Top gear is back and we have got the link to the whole first episode.
In this episode Clarkson, May and Hammond got on a trip in America riding a Ferrari 458 Italia, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG and a Porsche 911 GT3 RS.
Enjoy!
Top Gear Season 16 Episode 1
Top gear is back and we have got the link to the whole first episode.
In this episode Clarkson, May and Hammond got on a trip in America riding a Ferrari 458 Italia, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG and a Porsche 911 GT3 RS.
Enjoy!
Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Details And Photo
First off all, we got a rendered picture on the LP 700-4 based on the camouflaged pictures leaked on the internet. This should give us an idea of the cars major design element.
The order guide ironically doesn't give any hint at the cars name but its being called the LP 700-4 in the guide. The document does give us raw facts about the car like power and weight. The car's 6.5 liter V12 hooked to a 7-speed independent shift rod transmission and churns out 690 bhp 509 lb-ft of torque. Power is send to all 4 wheels thanks to a Haldex all-wheel drive system.
That power propels this 1575 kg monster from 0-100 km/h in 2.9 seconds and lets it hit a top speed of 350 km/h.
For people who car about looks and options, the exterior color choice has been broadened to offer new Arancio Argos (orange) paint in a pearl effect, new matte paint choices and also bi-color interiors.
Lotus City Car Concept Will Enter Production
This news was confirmed by Lotus CEO, Dany Bahar who stated in a interview that "Our city car has been confirmed and will be launched in October 2013, we are doing this together with Proton and another OEM*. We will build three versions: one for the Asian market, one for Europe and a sportier one."
The Lotus City Car Concept is based on Giugiaro's Proton EMAS study showcased to us at the Geneva Auto Show this year. It holds a plug-in hybrid power-train with a 1.2-liter three-cylinder range extender engine. The car has a claimed range of 300 miles with an electric range of 37 miles until the range extender kicks in and does 165 miles more, it also gets a CO2 emissions rating under 60 grams per kilometer.
Now for a car of this segment , you would expect a 0-100 km/h time of over 9000 minutes but that's were the car takes the lead doing the task under 9 seconds. This may sound like a sluggish time for a gasoline car but is ample for a hybrid considering the car gets 72-hp and 177 lb-ft of torque from its electric side while the gasoline range extender churns out 47-hp. Not much in a the car weights a little less than less than 3,086 pounds. The City Car Concept also has a top speed of 106 mph.
We think that the car can have a generous market considering it is priced right. Stay tuned to hear more.
*original equipment manufacturer
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Lotus Coming Up With Company Made Engines
Remember all the good news that Lotus brought us earlier this year at the Paris Auto Show? Well Lotus continues that with the announcement of plans to place engines made by Lotus in their future cars.
This may all sound great but we cant really say weather this is going to turn out good or bad for Lotus although we do know that they plan to plant a Hethel-engineered V8 in the production confirmed Lotus Esprit and a V6 on the other cars featured in the new line up. According to Lotus CEO Dany Bahar, "We have done three engines for other manufacturers; why not do it ourselves? The engine is the heart of a sports car; we should do our own product."Stay tuned to hear more about this at the final confirmation of the engines in January 2011.
Bugatti Launches Updated Configurator
At one point or another, we've all been to the Bugatti site to configure our own dream Veyron which frankly, we doubt we'll ever get. Bugatti have now updated their configuraitor for the Veyron and now features the insanely dreamy Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport versions.
The configurator also allows you to chose car’s exterior and interior color, and chose almost every detail for the mirrors caps, rims, roof rail, air intakes,seats, center console, and lots more. But one thing you wouldn't want to change or mess around with is the Bugatti Veyron's 16.4-liter W16 engine which makes the Veyron one of the most insane car on the road right now. Click To Head To Configurator.
New Fast And Furious Trailer (Fast 5)
The Fast and Furious movie series continues with the new Fast 5 and here is the first trailer of the movie.
As you see in the trailer we see most of the stars from the previous movies including Vin Diesel as Dom Toretto, Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner, rapper Chris "Ludacris" Bridges as Tej Parker, Sung Kang as Han Lue and Tyrese Gibson as Roman Pearce. We also get a new face to the movie in the form of Dwayne Johnson who playes the role of Agent Luke Hobbs. The movie to set to be in theaters on April 29, 2011.
