I photographed Sebring this year for TeamSpeed.com. I had a fantastic time. Below you can find my write-up and images of the show as posted on my site at chrisgrosserphotography.com and also on TeamSpeed.com.
View my write-up and 69 of the photos below after the jump in high resolution (full size).
Dragon claims that their roadsters are the best in business, and they could very well take the bad boys that come for about $75k. Series II kit comes with 2×2 Steel Space Frame, fiberglass and aluminum for panels and interiors. Dragon uses either a Camaro/Firebird Live Axle or 88-96 Corvette C4 Rear End in the Series II Roadster.
Power comes from a small block Chevy that produces about 355hp, which is coupled to a five-speed transmission. The Dragon Roadster isn’t bad at all in the looks department, and costs about $14,990.
n2a Motors has been teasing the auto world with the Anteros since the 2006 SEMA show. But now it seems like the company may have gotten it together as a final version will be at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The Anteros is built using a 2009 Corvette platform, and base versions are powered by a LS3 V8 engine that delivers the same 430 hp and 424 lb.-ft. of torque as the standard Corvette coupe. The Anteros based on the Z06 platform gets a little extra sweetening from Lingenfelter with a (...)
The top 10 best cars have been rated on various measures and they are :
1.BMW
2.Pontiac G8
3.Dodge Challenger
4.Nissan GT-R
5.Mercedes-Benz M-Class
6.Corvette ZR
7.Honda
8.Lotus Exige S 240
9.Gallardo LP560
10.Lamborgini
Having a Lamborghinior Ferrari are not necessarily the hottest toys on the block, especially if somebody else turns up in this Mantide. It gets more eyeballs than any other car on the planet right now and all of that is down to the way this thing looks. Its an insane piece of design that is based on the already mad Chevy Corvette ZR1 and comes from Jason Castriota who designed the Ferrari P4/5.
Not only is Jason the man behind this radical 1 off design but he is also the new director at Stile Bertone. Its called the Mantide, pronounced Man-ti-deh (not Man-tide) and the best bit is that this is not a concept, but a one off supercar for anybody who can afford it!
The car is visually, miles apart from the Corvette and the only styling cues that are barely visible are the front windscreen and the taper of the teardrop rear windscreen. It looks like its landed from Mars and the person who you has been overtaken by this will most probable crash somewhere after looking at it’s rear styling. Its that futuristic, different and exclusive. Every bit on the car is all about making a style statement. Its aerodynamic too and has a drag coefficient that is 25% lesser than the ZR1 and the shape generates 30% more down force.
When Castriota spoke to Top Gear USA last year, he said that the Mantide ‘draws inspiration from modern aerospace and the world of Formula One’. We beg FIA to feature this as the safety car for F1 or still better, start a new one make racing series featuring this car.
With the slippery shape and carbon fiber used for body, wheels, seats and everything you can think of, it is 100 kg lighter than the ZR1 and remarkable faster as well. While the ZR1 is no slouch, the Mantide can do 0-100km/h (62mph) in 3.2 seconds and go all the way to 217mph (compared to the ZR1’s 3.5 sec and 205 mph). Couple this with a four point racing harnesses and a FIA roll cage, you have one serious racing machine.
While the car is a one-off, the cost will depend on how many zeros you add before you faint. So dont bother, the Chinese will make a copy anyway and wait for that! It is certain to be more than the $3 million price tag of the P4/5.
In ruler Corvette again has appeared Grand Sport. New Corvette Grand Sport 2010 modelling years is developed on the basis of LS3 with a styling of a wide body. The novelty is equipped with a racing suspender.
The 2 doors sport car is issued in coupe variants - Grand Sport Coupe and a cabriolet. Grand Sport is equipped with the 6.2-litre 8-cylinder cast aluminium engine from LS3, 430 h.p. developing capacity and a twisting moment of 575 Nanometers. At installation optionally a two-planimetric exhaust system, capacity increases to 436 h.p., and a twisting moment - to 580 Nanometers. Buyers can choose between a six-step manual or automatic gear box. The standard complete set includes ABS system, and also 18 and 19-inch disks ahead and behind accordingly, completed with tyres 275/35ZR18 and 325/30ZR19.
Click above for a high-res gallery preview of the 2009 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction
The time has come once again for the most renowned classic car auction of the year, and we will be in Scottsdale over the next several days to report live on the highlights from Barrett-Jackson. Despite the slow economy, this year's lineup of cars remains just as exciting as previous years due to offerings like the first retail versions of the 2010 Shelby GT500 and Chevy Camaro, the Hurst 50th Anniversary Dodge Viper, as well as plenty of high quality muscle cars, hot rods, and customs. GM will also be auctioning off quite a few cars from their Heritage Collection, many of which have been the top sellers over the first few days of the auction including an Oldsmobile Custom Touring Roadster that sold for $220,000 and a 1989 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 "Snake Skinner" that went for $176,000 on Wednesday. Check back over the next few days for important auction results and plenty of high-res photos of the cars. Until then you can browse through the gallery of teaser photos below.
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