Saturday 6 March 2010

Lamborghini Reventon


The Lamborghini Reventon was inspired by fighter jets inside and out, from its hi-tech in-dash display to the greenish, militaristic Grey Barra paint. The Reventon is even the only Lamborghini with a G-force meter -- a necessary gauge in a car with a 0 to 62 mph time of 3.4 seconds and a top speed of 211 mph. The car's sharp, aerodynamic angles were designed entirely in-house at Lamborghini HQ in Sant'Agata, Bolognese, Italy. And, like Lambos that have come before, the Reventon is named for a famous Spanish fighting bull.
The Lamborghini Reventon's V12 engine is the same one found in the Mucielago LP640, but it's been tweaked to deliver an additional 10 hp, for a total of 650 hp. The 487 lb-ft of torque delivers nearly instant forward thrust to the e-gear transmission, which Lamborghini claims shifts faster than even the most expert driver. Permanent all-wheel drive delivers powers to all the tires for maximum efficiency in transferring energy from the gas pedal to the pavement. Even the rims are functional: the turbine design works to cool the ceramic disk brakes.
The Reventon is immediately identifiable as a Lamborghini, with its low-slung stature, wide wheelbase, and sharply creased angles. But the designers as the Centro Stile took every angle a bit further by taking cues from modern fighter jets. The pronounced air intakes at the nose of the car don't work exactly like those found on jets, but they do allow for increased airflow to the uprated 12-cylinder engine. Like the Murcielago, the body is a carbon fiber composite, and the rear mid-mounted engine can be seen through a clear glass cover.

Thursday 4 March 2010

911 GT2 engine sound

Wednesday 3 March 2010

Muscle car


Muscle car is a term used to refer to a variety of high performance automobiles. Most people think that muscle cars strive for large discharge and large horsepower, regardless of fuel consumption, and built-in configuration of the American style is called "Muscle Car"! Modern muscle car began to have some change in the shape, but there are still a sense of the former kind of muscle.


The only mean to enhance the speed is using the great horsepower to drive vehicle. This naturally obtains difficult acceleration. It can be said that the car fill with a sense of strength. On the other hand, it has caused disadvantages such as relatively difficult to manipulate. In today's view of the automotive technology, tough line shape is not conducive to high speed, so the top speed is also compromised. But there is no denying that as a historic vehicle, muscle car has its unique charm.


Toyota recalls thousand s of prius cars worlwide


Toyota has announced the recall of about 436,000 hybrid vehicles worldwide, including its latest Prius model, to fix brake problems. And the factories in North American be closed down to stop sale.
Analysts believe that the Toyota's "recall” incident do not only influence the Toyota's corporate image and annual results, but also shake the consumer confidence in the world automobile industry. In 2008, Toyota exceeded the U.S. General Motors Corp., and the world's largest car manufacturer. The recall which is due to the potential safety problem will seriously damage the Toyota’s long-term label “safe and reliable”. Recently Toyota shares fell 20%, “recall” results the huge direct economic losses.