British Sports Car : TVR Tuscan

TVR Tuscan are British Sports Car and TVR is an independent British manufacturer of sports cars and was up in 2006 and based in the seaside town of Blackpool, Lancashire, but has since divided it into several smaller companies and moved elsewhere.

The company manufactures lightweight sports cars with powerful engines and was the third largest specialist sports car manufacturer in the world and offers a wide range of coupes and convertibles. Most vehicles use an internal straight-6 cylinder engine design, others an inhouse V8. TVR sports cars are made of steel tube, wrapped in fiberglass body together.

TVR two arms are TVR Engineering, which manufactures sports cars and grand tourers, and TVR Power, their powertrain division. The company had a turbulent recent history and an uncertain future.

TVR Tuscan Engine

Five different inline six-cylinder engine options were offered to customers. Four of these variants of the 4.0 L Speed ​​Six making different amounts were in power and torque chosen according to equipment level. The last was a 3.6 L Speed ​​Six which produced the same amount of energy as the lowest level, 4.0 L engine, although slightly less torque.
Bore and stroke: 96 mm (3.8 in) of 92 mm (3.6 in) (4.0 L) or 96 mm (3.8 in) of 83 mm (3.3 in) (3.6 L ).

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Super Car : Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren

The Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren is an Anglo-German supercar jointly developed by Mercedes-Benz and McLaren Automotive, built in Portsmouth and the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey, England. The moment that Mercedes-Benz owns 40 percent of the McLaren Group.

The presence of the automatic transmission, for mid-engine preparation and handling, some commentators classify the SLR McLaren as a GT competitors vehicles like the Aston Martin DBS V12 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano.
SLR stands for “Sport, Leicht, Rennsport” (sport, light, racing). Mercedes-Benz SLR 3500 stated that they build in a period of seven years, with an annual production of 500 cars. The car’s base price GB £ 295.337 (approx. U.S. $ 450,000 or € 351.269 c. 2009), made the ninth expensive street legal car in the year 2008.

The Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren was inspired by the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR of 1955, based on the W196 F1 car, yet named after the road-going 300SL Gullwing. On April 4, 2008, Mercedes announced it would discontinue production of the SLR. The last of the coupes rolled off the production line at the end of 2007 and the roadster version was put stops in early 2009.

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Dream Car : Enzo Ferrari

The Ferrari Enzo is a 12-cylinder mid-engine Berlinetta after the company’s founder, Enzo Ferrari named. It was built in 2002 with Formula One technology, such as a carbon-fiber body, F1-type electro-hydraulic gearbox and carbon fiber reinforced silicon carbide (C / SiC) ceramic composite disc brakes. Also used are technologies not allowed in F1 such as active aerodynamics and traction control. According to one of 775 kg (1709 lbs) is at 355.6 kmh (221 miles an hour) the rear wing is actuated by computer to maintain that output reaches the output.

The Enzo Ferrari V12 engine is the first of a new generation for Ferrari. It is based on the architecture of the V8 found in sister company based Maserati Quattroporte is removed with the same basic architecture and 104 mm (4.1 in) bore. This design replaces the previous architectures in V12 and V8 engines in most other contemporary Ferraris seen used. The 2005 Ferrari F430 is the second, a version of this new power.

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Rolls Royce Phantom 2003

The Rolls Royce Phantom VII British sedan is a automobile made by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, in England. It was launched in 2003. The Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé, and the Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupé, are both based on the 2003 Phantom.

The Rolls Royce Phantom uses a unique chassis platform, body, interior, and retains traditional Rolls-Royce design cues. The body is mostly aluminium.
Final assembly, including all body, paint, wood, and leather work, is completed to each customer’s individual specification at the Rolls-Royce plant in Goodwood, West Sussex. The plant is down the street from the historic Goodwood Motor Racing Circuit.

The plant contains the paint shop, body shop, leather shop, woodworking shop, assembly line, and executive offices under one roof. There are only two robots in the factory. The two robots paint the body; the paint is polished by hand after the robots spray each coat. The coachlines, which are exactly 3mm wide, are also done, as well as all other work is done, by hand, in keeping with the Rolls-Royce tradition.

