Volvo Sporty Sedan S60

2011 Volvo S60 Sporty Sedan

"The all-new Volvo S60 is sculpted to move you. It looks and drives like no other Volvo before and the car's technology will help you to be safer and more confident behind the wheel," says Stephen Odell, President and CEO of Volvo Cars.

The Volvo S60 can be equipped with Pedestrian Detection - a groundbreaking safety feature that can detect pedestrians in front of the car and brake automatically if the driver does not react in time.

The all-new Volvo S60 is being unveiled to the public for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show in early March next year. Production of the sporty sedan model will start in early summer 2010 at the Volvo Cars plant in Ghent, Belgium.

All that changes with the 2011 Volvo S60. For starters, the redesign employs a so-called "Converged C1" architecture blending elements of Ford Motor Company's C1 compact-car platform (think S40 and Mazda 3) and the EUCD structure that serves Volvo's new XC60 crossover SUV. As a result, the next S60 will not only be a clean-sheet affair but dimensionally close to targeted rivals Audi A4, BMW 3-Series, and Mercedes-Benz C-Class.

2011 Volvo S60 Sporty Sedan

In addition, the 2011 Volvo S60 promises a dramatic visual break from today's car, expected to look much like the swoopy S60 Concept at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. That means a curvy coupe-like profile, ample lower-body sculpting, a bold front end like XC60, a stubby high-set rear deck, and sharply raked front and rear glass. The concept has rear-sliding back doors and no center body pillar, but that's showcar whimsy. The production model will be a normal "post" sedan with 4 regular doors. Likewise, the concept's showy 20-inch wheels should give way to more-sensible shoes, probably standard 18s and optional 19s.

Former design director Steve Mattin finalized the exterior, which means more curves and more flamboyant surfaces than we've come to expect from Volvo: It's more XC60 than S80. and the concept's "four-door coupe" roofline remains.

This is the first Volvo to have dimensions placing it head to head with German premium makers. Previous Volvos were half a class between the Germans: The old S60 was smaller than the 5 Series BMW of its day but bigger than a 3 Series. The new one will tackle the 3 Series and Audi A4 head on. "If we were a market leader, we could do cars outside the established size classes, but at our size we can't," our source said. This applies to pricing, engine for engine, and equipment in addition to size.

A V60 wagon version of the S60 is planned, fitting below the V70.The S60 and V60 will be available globally in four-, five-, and six-cylinder versions, most of them turbos, and diesels for Europe. The U.S. should get the turbo five, the 3.2-liter, 235-horsepower inline-six, and 3.0-liter turbo six making about 280 horsepower. AWD will again be available.

2011 Volvo S60 Sporty Sedan

"Customers in this segment want emotional appeal, sporty design and dynamic driving properties. The Volvo S60 has it all. We are convinced that it will be one of the strongest contenders around," says Stephen Odell.

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Ferrari Fiorano

The GTB as in Gran Turismo Berlinetta was named after the most famous Ferrari berlinettas ever built; and 599 to reflect the displacement of its V12 engine divided by 10. The stunning new all-aluminium two-seater that Ferrari is unveiling at the Geneva Motor Show is summed up rather succinctly by its own name and delivers everything that this promises. The Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, in fact, sets a new benchmark of excellence in the sports car world.

This new model was designed with several specific objectives in mind: to surpass the intense driving pleasure of such renowned models as the F40, to guarantee stunning performance courtesy of its highly innovative content and technology transfers from the F1 single-seaters, and to deliver superior standards of roominess, comfort, ergonomics and safety. The result is the absolute pinnacle of achievement in terms of thoroughbred Ferrari sportiness and technology.

The new Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano sprints from 0 to 100 km/h in an astonishing 3.7 seconds and boasts a top speed in excess of 330 km/h. However, it is still the new model’s uniquely innovative content that guarantees superior driving pleasure, handling and sportiness. The technical specification of the engine speaks for itself: 5999 cm3 displacement, a specific power output of 103 hp/litre.