Hope you Enjoy!
Chevrolet Drops Aveo Name
Chevrolet have decided to drop the Aveo name in North America.
That comes as Chevrolet's current Aveo isint the most popular car in its segment in North America. The new car to preceed the Aveo will be called the Sonic.
"The Sonic represents a new beginning for Chevrolet in the small car segment and so we felt it was time to give it a new name."said Cherry Perry, vice president, Chevrolet U.S. Marketing.
Alothough not much information is released from Chevrolet about the car itself, we can see thought these pictures that the production car will be similar to the car we saw at the Paris Auto Show. The 2012 Chevrolet Sonic is slated to go into production on 2011 at GM's Lake Orion assembly plant in Michigan.
Stay tunned to here more about the car and its sedan varient.
Beyonce Gifts Jay-Z A Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport
What does a millionaire rapper get for his 41st birthday? If you ask Jay-Z he'll tell you about the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport his wife just brought him.The car will feel right at home joining the families collection of supercars like Porsches, a Rolls Royce Phantom, a Maybach, and a Pagani Zonda.
The Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport's 6.4-liter engine makes a 1001 hp and should let Jay-Z accelerate from 0-100 kmph in 2.5 seconds and hit a top speed of 253 mph... if he ever get the chance to let it fly.
2012 BMW 1-series M Coupé Unleashed
BMW have finally given us some significant facts and photos on the new 1-series M Coupé.
The teaser series have finally ended and the spiritual successor to the original M3 has shown itself. Lets get straight to the paper facts, power comes from a twin-turbo 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder engine churning out 335 hp and 369 lb-ft of torque. Hooked up to a six-speed manual transmission, the car does 0-100 km/h in 4.9 seconds and hit a top speed of 250 km/h. If people who only care about efficiency, the car has a average fuel consumption 24.5 mpg US and CO2 emissions 224 g/km.Around the track you want speed and control so BMW have given the car an aluminum-intensive suspension consisting of a double pivot front axle and a five-link rear. The car is also fitted with M differential which "responds to differences in rotational speeds in the right and left rear wheel, redirecting drive torque within a fraction of a second.".
Still not impressed and want more? Well the 2012 BMW 1-series M Coupé gets technology like Dynamic Stability Control, Antilock Brakes (ABS), Anti-Slip Control, Dynamic Brake Control, and Cornering Brake Control.If you care more about looking good, the car gets a new body kit with flared wheel arches and an aggresive bumper, 19-inch light-weight alloy wheels and bi-xenon headlights with LED "eyebrows". The 1-series M Coupé will only come with three exterior color choices: Alpine White, Black Sapphire Metallic and Valencia Orange Metallic.
The car will be priced at €50,500 and sale will start in Germany in May.
Ferrari 458 Challenge World Premiere
Ferrari have officially showcased the Ferrari 458 Challenge at the Bologna Motor Show in Italy.
The Ferrari 458 Challenge is powered by the same 4.5 litre V8 found in the 458 Italia with 570 hp at 9,000 rpm. The car get new firsts for a Ferrari track-only car like E-Diff electronic differential and F1-Trac traction control system. The car also get improved gear ratios and calibration of the dual-clutch F1 gearbox which allows the car to improve torque at lower revs.
A diet has also been achieved with lightweight materials like carbon-fibre and Lexan and reducing the thickness of body panels.
The car also gets a race-spec model which gets toys like new generation Brembo CCM2 brakes with new ABS tech, 19-inch forged rims, a suspension set-up with steel uniball joints, stiffer springs, single-rate alloy dampers and a lower ride height by 50mm.
The car has achieved a 2 second faster lap at Fiorano with a lap time of 1’16.5.
2012 Nissan GTR Blisters From 0-100 KM/H !
Nissan's 2012 GTR has stern up the automobile world and now we have more details on the Godzilla.
Lets go straight to it, 0-100 km/h in a flat 3 seconds. That time was achieved by Nissan at the Sendai Hi-land Race Way in Japan in the middle of November. The time was set in both at a temperature of 14.9°C and 18.6°C both retuning the flat 3 second time.
The stock GTR was powered by a twin-turbo 3.8-liter V6 engine which produces 530 hp and 488 lb-ft of torque.
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