idiot thought that was a good idea. The Houston Police that arrested him, didn't agree.



This is the icing on the cake. This idiot was driving around the streets of Perth in Australia for a good five minutes, casually doing burnouts on the way. The driver was so clueless, he even let's his passenger get out for a little wee. What he didn't know was that a Police helicopter was watching his antics from above and lead the Police right outside his doorstep.

Hungry For Horsepower? Hennesey's Creations

In case you haven't heard about Hennessey Performance, they are a Texas based tuning shop that creates the sort of horsepower that would make even a Buggati Veyron a little shy. From a pick up truck with 800 horsepower to the mighty 1244 horsepower Venom GT supercar, Hennessey knows how to do big horsepower.

Hennessey's latest creation is a Bugatti-Besting 1266hp Cadillac CTS-V. The Cadillac powerhouse packs a 7.0liter twin turbo V8 good for 1,066hp at the wheels. Hennessey claims a 0-100 in 2.9 seconds (as long as you put the power down to the road) and a blistering 10.2 second quarter mile. Perhaps even more impressive is the top speed. To get to the point, it's 242mph. Hennessey plans to build just 12 of these monstrous machines which will feature a full carbon wide body.

Ever looked at your pick up and thought it needs more power? John Hennessey obviously did. Hennessey takes a brand new Ford Raptor pick up, adds boost and a disturbingly loud exhaust and give you, what they call, the Velociraptor. If you have a spare US $16,000 and a Ford Raptor, the 600 horsepower Velociraptor can be all yours. Oh and if that's not enough power for you than the package comes with some blow as well. How does more than 800 horsepower sound? Yup, Hennessey offers a twin turbo 800 horsepower Velociraptor to satisfy your horsepower cravings.

The baddest, meanest and angriest Hennessey creation is the Venom GT. John Hennessey basically looked at at a Lotus Exige and thought " I wonder what this tiny, light weight, go-kart would be like with over a thousand horsepower and two turbos." That's how the Venom GT was born. The Venom GT weighs only 1244kg  and has 1244 horsepower. To put that into perspective, the Buggatti Veyron gets from 0-200mph in 24.2 seconds. Want to guess how quickly the Venom GT manages the 0-200mph sprint? Nope, you're quite wrong. It does it in 15.3 seconds! It's a car for the insane. You have to admit though, it is a seriously cool piece of kit. Which is probably why Steven Tylor brought one.

Chris Harris Doesn't Love the MX-5

Chris Harris has been known to dislike the Mazda MX-5. He went as far as to calling it "shit", in an article a few years ago. Chris' daring outcry made him the nemesis of many loyal MX-5 fans.

Well, Monkey is at it again to find out what all the fuss is about. Swapping his Ferrari 599 with Cameraman and Editor, Neil Carey's Mazda Mx-5, Chris sets out to see if he was wrong all those years ago. Has his views on the car changed? You'll have to watch the video to find out.

Sex On Wheels Part1: A 60's Icon

Some cars are more than objects that get you from "a" to "b" They are works of art and pieces of engineering pefrection. You might think that most modern supercars are sexy and beautiful, but you'd be wrong. A lot of them are striking, yes, but beautiful? I don't think so. Most modern supercars are designed in a wind tunnel. Their streaks and lines are defined by how much downforce or lateral g they will generate when lapping the Nurbugring. The Jaguar E-Type wasn't designed in a wind-tunnel. It wasn't designed to be the fastest car around your local test track. It was designed to be beautiful.

The E-Type was launched at the 1961 Geneva Auto Show to much fanfare.  Enzo Ferrari himself called it "the most beautiful car ever made." Have you ever seen an E-Type up close? It's pure sex. Its curvaceous body is simple and elegant. The E-Type is all style. Just about anyone could jump in it, put on some dark shades and look cool. I remember when I first saw an E-Type. It was a British Racing Green convertible. It pulled into a parking bay, right next to a Gucci store. My god was it beautiful. For a car made in the 60's, it looked modern, sleek and very sexy. Sitting outside Gucci, it almost looked like it belonged there. The E-Type is a fashion icon. People with E-Type's are cool. Which is why just about every Hollywood star brought one when the car launched during the 60's. Frank Sinatra is said to have taken one look at the E-Type and said "I want that car, and I want it now."

