There’s something beautiful about Italian supercars tearing it up on German racetracks. With that thought in mind, breaking news from the Nürburgring today shows the the Pagani Zonda R set a new road-based car record ‘round the ‘Ring. The 6:47 time crushes the former record held by that other Italian company, the red one. Sorry Ferrari.

We’re not sure if it’s a good thing or not, but the exhaust note of the new Lexus LFA can shatter a wine glass. Now, does that make the car faster? Does it make it more powerful? Does it even make it more desirable?

Who knows, but Lexus is hamming it up, and all we can think about is Memorex and Ella Fitzgerald shattering wine glasses in those classic adverts that interrupted our Happy Days episodes back in the 70s.

Sorry Lexus, not only is a breaking a wine glass not very relevant to what you’re selling, it’s not even original.

Brenda Priddy is up to her old tricks again. This time she had the boys at Aston Martin on the run and the 2012 DB9 square in her crosshairs.

This particular specimen was running about a racetrack, (identified by our intern as the Nurburgring, but we don’t believe him), completely undisguised and working up quite a lather.

Not much has changed from the old Dib-niner, save for some cosmetics of the front and rear fascia and a new air diffuser. Now all this begs the question; is it faster?

Check out SEMA eNews for the spy shot.

Just to prove that we’re not aristocratic supercar snobs here at the insider, we bring you a report on a car more relatable to the common man—the VW Beetle. Only this bug sports a not-so-common full-electric drivetrain, and it does the quarter in sub-12 second ETs.

Christened the Black Current, this home-made creation from across the pond boasts a 114 mph top speed through the traps, which for all intents and purposes is wicked fast. And best yet, it not only beat a Tesla Roadster, it did it on video. Here’s the proof.

Though not exactly new news (it was unveiled late last year), we finally have the official stats. Even better, we have video. And not just any video, it’s official video from the official officials at Bimmer. Plus, it’s shot at the Nurburgring, the official track for proving your manliness.

On to the stats: the new BMW M3 GTS boasts 444 hp, comes in upchuck orange, has a roll cage and a wing, and your kids are not invited (no rear seats).

With a pinch over 100 units made, there is no doubt that the McLaren F1 is one of the most desirable super cars to ever grace a rich guy’s x-mas list. With run-of-the-mill road models going for $2.5 million and up and rarer LM models going for $10 million, these coveted penis extenders usually end up in museums and private collections—so seeing one in real life a pretty rare occurrence.

But what about seeing 2, or 5, or 10 in one place—impossible you say? We thought so too, until we saw this: 21 real-deal McLaren F1s gathered together at the McLaren Headquarters. That’s better than 20% of every McLaren ever made. Blackjack!

Source: CARSUK.NET