Thursday 29 August 2013

Pagani Zonda Revolucion 2013 ($4,500,000)

Pagani Zonda Revolucion 6 litre V12 AMG RWD


Top speed
350 km/h, 217 mph


Engine power & torque
800 hp, 588 kW
730 Nm @ rpm


0-100 km/h, 0-62 mph
2.6 seconds
 
 
 

Wednesday 28 August 2013

Koenigsegg Agera R ($1,020,000)

Released in 2013, this super car has a BHP of 1,140. It can go from 0-60mph in 2.5 seconds with a max speed of 273mph. The Agera R has a detachable storable hardtop with a glass roof.


Cadillac (Antique Cars 1800's - 1950's)

Performance/Statistic

Year: 1908
Horsepower: 10bhp/7kW
Top speed: 56mph/90kph




















Cadillac engineers invented the first synchronized transmission, the self-starter, and independent front suspension. And its single-cylinder engines known as "Little Hercules" produced 10bhp, far more than the single-cylinder engines of its competitors. In 1908, Cadillac offered customers a choice of five carryover model: four-cylinder models H and G, made for the luxury market, and the smaller, single-cylinder models S, T, and M.

Tuesday 27 August 2013

Fiat - 24HP (Antique Cars 1800's - 1950's)

Fiat - 24HP

Performance/Statistic

Year: 1904
Horsepower: 24bhp/18kW
Top speed: 43mph/70kph
Dimensions: 255 cu in/4,180 cc


















In 1899, Fabbrica Italiana Automobili was established. Fiat's 1903 model was called the 16-20HP, for the 20bhp engine, and this time 100 were built. The 1904 development also had innovative features, such as a water-cooling system powered by a pump and a four-speed manual gearbox that drove the rear.

Rolls-Royce RR4 "Ghost"

Tom Purves, president and CEO of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars announced the return of a historic name to what has been officially called, in ascending order the 200EX, then RR 4 and now the Rolls-Royce Ghost at the beginning of the 2009 Shanghai Auto Show.

Without quoting Shakespeare’s line from Romeo and Juliet, “What’s in a name,” Purves did refer to the heritage of the Ghost’s nom de moteur vehicule when he said, “Ghost is one of the most revered names in the automotive industry evoking images of adventure
 
 
 

Monday 26 August 2013

Rover - 8HP (Antique Cars 1800 's - 1950's)

Performance/Statistic


Year: 1904
Horsepower: 8bhp/6kW
Top speed: 24mph/39kph
Dimension: 80 cu in/1,327 cc

The Rover 8HP, designed by Edmund Lewis, represented a key moment in the development of the automobile. Lewis created world first: steel backbone frame comprising the crankcase, gearbox housing, prop shaft, and integrated rear axle. A foot pedal allowed the engine's natural compression to assist the car in braking. Two the three seat configuration went on sale to the public on Dec 1, 1904, for the relatively modest price of $314 USD. It proved an instant success.




Chevrolet Corvette Stingray






The newly redesigned, seventh-generation Chevrolet Corvette (C7), aka Stingray, heir to Corvette’s 60-year heritage and the bannered spear of a resurgent is an excellent car. Fast, authentic, tough as a rodeo steak. If you were planning to boycott GM for life, your road just got a little narrower.















Rolls-Royce - Sliver Ghost (Antique Cars 1800's - 1950's)


Rolls-Royce - Silver Ghost (Antique Cars 1800 's - 1950's)

Performance/Statistic


Year: 1906Horsepower: 48bhp/35kW
Top speed: 78mph/126kph
Dimension: 429 cu in/7,000 cc
Country: UK


With massive 429-cubic inch engine producing what seems today a tiny output, and two spark plugs firing into each of the six cylinders, the car stood at the cutting edge of automotive technology. By today’s standards, the car is frightening as the brakes only worked on the rear wheels by hand! The Sliver Ghost reliability that made it stand out from the crowd. The car was put through trail after trail, with motoring journalists doing everything to find its weak point. It sailed through every time, breaking records for performance and endurance.

Bugatti - Type 43 (Antique Cars 1800's - 1950's)

Performance/Statistic

Year: 1927
Horsepower: 120bhp/89kW
Top speed: 106mph/170kph
Dimensions: 138 cu in/2,262 cc
0 - 60mph/96kph: 12 secs

Introduced in 1927, the Bugatti Type 43 was hyped as the world's first 100mph (160kph) production cars; this was at a time when 70 mph (112 kph) was a more typical top speed for a road vehicle. The could accelerate to 60 mph (96 kph) in about 12 secs. The arrival of the Type 43 that helped confirm Bugatti as one of Europe's top car manufacturers. Only 160 of the Type 43, which was essentially a supercar hybrid, were ever built, from its launch in 1927.

