Lexus will offer a limited edition Nürburgring Package to LFA customers for 2012. This Nürburgring Package is limited to only 50 units out of the 500 LFA hand-assembled for global distribution. According to said Mark Templin, Lexus Division group vice president and general manager, Nürburgring Package builds on the track-ready Lexus supercar with styling cues from the 24 Hours of Nürburgring prototype LFA racecar.
The 2012 LFA Nürburgring Package will introduce a sport-tuned suspension, exclusive black mesh-type wheels and dedicated high-grip tires for better handling, as well as a larger front spoiler and fixed rear wing for improved high speed down force. The 4.8L V10 engine for Nürburgring Package equipped LFA’s will produce 562 horsepower, 10 more horsepower than the standard high-performance LFA. The gear-shift time has been reduced by 0.05 seconds to only 0.15 seconds for even faster gear changes.
This limited edition LFA will be available in four exterior colors – whitest white, orange, black and matte black complemented by a choice of three interior colors – black, red, and violet. All come with a carbon fiber center console and door trim.
In addition to the Nürburgring vehicle specifications, a package of special privileges is included in association with the Nürburgring course itself. The perks comprise, but are not limited to, private parking, co-pilot ride, one night at the Lindner Congress and Motorsport Hotel Nürburgring, private training with Nürburgring chief driving instructor, a Nürburgring branded jacket, as well as a one-year annual pass valid for driving on the Nordschleife and admission to ring°werk leisure park.
The Lexus LFA Nürburgring Package will carry a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $70,000. Matte black will carry an additional cost of $20,000. The standard LFA carries a MSRP of $375,000.
Ford Motor Company has unveiled its all-new Focus Electric as the company’s first zero-emissions passenger car. This new Ford Focus EV is the first fuel-free, rechargeable passenger car and one of five new electrified vehicles Ford will deliver by 2013 in North America and Europe, as the flagship of the company’s growing fleet of hybrid, plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles.
This Ford EV will offer a mile-per-gallon equivalent better than Chevy Volt and competitive with other battery electric vehicles, capable of fully recharging in three to four hours at home using the available wall-mounted 240-volt charge station – charging in half the time of the Nissan Leaf. The Focus EV offers value charging, powered by Microsoft, to help owners in the U.S. charge their vehicles at the cheapest utility rates.
Not only designed to provide outstanding energy efficiency and reliable operation, the new Focus Electric also delivers real driving enjoyment. The all-electric powertrain and single-speed transmission provide immediate responsiveness and smooth acceleration, with up to a top speed of 84 mph.
Focus Electric provides a special version of MyFord TouchTM driver connect technology especially for electric customers and introduces MyFord Mobile, a smartphone app and website for monitoring key vehicle functions and charge settings while mobile, all come as standard.
Other standard features on Ford Focus Electric for North American customers include 15-spoke 17-inch aluminum wheels, a 60/40 split rear bench seat, push button start, AM/FM/CD/MP3 Sony® Audio with nine speakers, Sirius® Satellite Radio with Travel Link, HD RadioTM and voice-activated Navigation System.
Designed to offer enough range to cover the majority of daily driving habits of Americans, the Ford Focus Electric vehicle will launch in late 2011.
When you see the Ferrari emblem of dancing horses, it evokes power and class, and the reputation of being one of the most prestigious and most expensive car brands on the market. With the 2011 Ferrari FF, Ferrari has introduced a new concept in its fleet of produced cars.
The 2011 Ferrari FF is a four wheel drive beauty, with its design taken mostly from customers' suggestions. It sports a type 65 degree 6.3 liter V12 engine which gives the driver behind the wheel an awesome feeling of being the king of the road. It also boasts of 651 horsepower cradled in its metal belly.
You won’t have to convince any person that this car exudes confidence when it comes to safety and comfort. With Ferrari’s style and power, this car has four wheel drive, it is hard to doubt this machine will not turn out to be a winner.
2011 Ferrari FF Specifications Sheet
Ferrari promises a 0-60 mph time of less than 3.7 seconds, and a top speed of 208 mph. The FF also sports a magneto-rheological set of dampers, and carbon-ceramic brakes.
