tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509966079486987672011-04-21T16:37:30.244-07:00Celebrity Luxury Carjanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16166113283181199589noreply@blogger.comBlogger211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550996607948698767.post-17187524883152252942008-01-04T01:36:00.000-08:002008-01-04T01:39:51.098-08:00<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_FHYti-iJQZE/R33-wCwQxkI/AAAAAAAAADQ/14_uFMdw_A8/s1600-h/e204.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151553650108188226" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_FHYti-iJQZE/R33-wCwQxkI/AAAAAAAAADQ/14_uFMdw_A8/s320/e204.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p>The hyphenated brand name Mercedes-Benz was established after the merger. The brand name Daimler had been licensed for use on other automobiles in France and the United Kingdom, and was therefore not available to Daimler-Benz. Instead, the name of its seminal Mercedes model designed by Maybach over twenty years before was chosen for the DMG portion of the new brand. ("Mercedes" had been painted on a DMG vehicle used in races by a man in honor of his daughter, and became the formal name of a DMG model in 1902, see below.) Thus, Mercedes-Benz became the brand name applied to the models of one of the new firm. Because of its eponymous tie to Karl Benz and his early vehicles, Mercedes-Benz is also the name of the world's oldest continuously produced automobile line.</p><br /><p class="style2">The following passenger vehicles were in production in 2007:<br /></p><br /><p>A-Class Hatchback</p><br /><p>B-Class Sports Tourer/Hatchback</p><br /><p>C-Class Sedan, Sports Coupe &amp; Wagon</p><br /><p>CL-Class Coupe</p><br /><p>CLK-Class Coupe &amp; Cabriolet</p><br /><p>CLS-Class "4 Door Coupe"</p><br /><p>E-Class Sedan &amp; Wagon</p><br /><p>G-Class SUV</p><br /><p>GL-Class SUV</p><br /><p>M-Class SUV</p><br /><p>R-Class Sports Tourer</p><br /><p>S-Class Sedan</p><br /><p>SL-Class Roadster</p><br /><p>SLK-Class Roadster</p><br /><p>SLR-McLaren High Performance Coupe &amp; Roadster</p><br /><p class="style1">Significant car models produced</p><br /><p>1928: SSK legendary racing car</p><br /><p>1930: 770 "Grosser Mercedes" state and ceremonial car</p><br /><p>1934: 500 K</p><br /><p>1936: 260 D World's first diesel production car</p><br /><p>1938: W195 Speed Record-breaker</p><br /><p>1953: "Ponton" Models</p><br /><p>1954: 300SL "Gullwing"</p><br /><p>1959: "Fintail" Models</p><br /><p>1960: 220SE Cabriolet</p><br /><p>1963: 600 "Grand Mercedes"</p><br /><p>1963: Mercedes-Benz 230SL "Pagoda"</p><br /><p>1965: Mercedes-Benz S-Class</p><br /><p>1966: 300SEL 6.3</p><br /><p>1969: C111 experimental vehicle</p><br /><p>1972: Mercedes-Benz W107 350SL</p><br /><p>1974: 450SEL 6.9</p><br /><p>1974: 240D</p><br /><p>1975: 280</p><br /><p>1976: 300D</p><br /><p>1979: 500SEL and G-Class</p><br /><p>1983: 190E 2.3-16</p><br /><p>1986: First 'E-Class'</p><br /><p>1991: 600SEL</p><br /><p>1993: First 'C-Class'</p><br /><p>1995: First 'Joint Mercedes-Benz &amp; AMG'</p><br /><p>1995: Mercedes-Benz SL73 AMG Biggest Engine Put Into a Mercedes-Benz, 7.3L V12</p><br /><p>1996: Mercedes-Benz SL60 AMG Very Rare 6.0L V8, 408hp, 0-62mph in 5.1 seconds</p><br /><p>1996: Mercedes-Benz RENNtech E7.4RS, world's fastest street sedan [citation needed]</p><br /><p>1997: Mercedes-Benz M-Class</p><br /><p>1998: Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR</p><br /><p>2004: Mercedes-Benz CLK DTM AMG</p><br /><p>2004: Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren</p><br /><p>2004: Mercedes-Benz CLS</p><br /><p>2007: E320, GL320 Bluetec, ML320 Bluetec, R320 Bluetec</p><br /><p class="style1">Concept Models</p><br /><p>1970 Mercedes-Benz C111 [12] - sports car using Wankel engine</p><br /><p>1978 Mercedes-Benz C111-III - sports car with tail fin</p><br /><p>1981 Mercedes-Benz Auto 2000 - 4 door sedan</p><br /><p>1986 Mercedes-Benz NAFA - microcar</p><br /><p>1991 Mercedes-Benz C112 - sportcar and mule</p><br /><p>Mercedes-Benz F 100 - Car introducted in 1991</p><br /><p>Mercedes-Benz F 200 Imagination - 2 door coupe introduced in 1996 Paris Motor Show</p><br /><p>Mercedes-Benz F 300 Life Jet - 3-wheel Car/Motorcycle unveiled in 1997 Frankfurt Motor Show</p><br /><p>1999 Mercedes-Benz Vision SLR - Prototype of Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, unveiled in 1999 North American International Auto Show</p><br /><p>Mercedes-Benz Vision SLA - convertible version of Vision SLR, unveiled in 2000 North American International Auto Show</p><br /><p>Mercedes-Benz F 400 Carving - A 2-seat roadster unveiled in 2002 Tokyo Motor Show</p><br /><p>Mercedes Benz F 500 Mind - 4-door fastback sedan unveiled in 2003 Tokyo Motor Show</p><br /><p>Mercedes-Benz F 600 HYGENIUS - compact fuel cell car, unveiled in 2005 Tokyo Motor Show</p><br /><p>Mercedes-Benz Bionic - Car unveiled in 2005 DaimlerChrysler Innovation Symposium in Washington, modelled after boxfish</p><br /><p>Mercedes-Benz Ocean Drive - a 4-door convertible</p><br /><p>Mercedes-Benz F 700 - Large luxury saloon featuring the small capacity / high output DiesOtto engine, unveiled at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show.</p><br /><p class="style1">Vans</p><br /><p>Mercedes-Benz produces a range of vans. The current range consists of</p><br /><p>Mercedes-Benz Vito — Light Van based on the Viano MPV with loaded weight of approx 1 tonne</p><br /><p>Mercedes-Benz Sprinter — Mid-sized van with loaded weights of 2 to 6 tonne (produced as a Dodge in USA and Canada with the name Freightliner Sprinter. A joint venture.) Sprinter 414 416CDI ambulance</p><br /><p>Sprinter 316CDI light ambulance</p><br /><p>Mercedes-Benz Vario — Heavy van with similar load to a light truck (7.5 tonne)</p><br /><p><strong>Previous models include</strong></p><br /><p>Mercedes-Benz TN or T1 - Mid Sized van predecessor to the sprinter</p><br /><p>Mercedes-Benz T2 - Heavy Van</p><br /><p>All other previous models on the German wikipedia</p><br /><p><strong>Mercedes-Benz is the world's largest manufacturer of trucks</strong></p><br /><p><strong>The current range consists of</strong></p><br /><p>Mercedes-Benz Atego — Light truck from 7 to 16t</p><br /><p>Mercedes-Benz Axor — Mid-sized truck from 18 to 26t in rigid and articulated</p><br /><p>Mercedes-Benz Actros — Heavy duty rigid and premium articulated — 18 to 50t</p><br /><p>Mercedes-Benz Econic — Low floor version of the Axor for refuse and specialist applications</p><br /><p>Mercedes-Benz Unimog — For special purpose applications and transport across extreme terrain</p><br /><p>1828L (F581) Mobile Casualty Treatment Centre</p><br /><p>1517L Mobile Casualty Treatment Centre</p><br /><p class="style1">List of bicycles:</p><br /><p>Mercedes-Benz Automatic Bike</p><br /><p>Mercedes-Benz Carbon Bike</p><br /><p>Mercedes-Benz Fitness Bike</p><br /><p>Mercedes-Benz Hybrid Bike</p><br /><p>Mercedes-Benz Mountain Bike</p><br /><p>Mercedes-Benz Street Bike</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/550996607948698767-1718752488315225294?l=celebluxurycar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16166113283181199589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550996607948698767.post-15805888899329169022007-12-24T03:04:00.000-08:002007-12-24T03:05:23.543-08:00<p>McLaren is one of the most successful teams in Formula One, having won 156 races, 11 Drivers' Championships and 8 Constructors' Championships.</p><br /><p>2007</p><br /><p>Vodafone McLaren Mercedes</p><br /><p>MP4-22</p><br /><p>2006</p><br /><p>Team McLaren Mercedes</p><br /><p>MP4-21</p><br /><p>2005</p><br /><p>Team McLaren Mercedes /<br /><br />West McLaren Mercedes</p><br /><p>MP4-20</p><br /><p>2004</p><br /><p>West McLaren Mercedes</p><br /><p>MP4-19<br /><br />MP4-19B</p><br /><p>2003</p><br /><p>West McLaren Mercedes</p><br /><p>MP4-17D</p><br /><p>2002</p><br /><p>West McLaren Mercedes</p><br /><p>MP4-17</p><br /><p>2001</p><br /><p>West McLaren Mercedes</p><br /><p>MP4-16</p><br /><p>2000</p><br /><p>West McLaren Mercedes</p><br /><p>MP4-15</p><br /><p>1999</p><br /><p>West McLaren Mercedes</p><br /><p>MP4-14</p><br /><p>1998</p><br /><p>West McLaren Mercedes</p><br /><p>MP4-13</p><br /><p>1997</p><br /><p>West McLaren Mercedes</p><br /><p>MP4-12</p><br /><p>1996</p><br /><p>Marlboro McLaren Mercedes</p><br /><p>MP4/11</p><br /><p>1995</p><br /><p>Marlboro McLaren Mercedes</p><br /><p>MP4/10<br /><br />MP4/10B<br /><br />MP4/10C</p><br /><p>1994</p><br /><p>Marlboro McLaren Peugeot</p><br /><p>MP4/9</p><br /><p>1993</p><br /><p>Marlboro McLaren</p><br /><p>MP4/8</p><br /><p>1992</p><br /><p>Honda Marlboro McLaren</p><br /><p>MP4/6B<br /><br />MP4/7A</p><br /><p>1991</p><br /><p>Honda Marlboro McLaren</p><br /><p>MP4/6</p><br /><p>1990</p><br /><p>Honda Marlboro McLaren</p><br /><p>MP4/5B</p><br /><p>1989</p><br /><p>Honda Marlboro McLaren</p><br /><p>MP4/5</p><br /><p>1988</p><br /><p>Honda Marlboro McLaren</p><br /><p>MP4/4</p><br /><p>1987</p><br /><p>Marlboro McLaren International</p><br /><p>MP4/3</p><br /><p>1986</p><br /><p>Marlboro McLaren International</p><br /><p>MP4/2C</p><br /><p>1985</p><br /><p>Marlboro McLaren International</p><br /><p>MP4/2B</p><br /><p>1984</p><br /><p>Marlboro McLaren International</p><br /><p>MP4/2</p><br /><p>1983</p><br /><p>Marlboro McLaren International</p><br /><p>MP4/1C<br /><br />MP4/1E</p><br /><p>1982</p><br /><p>Marlboro McLaren International</p><br /><p>MP4/1B</p><br /><p>1981</p><br /><p>Marlboro McLaren International</p><br /><p>M29C<br /><br />M29F<br /><br />MP4/1</p><br /><p>1980</p><br /><p>Marlboro Team McLaren</p><br /><p>M29B<br /><br />M29C<br /><br />M30</p><br /><p>1979</p><br /><p>Marlboro Team McLaren<br /><br />Löwenbräu Team McLaren</p><br /><p>M26<br /><br />M28<br /><br />M28B<br /><br />M28C<br /><br />M29</p><br /><p>1978</p><br /><p>Marlboro Team McLaren<br /><br />Liggett Group/BS Fabrications<br /><br />Centro Asegurador F1<br /><br />Melchester Racing</p><br /><p>M23<br /><br />M26</p><br /><p>1977</p><br /><p>Marlboro Team McLaren<br /><br />Chesterfield Racing<br /><br />Iberia Airlines</p><br /><p>M23<br /><br />M26</p><br /><p>1976</p><br /><p>Marlboro Team McLaren</p><br /><p>M23</p><br /><p>1975</p><br /><p>Marlboro Team Texaco<br /><br />Lucky Strike Racing</p><br /><p>M23</p><br /><p>1974</p><br /><p>Marlboro Team Texaco<br /><br />Yardley Team McLaren<br /><br />Scribante Lucky Strike Racing</p><br /><p>M23</p><br /><p>1973</p><br /><p>Yardley Team McLaren</p><br /><p>M19A<br /><br />M19C<br /><br />M23</p><br /><p>1972</p><br /><p>Yardley Team McLaren</p><br /><p>M19A<br /><br />M19C</p><br /><p>1971</p><br /><p>Bruce McLaren Motor Racing<br /><br />Ecurie Bonnier<br /><br />Penske-White Racing</p><br /><p>M7C<br /><br />M14A<br /><br />M19A</p><br /><p>1970</p><br /><p>Bruce McLaren Motor Racing<br /><br />Team Surtees<br /><br />Ecurie Bonnier</p><br /><p>M7C<br /><br />M14A<br /><br />M7D<br /><br />M14D</p><br /><p>1969</p><br /><p>Bruce McLaren Motor Racing<br /><br />Team Lawson<br /><br />Antique Automobiles / Colin Crabbe Racing</p><br /><p>M7A<br /><br />M7B<br /><br />M7C<br /><br />M9A</p><br /><p>1968</p><br /><p>Bruce McLaren Motor Racing<br /><br />Joakim Bonnier Racing Team<br /><br />Anglo American Racers</p><br /><p>M5A<br /><br />M7A</p><br /><p>1967</p><br /><p>Bruce McLaren Motor Racing</p><br /><p>M4B<br /><br />M5A<br /><br />M7A</p><br /><p>1966</p><br /><p>Bruce McLaren Motor Racing</p><br /><p>M2B</p><br /><p><strong>Formula One: </strong>M2B M4B M5A M7A M7B M7C M7D M9A M14A M14D M19A M19C M23 M26 M28 M29 M29F M30 MP4 (MP4/1) MP4B (MP4/1B) MP4/1C MP4/1E MP4/2 MP4/2B MP4/2C MP4/3 MP4/4 MP4/5 MP4/5B MP4/6 MP4/6B MP4/7A MP4/8 MP4/9 MP4/10 MP4/10B MP4/10C MP4/11 MP4/11B MP4-12 MP4-13 MP4-14 MP4-15 MP4-16 MP4-17 MP4-17D MP4-18 MP4-19 MP4-19B MP4-20 MP4-21 MP4-22 MP4-23<br /><br /><strong>Formula Two/Three:</strong> M2A M4A M21<br /><br /><strong>Sports cars: </strong>M1A M1B M1C M6A M6B M6GT M8A M8B M8C M8D M8E M8F M8FP M12 M20 F1 F1 GTR<br /><br /><strong>USAC/IndyCar: </strong>M15 M16A M16B M16C M16C/D M16E M24<br /><br /><strong>F5000/Libre:</strong> M3A M10A M10B M18 M22 M25</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/550996607948698767-1580588889932916902?l=celebluxurycar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16166113283181199589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550996607948698767.post-63140978782213289412007-11-22T21:02:00.000-08:002007-11-22T21:03:30.235-08:00Of the more recent saloons, the most significant is the XJ (1968-present), still the definitive Jaguar saloon car for many. Since 1968 the Series I XJ has seen major changes in 1973 (to Series II), 1979 (Series III), 1986 Europe / 1987 United States (XJ40), 1995 (X300), 1997 (to the V-8 powered X308), 2003 (the present model, X350). The most luxurious XJ models carry either the Vanden Plas (US) or Daimler (rest of world) nameplates.<br /><p> </p><br /><p class="style1">Notable models</p><br /><p>Sports cars:</p><br /><p>XK120 (1948–54)</p><br /><p>XK140 (1954–57)</p><br /><p>XK150 (1957–60)</p><br /><p>Jaguar E-type (1961–75)</p><br /><p>XJ-S/XJS (1975–96)</p><br /><p>XJ220 (1988–93)</p><br /><p>XK8(X100)(1997–2006)</p><br /><p>XK (X150) (2007)</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Large Saloons</strong></p><br /><p>2.5 Litre (1935–48)</p><br /><p>3.5 Litre (1937–48)</p><br /><p>Mark IV (1945–48)</p><br /><p>Mark V (1949–51)</p><br /><p>Mark VII(M) (1950–57)</p><br /><p>Mark VIII (1957–59)</p><br /><p>Mark IX (1958–61)</p><br /><p>Mark X/420G (1961–70)</p><br /><p>XJ6 (1968–97)</p><br /><p>XJ12 (1972–97)</p><br /><p>XJ8 (1998 to present)</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Small Saloons</strong></p><br /><p>1.5 Litre (1935–49)</p><br /><p>Mark 1 (1955–59)</p><br /><p>Mark 2 (1959–66)</p><br /><p>S-type (1963–68)</p><br /><p>240/340 (1967–69)</p><br /><p>420 (1966–70)</p><br /><p>S-type (1999 to 2007/2008)</p><br /><p>X-type (2001 to present)</p><br /><p>XF (2007) New Model Replacing S-Type</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p> </p><br /><p class="style1">Engines</p><br /><p>Jaguar has designed in-house four generations of engines.