Marking the 20th anniversary of the Subaru Legacy, Subaru is proud to announce a concept model that suggests the direction of future Legacy Sedan design. The LEGACY CONCEPT has been developed to showcase the Legacy’s sporting capabilities and features Subaru’s Symmetrical All-Wheel drive system mated to a Horizontally-Opposed Boxer engine.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Subaru Legacy Concept
World's Fastest Street-Legal Sedan title with Hurricane M5 RS
The gloves are off in the battle to produce the world's fastest street-legal sedan, and the competition is getting hotter as German tuning giants Brabus and G-Power practice a game of one-upmanship. First, G-Power unveiled its 225mph (360km/h) Hurricane M5, based on the BMW M5. That car used a pair of blowers on the M5's V10 to lift power by almost 50% to 730 horses.
Then Brabus came out with the Rocket, based on the Mercedes CLS but with a bored out, twin-turbo V12 that propelled the car to 227mph (365.7km/h) much to the consternation of G-Power. Now, however, G-Power has reclaimed the title for the world's fastest street-legal sedan with the unveiling its its new G-Power Hurricane M5 'RS'.
The new Hurricane RS takes power in the M5 from the already lofty 730hp to an even more insane 750 horses. With just a 20hp increase, the Hurricane RS was able to wrestle the title for fastest sedan back from Brabus, posting a top speed of 228.3mph (367.4km/h) at its test track.
The extra 20 horses were found by increasing the boost levels on the turbochargers, however according to G-Power there is further room to up the boost - something the company may have to do once Brabus unveils its next super-sedan in the hopes of reclaiming the record.
Mine’s shows off latest GT-R package at Tokyo Auto Salon
Famous Japanese tuner Mine’s first showed off its modified Nissan GT-R as far back as December 2007, and since that time the performance workshop has had plenty of time to develop new parts and accessories to make the car perform even better than before. Mine’s previous R35 GT-R proved to be faster around the track than a Lamborghini Gallardo, as well as the firm’s previous R34 GT-R model. The tuner’s latest work includes a brand new aero package, which includes of a full bodykit plus several additional carbon-fiber accessories.
Mine's Nissan GT-R at Tokyo Auto Salon
Riley Technologies announces plans for 500hp ‘Track Day Car’
Riley Technologies is a leading race car constructor and supplier of vehicles for many professional teams as well as track day enthusiasts. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of complete race cars, as well as prototype development for racing and manufacturing applications, and is the number one constructor of the Daytona Prototype chassis for the Rolex Grand-Am series. This month will see a total of 20 cars compete at the 47th annual 24 Hours of Daytona race, and of these more than a dozen will be based on a Riley design.
Dodge officially unveils Challenger R/T Classic
No matter how you feel about car manufacturers recycling their icons of the past, there’s no denying that the interest shown in the Challenger has been phenomenal. While there has been a lot of information about the flagship SRT8 muscle car, at this week’s Detroit Auto Show Dodge unveiled a special edition model based on the mid-level R/T. Today official details and photos of the new retro-mod were released. Evoking the spirit of the original 1970 Challenger, the Challenger R/T Classic will initially be offered the iconic Dodge Heritage colors of Hemi Orange and TorRed, plus standard colors including Brilliant Black Crystal Pearl, Bright Silver Metallic, Stone White.
2009 Dodge Challenger R/T and SE
First Hurst 50th Anniversary Dodge Viper sells for $275,000 at Barrett-Jackson auction
This past weekend’s Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, saw a number of special vehicles go under the hammer, including this striking Dodge Viper that was prepared by vehicle customizer Hurst. The particular model is the first of the new Hurst 50th Anniversary Dodge Viper and it was sold for a cool $275,000. While that may seem excessive, Woodhouse Dodge promised to donate the profits from the sale to Victory Junction, a charity for chronically ill children. The car also came fully loaded with as much classic Hurst gear as possible, from the Hard-Drive gold pistol-grip shifter to Hurst forged aluminum wheels and an array of classic Hurst color combos.
Hurst 50th Anniversary Dodge Viper
Bentley's production V8 turns 50
Fifty years ago Bentley first installed a V8 engine in its iconic S2 Continental, and the legacy of that original 6.2L aluminum powerplant can still be found today in cars like the 530hp (395kW) Brooklands coupe, Arnage saloon and Azure convertible. To celebrate the achievement, Bentley’s board member for engineering, Dr. Ulrich Eichhorn, will give a keynote speech mentioning the engine at the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation lecture in London on January 22. Today's Bentley V8 engine is true to the original design, however, it has achieved power and torque increases of over 150% through the introduction of fuel injection, turbocharging and intercooling technologies whilst also remaining compliant with the latest emissions standards.
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