Showing posts with label speed. Show all posts
Showing posts with label speed. Show all posts

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Volkswagen has presented the most high-speed Polo GTI

Volkswagen Polo GTI

After release of new model Volkswagen Polo clients of a German motorcar giant with impatience expected from Volkswagen working out of the "charged" updating of a hatchback which the day before has officially been shown on the international motor show in Geneva.

New VW Polo GTI

Volkswagen Polo GTI becomes the fast and economic Polo GTI for all history of creation of the car. The hatchback which will be issued in three- and five-door bodies, has received 1,4-l petrol engine TSI. Power of the engine makes 180HP. For model in weight of 1,1994 kg seven-step transmission is provided only.

Volkswagen Polo GTI new generation it is accelerated with 0 to 100 km/h for 6,9 sec and is capable to continue acceleration up to 229 km/h, it is spoken in the official press release of the German company. The "charged" version Volkswagen Polo spends only 5,9L of fuel for 100 km of a way, and level of emissions СО2 makes 139/km.

VW Polo GTI

Polo GTI

Volkswagen Polo GTI

In comparison with a usual hatchback, the novelty has the suspension bracket underestimated on 15 mm, 17-inch sports disks, red a support, a firm lattice of radiator GTI with a red fringing and a new back bumper.

In show-rumy of Germany Volkswagen Polo GTI will arrive in May, and hardly later the model will appear and in other European markets. Approximate cost of the car will make £18,000.

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Bentley has presented a high-speed cabriolet

Continental Supersports Convertible

On the Geneva motor show the manufacturer of luxury cars company Bentley has presented the fastest in the world a cabriolet. The novelty has received unambiguous name Continental Supersports Convertible.

Bentley Continental Cabriolet

Under a cabriolet cowl 6,0-l engine W12 power of 621HP, working together with 6-step automatic transmission ZF has taken places. Dispersal to 96 km/h for 3,9 sec, and the maximum speed reaches 325 km/h.

Cabriolet Bentley

Cost of new cabriolet Bentley: from $300,000US...

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Second version Mercedes SLR Volcano

Mercedes SLR

Mercedes SLR, "charged" by studio Hamann, has received name Volcano. Recently tuners have presented the new version of "Volcano".

Supercar Mercedes SLR Volcano 2.0

About one year back Hamann has shown the project «Volcano». The tuner which usually works with BMW, has made the tremendous version supercar Mercedes. Two-coloured colouring of a body was one of features of the car: a white basis and black details on a cowl, a luggage carrier and sides. This year Hamann have made new Volcano, having recoloured Mercedes SLR in yellow colour (and is also red). Actually from a technical aspect all remains still. So a unique difference is colour of a body.

Mercedes-Benz SLR Volcano in London

Mercedes-Benz SLR

Nevertheless, the supercar impresses productivity. 700HP and 830Nm of the twisting moment. SLR Volcano about 100 km/h for 3,6 sec are accelerated. It for 0,1 second faster the newest Lexus LF-A which have been presented one of these days to Tokyo.

Supercar Mercedes

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Renault Twingo has got access to a segment supercars

Renault Twingo

French tuning studio Lazareth has created from compact Renault Twingo high-grade sport penalties on which it will be possible to contend with many known sports models. On creation of racing updating Renault Twingo at masters of tuning it is cunningly a lot of time...

Modified variant Renault Twingo

First of all updatings has undergone to the chassis of the French car, and then engine updating thanks to what the car has got new 3,5-l motor V8 from Range Rover which develops 180HP.
The engine has settled down behind the forward seats, all power is sent on back wheels through a 5-step mechanical transmission. Unfortunately, while employees of studio do not disclose dynamic indicators of the novelty, but inform, that the car named Renault Twingo Trophy, has received with a view of safety powerful brakes, 18-inch disks with rubber Yokohama which perfectly "holds" road, and sports seats-ladles of firm MOMO.

Renault Twingo Trophy by studio Lazareth

On an official site of studio Lazareth it is possible to learn, that car Renault Twingo Trophy V-8 to buyers will manage in $105,000US. For the same money it is possible to get model Porsche or second-hand Ferrari, but hardly probable it is possible to surprise with them participants of traffic.