</p><br /><p>Historical engines: Jaguar XK6 engine – inline-6</p><br /><p>Jaguar V12 engine – V12</p><br /><p>Jaguar AJ6 engine – inline-6</p><br /><p>Current engines: Jaguar AJ-V8 engine – V8</p><br /><p>Jaguar AJ-V6 engine – V6</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p class="style1">Current Models</p><br /><p>The current Jaguar line-up includes the following models:</p><br /><p>2007 Jaguar Model Line-up</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Jaguar XJ</strong></p><br /><p>full-size luxury sedan</p><br /><p>$64,250 – $116,000</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Jaguar S-Type</strong></p><br /><p>luxury sport sedan</p><br /><p>$46,500 – $66,500</p><br /><p>To be replaced by the Jaguar XF</p><br /><p><strong>Jaguar X-Type</strong></p><br /><p>luxury mid-size sedan and wagon</p><br /><p>$33,500 – $37,500</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Jaguar XK</strong></p><br /><p>sports car/Coupé/Convertible</p><br /><p>$75,500 – $93,000</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p> </p><br /><p class="style1">Concept Models</p><br /><p>Pirana (1967)</p><br /><p>XK180 (1998)</p><br /><p>F-type (2000) – Roadster, similar to the XK8 but smaller</p><br /><p>R-Coupé (2002) – Luxury four-seater coupé, closest competitor being the Bentley Continental GT.</p><br /><p>Fuore XF 10 (2003)</p><br /><p>R-D6 (2003) – Compact four-seat coupé</p><br /><p>XK-RR – A high-performance version of last generation XK coupé</p><br /><p>XK-RS – Another performance-spec version of last generation XK convertible</p><br /><p>Concept Eight (2004) – Super-luxury version of the long-wheelbase model of the XJ</p><br /><p>C-XF (2007)</p><br /><p class="style2">Jaguar Racing and Jaguar XJR Sportscars</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p>The company has had major success in sports car racing, particularly in the Le Mans 24 Hours. Victories came in 1951 and 1953 with the C-Type, then in 1955, 1956 and 1957 with the D-Type. The manager of the racing team during this period, Lofty England, later went on to become CEO of Jaguar in the early 1970s. Although the prototype XJ13 was built in the mid-1960s it was never raced, and the famous race was then left for many years, until in the mid-1980s when Tom Walkinshaw's TWR team started designing and preparing Jaguar V12-engined sports prototypes for European sports car races. The team started winning regularly from 1987, and with increased factory backing the team won Le Mans in 1988 and 1990.</p><br /><p>In the late 1990s, Ford decided that Jaguar would be the corporation's Formula One entry. Ford bought out the semi-works Stewart Grand Prix team and rebranded it as Jaguar Racing. The Jaguar F1 program was not a success however, achieving only two podium finishes in five seasons of competition between 2000 and 2004. At the end of 2004, with costs mounting and Ford's profits dwindling, the F1 team was sold to Red Bull energy drinks owner Dietrich Mateschitz, and it became Red Bull Racing. Since 2004 Jaguar has not had an official presence in motorsport.</p><br /><p>Notable Jaguar sports racers:</p><br /><p><strong>Jaguar C-Type (1951–53)</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Jaguar D-Type (1954–57)</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Jaguar Lightweight E-Type</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Jaguar XJR-9 (1988)</strong></p><br /><p><strong>XJ220 (1988)</strong></p><br /><p><strong>XJR-15 (1990)</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1937 Jaguar SS 100</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Jaguar 2½-Litre Drophead Coupé 1948</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Jaguar Mark V Drophead Coupé</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Jaguar Mark V Drophead Coupé 1950</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Jaguar Mark V Saloon</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Jaguar XK120</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Jaguar XK120 Roadster</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Jaguar Saloon<br /><br /></strong></p><br /><p><strong>Jaguar Saloon</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Jaguar Mark VII Saloon 1954</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Jaguar Mark VII Saloon 1955</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Jaguar XK140 Drophead Coupé 1956</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Jaguar XK150 Roadster</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1963 Jaguar 3.4 Mark 2<br /><br /></strong></p><br /><p><strong>Jaguar Saloon</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1966 Jaguar E-Type (a.k.a. XKE)</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Jaguar 420G Saloon 1968</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Jaguar E-Type Fixed-head Coupé 1971</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Jaguar XJ12 Saloon 1974</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1991 Jaguar XJR-15</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1995 Jaguar XJ6 (Sovereign)</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Jaguar XK8<br /><br /></strong></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/550996607948698767-6314097878221328941?l=celebluxurycar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16166113283181199589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550996607948698767.post-32568521415817016882007-11-22T21:00:00.000-08:002007-11-22T21:02:14.586-08:00<p>In recent times, Infiniti's sales and reputation continue to increase impressively as Carlos Ghosn follows through on his vision to break Infiniti away from its Nissan roots. The G35 series helped re-define Infiniti as the "Japanese BMW", an image it continues to cultivate. This reputation has been enhanced by the FX35/FX45 SUV, and the redesigned M35/M45 for the 2006 model year. The M35/M45 has already garnered impressive acclaim from the automotive press, winning an eight-car comparison test in Car and Driver and also named the best luxury sedan in Consumer Reports. The M45 model featured the same engine as the flagship Q45, and its success prompted Infiniti to remove the Q45 from its lineup for the first time ever in 2007, at which time the M45 became the flagship model. <p></p><br /><p>For the 2007 model year a redesigned version of the G35 sedan was introduced, to be followed in 2008 by a new version of the company's G coupe which will be called the G37. The coupe was first unveiled at the New York International Auto Show. Also to be released in 2008 is the new Infiniti EX35 compact crossover, which will be Infiniti's entrance into the compact luxury crossover market. The EX will share the G35's 3.5 liter, 306 hp (228 kW), V6 engine. Competitors will be the BMX X3, Land Rover LR2, and Acura RDX.</p><br /><p><span class="style1" style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Current models</strong></span> </p><br /><p><strong>Infiniti G35 (sedan, and AWD sedan)</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Infiniti G37 (coupe)</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Infiniti M (M35/M35x and M45 variations)</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Infiniti EX35</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Infiniti FX (FX35 and FX45 variations)</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Infiniti QX56</strong></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p class="style1"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Past models</span></strong></p><br /><p><strong>Infiniti M30</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Infiniti G20</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Infiniti J30</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Infiniti I (I30, 1996-2001; I35, 2002-2004)</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Infiniti QX4</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Infiniti Q45</strong></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p class="style1"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Future Vehicles</span></strong></p><br /><p><strong>Infiniti G37</strong> - The new G coupe which features an all-new 3.7 liter V6 producing 330 hp (246 kW). Release date: Fall 2007.</p><br /><p><strong>Infiniti EX35</strong> - A compact Crossover positioned under the FX to compete with the BMW X3, Land Rover LR2, and Acura RDX. Release date: Fall 2007.</p><br /><p><strong>Infiniti FX</strong> - An all new FX series will be released in 2009. The FX35/FX45 will be replaced with the FX37 (utilizing the same 3.7 liter engine as the G37 coupe) and the FX50 (debuting Infiniti's new 5.0 liter V8 with 390 hp (291 kW) and 369 ft·lbf torque). Release date: Fall 2008. [1]</p><br /><p><strong>Infiniti M</strong> - An all new M sedan is slated for release for the 2010 model year. The 2010 Infiniti M is expected to come in M37 (330 hp, 270 lb-ft, 3.7-liter V6 as seen on the 2008 Infiniti G37 coupe) and M50 (390 hp, 3</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/550996607948698767-3256852141581701688?l=celebluxurycar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16166113283181199589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550996607948698767.post-50705792244702364762007-11-21T16:01:00.000-08:002007-11-21T16:02:37.697-08:00<span class="style1">List of Ferrari models</span><br /><p>Until the early 1980s, Ferrari followed a three-number naming scheme based on engine displacement:</p><br /><p>V6 and V8 models used the total displacement (in decilitres) for the first two digits and the number of cylinders as the third. Thus, the 206 was a 2.0 L V6 powered vehicle, while the 348 used a 3.4 L V8, although, for the F355, the last digit refers to 5 valves per cylinder. Upon introduction of the 360 Modena, the digits for V8 models (which now carried a name as well as a number) refer only to total engine displacement. The numerical indication aspect of this name has carried on to the current V8 model, the F430.</p><br /><p>V12 models used the displacement (in cubic centimetres) of one cylinder. Therefore, the famed 365 Daytona had a 4390 cc V12. However, some newer V12-engined Ferraris, such as the 599, have three-number designations that refer only to total engine displacement.</p><br /><p>Flat 12 (boxer) models used the displacement in litres. Therefore, the 512BB was five litre flat 12 (a Berlinetta Boxer, in this case). However, the original Berlinetta Boxer was the 365 GT4 BB, which was named in a similar manner to the V12 models.</p><br /><p>Some models, such as the 1980 Mondial and the 1984 Testarossa did not follow a three-number naming scheme.</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p>Most Ferraris were also given designations referring to their body style. In general, the following conventions were used:</p><br /><p>M standing for "Modificata," this suffix is placed to the end of a model's number designation to denote that it is a modified version of its predecessor and not a complete evolution (see F512M and 575M Maranello).</p><br /><p>GTB models are closed Berlinettas, or coupes.</p><br /><p>GTS models, in older models, are convertibles (see 365 GTS4); however, in late models, this suffix is used for targa top models (see 348 GTS, and F355 GTS; exception being the 348 TS, which is the only targa named differently). The convertible models now use the suffix "Spider" (see F355 Spider, and Ferrari 360 Spider).</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p>This naming system can be confusing, as some entirely different vehicles used the same engine type and body style. Many Ferraris also had other names affixed (like Daytona) to identify them further. Many such names are actually not official factory names. The Daytona name commemorates Ferrari's triple success in the February 1967 24 Hours of Daytona with the 330P4. Only in the 1973 Daytona 24h, a 365 GTB4 model run by N.A.R.T. (North American Racing Team, who raced Ferrari's in America) scored 2nd—behind a Porsche 911.</p><br /><p>The various Dino models were named for Enzo's son, Dino Ferrari, and are not formally Ferraris, though are to all intents and purposes considered so.</p><br /><p>In the mid 1990s, Ferrari added the letter "F" to the beginning of all models (a practice quickly abandoned after the F512M and F355, but recently picked up again with the F430).</p><br /><p>Ferrari quickly moved into the Gran Turismo market, and the bulk of the company's sales remain in this area.</p><br /><p>1949 166 Inter</p><br /><p>1950 195 Inter</p><br /><p>1951 212 Inter</p><br /><p>1951 342 America</p><br /><p>1953 375 MM Coupe</p><br /><p>1953 250 Europa</p><br /><p>1953 375 America</p><br /><p>1954 250 Europa GT</p><br /><p>1956 410 Superamerica</p><br /><p>1956-1963 250 GT Europa/Boano/Ellena/Coupe Pininfarina/Lusso</p><br /><p>1957-1960 250 GT Berlinetta/Cabriolet/California Spyder/SWB</p><br /><p>1960 400 Superamerica</p><br /><p>1964-1968 275 1964-1965 275 GTB/GTS</p><br /><p>1966-1968 275 GTB/4</p><br /><p>1964 500 Superfast</p><br /><p>1964 330 1966 330 GTC Coupe</p><br /><p>1966 330 GTS Spide</p><br /><p>1966 365 California</p><br /><p>1968 365 1968-1969 365 GTC Coupe</p><br /><p>1969-1970 365 GTS Spider</p><br /><p>1968-1973 Daytona 1968 365 GTB4/365 GTS4</p><br /><p>1996-2001 550 Maranello 1996-2001 550 Maranello</p><br /><p>2001 Barchetta</p><br /><p>2002-2006 575M Maranello 2002-2006 575M Maranello</p><br /><p>2005 Superamerica</p><br /><p>2007 599 GTB Fiorano</p><br /><p><strong>Mid-engine V6/V8</strong></p><br /><p>Ferrari 328 GTS Targa</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p>The Dino was the first mid-engined Ferrari. This layout would go on to be used in most Ferraris of the 1980s and 1990s. V6 and V8 Ferrari models make up well over half of the marque's total production.</p><br /><p>1968-1975 Dino 1968-1973 Dino 206 GT</p><br /><p>1968-1973 Dino 246GT/GTS</p><br /><p>1975-1989 208/308/328 GTB/GTS 1975-1977 308 GTB Fibreglass</p><br /><p>1977-1979 308 GTB and GTS</p><br /><p>1980-1981 208 GTB/GTS</p><br /><p>1980-1981 308 GTBi/GTSi</p><br /><p>1982-1985 208 GTB/GTS Turbo</p><br /><p>1982-1985 308 GTB/GTS Quattrovalvole</p><br /><p>1986-1989 328 GTB/GTS</p><br /><p>1986 208 GTB/GTS Turbo</p><br /><p>1989-1994 348 1989-1993 348 TB/TS</p><br /><p>1993-1994 348 GTB/GTS/Spider</p><br /><p>1994-1999 F355 1994-1999 F355 Berlinetta/GTS</p><br /><p>1995-1999 F355 Spider</p><br /><p>1995 F355 Challenge</p><br /><p>1998-1999 355 F1</p><br /><p>1999-2004 360 1999-2004 360 Modena/Spider</p><br /><p>2003-2004 Challenge Stradale</p><br /><p>2005 F430 2005 F430 &amp; F430 Spider</p><br /><p>2007 430 Scuderia</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p>Mid-engine 2+2</p><br /><p>Bertone-bodied Dino 308 GT4</p><br /><p>For a time, Ferrari built 2+2 versions of its mid-engined V8 cars. Although they looked quite different from their 2-seat counterparts, both the GT4 and Mondial were very closely-related to the 308 GTB.