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2008 Subaru Impreza WRX sti
Written by admin on Saturday, October 25, 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Automobile Industry
Subaru has finally revealed its hardcore new Impreza WRX STI’s details which is different to the non-turbo five-door models…
2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI
Impreza 2008 WRX STI
And with a heavily-revised new 296 bhp turbocharged 2.5 liter ‘boxer’ engine, totally new platform and suspension plus even more advanced symmetrical all-wheel drive system, the World Rally Championship look-alike is sure to satisfy Subaru traditionalists.
At the rear, four exhaust pipes twinned in pairs at either side of the body not only give a distinctive look but reduce exhaust air-flow resistance by 38 per cent, increasing power and reducing noise.
The new Impreza WRX STI boasts a much plusher interior than before, offering leather covered sports seats, Curtain airbags are standard and the audio system has been upgraded.
2008 Subaru Impreza Interior
The braking system has been developed in conjunction with Italian specialist, Brembo, and features four-pot calipers at the front and twin-pot at the rear – both ventilated discs. A multi-mode Vehicle Dynamics Control System allows the driver to select the best setting for the prevalent road conditions. For example, it can be turned off altogether or set to ‘Traction’ which delays artificial interference.
Impreza with More Power: The award-winning 2.5 liter horizontally-opposed ‘boxer’ engine benefits from a thorough revision which includes a larger and more efficient intercooler which increases power. The new STI also boasts stronger low to mid-speed torque thanks to variable-valve timing for the intake and exhaust system and a fast-warm catalytic converter for reduced emissions. Power is now 296 bhp at 6,000 rpm with torque of 300 lb-ft at 4,000 rpm.
The much-praised six-speed manual transmission has been revised, with a shorter-throw gear-change and lighter movements, especially from neutral to 1st and 1st to 2nd gear thanks to a revised synchromesh. A firm favorite with existing STI owners, the Driver’s Control Centre Differential has been improved, giving even more choice of handling characteristics. The DCCD is operated via a switch in the centre console, allowing the driver to manually select the torque distribution front to rear, reverting to automatic mode every time the ignition is switched off.
Subaru WRX STI
In Manual Mode, the driver can adjust the front to rear torque distribution through varying degrees to suit different road conditions such as loose gravel or soft snow.
Now, for the new Impreza WRX STI, the DCCD switch also allows the selection of three different types of ‘Auto’ Mode.
1: Auto Mode is selected when the engine is started and covers most road conditions.
2: Auto+ Mode places the emphasis on traction for slippery roads, sharing out the torque more evenly between all four wheels and enhancing straight-line stability.
3: Auto- Mode increases agility by enhancing steering response through less torque-split interference.
2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2009 Nissan GT-R
Written by admin on Thursday, October 09, 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Automobile Industry, Nissan
” A TOP CLASS SuperCar ”
2009 Nissan GTR deserves this tagline, with its awesome looks… I’m just loving it. Well, The arrival of the Nissan GT-R in the US just whets the appetites of those who have been longing after the vehicle made famous in film and video games. If you’ve ever indulged in the video game Gran Turismo, you can easily speculate to this beast’s performance capabilities. Nissan Motor Co. has reported that over 2,000 pre-orders were made in Japan, prior to the official release early October 2007, which accounts for an entire month’s planned sales volume. It will surly be lining up in June 2008 for you.
Let’s have a look at some specifications and details of this Classy release of Nissan – The most eagerly anticipated new performance car of the century…
Price est.: $70,000
HP: 480 @ 6,400 rpm
Torque: 430 lb-ft @ 3,200 – 5,200
0 – 60 mph: 3.5 seconds
¼ mile: 11.7 seconds
For the first time ever, Japanese auto manufacturer—Nissan, will be gracing North America with their prized sports car. The Skyline will be sold simply as the GT-R. Why Nissan chose to drop the word Skyline is unknown, all that matters is that the GT-R is coming and should be available in the summer of 2008.
The GT-R’s engine is a cast aluminum cylinder block, 3.8 liter, twin-turbo V-6. Which bangs out a much needed 480 horsepower and 430 pound-feet of torque, to hurl the 3,850 pound vehicle from zero to sixty in 3.5 seconds. According to Swan, “Nissan left with a hot-lap claim on the Nordschleife—7:38—that puts its competition on the trailer. A current Corvette Z06 covered those 12.9 wicked miles in 7:49. A 911 Turbo is on record at 7:54.”
What makes the GT-R so unique, is the fact that it compares to sports cars twice its price—the Mercedes SLR McLaren, Porsche Carrera GT, and the Bugatti Veyron. Car and Driver’s Tony Swan compares the GT-R’s down-force, of 176 pounds at 186 mph, to the Porsche 911 Turbo’s ($50,000 more than the GT-R); which only produces 60 pounds of down-force, at the same speed.
To know more about 2009 Nissan GTR, Click on its official link GT-R Nissan
Lobini H1
Written by admin on Thursday, October 09, 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Automobile Industry
The Lobini H1 is a sports car offering from Brazil. The Lobini name is a combination of the owners of the company, José Orlando Arrochela Lobo and Fábio Birolini. The mid-mounted, turbocharged, 1.8 litre, 4 cylinder engine from Volkswagen Brasil Ltd. develops 180 horsepower @ 5700 rpm. Mated to a 5 speed manual gearbox it is capable of taking the Lobini H1 up to 60 mph in under 6 seconds, going on to a top speed of around 140 mph.