Sunday 25 August 2013

Ferrari - 166 Inter (Antique Cars 1800 's - 1950's)

Ferrari - 166 Inter

Performance/Statistic

Year: 1949
Horsepower: 109bhp/81kW
Top speed: 111mph/178kph
0 - 60mph/97kph in 11 secs
Dimensions: 121 cu in/1,995

 
Enzo Ferrari's motor company, Scudo Ferrari, had been making winning racing cars since the company was founded in 1929, so when the firm announced its first road vehicle in its twentieth anniversary year, it is hardly surprising that there was a lot of interest. The Ferrari 166 Inter was essentially a racing car redesigned for road use, and its speed and handling were awesome. The highest price so far paid for one was $801,300 US in 2008

Mercedes - 60HP (Antique Cars 1800 's - 1950's)


Mercedes - 60hp


Performance/Statistic

Year: 1903
Horsepower: 60bhp/44kW
Top speed: 65mph/104kph
Dimensions: 567 cu in/9,293





Paul Gottlieb and Wilhelm Maybach in 1901 produced the first car to bear the Mercedes name: Mercedes 35HP. This was followed by the 60HP model that was distinguished by its huge 567-cubic-inch engine. Its official top speed was 65 mph or 104 kph. That is was very impressive at the time. Only 200 60HP's were very built, only five of those original cars are known to survive today. When on of the two-seater 60HP Mercedes came up at auction in 1991, it sold for $2.49 US.

2014 Jaguar XF

As the flashy F-type makes its U.S. debut for 2014, the XF sedan packs a new turbocharged 2.0-liter and supercharged V-6 AWD configurations to capitalize on the additional showroom traffic. The new base engine sends 240-horsepower to the rear wheels through the latest eight-speed box from the Evoque for 30 mpg on the highway.

Aventador Roadster

Aventador Roadster

The one-off radical Aventador J concept wowed the show circuit this year. While nothing formal has been announced, we suspect the roadster will be making its introduction later this year or early next. For its powerplant, the Aventador Roadster will most likely retain the 700-bhp 6.5-liter V-12 engine found in the coupe.

Saturday 24 August 2013

Lamborghini Veneno

The Lamborghini Veneno is a $4 million supercar that will only have 3 examples created. Where does the name Veneno come from? It means “venom” in Spanish, a fitting name for this car considering those headlights look like mean snake fangs. Am I right?

The Veneno is built on the Aventador’s chassis and uses a 6.5-liter V12, good for 740bhp. Mated to the monster engine is a 7-speed semi-automatic transmission. Inside the Veneno is a full carbon-fiber monocoque that is not only lightweight, but also incredibly sturdy. The seats are made of Lamborghini’s Forged Composite and laid throughout the interior is the light woven carbon-fiber CarbonSkin

Each Veneno will feature a green, red or white color scheme to celebrate the cars Italian heritage. Want to reserve one of the three Venenos? Unfortunately, three buyers have already put down their deposits.
 

Ferrari Enzo 2014

After years of speculation, the successor of the legendary Ferrari Enzo is finally out. The supercar made its world debut today at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show and it comes with a rather unexpected surprise: its name!

Previous rumors suggested the model could be called either F70 or F150, but Ferrari decided to go with something odd: LaFerrari! No, it is not a joke!


Why did the company make such a radical decision on the name? Well, the answer is offered by Ferrari’s President, Luca di Montezemolo himself who declared: "because it is the maximum expression of what defines our company – excellence." While we appreciate his answer, we still have to admit the name sounds a little bit silly.

Everything else on the new LaFerrari is also a big surprise, starting with its exterior design language and up to the innovative HY-KERS system used for the first time in a production version Ferrari.
 
 
 
 





Ferrari 599 GTO

599 GTO
Ferrari's new extreme V12 berlinetta, the 599 GTO, delivers a lap time of just 1 minute and 24
This limited edition special series of just 599 is the new pinnacle of Prancing Horse sportiness and has benefited to an enormous degree from technological transfers from the track. Many of the cutting-edge solutions sported by the 599 GTO are also the product of the Maranello engineers' experience in the development of the 599XX, the prototype experimental car of which, as its legendary moniker suggests, the 599 GTO is the road-homologated version.