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Dany Bahar was trying to get his coachbuilding business off the ground when he went to lunch on the French Riviera with a Saudi prince. The prince was originally very pleased with the $2 million Bugatti he’d driven to the restaurant, but he was about to lose his appetite — for what should then pull up outside but a near-identical Bugatti. The prince took his car keys and tossed them across the table to Bahar.

“He tells me to do whatever I need with his car in order to make it unique,” Bahar tells InsideHook. “And that was when I got an insight into how someone who owns five or six hundred cars thinks. If he hadn’t seen that other Bugatti maybe it would never have occurred to him: it’s not about the car itself but how he just doesn’t want someone else to have the same car as him.”

That was the spark that changed the direction of Ares, the Modena-based coachbuilding company that Bahar co-founded with business consultant Waleed Ghafari only six years ago, but which is, by volume, already the world’s biggest operation of its kind. Ares takes already very special vehicles and — typically with money being no object — makes them true one-offs. 

They’ve taken a four-door Rolls-Royce Phantom and turned it into a two-door coupe, for example. They’ve also transplanted Porsche 997 mechanics under a Porsche 964 Targa body. A Mercedes-Benz G63 was overhauled into something so far removed from the original it was given its own…

The Koenigsegg KXX could serve as the perfect successor to the Jesko

The Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR was an icon of the ‘90s supercars. So many aspects of this car made it so famous, but its rarity was one of the main reasons that it gained such notoriety. There were only ever 26 of these cars manufactured and their price just keeps climbing with each year that passes.

With that in mind, HotCars digital artist Rostislav Prokop has given the CLK-GTR a modern makeover, so let’s delve deeper into this unique beast and analyze this set of renders.

The CLK-GTR Is A Dated Supercar

This supercar was a high-tech car back in the ‘90s. It also had power that is world-class even by modern standards thanks to its AMG-tuned 6.9-liter V12 engine that produced 604 hp and 572 lb-ft of torque. By today’s standards, this car wouldn’t be a top dog. But Prokop has given us a new CLK-GTR that would likely be the most sought-after supercar in the world if it went into production.

The New Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR Supercar

One aspect of the original CLK-GTR that a lot of enthusiasts disliked was the front end, which almost looked like a standard E-Class. No one will complain about the front of the new version looking like a standard Mercedes, though.

This new car has a sleek, one-piece, design at the front that is wide, low, and very aggressive. The headlights are U-shaped LEDs and complement the body style. This new CLK-GTR looks so…

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Rimac tests the limits of human bravery and material strength with an 1813-horsepower carbon-fiber electric warhead. The Croatian startup’s Nevera uses a one-piece monocoque chassis with channels of battery cells spread underneath, between, and behind the seats. With a pair of electric motors at each axle, its 205-mile estimated driving range won’t win any awards, but the Nevera’s claimed DC fast-charging speed of 500 kW should alleviate any range anxiety—once public infrastructure can actually reach those numbers. Limited to just 150 units, the Nevera’s $2.2 million price tag further boosts its exclusivity, and it’s certainly a machine that valets would battle each other to park.

What’s New for 2023?

Production of the 1813-hp Nevera began last year. For 2023, the Rimac Nevera goes unchanged, as the company continues to work towards its goal of filling incoming orders.

Pricing and Which One to Buy

You may have heard of a little supercar manufacturer named Bugatti. This automaker was recently responsible for the first production car to hit 300 mph. But did you know that a century before Bugatti sold the first $10 million+ hypercar, it got its start building Grand Prix race cars? What’s more, the automaker’s revolutionary design philosophy is responsible for technologies sportscars use to this day. Some of these technologies–such as aluminum rims, mono-lugs, and transaxles–Bugatti race pioneered 100 years before NASCAR race cars would eventually adopt them.

Bugatti had a revolutionary design philosophy

By the end of WWI, the automobile was still a relatively new technology. The process of designing new cars was largely trial-and-error, and a single mastermind could control every aspect of the vehicle. This is the world in which a wealthy artist named Ettore Bugatti launched his self-named automobile company.

Most cars depreciate in value over the years. However, some old vehicles – especially the ones called classic cars and vintages – have more value than expensive modern models. For instance, this ultra-rare 1960 BMW 507 is worth more than a Rimac Nevera. We mean no offense, but for some, a BMW car from around 60 years ago might not tickle any senses. They may not find it appealing or even worth their money.

The Nevera has a price tag of around $2.2 million, taking the market like a storm. Compared to a Nevera, a 1960 BMW 507 is too underpowered, and it employs elements that many would consider obsolete. But more discerning gearheads think otherwise, knowing the real value of a BMW 507 classic car, especially this ultra-rare specimen.

