Dream Road : Ferrari F40

The Ferrari F40 is a mid-engine, rear-wheel drive, two-door coupé sports car produced by Ferrari from 1987 to 1992 as the successor to the Ferrari 288 GTO. From 1987 to 1989 it held the title as the world’s fastest street-legal production car, and during its years of production, was Ferrari’s fastest, most powerful, and most expensive car. The car had no traction control, and was one of the few to utilize turbochargers.

The car debuted with a factory suggested retail price of approximately US$400,000, although some buyers were reported as paying as much as US$1.6 million. A total of 1,315 F40s were produced.

Power came from an enlarged, 2.9 L (2936 cc) version of the GTO’s twin IHI turbocharged V8 developing 478 PS (352 kW; 471 hp) under 110 kPa (16 psi) of boost. The F40 did without a catalytic converter until 1990 when US regulations made them a requirement for emissions control reasons. The flanking exhaust pipes guide exhaust gases from each bank of cylinders while the central pipe guides gases released from the wastegate of the turbochargers.

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Sports Car : Porsche Panamera

The Porsche Panamera (type number 970) is a four-door, four seater luxury sedan, launched 2009th It is front engine rear wheel drive with a four-wheel version also available. Although a sedan, several sources described as a sedan or a limousine.

The Panamera’s name is derived, such as the Porsche Carrera line, from the race Carrera Panamericana. Earlier prototypes and concepts of the four-door sedan, like the 1991 Porsche 989 prototype, the prototype four-door 911 is based, and built the C88 concept (a small saloon car in Germany and sold in China), was never produced taken.
The Panamera is generally considered the long-awaited fruit of the Porsche 989 concept developed in the late 1980s, some argue that it also presents as a successor to the two-door 928, but you can plan for a new 928 and on.

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Super Car : Mercedes Benz SLS AMG GT3

The SLS AMG is designed to be a modern 300SL Gullwing revival. The car has a long bonnet, the passenger compartment is close to the rear axle and the rear of the car is short. The SLS AMG will also adapt the feature of wing doors that will swing open upwards on gas struts, not in a mix of upwards and forward like the SLR. The doors must be closed manually as AMG engineers decided against auto-closing systems because the systems would have added 90 pounds (41 kg) to the car. In case of a roll-over, the doors can be fully detached to allow the occupants to leave the vehicle.

The GT3 has an engine of 6.3 liters. The materials used for the construction of this unit are all light weight and of the highest quality. Because of this, the car accelerates with ease as it reaches a top speed of 186 miles per hour. The brakes, suspensions, and aerodynamics went through a series of modifications in order to achieve the best performance.

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Classic Dream Car : Aston Martin DB5 : James Bond Car

The 1963 Aston Martin DB5 was an improved DB4. The DB series was named after David Brown (the head of Aston Martin from 1947–1972).
The DB5 is famous for being the first and most recognised cinematic James Bond car.[citation needed] It has been featured in several films, most notably Goldfinger, Thunderball, GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, and Casino Royale.

The principal differences between the DB4 and DB5 are:
The engine was enlarged from 3.7 L to 4.0 L,
A new five-speed transmission

Three SU carburettors, producing 282 bhp (210 kW), propelling the car to 145 mph (233 km/h): this engine, available on the Vantage (high powered) version of the DB4 since March 1962, became the standard Aston Martin power unit with the launch in September 1963 of the DB5.

Standard equipment on the DB5 included reclining seats, pile carpets, electric windows and a fire extinguisher. All models had 4 seats and 2 doors. The UK recommended list price of the sports saloon (coupe) in December 1963 was £4,248 including Purchase Tax, the convertible was £4,562.

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Rinspeed sQuba : Amphibious Car

Rinspeed sQuba – the world’s first diving car, will be premiered at the Geneva Motorshow this year. Have you still remember my previous post about this underwater car? This wonderful Rinspeed sQuba car may dive up to 10 m on water depth. However, this car is the real deal, unlike Roger Moore when drove a submersible car in ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’… That’s just a movie trick. This marvelous car will be the Car of the Year because of its technology for diving at underwater area.