Engine
* Configuration : 65º V 12 * Location : Front, longitudinally mounted * Construction : aluminium alloy block and head * Displacement : 6.262 liter / 382.1 cu in * Valvetrain : 4 valves / cylinder, DOHC * Fuel feed : Direct Fuel Injection * Aspiration : Naturally Aspirated
Drivetrain
* Gearbox : Dual Clutch * Drive : All wheel drive
Dimensions
* Weight : 1790 kilo / 3946.3 lbs * Length / Width / Height : 4907 mm (193.2 in) / 1953 mm (76.9 in) / 1379 mm (54.3 in)
Performance figures
* Power : 660 bhp / 492 KW @ 8000 rpm * Torque : 683 Nm / 504 ft lbs @ 6000 rpm * BHP/Liter : 105 bhp / liter * Power to weight : 0.37 bhp / kg * Top Speed : 335 km/h / 208 mph * 0-60 mph : 3.6 s
The FF features the company’s first ever four-wheel drive system. Ferrari’s exclusive, patented 4RM (four-wheel drive) weighs 50 per cent less than a conventional four-wheel drive system, maintaining perfect weight distribution (53 per cent over the rear axle).
Ferrari FF - Snow Test Drive
2011 Ferrari Four (FF) Sound : Revs, Accelerations, Downshifts and Tech Data.
When one mentions the name Cadillac, it brings up pictures of men wearing suits and ties, living luxurious lives in the heart of the upper-scale district of the city. Cadillac is known for bringing class, comfort, and reliability to those who enjoy the prestige.
The new 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Sport Sedan is a car that embodies the Cadillac ideal. It is sophisticated, multifunctional, and bears the air of class that only a Cadillac can bring.
The 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Sport Sedan comes with a 556 horsepower, 6.2 Liter, supercharged V8 engine that is housed in one of the most luxurious interiors available. Modern technology does not escape what's inside the automobile, with modern LED lighting lining the interiors, and high-end instrument panels; this car is the complete package.
So whether you are going to a boardroom meeting, or meeting up with a date, the 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Sport Sedan is the car to drive the down road of your success.
Bugatti has marked its new landspeed world record for production cars with its Veyron 16.4 Super Sport on the proving grounds of the Volkswagen Group at Ehra-Lessien. In the presence of the German Technical Inspection Agency (TÜV) and a representative of Guinness Book of Records, the Super Sport achieved an average top speed of 431 km/h.
The Veyron 16.4 Super Sport is a consequent of the further development of the classic exclusive 1,001-hp Bugatti’s previous version launched in 2005, the result is a car with a high performance of1,200-hp (882 kW) with a maximum torque of 1,500 Newton meters and a limited top speed of 415 km/h.
The Super Sport features four enlarged turbochargers and bigger intercoolers to boost the power of the 16-cylinder engine. The chassis has been extensively redesigned with slightly raised main-spring travel, stronger stabilizers, and new shock absorbers developed for racing cars.
The Super Sport’s body has been tuned. The front air intakes have been expanded and reshaped, with the lower one extending around the sides to the wheel arch. The back look has been revised with the double diffuser and a centrally arranged exhaust system. The skin is made entirely of carbon-fiber composites.
The new Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport will begin production this autumn at Molsheim along with the Veyron and the Grand Sport. The first five cars – known as the World Record Edition – are in a special black exposed carbon and orange finish and have already been sold. The 100 per-cent clear-lacquered exposed carbon is available upon request.
The $600,000 Question Does it feel any quicker? It's impossible to say. The extra torque makes that magnificent gearbox even more redundant. In Manual mode it will change up at the redline but won't kick down. Not that it matters much, as the car provides devastating acceleration in any gear you choose: 2nd, 3rd, 4th — it never really matters.
What the 2011 Bugatti Veyron Super Sport does is to stretch even further the Veyron's weird contrast between its almost uncontrolled acceleration and the complete control of the chassis. The stiffer suspension gives less roll and even more precise, tactile steering. It's sharper and more composed than a 4,052-pound all-wheel-drive car has any right to be, and only once in a day's driving over some terrible roads was there a harsh response to a crater.
Privately, those Bugatti suits sniffily claim not to take any notice of uncouth, overtuned muscle cars like the SSC or the Hennessey Venom, which claims a top speed of 272 mph but has yet to prove it. The Bugatti people say they built the Super Sport only because their customers demanded it. But secretly, they'll be praying they've done enough, and that like the Super Sport's price tag, its speed record will remain untouched.
