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Selasa, 30 Maret 2010
- These are some of the fantastic luxurious models that are designed for 2010 and that are delivering not only ultimate speed and power but also high class comfort and styling.
- This is a very fantastic hybrid luxurious model that is a four door rear-wheel drive sedan that is built in Finland and style features and capabilities are just providing an ultimate luxury which everyone would just love to have and the dazzling blue color is itself more than enough to capture anyone’s attraction. Fisker has designed this model to be such a strong one that can be used as the luxury model as well as the sports car that can give the ultimate speed and luxury which you might not have experienced before.
Senin, 29 Maret 2010
BMW 1 series top ten of the year abate than-a-3 Series auto was apparent by abounding as the airy almsman to the much-loved 2002 of the backward 1960s/early 1970s. We didn't absolutely buy into that. Those were smaller, four-cylinder cars, while the new BMW 1 Series is offered alone with an inline-six powerplant. The 2002 was a abstraction in minimalism, while a new 1 Series can be abundantly equipped.
Choose amid the 128i, powered by a 3.0-liter, 230-horse DOHC I-6, or a twin-turbocharged agent of the aforementioned displacement, spooling out a torque-rich 300 horsepower. Both engines can be had with stick or automated transmission. Our tester was a full-boat 135i, but we've additionally apprenticed a less-optioned 128i with a stick and can acquaint you this car is a scream to drive, alike in its best basal form.
As with abounding Bangle-era Bimmers, the arguing point is design. Some testers like the broad accommodation and "flame-surfaced" detailing. Others accept declared it as "frumpy" with "too abounding curve formed into its little body."
So does the BMW 1 Series accept the appurtenances to be the 2009 Motor Trend Car of the Year? Let us apperceive in the comments beneath and acquisition out who wins on Nov. 18.
Minggu, 28 Maret 2010
We remember a time when people bought sports cars solely for their performance qualities, not for the luxury, attention, or status they brought. German boutique carmaker Gumpert, however, takes us back to those days with its 2008 Apollo Sport, a car with a single-minded purpose: to go very, very fast.
Scoring zero to little on the name-brand value scale (and with a name like Gumpert, it’s bound to stay that way), the Gumpert Apollo Sport offers pure speed in return. The Apollo Sport is the successor to the Gumpert Apollo, which debuted two years ago in much the same form, albeit without the Sport’s racing-style rear wing that appears to have been sourced from Boeing. Certainly exotic in proportions, but starkly unemotional in the details, the Apollo Sport looks less like the stuff of the Greek gods than something a teenager would have doodled during sixth-period civics class.
That having been said, few teenagers are capable of developing their dream cars into actual, drivable automobiles, let alone supercars with mind-blowing performance. Powered by a mid-mounted 800-hp, 4.2-liter V-8 that started life in the Audi parts bin before Gumpert added twin turbochargers, among numerous other mods, the 2650-pound Apollo Sport is said to hit 62 mph in a Murciélago-humbling three seconds flat. Gumpert claims that aerodynamic enhancements have raised the Apollo Sport’s top speed to 223 mph.
The Apollo Sport also boasts a more comfortable interior, finished in Alcantara and offering air conditioning, navigation, and a CD player. But make no mistake, this is a sports-car environ of the purest variety, making 599GTBs, SLRs, and 911 Turbos feel like Maybachs by comparison.
Like the Apollo, the Apollo Sport is built on a tubular-steel space frame wrapped around a carbon-fiber monocoque, thus yielding safety and weight savings in equal measure. However, don’t expect NHTSA to be running any Apollo Sports into walls on our shores to find out, since the Apollo Sport won’t be offered in the U.S., no matter how many gazillionaires here could afford its near-$400,000 price.
- Official images of the forthcoming 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class have been leaked onto the internet ahead of the luxury sedan's planned debut in 2009. Known internally by its W212 chassis moniker, the new mid-size executive sedan from Mercedes-Benz adopts a more angular styling which tries to evoke the robustness of the mid-1980s - early-1990s E-Class range. Judging by these photos, we reckon that Merc's designers did it in a much less classy way, but we'll have to wait to see the sedan in real life for a safer verdict.
The 2010 Audi A4 ranks 7 out of 15 Upscale Midsize Cars. This ranking is based on our analysis of 18 published reviews and test drives of the Audi A4, and our analysis of reliability and safety data.
Redesigned just last year, the Audi A4 is a viable alternative to the BMW 3-Series. Buyers looking for a sporty entry-level luxury sedan should test drive an all-wheel-drive A4 before making their decision.
