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 Car : Toyota Supra Mark IV (1993–2002)

Toyota Supra Turbo 1995 Mark IV

The Toyota Supra is a sports car/grand tourer, produced by Toyota Motor Company from 1979 to 2002. The styling of the Toyota Supra was derived from the Toyota Celica, but it was also longer and wider. From mid 1986, the Supra (in its third generation, Mark III) has its own model and was not based on the Celica. In turn, Toyota also stopped using the prefix Celica and began just calling the car Supra. Because of the similarity and past of the Celica name, it is often confused with the Toyota Supra, and vice versa.

The Toyota Supra also traces much of its roots in the Toyota 2000GT with the main lines of the engine. The first three generations with a direct descendant of the Toyota Crown and offered 2000GT’s M engine. All four generations of Supra produced have an inline 6-cylinder engine. Interior aspects were also similar, as the chassis code “A”.

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American Sports Car : Ford Maverick

Ford Maverick

The Ford Maverick was a small car from April 1969-1977 in the United States, Canada, Mexico and produced in Brazil from 1973-1979 – using a rear-wheel drive platform of the original Falcon 1960th Originally marketed as a 2-door sedan a first prize of USD $ 1,995, the Maverick was designed to produce and maintain.
The name “Maverick” is derived from the word for unbranded range animal, and the car was designed to record a long-horned cow skull appear.

The Maverick styling marked by the long bonnet, short deck fastback roof and popularized by the Mustang, a 103 in (2,600 mm) wheelbase – and offer simple and inexpensive to produce pop-out rear side windows or roll-down window.

American Sports Car Ford Maverick History

The Ford Maverick was originally developed and sold as a small car “import fighter”, the contravention of the VW Beetle and the newer Japanese rivals do. Given the falcon, compact Ford offers its 1960 sales were decimated by the introduction of the Mustang in 1964, and despite a redesign in 1966, the upcoming federal standards for motor vehicles with effect from 1 January 1970 would come to meet. Consequently, the center of the Falcon 1970 model year and introduced the new Ford Maverick as a compact entry.

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Spanish Sports Cars : GTA Spano 2011

GTA Spano is the name of the Spanish Super sports car from Valencia GTA Motor Company, a sister company of the GTA engine built Competición. It began as a secret project in 2005 for the first time in public in 2008, when the model was presented as the GTA Concept released, and it seems that the time the first units to be manufactured and delivered to the end of 2010.

Since 2008 a large group of engineers on the project, led by Dominic Ochoa, the 15-year experience in a racing car, a key point for the technical development of the vehicle, which has several international patents, has (five fully processed after working the last performance the company) and many others never use in a Spanish vehicle implemented.

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Custom Mercedes Benz : Mercedes Benz CLK 63 AMG

The new Mercedes CLK 63 AMG Black Series is based on the Official F1 Safety Car, the Custom Mercedes Benz AMG high-performance vehicle that has been providing Formula One safety since 2006. The coupe, optimized for the circuit is increased by an AMG 6.3-liter V8 powered with its power to 500 hp and 470 lb-ft of torque.

Top-rank handling is the sophisticated AMG threaded suspension with 19-inch AMG forged wheels, new steering and the generously dimensioned AMG high-performance braking system backed up with composite discs. Even the look of the CLK 63 AMG Black Series clearly shows its descent from the Official F1 Safety Car: its striking front apron with large cooling vents, flared wheel arches, diffuser-type rear apron and carbon spoiler lip, show all the sports car pedigree.

The new CLK 63 AMG Black Series is technically Custom Mercedes Benz oriented and visually on the Official F1 Safety Car and thus addresses all sports car enthusiasts who value high competitiveness. An output upgraded by 25 bhp accelerates the CLK 63 AMG Black Series from zero to 60 mph in 4.1 seconds and a few tenths of a second faster than the standard model with 475 hp. The top speed is electronically to 186 mph (300 kph) limit.

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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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Super Car : Mercedes Benz SLS AMG GT3

The Mercedes Benz SLS AMG GT3 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 Mercedes Benz SLS AMG 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 Cars Wanted : Citroen DS

Classic Cars Wanted The Citroen DS was a car from the French manufacturer Citroën executive 1955-1975 produced. Styled by the Italian sculptor and industrial designer Flaminio Bertoni, French aeronautical engineer André Lefèbvre was the DS is known for its futuristic aerodynamic body design and innovative technology, including a hydraulic self-leveling.

The DS advanced attainable standards in the automobile ride, handling and braking. Citroën sold nearly 1.5 million D-run series during the model’s 20-year production. The DS was third in the 1999 Car of the Century competition, recognizing the world’s most influential car developed and was the most beautiful car of all time by Classic & Sports Car magazine.

Classic Cars Wanted Citroen DS Model History

Avant After 18 years of development in secret as the successor to the venerable Traction DS was 19 on 5th October 1955 on the Paris Motor Show. The car looks and innovative technology, the imagination of the public and the automobile industry almost overnight. In the first 15 minutes of the show were taken over 743 orders and orders for the first day was 12,000.

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