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Lamborghini built 4000 units of Murcielago

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Lamborghini MurcielagoSlightly more than two years after Lamborghini produce 3 000 th representative Murcielago, the company’s factory in Santa Agata (Italy), 4000-out so the model number. Anniversary vehicle is the hottest modification SuperVeloce, possessing 6.5-liter V12 engine with a power 670k.s. Outside the car is bright orange in color Arancione Atlas, and its interior is Alcantara upholstery and sports seats with orange accents. Note that the Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SuperVeloce will be manufactured only 350 pieces, and the owner of the 4 000 th will receive their copy machine in the company’s showroom in Hangzhou (China). Lamborghini Murcielago on the market for 10 years now, and very soon he will get a replacement. His predecessor, the model is even Diablo, of which 11 years were about 2 900 units produced. Currently the most popular model the Italian company is the Gallardo, which occurred in 2003. and until now has realized over 10 000 sales.

Tesla is preparing electric car

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

TeslaThe Head of Tesla, Ellen mask is shared before publication Autocar, that led him to place the company in 2015. new model, which is a sedan, with dimensions similar to those of the BMW 3-Series. The compact sedan will certainly be driven entirely by electricity, although currently there is no any technical information about it. The model will be built on an aluminum structure, and Mask argues that it would be most accessible in their product range, cost around 30 000 USD. We remind you that currently produces only model Tesla Roadster, which can be traveling 350 kilometers. without refueling and is able to accelerate from 0-100 km/h for 4 sec. The company recently presented its second car, Model S, which is a big sedan will be available in 2012. In the middle of last year, did it became clear that competitor Tesla cook and Porsche 911 Turbo, which will use the platform of the Model S, will drive him to the rear wheels and rear passengers will have more space than in the 911 Turbo. The company did not exclude the possibility of placing a crossover and a new coupe, the objective being to increase its sales to 200 000 annually. To do this, however, Tesla needs to invest 500 million U.S. dollars for modernization and expansion of its factory in California.

Special Corvette Z06

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

Corvette Z06General Motor joined in efforts to help people in Haiti, which suffered from extremely severe devastating earthquake shook the island recently. During the 39th edition of Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction, the concern will sell a copy of a special Corvette Z06, the proceeds of which will be donated to the American Red Cross, together with additional 100 000 USD. Special Corvette Z06 is the last produced a total of 427 cars designed especially for markets in North America and characterized by exclusive red Crystal Red Metallic Tint Coat. The engine of the special Corvette Z06 is a 7.0-liter V8, with power 505 h.p. The car also features a spider wheels, sized 20 inches, black stripe on the front cover, minor cosmetic changes, and skin color salon in Dark Titanium.

M-version of the BMW 1-Series will have power of 350 PS

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

BMW 1-Series MFrom the headquarters of BMW officially confirmed that the development of their M-version of 1-Series will be equipped with six-cylinder, 3.0-liter biturbo engine used by the 535 GT, but its power will be increased to 350 h.p. Also showed that the vehicle will be released for sale in the middle of 2011, and will be available only in version three-door coupe, but its price will be around 45 000 euro. Maximum engine torque will be increased to 420 Nm. As Bayern M-version expected to accelerate from 0-100 km/h about 5.5 sec. The weight of the car again will be overthrown under 1 500кг, which will further improve its dynamics. The small Bavarian coupe will be equipped with sectional six-speed gearbox with double clutch, M-Power differential with electronic controls and start / stop system for regenerating energy from the brakes. The appearance of the car is typical for all models M-style, will receive their typical bumpers, wheels and four of the exhaust nozzle system. Remains unknown name of the modification. From a logical point of view, it should be M1, but I doubt it just get it, given that it would duplicate that of the legendary sports model M1, which even likely soon to be reborn.

Honda with car for Super GT

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Honda RacingHonda may be refused from participation in Formula1 a year ago due to financial reasons, but in any event the company is not entirely abandon motorsport. The Japanese presented their new racing car HSV-010 GT, which Honda Racing will participate in a home series Super GT. The car is based on our known model NSX, which was discontinued from production in 2005. Honda HSV-010 GT is equipped with 3.4-liter V8 engine, whose power is real 600 h.p. at 10 300 rev/min. but according to the regulation of the Super GT series, it must not exceed 500 h.p. and engineers of the company are restricted her to say so.

