Hennessey Performance Engineering is
out to prove anyone who believes that performance and supercars are dead
due to recent strides in automakers struggling to boost their fleet
fuel-economy. Meet the new Hennessey Venom GT – based on the Lotus Elise
and powered by an American V8, it could possibly be the world’s fastest
road going car (pending official figures).
“This is not the first time that
Britain and America have joined forces to produce a weapon of mass
propulsion”, said company founder and president, John Hennessey. “Over
fifty years ago the American-built P51 Mustang fighter aircraft was
flown into history powered by a British Rolls-Royce Merlin engine. Today
the Hennessey Venom GT promises to set a new standard of power to weight
ratio in the rarified air of today’s supercar market.”
Weighing in at less than 2,400
lbs, the base Venom GT is powered by a supercharged 6.2L LS9 V8 (same
engine used on the Corvette ZR1), tweaked to produce 725-hp. Moving up a
notch, the company will also offer 1,000-hp and 1,200-hp twin-turbo V8
engine variants. Mated to a Ricardo 6-speed gearbox, the Venom GT should
be capable of hitting 0-60 mph in 2.2 seconds and will keep going until
it hits 262 mph.
To stop the Venom GT, Hennessey
added Brembo brakes with 6-piston calipers up front and 4-piston
calipers in rear clamping down on 15-inch carbon ceramic rotors.
Hennessey plans on building 10
units of the Venom GT annually and four have already been sold at around
$600,000 a pop. That means there are only six units left from the first
allocation.
[Source: egmCarTech]
Lexus LFA Nurburging
fter all the leaked reports, Lexus
today officially announced the details on its Nurburgring edition of the
new Lexus LFA supercar.
“The new Nurburgring package provides
additional aerodynamic features and technical revisions that improve
handling and downforce without compromising the exceptional speed and
acceleration that are central to the LFA’s driving character,” Lexus
said in a statement. “Greater downforce, essential to peak track
performance, has been gained through revisions and additions to several
of the LFA’s CFRP components, including a larger front spoiler, side
fin-type spoilers and a new fixed rear wing.”
Power still comes from the
mid-front-mounted 4.8L V10
engine,
but power has been increased to 562-hp (base LFA makes 552-hp) and
gearshift times have been cut to just .15 seconds. Lexus also made some
handling modifications including sports tuning of the suspension and
mesh-type wheels shod with dedicated high-grip tires.
Only 50 units of the 500 limited
production run of the LFA will be made with the Nurburgring Package.
Buyers of the Nurburgring Package will also receive a one-year driving
pass to the track.
[Source: egmCarTech]
Lamborghini Gallardo
570-4 Superleggera
Tomorrow, the curtains will open on
the 2010 Geneva Motor Show press days so that means we’ll be getting a
bunch of pre-auto show releases today. One of the most exciting debuts
in Geneva includes the new 2011
Lamborghini
Gallardo
LP570-4 Superleggera, the new top model in the Gallardo lineup.
When compared to the standard
Gallardo LP560-4, the weight of the Gallardo LP570-4 has been dropped by
154 pounds to a total dry weight of no more than 2,954 pounds. That
makes the Gallardo LP570-4 the lightest road-going model in
Lamborghini’s
lineup. Lamborghini says that one key factor to cutting weight is the
exterior and interior components, which are made from carbon fiber.
Power for the Lamborghini Gallardo
LP570-4 comes from a 5.2L V10 making 562-hp with a maximum torque of 399
lb-ft. Mated to a 6-speed e-gear automatic
transmission,
that allows the lightweight monster to go from 0-62 mph in just 3.4
seconds, 0 to 124 mph in 10.2 seconds and allows it to keep going up to
a top speed of 202 mph.
Not that many enthusiasts would care
but the Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera is also considerably
more efficient – compared with its base model. The Superleggera model
averages a fuel-economy of 13
mpg
[Source: egmCarTech]
Corvette Z06 Carbon
For the truly hard-core Corvette
fanatic who likes to spend weekends thrashing his or her car at the
track, there is only one Corvette worthy of consideration: the Z06.