The sQuba is a zero-emission, all electric vehicle which uses three electric motors, one for land travel and two for water. It drives on land powered by its electric rear-wheel drive powertrain, utilizing rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. Upon entering water, it floats on the surface until the operator floods the interior to submerge it. It can be submerged to a depth of 10 metres (33 ft), powered by twin electric-powered propellers supplemented by two Seabob water jets. It “flies” when underwater, like a submarine, as it is not designed to drive along the surface at the bottom of the water. The car’s top land speed is 120 km/h (75 mph). On the surface of water, the top speed is 6 km/h (3.2 kn; 3.7 mph) and underwater it is 3 km/h (1.6 kn; 1.9 mph).

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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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Flying Car : Terrafugia Transition

The Terrafugia Transition is a light sport, roadable aircraft under development by Terrafugia since 2006.
The Rotax 912S piston engine powered, carbon-fiber vehicle is planned to have a flight range of 425 nmi (489 mi; 787 km) using automotive grade unleaded gasoline and a cruising flight speed of 107 mph (93 kn; 172 km/h). It does not include an autopilot.

On the highway, it can drive up to 65 miles per hour (105 km/h)[3] to keep up with traffic. The Transition Proof of Concept’s folded dimensions of 6 ft 6 in (2.0 m) high, 7 ft 6 in (2.3 m) wide and 19 ft 6 in (5.9 m) long are designed to fit within a standard household garage. When operated as a car, the engine powers the rear wheel drive. In flight, the engine drives a pusher propeller. The Transition has folding wings, pusher propeller and twin tail.

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Ferrari Dino : Classic Dream Car

Dino was a brand for the mid-engine, rear-drive sports car of Ferrari from 1968 to 1976 produced.The Dino brand was meant to be used for cars with engines that had fewer than 12 cylinders, reserving the Ferrari name for the V-12 and only 12 models. The Dino name was retired after that point, in favor of conventional Ferrari branding. The Dino brand was an attempt by Ferrari to produce a relatively low cost sports car.

The models used Dino Ferrari naming designation of displacement and cylinder count with two digits for the size of the engine deciliter, and the third track of the number of cylinders, ie, set 246, a 2.4-liter six -cylinder and 308, a 3.0-liter eight-cylinder. Ferrari street models of the time consumed by the three numbers represent the displacement in cubic centimeters of a 12 cylinder, which would in no way a brand with a different number of cylinders.

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Bugatti Veyron The Fastest Car in the world

Bugatti Veyron

The Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 is a mid-engine Grand Touring Car. The Super Sport version is the fastest production car in the world, with an average speed of 431.072 km / h (miles 267,856 hours). The original version has a top speed of 253.6 miles per hour (408.1 km / h)

Designed and developed by the German Volkswagen group and produced by Bugatti Automobiles SAS at its headquarters in Château St Jean in Molsheim (Alsace, France), was the chief designer Hartmut Warkuss Veyron, and the road was designed by Jozef Kaban of Volkswagen, with Much of the work Engineering under the guidance of former VW engineer, Bugatti Engineering implemented and now head Wolfgang Schreiber.

The car driver Pierre Veyron, after the French, the 24 Hours of Le Mans win in 1939 while racing for the original Bugatti firm said. It was named “Car of the Decade” (2000-2009) of the BBC TV series Top Gear.
A number of specific variants are produced, including two Targa tops.

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Hot Rods and American Muscle Cars

Hot Rods

During 1950 through 1970, the Hot Rods and muscle cars ruled the world. Even women could not help but turn their heads when the vehicle passed vintage Slick. Times have changed, but the impulse to want to see vintage cars, vintage cars, hot rods and muscle cars are not. People who have preserved these vintage cars are very popular in society.

When these cars are off track people really like to see them. Hot Rods and Muscle Cars statements are ultimately deprived of the vehicle owner and his legacy, proudly showed to the world. You’ve probably seen at car shows, television, or even a visit to go on the road. How many times have you turned your head or even tried to accelerate to get a closer look at one of these vintage cars? The Hot Rods and Muscle Cars say a lot about what makes America the nation that we are proud.

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