50 years of Mini

50 years of Mini

Author itzco | 26.05.2009 | Category automobile

50 years of mini

The company Mini, filial of BMW Group, celebrates their 50 years and with this motive has been presented two new especial versions of mini, “Mayfair and Candem” in honor of two districts of London. There is no limit of the production number of those editions, but they will be available only in the celebration year of Mini.

The new version will be available with 3 doors, motor diesel and gasoline of 1. litters, atmospheric and turbocharger. The version Mini 50 Candem, will be painted in silver white with white awning, although it is in Midnight Black and Horizon Blue, with an interior bicolor, black-white.

Mini 50 Mayfair is painted in two different browns, with an interior of the same color.

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A different Shelby Cobra Daytona

Author itzco | 15.05.2009 | Category automobile

The company Superformance dedicates to create duplicates of classic cars, one of these replicas was the Shelby cobra Daytona Coupe. Based in that model the company Exotic Auto Restoration made some modification on the aluminum body of the car, making it more extreme.
The aesthetic of the car was modified, but it is similar like the authentic car. One of the principal changes of this car was the motor, because it wasn’t a classic Ford Widsor Vo or Shelby Vo of 7.0 litters with 560 hp, this car has an Roush 402 R with 530 Hp and the hole body is mostly of aluminum.

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Battery replace for electric cars

Author itzco | 13.05.2009 | Category automobile

A new age of cars is coming, now the environment is more polished than ever and we have to think how to change it, so a lot of people is thinking to buy a electric car, but what happen when your battery doesn’t work anymore, It is a big problem because you have to find a place where you have to replace your old battery and you think it is a big process, but now with help of Better Place you will be able to find a swap station.
This station works like a car wash; you will placed your vehicle on tracks while your battery is been removed and replaced. Now it is only a prototype but in the future will be easier for you and your electric car.

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Tata Nano, the car witch everybody wants to buy

Author itzco | 07.05.2009 | Category automobile

Tata Nano is opening the doors of the automotive industry and the first sells of these cars talks about it, with 51 thousand units sold or asked for production.
Remember, Tata Nano started selling the idea for every possible buyer, then the interest people could ask or request to buy and give and advanced payment. With this process they can know if all their firs 100 thousand units will be sell but their expectations were surpassed. Now they have to produce 203 thousand units and also the company said that they have others 610 thousand potentials buyers.

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Faralli & Mazzanti Vulca S

Author itzco | 07.05.2009 | Category automobile

Because every time in this life will be a millionaire who wants an unique car, the craftsmen Faralli & Mazzanti at Lari presented their last creation Vulca S, they only will produce 10 units for the hole world.
This sport car was named in honor of the sculptor Etrusco Vulca da Veio, and it will be offered in 3 versions:
1. – V12. Of 6,0 L and 445 Hp of maximum power with 600 Nm
2. – V12 of 7,1 liters and 530 Hp, wit 730 Nm
3. – V 12 of 7,5 liters and 600 Hp with 830 Nm.
The exterior of this car is a lection of character, with bodywork of aluminum, molded with hammer blows.

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Bugatti Veyron: The World’s “Fastest” Car

Author janet | 27.04.2009 | Category automobile

A new supercar with a claimed 1001 horsepower, the Veyron is currently the world’s fastest road car. With 16 cylinders formed by joining two V8 engines the Veyron can reach top speed of 407 km/h in just 42.3 seconds.

The Veyron must be unlocked by a special key in order to reach top speed. After being unlocked the car lowers to 3.5 inches above the ground and a hydraulic spoiler extends at speed and also can be used as an air brake.

Although weighing in at 4,160 lbs its handling is quite sharp. It is considered to be a huge achievement and possibly, according to Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson, the “best car ever made”. The Bugatti Veyron is currently selling for a whopping $1.3 million.

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USD Mallett Corvette Z03

Author itzco | 24.04.2009 | Category automobile

The old school taste is infecting the new generation. Now the old cars like Corvette or Mustang have been coming back to life with new technology and better performance. One of the best examples is the new USD Mallett Corvette Z03  with a monster  motor  V8 LS7 of 7.0 liters with  700hp. Ugur Sahin and Mallet Cars are just producing 100 cars  with a cost of $32,700

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Cobra MkVI, the AC Cars version

Author itzco | 23.04.2009 | Category automobile

You are old school, and like the models  or the line of the car that you saw when you was a kid? Now with the best technology, designers work in a old school car, like Cobra, imagine the model and the line of that car but now with the best technology of this time.  Ac cars company is going to develop their new car “Cobra MkVI” at the Top Marques auto show in Monaco. Built in Germany, this  supercar packs a 6.2-liter Corvette engine that outputs a whopping 647 hp for the GTS version (437 hp for the GT model) and helps it race to 62mph in a mere 3.3 seconds.  

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Mitsubishi i MiEV electric car in Vancouver

Author JoeDigital | 23.04.2009 | Category automobile

Its been reported by The Georgia Straight that BC Hydro and the city of Vancouver signed a deal with Mitsubishi for tests of the world’s first production-ready, highway-capable electric car. The Mitsubishi i MiEV is a new zero-emission, 100% electric car with extended range that is capable of highway travel and range of atleast 120KM and top speed of 130KM per hour. Another amazin thing about this car is the 63 horsepower electric motor located in the front of the vehicle and its ability to reach 80 kilometres per hour a second and a half faster than its gas-fuelled counterpart. Vancouver joins just a handful of cities around the world that have signed on with Mitsubishi to conduct performance tests of the i MiEV this year.

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New electric car, Geely Ig

Author itzco | 22.04.2009 | Category automobile

If you are thinking that the Smart is the only car that is a commercial electric car, you are wrong, here it is a new car witch use solar energy and can drive 3 persons to every place that they want in a hole city. One of the most interesting things is that Geely IG only have one door and the driver is sitting in the middle of the car. You can check more information if you click here

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