The Audi A4, redesigned from the wheels up for 2009, enters the 2010 model year with no significant changes. It remains a fun car to drive, with sharp handling and a firm stance courtesy of its Quattro all-wheel-drive system (optional, but Audi says more than 80 percent of buyers opt for it). Audi's adjustable suspension, which allows the driver to electronically change the car's tuning for aggressive cornering or quiet commuting, is particularly well-reviewed. The combination, Consumer Guide says, means the A4 "adeptly balances around-town maneuverability with sporty road manners."
Shoppers should note that the A4 is the largest sedan in the midsize class - which means it's an opportunity for some buyers of more expensive luxury sedans (like the Lexus GS) to downsize and save some money. However, the A4's price can climb north of $40K with all of the options -- and you'll want most of them.
Audi is known for some of the best interiors in the automotive businesses, and the A4 offers an excellent example of why.
Other Cars to Consider
Those looking for an athletic sport sedan would do well to compare the A4 to the BMW 3-Series, which some say out-hustles and out-handles Audi's car. Those for whom All-Wheel-Drive is essential might want to consider an AWD Infiniti G37, which offers an exceptional balance of luxury and performance. The Acura TL, in SH-AWD trim, is another excellent AWD option.
Audi A4: The Details
The 2010 A4 comes as a sedan, an Avant wagon, or the more off-road-oriented Allroad wagon, in 2.0 or 3.2 trim. We review the wagons separately. Buyers should note that the A4 Cabriolet convertible has been dropped from the lineup, with a sportier 2010 A5 Cabriolet taking its place.
Sabtu, 27 Maret 2010
Jumat, 26 Maret 2010
HAMMAN Offers 21 Inch Wheels For Maserati Gran Turismo
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- HAMANN hasn’t gotten around to offering us a Maserati GranTurismo with more power but it is offering its 21-inch EDITION RACE wheels for the sexiest car in Maserati’s collection. The set includes FA 9.0Jx21 with 245/30ZR21 tires and RA 12.5Jx21 with 345/45ZR21 tires.
- You can throw the look-changing set of wheels on your 405-hp 4.5L V8 GranTursimo or your 440-hp 4.7L V8 GranTurismo S.
- Ford will unveil the 2010 Ford Mustang in just two days, but pricing and option package details have been leaked on the internet for the 2010 Mustang GT Premium. While no technical specifications are available as of yet, MustangBlog reports that the price for the 2010 Ford Mustang GT with a premium package will start at $30,095.
- The 4.6L V8 GT Premium Package includes SYNC, 18-inch wheels, shaker 500 audio, ambient lighting, aluminum accent dash, aluminum pedals, aluminum shift knob and scuff plate along with a 6-gauge cluster with MyColor.
- We recently heard that Mercedes-Benz’s AMG division will launch a hybrid model by 2010. Today, AMG Boss Volker Mornhinweg said that the Mercedes tuning division plans on launching a diesel model within three years – by 2012.
According to AutoCar, Mornhinweg said the car will be high-performance diesel that will be an updated version of its legendary AMG Hammer. The AMG Hammer sedan made its debut in 1986 and was based on a Mercedes-Benz W124. It was powered by a 5.6L V8 that made 360-hp and was said to be faster than a Lamborghini Countach from 60 to 120 mph
Kamis, 25 Maret 2010
Selasa, 23 Maret 2010
This is the Mercedes-Benz products are positioned at the top of the pyramid products. He once made an icon greatness premium car manufacturers from Germany are in the segment SupersPort.
Gullwing sensation. Pengemar or lovers of Mercy would have known this one product, SLS AMG. Typical of him, the door opened like a seagull wings when flying (gullwing). This car has never been disclosed to the public during its debut at the Internationale Automobile Ausstellung (IAA) to-63 in Germany, September last year. MB also shows the concept of SLS as an electric car to compete with Audio e-Tron.
Assembly processes carried out by skilled hands and experts in the largest factory in Sindelfingen Mercy. In order for consumers to know the progress of production of cars that will be launched on March 27 this coming, Mercedes-Benz continues to provide information.
Evidence of Mercy luxury product that is shown in one banderolnya. In Germany, SLS AMG sells for 177,310 eruo (including tax). If converted to dollars, nominal is USD 2,340,492,000 or approximately USD 2.35 billion.
Well, can imagine, if there is an Indonesian who was so infatuated with this car, he must be willing to back out the tax so the price to 200 percent of the original, could even more! At the very least, he must transfer the bank accounts of about USD 5 billion to get it. Wuiih!
In fact, high prices do not reduce the interest some people to buy it. Despite the economic crisis has not recovered completely, Dr Joachim Schmidt as head of Sales and Marketing Mercedes-Benz Cars said, the demand for SLS AMG exceeded the target. "This proves that our product is very popular one," he admitted.
