2011 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Performance

2011 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Performance Engine

Recently, AMG launched 2011 Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG affluence sports car, little change in actualization and achievement has improved. 2011 Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG powered by a 5.5-liter V8 accompanying turbo engine, the agent acclimated to abate emissions and abate weight of technology, including aluminum crankcase, capricious camshaft technology, aerial ability cooling arrangement and able turbocharged technology. Best achievement ability of 544hp, the best torque of 800Nm. Match AMG SPEEDSHIFT MCT 7-speed tiptronic transmission, the 0-100km / h dispatch time of aloof 4.5 seconds, top dispatch of 250km / h (electronically limited).

2011 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Performance

In addition, AMG provides the AMG Achievement Package. After installation, the best ability achievement aloft to 563hp/5500rpm, best torque aloft to 896Nm/2500-3750rpm. The 0-100km / h dispatch time to 4.4 seconds, top dispatch aloft to 300km / h (electronically limited).

AMG additionally launched the CL65 AMG model, the car powered by a 6.0L V12 biturbo engine, best ability achievement of 630hp, the 0-100km / h dispatch time of 4.3 seconds

New 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302

New 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Front of View

2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca

The 2012 Mustang Boss 302 was unveiled this morning at Mazda Raceway Mustang Laguna Seca, and we were at the track bright and early to see it take a lap around the famous race course. Due to some early morning rain, the lap actually never happened (we weren't told and were up at the corkscrew for about an hour waiting in the rain), but we managed to make it down to the pits to catch our first glimpse at the car.

We'll spare you going over the details again - you can see the official press release, photos and video from our post this morning – but what we can bring you are the first live photos of the Mustang Boss 302, including a few of the "Laguna Seca" edition.

2011 Shelby Roush SR-71 Mustang Sold $375,000!

2011 Shelby Roush SR-71 Mustang

For the first time ever Carroll Shelby and Jack Roush are teaming up to create a one off Mustang for charity! According to a recently published article by Roush Performance, both Shelby and Roush have met with Ford Motor Company to design and engineer the 2011 SR-71 Mustang which will go up for auction at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Airventure Aviation Show. All proceeds from the auction will go to support the EAA’s Young Eagles program.

Ford Motor Company has been a proud supporter of EAA and the Young Eagles for the past 15 years by providing various vehicles and donations each year to be raffled and auctioned off. Last year Ford created the AV-X10 Mustang which sold at auction for $250,000. The year prior Ford built another one-of-a-kind Mustang for the Airventure show, the 2008 AV8R Mustang. The AV8R was named after the famous P-51 fighter plane, which played a key role in World War II as a bomber escort. It sold for an amazing $500,000! In 2006 Ford and Shelby donated a Shelby GT-H Mustang, which sold for $250,000.

The 2011 SR-71 Mustang was inspired by the SR71 "Blackbird" spy plane built by Lockheed Martin in the 60s, an airplane that holds the world record for the fastest air breathing manned aircraft in history. The SR-71 Mustang will be packed with tons of unique features including a Whipple Twin Screw Supercharger atop it's 5.0L V8 engine and Carroll's and Jack's signatures embroidered on the seats. The auction for the SR-71 Mustang will take place on July 29th at 7:30 PM CST at the EAA Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

2011 SR-71 Mustang Features:
-Aluminum block 5.0L engine with a Whipple Twin Screw Supercharger with Ford Racing calibration and Roush intake
-Ford Racing Handling Pack
-Ford Racing tuned exhaust and tips
-SVT Track Pack wheels in custom paint (19" front, 20" rear)
-Glass roof with unique graphic treatment
-Unique matte and silver exterior paint treatment with SR-71 cues
-Custom Recaro race seats featuring embroidered signatures of Jack Roush and Carroll Shelby
-Custom racing steering wheel
-Rear seat removed to accentuate cockpit environment
-Ford Racing performance gauge cluster
-Modified navigation screen and instrument cluster
-Roll cage
-Custom badging, sill plates, and floor mats

Ferrari releases images of its Italian greyhound, the 458 Italia

Now that images of Ferrari's spanking new mid-engine V8 berlinetta -- the 458 Italia -- have hit the virtual wires, the problem with the outgoing F430 Modena becomes comparatively obvious: The F430 is thick-waisted, otiose, a slug, straining the seams of its red livery like an overfed Vatican cardinal. It didn’t seem so before – indeed, the sight of an F430 hit one’s brain-case like scarlet lightning and the sound of its flat-crank, 483-hp V8 could rouse long-dead relatives from their slumber. But now I see what a truck it was.

