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[ad_1] A custom LEGO builder spent two years putting together this 1:8 scale 2017 McLaren 720S, which features everything from a functional suspension and sequential gearbox to impressively detailed body panels.  To say this MOC ("My Own Creation") is cobbled together from various LEGO Technic components simply doesn't do the build justice. While it's common for factory-produced LEGO kits to include intricate mechanical details, to have put this project together from scratch makes the end result all the more spectacular.  All of this 720S model's moving parts, well, move. From the doors to the hood and even the active rear wing, everything has been replicated as faithfully as the medium allows. Even the interior display folds, just like the real thing. The builder's video flaunts all of the above features…

[ad_1] After a roughly 40-year hiatus, the Bugatti EB110 put the French brand back among the automotive elite when it was introduced in 1990. That car is now almost 30 years old, and Bugatti on Friday celebrated its contribution to the brand with a new special-edition version of the Chiron called the Centodieci. The word Centodieci means 110 in Italian, so the name is an obvious tie-in to the EB110, which in itself was a tie-in to the history of the brand. The EB110 was presented to the public on company founder Ettore Bugatti’s (EB) 110th birthday (110). This car was revealed at The Quail, a Motorsports Gathering during Monterey Car Week. Bugatti CentodieciBugatti CentodieciBugatti Centodieci Rather than build a car that simply aped the EB110, Bugatti started with the Chiron…

[ad_1] Porsche has a redesigned 911 on its hands, the 992 generation, but so far we've only seen the car in its Carrera S guise, which starts at a lofty $114,550. Porsche has now finally added the entry-level Carrera to the ranks, which brings the starting price down to ‭$98,750‬. Opt for the convertible body style and you're looking at a starting price of ‭$111,550‬. Both figures include destination. 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera The new Carrera debuts as a 2020 model and like the Carrera S boasts a 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged flat-6 in its rump. The engine here is tuned to deliver 379 horsepower and 331 pound-feet of torque, with drive going to the rear wheels via an 8-speed dual-clutch transmission. An all-wheel-drive Carrera 4 is also planned and should be…

[ad_1] The 2020 Toyota Supra is just barely ready to ship out to customers and dealerships, but talk of a hotter version of the sports car is ripe. Hypothetically, BMW M's latest inline-6 engine could provide power to an even faster Supra. Autocar spoke with BMW M's chief Markus Flasch and asked if the latest engine, codenamed the S58, could find its way to the Supra. The short answer is it's possible but unlikely. M holds its engines very near and dear and the division has never sold its powerplants as a customer component. The S58, based on the Supra's current B58 engine, is a twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-6 that makes a whopping 503 horsepower. Compared to the Supra's current on-paper ratings, that's a lot more power. Right now, the Supra…

[ad_1] It will take you five years to get to the top of the waiting list for a one-off car from Ferrari, and that's assuming the Italian brand will even let you buy one with your hard-earned. Apparently you need to be among the brand's 250 most loyal customers to even be considered. Well, there's a new company in the United Kingdom that will build you the Ferrari of your dreams. It's called 7X Design and it showed off its first creation last week at the Dorchester Hotel in London. 7X GTO Vision The car is called the 7X GTO Vision and based on the 488 GTB. It features a completely bespoke body made from carbon fiber and whose lines were inspired primarily by the 288 GTO, though there's clearly…

[ad_1] A smaller package just got a bigger bang. On Friday, Mercedes-Benz AMG unveiled its most power-dense engine yet, a 416-horsepower turbo-4 destined for the automaker’s 45 Series line sometime soon. The 2.0-liter turbo-4 is the replacement for the 381-hp engine found underhood the CLA45, GLA45. The new engine, which comes in two tunes including a 382-hp base version and a 416-hp S version, uses a more efficient turbocharger and upgraded cooling to improve performance and could arrive in future AMG 45-Series cars including the GLA45, CLA45, and A45—perhaps more. The new turbo-4 uses a new all-aluminum cylinder block with identical dimensions to the outgoing engine, and most of its components are new. Compared to the outgoing version, the new engine is flipped in the engine bay and places the…

[ad_1] Bentley's Continental GT is renowned for its luxury but the vehicle is also a highly capable performance machine, especially in 12-cylinder guise. Bentley will use the 2019 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in June to highlight this fact, with the automaker calling on Rhys Millen to race to the clouds in the latest Continental GT. The car, revealed on Thursday, wears a special livery highlighting Bentley's centennial this year. Millen, a Pikes Peak veteran, entered last year's run in a Bentley Bentayga and claimed a record for production SUVs with his time of 10:49.9, taking nearly two minutes off the previous record by averaging 66.5 mph. Bentley celebrated by launching a special version of the Bentayga. This year, Millen is going after the record for production cars. According to the…