Technology & performance. Not only a sensational performance, the technology conceived and capabilities are also great. Components such as context, the cell body, and the machine is made of aluminum. Remarkably again, this car is also assembled by hand.
Aluminum chassis and body made by Fahrzeugthechnik GmbH Magna Steyr in Graz, Austria. Innovation company to produce the framework of weighted 241 kg.
Machines also assembled by hand in the workshop AMG, Affalterbach. Engine capacity of 6.3 liters, V8, capable of producing 420 kW power (551 PS) and 650 Nm of torque. To maintain the quality of the machine, apply the principle of one MB of installed machines by one person!
SLS ability AMG is also great. With the weight distribution front / rear 47/53 and posture flat car, this car is claimed capable of 0-100 sprint in 3.8 seconds kpj. For security reasons, this car fitted with electronic speed limiting top speed is only 317 kpj. As for fuel consumption in combination, 13.2 liters per 100 km or an average of 7.5 km / liter.
Ability is obtained through the 7 speed transmission with double clutch, sport suspension, and double-wishbone made from aluminum. The weight of the total based on DIN standard, 1620 kg.
"When built in Sindelfingen, means of production and product quality is very high. Hence, SLS AMG assembled here, "beber Dr Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of Daimler AG and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Cars.
Gullwing sensation. Pengemar or lovers of Mercy would have known this one product, SLS AMG. Typical of him, the door opened like a seagull wings when flying (gullwing). This car has never been disclosed to the public during its debut at the Internationale Automobile Ausstellung (IAA) to-63 in Germany, September last year. MB also shows the concept of SLS as an electric car to compete with Audio e-Tron.
Assembly processes carried out by skilled hands and experts in the largest factory in Sindelfingen Mercy. In order for consumers to know the progress of production of cars that will be launched on March 27 this coming, Mercedes-Benz continues to provide information.
Evidence of Mercy luxury product that is shown in one banderolnya. In Germany, SLS AMG sells for 177,310 eruo (including tax). If converted to dollars, nominal is USD 2,340,492,000 or approximately USD 2.35 billion.
Well, can imagine, if there is an Indonesian who was so infatuated with this car, he must be willing to back out the tax so the price to 200 percent of the original, could even more! At the very least, he must transfer the bank accounts of about USD 5 billion to get it. Wuiih!
In fact, high prices do not reduce the interest some people to buy it. Despite the economic crisis has not recovered completely, Dr Joachim Schmidt as head of Sales and Marketing Mercedes-Benz Cars said, the demand for SLS AMG exceeded the target. "This proves that our product is very popular one," he admitted.
Technology & performance. Not only a sensational performance, the technology conceived and capabilities are also great. Components such as context, the cell body, and the machine is made of aluminum. Remarkably again, this car is also assembled by hand.
Aluminum chassis and body made by Fahrzeugthechnik GmbH Magna Steyr in Graz, Austria. Innovation company to produce the framework of weighted 241 kg.
Machines also assembled by hand in the workshop AMG, Affalterbach. Engine capacity of 6.3 liters, V8, capable of producing 420 kW power (551 PS) and 650 Nm of torque. To maintain the quality of the machine, apply the principle of one MB of installed machines by one person!
SLS ability AMG is also great. With the weight distribution front / rear 47/53 and posture flat car, this car is claimed capable of 0-100 sprint in 3.8 seconds kpj. For security reasons, this car fitted with electronic speed limiting top speed is only 317 kpj. As for fuel consumption in combination, 13.2 liters per 100 km or an average of 7.5 km / liter.
Ability is obtained through the 7 speed transmission with double clutch, sport suspension, and double-wishbone made from aluminum. The weight of the total based on DIN standard, 1620 kg.
"When built in Sindelfingen, means of production and product quality is very high. Hence, SLS AMG assembled here, "beber Dr Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of Daimler AG and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Cars.
Good news for luxury MPV Pengemar fanatical middle-passenger Honda 7, the Odyssey. The fourth generation of Honda MPV will be launched in next May in Indonesia by his ATPM, PT Honda Prospect Motor. This information is obtained from the nearest Kompas.com Honda.
Actually, Odyssey launch in Indonesia was a year delay. The reason, HPM memasokkan planned this latest version at the beginning of the year. However, because the recession engulfing the world and get swept Indonesia, HPM was postponed.
Now, with the economy getting better, selling cars these days continues to increase, Honda decided to get this middle MPV market. Machines used the same capacity Odyssey CR-V and 2.4-liter Honda Accord. As for transmission, automotive CVT with torque converter. During the 2009 Honda Odyssey does not sell at all, whereas in 2008 only 3 units.