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Super car : Lamborghini Reventón

Lamborghini presents the ultimate driving machine in the open two-seater – the Lamborghini Reventón Roadster sports car one of the breathtaking fascination, threatening power and unmatched performance. The 6.5-liter twelve cylinder 493 kW (670 hp) is generated, catapults the Roadster 0-100 km / h (0-62 mph) in 3.4 seconds and a top speed of 330 km / h (205 mph).The open-top Lamborghini Reventón is not only one of the fastest, but also one of the most exclusive cars in the world – Lamborghini, the limited series.

The Lamborghini Reventón is not destined for a one-time stay. Less than 20 Lamborghini friends and collectors, these extraordinary use of the car and of course, own, enjoy the incomparable pleasure of driving.

Any Lamborghini Reventon Roadster will be sold for 1.1 million euro (excluding taxes). Delivery will start in October 2009.

“The Reventón’s most extreme car in the history of the brand,” said Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini SpA The new Roadster an additional emotional component adds to combine our technology expertise – it combines superior performance with the sensual attraction of the open car. “The Lamborghini Reventón coupe was unveiled at the IAA 2007 in Frankfurt and was immediately sold out.

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Shelby AC Cobra : Classic Dream Car

The Shelby AC Cobra, also known as the Shelby Cobra, is an Anglo-American sports car that was produced during the 1960s

Like many British specialist manufacturers, AC Cars had been with the smooth, refined Bristol straight-6 engine in its small numbers, including its AC Ace 2-seater roadster. This is a hand-built body with a steel frame and aluminum body panels, which used English Wheeling Machine. The engine was a World War II design of BMW, which dates from the year 1960 as A. Bristol decided in 1961 to produce the engine to stop and instead used Chrysler 331 CID (5.4 L) V8 engines.

Although untrue, it is generally believed that AC was the source of power has no future, that the left and the American ex-racing driver Carroll Shelby, the company saved from bankruptcy. AC started with the 2.6-liter Ford Zephyr engine in his car. In September 1961, an airmail letter AC Shelby asked them to build him a car had been modified to a V8 engine to accept.

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Super Car : McLaren F1

The McLaren F1 is a sports car designed and manufactured by Gordon Murray and McLaren Automotive. On 31 March 1998, it set the record for the fastest production car in the world, 240 mph (391 km/h). As of April 2009, the F1 is surpassed by only four other production cars in sheer top speed, but is still the fastest naturally aspirated production car.

The car features numerous proprietary designs and technologies. It is lighter and has a more streamlined structure than even most of its modern rivals and competitors despite having one seat more than most similar sports cars, with the driver’s seat located in the middle. It features a powerful engine and is somewhat track oriented, but not to the degree that it compromises everyday usability and comfort.

It was conceived as an exercise in creating what its designers hoped would be considered the ultimate road car. Despite not having been designed as a track machine, a modified race car edition of the vehicle won several races, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1995, where it faced purpose-built prototype race cars. Production began in 1992 and ended in 1998. In all, 106 cars were manufactured, with some variations in the design.

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An Amazing New Sports Car KTM X Bow

Here is a fantastic new sports car – the KTM X Bow. It ‘s amazing the way it looks, how it’s done and over. So what is special about its appearance? Well, it has open wheels, with cycle type fenders, but hardly see them. On the front is a large fireplace that hides the wheels, but under that is a narrow chisel nose is the front of the body, the engine behind the cockpit.

The KTM X Bow top engine is a curved roof that serves as a cover, and provides some downforce at high speeds. Then, two radiators are mounted on each side of the engine, just behind the cockpit, where they hide in the engine and rear wheels. Seen from behind, you can see the rear suspension and a big scarf on the back with the exhaust coming out straight. This acts as a security incident silencers State, taking the impact in an accident. Another thing that is different: the instruments and controls are all mounted on the steering wheel center.

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