</p><br /><p>1974-1980 208/308 GT4 1974-1975 Dino 308GT4</p><br /><p>1976-1980 308GT4</p><br /><p>1975-1980 208 GT4</p><br /><p>1980-1993 Mondial 1980-1981 Mondial 8</p><br /><p>1982-1985 Mondial Quattrovalvole</p><br /><p>1983-1985 Mondial QV Cabriolet</p><br /><p>1985-1989 3.2 Mondial Coupe/3.2 Mondial Cabriolet</p><br /><p>1989-1993 Mondial T Coupe/Mondial T Cabriolet</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Front-engine 2+2</strong></p><br /><p>Ferrari 612 Scaglietti</p><br /><p>The company has also produced front-engined 2+2 cars, culminating in the current 612 Scaglietti.</p><br /><p>1960-1963 250 1960-1963 250 GT/E 2+2</p><br /><p>1964-1967 330 1964-1965 330 GT 2+2</p><br /><p>1965-1967 330 GT 2+2 Mk II</p><br /><p>1967-1971 365 1967-1971 365 GT 2+2</p><br /><p>1968-1973 365 Daytona 1971-1972 365 GTC/4</p><br /><p>1972-1976 365 GT4 2+2</p><br /><p>1976-1989 400/412 1976 400 Automatic</p><br /><p>1979 400i</p><br /><p>1985 412</p><br /><p>1992-2003 456/456M 1992-1997 456 GT/GTA Coupe</p><br /><p>1998-2003 456M GT/GTA Coupe</p><br /><p>2004 612 Scaglietti</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Mid-engine 12-cylinder</strong></p><br /><p>Ferrari entered the mid-engined 12-cylinder fray with the Berlinetta Boxer in 1973. The later Testarossa remains one of the most famous Ferraris.</p><br /><p>1973-1984 Berlinetta Boxer 1973-1976 365 GT4 BB</p><br /><p>1976-1981 512 BB</p><br /><p>1981-1984 512i BB</p><br /><p>1984-1996 Testarossa </p><br /><p>1984-1992 Testarossa</p><br /><p>1992-1994 512 TR</p><br /><p>1994-1996 F512 M</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p class="style1">Supercars</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p>Enzo Ferrari</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>The company's loftiest efforts have been in the supercar market.</strong></p><br /><p>1962-1964 250 GTO</p><br /><p>1984-1985 288 GTO</p><br /><p>1987-1992 F40</p><br /><p>1995-1997 F50</p><br /><p>1996 F50 GT</p><br /><p>2003-2005 Enzo</p><br /><p>2006 FXX</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p> </p><br /><p> </p><br /><p class="style1">Current</p><br /><p>2007 F2007</p><br /><p>2007 599 GTB Fiorano</p><br /><p>2006 F430 GT</p><br /><p>2006 F430 Pista</p><br /><p>2006 FXX</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p> </p><br /><p> </p><br /><p class="style1">Past</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p>1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa from the Ralph Lauren collection</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p> </p><br /><p class="style1">Sports cars </p><br /><p>1940 AAC 815</p><br /><p>1947 125 Sport</p><br /><p>1947 159 Sport</p><br /><p>1948 166 S/SC/MM</p><br /><p>1950 195 S</p><br /><p>1951 340 America</p><br /><p>1951 212 Export</p><br /><p>1952 225 S</p><br /><p>1952 250 S</p><br /><p>1952 340 Mexico</p><br /><p>1953 250 MM</p><br /><p>1953 Ferrari-Abarth 166 MM/53</p><br /><p>1953 625 TF</p><br /><p>1953 735 S</p><br /><p>1953 500 Mondial</p><br /><p>1953 340 MM</p><br /><p>1953 375 MM</p><br /><p>1954 750 Monza</p><br /><p>1954 250 Monza</p><br /><p>1954 375 Plus</p><br /><p>1955 118 LM</p><br /><p>1955 121 LM</p><br /><p>1955 410 S</p><br /><p>1955 857 S</p><br /><p>1956 500 TR</p><br /><p>1956 290 MM</p><br /><p>1956 290 S</p><br /><p>1956 860 Monza</p><br /><p>1956 625 LM</p><br /><p>1957 500 TRC</p><br /><p>1957 315 S</p><br /><p>1957 335 S</p><br /><p>1957 250 Testa Rossa</p><br /><p>1960 250 TR60/61</p><br /><p>1962 250 GTO</p><br /><p>1963 330 LM Berlinetta</p><br /><p>1963 P/LM series 1963 250 P</p><br /><p>1964 250 LM</p><br /><p>1964 330 P</p><br /><p>1965 330 P2</p><br /><p>1966 330 P3</p><br /><p>1967 330 P4</p><br /><p>1967 412 P</p><br /><p>1969 Ferrari 212 E "Montagna"</p><br /><p>1969 312 P</p><br /><p>1969 512 S and 512 M</p><br /><p>1971 312 PB</p><br /><p>1994 333 SP</p><br /><p>1995 F50 GT</p><br /><p>2005 FXX</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p class="style1">Formula 1 </p><br /><p>1948 125 F1</p><br /><p>1950 275 F1</p><br /><p>1950 340 F1</p><br /><p>1950 375 F1</p><br /><p>1954 553 F1</p><br /><p>1954 625 F1</p><br /><p>1955 555 F1</p><br /><p>1955 Ferrari-Lancia D50</p><br /><p>1957 801 F1</p><br /><p>1958 412 MI</p><br /><p>1958 246 F1</p><br /><p>1959 256 F1</p><br /><p>1961 156 F1</p><br /><p>1964 158 F1</p><br /><p>1964 512 F1</p><br /><p>1966 312 F1</p><br /><p>1970 312 B</p><br /><p>1971 312 B2</p><br /><p>1973 312 B3</p><br /><p>1975 312 T</p><br /><p>1976 312 T2</p><br /><p>1978 312 T3</p><br /><p>1979 312 T4</p><br /><p>1980 312 T5</p><br /><p>1981 126 C</p><br /><p>1982 126 C2</p><br /><p>1983 126 C3</p><br /><p>1984 126 C4</p><br /><p>1985 156/85</p><br /><p>1986 F1/86</p><br /><p>1987 F1/87</p><br /><p>1988 F1/88</p><br /><p>1989 F1 640</p><br /><p>1990 F1 641</p><br /><p>1991 F1 642</p><br /><p>1991 F1 643</p><br /><p>1992 F 92 A</p><br /><p>1993 F 93 A</p><br /><p>1994 412 T1/T1B</p><br /><p>1995 412 T2</p><br /><p>1996 F 310</p><br /><p>1997 F 310 B</p><br /><p>1998 F 300</p><br /><p>1999 F 399</p><br /><p>2000 F2000</p><br /><p>2001 F2001</p><br /><p>2002 F2002</p><br /><p>2003 F2003-GA</p><br /><p>2004 F2004</p><br /><p>2005 F2005</p><br /><p>2006 248 F1</p><br /><p>2007 F2007</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p> </p><br /><p> </p><br /><p class="style1">Formula 2 </p><br /><p>1948 125 F2</p><br /><p>1951 500 F2</p><br /><p>1953 553 F2</p><br /><p>1957 Dino 156 F2</p><br /><p>1967 Dino 166 F2</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p> </p><br /><p> </p><br /><p> </p><br /><p class="style1">Concept Models</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Ferrari GG50</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1968 Ferrari P5</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1969 Ferrari Pininfarina 512S Berlinetta Speciale</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1970 Ferrari Pininfarina Modulo</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1989 Ferrari Mythos</strong></p><br /><p><strong>2005 Ferrari GG50</strong></p><br /><p><strong>2006 Ferrari P4/5</strong></p><br /><p><strong>2006 Ferrari Zagato 575 GTZ</strong></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/550996607948698767-5070579224470236476?l=celebluxurycar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16166113283181199589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550996607948698767.post-41887374727142660852007-11-21T16:00:00.000-08:002007-11-21T16:01:37.186-08:00With the idea of creating a mass produced all-French sports car competing with the Alfa-Romeos, Facel eschewed its standard of American engines, and the Facellia used a 4 cyl 1.6 L DOHC engine built in France by Paul Cavalier of Pont-à-Mousson. The engine had only two bearings supporting each camshaft, using special steels, as opposed to the usual four or five. Despite the metallurgical experience of Pont-à-Mousson, this resulted in excessive flex, timing problems and frequent failures. The engine was pronounced a disaster and the Facellia with it. The troublesome engine was replaced with a Volvo P1800 powerplant in the Facel III, but the damage was done. Production was stopped in 1963 and despite the vision of it being a "volume" car only 1100 were produced, which is Facel's highest production number. Facel lost money on every car they built, the luxury car side of the company being supported entirely by the other work done by Facel Metallon, Jean Daninos's obsession being very similar to that of David Brown of Aston Martin.<br /><p>The small Facellia met with little success and the losses from this, due to strong competition at the luxury end of the market, killed off the company. Facel exited the car market completely in 1964. What wa, according to some, the best small Facel, the Facel 6, which used an Austin Healey 2.8 litre engine, came too late to save the company, fewer than 30 having been produced when the French government scuttled the endeavour.</p><br /><p>Being expensive luxury cars many Facels survive and they are by now quite desirable, and given the mass-produced American mechanicals, easier to maintain than many. Facellias are not difficult to find, though examples with the original Pont-à-Mousson engine are quite rare.</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p class="style1">Models</p><br /><p><strong>Facel Vega HK 500</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Facel Vega II</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Facel Vega Excellence</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Facellia</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Facel III</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Facel 6</strong></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/550996607948698767-4188737472714266085?l=celebluxurycar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16166113283181199589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550996607948698767.post-91369970836817118112007-11-21T15:59:00.000-08:002007-11-21T16:00:48.306-08:00Some of the most significant vehicles produced by Daimler prior to their acquisition by Jaguar in 1960 were:<br /><p><strong>1896 First Daimler Vehicle</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1926-1938 The Double Six</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1933-1936 Daimler 15</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1936-1953 Straight Eight (covering a variety of models)</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1938-1945 Daimler Dingo — a BSA design</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1939-1949 Daimler DB18</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1940- ? Daimler Armoured Car</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1946-1952 Daimler DE27/DH27 (straight 6)</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1946-1953 Daimler DE36 (straight 8)</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1952-1971 Ferret Scout Car</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1949-1953 Daimler DB18 Consort and DB18 Sports Special</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1952-1954 Daimler Regency/Empress II</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1953-1956 Daimler Conquest</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1954-1957 Daimler Regency II</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1954-1957 Daimler Empress IIa and Empress III</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1954-1958 Daimler Conquest Century</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1954-1960 Daimler Regina/DK400</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1958-1962 Daimler Majestic</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1959-1968 Daimler Majestic Major</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1959-1964 Daimler SP250 (Dart, A-spec.)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p> </p><br /><p class="style1">Jaguar and British Leyland</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p>Daimler V8-250</p><br /><p>Daimler DS420 Limousine</p><br /><p>In 1960, the Daimler name was acquired by Jaguar. William Lyons was looking to expand manufacture, and wanted the manufacturing facilities, but then had to decide what to do with the existing Daimler vehicles.</p><br /><p>The Daimler Majestic Major and the sporty Dart, already in production, were continued for a number of years, using the Daimler V8 engine. In 1961 Daimler introduced the DR450 , a limousine version of its Majestic Major with a longer chassis and bodyshell and higher roofline. It continued in production until the DS420 arrived in 1968, by which time it had sold almost as many as the "Major" saloon.</p><br /><p>These were the last cars not designed by Jaguar to bear the Daimler badge.</p><br /><p>It is said that Jaguar put a Daimler 4.5L V8 in a Mark X, and it went better than the Jaguar version. It is also said that when Jaguar ceased production of Daimler designed vehicles, Lyons had all the spares bulldozed into a pit.</p><br /><p>The last car to have a Daimler engine was the Model 250 which was, apart from a fluted grille, badges and drivetrain essentially a more luxurious Jaguar Mark II.</p><br /><p>Jaguar merged with the British Motor Corporation, the masters of badge-engineering marques in 1966 to form British Motor Holdings (BMH). Not surprisingly, except for the Daimler DS420 Limousine introduced in 1968 and withdrawn from production in 1992, subsequent vehicles were badge-engineered Jaguars, given a more luxurious finish. For example the Daimler Double Six Vanden Plas was a Jaguar XJ-12 with the Daimler badge and fluted grille and boot handle the only outward differences from the Jaguar, with more luxurious interior fittings and extra standard equipment marking it out on the inside.</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p>1972 Daimler Sovereign 4.2</p><br /><p>During that period, Daimler became the second-largest (after Leyland) double-decker bus manufacturer in Britain, with the "Fleetline" model. At the same time, Daimler made trucks and motorhomes.</p><br /><p>BMH merged with the Leyland Motor Corporation to give the British Leyland Motor Corporation in 1968. Production of Daimler buses in Coventry ceased in 1973 when production of its last bus product (the Daimler Fleetline) was transferred to Leyland plant in Farington. The Daimler marque stayed within BLMC and its subsequent forms until 1982, at which point Jaguar (and Daimler) went their own way and the Austin Rover Group went the other.</p><br /><p><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Significant Daimler models for that period include:</span></strong></p><br /><p><strong>1959-1968 Daimler Majestic Major</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1959-1964 Daimler SP250 (B and C spec.)