Actually, Odyssey launch in Indonesia was a year delay. The reason, HPM memasokkan planned this latest version at the beginning of the year. However, because the recession engulfing the world and get swept Indonesia, HPM was postponed.
Now, with the economy getting better, selling cars these days continues to increase, Honda decided to get this middle MPV market. Machines used the same capacity Odyssey CR-V and 2.4-liter Honda Accord. As for transmission, automotive CVT with torque converter. During the 2009 Honda Odyssey does not sell at all, whereas in 2008 only 3 units.
Sabtu, 20 Maret 2010
First Test: Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Valentino Balboni
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Few cars are more menacing to look at than the current crop of angular, angry-eyed, impossibly low Lamborghinis. The fact that they're all incredibly powerful and blisteringly fast only enhances their malevolent mien. But to keep them from throwing too many riders, these raging bulls have been reined in by the reassuring traction of all-wheel drive for the past 10 years, which helps keep all four hooves charging in the driver's desired direction. Well, the bright orange beast on these pages puts an end to all that. It's a rear-heavy rear-driver with a stability-control-off switch. It seems amazing that some legal disclaimer doesn't have to be agreed to with a fingerprint detector before keying the ignition.
This special limited-edition Gallardo (250 worldwide) is rather verbosely named to honor 40-year veteran Lamborghini test driver Valentino Balboni, who has not only helped develop every car since the Miura SV, but hass personally test-driven some 80 percent of all individual Lamborghinis ever sold. Deleting the driveshaft and front axle hardware saves 165 pounds, improves steering feel, and shifts the weight balance one percentage point aft (to 43/57 front/rear), but can 500-plus horsepower be efficiently routed through only two tires? And more important, does this transform the Gallardo into a fearsome widow-maker?
This special limited-edition Gallardo (250 worldwide) is rather verbosely named to honor 40-year veteran Lamborghini test driver Valentino Balboni, who has not only helped develop every car since the Miura SV, but hass personally test-driven some 80 percent of all individual Lamborghinis ever sold. Deleting the driveshaft and front axle hardware saves 165 pounds, improves steering feel, and shifts the weight balance one percentage point aft (to 43/57 front/rear), but can 500-plus horsepower be efficiently routed through only two tires? And more important, does this transform the Gallardo into a fearsome widow-maker?
As its 550-2 middle name suggests, the familiar 5.2-liter V-10 is detuned by 10 horses relative to its 560-4 stablemate, to make "only" 542 SAE horses (its 6.4-pound/horsepower ratio still trumps the all-wheeler by two-tenths). Second, the compound for the identically named and sized rear tires has been tweaked to improve traction. Subtle changes to the spring and damper rates help ensure efficient weight transfer at launch and safe limit handling (more about which in a moment).
The answer to the power delivery question is a qualified "yep." Our tester was equipped according to Valentino's preference, with the standard six-speed stick and the optional $15,600 carbon-ceramic brakes. E-gear paddle-shifting is (to Balboni's chagrin) optional, and its launch control system results in reliably quick starts every time, but when a practiced piloto gets the footwork right (revs at about 2800 rpm, quick clutch drop resulting in only a few feet of wheelspin), this lightened rear-driver launches harder and quicker, establishing a 0.2-second lead relative to the 560-4 by 30 mph, which steadily grows to 0.8 second at 170 mph (which the VB hits in just 24.9 seconds and 8/10ths of a mile). It nips at the mighty Murcielago LP670's hooves, trailing by only a tenth or two (seconds and mph) through the quarter mile. The qualification: Getting it right takes lots of practice; repeatedly getting it wrong gets expensive. And while you'd expect the toothy shift-gate to prevent any possible wrong turns, hurried 1-2 upshifts somehow wind up in no-man's land on occasion, which blew several runs (never a problem with E-gear). That gate itself, however, is a precision-milled masterpiece, offering minimal clearance to the shift stalk without ever rattling as the shifter vibrates. Brilliant.
As for rear drive's fear-factor, moneyed drifters may be disappointed to learn that the tail sincerely wants to follow the nose. A stiffer front anti-roll bar, the spring and damper tweaks, and those grippier rear tires conspire against tail-wagging shenanigans. With ESP off, it was very difficult to establish-let alone hold-the modest slip angle that often improves figure-eight performance, though brutish stabs of the throttle or jerky declutching while downshifting in a curve can predictably force the tail out. Indeed the car pushed a bit wider than desired on our best lap, which explains how we achieved the 560-4's 1.01g peak lateral grip, higher overall g (0.89 versus 0.84 due to stronger acceleration/braking), but a two-tenths longer lap time (by traveling farther). And if you get in over your head, charley-horse your leg on the brake pedal and those indefatigable carbon binders will throw you into the shoulder harness with upward of 1.5 g of whoa, halting in 299 feet from 100 mph (our seventh best production car), and 104 feet from 60 mph.