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BMW 507 Roadster Is An Icon Born As A Failure

BMW gave birth to the 507 Roadster in the 1950s. The first ones came out of the production line in 1956. High production costs pushed its prices to soar, thereby affecting its overall popularity and nearly bankrupting BMW. While production became limited due to high costs, the 507 Roadster proved popular with celebrities at the time, including Elvis Presley and John Derek.

Interestingly, the 507 Roadster was one of BMW’s failures. But now it sits on the pedestal as one of the most special models in the brand’s history. It is more than just a car that the King of Rock and Roll came…

The Challenger and Charger Hellcat models from Dodge have served well in their roles as relatively blue-collar automotive heroes since the Hellcat lineup was introduced in 2015. Powered by supercharged V-8s with a scream that is extremely apt for the “Hellcat” moniker, these models have offered supercar power figures with mostly sub-seven-figure pricing that made them ludicrously powerful for the price.

The SRT Hellcat, Demon, Hellcat Redeye, Super Stock, Jailbreak, and others have epitomized the peak of raw, American muscle and endeared all those who get behind the wheel. But as the adage dictates, all good things must come to an end.

Over the past several months, Dodge has been unveiling its “Last Call” series of special edition Hellcat Chargers and Challengers as the models as we know them are being retired to make way for the Charger Daytona SRT EV. And now the final sendoff is here, the Dodge Demon 170, and it’s sending off the Hellcat in appropriate fashion — with a 1,000-plus horsepower bang in Las Vegas.

Leading up to the event, there were several teasers that Dodge put out about the Demon 170, which is effectively a drag racer that is somehow still street-legal, and it’s chock-full of specs and performance figures that beguile its $100,000 asking price. Enthusiasts may shed a proverbial tear for the end of the Hellcat lineup, but the Demon 170 is at least sending off the series in the fashion it deserves.

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Even by Bugatti’s high standards, the Chiron Super Sport stands out, moving from supercar to hypercar. Alec Marsh takes it for a spin

There’s rarely a good moment in life to admit that you had to take four tests to get your driving licence. As I stand before the sculpted mass of the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport – yours for a cool €3.2 million ‘plus local taxes’ – which I’m about to test-drive, I realise that this is not one of them. 

In the 30 years since the last-but-one examiner seized the steering wheel midway through a roundabout and swore like Gavin Williamson looking for an upgrade at the Queen’s funeral, I have owned four cars. The Bugatti Chiron hunched before me on the immaculate gravel outside the Bugatti château in Molsheim, Alsace, has more than three times as many horses as all of them put together.

Yet while I’ve test-driven lots of powerful cars, including several Audi R8s and the 200mph Bristol Fighter, the Chiron is not any old supercar. It’s a genuine hypercar, as in hyperactive, and the distinction hasn’t really occurred to me until this moment. Housed within the delectable exterior before me is an engine the size of a Mini Metro that can deliver an astonishing 1,600hp. It will get you from 0-60mph quicker than a fly can sneeze. 

From supercar to hypercar

The first thing you notice is the sound: at tick-over the Chiron – named after one of Bugatti’s racing greats from the 1930s (and something of a ladies’ man, too, apparently)…

A few days ago, Tencent officially announced the PUBG Mobile and Bugatti partnership. Fans can now enjoy the limited-edition in-game models of Bugatti cars as well as “new unique supercar features” thanks to the recently launched crossover event.

Players may take part in the “Speed Drift” event with a Bugatti theme after installing the most recent PUBG Mobile 2.5 version to receive different rewards. PUBG Mobile also has plenty of extra fifth-anniversary content to discover.

PUBG Mobile x Bugatti Featured Models

Two well-known Bugatti models were added to the game as part of the most recent PUBG Mobile crossover event. However they don’t have a set UC pricing. The Bugatti skins that are a part of the game’s limited-time event are listed below:

• BUGATTI La Voiture Noire (in Default, Alloy, and Warrior variants)
• BUGATTI Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse (in Default, Gold, and Shining variants)

Each of the two supercars has three redeemable finishes that can be obtained using the Bugatti Lucky Badge, which is accessible on the interface of the Speed Drift event, and the “Reward Redemption” portion of the Event Store with 1500 Lucky Vouchers.

Players can take part in the Speed Drift event by utilising 60 UC to accelerate at the beginning (same for Speed 1). After a player reaches Speed 1, they can speed up even more with Safe Acceleration, which costs some UC, and Normal Acceleration, which has a risk of failing.

PUBG Mobile Bugatti car skins

Here are the…