Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Ferrari 599


The Ferrari 599 is a very different Ferrari in the since that the engine is in the front not the middle. However its still very Ferrari. The  6.0L,5999cc, V12 engine produces 612hp. Thats very Ferrari. Also the 599 can do 0-60 mph in just 3.7 second and go all the way up to 205 mph! Unfortunately all those big numbers a crushed by the big price tag at $410,000.



Thursday, February 23, 2012

Lotus Elise


The Lotus Elise has been the handling king since the Elise came out in 1996. Lotus had there first model out from 1996 to 2001 when they replaced it with a new and improved model. The Elise has a curb weight of 1,896 lbs to 2,006 lbs. The Elise comes with three engine options: a 1.8 L Rover K-Seires, 1.8 Toyota 1ZZ-FE, or a Toyota 2ZZ-GE all in line four engines. With the Toyota 2ZZ engine in Europe the Elise can for from 0-60 mph in just 4.9 seconds and has a top speed of 150 mph. The Lotus Elise chassis is widely used amongst other car manufactures like the Tesla Roadster who used it for its light weight design. The Elise price ranges from $47,250 - $54,990 and get 20 mpg in the city and 21 mpg on the freeway.





Thursday, February 9, 2012

Jaguar XJ220


In 1992 Jaguar came out with the fastest production car the world had ever seen. With some slight modifications the car could reach 217mph. The stock XJ220 came with a 3.5 L twin-turbocharged V6. The stock engine could do 200mph and 0-60mph in 3.6 seconds. It could even do all this while weighing in at 3,024 lb which is heavy for such a fast car. But unfortunately the XJ220 was only out for two year conveniently when the McLaren F1 was released which took the podium for the fastest production car the world had every seen.







Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Acura NSX 2015

In 2005 the last US bound NSX was built. Ever since than its lost has been morned by car enthuses alike. Well now they can stop morning because a new NSX is coming out with a powerful hybrid power train. The new NSX is going to be a mix of a super handling AWD two door rear engine sports car and a economical AWD two door sports car. All in one! The rear tiers are going to most likely be powered by a V6 3.5-3.7 L engine. The front wheels however are going to be powered by a pair of electric motors. As each motor is assigned to a wheel, the system has the ability to accelerate the outer wheel in a corner, creating a yaw moment that improves the car's ability to turn in and rotate. With the whole hybrid system working to gather the car will produce about 400hp. A bother plus is that the car is going to be mad of super light materials helping with fuel efficiency and acceleration even more. "As was the case with the first NSX, engineers are striving for a balance between driving nirvana and daily tractability..." Motortrend NSX article. 





Thursday, February 2, 2012

Lamborghini SUV concept

With the large success of the Porsche Cayenne it was bound for another hi-end family car to come out. Well here is Lamborghini's shot at a five door family friendly SUV. But sense it's a Lambo it's not all flowers and four cylinder engines, no sir this bad boy is most likely going to use the same engine that was in the Gallardo. The Gallardo used a 5.2-liter V-10 with 560 bhp, quite the family car I would say. With a little different direction than the Gallardo the SUV is going to have a front engine lay out but still the classic Lamborghini all-wheel-drive. One more Lamborghini touch is it is most likely going to have a lot of light weight materials used on the SUV.