Twin overhead camshafts per cylinder bank boast continuously variable timing on both inlet and exhaust cams to optimise torque delivery and drivability at both low and high revs. A twin-plate, low inertia clutch in unit with the engine also helps lower the centre of gravity.

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Car Nissan - Sport Car

Nissan e Sony Computer Entertainment Italia eleggeranno il campione italiano della GT Academy2010 il 13 febbraio, a Roma. I 24 piloti più veloci si sfideranno virtualmente in una gara che eleggerà i due migliori: il premio, per loro, sarà Silverstone, dove gareggeranno, stavolta su un circuito vero, contro i 18 giocatori più talentuosi degli altri paesi partecipanti.

A partire dal lancio della competizione, il 17 dicembre 2009, oltre 70.000 videogiocatori italiani di Gran Turismo (e più di 1.000.000 nei 15 paesi europei coinvolti, in Australia e in Nuova Zelanda) si sono cimentati su PlayStation Network, tentando di registrare il giro più veloce per accedere alle fasi finali.

Queste, come scrivevamo in apertura, si terranno sabato 13 febbraio dalle 11 alle 17, presso la Sala Multimediale di RDS, dove i 24 "piloti virtuali" gareggeranno in anteprima su una selezione di circuiti e automobili di GT5 per PS3.

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Honda NSX re-developed By John Danby Racing

Honda NSX re-developed By John Danby Racing

It was built for David Fenn, racer and huge fan of NSX, to enter the last round of Britcar championship at Brands Hatch on the 7th November.

“The uniqueness and advanced technology involved in this project presented several new challenges and we are pleased to debut this exciting car at the last event of the 2009 season,” says John Danby, Team Principal.

Apparently 5th Gear presenter Vicki Butler-Henderson will drive the debut race for the Honda NSX alongside John Danby Racing regular James Barclay in the daytime Production race. Although the NSX is quit old now, but it still can cut it.

We're not sure how many of you follow the Britcar Championship, but even if you don't, we gather that you'll appreciate these photos of John Danby Racing team's newly developed Honda NSX racer. The matte black Japanese sportscar was built to comply with the Britcar Production regulations and has already completed a successful shakedown test at Snetterton in Norfolk last Friday ahead of its debut at the season's final round at Brands Hatch on November 7.

Honda NSX re-developed By John Danby Racing

John Danby Racing hit matured the car to include the latest affirmation and features innovative engine control and data-logging capabilities including GPS, Fly by Wire and springy take video. High description custom solutions hit also been engineered for the NSX much as dampers and brakes.

Motoring journalist and broadcasting personality Vicki Butler-Henderson power drive the entry vie for the Honda NSX alongside Evangelist Danby Racing regular saint Barclay in the period Production race. Car someone and Britcar regular David Fenn power then drive the NSX in the period GT vie alongside Barclay.

“We are excited with the potential of the NSX mass our effort programme and look forward to a solidified entry performance,” says Evangelist Danby.

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Gemballa Mirage GT

It's finally here - the Gemballa Mirage GT Carbon Edition based on the Porsche Carrera GT.

The name of the car does tell you what the theme is, and, yes, there are lots of carbon fiber parts. But what those carbon fiber parts do is another theme, and that is the air flow management they provide.

The front face of the Mirage GT comes with a front apron with air inlets for the front coolers and Gemballa's own bonnet and front wings also help to usher the air along the top of the car properly through the roof channel and onto the air scoop of the engine bay. The new side skirts also have integrated air inlets to cool down the brakes. At the back are the new rear skirt with integrated diffuser and a large wing with an adjustable Gurney flap to push down on the rear axle.

Performance enhancement on the Mirage GT is also provided by the 670 hp and 630 Nm of torque available from the V10 which get the Mirage GT to 100 km/h in 3.7 seconds and to 200 km/h in 9.7. Top speed is 335 km/h (208 mph).