</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1961-1967 Daimler DR450 Hemi V8 Limousine</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1962-1969 Daimler 250 V8</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1968-1992 Daimler DS420 Limousine</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1988 Daimler Double Six</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p>Jaguar (Under Ford Ownership)</p><br /><p>In 1989 the Ford Motor Company took over Jaguar and with it the right to use the Daimler name. In 1992, Daimler stopped production of the DS420 Limousine, the only model that was not just a re-badged Jaguar. In 1996 Jaguar Cars produced a "Daimler Century" model to celebrate 100 years of motoring.</p><br /><p>The name 'Daimler' continued to be used to determine top-line XJ Jaguars (in every country except the USA, where the top line XJ was (and still is) known as the 'XJ Vanden Plas', as the company feared that the American market would confuse Jaguar Daimler with DaimlerChrysler) until 2002, when, with the arrival of the new Mk. III XJ, the Daimler name (seen on the Mk. II XJ as the 'Daimler V8') ceased to be used to mark out the top models, with the 'Jaguar Super V8' the new flagship model. Now, Daimler is back with the new 'Super Eight' model, and there are rumours that Jaguar may be designing a successor to the DS420 Limousine.</p><br /><p>Significant Daimler Models for that period include:</p><br /><p>1996 <strong>Daimler Century limited edition</strong></p><br /><p>1996 <strong>Daimler Corsica concept car</strong></p><br /><p>2002 <strong>Daimler Super V8 for HM The Queen</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p> </p><br /><p class="style1">Revival</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p>2005 <strong>Daimler Super Eight</strong></p><br /><p>In July 2005, after a three-year hiatus, a new Daimler, the Super Eight, was presented, with a 4.2 L V8 supercharged engine which produces 291 kW (400 bhp) and a torque rating of 533 Nm (395 lb ft) at 3500 rpm. It is derived from the Jaguar X350.</p><br /><p>2005- <strong>Daimler Super Eight</strong></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/550996607948698767-9136997083681711811?l=celebluxurycar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16166113283181199589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550996607948698767.post-82892177102852221802007-11-21T15:57:00.000-08:002007-11-21T15:59:19.927-08:00<p>Despite Cadillac's attempt to create attractive smaller cars through the Art &amp; Science model, sales of coupes had been sluggish and the make's flagship models, such as the Eldorado, continued their perception as large and unwieldy sedans that were the province only of the older buyer. Cadillac's fortunes changed dramatically, however, with the introduction of the Escalade, a large and ostentatious luxury SUV. The Escalade was initially a favorite of rappers such as Jay-Z, whose cachet added to the Escalade's imposing size and luxurious features to make the Escalade a desired mark of wealth and status. The Escalade has undeniably introduced the Cadillac brand to a younger generation of affluent buyers, and has re-established the Cadillac name as synonymous with luxury rather than geriatricy.</p><br /><p class="style1"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Cadillac Alphabetical Model Summary<br /></span></strong></p><br /><p>1987-1993 Cadillac Allante</p><br /><p>1985-1992 Cadillac Brougham</p><br /><p>1965-1976 Cadillac Calais</p><br /><p>1975-1976 Cadillac Castilian Station Wagon</p><br /><p>1997-2001 Cadillac Catera</p><br /><p>1982-1988 Cadillac Cimarron</p><br /><p>1935-1983 Cadillac commercial chassis</p><br /><p>1949-2005 Cadillac DeVille</p><br /><p>1949-1993 Cadillac Coupe de Ville</p><br /><p>1953-2002 Cadillac Eldorado</p><br /><p>1956-1964 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz</p><br /><p>1957-1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham</p><br /><p>1956-1960 Cadillac Eldorado Seville</p><br /><p>1965-2003 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado</p><br /><p>1927-1996 Cadillac Fleetwood</p><br /><p>1975-2004 Cadillac Seville</p><br /><p>1938-1993 Cadillac Sixty Special</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p> </p><br /><p class="style1">Current</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p>The emblem on the front of the Cadillac Escalade</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p>2006-present <strong>Cadillac XLR V-Series</strong></p><br /><p>2006-present <strong>Cadillac STS V-Series</strong></p><br /><p>2004-present <strong>Cadillac CTS V-Series</strong></p><br /><p>2006-present <strong>Cadillac BLS</strong> (Europe, Middle East, Mexico, and South Africa only)</p><br /><p>2003-present <strong>Cadillac CTS</strong></p><br /><p>2006-present <strong>Cadillac DTS</strong></p><br /><p>1999-present <strong>Cadillac Escalade full-sized SUV</strong></p><br /><p>2003-present <strong>Cadillac Escalade ESV </strong>over-sized SUV</p><br /><p>2002-present <strong>Cadillac Escalade</strong> EXT pickup truck</p><br /><p>2004-present <strong>Cadillac SRX</strong></p><br /><p>2005-present <strong>Cadillac STS</strong></p><br /><p>2004-present <strong>Cadillac XLR</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p> </p><br /><p class="style1">Concepts, Prototypes</p><br /><p><strong>Cadillac V-16 Aero coupe</strong> — 1933</p><br /><p><strong>Cadillac Caribbean</strong>, Coupe de Ville, El Rancho, Embassy — 1949</p><br /><p><strong>Cadillac Debutante</strong> — 1950</p><br /><p><strong>Cadillac custom roadster</strong> for Bill Boyer — 1951-52</p><br /><p><strong>Cadillac Eldorado</strong> and Townsman — 1952</p><br /><p><strong>Cadillac Le Mans</strong> and Orleans — 1953</p><br /><p><strong>Cadillac El Camino</strong>, La Espada, Park Avenue — 1954</p><br /><p><strong>Cadillac Celebrity</strong>, Eldorado Brougham, La Salle II, Eldorado St. Moritz, Westchester — 1955</p><br /><p><strong>Cadillac Castilian</strong>, Gala, Maharani, Palomino, Eldorado Brougham and Eldorado Brougham Town Car — 1956</p><br /><p><strong>Cadillac Director</strong> — 1957</p><br /><p><strong>Cadillac "Rain Car" and 4-door Eldorado Seville</strong> — 1958</p><br /><p><strong>Cadillac Cyclone</strong> — 1959</p><br /><p><strong>Cadillac 4-door phaeton</strong> — 1960</p><br /><p><strong>Cadillac Florentine</strong> — 1964</p><br /><p><strong>Cadillac CART-PPG</strong> — 1985</p><br /><p><strong>Cadillac Voyage</strong> — 1988</p><br /><p><strong>Cadillac Solitaire </strong>— 1989</p><br /><p><strong>Cadillac Aurora </strong>— 1990</p><br /><p><strong>Cadillac Evoq </strong>— 1999</p><br /><p><strong>Cadillac Vizon</strong> — 2000</p><br /><p><strong>Cadillac Imaj </strong>— 2001</p><br /><p><strong>Cadillac Cien</strong> — 2002</p><br /><p><strong>Cadillac Sixteen</strong> — 2003</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/550996607948698767-8289217710285222180?l=celebluxurycar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16166113283181199589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550996607948698767.post-63358761133725737422007-11-19T02:31:00.000-08:002007-11-19T02:32:19.797-08:00<p>The most notable car in the <strong>Rolls-Royce </strong>period was probably the <strong>Bentley Continental</strong>, which appeared in various forms from 1952 to 1965, and again in 1992 with production ending in 2003. The <strong>Bentley</strong> factory in Crewe, Cheshire, is still known in the town by the name "Royce's". For more on <strong>Bentley Motors</strong> from 1931 to 1998, see Rolls-Royce and Rolls-Royce Motors. </p><br /><p> </p><br /><p>1933–1937 3½ L 1936–1939 4¼ L</p><br /><p>1939–1941 <strong>Mark V 1939 Corniche</strong></p><br /><p>1946–1952 <strong>Mark VI</strong></p><br /><p>1952–1955 <strong>R Type and Continental</strong></p><br /><p>1955–1959 <strong>S1 and Continental</strong></p><br /><p>1959–1962 <strong>S2 and Continental</strong></p><br /><p>1962–1965 <strong>S3 and Continental</strong></p><br /><p>1965–1980 <strong>T-series 1965–1977 T1</strong></p><br /><p>1977–1980 <strong>T2</strong></p><br /><p>1971–1984<strong> Corniche </strong></p><br /><p>1984–1995 <strong>Continental —convertible </strong></p><br /><p>1992–1995 <strong>Continental Turbo</strong></p><br /><p>1975–1986 <strong>Camargue</strong></p><br /><p>1980–1987 <strong>Mulsanne </strong></p><br /><p>1984–1988 <strong>Mulsanne L limousine</strong></p><br /><p>1982–1985 <strong>Mulsanne Turbo</strong></p><br /><p>1987–1992<strong> Mulsanne S</strong></p><br /><p>1984–1992 <strong>Eight — lower-priced model</strong></p><br /><p>1985–1995 <strong>Turbo R — turbocharged performance version</strong></p><br /><p>1991–2002 <strong>Continental R </strong>— turbocharged 2-door model 1999–2003 Continental R Mulliner — performance model</p><br /><p>1994–1995 <strong>Continental S</strong> — intercooled</p><br /><p>1992–1998 <strong>Brooklands</strong> — improved Eight 1996–1998 Brooklands R — performance Brooklands</p><br /><p>1994–1995 <strong>Turbo S </strong>— limited-edition sports model</p><br /><p>1995–1997 <strong>Turbo R</strong> — updated Turbo R 1996 Turbo R Sport — limited-edition sports model</p><br /><p>1995–2003 <strong>Azure </strong>— convertible Continental R 1999–2002 Azure Mulliner — performance model</p><br /><p>1996–2002<strong> Continental T </strong>— short wheelbase performance model 1999 Continental T Mulliner — firmer suspension</p><br /><p>1997–1998 <strong>Bentley Turbo RT</strong> — replacement for the Turbo R</p><br /><p>In April, 2005, <strong>Bentley </strong>confirmed plans to produce a 4-seat convertible model, the Azure, derived from the Arnage Drophead Coupe prototype, at Crewe beginning in 2006. By the fall of 2005, the convertible version of the successful <strong>Continental GT</strong>, the Continental GTC was also presented. These two models were successfully launched in late 2006.</p><br /><p>Bentley sales have been strong in 2005 with 8,627 sold worldwide, 3,654 of these vehicles were sold in the United States.</p><br /><p><strong>1998– Bentley Arnage saloon</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1999– Bentley Hunaudieres Concept</strong></p><br /><p><strong>2002– Bentley State Limousine</strong></p><br /><p><strong>2003– Bentley Continental GT coupé</strong></p><br /><p><strong>2005– Bentley Continental Flying Spur saloon</strong></p><br /><p><strong>2006– Bentley Azure convertible</strong></p><br /><p><strong>2006– Bentley Continental GTC convertible</strong></p><br /><p><strong>2007– Bentley Brooklands coupé</strong></p><br /><table class="navbox collapsible autocollapse nowraplinks" style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: auto"><br /><tbody><tr><br /><th style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center" colspan="2"><span style="font-size:110;">Volkswagen Group</span></th><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><th style="BACKGROUND: #ddddff; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: right">Brands</th><br /><td style="FONT-SIZE: 95%; WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Volkswagen · Audi · SEAT · Škoda · Bentley · Bugatti · Lamborghini · Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles · List of Volkswagen engines · discontinued engines</td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><th style="BACKGROUND: #ddddff; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: right">Current VW<br /><br />Passenger Car Range</th><br /><td style="FONT-SIZE: 95%; BACKGROUND: #f7f7f7; WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left">CitiGolf · Gol (Pointer) / Parati / Saveiro · Fox (Lupo) / CrossFox / Suran (SpaceFox) (SportVan) · Polo / CrossPolo · Polo (Performance Versions) · Derby · Golf (Rabbit) / Golf Plus / CrossGolf · Jetta (Bora)(Sagitar)(Vento) · New Beetle · Eos · Passat (Magotan) / Santana (2000)(3000) · Touran · Sharan · Tiguan · Touareg · Phaeton</td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><th style="BACKGROUND: #ddddff; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: right">Current VW Commercial<br /><br />Vehicle Range</th><br /><td style="FONT-SIZE: 95%; WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Caddy / Caddy Life / Caddy Maxi · Transporter / Multivan (Eurovan) · California (Multivan) (Kombi) Beach / California · Crafter · Delivery · Worker · Constellation · Volksbus</td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><th style="BACKGROUND: #ddddff; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: right">Discontinued<br /><br />Aircooled VW models</th><br /><td style="FONT-SIZE: 95%; BACKGROUND: #f7f7f7; WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Kübelwagen · Kommandeurwagen · Schwimmwagen · Beetle (Type 1) · Hebmüller Cabriolet · Type 18A · Karmann Ghia · VW-Porsche 914 · SP2 · Brasilia · 1500/1600 (Type 3) · TL/Variant/Variant II · 411/412 (Type 4) · 181 · Country Buggy (Sakbayan) · Kleinlieferwagen (Fridolin) · EA489 Basistransporter (Hormiga) · Bus/Transporter (Type 2) · Vanagon (Type 2.5)</td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><th style="BACKGROUND: #ddddff; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: right">Discontinued<br /><br />Watercooled VW models</th><br /><td style="FONT-SIZE: 95%; WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Lupo · Polo Playa · Scirocco · Corrado · K70 · Pointer / Logus · Apollo · Iltis · Taro · LT</td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><th style="BACKGROUND: #ddddff; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: right">VW concept vehicles</th><br /><td style="FONT-SIZE: 95%; BACKGROUND: #f7f7f7; WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left">1-Litre Concept · GX3 · Iroc · EcoRacer · Concept A · Concept R · New Beetle Ragster · Microbus Concept · Nardo · Stanley</td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><th style="BACKGROUND: #ddddff; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: right">Kitcars/Campervans/<br /><br />Racing Cars based on<br /><br />Volkswagen Vehicles</th><br /><td style="FONT-SIZE: 95%; WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Formula Vee · Baja Bug · Meyers Manx · EMPI Imp · Westfalia Campervans</td><br /></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><p> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/550996607948698767-6335876113372573742?l=celebluxurycar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16166113283181199589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550996607948698767.post-57697614633225316282007-11-19T02:30:00.000-08:002007-11-19T02:31:00.111-08:00Bugatti's disdain for his customers is as legendary as his devotion to his creations; in one probably apocryphal incident, upon greeting an unhappy customer returning to the factory with "What, you again?", he replied to the subsequent tale of automotive mechanical woe with "Well, see that it does not happen again!" and strode away.