Bugatti Super Sport

The Bugatti Super Sport, on April 19, 2005, broke the world record for the fastest prouduction car in the world at 267 mph. It may cost $2.7 million but we need to consider that the whole chassis is made from titanium and hand assembled. The Super Sport uses special tires that cost $33,000 for a set and the wheels must be shipped to France for the tires to be replaced, at a cost of $94,000. The engine in the Super Sport is an 8.0 liter W16 VW design that produces 1,200 metric horsepower, or 1,184 bhp. At full speed, the Bugatti burns the 26 gallons of gas in its tank in 12 minutes. The TV show Top Gear called the Bugatti, "The greatest car ever made and the greatest car we will ever see in our lifetime." Gordon Murray, the designer of the McLaren F1 (the previous fastest production car) said about the Bugatti: "The most pointless exercise on the planet has got to be this four-wheel-drive, thousand-horsepower Bugatti." He later test drove one and was impressed with its engine and transmission.

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Koenigsegg Agera R

Yes, the Koenigsegg Agera is a very expensive Swedish super car that can supposedly beat the Bugatti Veyron (Thursday) in an all-out drag race, but what separates the two super cars is that the Agera can run on bio fuel and gasoline. Koenigsegg was the first sports car company to start making their cars run on bio fuels in 2007. With a 5.0-litre V8 engine, it is hard to believe that this car can produce 1115 hp. On September 2, the Agera was tested for the first time, breaking production land speed records with the fastest 0-186.4 mph in 14.53 seconds, beating the Bugatti's record of 14.6 seconds. With a 7 speed dual clutch gear box, 0-60 mph time is about 2.9 seconds and a approximate top speed of 275 it is said to be faster than a Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, but it is still to be verified. The rear wing on the Agera is not powered by hydraulics like most super cars, but by the down force of the wind itself, helping to reduce weight and wind resistance. Although a little less practical than the Bugatti, this could well be the super car of tomorrow, but the price is not cheap at $1,611,000.

1968 Plymouth Barracuda

Today I'm going to talk about the 1968 Plymouth Barracuda but from a different perspective. I have a friend Shawn Jordan who for his 8th grade project took a non working trashed 'Cuda and made in to a live running car. He has had this idea of rebuilding the car ever since about 3rd grade in which we where really introduced to the thought of a 8th grade project. When 8th grade finally came around it was pretty obvious what he was going to do. We started in August, at least I did. Shawn did not start until about September or October. Once he did start though he crept along slowly getting the car cleaned out and starting on building the engine. When he had finished the engine it was past Christmas and there was not a whole lot of time left. But of like always  he finished on time and on the day it was due his 450hp monster rolled up to school only missing interior and a windshield, and few other things.

Shawn's on the right and his mentor for the project Len Sol is on the left.

1967-70 Toyota 2000GT

In 1965 Toyota brought a sleek, fast, stylish sports car to the Tokyo Motor Show. It was amazing feat a engineering that only lasted for three under contract with Yamaha and only 351 regular production cars where made. When the 2000GT came over to North America only about 60 where imported. Back then the car new cost $6,800 which was more expensive then most Porsche's and Jaguars and was not comparable to cars built by the US because it was so expensive like the Plymouth Barracuda (Thursday). The figures of the 2000GT where comparable to that of a hi-end Italian sports car with a 2.0 or 2.3 later engine it was a power house of its day with 150 hp and a unbelievable top speed of 135 mph. It also had disk brakes all around which was unusual for that time and weighing in at 2,480 lb could do 0-60 in 8.4 seconds with a 1/4 mile of 15.9s. It was also very small only 45.7 in to the highest point on the roof. Road & Track magazine summed up the 2000GT as "one of the most exciting and enjoyable cars we've driven" and compared to a Porsche 911.

Tesla Model S

The first full-sized electric sedan is the Tesla Model S. It was first released at a press conference on June 30, 2008 and the prototype was brought to the public on March 26, 2009. Now to talk about the car itself. The chassis and body are made completely of aluminum with double wish-bone suspension all around. The car will be able to seat 7 with the last row facing backwards, and still have more trunk space than most sedans. I was unable to find the motor size but the 3,825 lb sedan should get up to 60 mph in 5.6 seconds and be able to go all the way up to 120 mph. The Model S will have three battery options: 160, 230, or 300 miles on a charge. Unlike most electric cars, the battery will be located under the floor so it will not take up cargo space. Like all (two) models Tesla offers, the car can plug into almost any outlet in the world and can charge in about 45 mins. with Tesla's Quick Charge. Tesla is going to start taking orders for the Model S in 2012 at a unbelievable low base price of $57,400.

Tesla Roadster

The worlds first electric super car, the Tesla Roadster. It has a 215 kW electric motor that generates 288 hp and 273 ft-lb of torque at 0 rpm. Which can propel it up to 60 mph in 3.9 seconds and can go all the way up to 125 mph. On the other side of things the Roadster can go 245 miles on a charge which is a lot more then the nissan leaf or the i3 in the pervious blog. The down side to that range is is there is 6,831 individual lithiun-ion cells in the back of the car. It takes 3.5 hrs to charge from empty to full at 240 volts. Even with a carbon fiber body it weighs in at 2,723 lbs which is heavy for it's size. The Roadster is model after the Lotus Elise and was released in 2008, and Tesla has sold 1,650 Roadsters in 30 countries. But sadly as all great cars don't last long, Tesla stopped tacking orders for the Roadster in August in 2011. We can only hope that they start making it again.