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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Official premiere McLaren MP4-12C

McLaren

Company McLaren Automotive has officially presented the road supercar MP4-12C which earlier known under code designation P11 and is the first car of firm since legendary F1.

The car name consists of several parts: index MP4 designates chassis by "Formula-1" of a McLaren team, since 1981; figure 12 — the internal rating of the company showing a parity of parametres own superpenalty with competitors; letter C — designates that in a model design carbon is applied. On it informs the British edition Car.

McLaren MP4-12C has received the carbon chassis to which aluminium and special plastic body panels fasten. In a motor compartment of a novelty the eight-cylinder 3,8-litre engine with a corner of a camber of cylinders of 90 degrees and two turbines is established. Its capacity makes about 600HP, and the maximum twisting moment is equal 595Nm (80 which percent well already about 2000 rpm).

McLaren supercar

The motor begins to be aggregated with seven-step robotised transmission Graziano with two "wet" clutches and possibility of a choice of drives underwheel petals. According to preliminary data, with 0 to 100 km/h supercar McLaren will be dispersed approximately for 3 seconds. The maximum speed of the car will make 320 km/h.

Besides, the novelty has received an active rear spoiler which can act in a role of an air brake, the adjustable absorbers supervised by electronics, a full set of modern systems of active and passive safety, carbon-ceramic brake plates (will be offered as an option), wheel disks specially developed for the supercar with tyre covers Pirelli and doors opening upwards in style of cars Lamborghini.

Supercar McLaren

Also driver McLaren MP4-12C can choose one of three modes of behaviour of the car, each of which in a complex changes reaction to pressing of a pedal of gas, sensitivity of a steering, adjustment of system of stabilisation, speed of a gear shift and ruggedness of a suspender.

On sale supercar McLaren MP4-12C which is planned to exhaust in the limited circulation in one thousand copies, will appear not earlier than 2011. The car will arrive on the markets of the USA, Great Britain, Germany, Europe, and also the Near East. In Great Britain car cost will make about 160,000 pounds sterling, and the novelty with Ferrari 458 Italia, Lamborghini Gallardo and Aston Martin DB9 will compete.

Formula-1 McLaren

Let's notice that company McLaren Automotive plans also include working out of two more models. One them them will make competition Porsche, and another will compete with BMW Z4 and Nissan 370Z.

Interior McLaren

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Monday, September 7, 2009

Studio Manhart Racing has finished car BMW Z4 M

BMW Z4

Tuning studio Manhart Racing has equipped car BMW Z4 M with five-litre engine V10 from BMW M5.

Power finished the car is increased with 343 to 550HP. Also a novelty has received sports neutralizer and advanced system of electronic control DME.

Rear-wheel Manhart BMW Z4 M V10 have equipped with a mechanical six-step transmission, coupling Fichtel and Sachs and differential from M5 E60, and also a sports exhaust system from stainless steel from AC Schnitzer and racing neutralizer HJS. Thanks to such modernisation the car is capable to be dispersed to 100 km/h of all for 3,9 seconds.

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Sunday, August 30, 2009

The studio 9ff will make 1120-strong cabriolet GT9-R

Porsche Coupe

The German tuning studio 9ff is full determination to make the open version of car GT9-R presented in 2008 on automobile show in Essen.

Novelty will make in the limited circulation in three copies, originally — for the market of the United Arab Emirates. If all series will not buy up, the remained cars will offer other customers.

Coupe Porsche 9ff GT9-R which will make in circulation in 20 pieces, equip with 4 litre engine power of 1120HP, twisting moment — 1050Nm. Dispersal to 96 km/h for 2,8 seconds, the maximum speed — 413,51 km/h. It above a record of speed for the serial cars, officially registered by model SSC Ultimate Aero — 411,71 km/h.

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Friday, August 28, 2009

Company Porsche has prepared new 911 GT3 RS for races

Porsche 911

On September automobile show in Frankfurt company Porsche plans to present the racing version updated a sportcar 911 GT3 RS — Cup.