For 298,000 euros you also get the electro-hydraulic height-adjustment which can raise the car by 45 mm to clear obstacles such as speed bumps and Gemballa also provides a healthy choice of sports wheels and tires and interior dress to go with the Mirage GT. What they don't provide is the original Carrera GT. That you have to show up at the shop with yourself, and Gemballa will make only 5 of them.

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Ferrari F430 vs Ford GT

It's hornlike to imagine a Ferrari feeling its prizewinning in southward Michigan--the endless straight roads, slapping concrete surfaces, and potholes the size of a Kenworth; the speed limits, the traffic, the stoplights. It's definitely not Ferrari country. That's ground we've brought the Italian's Detroit rival, the author GT, to the heart of Ferrari territory, up in the mountain back roads above Maranello, the very twisting routes where Ferrari tests Ferraris.

And the author is loving it. It grabs these hillsides by the throat, dispensing its 550 H.P. onto the paseo with an urge that stuns. It rockets discover of the hairpins, second gear throwing us back into the seat, widening our eyes. That digit cog will blast to 90 mph when there's the chance, and when we reach the crowning of the hills it gets it, the gleaming red GT flashing along ridgetop roads like a low-flying jet.

Today we're moving in formation. Shadowing the GT's every move is Ferrari's latest V-8 coupe, the F430. Two red flashes, pure as slashes in your retina. The Ford impossibly baritone and wide, an organically primaeval shape, that flat rear deck counteractive the swollen rear fenders in a appearance so hormonally suggestive it ought to be banned from daytime TV. How can any car attain a Ferrari look so narrow, pinched, and tall? That's not to say there's no interest in the Ferrari shape: The artefact it handles expose in/out ducting is beautifully worked, and the inadequacy and narrowness of its cutlines attain it seem a higher-quality piece than the Ford.

Both use rear render to make display cases for their engines. At 4.3 liters versus 5.4, the Ferrari is downbound on power on the GT and downbound by a supercharger, too. Crucially, the F430 is also downbound on weight. And, as we're uncovering finished these enchantingly challenging roads, the local opens up a gap on the visitor. We swap between the cars, and the Ferrari pulls out in front, steadily making distance--at least until the road goes straight, when the Ford winches the Ferrari backwards in. This is a fascinating contest; a series of drives that module shrivelled their way into our memories.

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Bugatti Veyron

Bugatti Veyron

Bugatti Veyron Car

Bugatti Veyron

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Bugatti Veyron

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Spiess TC 522 Prototype Supercar Twin-Turbo V8

Spiess TC 522 prototype supercar twin-turbo V8

The Spiess TC 522 was a supercar prototype from 1992. It was created by a Spiess, a Teutonic interact better known for creating industrial electrical transformers.

The TC 522 was powered by a mid-mounted 5.7 litre, twin-turbo V8. The sending was handled by a 6 pace drill dynamical the rear wheels.

The Spiess TC 522 had a carbon-fibre flower body. Due to its panoptic price, and a worldwide plot slow down, the TC 522 never left the prototype stage.

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The 2009 Lamborghini Murcielago

The 2009 Lamborghini Murcielago is carryover from 2008 Lamborghini Murcielago. Chosing a luxury sports automobile or convertibles sports car.

There are two kinds of trims available:

1. 2009 Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Roadster

2. 2009 Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Coupe

Specs:

- 6 Speed Manual transmission with overdrive

- 6 Speed Automatic transmission is optional

- Standard 6.5 liter

- 631 Horsepower engine

- 2 door 2 passenger

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Honda HSV-010 GT

When the Asian automaker Toyota wanted to show the world what their latest caretaker car, the LF-A could do, they entered a unify of preproduction Supra successors into a number of exhibition style endurance races at the world famous Nurburgring. Following a kindred path, Honda’s husbandly racing program has just announced that they module be backward to the island nation’s top tier of motor sport when they debut their next generation caretaker car, the HSV-10 GT on March 20 at the beginning of the 2010 Super GT season.

