cars fast in 2011: August 2010

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Watching Paul Newman start and drive a 1914 Puegot at Indy? Awesome!

If you have Netflix you can do it instantly, or you can catch various clips on You Tube. Stick with the ones loaded by wintershollywood, they have the original audio ...

Once upon a Wheel, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0413072/ a cool movie that Paul narrated, and got greasy wrenching on a 71 Super Bee, and takes a look at a lot of racing stars, the Unsers, Andrettis, Pettys, and so on. A lot of 1970 NASCAR footage, but also dragsters, snowmobiles and more.

Clips from early 1910 races, land speed racing on the sand and slat, Pikes Peak, Indy, and so on are amazing to watch while Paul talks you through the scenes.

Getting a moment on screen are such obscure and cool vehicles as Buckminster's Dymaxion, http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/07/favorite-sculptor-of-mine-was-first-to.html and the Marmon Herrington Rhino: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/12/marmon-harrington-4-wheel-drive.html

http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/Once-Upon-a-Wheel/70002931?trkid=1211018
Celebrity friends such as Kirk Douglas, Dick Smothers and James Garner join Newman at the classic Indy 500, Formula One and NASCAR events. Featured are some of the most legendary race-car drivers of all time, including Mario Andretti, Parnelli Jones, Bobby Isaac, Richard Petty, Al and Bobby Unser and many more.

Some reeally famous people not named in the review, but getting moments on screen are John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Wilt Chamberlain, astronaut Pete Conrad, Glen Ford, and others as the cameras were takne through the pits at the first Ontario Motor Speedway celebrity pro- amateur charity race, which was won by Dick Smothers and Bobby Unser. Motion Picture and televison relief fund was the charity.

Hooniverse love

read about it: http://hooniverse.com/2010/08/27/so-much-awesomosity-from-a-dodge-caravan-2/#more-26589

Amazing, only 2 Dadge Daytona's are still in the possession of their original owners, here's one from Car Lust (cool website)

read about it: http://www.carlustblog.com/2010/05/a-very-special-dodge-daytona-500.html

Once a long time ago, anyone could drive a car about anywhere without restriction.. think they ruined it for us?

What do you think it is? The hood ornament is pretty big, maybe a Stutz?

via: http://www.carlustblog.com/2010/06/great-cars-of-egypt.html#more

You've probably read that Mercury has been phased out

But why is it that Pontiac being phased out caused such an uproar, and editorials, cover stories, etc etc etc... but no one is lamenting the Mercury becoming a has been. Why is that? What was the Pontiac name plate to GM, that the Mercury nameplate wasn't to Ford? Both were a bit more luxurious than the parent company name... both had a lot of terrible looking cars (Ventura for one) and both had a couple muscle cars of notable looks and reputation ( GTO, swiss cheese Catalina, Comet Cyclone, Cougar Eliminator)

read about the closing down of Mercury: http://www.carlustblog.com/2010/06/rip-mercury.html

the shark nose '38 Graham, quite a departure from contemporary design of it's time

Source of the images, and a good read about the Graham, and why it's nose was so funny looking: http://www.carlustblog.com/2010/07/graham-sharknose.html#more and http://reference.findtarget.com/search/Graham-Paige/

Awesome artist, a lot of talent! Andrey Gusev

from http://carcreator.blogspot.com/ go look at the rest of this cool portfolio!

2010 Jaguar Cars XJ75 Platinum Concept Car Luxury Sports Salon

The new 2010 Jaguar XJ Luxury Sports Saloon Platinum Concept Car celebrates Jaguar's 75th Anniversary, and highlights the uniqueness of the XJ. Jaguar design team has created the Jaguar Luxury Sports Saloon XJ75 Platinum Concept, a one-of-a-kind design project on display at the 2010 Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance Concept Car Lawn.

2010 Jaguar Cars XJ75 Platinum Concept Car Luxury Sports Salon

The XJ75 Platinum Concept Car is the company's first demonstration of the design customisation potential of the striking new XJ luxury salon, emphasising the Jaguar's dramatic interior and exterior styling themes. "The XJ Luxury Sports Saloon is thoroughly modern, and captures the innovative and daring character that our founder Sir William Lyons built into every Jaguar. And the design team clearly had some fun making their first one-of-a-kind XJ design concept car in that spirit."

