Friday, January 18, 2008

2008 Nissan GT-R


The Nissan GT-R is a premium high performance oriented car built carefully incorporating advanced technology of areodynamics in a full-pledged manner resulting in an exceptional design with high out-put and high performance. The car is considered to be provided with highly secure features and understanding the needs of the driver and making it manageable in all kinds of climatic conditions and situations. Well, the design needs no description as it has been built with utmost care and superior look and providing environment friendly features too.




This Japanese car has a 3.8L Displacement, double overheard cam(DOHC), V6 Cylinder configuration, 24valve variable valve timing. The horsepower being 480 at an rpm of 6400 with 430lb-ft of torque and is a 6-speed automated manual tranmission and a four wheel drive automobile. The four wheel ABS, electronic brake force system, emergency braking assist, front and rear ventilated disc brakes with traction control and stability control provide an extensive security. The fifteen inch floating brake rotors with its 20inch, 7spoke wheel gives it a splendid look giving a feel of the Japanese luxury. The interiors are euipped with features like the multi-function meter provided at a uniform height to reduce the head movement of the driver. The music system by Bose is equipped with two forward facing woofers. With such a attracting body and features, who wouldn't want to love it?

Chevrolet Corvette ZR1



The Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is a luxury sports model exclusively designed to compete with the most exotic sports cars in the world. The car being one of the Top 10 cars in the 2008 Detroit Auto Show comes with a sixth generation Supercharged 6.2Litre V-8 Engine producing a horsepower of 620 with 595lb-ft of Torque at a 6-Speed close ratio manual transmission. It has a new high-capacity dual disc clutch delivering power to the rear axle contributing to the excellent and smooth shifting and equipped with carbon-ceramic, drilled disc brake rotors with 15.5 inches diameter in the front and 15 inches diameter in the rear end.




The car has many reasons to boast about the design of exteriors and the interiors like carbon-fiber front fenders with ZR1-specific dual vents and the Michelin Pilot Sport 2 tires especially developed for the ZR1. It comes only in two options i.e. chrome wheels and a “luxury” package. The polycarbonate window of all-carbon-fiber provides the top view of the engine's inter-cooler. The components of the ZR1 have been uniquely built to result in a high performance and the fastest car ever manufactured by General Motors. The car is said to outperform Ferrari 599 and also Porsche 911 GT2 and is expected to achieve a top speed of atleast 200mph!!

BMW M3 Sedan



The BMW M3 Sedan, which is a four door version of its previous release M3 Coupe with a 414-horsepower V8 released by the German automobile manufacturer. The BMW Sedan as known for its best in class comfort and luxury comes with the driver adjustable settings for crucial dynamic controls including the steering, damping and stability. The front end of the sedan is same as the M3 Coupe and the 8-cylinder engine which is fourth generation BMW M3. The dual-clutch M-DCT gearbox and the upgraded suspensions and interiors also have been observed in the class. There is a seperate butterfly throttle for each of the eight cylinders available.





The highlighted features of the Sedan i.e. the new comprehensive electronic management system would coordinate the engine functions with optimum efficiency and maximum integration with clutch, gearbox, steering and brakes would be obtained. The 445 pound engine is slightly lighter than the previous version. A compound braking system introduced with a 14.2 inches diameter discs in the front and the rear one being 13.8inches. the Electronic Damper Control(EDC) comes in three different modes i.e. Sports, Normal and Comfort modes according to the preference of the driver. The combined fuel consumption of this vehicle is 12.4 l/100kms. The maximum speed is 250kmph and reaches 0-60mph in 4.9seconds. The wing mirrors and rear diffusor, both contribute to cars exhilarating dynamics. The ultra-fast and ultra precise shifts of its 6-speed mannual gearbox provides optimum transmission of engine ensuring smooth driving.

Ferrari 430 Scuderia

The Italian Sports car manufacturer Ferrari has come up with it's 2008 release Ferrari 430 Scuderia with it's two official drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa testing on track for 451 laps with fastest lap time being 1.19.708 by Raikkonen. The further tests have been conducted at Jerez de la Frontiera, held by Scuderia Ferrari Malboro from Jan 14-16th. After securing both the championships in 2007, Ferrari is being more careful of it's competitor McLaren and has improved itself on reliability due to the faulty cases occured previously.


The car has now been modified with several changes from the previous releases and is marked as the best of the manufaturer's creation. The car has been incorporated with many changes like the electronic control module that eliminates driving aids including traction control. It has now been incorporated with changes to integrate the SECU and the monocoque changes in the aerodynamics of the body. The carbon fiber of the body and the shorter nose reflecting the aerodynamic function giving a new look to the car and the rear part being fully transperant and the central part incorporated with a single shell windscreen as well as the two butterfly doors makes it look magnificient. The power of the car is maintained at V12 Enzo's 660bhp with the 6-speed F1 style gearbox as it was previously and a lot of changes in the electronics of the car are the highlights.
The technical specifications car would be highlighted by engine being v8 cylinder configuration, 6-speed shiftable auto transmission with a 4-wheel ABS. The car reaches 0-62mph(0-100kmph) in less than 3.6seconds and 0-124mph(0-200kmph) and has a top speed of 196mph(320kmph). The fuel consumption for this giant would be 15.7 l/100kms