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Monday, October 29, 2007
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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
The Lamborghini Islero
The Lamborghini Islero is a sports car produced by Italian automaker Lamborghini between 1968 and 1969. It was the replacement for the 400GT and featured the Lamborghini V12 engine. The car debuted at the 1968 Geneva Auto Show.
The Islero (pronounced "eez-LEHR-oh") was named after a Miura bull that killed famed matador Manuel Rodriguez "Manolete" on August 28, 1947. (Lamborghini also produced a car named the Miura, from 1966 to 1973.)
Since Carrozzeria Touring, the company that designed Lamborghini's chassis, was bankrupt, Carrozzeria Marazzi was the next logical choice as it was funded by Mario Marazzi, an old employee of Touring. The design was essentially a rebody of the 400GT, but the track was altered to allow for wider tires and while the Islero's body suffered from a lack of proper fit between the panels, its good outward visibility, roomier interior, and much improved soundproofing made it an improvement over previous models. It had a 325 hp (242 kW) 4.0 L V12 engine, a five-speed transmission, fully independent suspension, and disc brakes. Its top speed was rated at 250 km/h (155 mph). Only 125 Isleros were built.
An updated Islero, dubbed the Islero S, was released in 1969. The engine in this model was tuned to 350 hp (261 kW), but the torque remained the same. There were quite a few styling changes, including brightwork blind slots on the front fenders, an enlarged hood scoop (which supplied air to the interior of the car, not the engine), slightly flared fendered, tinted windows, round side-marker lights (instead of teardrops on the original), and a fixed section in the door windows. Various other changes included larger brake discs, revised rear suspension and revamped dashboard and interior. The top speed of the S improved to 260 km/h (162 mph). Only 100 examples of the Islero S were built, bringing the production total of the Islero nameplate to 225 cars. Ferruccio Lamborghini himself drove an Islero during that era.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
The Lamborghini Espada
The Lamborghini Espada is a grand tourer which was built by Italian car manufacturer Lamborghini between 1968 and 1978.
Based on the Marzal show car, displayed at the 1967 Geneva Auto Show, and the Bertone Pirana, a radically rebodied Jaguar E-type. It was to fill the spot of a true four seat car in Lamborghini's lineup, which already included the 400GT and Miura. 1217 cars were made, making it the most successful Lamborghini model at the time.
The car was designed by Marcello Gandini of Bertone. The name "Espada" means "sword" in Spanish, referring to the sword that bullfighters use to kill the bulls.
The Espada was originally fitted with a 4L 325 bhp (242 kW) V12 engine, fully independent suspension and four wheel disc brakes. Most transmissions were manual, and the Espada also introduced one of the first automatic transmissions able to absorb the torque of a large sporting V12. It had unusual gearing, with 3 ratios: drive, 1 and reverse.
During its 10 year production the car underwent some changes, and three different models were produced. These were the S1 (1968-1970), the S2 (1970-1972) and the S3 (1972-1978). Each model featured engine power improvements, but only minor details were changed with the exterior design. The interior was altered dramatically between each model. An all new dashboard and steering wheel was installed for the S2, and the interior was again revamped for the S3. In 1970, power assisted steering was offered as an option, and in 1974 an automatic transmission was also offered. In 1975 impact bumpers had to be installed to meet United States safety requirements, and some people consider cars produced with them to be the S4, but Lamborghini did not officially change the designation. Near the end of the Espada's life, Bertone designed a four door prototype, which was never put into production.
In 1999, a new version of the Espada was rumored to be in the works, but it was right at the time Lamborghini wanted to concentrate on a Diablo successor, so little became of the idea aside from a few drawings
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Sunday, October 7, 2007
Hummer 2008
2008 Hummer H2 Victory Red Limited Edition Year2008 MakeHummer ModelH2 Victory Red Limited Edition Body StyleSUV Engine LocationFront Drive Type4WD Price$66,030.00 Introduced At2007 Chicago
Standard Transmission Gears4 TransmissionAutomatic
Hydra-Matic 4L65 Final Drive4.10:1
Dimensions Cargo Volume86.60 cu. ft. Fuel Capacity32.0 Gal Doors4 ExteriorLength203.501 in | 5168.9 mm. Width81.201 in | 2062.5 mm. Height79.201 in | 2011.7 mm. Wheelbase122.801 in | 3119.1 mm. Front Track69.401 in | 1762.8 mm. Rear Track69.401 in | 1762.8 mm. Ground Clearance10.001 in | 254 mm. InteriorFront Headroom40.501 in | 1028.7 mm. Rear Headroom39.701 in | 1008.4 mm. Front Legroom41.301 in | 1049 mm. Rear Legroom38.601 in | 980.5 mm. Front Hip Room63.81 in | 1620.8 mm. Rear Hip Room62.01 in | 1575.1 mm. Front Shoulder Room66.401 in | 1686.6 mm. Rear Shoulder Room66.301 in | 1684 mm.
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Friday, October 5, 2007
The Lamborghini Miura
The Lamborghini Miura is a sports car built in Italy by Lamborghini between 1966 and 1973. A mid-engined layout had been used successfully in competition, including by the Ford GT40 and Ferrari 250 LM at Le Mans. De Tomaso had produced a road car with this layout, the Vallelunga, but otherwise cars designed for the road were almost uniformly front-engined, rear drive vehicles. The Miura was a trendsetter, the one that made the mid-engined layout de rigueur among two-seater high performance supercars. It is named after the Spanish ranch Miura, whose bulls have a proverbial attack instinct.
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Audi R8. Top cars of 2008
Audi R8. The Audi R8 is top cars of 2008 a mid-engined sports car released by the German automaker Audi. But Audi stopped the production of the first version and substituted it with the 2007 model, using some of lamborghini features. First appearance of the car was in 2005, the first successor. Audi announced in 2005 that the name of the successful Audi R8 race car would be used for a new road car in 2007, the Audi R8, based on the Audi Le Mans Quattro concept car, which was based on the earlier Audi RSQ concept vehicle. The R8 was officially launched at the Paris Auto Show on 30 September 2006.
Nissan GT-R. Top cars of 2008
Nissan GT-R one of top new cars of 2008. Next generation 2009 Nissan GT-R performance car, previewed as the GT-R PROTO concept car. At the official Nissan GTR web site, is coming to North America in 2008, previously known as the Skyline GT-R.
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The Lamborghini 400GT
The Lamborghini 400GT 2+2 was a 2+2-seated sports car from the Italian manufacturer Lamborghini, successor to the 350GT. First presented at the 1966 Geneva Auto Show.
Compared to its predecessor the engine was enlarged to 3929 cc (240 c.i.), increasing the power to 320 bhp (239 kW). The 400GT 2+2 was actually a different body from the 350GT, with a longer wheelbase, different roofline, and some sheetmetal changes throughout the car. The larger body shape enabled the +2 seating to be installed in the rear, where the 350GT only had room for luggage or +1 seating. The bodywork was designed by Carrozzeria Touring. The 400GT 2+2 also had a Lamborghini designed gearbox, with Porsche style synchromesh on all gears, which greatly improved the drivetrain.
There was a variant of the 350GT with the 4L V12 fitted to it, which was called the 400GT. Only 23 of these smaller coupes were built, three of which had desirable aluminium bodywork.
A total of 247 units were built from 1966 to 1968, when it was replaced with the Islero.
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