With GTbyCitroen, a show-car presented at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, Citroen becomes the first vehicle manufacturer to cross to the virtual worlds. GTbyCitroen is a style replica of a vehicle from digital world.
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19 October 2008
18 October 2008
Caterham RS Levante
It seems that with the auto industry going downhill, ironically, the cars that still sell good are the most expensive ones. Two days ago we wrote about all the £1.2 million Aston Martin One-77 being sold, and now we’ve found out that the Caterham RS Levante is also sold out. It’s true, there were only 8 units built, but still, the car is not cheap at all, priced at £115,000 (almost $200,000).
The RS Levante is powered by a custom-built 40-valve, 2.4-liter, supercharged V8 which delivers 500 hp. A lot of power, but nothing impressive, you might say. However, the car features a carbon-fiber, Kevlar and aluminum body, so it weights only 1150 pounds, which gives it a power-to-weight ratio of 1000 hp per ton, which is double that of the Bugatti Veyron. Caterham says that the RS Levante goes from 0 to 60 mph in under 3 seconds and they’ve also announced that all customers will need to go through a two-day advanced driving school before getting the car.
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The RS Levante is powered by a custom-built 40-valve, 2.4-liter, supercharged V8 which delivers 500 hp. A lot of power, but nothing impressive, you might say. However, the car features a carbon-fiber, Kevlar and aluminum body, so it weights only 1150 pounds, which gives it a power-to-weight ratio of 1000 hp per ton, which is double that of the Bugatti Veyron. Caterham says that the RS Levante goes from 0 to 60 mph in under 3 seconds and they’ve also announced that all customers will need to go through a two-day advanced driving school before getting the car.
2010 Toyota Prius
A few photos that revealed the 2010 Toyota Prius were leaked on the net. However, there was a lot of suspicion around these photos and no one knew whether these are for real or just some great Photoshop skills. But today the mistery is over, because Toyota made an official statement admitting that this really is the next generation of their popular hybrid. Beside confirming the photos, Toyota didn’t unveil anything else about the car, except that it will make its world debut at the 2009 Detroit Motor Show, in January.
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Dodge Challenger SRT10 Concept
Dodge will come up with what look like it’ll be one of the coolest cars on display at this year SEMA Show, the Dodge Challenger SRT10 concept. The car is powered by Viper’s 8.4-liter all-aluminum V10 engine which delivers 600 hp and 560 lb. ft. of torque. To cope with the power increase, Dodge engineers fitted the car with upgraded brakes and Bilstein shocks. Also, to outline it’s sporty ’soul’, the concept is finished in Tornado Red paint with a carbon-fiber deck lid and a shaker hood inspired from the 1970 HEMI Cuda, while the interior received sport seats, carbon-fiber inserts, and a red engine start button. We don’t know Dodge’s plans for the concept, but they’d better not tease us for nothing and figure out a way to put this into production, because it looks and sounds awesome.
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Arash AF-10
Arash Cars is a supercar manufacturer since 2005 and now they finally unveiled the production ready model of the Arash AF-10 supercar. The car will be powered by a GM 7.0-litre engine that delivers 550 hp and which, mated to a 6-speed Grazianno manual gearbox, allows the car to sprint from 0 to 60 mph (96.5 km/h) in under 3.4 seconds, and to achieve a top speed of over 200 mph (320 km/h). The AF-10 will also get 19-inch wheels (plus optional 21-inch), leather interior, satellite navigation, MP3 player and rear view camera with integrated touchscreen. In order to be as lightweight as possible, the Arash AF-10 will get a carbon fiber body shell and chassis. What also very interesting is that the carmaker has announced that they’re also working on a supercharged version of the engine, which will develop around 850 hp.
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Lexus IS 250 Sports Concept
Lexus has announced a new car at the Australian International Motor Show, the Lexus IS 250 Sports Concept. The car is basically a regular IS 250, with a few sporty upgrades, targeted at younger drivers that can’t afford an IS-F. The Sports Concept features some minor cosmetic changes, larger cross-drilled two-piece brake rotors at front and rear, Bilstein shock absorbers and springs for improved handling, plus sway bars and a chassis brace. For improved performances, Lexus gave the IS a new performance air intake (gives 3% more horsepower), a carbon fiber engine cover, new stainless steel ‘cat-back’ exhaust system (15% more horsepower) and ligthweight 19 inch graphite grey wheels.
Lexus hasn’t yet decided whether this concept will make it into production, but according to Lexus chief executive John Roca, there are high odds that we’ll see this car in dealerships soon.
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Lexus hasn’t yet decided whether this concept will make it into production, but according to Lexus chief executive John Roca, there are high odds that we’ll see this car in dealerships soon.
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