Lamborghini Furia concept

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

Lamborghini FuriaAmadou Ndiaye designer presented his one concept, which is again under the brand Lamborghini. After the modern interpretation of the model Espada, now goes to the Canadian proposal for a successor to the Gallardo. Overall vehicle called Furia, has retained the main feature of the design of contemporary models of Lamborghini, but has received some unique characteristics, particularly in areas of the roof and hood over the engine. The car is really looking great with sports style and very nice design, which can impress everyone.

Lamborghini Toro

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

Lamborghini ToroThe concept Toro LA690-4 is inspired by the original Lamborghini Espada, the idea of the author, Amadou Ndiaye was to create a modern interpretation of the model characterized by the fact that the engine is located under the hood. The car is designed as a direct competitor of Mercedes McLaren SLR, Aston Martin One 77 and Lexus LFA, and some details of its design closely resembles the latter. The figure 690 in the name comes from the imaginary V12 engine, with such power, which, as mentioned, is designed to be mounted on the front. The concept is also provided it is equipped with 7-stage transmission with double clutch, transmitting to the four-wheel drive, while most parts of cars are made of carbon fiber and magnesium.

Lamborghini Gallardo LP600/4 by edo Competition

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Lamborghini Gallardo LP600/4By edo Competition have shown what they Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 / 4, which, as is clear from its name has the power 600 h.p. Tuning specialists have been able to add additional 40 h.p. for the standard of Gallardo LP560-4 by modifying the ECU-it and a new exhaust system in stainless steel, whose sound can be set remotely. Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 / 4 has also received a new adjustable suspension, contributing to greater stability of the car and ternary wheels that are 19-inch size and are dressed with tires Dunlop Sport Maxx. With improvements, the sports machine is able to accelerate from 0-100 km/h for 3.5 sec and to develop a maximum speed of 340 kilometers per hour, which is 0.2 sec respectively. faster and with 9 kilometers per hour more than the standard Gallardo LP560-4.

Porsche Panamera with more than 10 000 built cars

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Porsche PanameraThe German company Porsche celebrated the production of copy number 10 000 of its new 4-door coupe Panamera, which came from the company’s plant in Leipzig on Monday and traveled to Singapore to be served on the owner. The jubilee car is a modification of the Panamera Turbo, which is equipped with 4.8-liter V8 engine delivering power 500 h.p. at 6 000 rev/min. and a maximum torque of 700 Nm in the range 2 250 – 4 500 rev/min. Note that the package Sport Chrono, which is offered as an option, the torque reaches 770 Nm in the range 3 000 – 4 000 rev/min. The president of the Board of Directors of Porsche, Michael Macht, said it now has over 9 000 orders for the Panamera, the most sought modification 4S (44%), followed by Turbo (36%) and S (20%). Macht also said that the company plans to provide to produce 20 000 units a year by the model.

Mercedes E-Class Cabrio

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

Mercedes E-Class CabrioAlthough we are still in the early winter season, during which were fashionable cars and SUV models with the four-wheel drive from Mercedes decided discharged to the atmosphere, as revealed cabriolet version of the E-Class. The car follows the vision of the coupe version, but changes have been made in its structure to withstand load and modified the rear of the soft roof can be retracted smoothly. The procedure for opening or closing the roof takes 20 sec, It can be done even in motion at speeds up to 40 kilometers per hour. The most interesting innovation in the E-Class Cabrio is the technology Aircap. It is a spoiler located on the windscreen, which open in the roof may correcting the direction of the airflow. The second video Mercedes demonstrate this technology in a very entertaining way. Mercedes E-Class Cabrio will be available with exactly the same engine as the E-Class Coupe. These are diesel 250 CDI (204 h.p.) and 350 CDI (231 h.p.) and 200 CGI (184 h.p.), 250 CGI (204 h.p.), 350 CGI (292 h.p.) and 500 (388 h.p.). Convertible version of the E-Class will make world debut at the upcoming motor show in Detroit in January, and sales model in Europe will be launched on January 11th.

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