Porsche 918 Spyder First Drive on EVO

Evo Director, Harry Matcalfe takes a ride in the latest upcoming Porsche supercar, the 918 Spyder. The 918 Spyder is the ultimate Porsche supercar since the Carrera GT almost ten years ago. You might therefore be quite surprised that it's a hybrid!

Yup that's right the 918 Spyder is a powered by a hybrid engine. Don't for a second think this has anything in common with the likes of the dreadful Prius. The engine itself has been re-rated at 585 horsepower and then for a little bit extra "oomph", two electric motors bump the power up to around 795 horsepower. That's serious power for relatively light-weight, little supercar.

Check out the video below for yourself.

Ferrari FXX Antics. How Not To Treat A $1.8million Customer

You'd think that if you were hand picked by Ferrari to take part in the uber-exclusive FXX program, you would be treated with a heck of a lot of respect. Well, this video actually proves the opposite!

The Ferrari navigator not only slams the door of the customers $1.8 million track-toy, but goes as far as to Karate-chop the bonnet! See the action unfold for yourself below.

'Vette Day Out

A collection of fantastic Chevrolet Corvettes. These pics were taken in Hamilton, New Zealand, where the Corvettes paraded around the Hamilton race circuit before the big V8 Supercar race. Enjoy! 

The Z06 in Yellow was my favorite 'Vette of the day

Nice ass

Some more asses, this time, a slightly "older" ass

I'm sexy and I know it

Nothing like some wood on the steering wheel. This is a fantastic looking interior

This 90's corvette convertible has everything you need. A big V8 and the wind in your hair. If only the steering wheel was on the right side of the car...

A classic old-school Stingray

This classic "Vette was one of the finest examples on show. Super tidy and the white wall tyres were a damn fine icing  on top of the cake

I want a Corvette now

Lamborghinis at the Mall

Found these Lamborghinis parked inside a local shopping mall. The cars on display were a Lamborghini Gallardo V10 and a Lamborghini Murcielago V12. 

Side-by-side, not something you see everyday

The Murcielago, with its 571 horsepower V12 is a much more impressive beast

The Gallardo is much smaller than the wider and longer Murcielago

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.