 Which is exactly how I felt when I saw the E-Type inspired Eagle Speedster. The Eagle Speedster is a modern take on the E-Type. It has a lighter body, a lower windscreen and a lot more power. All of that stuff is irrelevant, because the Eagle Speedster may just be the sexiest car ever made. Jeremy Clarkson went as far as to say that it may be "the sexiest thing he has ever seen." I mean just look at it! The Eagle Speedster is just a sensation. Unfortunately, there is a problem. It's the price. It's even more sensational and fantastical than the car itself. It's half a million pounds. So it's unlikely that we will ever own or let alone see an Eagle Speedster in person. Still, at least we can have this sex on wheels hanging on our wall.

Weekly Write-Off: Mustang On Mustang Action

A Mustang 5.0 crashes into a relatively new Mustang GT, which then hits a Corvette. How the driver of the white Mustang did not see the bright red Mustang in front of him is beyond me. The driver of the Corvette sums up the video with one word.

 Keep your eyes on the road people! 

Japan's Greatest Supercars part 2: The LFA

The LFA was always going to make this list. It is arguably the only true supercar to come out of Japan. You see, a supercar isn't all about performance or looks. A supercar has got to be exclusive. The Lexus LFA, with its US $375,000 price tag and limited numbers is exactly that. So why on earth does the Lexus cost over three times the amount of a shiny, new Nissan GTR? Is it three times faster? Or three times better looking? No, it is a supercar within a class of its own.

Lightweight and a powerful V10 make the LFA very capable on the track. In fact, the LFA set the fastest laptime on the Top Gear test track - over 3 seconds faster than the four wheel drive Lamborghini Gallardo

When Toyota and its Lexus marque began the development of the LFA in 2000, they set out to create the ultimate supercar. Hence when they decided that the aluminium frame used in the early versions was too heavy, they scrapped the whole project and began from scratch. That time using carbon fibre. The LFA also has a cool retractable spoiler, that comes up at 80kmph and lets everyone know you're speeding. The thing that defines a supercar, other than the styling, is a big engine. A big V 12 is every Lamborghini's signature dish. A supercar needs BIG power and BIG noise. The LFA packs one of the best sounding engines ever.

Rumour is, Lexus fit this digital tacho, because a regular one couldn't keep up with how quickly the LFA accelerates. Either way, the white bit actually glows green telling you the perfect time to change gear. How cool is that?!

The 4.8 liter V10 was co-developed by Yamaha and oh boy does it sound good! It's such a screamer! It's not all big noise either, the LFA has all the big numbers to back up all its shouting. 416kw get the LFA from 0-100kmph in 3.7 seconds and on to a top speed of over 326kph. If that wasn't enough perfrormance, the LFA got a Nurburgring make-over in 2010. The Nurburging Package brings the car up to 420kw and a hefty US $445,000. The big changes were in the aerodynamic department. A fixed rear wing and a new front splitter got the Nurbrgring LFA around the Ring in 7:14 on September 2 2011. To put that time in perspective, it's 4 seconds quicker than a Porsche 911 GT2 RS.

Only 500 Nurbugring LFA will ever be built and will come only in glossy black, matte black, orange and whitest white

The LFA is one of Japan's greatest supercars, if not by definition, Japan's greatest supercar. Its supercar performance is matched by supercar styling and certainly a supercar pricetag. Although a lot of people think the LFA is just an overpriced Lexus, they couldn't be any further from the truth. Lexus reinvented itself as a brand, with the LFA. The LFA put Japan on the map, with a car that could rival Lamborghini, Ferrari, Aston Mation and just about any other supercar automobile maker.

Stay tuned for part 3.

3 Terrible Teen Drivers Caught On Video

Don't give these teens your car keys! 

There's a reason why insurance companies hate teenage boys. It boils down to one thing really, they like to go fast. A lot of teenage boys think they are the next Michael Schumacher behind the wheel of their Honda City 1.4, which in their mind is of course, a fire-spitting supercar. Unfortunately, that often isn't the case and a lot of them find out the hard way. These videos are all on the funny side. Noone, but the wallet gets hurt in these clips.

You don't always need to be driving the car to damage it. Teenage boys always find amusing new ways to entertain themselves. Like crashing their dad's bikes into their dad's cars.

The majority of teenagers lack the skills and experience to tame powerful cars. So what happen's when a 19 year old borrows his dad's 400 horsepower V8 BMW M3?

Joey's crash has almost 4 million hits on Youtube. The video is a reminder to parents who thought it was a good idea to give their 14 year old son the keys to a brand new Ford Mustang Eleanor.