The price for deleting all-wheel drive is $20,900, but it includes a 1970s-inspired white and gold stripe that's echoed in the VB-unique black-and-white striped interior, unique badging, a plaque bearing Valentino Balboni's signature, and additional standard features like a transparent engine cover, navigation, Bluetooth, and a back-up camera. Our car boasted the irresistible $4235 carbon-fiber engine dress-up kit and heated, electric seats ($3630) in addition to the big brakes
Signore Balboni is rightfully proud of the car that honors his august career. It is, after all, the second-quickest Lamborghini ever, and the 16th-quickest production car we've tested. Expect more rear-drive Lamborghini variants to follow (not to mention the related Audi R8 GT). And nobody but your concerned and potentially disproving spouse need know the 550-2 is nowhere near as dangerous to drive as people think.
| Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Valentino Balboni | |
| POWERTRAIN/CHASSIS | |
| Drivetrain layout | Mid-engine, RWD |
| Engine type | 90-deg V-10 |
| Valvetrain | DOHC, 4 valves/cyl |
| Displacement | 317.6 cu in/5204cc |
| Compression ratio | 12.5:1 |
| Power (SAE net) | 542 hp @ 8000 rpm |
| Torque (SAE net) | 398 lb-ft @ 6500 rpm |
| Redline | 8500 rpm |
| Weight to power | 6.4 lb/hp |
| Transmission | 6-speed manual |
| Axle/final-drive ratios | 4.06:1/3.17:1 |
| Suspension, front; rear | Control arms, coil springs, height-adj shocks, anti-roll bar; control arms, coil springs, anti-roll bar |
| Steering ratio | 12.0:1 |
| Turns lock-to-lock | 2.8 |
| Brakes, f;r | 15.0-in vented, drilled, carbon-ceramic disc; 14.0-in vented, drilled, carbon-ceramic disc, ABS |
| Wheels, f;r | 8.5 x 19-in; 11.0 x 19-in, cast aluminum |
| Tires, f;r | 235/35ZR19 91Y; 295/30ZR19 100Y Pirelli PZero |
| DIMENSIONS | |
| Wheelbase | 100.8 in |
| Track, f/r | 64.3/62.9 in |
| Length x width x height | 171.1 x 74.8 x 45.9 in |
| Turning circle | 37.7 ft |
| Curb weight | 3461 lb |
| Weight dist, f/r | 43/57% |
| Seating capacity | 2 |
| Headroom, f/r | 35.0 in (est) |
| Legroom, f/r | 46.0 in (est) |
| Shoulder room, f/r | 51.3 in (est) |
| Cargo volume | 3.9 cu ft |
| TEST DATA | |
| Acceleration to mph | |
| 0-30 | 1.4 sec |
| 0-40 | 1.9 |
| 0-50 | 2.7 |
| 0-60 | 3.4 |
| 0-70 | 4.2 |
| 0-80 | 5.4 |
| 0-90 | 6.4 |
| 0-100 | 7.5 |
| 0-110 | 9.1 |
| 0-120 | 10.6 |
| 0-130 | 12.2 |
| 0-140 | 14.9 |
| 0-150 | 17.1 |
| 0-160 | 19.9 |
| 0-170 | 24.9 |
| Passing, 45-65 mph | 1.4 |
| Quarter mile | 11.5 sec @ 125.6 mph |
| Braking, 60-0 mph | 104 ft |
| Lateral acceleration | 1.01 g (avg) |
| MT figure eight | 24.2 sec @ 0.89 g (avg) |
| Top-gear revs @ 60 mpg | 2500 rpm |
| CONSUMER INFO | |
| Base price | $223,000 |
| Price as tested | $246,465 |
| Stability/traction control | Yes/yes |
| Airbags | Dual front, front side/head |
| Basic warranty | 3 yrs/unlimited miles |
| Powertrain warranty | 3 yrs/unlimited miles |
| Roadside assistance | 3 yrs/unlimited miles |
| Fuel capacity | 23.8 gal |
| EPA city/hwy econ | 12/20 mpg |
| CO2 emissions | 1.33 lb/mile |
| MT obs fuel econ | 14.7 mpg |
| Recommended fuel | Unleaded premium |
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