The XJ75 Luxury Sports Saloon Platinum Concept centre console houses a bespoke clock developed and designed in partnership with the Bremont Watch Company.

An independent British company, Bremont creates beautifully engineered and designed mechanical watches hand assembled in Switzerland.

2010 Jaguar Cars XJ75 Platinum Concept Car Luxury Sports Salon

"From a pure design perspective, the XJ75 Luxury Sports Saloon Platinum Concept is foremost about emphasising the striking proportion and presence of the new XJ, with a distilled black and white theme, which conjures up the sense of precious platinum," said Jaguar XJ Chief Designer Giles Taylor. "At the same time, the pure sporting character of XJ is brought to the fore by keeping the car's clean graphic approach and further lowering its stance."

Dominated by striking white and black contrast precious metals platinum theme suggests, the Jaguar XJ75 Platinum Concept is a high-performance 470-hp supercharged engine 2011 Jaguar XJL with new ground-hugging front, rear and rocker panel is fitted.

Performance on the XJ75 Platinum Concept is derived from its 5.0-litre Supercharged direct-injection V8 with 470 horsepower and 424 lb.-ft of torque. Entertainment is provided by a 1,200-watt Bowers & Wilkins surround sound system with 20 speakers powered through 15 channels and state-of-the-art sound processing technology.

This XJ75 Platinum Concept Car was designed to both celebrate the marque’s past and acknowledge the increasingly personal nature of today’s luxury cars.

Monday, August 30, 2010

Sport Cars | Lexus GS 350 4dr Sedan

2008 Lexus GS 350 Until recently, versions of six-cylinder of the truck of luxury of intermediate size of Lexus GS had been never known for their execution with hot line. Many people considered the lack of excitation of under-cap in the GS a significant weak point in a class populated by comparatively sporting, trucks of European-mark. But fortunes changed in 2007 when the truck of intermediate size of Lexus dropped its badge from GS 300 and became Lexus GS 350.2008 Lexus GS 350 Photo

While its name implies, the GS 350 has of the 3.5 V6 liters under its cap. With a result of 303 powers in horses, it exceeds its predecessor by 60 powers in horses. However the GS 350 initially remains a truck of luxury. He 'sA admirably built the car furnished with the allowance with the places with cuddly toy and approvals with point, but the reflexes of sport-truck simply aren 't in its catch. Always, for domestic end-users for a fast and elegant car of road, Lexus GS 350 should easily satisfy.

Lexus running GS 350

Although named dates of GS 350 to 2007, the truck third-generation of GS debuted really for 2006 as a GS 300 and GS 430. Except their engines, the GS 350 and 300 are identical.

Each Lexus GS 350 comes with one liter sophisticated V6 from all-aluminium 3.5 with the direct injection and synchronization from variable valve on its valves from catch and exhaust. This V6 is evaluated 303 powers in horses and 274 deliver-feet of couple. An automatic transmission six-speed is standard, and the purchasers have a choice of the standard rear-wheel-drive installation or an optional aldrive system.

With the 3.5 V6 liters, Lexus GS is seriously fast, and the majority of the drivers will find its reservations of power than proportioned more in any situation. The very vehement answer of power control in addition to line our is only felt sorry for about this gear box. Lexus advertisement back-lead GS 350 will accelerate to 60 M/H as Juste 5.7 seconds -- identical to the company with the 'evaluation of S for V8-equipped GS 430.

The consumers evaluated the GS 350 strongly up to now, noting that it combines the elevated levels of Lexus of luxury is known for with the kind of acceleration lives typically found in more sporting trucks of luxury of intermediate size. If you feel like slipping length, urban circulation or differently, or you feel like pushing piercing cries far, this is the car, wrote a critic of the consumer.

The notable standard equipment on Lexus GS 350 includes wheels of 17 inches, headlights HIDDEN by xenon, a moonroof, the tapestry of leather furnishing, the automatic ordering of climate of duel-zone, an audio system CD of 10 loudspeakers, Bluetooth and various arrangements of memory for the front driver and passenger. The important options include an audio system of surround-sound of Levinson of mark, the navigation of DVD, a camera of rearview, the system of before the collision of state of preparation of accidents, the ordering of cruising adaptive and the various wheel/levelling of tire.