In a following season such car will take part in seven cups Porsche, including GT3 Challenges, Porsche-Mobil1-Supercup and Porsche Carrera in Germany, Asia, Japan and Italy.

In comparison with track Porsche 911 GT3 RS racing updating has received expanded on 44mm in a back part a body, the "underestimated" forward spoiler which settles down now on 15mm more low and increases clamping force on a forward axis, and also a back rear wing from faster 911 GT3 Cup S, intended for races of series FIA GT3 which width has increased with 1,46 to 1,7 metres.

Porsche 911 GT3

The novelty, which weight makes 1200 kgs, also has received 18-inch wheel disks, racing final system, forward and back stabilizers of cross-section stability and carbon-ceramic brake disks which in comparison with the pig-iron composit brake disks used in cup Porsche Carrera, it is easier on 20kgs.

In a motor coupe of a racing car the 3,8-litre six-cylinder engine "is hidden" by power of 450HP which works together with a six-step transmission. Dynamic characteristics Porsche 911 GT3 Cup are not specified yet.

Porsche GT3

Novelty sales will begin in the end of October of current year. The prices for a racing car in Europe will begin from 149,850 euros.

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Friday, August 21, 2009

The British supercar to 100 km/h is dispersed for 3 seconds

Noble M600

At festival Goodwood Revival which will take place on September, 19th in the Great Britain, British manufacturer Noble will present completely ready to a batch production of supercar M600.

As informs magazine Autocar referring to the message of the head of firm, power of the engine of this car will make 650 h.p., and to 100 km/h the car is dispersed for 3 seconds.

M600 GB

The novelty will receive a tubular steel skeleton, a carbon body of the panel and 4,4-litre petrol V8, developed by the Japanese company Yamaha. In a base variant such unit is completed in cars Volvo, however experts Noble slightly modernised V8, having added two turbo-superchargers Garrett and the block of management of motor Motec. According to representatives of the British manufacturer, engineers during power-plant operational development managed to "squeeze out" of this engine of 750 h.p., however subsequently it has been decided to limit power on 650 h.p. Thus in car salon there will be the special switch allowing the driver to choose two more values hallows — 450 or 550 h.p.

Salon Noble

According to Noble, on the maximum power the supercar which begins to be equipped with a six-step mechanical transmission of company Graziano (similar transmission is used on Aston Martin V8 Vantage), can be dispersed to 160 km/h for 6,5 seconds. The maximum speed — 360 km/h.

Speedometer

Supercar weight balancing on axes — 40:60 with weight displacement in a back part of the car makes only 1275 kgs, and. Besides it, the novelty will not have a system of stabilisation and antiblocking system of brakes, and the driver can switch off the track-control the special toggle-switch from British fighters Tornado on which the similar switch starts rockets.

It is expected, that in the Great Britain cost Noble M600 will make about 200 thousand pounds sterling.

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The most powerful roadster Wiesmann will show in Frankfurt

Roadster Wiesmann

The German manufacturer of exclusive sportcars Wiesmann will bring on automobile show in Frankfurt which will take place from September, 15 till September, 27th, the open version of coupe MF5.

This car becomes the most powerful roadster in scale of the company and will be made by the limited circulation in 55 copies. On it informs magazine Automobile.

The novelty will receive the five-litre ten-cylinder petrol motor from BMW M5 which develops 507 h.p. and works together with seven-step transmission SMG. According to company Wiesmann, from zero to hundred km/h the most powerful roadster of the company can be dispersed for 3,9 seconds. The maximum speed — 310 km/h. Thus the fuel expense in the mixed cycle at opened MF5 will make 13,1 litres on hundred kilometres of run, and in a city and on a line — 19,3 and 9,6 litres accordingly. The prices for a roadster in Germany will begin from 189 thousand 500 euros.

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Monday, August 10, 2009

The premiere of serial version Veritas RS 3 has taken place

Veritas

On London autoshow Salon Prive the premiere of the serial version of German sports car Veritas RS 3 has taken place.

Unlike the model presented in last year, the body and internal design of the car is reversed. It is underlined a horizontal cowl gives to shape aggression. Under a car cowl 507-strong engine V10 from BMW "hides".

