Monday, March 29, 2010

Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Superrleggera "2011"


The raging bull is going to bring a factory tuned version of their more compact dream machine to market, but it won't be wearing an SV logo, despite the rumors of the Italian car maker Lamborghini making a SpuerVeloce Gallardo.

Instead the new car will focus on reducing weight as a mean of going faster and will be appropriately named the LP570-4 Superleggera will cost 154 pounds less than the Gallardo LP 560-4. The 5.2 litre V10 engine will deliver an incredible 570 hp. The result is a sprint from 0 to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds, from 0 to 120 mph in only 10.2 seconds later, while top speed goes up to 202 mph.

The exterior of this car is defined by three-dimensional front bumper with large air intakes , new sill elements and a re-designed diffuser incorporating four large tailpipes and a big rear spoiler availble as an option.

Citroen DS3



The DS3 is a special edition which is developed by the Citroen Racing team and presented at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. It features a 200 hp turbocharged engine, many exterior and interior sporty elements and will be produced in a limited series of 1,000 units.

It is provided with integrated-trimmed components and specialist motorsport equipment, DS3 Racing's tuned and turbo-cahrged 1.6 litres THP 150 engine develops 200 hp- a power increase of 15% from 240 Nm to 275 Nm.

To ahieve the additional power output, from 156 to 200 hp, Citroen Racing's engineers modified and optimised the powetrain components, tuned the performance of the turbo and adjusted the mapping of the engine control unit. A special tail pipe and muffler were also added.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Porsche 918 Spyder




The 918 Spyder Concept presented by Porsche at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show is a two-seater roadster with a hyprid powertrain that combines high performances -0:100 kilometers/h in 3.2 s-with extremely low emissions - 10g Co2 per km, and consumption 2 liters per 100 km.


This open two-seaters is powered by a high-speed V8 developing more than 500 Bhp and running at maximum speed engine of 9,200 rpm as well as electric motors on the front and rear axle with overall mechanical output of 218 bhp (160 KW), the V8 combustion engine is a further development of the 3.4 litres power unit already featured in the RS Spyder racing car and positioned midship in front of the rear axle, give the car the right set-up for high performance on the race track.


Its design is reminiscent of racing cars such as the Porsche 917 Le Mans and the current Porshce RS Spyder.

Monday, March 15, 2010

Designers of BMW : Frank Stephenson (1959)












Frank Stephenson is an amercian designer who was born originally in Morroco, educated in Spain & the USA. At BMW from 1991 untill 2002 he penned the new Mini One R50 and Mini Cooper.He also co-authored the first X5 E53 at 2000.He leaved to Alfa Romeo in Italy when he designed Ferrari 612 (2004) ,Maserati MC12 and Quattroporte, Ferrari F430 ,Alfa Romeo MiTo and the new Fiat 500. And now, he works at Mc Laren England-the new mass market car production company.
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