Alfa Romeo Competizione

The Alfa Romeo Competizione is a sports car produced by Italian automaker Alfa Romeo. It was first presented as a concept car at the 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show and later released for sale for the 2007 model year.

The car uses a modified Maserati platform and powertrain (Maserati 4200, GranTurismo) and features a Ferrari/Maserati derived 90 degree cross-plane dry-sump lubricated 4.7-litre V8 assembled by Ferrari.


The top engine performance figures may be summarized as a maximum power of 331 kilowatts (450 PS) at 7000 revolutions per minute, a peak torque of 480 newton metres (354 lbf·ft) at 4750 rpm (80% at 2500 rpm) with an engine redline of 7500 rpm and rev limiter of 7600 rpm.[7] The V8 engine has variable timing in intake valves and compression ratio of 11.3


The six–speed transaxle gearbox has computerized gear selection by means of levers behind the steering wheel and may be used in Manual-Normal; Manual-Sport; Automatic-Normal; Automatic-Sport and Ice modes. The gearbox can shift in 175 milliseconds when using Sport mode. The 8C also has a limited slip differential.


It is fitted with specially developed 20 inch tyres: 245/35 at the front and 285/35 at the rear, fitted on perforated rims in fluid moulded aluminium. The 8C brakes have been called "phenomenal" by Road & Track magazine, with a stopping distance of 32 metres (105.0 ft), when travelling at an initial speed of 97 kilometres per hour (60 mph).


The official top speed is announced to be 292 kilometres per hour (181 mph) but it might be higher, with estimations that it could be around 306 kilometres per hour (190 mph) according to the Road & Track magazine. An Alfa Romeo engineer also stated that it is faster than announced top speed.

Newest Bentley, Victoria!

Bentley ready to enliven the market with new variants environment-friendly car, Victoria. As quoted from topspeed, Wednesday February 18 2009, the car's appearance was indeed leaked through a video campaign. But only now described some additional detail of this bio ethanol car fuel.

Victoria will have a lot of reduction in the weight of materials. It is reported to alleviate the weight, will use materials such as lightweight composite carbon fiber. Items that are considered wasteful as the rear bench seat is also abolished.

This car will promised be fastest and most powerful car ever. That means the Victoria's engine is estimated will be the preceding sisters, Continental GT Speed, which has a 600 horse power.

Victoria engine will using dualturbo W12 engine that can produce 30 horse power more than the GT Speed. Other advantage is a matter of speed. Within four seconds, Victoria can reach the speed of 100 km / hour.

March 2009, Victoria will be shown the first time in public at the Geneva Auto Show

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New BMW 2009 : wallpaper cars BMW series

BMW 2009 wallpaper cars

BMW 2009 wallpaper cars

New Ford Focus: Luxuriuos With Cheap Fuel

New Ford Focus diesel plant, can you imagine?

Davy Tuilan, Marketing Director of PT. Ford Motor Indonesia (FMI), toss a question to the journalists before a press conference in Pisa Cafe, Menteng, Jakarta.

"Diesel engines are renowned for their strong torque. Well this is what we planted in this New Ford Focus. So the machine ordinary planted in trucks and buses are now we attach in the sedan," said Davy to journalists on Wednesday, 11 February 2009.

Said Davy, FMI would want to be trend setter. Davy did not refuse if this is inspired from the trends of Europe people's cars are now diesel planted.

However, the main goal remains to offer luxury car based on cheap fuel.

"While European trends are now more interesting in cars that use diesel engines, in Japan, use hybrid cars. The trends car must find alternative energy, energy that can be maintained," said Davy.

Indeed, this cars use diesel fuel. But Davy does not recommend using regular diesel fuel.

"We further recommend the New Ford Focus uses Pertadex. If ordinary solar, care will be more heavily later," he said.

Davy added that his side are confident that this New Ford Focus will success. 'Enemy' that must be faced only one, that is against the public perception that the diesel engine is not possible planted on the sedan.