<br /><p>Models</p><br /><p>1938 Type 57SC Atlantic from the Ralph Lauren collection</p><br /><p>1933 Type 59 Grand Prix racer from the Ralph Lauren collection</p><br /><p>Jean Bugatti and his 1932 "Royale"</p><br /><p>Only a few examples of each of Ettore Bugatti's vehicles were ever produced, the most famous being the Type 35 Grand Prix cars, the "Royale", the Type 57 "Atlantic" and the Type 55 sports car.</p><br /><p>Throughout the production run of approximately 7,900 cars (of which about 2,000 still exist), each Bugatti model was designated with the prefix T for Type, which referred to the chassis and drive train.</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p>Prototypes</p><br /><p>1900–1901 Type 2</p><br /><p>1903 Type 5</p><br /><p>1908 Type 10</p><br /><p>1925 Type 36</p><br /><p>1929 Type 40</p><br /><p>1929–1930 Type 45/47</p><br /><p>Type 56 (electric car)</p><br /><p>1939 Type 64 (coupe)</p><br /><p>1943/1947 Type 73C</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p> </p><br /><p class="style1">Racing cars</p><br /><p>1910–1914 <strong>Bugatti Type 13/Type 15/17/22</strong></p><br /><p>1922–1926 <strong>Bugatti Type 29</strong></p><br /><p>1923 Type <strong>Bugatti 32 "Tank"</strong></p><br /><p>1924-1930 <strong>Bugatti Type 35/35A/35B/35T/35C/37/39</strong></p><br /><p>1927-1930 <strong>Bugatti Type 52 (electric racer for children)</strong></p><br /><p>1936–1939 <strong>Bugatti Type 57G "Tank"</strong></p><br /><p>1937–1939 <strong>Bugatti Type 50B</strong></p><br /><p>1931–1936 <strong>Bugatti Type 53</strong></p><br /><p>1931–1936 <strong>Bugatti Type 51/51A/54GP/59</strong></p><br /><p>1955–1956 <strong>Bugatti Type 251</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Road cars</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1910 Bugatti Type 13[1]</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1912–1914 Type 18 "Garros"</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1913–1914 Type 23/Brescia Tourer (roadster)</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1922–1934 Type 30/38/40/43/44/49 (touring car)</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1927–1933 Type 41 "Royale" (limousine)</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1929–1939 Type 46/50/50T (touring car)</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1932–1935 Type 55 (roadster)</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1934–1940 Type 57/57S/Type 57SC (touring car)</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1951-1956 Type 101 (coupe)</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1957-62 Type 252 2 seater sports convertible</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p>During the war Bugatti worked at Levallois on several new projects, including the Type 73 road car, Type 73C single seater racing car (5 bult), and the Type 75. After World War II, a 375 cc supercharged car was canceled when Ettore died.</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/550996607948698767-5769761463322531628?l=celebluxurycar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16166113283181199589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550996607948698767.post-44560370492357598902007-11-19T02:29:00.002-08:002007-11-19T02:30:08.784-08:00<p>In December 2004, General Motors signed a memorandum of understanding with Yulon, a firm based in Taiwan, for the licensed manufacture of Buick vehicles there. In July 2005, Yulon GM Motor Co. Ltd. (Yulon GM), a joint venture with 51 percent equity stake held by Yulon Motor and 49 percent by GM was founded, mainly to serve as a channel for local sales. Currently, the only Buick vehicle sold in Taiwan is the imported Rendezvous.</p><br /><p>On April 17th 2006, Yulon-GM debuted the 1st Buick vehicle ever being built in Taiwan, the LaCrosse sedan. It is mainly the same with the Greater Chinese region version LaCrosse.</p><br /><p><strong>Buick Allure (2005 — Current, only sold in Canada, same as the LaCrosse)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Apollo (1973 — 1975)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Centurion (1971 — 1973)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Century (1936 — 1942, 1954 — 1958, 1973 — 2005)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Electra (1959 — 1990)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Enclave (2008 — Current)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Estate Wagon (1940, 1946- 1964, 1970 — 1996)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Excelle (2003 — Current, rebadged Daewoo Nubira, only sold in China)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick G-series (1999 — 2003, rebadged Buick Century, only sold in China)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick GL8 (2000 — Current, only sold in China)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Gran Sport (1965 — 1972)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick GSX (1970 — 1972)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick HRV (2004 — Current, only sold in China)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Invicta (1959 — 1964)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick LaCrosse (2005 — Current)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick LeSabre (1959 — 2005)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Limited (1936 — 1942, 1958)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Lucerne (2006 — Current)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Park Avenue (1991 — 2005)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Rainier (2004 — 2007)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Reatta (1988 — 1991)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Regal (1973 — 2004)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Rendezvous (2002 - 2007)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Riviera (1963 — 1993, 1995 - 1999)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Roadmaster (1936 — 1958, 1991 — 1996)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Royaum (2005 — Current, only sold in China)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Skyhawk (1975 — 1980, 1982 — 1989)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Skylark (1953 — 1954, 1961 — 1972, 1975 — 1998)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Somerset (1985 — 1987)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Special (1936 — 1958, 1961 — 1969)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Sport Wagon (1964 — 1971)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Super (1940 — 1958)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Terraza (2005 - 2007)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Wildcat (1963 — 1970)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Companion make</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Marquette</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Concept vehicles</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Buick Y-Job (1938)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>1951 Buick LeSabre (1951)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick XP-300 (1951)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Wildcat I (1953)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Wildcat II (1954)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Wildcat III (1955)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>1956 Buick Centurion (1956)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Riviera Silver Arrow I (1963)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Questor (1983)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>1985 Buick Wildcat (1985)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>1988 Buick Lucerne (1988)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Bolero (1990)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Sceptre (1992)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick XP2000 (1996)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Signia (1998)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Cielo (1999)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>2000 Buick LaCrosse (2000)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Blackhawk (2000)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Bengal (2001)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Centieme (2003)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Velite (2004)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Buick Riviera (2007)</strong></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/550996607948698767-4456037049235759890?l=celebluxurycar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16166113283181199589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550996607948698767.post-62291447965474580552007-11-19T02:29:00.001-08:002007-11-19T02:29:33.729-08:00BMW motorcycles have a range of models that give an off-road, sporty or relaxed and comfortable ride.<br /><p>In the early 1990s, BMW updated the airhead boxer engine which became known as the Oilhead. In 2002, the Oilhead engine had two spark plugs per cylinder. In 2004 it added a built-in balance shaft, an increased capacity to 1170 cc and enhanced performance to 100 hp (75 kW) for the R1200GS, compared to 85 hp (63 kW) of the previous R1150GS. More powerful variants of the oilhead and hexhead engines are available in the R1100S and R1200S, producing 98 hp (73 kW) and 122 hp (91 kW), respectively.</p><br /><p><strong>K1200GT</strong></p><br /><p>In 2004, BMW introduced the new K1200S Sports Bike which marked a departure for BMW. It is both powerful (the engine is a 167 hp (125 kW) unit derived from the company's work with the Williams F1 team) and significantly lighter than previous K models. It was BMW's latest attempt to keep up with the pace of development of sports machines from the likes of Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha, and Suzuki. Innovations include a unique electronically adjustable front and rear suspension, and a Hossack-type front fork BMW calls Duolever.</p><br /><p>BMW was one of the earliest manufacturers to offer anti-lock brakes on production motorcycles starting in the late 1980s. The generation of anti-lock brakes available on the 2006 and later BMW motorcycles pave the way for the introduction of sophisticated electronic stability control, or anti-skid technology - a first for production motorcycles - later in the 2007 model year.</p><br /><p>BMW has always been an innovator in motorcycle suspension design, taking up telescopic front suspension long before most other manufacturers. Then, when other makers caught up, they switched to Earles Forke, front suspension by swinging fork (1955 to 1969). Most modern BMWs are truly rear swingarm, single sided at the back (compare with the regular swinging fork usually, and wrongly, called swinging arm).</p><br /><p>Some BMWs started using yet another trademark front suspension design, the Telelever, in the early 1990s. Like the Earles Fork, the Telelever significantly reduces dive under braking.</p><br /><p>The current BMW model lineup is split into what is referred to as "Series", traditionally identified by a single digit - e.g. the 3 Series.</p><br /><p>In 2004 BMW announced plans to make odd-numbered series saloon/sedan and estate/wagon models (BMW calls its estates/wagons Touring models), while even-numbered series will be two-door coupés and cabriolets. This convention started informally in 1976 with the introduction of the 6 Series and later continued in 1989 with the 8 Series, but died off when the latter was discontinued in 1999. This practice was revived as the Z4 replaced the aging Z3 roadster in 2003 and continues as the new 6 Series augments the existing BMW 5 Series.</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>BMW 1 Series</strong></p><br /><p>The 1 Series was launched in Fall 2004 and a 3-Door that was launched in July 2007 on the BMW International website. Because it is the only rear wheel drive vehicle in its class, it is considered the heir apparent to the original 2002 sport sedan from the 1960s. A Coupé has been announced for late 2007, and there are concepts for a convertible. U.S. introduction for the 1 series is expected in MY 2008 as a coupé and convertible, in the 128i and the 135i. The 135i is slated to receive the 300 horsepower (220 kW) twin turbo 6 cylinder engine from the 3 series. The 1 series pricing fits neatly between MINI and the current E90 3-series. The new 1 series convertable will share the looks of its coupe brother and will use a softop unlike the 3 series convertables hard top. This is due to the fact that when BMW later launch the 120i and diesel variants the car would be very slow due to the extra weight the hard top causes</p><br /><p><strong>BMW 1 Series Coupé</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW 1 Series 5-door</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>BMW 3 Series</strong></p><br /><p>The BMW 3 Series is a compact executive car manufactured since MY 1975. The E90 is the 5th generation 3 series. Available from MY 2006 to present, it is offered as the sport sedan(E90), sport wagon(E91), sport coupe(E92), and sport coupe convertible(E93). The E90 series is completely re-engineered from the E46, including changes to motor choices, transmission, the passenger compartment comfort, suspension technology, as well as a host of High-Tech features and options.</p><br /><p>The 3 series is not only one of BMW's most important models, it also accounts for a majority of worldwide sales.