Here, here, is a proper Ferrari.

The 458 Italia – debuting in September at the Frankfurt Motor Show – is the slinkiest road-going Ferrari ever, with a fluid, flowing, barely-there bodywork that clings to the car’s chassis like a red silk scarf in an F5 tornado. Spectacularly low and wide, with a huge dynamic energy as the folds of the car come together at the rear-quarter panel (note the absence of air intakes over the rear wheel arches), the 458 Italia is a rolling clinic of Ferrari design cues the Enzo tail lights and general posture, the 612 Scaglietti contour line, the sharkish snout of a Dino. And all of it sketched with lighter-than-air graphite.

The lightness isn’t purely visual: the 458 Italia weighs in at 3,046 pounds, a feathery mass pitted against the car’s direct-injection 4.5-liter V8 (thus name 458), seven-speed clutchless manual transmission and Ferrari’s latest driving electro-dynamics, including systems-integrated versions of E-Diff and F-Trac, which help the car generate an astounding 32% more longitudinal acceleration out of corners. To unpack that a bit, it means you can get on the gas even earlier coming out of a corner and the car will instantly sort out each rear wheel’s max torque capacity. The factory says seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher helped with the fine tuning. Should be quite the roller-coaster.

The 458 gets it done in a straight line too: 3.4 seconds to 62 mph and a top speed of 204, with the backing of the 562 HP at 9,000 rpm (52 hp more than the F430) and 398 lb-ft of torque at 6,000 rpm. And the electronically maximized brakes aren’t bad, either: 62 to 0 in a mere 105 feet.

The official release, with dizzying factoids and technical detail, after the jump.

New concept from Lotus could excite sports car hire customers

Sports car hire enthusiasts may wish to view the latest offering from Lotus Engineering currently on display at the Geneva Motor Show.

The Evora Carbon Concept has been designed with the manufacturer's long and illustrious motor racing history in mind and as such underpins the company's high standards when it comes to car production.

Donato Coco, director of Lotus Design, said: "The design of the Evora Carbon Concept car features exotic, high-tech materials that offer a good synergy with the Lotus brand image.

"Expressing our motorsport heritage and history of stylish sports cars for which Lotus are renowned."

The car combines carbon fibre detailing with its lightweight aluminium bonded chassis to give motorists handling similar to the class-leading standard Evora.

Other stylistic details include 19-inch diamond cut alloy wheels, a carbon fibre-based diffuser, roof and splitter.

Nissan Maxima "4-Door Sports Car"

The Nissan Maxima sees no major changes following its redesign for the 2009 model year. Two trim levels are available: 3.5 S and 3.5 SV. 3.5 SVs can further be equipped with a Sport Package that features equipment such as 19-inch wheels, sport suspension, faux metallic interior trim, heated leather seats, and power tilt and telescopic heated steering wheel. Also offered on the 3.5 SV is a Premium Package, which includes a heated and cooled driver seat, rearview camera, and power rear sunshade. All Maximas are powered by a 290-horsepower 3.5-liter V6 and a continuously variable transmission (CVT) that behaves much like an automatic. A manual shift gate is standard; paddle shifters are optional. Available safety features include ABS, traction control, an antiskid system, front-side airbags, and curtain-side airbags. Keyless access and engine start and a wireless cell-phone link are standard. Available equipment includes satellite radio with real-time traffic information, a 9.3-gigabyte hard drive for storing digital-music files, and rear-seat climate and audio controls.
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