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02-23-2012 | 02:31 PM
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http://speedhunters.com/archive/2012...ighlights.aspx
Idk either to love or hate that miata?????? im confused lol wish they throw an article about it..
Idk either to love or hate that miata?????? im confused lol wish they throw an article about it..
02-23-2012 | 08:30 PM
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02-25-2012 | 02:33 PM
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http://www.axwaresystems.com/MX5/
properly build Miata just wish so much had a 13b .ahhhh...
properly build Miata just wish so much had a 13b .ahhhh...
02-26-2012 | 02:34 PM
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I just finished editing a crazy MK1 Golf that runs in a national TA series. Pretty nice as it kicked the butts of a couple of evos and skylines last year... with mostly off the shelf\oe parts from newer VW models!
Should be up tomorrow
Should be up tomorrow
02-29-2012 | 03:52 PM
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http://www.screamingtyres.com/?p=4736#more-4736
I hope you don't mind the intrusion\spam again. A 450+ hp LADA deserves some credit!
I hope you don't mind the intrusion\spam again. A 450+ hp LADA deserves some credit!
02-29-2012 | 03:54 PM
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03-03-2012 | 01:11 PM
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escort on steroids... making fun of all the serious hillclimb competitors.
If style points and not time were the meter i'm sure they'd win lol
More about the car here: http://www.screamingtyres.com/?p=4963
and here http://www.screamingtyres.com/?p=5034#more-5034
More about the car here: http://www.screamingtyres.com/?p=4963
and here http://www.screamingtyres.com/?p=5034#more-5034
03-03-2012 | 03:01 PM
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The bastard child of the 599 and the FF looks stunning and in paper sounds like the nxt decades hottest super car the era of the V12 is BACK!!
Before the auto show actually starts, Ferrari has shed light on what the successor to the outstanding 599 will be: this F12 Berlinetta. Judging by what Ferrari tells us, this car is the fastest and most powerful car it has designed during its long years of activity in the automobile world.
Of course, the customer will be the final authority on that matter. So, without further ado, let’s dissect the latest supercar from Ferrari.
The company’s claim of this car being the most powerful it has ever created is backed up by a 6.3 liter V12 engine. This unit is rated at 729 horsepower tops, available at 8,500 rpm, while torque will come in the ample amount of 508 lb-ft and will be available at around 6,000 rpm.
As always, the engine is a key element that received a lot of care and attention. Thus, a natural aspired V12 is able to deliver 80 percent of the torque at just 2,500 rpm; the revs can go all the way to the 8,700 red-line with no evident effort. Of course, the engine would be useless, if not for a top grade transmission.
That role is filled by the latest of Ferrari’s F1 gearboxes, the 7 speed dual-clutch transmission system. It directs power to the rear wheels. Furthermore, the transmission system has been fined tuned to the rest of the car, in order to transform every drop of potential into reality. Thus, breaching the 60 mph barrier takes just 3.1 seconds, reaching 124 mph needs 8.5 seconds, and it goes all the way to a top speed of 211 mph.
The Fiorano circuit is supposedly finished in just 1:23, faster than anything Ferrari has built so far. Another interesting aspect, according to the company, is that the braking distance has been significantly reduced.
Ferrari has modernized its traditional transaxle layout: the wheelbase has been shortened, the engine, seats and dashboard all have been lowered in the chassis. Moreover, the rear suspension and the gearbox layout has allowed for a smaller rear volume. The result was that we have a compact car with a low center of gravity, which is also located further in the back of the chassis.
The weight of the F12 Berlinatta weighs about 3,360 pounds (46/54 front/end weight distribution), at 15.15 feet length, 6.37 feet width, 4.17 feet heigh.
The car’s design was worked on by teams from Pininfarina and Ferrari’s Styling Center. What they managed to create was a shape generating 271 pounds of downforce at 124 mph, while the drag coefficient is just 0.299.
Carbon-ceramic brakes will slow down the F12 and the magnetorheological suspension control system will make for an outstanding ride. Electronic gadgets and control systems will be fully integrated, like E-Diff, ESC, F1-Trac, or high-performance ABS. These systems can be found in all Ferraris nowadays, so it is not that surprising to find them here too.
More pictures of the F12 Berlinetta will arrive shortly, so stay tuned, if your roads do not take you though Geneva next week.
http://speedhunters.com/archive/2012...erlinetta.aspx
Car sounds absolutely animalistic!
Before the auto show actually starts, Ferrari has shed light on what the successor to the outstanding 599 will be: this F12 Berlinetta. Judging by what Ferrari tells us, this car is the fastest and most powerful car it has designed during its long years of activity in the automobile world.
Of course, the customer will be the final authority on that matter. So, without further ado, let’s dissect the latest supercar from Ferrari.
The company’s claim of this car being the most powerful it has ever created is backed up by a 6.3 liter V12 engine. This unit is rated at 729 horsepower tops, available at 8,500 rpm, while torque will come in the ample amount of 508 lb-ft and will be available at around 6,000 rpm.
As always, the engine is a key element that received a lot of care and attention. Thus, a natural aspired V12 is able to deliver 80 percent of the torque at just 2,500 rpm; the revs can go all the way to the 8,700 red-line with no evident effort. Of course, the engine would be useless, if not for a top grade transmission.
That role is filled by the latest of Ferrari’s F1 gearboxes, the 7 speed dual-clutch transmission system. It directs power to the rear wheels. Furthermore, the transmission system has been fined tuned to the rest of the car, in order to transform every drop of potential into reality. Thus, breaching the 60 mph barrier takes just 3.1 seconds, reaching 124 mph needs 8.5 seconds, and it goes all the way to a top speed of 211 mph.
The Fiorano circuit is supposedly finished in just 1:23, faster than anything Ferrari has built so far. Another interesting aspect, according to the company, is that the braking distance has been significantly reduced.
Ferrari has modernized its traditional transaxle layout: the wheelbase has been shortened, the engine, seats and dashboard all have been lowered in the chassis. Moreover, the rear suspension and the gearbox layout has allowed for a smaller rear volume. The result was that we have a compact car with a low center of gravity, which is also located further in the back of the chassis.
The weight of the F12 Berlinatta weighs about 3,360 pounds (46/54 front/end weight distribution), at 15.15 feet length, 6.37 feet width, 4.17 feet heigh.
The car’s design was worked on by teams from Pininfarina and Ferrari’s Styling Center. What they managed to create was a shape generating 271 pounds of downforce at 124 mph, while the drag coefficient is just 0.299.
Carbon-ceramic brakes will slow down the F12 and the magnetorheological suspension control system will make for an outstanding ride. Electronic gadgets and control systems will be fully integrated, like E-Diff, ESC, F1-Trac, or high-performance ABS. These systems can be found in all Ferraris nowadays, so it is not that surprising to find them here too.
More pictures of the F12 Berlinetta will arrive shortly, so stay tuned, if your roads do not take you though Geneva next week.
Car sounds absolutely animalistic!
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