It is only fitting that the NSX’s successor, the Honda Sports Velocity turns its prototypal rotate in competition at the at the Suzuka Circuit, being that it is the automaker’s own effort track, making it an modify more important initial run for the HSV because you know that all of the grouping that are going to end the new sports vehicle’s ordain module be in attendance.

Despite the foreign V10 supercharged future NSX rumors, the new HSV-10 GT is supercharged by a baritone displacement 3.4 Liter V8 with a peak production of over 500 HP. The high production engine is mated to a Ricardo sequential drill gearbox, the aforementioned unit utilised by Nissan and Toyota in their Super GT machines, ensuring that their drivers module be hard pressed to miss a shift. With a embody that is somewhere between 21st century NSX and an ASL Garaiya from the Asian Autobacs tuning shop, the future HSV-10 GT is guaranteed to carve out a place for itself in Asian automotive culture.

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Toyota MR2 Revival

 Toyota may need to rethink its sports car plans. According to survey results that just came to light in Japan, the Honda CR-Z generated far greater welfare among the media and the public at October's 2009 Yeddo Motor Show than Toyota's FT-86 Concept. One of the main reasons given was that the CR-Z is ready for the mart and module land in showrooms in Japan by Feb 2010, while the FT-86 won't appear until New 2011 and potentially module hit a revised design.

That's not to say Toyota module scrap its nervy rear-drive FT-86. Far from it. Co-developed with Subaru, the FT-86 module employ a Subaru platform, 2.0-liter naturally aspirated boxer engine with revised Toyota head unit, and a six-speed manual gearbox from the Impreza. It module also hit a Subaru twin brother -- albeit wearing a slightly different body.

The survey results also show that there is a definite and ontogeny mart welfare in organism sports cars along the lines of the CR-Z. Interestingly, Toyota has had one on the drawing board for some time. Spotted circling Germany's Nurburgring way backwards in 2005, draped in heavy black camouflage, was a organism prototype employing a widened MR2 platform.

At the time, the MR2 prototype was supercharged by a mid-mounted, 3.3-liter V-6 organism driving the side wheels and electric motors propelling the fronts. And at the 2004 Geneva Motor Show, Toyota collaborated with ItalDesign to create the Alessandro Volta concept car, supercharged by a 3.3-liter organism and said to sprint from 0 to 60 indication in just 4 seconds. While Toyota dropped the MR2 in 2007 (the automobile was also famous in Japan as the MR-S), rumors of its revitalisation hit been heating up recently, with a organism edition reportedly way the list.

A side drive, hybrid-powered sports automobile with MR2 roots would fit in perfectly with what newborn Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda has been locution of late. \"We poverty to organisation cars with more elating exteriors and handling,\" he stressed at a recent gathering of Japan's Car of the Year jurors.

 To help it tap into what the market really wants, the world's biggest carmaker module create Toyota Marketing Japan Ltd in Jan next year. No uncertainty topping the division's to do list module be nonindustrial a organisation for a CR-Z fighter combining solid performance, high fuel economy and low emissions -- all enwrapped up in a excitingly styled body. Calling it MR2 -- a name old to enthusiasts around the world -- would seem to be a solid fit, though Prius Coupe could also be a possibility. We should undergo such more as 2010 unfolds.

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All Carbon - Fiber Lotus Elise

Carbon material saves a lot of coefficient and is increasingly used in action cars. But making a whole car out of copy material may just modify up being a tad too expensive. But someone has presented it a go anyway.

Pictured here is a 2002 Type 72 JPS Lotus Elise built (or re-built?) to order for a Chinese client by TW Auto Limited.

The Hong Kong based TW Auto has completely replaced both the inland and exterior with customized nakedness copy material panels. The coefficient saved on the already feather-ous Lotus Elise? 66 to 88 pounds (or about 40 kg).
Additionally, the fasting also included a device KW suspension, Lotus Racing exhaust, JP Racing wheels, as well as bigger air intake and air filter.
The re-working of the Elise took a whole 6 months for TW to complete for client Jimmy Wong.

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