Archive for March, 2008
31st March 2008
500-SL. Before you would have finished reading that, this drag-oriented 500-SL would have reached 100 mph. Yeah, about one second. How? It’s got a list of things to help it achieve this feat and 250 mph in a quarter of a mile if driven to the limit. Total body weight is only 28lbs- Power to weight ratio better than any supercar built to this day. Over 2,500 horsepower on tap- Two and a half times the power produced by the Bugatti Veyron. All-aluminum engine (8,619 cc, multiple (…)
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31st March 2008
Audi announced pricing for the 2009 TTS that was launched earlier this year at the Detroit Auto Show. Pricing will start from 62.900 euro for the coupe version and 67.460 euro for the Roadster version. The TTS is powered by a a two-liter TFSI high-performance engine delivering a mighty 200 kW (272 hp). This intense power propels the TTS Coupe to 100 km/h (62.14 mph) from a standstill in just 5.2 seconds and on to a governor-limited top speed of 250 km/h (155.34 mph). Pricing are as (…)
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31st March 2008
Tata Motors, the newest owner of Jaguar and Land Rover revealed its luxury options of the $2,500 Nano microcar. Although you expect the car to be as simple as it can due to its low price, the Indian manufacturer introduced some „luxury” options for the cheapest car in the world. Tata launched a customization website that allows its customers to choose between a standard and a luxury line, to decide wether they want or not alloy wheels. The clients can also choose the scoop trims, decals, fog (…)
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31st March 2008
Casey Stoner and Marco Melandri lapped sixth and fifteenth fastest respectively on the first day of free practice at Jerez de la Frontera in Spain. Stoner suffered a small crash in the afternoon but he escaped injury and was able to return to action shortly afterwards. However, the incident was a setback to the World Champion’s set-up work at a circuit that has proved to be one of the most challenging on the calendar for the Ducati MotoGP Team and his fastest time of the day was set in (…)
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31st March 2008
No, is not about extreme patriotism in here! This is just the star of the Discovery Channel’s popular series ‘How Do They Do It?’. With its voluptuous curves and cut-away details, the Exige is one of the most distinctive and unique cars on the road, so it was a perfect choice for the ‘How Do They Do It?’ team who were looking for a challenging case study for their vehicle wrapping feature. ‘Totally Dynamic’ who specialise in the application of vinyl wraps were assigned the project and took 10 (…)
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