Posts Tagged: ‘supercar’
Ferrari has released its latest. This little photo gallery is beautiful: Ferrari 458 photo gallery The engine is superb: Ferrari 458 Italia: New V8 revealed The output of the [4.5 liter] engine is 562bhp at a heady 9,000rpm and 398lb ft of torque at 6,000rpm which makes this engine the highest revving road Ferrari ever, [...]
The Mercedes AMG group has been producing tuned versions of Mercedes cars for many years. The SLS is the first car that AMG has produced from scratch, as described here: The Car and Driver review of the car is glowing: 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG – First Drive Review The “normal” version of this supercar comes [...]
I think I’ll keep today’s post short and straight to the point, how about that? If you recall, last week I asked you about the most embarrassing car you’ve ever driven, and we received a pretty good response. This week I have another question for you: What’s the fastest you’ve ever driven a car?
The Ferrari FXX made history this week on the show Top Gear by posting the fastest lap time ever. The fastest time had been 77.1 seconds (Gumpert). The FXX did the lap in 70.7 seconds: This makes sense because the FXX is a race car rather than a street car. It is based on an [...]
Top Gear takes a crack at the ultimate subjective question – what is the best supercar? Here’s their answer, as they compare the Ferrari F430, the Pagani Zonda and the Ford GT: – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 See also “Budget Supercars”: – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 Here [...]
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