Last models of Lexus GS 350
Lexus GS 350 is always too new to have much a presence on the market of second-hand car. Because of the increase in power on this model, although, the prices on GS 300s are suitable to be a little lower, making them a full value for carefree purchasers by execution with hot line.

2010 Camaro one step ahead

Doug Houlihan, GM 'chief engineer of S for the total vehicles rear-wheel-drive (architecture under Camaro, Pontiac G8 and all which blowsy, substance of big-V8 Holden of Australia, where the platform starts), coughed it high right: Camaro soluble solids ran N�rburgring in the 8:20.

A fast sweeping of a quite founded list (it seems certainly quite founded, at all events) times of covering of N�rburgring at supercars.net shows that the cars announcing a time of covering of 8:20 include the E36-generation BMW m3 in 1999, Porsche 911 GT3 (generation 993) in per conduit by same year 'ace Walter Roehrl of ring and substance like Audi RS6 in 2001. For a little additional prospect this time for covering of 8:20, the GM was recently praised that to come '09 Corvette ZR1 did it in the 7:26.4.

Us have learned some, of things of of 'session of ring, said Houlihan, which carried out the development team Camaro to tire the Pirelli supplier for some changes subtle that he says the answer of direction fine-tuned and turn-in, and also have as consequence some blows dry of nitty-gritty for arrangements of suspension - which will improve further handling from on-road of Camaro 'from S.

Houlihan also indicated that all Camaros - V8 or V6 - will comprise the best GM of control system of stability of StabiliTrak can offer; the soluble solids appreciates primarily the software of the Corvette 'of the splendid active transport system of S which we insist remainder the standard of the world in the order directed towards the performance of stability. The ordering of stability of Camaro soluble solids will have a mode of way, a procedure and an arrangement which entirely decontaminates the stability and the ordering of traction. The stability/ordering of traction for all Camaros can be entirely handicapped, but Camaro SSs with the handbook six-speed also obtain a control device of launching.

Houlihan also known as coefficients of Camaro the 2010 'of S of dredger is a OK, but 0.35 ordinary for the soluble solids and 0.36 for the models of LS/LT V6. ED Welburn, GM 'vice-president of S of global design, has tells him 's hard to obtain air numbers superb-slipping for cars with the grills of great width and inserted headlights - conceive the selections Welburn and its naming team insisted above, obviously, to deliver on r�tros promises of Camaro the 2010 'of S.

We pleurnich� the package of aspect of RS which adds the discharge to high intensity, ring of halation headlights, lamps of tail single, a spoiler postpones and the wheels of 20 inches makes it almost impossible to distinguish a Camaro V8-packing from a V6 work. There but for those of you who can locate the difference in inch, Houlihan indicates 'gift of S one: the ends of exhaust for Camaro soluble solids, which is V8 only, are 96mm (3.7 inches) of diameter. But LT Camaros (V6 liter of standard 3.6) - even with the package of RS - have ends of exhaust which are right 3 inches diameter.

What this means with you: The number of N�rburgring proves even if him 'sA not very heavy, Camaro soluble solids can function with a certain enough exclusive company. And with 300 powers in horses, the doesn of Camaro V6 't gain exactly car of secretary stereotype, one or the other. - Bill Visnic, elder writer, Edmunds AutoObserver.

Sport Cars | Chevrolet Corvette

Chevrolet Corvette 2008 Specification It iscomparatively small dishes, the system of twin-disc allows the inertia similar of disc to the Z06 Corvette, which has 290mm, system of simple-disc, contributing to the low effort of shift and providing the particularly soft effort of pedal of interlocking and light. In fact, the more powerful ZR1 has an effort of pedal similar to Z06.

The clutch of Chevrolet Corvette 2008 ZR1-specific in the transmission provides a stiff report/ratio First-speed which the assistances launch the car. The car the 'high speed of S is built in the sixth change speed-a Fifth-speed, the run-outs top-speed in the Corvette handbook-transmission and the Z06 Corvette. Speeds also are conceived to balance the execution with the improvement. The angles of the teeth of gears are optimized to provide the force and the calm one.