Novelty cost starts from 342 thousand euro.

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Saturday, August 8, 2009

Tuners G-Power have presented crossover Typhoon RS on the basis of BMW X5 M

BMW X5

German tuning studio G-Power has presented the version of crossover BMW X5 M — Typhoon RS.

Unlike the most powerful 555-strong Bavarian off-road car, the tuning car develops 625 h.p., and the twisting moment makes 700 Nm.

The 4,8-litre eight-cylinder motor have completely processed and have equipped with system G-Power SK III RS with pressure of pressurisation 1,0 bar, including mechanical supercharger ASA. Such superchargers put on Alpina B5S, B6S, B7 and racing B6 GT3.

BMW X5 M

With a six-step box the car is dispersed to 100 km/h for 4,5 seconds, to 200 km/h — for 16 seconds, the maximum speed — 285 km/h. The model has received new system of cooling and more powerful final system. Salon it is completed by a new speedometer, a sports wheel and numerous inserts from aluminium.

Typhoon RS

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Friday, August 7, 2009

Lamborghini adjusts manufacture of hybrid supercars

Supercar Lamborghini

The Italian manufacturer of luxury sports cars Lamborghini plans to begin release of ecologically friendly models.

As the main chief executive of the company has told to German edition Automobilewoche, the first hybrid Lamborghini will appear in the market in 2015 — simultaneously with a hybrid of the competing mark Ferrari.

Unlike Mercedes-Benz, promising to start manufacture completely electric SLS Gullwing, Lamborghini it will be limited to a "soft" hybrid. The low-power electromotor will feed auxiliary systems of the car and to provide movement on small speed, and high-grade sports dynamics, as before, will provide mighty V10 and V12.
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Friday, July 31, 2009

Studio Edo Competition has presented superpenalties Ferrari Enzo XX

Ferrari Enzo

Tuning studio Edo Competition has presented a unique variant of Italian a superpenalty under name Ferrari Enzo XX.

Power of standard 650-strong engine V12 have increased to 800 h.p., having approached Ferrari Enzo on the dynamic indicators to supercar Bugatti Veyron which is equipped by the motor power of 1001 h.p. As a result of Ferrari Enzo XX about 100 km/h of all for 3,2 seconds, the maximum speed — 390 km/h are dispersed.

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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Tuning studio Project Kahn has finished Mercedes McLaren SLR

McLaren SLR

British tuning company Project Kahn has finished with carbon plastic body Mercedes McLaren SLR, having replaced some details.

The tuning version a superpenalty named Carbon. Except a carbon body, the car has received the supereasy racing wheels F1-X Carbon, everyone on 12kg is easier factory.

Except a styling-package, tuners offer to racing Mercedes the complete set of accessories: design keys and a sports wheel from that carbon, and also, for an additional payment undertake to strengthen power of the engine on 60HP (to 677HP).

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Sunday, July 26, 2009

Audi R8 LMS was published

Audi R8

Within the next several weeks six private racing commands will receive 12 sports cars GT3 power over 500 h.p.

Transfer of the first client car has taken place on Tuesday on March, 10th in building Audi Forum. The head of sports division Audi, doctor Wolfgang Ulrih has solemnly handed over keys from R8 LMS to the head of Italian division Audi Sport Emilio Radaelli.

Together with participation of a factory command in series DTM and creation of sports prototypes our new client sports program should become the third major direction of work Audi Sport, — Wolfgang Ulrih explains. — 2009 becomes year of design workings out and tests of sports model R8 LMS, the primary goal of division — to save up the maximum experience of management by the given car. Thus we are glad, that we will manage to make it thanks to participation in competitions of commands with which we and fruitfully co-operate for a long time.

Audi R8 LMS

In a season of 2009 commands Abt Sportsline, Argo Racing, ORECA, Phoenix Racing and Team Rosberg also focus attention on the new sports car GT3, developed AUDI AG. For a season 2010 division Audi Sport will begin transfer to clients of cars in the autumn of current year.

