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!

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Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Details And Photo

We all know that Lamborghini's spiritual successor to the Murcielago is on it way and everyone has their eyes opened to any information they can get. You will be pleased to hear that we have got more details on the beast thanks to a leaked order guide. 

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.

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Lotus City Car Concept Will Enter Production

                                                                                                                                                 It looks like Lotus's evil looking Concept City Car, that was showcased to the Paris Auto Show, will make it into production form.
                                                                                                                                                 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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