Showing posts with label Cars. Show all posts
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Saturday, November 6, 2010

Top 10 Cars




Maybach 57 S

Price: $430,355 in US

Rs 5.36 crore in India

The Maybach 57 S has a 12-cylinder engine, goes from 0 to 100 in 5.2 seconds and is designed to be a sportier alternative to the other models. It has more power than the 57 or 62 models, 604 hp versus their 543 hp. As in the other models - Maybach 57 and 62 - the maximum speed is electronically limited.

Top Speed: 250 kmph




Porsche Carrera GT

Price: $440,000 in US

Rs 5.47 crore in India

Despite claims that the Carrera GT supercar had gone out of production, the car is very much available in the US and is in the list of one of the world's most expensive cars. The car has 605 hp @ 8000 rpm, can go from 0 to100 in 3.9 seconds and has a ten cylinder engine - a type of rarely seen outside of racing.

Top speed: 330 kmph




Maybach 62

Price: $448,153 in Europe

Rs 5.59 crore in India

Maybach's 62 ultra-luxury sedan is made by Mercedes-Benz and has proved that even a car this expensive to build can turn a profit. The Maybach 62 accelerates from 0 to 100 in just 5.4 seconds. The top speed is electronically limited but can be reached rapidly and with virtually no apparent effort.

Top speed: 250 kmph




Mercedes-Benz SLR

McLaren

Price: $452,750 in US

Rs 5.64 crore in India

The SLR McLaren is as comfortable and sophisticated as a street-legal racecar can be. It is a collaboration between Mercedes and legendary British racecar builder McLaren. With the help of a 617 hp and 5.4-liter supercharged V8 engine, the SLR sprints from 0 to 100 in just 3.6 seconds.

Top speed: 343kmph



Koenigsegg CCR

Price: €458,000 in Europe

Rs 6.94 crore in India

The Koenigsegg is a Swedish car that sports a supercharged V8 engine. It can go from 0 to 100 in 3.2 seconds with its hp of 806 @ 7000 rpm. The Koenigsegg CCR currently holds the Guinness World Record for the most powerful car in series production.

Top speed: 395 kmph




Saleen S7 Twin Turbo

Price: $ 637,723 in US

Rs 7.95 crore in India

Started by former racing driver Steve Saleen, the Saleen car company produces some of the fastest cars in the world. The S7 is designed to compete with the fastest and most luxurious grand touring cars. It can go from 0 to 100 in six seconds has 750 bhp @ 6300 rpm and sports an all-aluminum V8, 2-valve.

Top speed: 320 kmph



Leblanc Mirabeau

Price: $645,084 (Global)

Rs 8.03 crore in India

Leblanc is ramping up production of its new Mirabeau supercar. The company hopes to make the vehicle street legal for the US by early 2007. With a six-speed sequential transmission, more than 700 bhp @ 7600 rpm, the Leblanc Mirabeau's interior is optimized for maximum acceleration.

Top speed: 370 kmph




SSC Ultimate Aero

Price: $654,500 in US

Rs 8.17 crore in India

The most expensive American car is also the fastest. Automaker SSC estimates this vehicle is capable of going from 0-60 in just 2.9 seconds and the base model has a supercharged 6.2-litre V8 engine rated 787 bhp @ 6600 rpm. The SSC Ultimate Aero requires 104 octane gasoline.

Top speed: 400 kmph




Pagani Zonda Roadster

F C12S 7.3

Price $667,321 in Europe and US

Rs 8.31 crore in India

Pagani is an Italian boutique automaker that builds radical-looking racecars. This version of its Zonda flagship has 555 bhp @ 5900 rpm, can go from 0 to 60 in 3.6 seconds and is propelled by mid-mounted V-12 DOHC engines.

Top speed: 344 kmph




Bugatti Veyron 16.4

Price: €1,000,000 in Europe

Rs 15.17 crore in India

Volkswagen's production delays are finally over and the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is ready to hit the road. The car sports a W16 engine fed by four turbochargers, can go from 0 to 100 mph in six seconds and uses unique cross-drilled and turbine vented carbon rotors that draw in cooling air for braking.

Top speed: 407 kmph

Mercedes F400 Carving


DaimlerChrysler is exhibiting a special concept study at the 35th Tokyo Motor Show: the F 400 Carving is a research vehicle packed with dynamic systems designed to give the cars of tomorrow and beyond substantially enhanced active safety, dynamic handling control and driving pleasure.


