Concept Car : Lamborghini Sesto Elemento 2011

Lamborghini Sesto Elemento

The Lamborghini Sesto Elemento is redefining the actual future with the super sports car with a exclusive technology demonstrator. Boasting an extremely light-weight construction as a result of sophisticated carbon-fiber technology, the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento has an general curb weight of just 999 kilograms (2,202 lb) – which includes V10 power unit and permanent all-wheel drive.

This makes the Sesto Elemento a special demonstration of the technological experience of Automobili Lamborghini. Revolutionary carbon-fiber technologies are becoming used here for the very first time in an automotive software. As being a one hundred percent subsidiary of AUDI AG, the Italian carmaker also rewards from your undisputed knowledge from the German producer in terms of light-weight construction.

Automotive News says that Lamborghini will put the Sesto Elemento concept into limited production. There will be 5 to 10 units built, and like usual the exclusivity has a big price: 2.5 million Euro (almost $3,500,000 at the current exchange rates). Did you know that Bugatti Veyron price tag start from 1.65 Million Euro (almost  $2.300,000).

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Japanese Sports Cars : Honda NSX or Acura NSX

Honda NSX

The Honda NSX, or Acura NSX in North America and Hong Kong, is a sports car that was produced between 1990 and 2005 by the Japanese automaker Honda. It sports a mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout and was powered by an all-aluminium V6 gasoline engine featuring Honda’s Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control (VTEC) program.

In 1984 Honda commissioned the Italian car designer Pininfarina to design the HP-X (Honda Pininfarina Xperimental), which had a mid-mounted C20A 2.0 L V6 configuration. After Honda decided to pursue the project its management informed its engineers that the new car would need to be as excellent as anything coming from Italy and Germany.

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Offroad Dream Cars : Hummer H1 VS Hummer H2 in a real world

Hummer cars for sale are not many units in the era of high fuel prices and hybrid cars, but for off-road enthusiasts, they are still loved and cherished. Learn the difference between the Hummer H1 and Hummer H2, transmissions, off-roaders dimensional statistics and the ideal type of buyer for every car. For More Details check out the Video Below.

Under the hood of the Hummer H1 and H2 are two different animals entirely. The H1 is a turbo diesel 8-cylinder pushing 300 horsepower and 520 lb-ft. Couple with 6.6 liters displacement. The engine is known for his monstrous low end-perfect for mountain running and accessible from difficult situations. The price is terrible fuel economy, mpg with some drivers reporting only one eighth

The H2 is gas and has enough power for the roads, but it’s a bit more at home in the city. The 2009 H2 has a 6.2-liter gasoline engine that runs on E85 ethanol, Issue 393 hp but only 452 pounds-feet. Torque.

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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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Sports Car : The Ford GT40

The Ford GT40 was a high-performance sports car and winner of 24 Hours of Le Mans four times in a row, 1966-1969 (in 1967 with a different body, though). It is so far the only car of an American company for the overall victory in this prestigious event built.

It was for long-distance sports car races against Ferrari (the Le Mans six times in a row won from 1960 to 1965) built to win. Chassis # P-1075, the increases won in 1968 and 1969 (the only car in Le Mans history, win the race more than once) with a 4.7-liter Ford engine, 4.9-liter (as a 5 , 0 known) with a special alloy-Gurney Weslake cylinder.

The car was the GT is required (for Grand Touring) with 40 of the total height of 40 inches (1.02 m, measured at the windshield) to the applicable regulations. Large displacement Ford V8 engines (4.7 liters and 7 liters) were used, compared with the Ferrari V12 3.0-liter and 4.0 liter moved.

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The Most Expensive Car : Bugatti Atlantic 1936 Sell for More Than $30 million USD

The Most Expensive Car Bugatti Atlantic 1936 Sell for More Than $30 million USD, the most expensive car in the world.

Earlier this week, Bugatti originally built in 1936 to more than 30 million U.S. dollars sold to an anonymous buyer, said Autbolog.

USA Today calls it “the most expensive used car of all time” while the Wall Street Journal called it the “most valuable car ever to have seen in other hands.”

The auction by Gooding & Company in Santa Monica, Calif.-based company established auction. In a statement, said David Gooding, president and founder of the company, the vehicle, one of the largest and most valuable cars in the world. “

The Bugatti 57SC Atlantic was previously owned by the trust of the late Dr. Peter Williamson, a neurosurgeon and collector cars. The vehicle was first built by only three Atlantics, by Gooding & Company.

Who was the buyer, they combine designer Ralph Lauren as the only two owners of this extremely rare trips.

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The Fastest Car in the world : Bugatti Veyron Interior

The Bugatti Veyron Interior

The Bugatti Veyron Known as The Fastest Car in The World with an average speed of 431.072 km / h (miles 267,856 hours

The Veyron two seats in extended style. The interior is almost completely wrapped in leather – the dashboard, seats, floor and sides are all leather. Only a few tools and pieces of cut metal to break the learning experience.

The car also surrounds the passengers with any type of electronic features, including a remarkable stereo, navigation system, etc.

Is this all worth one million U.S. dollars? Who knows. But no matter, the Veyron is a remarkable technical achievement.

The Veyron is still likely to represent the end of the car spectrum for some time. Creating a much faster by car will need more weight, and gives you more power to the wheels. The added weight means of diminishing returns in power to weight domain. Extra power means more wheelspin.

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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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