However, thanks to the ZR1, the lightweight, normally aspirated
7.0-liter coupe is no longer the absolute quickest Vette, but it is felt
to have the most responsive handling. What it doesn't have is the uber-cool
carbon-ceramic brakes, carbon-fiber body panels and magnetic ride active
damping system of its supercharged sibling. That can now be changed to
past tense with the birth of the Z06 Carbon edition announced today by
General Motors.
The Z06 Carbon was created to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the
first appearance of the Corvette at the 24 Hours of Le Mans when John
Fitch and Briggs Cunningham won their class and finished eighth overall.
The Carbon edition is essentially a Z06 with a ZR1 chassis and some of
the carbon skin. When production starts this fall, only 500 examples
will be made and they will only come in two colors, Inferno Orange and
Supersonic Blue. All examples get black-painted wheels and a black
interior upholstered in leather and suede. Follow the jump and we'll
tell you more.
One element unique to the Z06
Carbon is its hood. The profile of the new carbon fiber hood is
identical to that on the ZR1 but without a transparent window. That
makes it the lightest hood ever on a Corvette and, according to
chief engineer Tadge Juechter, it truly is a featherweight. ZR1
owners looking to swap out their hoods will be disappointed to learn
that the Carbon hood will not fit their cars. Because of the absent
window, the Z06 hood has different structure underneath that won't
clear the ZR1 engine's intercooler.
The splitter, rocker extensions and roof of the Carbon are painted
black instead of the super-expensive clear-coat used on the ZR1. The
headlamp pockets and wheels are also painted a glossy black giving
the Carbon a decidedly sinister appearance, particularly with the
steel blue paint combination.
According to Juechter, the upgraded suspension and brakes give the
Z06 a real boost on the track too. Even with the same powertrain,
the Corvette circulates both Laguna Seca and the Milford Road Course
three seconds a lap faster than a 2010 Z06. The addition of the
magnetic ride damping system should also make the Z06 Carbon more
livable on the road as well.
For those who don't manage to get one of the 500 Carbon editions,
most of the good bits will be available as part of two option
packages available for 2011 models. The Z07 package provides all the
mechanical goodness of the Brembo brake system, wheels and tires and
the MR suspension. The carbon fiber package includes the splitter,
sill extensions and rear lip spoiler. Unfortunately, the hood is
only available on the 500 limited edition cars. The Carbon and new
option packages go on sale in late summer at prices that will be
announced closer to launch date, so stay tuned.
Production limited to 500
units only 20 cars a mounth
Starting at $350,00 or
$375,00
McLaren MP4-12C
3.8 L V8 twin-turbo
600 hp 443 lb-ft
7-Speed Seamless Shift
Dual-Clutch
Will be costing £125,000 and
£175,000
Noble M600
The M600. Cost
£200,000 (about $328,000 USD) which is a lot more then the M14
and M15. But twin-turbo V8 with 650 hp with only 2810 lb
this means 0-60 in 3.0 flat and 0-100 mph 6.5 and a top speed
225 mph. There is three different settings 450, 550, and 650
horsepower with a max torque of 618 lb-ft.
Porsche 911 Sport Classic
23 more Horsepower
Sweet 19-inch wheels
Ducktail
Only 250 will be made
and not coming to the US :-(
but is costs $240,702 wow
Porsche 911 GT3 RS
With
the new HOT graphics and the new 3.8-liter with output at 450 hp
what is 15 hp more then the GT3 and a wait saves makes for a
great track day car at a cost of $132,800 for the US.
Porsche 911 Turbo
NEW
for 2010
3.8 L
with directed injection
500 hp
better
mpg 24.8 with PDK
$132,800 Coupe $143,800 Cabriolet
Coming
January 2010
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
The Gullwing will come with a 6.3 liter,
naturally aspirated V8 with 571 hp and 650 Nm of torque. 0
to 100 km/h will be 3.8 seconds and 0 to 200 km/h in 12.
There's a self-imposed speed limit of 315 km/h on the
Gullwing and ceramic brakes to help reign it in as quickly
as possible.
More Information coming SOON
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