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Tuesday, 18 October 2011

Chevy Camaro

05:50 Shahid No comments

Chevy Camaro

Just to prove that German automakers aren't the only ones who plan products based on what their rivals have done, GM comes out with the Chevy Camaro--a retro-styled, two-door coupe with a honking big V-8 that harks back to the glory days of Motown. If that sounds familiar, that's exactly what Ford did with the Mustang. Hot on the heels of the Pony car's success, DaimlerChrysler has dusted off the Challenger and Chevy has produced a new Chevy Camaro, a nameplate that was more recently interred. The muscular Camaro concept is pure '69 updated, with the kind of subtle detailing that makes it look up-to-the-minute. The interior is very glitzy, and pays homage to the original, even down to the GM seat belt insignia and the twin instrument pods.

Chevy Camaro

The Chevy Camaro is 186.2 inches long and rides on a 110.5-inch wheelbase. The wheels are 21s at the front and 22s at the rear, shod with monster 275/30 front and 305/30 rear tires, which should be able to corral the 400 horses from the LS2 6.0-liter V-8 engine powering through a six-speed manual transmission. The show car has a cobbled together chassis with an all-independent suspension, but if it makes it into production, it will use the so-called Zeta Lite architecture that will be shared with Holden in Australia.

Chevy Camaro

The good news for GM is that the architecture--while hardly cutting edge--is far more sophisticated than the live-axle Mustang. Insiders say that a $20,000 base model production car could use an inexpensive V-8 (the LS2 would come in a costlier model), so a V-6 version would be offered only to make the Chevy Camaro easier to insure. The real car would have smaller wheels, but the overall diameter of the tires wouldn't be much changed. GM vice-chairman and product czar Bob Lutz apparently loves it and joked on the show stand "all I have to do is persuade this man"--referring to GM CEO Rick Wagoner--"to pay for it."

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http://www.automobilemag.com/auto_shows/2006_detroit/0601_2009_chevrolet_camaro_concept/index.html

Maybatch

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Maybatch

In the relatively short history of ultra-luxury supercars, the Maybach Exelero ($8 million) is quite an interesting footnote. Based on the Maybach 57, this one-off coupe was created by the tiremaker Fulda to show off its latest and greatest rubber, and features a turbocharged V12 good for 700 horses and a top speed of 218. It was supposed to be purchased by the rapper Birdman, but apparently Birdman is a little bird-brained with his cash, so if you want it, it's likely yours for the taking.

Maybatch

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http://uncrate.com/stuff/maybach-exelero/

Nissan GTR

02:31 Shahid No comments

Nissan GTR

By: Martin Lotsberg

I have begun to wonder if the Nissan GT-R may attempt to be the first car to lap the Ring in Nurburg in under 7 minutes, becoming the first legitimate production car to do so.

It seems the race hasn't stopped yet since Nissan's epic debut at the Tokyo Auto show with the 7:29 video as the prelude to the unveiling of the 2009 Nissan GT-R . In my opinion, it was modestly tuned, and there wasn't a serious emphasis on weight reduction, as Kazutoshi Mizuno added in response to the weight reduction inquiries, "Nissan GT-R is a multi-performance supercar" and that the 'Nissan GT-R is a super car for anyone, anytime, anywhere', with even snow in mind, which even influenced their decision in the tires.

Nissan GTR

I was quite impressed with the initial 7:19 time around Nurburgring of the Dodge ACR, followed by the 7:19 by the Nurburgring edition ZR1, followed shortly after with the 7:14 of the Nurburgring Edition LFA, and now the 7:12 from the ACR.

Nissan GTR

I was thinking about this, and how it would be interesting to see how a modified Nissan GT-R fares, similarly to how the ACR is a modified track prepped Dodge Viper with full weight reduction. Chevrolet produced the Carbon Edition C6 Z06, and then in turn the Nurburgring ZR1. Lexus then followed suit with the Nurburgring edition LFA. I am curious, were Nissan GT-R to go balls out on a Spec V version.

Nissan GTR

Then I thought about how the R33 Nissan GT-R was the first production car to lap the ring in under 8 minutes.

Nissan GT-R could have easily gone balls to the wall, but rather they are incrementally increasing the Nissan GT-R's performance, starting with model years 2012, then potentially 2013, in incremental amounts of added horsepower, weight reduction, suspension tweaks and other performance additions. This in itself almost seems a brilliant marketing ploy to the likes of Apple with the iPhone.

It almost seems they are waiting for everyone give it their best shot, and then perhaps come back out and try for another good time.

With cars now dipping into the low 7 minute mark, it would be exciting to see Nissan GT-R once again break the next minute barrier.

Considering how the R32 GTR was soon given the nickname Godzilla after obliterating everyone in Japan after it's release for 29 races straight of domination. Then onto Australia for more domination, until they eventually banned it from racing. Then when it was actually allowed to race, the rules gave it a huge handicap of added weight until the competitors could catch up.

Then the mark left by the R33 GTR in Nurburg.

I don't know of a huge mark left by the R34 GTR aside being a beautiful car that I wish I owned, and Mine's R34 speaks for itself.

I would love to see Nissan GT-R leave a mark of this proportion with the R35 GT-R, it would be historical.

It is already breaking the laws of physics when taking the power versus weight ratio into consideration, and Nissan GT-R seems to be a tad modest, as they even produced the GT-R with driving in the snow in mind.