The Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder was debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show two years after the Coupé version. The Spyder increases the Lamborghini supercar offerings to four. The Gallardo Spyder is a completely new model not just a Coupé minus the top. It has many unique new features including engine and performance enhancements. The 10-cylinder engine now develops 520hp at 8,000 rpm. The 6-speed gearbox also has lower ratios for increased performance. The steering is more precise and includes a fluid cooler. The suspension has been recalibrated and the Spyder also benefits from aluminum bodywork and four-wheel drive. The performance modifications allow […]
KEEP READING >The Range Rover Sport, an all-new sports tourer SUV from Land Rover, is the best-performing and best-handling vehicle that the renowned sport-utility manufacturer has ever built. Powered in top-line form by a supercharged 390hp V8 engine, the Range Rover Sport is designed to combine invigorating dynamic ability with outstanding comfort and refinement. The top-line Range Rover Sport uses a specially-developed version of Jaguar’s acclaimed 4.2-litre supercharged V8 engine. Maximum power is 390hp and maximum torque 410lbft with an electronically-limited top speed of 140mph. Power and torque are delivered to all four wheels through a ZF six-speed ‘intelligent shift’ automatic gearbox featuring […]
KEEP READING >From Bentley’s very earliest days, open-top cars have been an intrinsic part of the company’s heritage. Over the decades that followed many revered convertible or ‘drophead’ models were created, both by notable Bentley coachbuilders such as Mulliner, Park Ward, and later ‘in-house’ at the company’s Crewe headquarters. From the 1955 Continental Drophead Coupé, through the later Corniche and Continental eras, up to the magnificent Azure of 1995, an entire portfolio of unashamedly glamorous and wonderfully desirable cars meant that Bentley retained its reputation as the creator of the world’s most elegant convertibles. Now that reputation has grown once more with the […]
KEEP READING >The Koenigsegg CCR is powered by a bespoke supercharged eight cylinder engine, developed by the Koenigsegg engineering crew for use in the CCR. Its pure racing performance power and torque have been achieved while still maintaining the low weight and superb drivability of the car. The 806 hp Koenigsegg CCR holds the Guinness Record for the most powerful car in series production. The CCR engine delivers 806 hp at 7000 rpm and 920 (550 ft-lb) Nm of torque at 5,400 rpm. It is a state-of-the-art Quad Cam semi-stressed V8 construction with a 4.7 litre displacement and 32 valves. The CCR is […]
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