Like a number of other manufacturers, Mercedes is researching the viability of a new system that varies the camber angle on the outer wheels between 0 and 20 degrees, depending on the road situation. Used in conjunction with newly-developed tyres, the Mercedes implementation provides 30 percent more lateral stability than a conventional system with a fixed camber setting and standard tyres.


Active camber control boosts the research vehicle's maximum lateral acceleration to 1.28 g, meaning that the concept study outperforms current sports cars by some 28 percent.

















The Fastest and most expensive production car ever


The Bugatti Veryron is, by every measure, the world's fastest production road car. It's the quickest to 60, it has the highest top speed, and it can absolutely dominate a track.

With a claimed 1001 horsepower, the Veyron is a major technical achievement. Its engine has 16 cylinders, essentially formed by joining two V8 engines at the crank.

This W16 powerplant displaces 8.0 liters and features ten radiators for everything from the engine cooling systems to the air conditioner.


The $1.3 million Veyron will reach a top speed of 253 mph - a speed it can maintain for 12 minutes before all the fuel is gone. Power is transmitted to the pavement via four-wheel-drive and a seven-speed dual-clutch automated manual transmission.


The car can hit 60 mph in just 2.5 seconds, 100 mph in 5.5 seconds, and 150 mph in 9.8 seconds. Getting to 200 mph takes 18.3 seconds, and 250 mph takes 42.3 seconds.


A special key is required to "unlock" the Veyron's top speed of 250+ mph. The car is then lowered to just 3.5 inches from the ground. A hydraulic spoiler extends at speed, and it can also serve as an air brake.The Veyron weighs a hulking 4,160 lbs, but even its harshest critics admit its handling is surprisingly sharp. Gordon Murray, designer of the McLaren F1 was very skeptical of the Veyron during its development, but after driving the finished car, he conceded it is a "huge achievement."



Specifications

Base Price : $1,400,000

Engine

Engine Type : Quad-Turbo W16

Displacement : 8.0L/487.8

Fuel System : DOHC VVT

SAE Net Horsepower @ RPM : 1001 @ 6000

SAE Net Torque @ RPM : 922 @ 2200

Transmission

Drivetrain : 4-Wheel Drive

Trans Type : 7

Trans Description Cont. : DSG (automated manual)

First Gear Ratio (:1) : 3.18

Second Gear Ratio (:1) : 2.26

Third Gear Ratio (:1) : 1.68

Fourth Gear Rato (:1) : 1.29

Fifth Gear Ratio (:1) : 1.06

Sixth Gear Ratio (:1) : 0.88

Final Drive Axle Ratio (:1) : 2.47:1 Front, 3.64:1 Rear

Seventh Gear Ratio (:1) : 0.80

Weight Information

Base Curb Weight (lbs) : 4470

Suspension

Suspension Type – Front : Control Arms w/Coil Springs

Suspension Type – Rear : Control Arms w/Coil Springs

Brakes

Brake Type : 4-Wheel

Brake ABS System : Yes

Disc - Front (Yes or) : Yes

Disc - Rear (Yes or) : Yes

Front Brake Rotor Diam x Thickness (in) : 15.8 x -

Rear Brake Rotor Diam x Thickness (in) : 15.0 x -

Tires

Front Tire Size: 265/680ZR500A 99Y

Rear Tire Size : 365/710ZR540A 108Y

Wheels

Front Wheel Size (in) : 20 x 11.2

Rear Wheel Size (in) : 21 x 14.4

Front Wheel Material : Aluminum

Rear Wheel Material : Aluminum

Exterior Dimensions

Wheelbase (in) : 106.7

Length, Overall (in) : 175.7

Width, Max w/o mirrors (in) : 78.7

Height, Overall (in) : 47.4

Tread Width, Front (in) : 67.9

Tread Width, Rear (in) : 64.2

Interior Dimensions

Passenger Capacity : 2

Summary

Body Style : 2 Door Coupe

Saturday, October 30, 2010

How Morgan Cars Are Made Out of Wood


The Morgan Motor Company located in Britain doesn’t change in a changing world. Not only it is still independent, but it also makes each car by hand. A base model is about $44,000, but some cars cost up to $300,000. And people wait for over a year to get their exclusive hand-built cars with the shell made out of metal and much of the vehicle made out of wood. Working on the wood interior, workers use metal shears to individually shape a hood because each car has to be different. Every year Morgan produces about 600 cars. The company will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2011. It has a long interesting history, because it is still run by the same family the Morgans. Founded by Henry Frederick Stanley Morgan known as “HFS”, it was then ran by his son Peter, and now it is run by Charles, the son of Peter Morgan.