Writer 'note of S: The word is now outside on the Corvette baddest never to descend pike. While all information mentioned above is directly GM at December 20, 2007, we will have to await our turn to deliver to us thus we can test this animal for ourselves. Most probably, we will receive the call to examine it on a true way of race as we made for the release of C6 Z06, which with all fine practices would be the surest route for each one implied. Stay granted for later developments as they occur. We can hardly wait!

The official numbers of Corvette ZR1 are inside and they 'about the good. Very good :

$103.300 MSRP (load including $850 destinations)
economy of fuel EPA-envisaged road 14 of the city and 20
0-60 M/H in 3.4 seconds
0-100 M/H in 7.0 seconds
past time of 11.3 seconds Quarter-thousand to 131 M/H

Corvette ZR1 also has an high speed of 205 M/H (330 km/h), making him the fastest Corvette ever produced and arranging it among the total superb cars of the proportioned execution. None of these other superb cars, however, equalizes report/ratio of ZR1 the 'execution-by-dollar of S.

ZR1 is an incredible machine by any measurement, ED says Peper, North-American vice-president, Chevrolet. There 's simply no other vehicle in the world which completes a better work of execution, price and of economy of fuel of balancing.

Prospect for execution

Corvette ZR1 the 'execution of S 0-60 is the 0.3 second faster than the Corvette already-rapid Z06 and the execution 0-100-mph is almost a full faster second - 7 seconds against Z06 'the S 7.9 seconds. It is the execution with which is equal or better than the superb calculation of the costs of much of cars primarily more.

Has report/ratio favorable of power-with-weight gives to the ZR1 an advantage compared to competition and to the execution which must be tested to appreciate fully, to Tom says Wallace, chief engineer of Corvette. Naturally, on a racecourse, the drivers of the competitors of the 'cars can appreciate the ZR1 in a whole different way.

And the racecourse isn 't the only place where the ZR1 trumps its competitors of superb-car - it beats them with the pump with gas, too. According to fueleconomy.gov, cities EPA-evaluated of ZR1 'of S the 14 and 20 estimates of mileage of road beat 2008 competitors such as Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano (road 11 villes/15); Lamborghini Murcielago (road 8 villes/13) and Aston Martin V8 advantageous (road 12 villes/19). They 'about competing with the viper of turning (road 13 villes/22) and Porsche 911 GT3 (road 15 villes/22).

Under the carbon-fibre cap

A new LS9 6.2L overfed small-blocks powers of engine the possibilities of execution of ZR1 'of S. Resisting and light weight exchanging the components supports the execution haut-T/MN, whereas new, superheater of sixth-generation (and to supplement the system of charge-cooling) assistance the large LS9 to make the power and couple through the range of T/MN. The engine hand-is assembled in the center of construction of GM 'of execution of S, in Wixom, Mich.

In addition to engine LS9, the ZR1 is a powerplant of technology, conceived with the light and single components which reinforce its execution with a feeling of confidant on a road or the course of road.

Max Balchowsky, creator of the "Old Yaller" series of handbuilt spare parts racecars that won in races against all the exotic European race cars

Max built the Old Yeller cars that defined this era (1958-1964) of California racing.

The Old Yeller legend began when Max and partner Eric Hauser acquired a Special built by Dick Morgensen of Phoenix, Arizona. Max applied his skills, modifying and upgrading almost every part of the car, and created a potent threat for overall wins.

Old Yeller, an assortment of junkyard debris powered by one of Max's killer Buick nailheads, embarrassed many an expensive European sports car and inspired a generation of hot rodders to go road racing... http://www.britannica.com/bps/additionalcontent/18/27709714/95-MAX-BALCHOWSKYS-OLD-YELLER-I

Max pulled the engine, and put it into Old Yeller II, which he'd just built.

Dan Gurney and Carroll Shelby also drove Old Yeller II. Gurney declared it "The best handling car I've ever driven". ... http://www.tamsoldracecarsite.net/MaxBalchowsky1.html
Old Yaller 1 was made from the Morgensen Special and all the work Max did to make it better, but Old Yellar II was all Max.