</p><br /><p><strong>2007 3-Series Convertible</strong></p><br /><p><strong>2007 3-Series Coupe</strong></p><br /><p><strong>2006 3-Series Touring</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E46 Generation with ZHP Performance Package</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>BMW 5 Series</strong></p><br /><p>A mid-size luxury car / executive car. For MY 2008, BMW has revised the 5 series with a slightly redesigned interior, subtle exterior details, and new motor options. The motors offered are BMW's N52 and N54 inline 6-cylinder motors, as well as diesel and V8 options.</p><br /><p>The BMW 5 series has been one of BMW's "experimenal" cars, in which they can explore newer ideas. They have inserted new technologies and new ideas into this model that may have seemed radical for its time. One such example of this "testing" approach is the new headlight design. These types of changes to the 5 Series have allowed BMW to assess the reaction of consumers to their new designs before expanding the changes to other model series. Consequently, it has at times led people to question BMW's approach to design.</p><br /><p>The M5 is the motorsport division's version of the 5 Series. The new M5 (built on the E60 5 series chassis) is powered by a F1-inspired V10 engine, producing 507 hp (378 kW) and is mated with a 7-speed Sequential Manual Gearbox (SMG) transmission, which is capable of a delimited top speed of about 330 km/h (production variants are restricted to 250 km/h, or 155 mph). BMW has also recently added a 6-speed manual transmission for newer 2007 models. The colour palette differs from its more modest 5 Series siblings.</p><br /><p><strong>2005 5 Series with M Sport Package</strong></p><br /><p><strong>2007 5-Series Touring with M Sport Package</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>BMW 6 Series</strong></p><br /><p>The 6 Series is BMW's grand touring luxury sport coupé. Currently available as the 650i in coupé and coupé convertible, the 6 series returned in 2004, after a 15 year absence from BMW's model lineup.</p><br /><p>Although many spy photos were seen with the 6-Series having a half-life update, like the 5-Series, BMW released the updated 6-Series in July 2007. It is unknown when the M6 coupe &amp; cabriolet update versions will be released, however both are expected soon.</p><br /><p>M6: A high performance version of the 6 Series. Developed by BMW's M Division, it is powered by the same 5.0 L V10 507 hp (378 kW) engine seen in the BMW M5. It is currently available in Europe, North America and Australia.</p><br /><p><strong>6 Series Convertible(645i</strong></p><br /><p><strong>6 Series Coupe (650i)</strong></p><br /><p><strong>6 Series Convertible (645i)</strong></p><br /><p><strong>6 Series Coupe (645i)</strong><br /><br /></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>BMW 7-Series</strong> (current generation, pre-update)</p><br /><p>BMW's full-size flagship executive sedan. Typically, BMW introduces much of their innovations first in the vaunted 7 series. It has been deemed a "sports car at the helm and a limousine in the rear". Numerous landmark and breakthrough technologies for the entire automotive industry debut on the 7 series. For example, the groundbreaking and controversial iDrive, or the world's first Hydrogen powered production vehicle, have all debuted in the 7 series. The 7-Series Hydrogen, the world’s first luxury performance sedan with hydrogen drive, it runs on the most plentiful element in the world and emits virtually nothing but water vapor. And because the infrastructure for refueling a hydrogen internal combustion engine is not yet complete, the V12 engine also runs on gasoline, enabled via a push button system. Numerous engines power the 7 series worldwide. BMW offers diesel, V8 and V12 motors, as well as the Alpina tuned supercharged V8. Additionally, the 760Li is also made in a bulletproof version.[citation needed]</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>BMW X3</strong></p><br /><p>BMW's second SUV debuted in 2004 (called SAV or Sports Activity Vehicle by BMW) and is based on the E46 3 Series layout, but the exterior is quite different. For 2007, the X3 is powered by the N52 inline 6 cylinder engine that debuted with the 2006 E90 3 Series. The X3 is a more functionally oriented vehicle that American buyers seem to prefer over a wagon; it is BMW's answer to the growing crossover segment of the market. It has performed quite well in sales. In 2007 a face lift was given to the X3, including an X-drive update, suspension adjustments, an engine upgrade, and aesthetics inside and out.</p><br /><p>Marketed in Europe as an off-roader, it benefits from an advanced all-wheel drive system. This, combined with its standard "Enhanced DSC" stability control, make the X3 a capable vehicle on and off road.</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>BMW X5</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>2007 E70 BMW X5</strong></p><br /><p>The BMW X5 (E53) is a mid-size luxury SUV (SAV) sold by BMW since 2000. It features all-wheel drive and a line of straight-6 and V8 engines. For non-US models there is a 3.0 L diesel engine.</p><br /><p>The BMW E70 automobile platform replaced the BMW E53 in November 2006. The E70-based X5 SUV features many new technological advancements including BMW's iDrive system as standard equipment and, for the first time in a BMW, an optional third row seat which has increased the seating capacity in the new X5 to 7 passengers.</p><br /><p>The E53 model was rated the by IIHS in 2002 to be the safest vehicle that organization had ever tested.[citation needed] Since then, BMW has applied their craft to the current generation E70 to incorporate innovative "firsts" for the SUV/SAV industry, such as Run Flat Tires, complimentary BMW Assist, and a unique rear framing section to protect 3rd row occupants from injury due to an impact.</p><br /><p>The E70 features either a 3.0si(253 hp)or a 4.8i(343 hp)powertrain. In most parts of Europe, either a 3.0d(232 hp)or a 3.0sd(282 hp)engine is available. The 3.0d and 3.0sd are the same engine, they differ only in that the 3.0sd uses the turbocharged 3 litre engine from the 335d/535d. It has been announced that the X5 M will be released in 2008, it will feature the V12 engine out of the BMW 760, and will provide the car with 432 hp. The X5 M will feature a full body-kit, new alloy wheels, and generally a revised look.</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>BMW Z</strong>4</p><br /><p>A 2-seater roadster and coupé which succeeded the Z3. From 2006 the Z4 Roadster is available as a 3.0i (3.0 L I6 with 215 hp), a 3.0si available with the new generation 3.0 L I6 with 255 hp (190 kW), a 2.5si with a 2.5 I6 with 218 bhp (163 kW) or a 2.0i with a 150 bhp (112 kW) 2.0 L I4. The Z4 Coupé is available only in the high-performance 3.0si trim powered by the 3.0 L 255 hp (190 kW) I6.</p><br /><p>Z4 M The new Z4 M roadster has been released as a Z4 with an E46 M3 motor (3.2 L, 343 hp) and also features the M braking, suspension, and M characteristics. There is also an M coupe model available.</p><br /><p><strong>2006 Z4 Roadster</strong></p><br /><p><strong>2006 Z4 Coupe</strong></p><br /><p><strong>2007 Z4 M Roadster</strong></p><br /><p><strong>2006 Z4 M Roadster</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>BMW M</strong></p><br /><p>BMW M GmbH (previously: BMW Motorsport GmbH) is a subsidiary of German car manufacturer BMW AG established in May 1972 with just eight employees. BMW M, also known as M-Technik or just "M" (for Motorsport) was initially created to facilitate BMW’s racing program, which was very successful in the 1960s and 1970s. The first racing project was BMW’s 3.0 CSL; in the late 1970s the first modified street legal road cars were produced for the contracted racecar drivers as their personal vehicles. By 1988, the number of employees had risen to 400.</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>E92 M3 Coupé</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW M3</strong></p><br /><p>Based on the 3 Series Coupe &amp; Convertible, the M3 defined an entirely new market for BMW: a race ready production vehicle. Since its debut, the M3 is heralded in enthusiast circles, in large part due to its unique geometry and award winning powerplants. MY2008 marks the first time a Formula 1 inspired V8 will be offered.[citation needed], producing 420 hp (313 kW) that can reach 62 mph (100 km/h) in about 4.5 seconds. The newest version (E92) will be available fall of 2007 in Europe, and second quarter of 2008 for the U.S. in Coupe, Cabrio, and Sedan variants</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>M5</strong></p><br /><p>Based on the 5 Series, the M5 is the M division's 500 hp (373 kW) V10-powered version of the E60 5 series which makes 62 mph (100 km/h) in 4.1 seconds,[1] impressive for a 4 door saloon car. The M5 was the first 4-door sedan to be considered a sports car, and is the fastest production sedan ever produced. There is also a modified twin turbo version that can reach 62 mph (100 km/h) in just 3.6 seconds, giving 810 bhp (604 kW) and 733 lp-ft (994 Nm) of torque, with a top speed of 240 mph (386 km/h). However, this car is limited to 155 mph (249 km/h).[2]</p><br /><p><strong>M6</strong></p><br /><p>The M6 is the M division's version of the E63. The M6 shares its drivetrain with the M5. The V10 produces 500 horsepower (370 kW) and 383 ft·lbf (519 N·m) of torque. This new engine is mated to a seven-speed SMG transmission.</p><br /><p><strong>Z4 M</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p>BMW M Coupe and BMW M Roadster</p><br /><p>BMW’s two-seater is powered by the same prize-winning 3.2-litre straight-six M engine also featured in the BMW M3(E46) and the BMW Z4 Roadster. The engine’s performance figures are: 3,246 cc displacement, 343 bhp (256 kW) maximum output at an engine speed of 7,900 rpm, maximum engine speed of 8,000 rpm. No less than 80 per cent of the engine’s maximum torque of 262 ft·lbf (355 N·m) is available at the driver’s request from just 2,000 rpm. Output per litre is 103 bhp (77 kW), giving the Z4 M Coupe a power-to-weight ratio of just 9.9 lb/bhp. Acceleration to 60 mph (100 km/h) comes in 4.8 seconds and top speed is limited electronically to 155 mph (249 km/h).</p><br /><p>Future</p><br /><p>Z10: A supercar to succeed the Z8, to be produced in 2008 (Update: The new BMW supercar may in fact be called the Z9, and not the Z10. Update 2: It may even be called the M10 since by late september 2007 BMW Group has registered "M10" as a brand)</p><br /><p>BMW V/F3 : An MPV (Sports Tourer) based on the BMW 3-Series/X3 to compete with Mercedes-Benz B-Class. This vehicle could also possibly be the rumoured X1, or called the F3.</p><br /><p>BMW V/F5 : A MPV (Grand Sports Tourer) based on the BMW 5-Series/X5 to compete with Mercedes-Benz R-Class. This vehicle could also possibly be called the F5.</p><br /><p>BMW Z2 : A Roadster and Coupe positioned under the Z4 as an entry level sports car, more than likely powered by a 4 cylinder engine. This model may come out in 2009, however it is still an unconfirmed rumour.</p><br /><p>BMW F01/F02 7-Series : The F01 and F02 will be the replacement for the 7-Series for either 2008 or 2009. The F02 is the longer wheelbase version. In addition there will be a "Baby Roller" or mini Rolls Royce that will be under 200,000 that will compete with the Bentley Continental and S65 AMG.</p><br /><p>BMW X6: A coupe-based SUV. The X6 has been spotted testing. It should come out Mid-2008.</p><br /><p>BMW 8-Series: Unrelated to the original; a four-door grand tourer car/coupé to be based on the BMW CS Concept, competing against Mercedes-Benz CL-Class.[3]</p><br /><p>BMW 1 Series (in America)- BMW has created an affordable 1 Series, which is inspired by the 2002 models. The 128i and 135i, featuring BMW's twin-turbocharged six cylinder engine will be released in America in the Spring of 2008. Later in 2008, the convertible version will be on lots across America.</p><br /><p>BMW X5 M- a 432 bhp version of the current X5, coming in mid 2008 powered by the BMW 760's engine</p><br /><p><strong>BMW CS Concept</strong></p><br /><p>1990 BMW M8 Prototype A prototype designed as a "Ferrari killer". It was never put into production because of the lack of a market for such a car.</p><br /><p>1999 Z9: a concept car designed by Adrian van Hooydonk marked a departure from BMW's traditional conservative style, and has caused some controversy among BMW enthusiasts.</p><br /><p>BMW 750hL showcased at Expo 2000 at the BMW World exhibit. As one of the world's first autos to use an engine propelled by liquid hydrogen, the 750hL produces 2 by products: electricity and water. There are as of March 2007, 100 750hL vehicles in the USA for testing purposes.See the BMW website.</p><br /><p><strong>2001 xCoupe</strong></p><br /><p><strong>2007 BMW CS</strong> Concept[1] - BMW has expressed interest in producing the vehicle under the 8 Series name.