Thursday, November 26, 2009

Arash AF-10 draw down the engine from the Corvette Z06 LS7

Arash AF-10

Supercar Arash AF-10 first appeared in public nearly three years ago, when in 2006 at the Motor Show in London debuted its experimental prototype. Since then, the British company Arash Cars has undergone some personnel changes and overcome the crisis, and only now approved the final design of its sports coupe, which was first demonstrated in serial form.

Arash AF-10, which is to some extent, not very good copy of the Ferrari Enzo, designed to be a supercar, available for buyers who are a bit short of money for an Italian sports car. The expected cost of new items will be $ 534 000, while the manufacturer hopes that it will win the audience of other manufacturers of compact supercars such as the Koenigsegg and Pagani, as well as lower prices of cars such as Lamborghini brands and Ferrari.

Most of the sports coupe body AF-10 is made of carbon fiber, including the chassis, which has a positive impact on weight - the weight of the British supercar is not more than 1200 kg. This is 160 kg less than the Ferrari Enzo and 500 kg less than the mass of a massive Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren.

The source of power in favor 7,0 liter V8 engine from the Corvette Z06 LS7, generating 550 hp and has 630 Nm of maximum torque. As the gear used 6-speed mechanical Graziano.

In the near future, the manufacturing company plans to introduce top-end version of the AF-10S, equipped with a turbocharger. In this case, capacity will reach 800 hp In the long term - release versions rated at more than 1,001 hp and 950 Nm of peak torque.

In the next five years is planned to release only 70 cars, and if there is demand, the automakers may represent a cheaper model called the AF-8, which will naturally become less powerful (and less expensive) version of the Arash AF-10.

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Monday, November 23, 2009

Lexus introduced the GX460

Lexus GX460

Japanese premium brand Lexus introduced the GX460. The car is equipped with eight-cylinder engine volume of 4.6 liters and power 301 hp, torque of which is 446 Nm. Due to the new engine GX460 turned into 13% more economical than its predecessor - GX470 with the eight-unit volume 4.7 liters. The new SUV from the Lexus got ten airbags, third row of seats, 18-inch wheels, permanent four-wheel drive, a sound system with connector for iPod and nine speakers, and XM-satellite radio.

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Sunday, November 22, 2009

BMW M3 GTS

Rumors about the appearance of a special coupe version of the M-series from BMW go for several months. Head of Division, responsible for designing automobiles Series M, Kay Segler, in a recent interview, alluded to the possibility of serial production of this car. And recently the company BMW has arranged a formal presentation of the long-awaited car, known as M3 GTS.



Coupe BMW M3 GTS is staffed by specially upgraded version of the 4.4 liter V-shaped 8-cylinder engine, whose power is 450 hp. Torque applied to the rear wheels through a 7-speed gearbox with double clutch. This gearbox has been specially refined in order to withstand the maximum output of V-shaped 8-cylinder engine. Function DKG Drivelogic perfectly programmed to extract the maximum from the power plant.

Broad, in the form of honeycomb, grille, custom rear wing, adjustable front bumper and modified aerodynamic elements - all 100% reflects the wildly athletic orientation Coupe BMW M3 GTS.

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