Max Balchowsky who took on the best in the business with his motoring equivalent of a mutt. From their outward appearance, cars like Old Yeller II appeared crude, but all of the Yellers were well engineered and usually competed for overall victory with much more expensive competition... http://www.supercars.net/cars/608.html

"Built from derelict freeway signs, a Coca Cola sign, Chevy truck parts, whitewall tires, and junkyard parts" .. " winning 8 of 13 outings in 1963-64" .. the engine was built with "special pistons, six Stromberg 97 carburetors on two Crower log manifolds, and an exotic camshaft from Ed Winfield" .... Vintage American Road Racing Cars 1950-1969 By Harold Pace

"Max became good friends with Buddy Hackett and did the setups for the VW known as Herbie for the movie 'Love Bug.' Max is most legendary for the movie stunt work he did for the movie Bullit with Steve McQueen, and he knew Steve well. Max worked with Elvis Presley in several movies, and for Viva Las Vegas, Max used two Old Yeller race cars in the movie (one crashed)."
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2010 Jaguar XF

2010 Jaguar XF Photo

2010 Jaguar XF Interior Photo

2010 Jaguar XF Photo

SPESIFIKASI Proton Satria Neo S2000 | Rilis November

After launching the Proton Exora President (premium) in the arena and IIMS 2010, Proton will also launch the Proton Neo S2000 Satrio hatchback engine capacity of 1600 cc 2 doors.

The plan will be launched Proton cars 20 November 2010 in Jakarta next. Cars are imported directly from Malaysia.

"20 November we launched the Proton Neo S2000 Satrio 1600 cc. The plan at the mall," said General Manager of PT Proton circulation Indonesia detikOto Mazlan told last weekend.

Proton Neo S2000 Satrio hatchback 1600 cc engine brings the Campro CPS was asked as a racing engine by Proton. Protons enter the two variants namely the transmission of both automatic and manual.

Mazlan explained, the price of Proton Satrio Neo S2000 is 1600 cc in accordance with the concept promoted. Proton Neo S2000 Satrio 1600 cc automatic cost Rp 198 million, while Proton Neo S2000 Satrio 1600 cc manual will priced USD 188 million.

The 2 litre Proton Super 2000 engine is derived from the 1.8 litre engine fitted to Proton’s Waja model and has been further developed by MEM’s engineers to produce a reliable 278 bhp @ 7600rpm with a usable power band from 5,500 to 8,500rpm.

Combined with the best 6-speed sequential 4WD Super 2000 transmission currently available, (the “532” version from market leaders Xtrac), the car sets new standards for engine performance and driveability.

The fuel system innovates too with a quick-change fuel control cassette, (which includes all the fuel pumps, filters and valves), attached to the MEM-designed FIA FT3 safety fuel cell to aid rapid maintenance.

Alcon provides the braking power with their latest Super 2000 alloy 4-pot calipers and ventilated discs which combined with the Neo’s low overall weight of 1150kg gives astoundingly short braking distances. The ventilated disc sizes are independently maximised for both Gravel, (15” rims), and Tarmac, (18” rims), but for both simplicity and cost the brake calipers are common to both setups thanks to a simple mounting arrangement.

MEM’s engineers have designed the suspension with a relatively conventional layout of wishbone and MacPherson strut, which means it will be easy and relatively cheap to maintain whilst remaining super-reliable. However, the design has cleverly maximised damper travel to such an extent that the bump stops are the only part that stops the body sills hitting the ground on full bump travel! This translates into achieving both an ultra-low tarmac setup with go-kart levels of body roll and a long-travel gravel setup with enormous ability to soak up the biggest bumps.

With various anti-roll bars available for both front and rear and with MEM’s 25 years of rally experience, the suspension setup can be easily fine-tuned for any rally surface or type.

The latest technology is used in the electrical systems with a state-of-the-art Multiplexed wiring system capable of managing the entire car’s electronics from a central unit ideally placed in the centre of the car in-between the driver and co-driver. Apart from the weight saving reduction that this achieves, it is simple to operate and, with automatically resetting circuit breakers, this is technology and reliability at its best.

The result of all this is a car which not only has well-proven technical advances and novel design but also has simplicity where appropriate to ensure the best possible combination of performance and reliability.

"The price is very competitive and appropriate, USD 198 million for the automatic and manual USD 188 million," said Mazlan.

Mazlan hartchback two door car believed there were no rivals in Indonesia. Because different specification promoted by the cars on the market four-wheel Indonesia.

"This car is no match for him in Indonesia. Specified car in RI does not have the same with our cars that will be marketed. And the buyers are also very segmented," Mazlan believes.