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sports Official video
1200PS Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport Topspeed：434kmh+
Bentley Continental Flying Spur Arabia special edition review:
* Bentley Motors launches two unique special-edition Continental models for the Middle East * A total of only 50 Continental Flying Spur Arabia and Continental Flying Spur Speed Arabia cars will be built
Bentley Motors has unveiled two unique Continental models, which have been engineered and designed exclusively for th e Middle East market. These special edition cars have been created at Bentley's Crewe headquarters with both models offering a range of striking features specially commissioned for Arabic customers.
The Middle East market now represents 10 per cent of Bentley retail sales globally and has doubled its contribution to the worldwide percentage of sales over the last five years. This trend has continued despite the recent global recession.
From Bentley's first dealership in Dubai, the network has grown to become nine-strong in 2010, with dealers in Dubai, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Jeddah, Riyadh and Al Khobar. These two new models have been launched specifically for this unique market.
The Continental Flying Spur Arabia and the Continental Flying Spur Speed Arabia retain all the potent performance of the company's Continental Flying Spur and Spur Speed, the world's fastest luxury four-door saloon, but with a range of additional exterior and interior features to create the ultimate in distinguished, elegant driving developed for the Arabic market.
Both cars are further distinguished by some subtle exterior and interior ‘Arabia' motifs. These include an exterior front fender badge, tread plate and ashtray lid badge - all bearing the Arabia signature.
The class-leading performance of the W12, 6-litre engine is in no way diminished. The Flying Spur Arabia is capable of achieving a potential top speed of 312 km/h and a 0-100 km/h sprint time of just 4.9 seconds. The Flying Spur Speed Arabia offers a more powerful 600 bhp (610 ps, 449 kW) version of Bentley's highly acclaimed W12 with 553 lb-ft (750 Nm) of torque. This is a 9 per cent increase in power and 15 per cent increase in torque over its sister model, and will drive from 0-100 km/h in 4.8 seconds with a top speed of 322 km/h.
Unique wheels are also offered on both models. The Continental Flying Spur Arabia is designed with an elegant 14-spoke diamond alloy wheel, which has incredible strength through a small surface area and allows the best possible flow of air to the brake discs.
For the Continental Flying Spur Speed Arabia, vibrant and sporty, bright silver, 10-spoke, 20-inch wheels are included, and are also compatible with optional carbon ceramic brakes.
Bentley's ability to add extra, well-executed touches of luxury can be found in the ventilated fluted seats that effectively cool and warm the body, helping driver and passengers always to stay comfortable. The craftsmanship features which are synonymous with the Bentley name also include veneered picnic tables to the rear of front seats inset with vanity mirrors, chrome inlay strips to the door waistrails and deep-pile carpet mats with hide trimming. To surprise and delight the customer, even the fuel cap has been designed with jewellery in mind and is engineered in bright chrome with the famous ‘B' badge.
For convenience, an additional valet key is offered with limited functionality that allows the car to be driven without giving access to the boot or glove box. This provides secure storage of personal belongings when using valet parking services.
Further options that offer the luxury and refinement to the customer include Adaptive Cruise Control with ‘follow to stop feature', a rear-view camera, the iPod interface linked to the infotainment system and privacy phone handsets in the front and rear of the car.
Geoff Dowding, Regional Director, Asia and Middle East, comments: "We have created these exclusive new models for our Arabic customers in recognition of the growing importance of these influential customers. Bentley has a long and proud tradition of being able to design, engineer and personalise our cars to the individual styling and driving tastes of our customers and these special-edition Bentleys showcase these skills for the Middle East Market".End of Bentley Continental Flying Spur Arabia special edition review. Bentley Continental Flying Spur Arabia
In the near future a lot of people visualize a world of electronically powered vehicles. Replacing the gasoline stations will be the so-called charging stations, one charging station in particular is the Audi e-tron Spyder e-den Charging Station. Similar to a gasoline station, this place offers a variety of amenities for driversSince charging takes longer than filling up with gasoline, a charging station will offer something that help drivers and passengers some form of entertainment or any facility that could keep them busy while waiting for the charging to be completed.
The goal of this charging station is the provide people with information about the challenges that electronic mobility gives to manufacturers, not only about the vehicles that use electricity but the whole system of maintaining such lifestyle involving such technology. This model of a charging station reveals a vision of the future of a gasoline-less environment and a more comfortable way of life.
