auto sport tuning: November 2009

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Toyota MR-S Hybrid?

A Japanese Magazine has been giving lots of info on Japan's car manufacturers. Well, one if the pieces of information is this;
Ever since Honda revealed it's CR-Z hybrid coupe at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota has been planing to make a hybrid model of the MR2. This one will be called the MR-S. The car is supposed to be smaller and lighter than the previous revealed FT-86. The car is also going to compete against the CR-Z hybrid, that will go on sale in 2010. Well, we'll keep you updated.

2009 Essen Show: Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing 'Dragstar'

The car is named the Dragstar. It takes styling from the classic 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing. That is info overall, but here we go with detailed information. The car is complemented with a 6.9. liter engine, producing 1050 horsepower! Incredible! It's power is transferred to the rear wheels through a three-speed automatic gearbox. The owner claims that the car can do a quarter mile in 8.1. seconds, and it reaches a top speed limited to 267 km/h (166 mph).

Bimmer 1-Series Police Car

To be specific, it's the BMW 123d Coupe AC-Schnitzer Police Car, and it was revealed this week at the Essen Motor Show (Nov. 28 - Dec. 06). The car features a 2 liter turbo diesel producing 241 horsepower and 480Nm (354 lb-ft) of torque. The car also features a sport suspension that drops the ride height by 30mm, new alloy wheels wrapped in Hankook tires, a sport exhaust system, leather bucket seats, genuine carbon fibre trim on the dashboard, centre console, door handles and steering wheel, complemented by the aluminium pedals and foot rests. The police car is also complemented with original police stickers, Hella flashing lights, an aerodynamics kit that includes of a two-piece front spoiler, rear skirt insert, rear wing and rear roof spoiler.

1969, 2006 and 2010 Camaros into one Camaro

What we have here is photos and a description of a 1969, 2006 and 2010 Camaro put together. What we mean is that some dude took styling from the 1969, 2006 and 2010 Camaros and put it into one Camaro. Incredible! Here is the description:

"This is a 1969 Danz Camaro SS concept car. I built the car in 2006. In 2006 the new Camaro was just a concept with no definite plans to go to production. I took a real 1969 Camaro and modified it to look somewhat like the 2006 concept Camaro.

Thinking that I would have the only one in the world if the Camaro never went to production. I combined the original 69 Camaro design with the 2006 concept Camaro design, with my own designs. Especially the hood scoop and rear spoiler design are my own. I gave GM pictures of my car in Jan 2007.

It appears that the 2010 SLP Camaro has a similar designed hood scoop and rear spoiler to my car. To power my car I went with a 427 small block with the vintage dual 4-barrel crossram manifold and carbs. I went in that direction because I wanted the legendary 427 cubic inch and also to use the vintage dual 4-barrel crossram. Backed with a 700 r transmission to a Ford 9" differential. If you're interested in learning more, call 920-830-4994."

Mercedes turned into Rolls-Royce

This past week in Kazakhstan, some dude tuned up his W124 Mercedes-Benz E-Class into a 1980-1990 Rolls-Royce Phantom. This was a proposal for Sacha Baron Cohen's fictional character Borat. Well, we got a video here for you:

2010 Dodge Viper ACR ready for LA 2009

GM has released that it's 2010 Dodge Viper ACR will be introduced at this year edition of the Los Angeles Auto Show, alongside many other awesome cars. The 2010 Viper ACR features a GM 8.4. liter V10 engine, producing 600 horsepower and 560 lb-ft of torque. The car also reaches00 km/h in 4 seconds and has a top speed of 180 mph (296 km/h), a 4 mph improvement over the previous ACR model. The company plans to release several special edition models during the last year of the Viper including a Laguna Seca edition to commemorate the record lap. All in all, around 500 Vipers will be produced in 2010.

This past week, the 2010 Dodge Viper ACR broke the record lap time at the Laguna Seca race track. It's lap time was 1:33.915m which is about 1 second faster than the previous record holder, the Devon GTX (1.35.117). This is known territory for the Viper, because before the Devon GTX broke the lap record this past August, the Viper had the record. The funny thing is that the Laguna Seca lap recorder had recorded the wrong time: 1:33.944! Here is a video:

2011 Bimmer 6-series spotted on video

After the spotting of the 2012 BMW 3-Series. This is what we think it is, but we are not sure; the 2011 BMW 6-Series. Well, we have it on tape. Codenamed the F13, the cars will feature straight-six petrol and diesel engines, and V8 petrols, including the 245HP 3.0-liter turbo diesel in the 630d, the new 306HP 3.0-liter inline-six with a twin-scroll turbocharger in the 635i and the 407HP twin-turbo V8 in the 650i. The M6 models will follow at a later date. We'll keep you updated:

2011 CTS Coupe ready for LA 2009

The Los Angeles MotorShow is this December, and we already have an idea of a few cars that will be revealed. One of them is the 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe. The 2+2 seater GM car will be offered with a 3.6. liter V6 producing 306 horsepower and that offers 27 mpg on the highway. The V6 is also teamed up with a 6-speed manual gearbox, helping the car with acceleration. The car was lowered 51mm from the original CTS, and was also shortened 51mm. Later on, Cadillac says to produce a range topping 'V' model, that will offer the supercharged 6.2. liter V8 engine producing 556 horsepower used in the current CTS-V Sedan. The car will challenge the BMW 3-Series Coupe along with the new Audi A5 Coupe, Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe and the Infiniti G37 Coupe.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

GM confirms 2011 Camaro Convertible production

The Chevrolet Camaro has been lifted to a new level, because GM has given a green light to it's convertible version. The car is supposed to be in factories in the winter of 2011. The car is delayed about a year, because it was supposed to be in showrooms by 2010.