One of Davy confidence adder is the high number of sales in 2008. Ford is able to sell 77,754 units, 23 percent higher than 2007.

"We try to offer, we will see if this product can be deemed suitable and interesting for the lifestyle of our society or not."

New Ford Focus principle is an alternative comfortable luxury car, but based on cheap fuel. A case which seems difficult to obtain Indonesia's consumer products are similar to a Ford Focus.

Unfortunately, the Ford would not give the New Ford Focus selling price in this market.


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Cardok - hidden parking space!

Check out this cool creative custom car elevator by Cardok that turns a residential patio into a hidden parking space.

The design can carry a great deal of weight, making the top platform suitable for traversing and gathering when not in use. It is powerful enough to even turn one parking space into two.

While many of us may not be able to afford such a luxurious hydraulic design of this kind for our own cars, it's certainly a good space saving solution where space can cost more than the clever technologies developed to save it.


Visit the Cardok website to find out more at www.cardok.co.uk

Cool Hummers

A collection of cool Hummer pictures.











Hummer is a brand of off-road vehicles sold by General Motors (GM). The original H1 was based on the military High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV, or Humvee). However, the Hummer H2 and the Hummer H3 were based on other, smaller civilian-market vehicles.

Lamborghini Reventon Pictures

A collection of pictures of a the ultra cool Lamborghini Reventon.
















Each $1.4 million Lamborghini Reventon is a symbol of extreme exclusivity, offering the extraordinary performance that makes the Lamborghini Reventon so unrivalled: posesses the entire technical and dynamic competence of the twelve cylinder under the completely autonomous design.

Lamborghini Reventon Pictures

Sensuality and provocation characterise every Lamborghini, with an aggressively innovative style. Lamborghini prides the extraordinary manufacturer of extreme super sports cars without compromise.

“However, the Lamborghini Reventon is the most extreme of all, a true automotive superlative. Our designers at the Lamborghini Style Centre took the technical base of the Murciélago LP640 and compressed and intensified its DNA, its genetic code,” affirms Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO.The mechanicals, however, are straight from the Murciélago LP640.


The rear-mounted V-12, visible underneath the plexiglass engine cover, spins out just a bit more power here (650 hp, rather than 640 hp, at 8000 rpm). It's controlled via a six-speed e-gear paddleshift manual transmission and drives all four wheels. The wheels themselves have carbon-fiber appliqués bolted to aluminum spokes. The Reventón looks like it could take flight, but its top speed is actually 211 mph; Lamborghini claims a 0-to-62-mph time of 3.4 seconds.

Incredible Porsche Museum in Germany

Porsche Museum, which recently opened to the public 31 January 2009 yesterday, in fact save a lot of admiration in it.

Besides the design that makes eyes staring, the Porsche collection contains memorabilia from some of Hollywood artists.

Like Porsche 928 version used in the 'risky Business' with Tom Cruise. Or 550 Spyder the property of late James Dean. This is a deadly car to dispatch artist stacked 1950's era when Porsche was an accident.


Other models such as 917 types rode by TV actors McQueen in the film Le Mans, took meet building consisting of two levels and white dominated.

Besides the three cars in the top, Porsche also has a variant that can be proud of, Boxster 1992. This is the car that won the title of best car in the Detroit Auto Show 13 years ago.

Designed by a firm from Austria, Delugan Meissl, this musem has three pillars rest. The development price must be paid by German's manufacturer reached USD 14o billion.

Broadest reach 5600 square meters with 80 exhibition area consist of various models of Porsche's from first year of making.

Located in Zuffenhausen, district of Stuttgart, Germany, Porsche has the ambition to beat Mercedes-Benz Museum, which is also located in the same district.

Porsche project within a year, 200 thousand visitors will cornucopia in this unique museum. The ticket price for 8 euros for adults and 4 euros for children.



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