In total in an automobile sports season 2009 on start leave twelve R8 LMS which will take part more than in 40 competitions almost on 30 European racing lines. R8 LMS — the first racing car developed by division Audi Sport specially for use in the client program. Participation of a factory command on R8 LMS in official sports meets is not provided.

Bodies, including tubular skeletons, are made by the company quattro GmbH in specially equipped to shop on manufacture of cars for the client sports program. Engines V10 are delivered by factory Audi located in the city of Der.

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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Audi TT RS — total perfection

Audi RS

In company Audi AG very much like to operate accurately and clearly. After a premiere of serial model practically time of sports version S at once comes, and the gloomy determination in the name of the RS-version leaves trace on a scene also. Certainly, last option exists only for several models. As a rule, the given version wait more strongly the others, after all it as a rule an embodiment of high technologies which became for a long time already the company motto.

Recently family RS totaled only two models — RS4 and RS6. Someone even has started to think of extinction of this kind, but recently left new Audi RS6, and the absolute novelty — Audi TT RS has appeared trace also. It is quite probable, that in Audi TT RS, sports more than in the predecessor.

Here only hardly these sports can be beheld from apart. The impression is made, that appearance sports Audi create specially that they were not especially allocated in a city stream. Certainly, changes are, but they, as always, the trivial. There are 18-inch disks, in a forward bumper there are the big air inlets, slightly changed back bumper with an exhaust pipe.

New Audi TT RS

Audi TT

Knowing people will ask at once a question about the engine which really deserves that in it were interested. The five-cylinder turbo-motor is history Audi. For the first time, the engine has appeared in 1980, giving out 200HP. Now an old tandem have diluted with direct injection FSI and it has turned out, that the new interpretation created from a blank leaf, quite adequately continues old victorious traditions. The beginner only 183 kg, working volume of 2,5 litres, and power of 340HP.

So it turns out about 136HP from one litre of volume. The twisting moment of this engine in 450Nm. To 100 km/h Audi TT RS it is dispersed for 4,6 sec, all for 0,1 sec overtaking a roadster.

Roadster Audi TT RS

Having seen any model from series RS, you precisely want to look in salon, to sit in improbable armchairs or simply to be taken for a hi-tech wheel.

At the disposal of the driver there is a chronometre to measure the circles on a line, and also standard pair of the gauges showing pressure of the turbine and temperature of oil. Besides it there is button Sport switching the car in a sports mode. The motor, a suspension bracket and ESP — all passes in a fighting mode. Besides in an exhaust system the special valve that the exhaust sound too corresponded to speed is switched.

So with occurrence in a RS-series of the new version of the old best seller under a cowl all only have won. Having kept old advantages, engineers have increased them, having added with weight of adrenaline and strict appearance, not without the aid of designers, certainly.

This model for a long time waited, occurrence Audi TT RS expected after announcement Audi TTS. Certainly, it is fine. Here only fans of a TT also do not know now, that else it is possible to wish. Probably, it is necessary to dream only absolutely new generation.

Compact car Audi TT

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Saturday, July 18, 2009

Ferrari prepares sport package Handling GTE for 599 GTB Fiorano

Ferrari GTB Fiorano

Company Ferrari prepares for release sport package Handling GTE (Handling Gran Turismo Evoluzione) for a superpenalty 599 GTB Fiorano.

The premiere of this version of model has taken place in March on a motor show in Geneva, and now owners of super cars can order a tuning package in two different variants, depending on a year of release of their car (to or after 2008), writes RSTcars.

In the first case the car will receive a radiator lattice in style 430 Scuderia, 20-inch wheel disks with sports tyres, branch pipes of final system, furnish of salon with hydrocarbonic inserts and the new seats, the improved springs, stabilizers of cross-section stability and final system with the recustomized sound.

For cars with a mechanical transmission of 2008-2009 of release will in addition change operating electronics for which work switch Manettino located on a steering wheel answers. He allows to change an operating mode of a suspension bracket, the engine, transmission and stabilisation system. For a mechanical check point tuners will reduce gear change time to 85 milliseconds.

The first version of a sport package is on sale for $28,3 thousand, the second — $32,4 thousand.

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