Dream Cars : Classic Jaguar E type

Classic Jaguar E type

The Classic Jaguar E type (UK) or XK-E (US) is a British automobile manufactured by Jaguar car made between 1961 to 1975. In combination of good aussieht High Performance in a Competitive Pricing DETERMINED Brand as one of the years 1960 ICON driving. A large Erfolg for Jaguar, geben seventy thousand more E-Type in the life Were SOLD.
In March 2008 Jaguar E-Type in the first place in the Daily Telegraph list of “100 most beautiful cars” of All Time. Im Jahr 2004 Sports Car International Magazine of the E-Type Posted at number one on their list of Top Sports Cars of the Year 1960.

Jaguar E type was initially designed to be shown in public as a grand tourer in two form-Pickel Coupe (FHC von Fixed Head Coupe) as Cabrio (OTS Open Zweisitzer). The wheelbase version 1 February 2 WAS released only extender Years später.
Release Date Enzo Ferrari called the “Most Beautiful Car VFAV von created.”
WS-Modell in three different versions made sterben now in the General as designated “Series 1″, “Series 2″ auf “Series 3″. Zwischen Transitional Series A Series 1 Series 2 is known unofficially as “Series 1 ½”.

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Concept Car : The Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid

The Porsche 918  Spyder (known internally as Project XG10) is a mid-engine sports car concept Porsche and only the 80th edition of the Geneva Motor Show in March 2010 showed conceived. It is the first plug-in hybrid cars from Porsche.

The 3.4-liter V8 engine (500 hp/370 kW) is a development of the engine in the RS Spyder Le Mans Prototype race car used. This will provide an additional by three electric motors 218 hp (163 kW) was added. The gearbox is coupled to a 7-speed Porsche itself (PDK) dual-clutch system provides power to the rear.

Two electric motors drive the wheels directly above a fixed ratio, while third electric motor is connected to the transmission and provides additional power to the rear wheels. This gives the 918 Spyder to a 0-100 kmh time in nearly 3.2 seconds and a top speed of 320 kilometers per hour (200 mph).

Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid

The Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid concept combines high-tech racing features with electric-mobility to offer a fascinating range of qualities. For example, it is planned to provide an emission level of just 70 grams of CO2 per kilometer on fuel consumption of only three liters/100 kilometers

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Classic Dream Car : Mercedes Benz 300SL Gullwing

The Mercedes Benz 300SL Gullwing was introduced in 1954 as a two-seat, closed sports car with distinctive doors. Later it was offered as an open roadster. It was the fastest production car of its time.

Built by Daimler-Benz AG and numbered internally W198 the injection version was from the road to (somewhat loosely) on a very successful company competition-only sports car of 1952, the slightly less powerful carbureted Mercedes-Benz 300SL (W194).

The road model was suggested by Max Hoffman. Designed for customers in the booming U.S. market post-war period in 1954 New York Auto Show was presented, in contrast to earlier models that was introduced at the Frankfurt or Geneva shows. The Mercedes-Benz fashion, the “300″ on the three-liter engine displacement. The “SL” stand for “Sport Light” (Light Sport).

The Mercedes Benz 300SL was best for both its distinctive gullwing doors and the first gasoline-powered cars are known, equipped with gasoline direct injection into the combustion chamber. The Gull Wing version is available from March 1955-1957. The production of the roadster in 1963 ended with the introduction of the 230SL.

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Future Muscle Cars : Chevrolet Camaro fifth generation

The fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro is a pony car from General Motors, produced and sold under the Chevrolet brand. It produced the fifth-generation Camaro is significant since their original introduction in 1967. Production of the new Camaro began on 16 March 2009 for several years to break since the last generation, the production ended in 2002 and went on sale to the public in April 2009 for the 2010 model year.

2006 Chevrolet Camaro Concept
On 6 January 2006 came the first official word on a fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro from General Motors at the 2006 North American International Auto Show, where the 2006 Camaro Concept was published. AutoWeek editors unanimously awarded the Camaro concept “Best In Show.” The concept of the new GM Zeta platform, and was based on South Korean-born Lee Sangyup designed. Road & Track offered an exclusive first look at the car, the photos and a short video on the day the concept had been released.

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