The most brutal and iconic supercars in history. Machinesbuilt without limits for those who want more than just a car.
OPEL LOTUS OMEGA / VAUXHALL LOTUS CARLTON (1990–1992) Opel Lotus Omega: The Four-Door Family Saloon That Was Faster Than a Ferrari Testarossa (And Scandalised the British Press) In 1990, the British press was furious. The reason: General Motors, in partnership with Lotus, had just launched a four-door saloon onto the market — perfectly capable of … Read more
Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evolution II: The Sedan That Taught Mercedes How to Fight Dirty 502 Units. One Giant Wing. And the Birth of a Racing Legend. Before AMG badges were standard options. Before every Mercedes sedan could be ordered with 500+ horsepower. Before the very concept of a “sporty Mercedes” was anything other than an … Read more
BMW M3 E46 CSL: The M3 BMW Didn’t Want to Sell to Just Anyone and Now Commands a Fortune The Philosophy of Subtracting When Everyone Else Adds In 2003, the automotive world was completely obsessed with adding. More power, more technology, more equipment, more weight, more of everything. Manufacturers competed to see who could cram … Read more
Dodge Charger Daytona: The Car That Was Too Fast for NASCAR and Had to Be Banned When Engineering Took Racing Too Seriously In 1969, Chrysler engineers had an obsession that bordered on pathological: dominate NASCAR so absolutely that Ford would consider abandoning competition entirely. They didn’t want to win races. They didn’t want championships. They … Read more
Plymouth Hemi ‘Cuda: from Chrysler’s wartime hemi research and the 1964 Daytona sweep to a $3.3 million sale in 2026, with the production numbers that hold up.
Lamborghini Diablo: The Last Wild Bull Not Enough Cylinders — Unfiltered Automotive Opinion There are cars that define an era. And then there’s the Lamborghini Diablo, which defined the very idea of what a supercar should be. The Diablo wasn’t just the successor to the Countach. It was the car that took everything Lamborghini had … Read more
Porsche 959: the Group B car that never raced, smart all-wheel drive, the 1986 Dakar win, the F40 rivalry and the Bill Gates import fight that changed US law.
Dodge Viper: a truck V10 reworked in aluminum by Lamborghini, the raw RT/10, the GTS-R that won Le Mans three times and a factory Viper in the Spanish GT series.
BMW M1: the only mid-engine BMW supercar, never officially sold in the US, yet a winner in IMSA GTO in 1981, in Procar with Lauda and Piquet and at Le Mans with Warhol.
Ferrari Big Five: the 288 GTO, F40, F50, Enzo and LaFerrari, the two charity cars auctioned in the US, why the F50 is the best, and the new F80.
Cizeta V16T: The 16-Cylinder Supercar That Lamborghini Rejected Introduction There are stories of revenge, stories of unbridled ambition, and then there is the story of the Cizeta V16T. It’s the tale of an Italian engineer who, after being snubbed by Lamborghini, decided to build the car Lamborghini never had the guts to make. A 16-cylinder … Read more
1970 PLYMOUTH SUPERBIRD The 1970 Plymouth Superbird: The Bird That Landed Way Too Hard Some cars are born for the open road. Others are born for the track. And then there’s the Plymouth Superbird—a car literally built to convince one man to come back to work. A car so extreme it terrified its own buyers. … Read more