</p><br /><p><strong>BMW E3 — (1968–1977)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>BMW E3 — (1968–1977)</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>BMW E9 — (1969–1975) 2800CS, 3.0CS, 3.0CSL "New Six" coupés</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E12 — (1974–1981) 5 Series</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E21 — (1976–1983) 3 Series</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E23 — (1977–1986) 7 Series</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E24 — (1976–1989) 6 Series</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E26 — (1978–1981) M1</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E28 — (1981–1987) 5 Series</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E30 — (1984–1991) 3 Series (1982-1983 E30 sold in Europe)</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E31 — (1989–1997) 8 Series</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E32 — (1986–1994) 7 Series</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E34 — (1988–1995) 5 Series</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E36 — (1992–1999) 3 Series</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E36/5 — (1995–1998) 3 Series Compact (US market known as "318ti")</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E36/7 — (1996-2002) Z3 Series Roadster</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E36/8 — (1998-2002) Z3 Series Coupé</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E38 — (1994–2001) 7 Series</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E39 — (1995–2003) 5 Series</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E46/5 — (2000–2004) 3 Series Compact</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E46/4 — (1998–2005) 3 Series Sedan</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E46/3 — (1999–2005) 3 Series Touring/Sports Wagon</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E46/2 — (1999–2006) 3 Series Coupé</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E46/C — (1999–2006) 3 Series Convertible</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E52 — (2000–2003) Z8</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E53 — (2000–2006) X5</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E60 — (2004–present) 5 Series</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E61 — (2004–2007) 5 Series Touring/Sports Wagon</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E63 — (2004–present) 6 Series coupé</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E64 — (2004–present) 6 Series convertible</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E65 — (2002–2007) 7 Series short wheelbase</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E66 — (2002–2007) 7 Series long wheelbase</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E67 — (2002–2007) 7 Series Protection</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E70 — (2007-present) X5</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E71 — (2008) X6</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E72 — (2008) X6 Hybrid</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E81 — (2007-present) 1 Series (3-door)</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E82 — (2007-present) 1 Series Coupé</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E82/2 — (2010) Z2</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E83 — (2004–present) X3</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E85 — (2003–present) Z4</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E86 — (2006–present) Z4 Coupé</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E87 — (2004–present) 1 Series (5-door)</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E88 — (2008) 1 Series Convertible</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E89 — (2009) Z4 roadster</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E90 — (2005–present) 3 Series</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E91 — (2005–present) 3 Series Touring/Sports Wagon</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E92 — (2006–present) 3 Series Coupé</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E93 — (2007–present) 3 Series Convertible</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW E99 — (2009) V5 Progressive Activity Sedan (PAS)</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW F01 — (2008) 7 Series</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW F02 — (2009) 7 Series long wheelbase</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW F03 — (2008) 7 Series Protection</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW F04 — (2009) 8 Series Light Base</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW F10 — (2010) 5 Series</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW F11 — (2012) 5 Series Touring/Sports Wagon</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW F12 — (2011) 6 Series Coupé</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW F13 — (2011) 6 Series Convertible</strong></p><br /><p><strong>BMW F25 — (2011) X3</strong></p><br /><p> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/550996607948698767-6229144796547458055?l=celebluxurycar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16166113283181199589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550996607948698767.post-87178592896354423612007-11-17T20:33:00.001-08:002007-11-17T20:33:47.721-08:00<strong>Audi</strong> has recently started offering a computerised control system for its cars called Multi Media Interface (MMI). This comes amid criticism of BMW's iDrive control, essentially a rotating control knob designed to control radio, satellite navigation, TV, heating and car controls with a screen. MMI has been widely reported to be an improvement on <strong>BMW's iDrive</strong>. (BMW has since made their iDrive more user friendly.)<br /><p>MMI has been generally well-received, as it requires less menu-surfing with its mass of buttons around a central knob, with shortcuts to the radio or phone functions. The screen, either colour or monochrome, is mounted on the upright dashboard, and on the A6 and A8, the controls are mounted horizontally. However, an "MMI Like" system is also available on the Audi A3 and A4 models when equipped with the optional Navigation System.</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p class="style1">Current models</p><br /><p><strong>Audi A3</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Audi A4</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Audi A5</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Audi A6</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Audi A8</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Audi Q7</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Audi Allroad Quattro</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Audi RS4</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Audi RS6</strong></p><br /><p><strong>AudiR8</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Audi S3</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Audi S4</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Audi S6</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Audi S8</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Audi TT</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p> </p><br /><p class="style1">Discontinued models</p><br /><p>Audi 50</p><br /><p>Audi 60/72/75/80/Super 90</p><br /><p>Audi 80/90/4000/Coupé/Cabriolet</p><br /><p>Audi 100/200/5000</p><br /><p>Audi A2</p><br /><p>Audi Quattro</p><br /><p>Audi RS2</p><br /><p>Audi S2</p><br /><p>Audi UrS4/S6</p><br /><p>Audi V8</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p> </p><br /><p class="style1">Racing models</p><br /><p>Audi Sport Quattro</p><br /><p>Audi R8</p><br /><p>Audi R10 (current model)</p><br /><p>Audi Sport</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p> </p><br /><p class="style1">Prototypes and concept cars</p><br /><p><strong>Audi A1</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Audi A7</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Audi Allroad Quattro Concept</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Audi Avantissimo</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Audi Avus Quattro</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Audi Le Mans Quattro</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Audi Nuvolari Quattro</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Audi Pikes Peak Quattro</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Audi Q3</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Audi Q5</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Audi Roadjet</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Audi RSQ (from I, Robot)</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Audi Shooting Brake</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Audi R-Zero</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/550996607948698767-8717859289635442361?l=celebluxurycar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16166113283181199589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550996607948698767.post-6886115574353405882007-11-17T20:31:00.001-08:002007-11-17T20:32:25.720-08:00At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan in 2003, <strong>Aston Martin </strong>introduced the <strong>AMV8 Vantage </strong>concept car. Expected to have few changes before its introduction in 2005, the Vantage brought back the classic <strong>V8 </strong>engine to allow the company to compete in a larger market. 2003 also saw the opening of the Gaydon factory, the first purpose-built factory in Aston Martin's history. Also introduced in 2003 was the DB9 coupé, which replaced the ten-year-old DB7. A convertible version of the DB9, the <strong>DB9 Volante</strong>, was introduced at the 2004 Detroit Auto Show. In 2006, the<strong> V8 Vantage sports car </strong>entered production at the Gaydon factory, joining the DB9 and <strong>DB9 Volante</strong>.<br /><p>In December 2003 <strong>Aston Martin</strong> announced it would return to motor racing in 2005. A new division was created, called <strong>Aston Martin </strong>Racing, which became responsible, together with Prodrive, for the design, development, and management of the <strong>DBR9</strong> program. The DBR9 competes in the GT class in sports car races, including the world-famous 24 hours of Le Mans.</p><br /><h3><span class="mw-headline style2">Pre-war cars</span></h3><br /><ul><br /><li>1921-1925 Aston Martin Standard Sports</li><br /><li>1927-1932 Aston Martin First Series</li><br /><li>1929-1932 Aston Martin International</li><br /><li>1932-1932 Aston Martin International Le Mans</li><br /><li>1932-1934 Aston Martin Le Mans</li><br /><li>1933-1934 Aston Martin 12/50 Standard</li><br /><li>1934-1936 Aston Martin Mk II</li><br /><li>1934-1936 Aston Martin Ulster</li><br /><li>1936-1938 Aston Martin 2 litre Speed</li><br /><li>1937-1939 Aston Martin 15/98</li><br /><li>1939-1939 Aston Martin 2 litre C-Type</li><br /></ul><br /><span class="style1">Post-war Sports and GT cars</span><br /><p>1948–1950 Aston Martin 2-Litre Sports (DB1)</p><br /><p>1950–1953 Aston Martin DB2</p><br /><p>1953–1957 Aston Martin DB2/4</p><br /><p>1957–1959 Aston Martin DB Mark III</p><br /><p>1958–1963 Aston Martin DB4</p><br /><p>1961–1963 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato</p><br /><p>1963–1965 Aston Martin DB5</p><br /><p>1965–1969 Aston Martin DB6</p><br /><p>1967–1972 Aston Martin DBS</p><br /><p>1969–1989 Aston Martin V8</p><br /><p>1977–1989 Aston Martin V8 Vantage</p><br /><p>1986–1990 Aston Martin V8 Zagato</p><br /><p>1989–2000 Aston Martin Virage</p><br /><p>1989–1996 Aston Martin Virage/Virage Volante</p><br /><p>1993–2000 Aston Martin Vantage</p><br /><p>1996–2000 Aston Martin V8 Coupe/V8 Volante</p><br /><p>1993–2003 Aston Martin DB7/DB7 Vantage</p><br /><p>2002–2004 Aston Martin DB AR1</p><br /><p>2001–2007 Aston Martin V12 Vanquish</p><br /><p>2004–2007 Aston Martin V12 Vanquish S</p><br /><p>2004– Aston Martin DB9</p><br /><p>2005– Aston Martin V8 Vantage</p><br /><p>2007– Aston Martin DBS</p><br /><p class="style2"><strong>Other</strong></p><br /><p>1944 Aston Martin Atom (concept)</p><br /><p>1961–1964 Lagonda Rapide</p><br /><p>1976–1989 Aston Martin Lagonda</p><br /><p>1980 Aston Martin Bulldog (concept)</p><br /><p>1993 Lagonda Vignale (concept)</p><br /><p>2008– Aston Martin Rapide</p><br /><p class="style2"><strong>Current models</strong></p><br /><p>V8 Vantage &amp; V8 Vantage Roadster</p><br /><p>Aston Martin DB9 (with optional Sport Pack)</p><br /><p>Aston Martin DB9 Volante</p><br /><p>Aston Martin DBS V12</p><br /><p><span class="mw-headline style2"><strong>Whole race cars</strong></span></p><br /><p>Aston Martin DB3 (1950-1953)</p><br /><p>Aston Martin DB3S (1953-1956)</p><br /><p>Aston Martin DBR1 (1956-1959)</p><br /><p>Aston Martin DBR2 (1957-1958)</p><br /><p>Aston Martin DBR3 (1958)</p><br /><p>Aston Martin DBR4 (1959)</p><br /><p>Aston Martin DBR5 (1960)</p><br /><p>Aston Martin DP212 (1962)</p><br /><p>Aston Martin DP214 (1963)</p><br /><p>Aston Martin DP215 (1963)</p><br /><p>Aston Martin RHAM/1 (1976-1979)</p><br /><p>Aston Martin AMR1 (1989)</p><br /><p>Aston Martin AMR2 (never raced)</p><br /><p>Aston Martin DBR9 (2005-)</p><br /><p>Aston Martin DBRS9 (2005-)</p><br /><p>Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24 (2006-)</p><br /><p>Aston Martin V8 Vantage Rally GT (2006-)</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/550996607948698767-688611557435340588?l=celebluxurycar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16166113283181199589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550996607948698767.post-10666274800248914532007-11-17T20:30:00.000-08:002007-11-17T20:31:00.387-08:00The last model produced by <strong>Armstrong Siddeley</strong> was 1958's Star Sapphire, with a 4-litre engine, and automatic transmission. The Armstrong Siddeley was a casualty of the 1960 merger with Bristol; the last car left the Coventry factory in 1960.<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><br /><p> Model list</p><br /><p>Cars produced by Armstrong Siddeley had designations that implied their engine displacement.</p><br /><p><strong>Model Name</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Armstrong Siddeley Thirty</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Armstrong Siddeley Eighteen</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Armstrong Siddeley 18/50 or 18 Mk.II</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Armstrong Siddeley Four-Fourteen</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Armstrong Siddeley Twenty</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Armstrong Siddeley Fifteen</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Armstrong Siddeley Twelve</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Armstrong Siddeley15/6</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Siddeley Special</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Armstrong Siddeley Short 17</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Armstrong Siddeley Long 17</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Armstrong Siddeley 12 Plus &amp; 14</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Armstrong Siddeley 20/25</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Armstrong Siddeley 16</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Armstrong Siddeley Lancaster 16</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Armstrong Siddeley Lancaster 18</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Armstrong Siddeley Hurricane 16</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Armstrong Siddeley Hurricane 18</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Armstrong Siddeley Typhoon</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Armstrong SiddeleyTempest</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Armstrong Siddeley Whitley 18</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire 346</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire 234</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire 236</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Armstrong Siddeley Star Sapphire</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Armstrong Siddeley Star Sapphire Mk II</strong></p><br /><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/550996607948698767-1066627480024891453?l=celebluxurycar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16166113283181199589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550996607948698767.post-62986602503410221222007-11-17T20:29:00.000-08:002007-11-17T20:30:13.740-08:00<p> </p><br /><p>Car production resumed with a four-cylinder model, the TA14, based on the pre-war 12/70. A solid, reliable and attractive car the TA14 fitted well the mood of sober austerity in post war Britain but much of the magic attaching to the powerful and sporting pre-war models had gone and life was not easy for a specialist car manufacturer. Not only had Alvis lost their car factory but many of the prewar coachbuilders had not survived either and those that had were quickly acquired by other manufacturers. In fact the post war history of Alvis is dominated by the quest for reliable and reasonably priced coachwork.