Sports Car Blog

BMW introduced the racing version of the new BMW M3 at the Chicago Auto Show for the participation in the ALMS race series (American Le Mans Series) beginning in 2009.

Powered by a 485 horses forces (series - 420 horses) and maximum torque of 500 Nm with eight cylinder engine. With the amazing powers, BMW M3 has six-speed sequential manual gearbox and able to reach to a maximum speed of over 300 km/h and accelerated up to 100 km/h in less than 5 seconds. Race course played perfectly with the racing car body and body-kit, elements of which were almost all made of plastic through (CFK) material. BMW M3 ALMS weights around 1150kg. The car is based on the fourth generation of the BMW M3, the high-performance sports car produced by BMW M GmbH.
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Last Week, the company Maserati introduced a new 2009 Maserai’s Gran Turismo S which will be officially put in the show at the Geneva motor show in the next 4 days which is on the 4th of March.

Maserati’s new Gran Turismo S is a performance-oriented version of the two-door coupe which came into possession of a larger-displacement of V-8 engine that makes 440 hp, which is 35 hp more than the regular Gran Turismo’s V-8. With electronic machine control system, the S also gets Maserati’s duo-select six-speed automated manual transmission with paddle shifters in place of the six-speed automatic that the standard model uses.

This Gran Turismo S can reach maximum speed of 250 km/h and also can accelerate up to 100 km/h in just 4.6 seconds. The task of stopping this sports car falls to a high-performance brake system that features six-piston front calipers.

There’s little change for the exterior designs from the previous version. Minor change is there’s red stripe on the grille trident of the S. This S is painted black with dark gray rims and also features a sport exhaust system and sophisticated multimedia navigation. The S has new sport seats which finished in leather and Alcantara fabric.

The first details of the sports CCXR of Koenigsegg appeared in March this year, now the company has submitted official information on the final version of the car.

Earlier, it was reported that sports will receive aluminum V8 engine that can operate on Biofuel. The burning ethanol in biofuels is a positive side effect of cooling for the combustion chambers. It generates power horsepower at 1018 revolutions of 7200 per minute and 1060 Nm torque at 6100 Traffic in a minute. (more…)

In Geneva, the company is going to provide all-Mercedes model version CL - 4Matic CL500. The Mercedes CL500 4MATIC will become available in European showrooms from this summer. The Mercedes CL500 4MATIC is powered by a V8 engine that develops 285 kW/388 hp and features the Intelligent Light System and the preventive occupant protection system PRE-SAFE as standard. The Mercedes CL500 4MATIC has a 0 to 100 km/h acceleration time of 5.4 seconds an electronically limited top speed of 250 km/h. The average fuel consumption is about 12.1 litres per hundred kilometres. Price news is unknown.

Elegant sportsmanship in perfect design: TechArt Automobil design introduces the subtle but nevertheless visually exciting motor extreme version of CVG Techart GTstreet established on the current normal Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet.

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Mitsubishi Lancer Prototype-X presented a further insight into the next EVO Lancer model. Lancer Evoultion will first come up with the 4-door Lancer Sports Sedan and 5-door Lancer Sportsback. With promised, better in handling dynamics and technology, such as turbo engine performance will expected from this car. The price for this car is unknown yet.

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Alfa Romeo show in Geneva, one of the most beautiful cars in its history and, certainly, it is this model will be recognized as the most exciting innovation of the whole exhibition.

From a technical point of view, practically open version will be no different from the compartment. The car will receive not only the suspension of a compartment, but also the same motor - volume 4.7 litre V8, that will be associate to a box of 5 speeds, which delivers 450 horsepower. Alfa Romeo 8C Spider can achieves the maximum speeds of 250 Km/h.

It is assumed that the first Of alfa Of romeo of 8C Spider will enter to the buyers already in 2009. But if you plan to have this automobile in your garage, then we advise to hurry - Italians will make only of five hundred 8C Spider. The standard fixed-roof car went on sale this month in Europe with a price tag of €165,000, and the cabrio version will command a €20,000 premium on top of that.

BMW’s huge model range has gone up again with the new arrival of a new 3-litre turbo diesel X3 Sport Utility Vehicle - Hartge HUNTER.

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With one battery charge this futuristic locomotive will be able to run about 402 kilometres and motor, power of 200 kW is located at the rear of a car.

This car weights about 1.2 tons (which, most heavy elements are motor and battery). Dodge ZEO can accelerate 96 Km/h in 5.7 seconds and the maximum speeds is 209 Km/h.

The concept of the Dodge ZEO is designed to have 4 seats, white LED- elements fulfill the functions of headlights. The panel of tools makes gaudy by computer screens. The overall sizes of automobile compose 4390 x of 1743 x of 1290 mm. The ZEO is a battery EV with a claimed 250-mile range courtesy of a lithium ion battery pack. It will be interesting to see if this one is a runner like most Chrysler concepts or just a mock-up.
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The American company Fisker of coachbuild officially represented the serial Detroit of its first series model - sport sedan with the hybrid engine called Karma.

In contrast to the majority of hybrid models, the design Of karma is thought out to the trifles. The founder Of fisker is the author of the design of such models as Aston of Martin DB9 and BMW Z8.

Karma is not created on an existing platform, but on a completely new. The car got a hybrid powerplant installation consisting of electric motor and gasoline engine that uses lithium-ion batteries from Advanced Lithium Power. On one recharging the machine can pass 80 km, after this the 4- drum motor of the generator, which charges the battery, electric power supply.

An additional set of sporting options allows the electrical and gasoline engines operate simultaneously, thereby improving the performance characteristics of the model. Karma can speed up to 100km/h in just 5.8 seconds and it’s maximum speed of more than 200 km/h. According to of the representatives of company, Karma will be on sales on the beginning toward the end 2009. Its preliminary cost will compose from $80 000 to $100 000.
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