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The Ferrari 488 Pista Has Landed: Updated

February 21, 2018March 11, 2018 Peter Anderson488, 488 pista, ferrari, gims2018, supercars0 comment

Updated with new useful tidbits from the Geneva Show release. Because motor shows are now just after-parties for pre-show press releases, we’ve got the Ferrari 488 Pista for you. Based on the Scuderia’s outstanding 488 GTB, it’s another in the line that gave us the 360 Challenge Stradale, 430 Scuderia and 458 Speciale. Ferrari 488 Pista Maranello’s press team says the Pista has evolved straight out of the FIA World Endurance Championship GTE series success. Ferrari has won five championships in the last six years, so that’s not a bad…

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More McLaren Senna Info Announced

February 8, 2018February 11, 2018 Peter Andersonmclaren, senna, supercars, turbo, twin turbo, V80 comment

The release of 2018 McLaren Senna, the British company’s latest Ultimate Series car, edges ever closer. And in the now-traditional way of announcing new cars, we have more info from the drip-feed. The car, as we already know, will debut at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show in a few weeks but cars aren’t properly unveiled anymore, we get weeks of photos and information. Anyway, we already know that the Senna is completely sold out, the last one went to a charity auction and raised a squillion dollars for…

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Audi R8 Spyder

February 7, 2018February 9, 2018 Peter Andersonaudi, convertible, r8, spider, spyder, supercars, V100 comment

Audi R8 Spyder Review The Audi R8 Spyder, like any topless supercar, comes in for the usual criticism of “being a bit soft.” With a chassis and driveline shared with the Lamborghini Huracan, it’s fairly unlikely you could ever accuse the R8 of being a bit weak. But, being the kind of people we are The Redline, we thought it worth investigating. And instead of going over the top and getting the R8 V10 Plus, we got the heaviest, lowest-powered R8, steel-braked R8. History Audi’s motorsport heritage stretches back before…