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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Movie Car : Automan Car Lamborghini Countach LP400

AUTOMAN is an American science fiction television series produced superhero Glen A. Larson. It aired for only 12 episodes (although 13 were made) on ABC zwischen 1983 and 1984.

AUTOMAN (“Automatic Man”) followed the adventures of a police officer and computer programmer named Walter Nebicher (Desi Arnaz, Jr.), an artificially intelligent crime-fighting program that had a hologram (Chuck Wagner) created the situation in computer world and allow the reality to help fight crime.
While in the real world, Automan presented as an agent of government, Walter helped by the name “Otto J. Mann”. This was a secret for all fixed characters, except for a close colleague Walter, Roxanne Caldwell (Heather McNair).

Nebicher could merge to become one with his Automan both the awareness and skills to share, while maintaining Automan invulnerability to such things as gunshots and explosions. During the “merge” Automan some form of a human head on a glowing body of circuit patterns and flickering light were visible.

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Presidential Car : Cadillac One President Obama’s Presidential Car Limo

This is the all-new sedan tailored for the 44th President of the United States of America built.

Obama Cadillac sedans.

And “The Beast” is the headline in the UK when Obama used on his first visit to Britain. His £ 250k Cadillac is a completely new design with the latest Cadillac styling and an interior fully equipped for presidential use.

Not surprisingly, characteristic details of the limousine extensive safety wrapped in secrecy – as with all that is “an extreme test regime” have been described. The car clearly has to withstand virtually any attempt on the president’s life.

Luxury and safety … Its all in one package…. Top class safety, number one in the world safety for this car…

But we can say that the cabin area Obama an “extensive executive course” takes. These features seating for major events on the road, a good view of the outside world (more than several inches of bulletproof glass, no doubt), and “useful mobile office functions.”

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German Sports Cars : Porsche 959

German Sports Cars Porsche 959  is a sports car from Porsche from 1986 to 1989 prepared demand as group B rally car and later as a legal production car to the FIA ​​homologation regulations, a minimum number to be built on 200 Street legal units satisfy.

In 1986, she held the title as the world’s fastest street-legal production car. During the production run, it was built as the most technologically advanced road sports car ever and celebrated the forerunner of all future sports car. It was one of the first high-performance vehicles to an all-wheel drive use, the basis for Porsche’s first four-wheel drive Carrera 4 model. In fact, convinced that Porsche executives of the system of viability so well that they wanted to make all-wheel drive is standard on all versions of the 911 Turbo, starting with the 993 version. In 2004, Sports Car International named the 959 number one on the list of top sports cars of the 1980s.

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British Sports Cars : Jaguar XFR

British Sports Cars  Jaguar XFR, Appearances can be deceptive. Jaguars are for old Geezers, right? And they definitely should not have much time on a dirt oval that most down-home American automotive playgrounds, should they? But the new XFR is certainly not set for the AARP, and all that it has not been fully exploited on a paved public road to be.

On the surface, it is elegant and refined. But it also 510 HP in a position to snatch the tail loose batting to a stability-control button. It is a dark Jamaican fast bowler, their best friend, until he takes to the field and tried to cut off the head.

To test our theory that the British Sports Cars Jaguar XFR is really an old-style muscle car at heart, we have decided it to Butler Motor Speedway, a three-eighths-mile drive Nirvana near Quincy, Michigan. As a playground for big, overpowered V-8 stock cars, it’s the perfect spot no cops, only to hit a concrete wall-to wring another overwhelmed V-8 sedan.

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Japan Sports Car : Mazda RX8 Review

The Mazda RX8 is a sports car manufactured by Mazda Motor Corporation. It first appeared in 2001 at the North American International Auto Show. It is the successor to the RX-7 and like its predecessors in the RX range, it is driven by a rotary engine. The RX-8 began North American sales in the model year 2004.

Mazda rotary engine vehicles introduced in the U.S. in 1971, beginning with the R100, followed by the RX-2 RX-3 RX-4 RX-5, and then three generations of RX-7 sports car. However, the lack of creature comfort and ease of use, with the high price and a declining interest in sports cars and coupes coupled at this time, go with the Mazda RX-7 from most major markets except Japan. After 1995 Mazda suffered from a relatively insignificant product line in the U.S. save the MX-5 Miata.

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Super Electric Car : Ariel Atom Wrightspeed X1: 0-60 mph in 3.07s

The Ariel Atom Wrightspeed X1 is an Ariel Atom sports car heavily modified to use an all-electric powertrain. The Atom was chosen for its light weight and efficient design.

The electric motor and inverter are sourced from AC Propulsion, makers of the TZero concept car, while the batteries are low weight, high energy density lithium ion provided from A123 Systems. As with the Atom the transmission is a Honda unit, but stripped of its shifting mechanism and other parts to provide only the second gear speed, allowed by the wide speed and torque range available from the electric motor.

Ariel Atom Wrightspeed X1 Built by San Francisco-based New Zealand engineer Ian Wright, the X1 created a stir when it bested several sports cars in a drag race, including a Carrera GT (though with a rolling start, a disadvantage for the gas burning vehicles), all while being filmed by local news station KRON 4. Despite the impressive performance, the vehicle is intended only as a proof of concept. Future production is planned; however, according to the website, “… the production car will be quite different, since it will meet the safety standards, which the prototype does not. It will, however, be at least as quick as the prototype.” Mr. Wright was an early employee of electric-car company Tesla Motors, but soon left to pursue his own ideas.

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British Sports Cars : Aston Martin DB9

British Sports Cars The Aston Martin DB9 is a GT sports cars from Aston Martin in 2004 launched.

The DB9 is the first model of Aston Martin factory in Gaydon, Warwickshire, England to be built. The nickname “DB” comes from the initials of David Brown, owner of Aston Martin for a substantial part of its history. The DB9, which was designed by Ian Callum and his successor, Henrik Fisker, superseded the now discontinued Aston Martin DB7 (also by Callum), started production in 1994.

On the British automotive show Top Gear is it high, especially in the series “Cool Wall” segment, where the moderators found it “too cool” for the wall and it was given its own category, called “DB9 Sub Zero refrigerator, which was in fact a mini-fridge with the car the card within this group.

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