Porsche decided to release new details on the 918 Spyder sports car, a limited model which benefits from a sophisticated hybrid powertrain and several other high end systems.
Under the hood, as you probably know, sits a 4.6-liter V8 unit producing 608 horsepower and two electric motors adding another 129hp.
Porsche 918 Spyder
With a total output of 887 horsepower and 800Nm ... Read More
Porsche releases new info on the 918 Spyder
Posted On 19 May 2013 By rikk. Under: Porsche.
Porsche decided to release new details on the 918 Spyder sports car, a limited model which benefits from a sophisticated hybrid powertrain and several other high end systems.
Under the hood, as you probably know, sits a 4.6-liter V8 unit producing 608 horsepower and two electric motors adding another 129hp.
Porsche 918 Spyder
With a total output of 887 horsepower and 800Nm ... Read More
ABT reveals new tuning program for the Audi R8 V10
Posted On 19 May 2013 By rikk. Under: Audi.
ABT Sportsline decided to develop a tuning kit for the 2013 Audi R8 V10, a package which brings both performance and styling tweaks.
At the exterior, the German sports car receive a new front bumpers, side skirts, new spoilers, a rear diffuser and new 19-inch alloy wheels.
Audi R8 V10 by ABT Sportsline
Almost all these parts are made of lightweight carbon ... Read More
Lamborghini Gallardo destroyed by reporter
Posted On 17 May 2013 By Andrei Cristea. Under: Lamborghini.
Being a journalist for a car magazine or TV Show can be the best job ever, as you might get to drive some awesome vehicles that most people don't even see in real life.
The pay might or might not be good, depending on the country and how popular the media you represent actually is.
Wrecked Lamborghini Gallardo
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Ford going to court over their V6 EcoBoost
Posted On 17 May 2013 By Andrei Cristea. Under: Ford.
Ford has made quite a big fuss over the reliability of their engines. As luck has it, it seems their new V6 EcoBoost might not be all it's advertised to be.
Three people deemed it so flawed, that they even filed a lawsuit against the American car maker, claiming the engine to "shake, misfire and rapidly lose power”.
Ford 3.5 Liter ... Read More
Opel introduces a new 170HP Turbo engine
Posted On 17 May 2013 By rikk. Under: Opel.
Opel officially announced the introduction of a 1.6-liter SIDI Turbo engine for the new Astra model. The new powerplant is more powerful than the outgoing unit producing 170 horsepower and 280Nm of torque.
You can get the new engine on the hatchback model but is also available for the sedan and wagon.
Opel Astra
Excluding the latter, Opel says that fuel economy ... Read More
