2007 Mercedes-Benz Brabus Bullit
September 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment
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Brabus, which was founded by Klaus Brackmann and Bodo Buschmann in 1977, is one of the high performance tuning company specializes in Mercedes-Benz vehicles.They have developed many high performance vehicles out of the standard Mercedes-Benz cars and one of them is the Brabus Bullit.
The Brabus Bullit, based on the new Mercedes C-Class sedan, is powered by a 6.3-liter Brabus SV12 S Biturbo displacement engine mated with 5 speed automatic transmission. The engine was designed for the world’s fastest sedan, the Brabus Rocket.
An entirely new turbocharging system with two larger chargers and more efficient intercoolers was built by Brabus engine specialists and with the installation of metal catalysts with low back pressure and a stainless-steel high-performance exhaust system, the engine now breathes more freely.
The turbocharged V12 engine produces 720 bhp and 974 lb-ft of torque but the torque is limited electronically to 811 lb-ft. The Brabus Bullit clocked 3.8 seconds from 0 – 60 mph and reaches 124 mph after just 10.49 seconds and breaks the 186-mph (300 km/h) barrier after a mere 24.5 seconds. The top speed is more than 224 mph for the Bullit.
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Suzuki Kizashi 2 Concept
September 30, 2007 | 1 Comment
The Suzuki Kizashi Concept first made its appearance earlier this month at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show.
As for the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show, Suzuki will unveil the crossover of the first Kizashi concept, the Suzuki Kizashi 2 Concept. From the pictures, the significant difference between the two is that the Kizashi 2 has higher ground clearance.
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Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe 101EX
September 29, 2007 | 1 Comment
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has confirmed that the 101EX two-door, four-seat experimental car, will be launched in 2008. Production is scheduled to begin next summer and it will be hand-built at the company’s manufacturing plant in Goodwood, England.
With the manufacturing of EX101, the Phantom family line-up will be complete alongside the Phantom, Phantom Extended Wheelbase and Phantom Drophead Coupé.
Similar to the rest of the Phantom family, it will use an all aluminium construction.
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2nd 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Teaser Image
September 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The all new 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STi will make its debut at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show and Subaru has just released the second teaser image of the new STi. This time is the rear shot.
It is expected that the new Subaru Impreza WRX STi could produce at least 300hp (224kW) and 450Nm of torque from the 2.0L turbocharged boxer engine. As usual, the new STi comes with symmetrical AWD system and a conventional six-speed manual.
Click here to see the first teaser image.
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2008 Opel Corsa GSi
September 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The new 2008 Opel Corsa GSi is powered by the lightweight compact 1.6-liter 110 kW/150 hp turbo engine which provides high performance combined with fuel economy and environmental compatibility. The weight of the engine is at only 131 kg yet it produces considerable power.
The Corsa GSi clocked 8.1 seconds from 0 to 100 km/h and has a top speed of 210 km/h. The GSi accelerates from 80 to 120 km/h in just 8.2 seconds in fifth gear with the help of the rapid turbo response and also with the sequential manifold injection. The Corsa GSi comes with six-speed manual transmission and the maximum torque of 210 Nm is constantly available from 1850 to 5000 rpm. The Corsa GSi consumes just 7.9 liters/100 kilometers of super unleaded gasoline.
The weight of the engine is reduced with the help from the aluminum bearing cover, the grey cast iron block which weighs only 27 kg, aluminum cylinder head, aluminum oil sump and aluminum turbo-specific induction manifold with side-mounted throttle valve.
The GSi’s turbo engine other highlights are output per liter of 94 hp, a rapid-response compressor with external water cooling, Its turbine reaches over 200,000 rpm, the turbocharger housing is integrated into the cast exhaust manifold for the weight and rapid response of the turbocharger.
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Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione
September 27, 2007 | 3 Comments
The new Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione coupe is more of a grand tourer than an extreme sports car which capable to compete with Ferrari and Porsche around a track. Meanwhile the powertrain for the coupe is from Maserati’s own GranTurismo coupe front-mounted V8 engine, sending drive to the rear wheels via a two-piece driveshaft and a self-locking rear differential.
The engine is based on an original Ferrari design, but its displacement is increased from 4.2L to 4.7L. The engine could produce 450hp at 7,000rpm and peak torque of 470Nm at 4,250rpm. 80% of the torque is available from as low as 2000rpm with the help of the continuous variable valve timing on the intake camshafts and optimization of the combustion chamber and engine calibration. The exhaust system is electronically controlled where the flow of gases are modified by small valves.
To give the the car a well-balanced feel, Alfa engineers maintain the transaxle mounted gearbox. The engine could then be mounted closer to the firewall and this directly improves weight distribution by installing the gearbox up back. A pair of levers mounted behind the steering wheel are used to shift the six-speed semi-automatic gearbox.
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2007 BMW Hamann Thunder
September 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Hamann, one the most experienced in styling and tuning of BMW modified the stunning “Thunder” from the BMW E92 3-Series coupe.
The most powerful series-made of BMW 3-Series is the M3 and it comes standard with a V10 4-liter engine, 420 bhp and 295 lb-ft of torque. But with the tuning made by Hamann, the V10 now could produce higher performance engine at 560 bhp at 7,750 rpm and an impressive 424 lb-ft of torque at 6,100 rpm.via a seven-speed manual SMG transmission.
The BMW Hamann Thunder clocked 4.2 seconds from 0 to 60 mph with the top speed of 208 mph.
The exhaust system fitted with Hamann sport catalysts, a Hamann four-pipe sports rear muffler with four round tailpipes, four stainless steel pipes, each 76 mm in diameter which produces thunderous sound.
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X GSR
September 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Mitsubishi has released the official pictures of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X GSR exterior and the interior for the Evolution MR.
According to Car and Driver, both will come with 295hp (220kW), 300lb-ft (407Nm) turbocharged four-cylinder engine. The significant difference between the Evolution MR and the GSR is that dual-clutch sequential gearbox is only available for the Evolution MR and the GSR will come with only five-speed manual transmission. This will cause price of the MR to be a bit higher than the GSR.
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2008 Honda Jazz/Fit
September 24, 2007 | 1 Comment
There are few official pictures of the second generation 2008 Honda Jazz or Fit, depending on which country it is marketed, surfaced on the internet. Not much details yet about the new model but it is reported that the new 2008 Fit/Jazz is slightly bigger than the current model.
The length measures around 3,900 mm, 55 mm more than the current model and the width is 1,695 mm, 20 mm more. The wheelbase is 2,500 mm, 50 mm more than the current model.
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