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2010 Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 “Superveloce”
Posted by in Uncategorized on February 7, 2010
\”Superveloce\” means \”High Speed\” in Italian and that is no joke when you verify a look at this monster. The Murcielago produces over 631 horsepower at 8,000 rpms and has a 11:1 densification ratio. It will be available in 7 different colors and has options much as DVD, CD and MP3. Some options much as navigation was left off to spend on weight but crapper be added on at the letter of the customer.
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2010 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR-X designed to compete in the Viper Racing League
Posted by in Uncategorized on January 31, 2010
Dodge today pulled the cover off the newest special-edition help of the 2010 Viper SRT10 lineup. The Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR-X is a turn-key, non-street legal race car that is slated to make its on-track entry in the summer of 2010.
The Dodge Viper has enjoyed a successful racing heritage that began in 1996 with the example Viper racing entry, the GTS-R, which earned fivesome international GT championships and the 1997-1999 FIA GT championships. It also posted an amazing coverall get at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona in 1999 – the prototypal for a production-based dweller car.
The Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR-X will make its on-track entry in July 2010 in a newly developed description program titled the Dodge Viper Cup, which will be sanctioned by the existing Viper Racing League. Each vehicle in the new program must be the new Viper ACR-X.
The Dodge Viper Competition Coupe, introduced in 2003, delivered the next chapter with its coupe-shaped carbon/Kevlar body and a track-ready chassis, based on the Dodge Viper SRT10. The Viper Competition Coupe has continuing the on-track prowess by capturing the 2004 SCCA Speed World Challenge GT title, championships in Formula D Drifting program in 2004 and 2006 and the British GT Championship in 2007 and 2008.
The Viper SRT10 ACR-X is designed to compete in the Viper Racing League, Sports Car Club of America and National Auto Sport Association events.
Combining the best performance attributes of the record-setting, street-legal Dodge Viper ACR (American Club Racer) and the safety equipment of championship-winning Viper Competition Coupe, the Viper ACR-X is powered by the SRT-developed 8.4-liter V10, armored with factory headers and a low-restriction wear system, that produces 640 H.P. (40 more than creation model).
The suspension also is adjusted and upgraded specifically for on-track usage, patch the coefficient is lightened by a full 160 pounds (versus the accepted creation Viper) to verify on even the most challenging agency course. Additional aerodynamic upgrades improve downforce, patch enhancing stability and significantly improving appendage in high-speed cornering.
Similar to the Dodge Viper Competition Coupe, the Viper ACR-X contains factory-installed safety equipment such as a factory-designed roll cage, fuel cell and race seat. Additional racing components are additional to foregather the significant durability and reliability requirements for on-track competition.
In what will be the final year of creation for the underway generation Viper, the ACR-X is the third limited, special-edition help to be introduced by Dodge. ““We’re going to make 2010 the most elating year for Viper yet with specially developed cars for the street and the track,” additional Gilles. “The ACR-X is targeted at road-racing enthusiasts who poverty to successfully compete in our eventual American sports car.”
Last month, the SRT team used a testing session at Laguna Seca canal to shake down the Viper ACR-X for the first time. Behind the rotate was professed driver Kuno Wittmer from the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Championship series, who was able to separate consistent 1:31.00 lap nowadays around the 2.238-mile, 11-turn course. Wittmer’s lap nowadays were more than 3 seconds faster than the street-legal Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR that holds the creation automobile road record at Laguna Seca raceway.
Two races per weekend for five weekends will make up the 10-race 2010 Dodge Viper Cup schedule which includes July 9-11 at Virginia International Raceway; August 14-15 at Hallett Raceway; Sept 11-12 at Pocono Raceway; Oct 1-3 at Miller Motorsports Park and Oct 22-24 at Daytona International Speedway.
A occurrence program sponsored by Dodge Motorsports and Mopar module clear discover more than $200,000 during 2010. Payouts for each vie are in change and Mopar vouchers become as assign toward purchase of Mopar parts and accessories.
Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for the Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR-X module be roughly $110,000. Production is slated to begin in Spring 2010.
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2010 Toyota SAI Hybrid Sedan a redesign of the Lexus HS250 hybrid
Posted by in Uncategorized on January 24, 2010
2010 Toyota SAI Hybrid Sedan
Toyota Motor Corp will be releasing a new petrol electric hybrid in Japan while the Prius will compete with Hyundai Motor Co in Korea. Toyota hopes to sell 36,000 of its new Sai hybrid sedan, Toyota’s goal being one million hybrid cars a year globally after 2010.
The Sai is Toyota’s second hybrid-only car, this car is a redesign of the Lexus HS250 hybrid. The Sai is based on a concept derived from the Japanese word sai-which means “talent” when written as “” and “coloration” when written as “”-as a hybrid-only sedan “combining advanced talent and multi-color sophistication”.
The Sai is based on the Lexus HS250h hybrid, a vehicle designed for people who want a more premium hybrid experience than they would get in the Toyota Prius. The Sai would seem to fit somewhere in between. It offers the same powerplant as the HS, but not quite as many luxury features. It’s basically an HS with different nose, tail and interior detailing.
2010 Toyota SAI Hybrid Sedan
System (THS) II combining a 2.4-liter Atkinson cycle combustion engine with an electric motor and a reduction gear. The Toyota Sai Hybrid uses a 2.4-liter petrol engine generating just under 150 horsepower, and up to 187 Nm of torque. It is mated to a strong electric motor, powered by a nickel-metal hydride battery, which produces an additional 140 hp and up to 270 Nm of torque. The Toyota Sai Hybrid powertrain is designed to utilize the two generators efficiently, giving the driver up to 185 hp at any given time.
An exhaust heat recovery system uses exhaust gas to heat the engine, thus shortening engine-warming time and contributing to greatly improved fuel efficiency, especially when outside temperatures are low.
2010 Toyota SAI Hybrid Sedan
2010 Toyota SAI Hybrid Sedan
Programs that allow drivers to attain donations to charities using points received, that surpass fuel efficiency of nationwide Sai ESPO users, and other recreation incentives to encourage drivers to drive in environmentally tactful ways, are available
Toyota is also sending its brand to South peninsula where the Hyundai Kia partnership dominate. The Prius and Camry hybrids will be first and joining them will be the petrol version of the Camry and the RAV4.
Toyota Executive Vice President Yukitoshi Funo told a news conference, “The launching of the Toyota brand into South peninsula is aimed to meet the diversifying needs of consumers in this ontogeny market,”
“We intend to attain every effort to contribute to South Asiatic gild and acquire a loyal following.”
December the seventh is the release fellow for the Toyota Sai retailing at 3.38 meg yen ($40,250), the Lexus HS250 is priced at 3.96 meg yen ($47,159).
The Sai is due to hit a consumption rate of 4.34 liters per 100 km. At this stage Toyota has no plans to goods the Sai, preferring to centre on the home market.
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