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10 BEAUTIFUL FAST ORANGE CARS NOW!

We begin our week of Beautiful Orange with a look at some of the hottest, fastest new orange sports cars. While red is the color most people think of when they think sports car, orange seems to pack an extra punch. We love seeing sleek shiny orange shapes against the blacktop. Check them out below.

1. MCLAREN P1

With flowing curves and a powerful visage, the Mclaren P1 certainly looks like it burns a lot of fuel as it burns rubber. But... no. This limited production vehicle is a plug-in.

It is considered to be the long-awaited successor to the McLaren F1, utilizing hybrid power and Formula 1 technology. We won’t get too into the technical details, but lets just say its as super-fast as it is super-beautiful.

The P1 goes from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 2.8 seconds, 0 to 200 km/h (124 mph) in 6.8 seconds, and 0 to 300 km/h (186 mph) in 16.5 seconds, 5 seconds faster than its predecessor.

2. BUGATTI VEYRON GRAND SPORT VITESSE

One of our car-obsessed interns has loved the Bugatti Veyron ever since he could say the word “car.” So he was grinning ear to ear when he shared the new Grand Sport Vitesse with us for this post.

This Bugatti model is “the fastest production roadster in the world,” looking like an orange streak of light at 255.5 mph. There were only 8 of these orange beauties made. They sold almost as fast as they run. Bugatti made 405 of the “lesser” version of this car. Sorry, they’re sold too. Perhaps you can put a bid in for the next batch?

3. CAPARO T1

This car looks like the best possible orange hotwheels fantasy -- except it’s lifesize and it’s real. Check it out.

The T1 is much lighter than cars of similar power. At 150 mph, and with proper wing configuration, Caparo claims the T1 generates enough downforce that it could drive through a tunnel upside down -- in effect making downforce act as upforce.

If you care, you can choose from several gear and final drive ratios to choose from when you order.

4. SPYKER C8 AILERON

The Spyker C8 Aileron looks like an orange bullet. Sporting a somewhat neo-retro design, it is beautiful to behold, with a flame-shaped contour and scissor doors on the outside and fine polished metal and exquisite quilted leather on the inside.

While not as fast as some of its competitors, this Dutch-made orange beauty can still make a v-line to your heart. You’ll be sitting in a work of art as you cruise.

5. LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR

The Lamborghini Aventador is a wonder of modern engineering and design. It’s a long, low, beautiful orange beast. Its sleek design will always turn heads whether it’s whizzing past you or simply stopped at a red light.

The car is seriously powerful. It is also one of the most agile cars in its class. Its angular, flat-planed design features were inspired by the F-117A Nighthawk and the F-22 Raptor fighter jets.

Named after another famous fighting bull, the Aventador replaces Lamborghini’s ten-year-old Murciélago as the company’s new flagship model.

6. KOENIGSEGG CCR

Among the fastest cars around, the Koenigsegg CCR is a mid-engined sports car, first introduced 10 years ago, now new and improved.

With an upgraded body with a larger front splitter for optimized downforce, it’s an orange force to be reckoned with. Tweaked headlights and a beautiful new rear end are super-sweet. It has larger tires, wheels, and brakes. The suspension is upgraded and the engine is way more powerful.

Zoom 0-100 km/h (62 mph) in just 3.7 seconds. It can reach a top speed of 395 km/h (245mph).

7. ASTON MARTIN VANQUISH

The 2015 Aston Martin Vanquish is the most powerful GT production engine in Aston Martin history.

This bolt of orange lightning moves at a top speed of 201 mph, in 0-60 mph in just 3.6 seconds. The all-new Touchtronic III ZF eight-speed automatic transmission offers exceptional shift quality and even faster acceleration, shifting in just 130 milliseconds.

Made of aerospace-engineered carbon-fibre, this car’s body is rigid, yet light, making it very agile.

Being hailed as the “ultimate Aston Martin,” this model has the most luxurious ergonomic interior ever, with carbon fibre finishes, contrasting seat accent colours, and over one million unique hour-glass stitches. Hand-crafted capacitive glass buttons are illuminated and rock revolutionary ‘haptic feedback’.

8. MERCEDES BENZ SLS AMG GT3

Going from concept car to finish line in less than two years, the Mercedes Benz SLS AMG GT3 started fast and drives even faster. It’s not the newest car in our Beautiful Orange collection, but it merits a place on the list.

This tangerine dream car enjoys a combination of optimum weight distribution, a low center of gravity, powerful drive, and efficient aerodynamics. With groundbreaking technology at every juncture, this mid-engine, six-speed, powerhouse has an all new feel.

9. SRT VIPER TA

Out of 165 of these beautiful SRT Viper TA’s produced, 99 of them sport Viper’s stunning signature shade of TA orange. Even the springs are painted TA Orange.

The aerodynamic features, beautiful and effective, give the vehicle a distinct look while allowing it to hug the ground at intense speeds. This is not a street car, this beauty was made for the track.

TA stands for "Time Attack." Enough said.The car’s hood is sliced with six vents to cool off its 640 HP V10 engine.

A deep front splitter and rear lip spoiler are made of carbon fiber, with flaming paintwork to make it sizzle.

10. TECHART PORSCHE CARRERA GT

Aah, an old favorite makes its orange presence seem so fresh in the TechArt model of the Porsche Carrera GT. Components made of exposed carbon fiber contrast beautifully with its awesome metallic orange painted body.

A new air outlet the one-piece spoiler lip make this baby super-slick, along with a three-piece gurney flap, a pop-up rear wing, and other cool body design features.

Inside the TechArt Carrera GT, a customized interior with an ergonomically shaped sport steering wheel with leather/carbon fiber rim, and a shifter made from exposed carbon fiber keep you feeling cool as you drive.

The Porsche Carrera GT can zip you from 0-60 mph in just 3.9 seconds. It tops out at 205 km/(330 mph).

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