Features of the Lobini H1 include:
- 4 wheel vented disk brakes
- Fully independent suspension
- 17″ alloy wheels
- ‘Engine Start’ button
- Air conditioning
- Alpine CD player
- MOMO steering wheel
2009 Lexus IS-F Review
Written by admin on Wednesday, October 08, 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Automobile Industry, Toyota
2009 Lexus IS-F is on the road as the luxury carmakers Lexus is taking aim at the performance market with the 416 hp version of the IS sedan.… Toyota’s luxury brand says its new $64,400 IS F super sports sedan, its first “truly authentic” performance car…
Based on the compact rear-wheel-drive six-cylinder IS five-passenger sedan (which starts at $31,900 for the 204 hp IS 250), the new high-performance iteration is the first Lexus to wear the brand’s new “F” badge, an internal code for special Lexus vehicles that “fall outside the normal engineering and development process,” says the carmaker.
With a unique V8, transmission, suspension, dynamic safety systems, brakes, bodywork and interior, the first F-badged Lexus is anything but a quickie tuner chop-job. To match its German rivals, Lexus has stuffed a 5.0 L V8 under the IS F’s bulging hood. It’s an enlarged version of the 4.6 L unit found in the LS luxobarge.
With a generous amount of aluminum in its build, and unique engineering – like an oil-scavenge pumping system that keeps the engine juiced even with the IS F in smoky doughnut mode – the basically all-new mill pumps out a competitive 416 hp with 317 lb.-ft. of torque. The only transmission available is an eight-speed automatic with paddle shifters. It can run in straight-up automatic, sequential, or full manual modes.
Lexus claims that its new super sports sedan betters the 414 hp M3 in the 0-to-100 km/h run by 0.1 second at 4.8 seconds (the 475 hp C63 AMG is even quicker at 4.4). If you’re beyond splitting tenths of seconds, the sound of the IS F’s V8 at full throttle is an aural delight, as yet unheard of in any of the brand’s quieter models.
On the way to its 6600 rpm redline, there’s a tonal change at a little more than 3000 rpm when the dual-path intake system opens the secondary plumbing. Sweet. Normally, “real drivers” would guffaw at an automatic. But if automakers like Lexus (plus Audi and Mitsubishi) keep making these quick shifting gearboxes – with properly placed paddle shifters – using a clutch may go the way of roll-up windows.
Upshifts are shaved by a full second (1.3 to 0.3) compared to an IS 350, says Lexus. There’s also a delicious throttle blip on downshifts to match revs that will make any driver grin in false self-satisfaction.
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Audi R8 TDI LeMans 2008
Written by admin on Wednesday, October 08, 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Audi, Automobile Industry
$118,000
2009 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4
Written by admin on Wednesday, October 01, 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Automobile Industry, Lamborghini
2009 version of Lamborghini introduced at the 2008 Geneva auto show “LP560-4″ LP for “longitudinale posteriore”, meaning the longitudinally mounted engine sits behind the driver, 560 for 560 PS (“pferdestarke”, a primarily German unit of power), and 4 for four-wheel drive…
The 2009 Gallardo gets a whole shedload of visual tweaks cued in part by the radical, so-exclusive-they’re-only-making-20-of-them Lamborghini Reventón shown at last fall’s Frankfurt auto show. These include more angular, more efficient front air intakes; new headlamps; and a rear end that sports new taillamps, updated exhaust outlets, and a revised bumper and diffuser. The new bodywork, Lambo says, improves the car’s aerodynamic efficiency by a hefty margin. The car also gains Audi-style, multi-LED running lamps on the front fascia. Inside, the instrument panel has been changed, as has the center console.
The Gallardo LP560-4 coupe is available to order now, and deliveries will begin later this spring, likely at a price approaching $200,000. If the rollout of the LP640-spec Murciélago coupe and roadster is anything to go by, expect a Gallardo LP560-4 spyder to follow shortly.
And now Mechanically…! The V-10 jumps from 5.0 liters to 5.2—not surprisingly, it now matches the displacement of Audi’s V-10—resulting in that bloated power figure you read above: 560 PS, or 552 horsepower, up from 513 horsepower in the current car. Torque is also up, from 376 to 398 pound-feet, although it now peaks at a lofty 6500 rpm versus 4250. (The horsepower peak remains at 8000 rpm.) The engine gains direct injection, as well as a claimed 18-percent increase in fuel economy, as if any Lambo owner, most of whom probably own oil fields, cares about such a thing.
The extra horses have tacked on an additional 6 mph to the Gallardo’s terminal velocity, which means the LP560-4 can now surpass the 200-mph barrier before topping out at 202 mph. Acceleration is even more pulse quickening, with the LP560-4 charging from 0 to 62 mph in a claimed 3.7 seconds, 0.3 second faster than before, aided, no doubt, by an estimated 44-pound weight loss and a quicker-shifting automated manual transmission.
We recorded a 0-to-60-mph romp of 3.5 seconds in our test of the 523-hp Gallardo Superleggera, a more hard-core version of the current car, so we’re going to bet that 3.7-second figure is a shade pessimistic. Lamborghini also claims gains in handling and stability from revisions to the suspension and four-wheel-drive system.
See some snaps of this version…