</p><br /><p>Smith-Clarke himself retired in 1950 and Dunn took over as chief engineer. In 1950 a new chassis and six-cylinder 3 litre engine was announced and this highly successful engine became the basis of all Alvis models until production ceased in 1967. Saloon bodies for the TA21, as the new model was called, again came from Mulliners of Birmingham as they had for the TA14, with Tickford producing the dropheads. But with the first of these becoming part of Standard Triumph and the second being acquired by Aston Martin Lagonda it was clear by 1954 that new arrangements would have to be made. By this time some of the most original and beautiful designs on the three litre chassis were being produced by master coachbuilder Hermann Graber of Switzerland and indeed these one-off designed cars are highly sought after today. With a licence in place, from 1955 all Alvis bodies became based on Graber designs. Early examples were built by Willowbrook of Loughborough but at such a high price that very few were made. Only after 1958 with the launch of the TD21 did something resembling full scale production resume as Park Ward, coachbuilders for Rolls-Royce and Bentley, contracted to build the bodies. The TD21 and its later variants, the TE21 and finally the TF21 are well built, attractive and fast cars. However it was clear by the mid sixties that with a price tag of nearly double that of the mass produced Jaguar the end could not be far off.</p><br /><p>There were several 'might-have-beens.' From 1952 to 1955 Alec Issigonis, the creator of the later Mini worked for Alvis and designed a new model with a V8 engine which proved too expensive to produce.</p><br /><p>Rover took a controlling interest in Alvis in 1965 and a Rover-designed mid-engined V8 coupé prototype named the P6BS was rumoured to be the new Alvis model but with the takeover by British Leyland this too was shelved. By the time the TF21 was launched in 1966, (available, like its predecessors in both saloon and drophead form and with either manual or automatic gearbox), the model was beginning to show its age despite a top speed of 127mph - the fastest Alvis ever produced. With only 109 sold and with political troubles aplenty in the UK car manufacturing business at that time, production finally ceased in 1967. The Alvis name lived on with armoured fighting vehicle production.</p><br /><p class="style1">Post war </p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Alvis TA 21 </strong>Drophead Coupé </p><br /><p><strong>Alvis TB 21</strong> Sport Roadster </p><br /><p><strong>Alvis TD 21</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis TE 21</strong></p><br /><p class="style1">Modern</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p>As part of Rover, Alvis Limited was incorporated into British Leyland but was bought by United Scientific Holdings plc in 1981. Subsequently the company's name changed to Alvis plc. In 1998, the armoured vehicle business of GKN plc was taken on and the main UK manufacturing operation moved from Coventry to Telford. The site of the Alvis works in Holyhead road is now an out-of-town shopping complex, but its name, Alvis Retail Park, reflects the heritage of the site.</p><br /><p>In 2002 Alvis group purchased Vickers to form the subsidiary Alvis Vickers Ltd which was subsequently purchased by BAE Systems in 2004. BAE Systems have ended the use of the Alvis distinctive 'red triangle' trademark, so another famous British automotive marque has passed into history.<br /><br /></p><br /><p class="style1">Alvis car models</p><br /><p><strong>Alvis 10/30</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis 11/40</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis 12/40</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis 12/50</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis 14.75</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis 12/75 FWD</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis 16.95 Silver Eagle</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis 12/60</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis Speed 20</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis Firefly 12</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis Crested Eagle</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis Firebird</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis 3 1/2 litre SA</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis Silver Crest</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis Speed 25</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis 4.3 litre</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis 12/70</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis TA 14</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis TB 14</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis TA 21</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis TB 21</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis TC 21 and</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis TC21/100 "Grey Lady"</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis TC 108/G</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis TD 21</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis TE 21</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis TF 21</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p> </p><br /><p class="style1">Alvis military vehicles</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Alvis crash tender</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis Saladin eg FV601 Saladin</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis Saracen eg FV603 Saracen</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis Stalwart eg FV620 Stalwart</strong></p><br /><p><strong>The CVR(T) series eg FV101 Scorpion</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis Stormer in service with the British Army as FV4333 Stormer</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis Salamander crash tender</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p class="style1">Alvis aircraft engines</p><br /><p><strong>Alvis Leonides</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis Leonides Major</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis Pelides</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Alvis Pelides Major</strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/550996607948698767-6298660250341022122?l=celebluxurycar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16166113283181199589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550996607948698767.post-76550724648968275922007-11-17T20:28:00.000-08:002007-11-17T20:29:24.922-08:00<strong>Alfa Romeo 147<br /></strong><br /><p>A small family car produced by Italian automaker <strong>Alfa Romeo</strong> since 2000. It is based on the running gear of the larger 156 saloon. Most powerful <strong>GTA</strong> version uses traditional name used on the Alfa Romeo <strong>GTA</strong>. Car will be replaced with 149 in 2008.</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon</strong></p><br /><p>Current mid-size saloon, introduced in production form at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show. The 159 is available with four different gasoline engines and three diesels. <strong>159 Sportwagon</strong> is an estate version of this car and future Crosswagon will replace ageing 156 Crosswagon.</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Alfa Romeo GT</strong></p><br /><p>Front wheel drive small Bertone-designed coupe. The <strong>GT</strong> was introduced in 2004 and is based on the <strong>156 sedan</strong>. Engine options includes three gasoline (1.8l, 2.0l and 3.2l V6) and one diesel (1.9l) version. Interior is based heavily on the 147.</p><br /><p><strong>Alfa Romeo Brera</strong></p><br /><p>The car is a 2+2 coupe designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro and manufactured by Pininfarina. It was originally introduced as a concept car at the 2002 Geneva Motor Show. The production version maintained the exterior appearance almost exactly but on a smaller scale.</p><br /><p><strong>Alfa Romeo Spider</strong></p><br /><p>A roadster variant of <strong>Brera coupe</strong> was introduced at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show. The car replaced the <strong>Spider 916</strong> model, introduced in 1995. Pininfarina assembles this car alongside the Brera in San Giorgio Canavese, Italy.</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione</strong></p><br /><p>Limited edition supercar (500) presented as a concept car at the 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show and later released for sale for the 2007 model year. The car uses a <strong>Ferrari/Maserati-derived V8</strong> engine, producing 450 horsepower.</p><br /><p class="style1">Future models</p><br /><p><strong>Alfa Romeo Junior</strong> (Expected-2008 Q2)[8]</p><br /><p><strong>Alfa Romeo 149 </strong>(Expected-2009 Q1)</p><br /><p><strong>Alfa Romeo 169</strong> (Expected-2009 Q2)</p><br /><p><strong>CXover</strong> (Expected-2010 Q1)</p><br /><p class="style1">Old models</p><br /><p> </p><br /><p><strong>6C Gran Sport </strong>(1931)</p><br /><p><strong>8C 2300 </strong>(1931)</p><br /><p><strong>2600 Touring Spider</strong> (1961)</p><br /><p><strong>GT Junior</strong> (1965)</p><br /><p><strong>GTV6 </strong>(1980)</p><br /><p><strong>Spider</strong> (1992)</p><br /><p><strong>156</strong> (1997)</p><br /><p><strong>Alfa Romeo Cars</strong></p><br /><p>1910</p><br /><p>1910-1920 <strong>24 HP</strong><br /><br />1910-1911 <strong>12 HP</strong><br /><br />1911-1920 <strong>15 HP</strong><br /><br />1913-1922 <strong>40-60 HP</strong><br /><br /></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p>1920</p><br /><p>1921-1922 <strong>20-30 HP</strong><br /><br />1920-1921 <strong>G1</strong><br /><br />1921-1921 <strong>G2</strong><br /><br />1922-1927 <strong>RL</strong><br /><br />1923-1925 <strong>RM</strong><br /><br />1927-1929 <strong>6C 1500</strong><br /><br />1929-1933 <strong>6C 1750</strong><br /><br /></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p>1930</p><br /><p>1931-1934 <strong>8C 2300</strong><br /><br />1933-1933 <strong>6C 1900</strong><br /><br />1934-1937 <strong>6C 2300</strong><br /><br />1935-1939 <strong>8C 2900</strong><br /><br /></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p>1940</p><br /><p>1938-1950 <strong>158</strong><br /><br />1939-1950 <strong>6C 2500</strong><br /><br /></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p>1950</p><br /><p>1950-1958 <strong>1900</strong><br /><br />1951-1953 <strong>159</strong><br /><br />1951-1953 <strong>Matta</strong><br /><br />1954-1962 <strong>Giulietta</strong><br /><br />1958-1962 <strong>2000</strong><br /><br />1959-1964 <strong>Dauphine</strong><br /><br /></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p>1960</p><br /><p>1962-1968 <strong>2600</strong><br /><br />1962-1976 <strong>Giulia</strong><br /><br />1963-1967 <strong>Giulia TZ</strong><br /><br />1963-1977 <strong>Sprint GT (Veloce)</strong><br /><br />1965-1967 <strong>Gran Sport Quattroruote</strong><br /><br />1965-1971 <strong>GTA</strong><br /><br />1966-1993 <strong>Spider</strong><br /><br />1967-1969 <strong>33 Stradale</strong><br /><br />1967-1972 <strong>1750/2000</strong><br /><br /></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p>1970</p><br /><p>1970-1977 <strong>Montreal</strong><br /><br />1972-1983 <strong>Alfasud</strong><br /><br />1972-1984 <strong>Alfetta</strong><br /><br />1976-1989 <strong>Sprint</strong><br /><br />1977-1985 <strong>Giulietta (nuova)</strong><br /><br />1979-1986 <strong>Alfa 6<br /><br /></strong></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p>1980</p><br /><p>1983-1994 <strong>GTV6</strong><br /><br />1983-1994 <strong>33</strong><br /><br />1984-1987 <strong>Arna</strong><br /><br />1984-1987 <strong>90</strong><br /><br />1985-1992 <strong>75</strong><br /><br />1987-1998 <strong>164</strong><br /><br />1989-1993 <strong>SZ/RZ</strong><br /><br /></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p>1990</p><br /><p>1992-1998 <strong>155</strong><br /><br />1994-2000 <strong>145</strong><br /><br />1994-2000 <strong>146</strong><br /><br />1995-2006 <strong>GTV/Spider</strong><br /><br />1997-2005 <strong>156</strong><br /><br />1998-2007 <strong>166</strong><br /><br /></p><br /><p> </p><br /><p> </p><br /><p> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/550996607948698767-7655072464896827592?l=celebluxurycar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16166113283181199589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550996607948698767.post-7983143447423030582007-11-17T20:27:00.000-08:002007-11-17T20:28:33.942-08:00Beginning around the year 2000, <strong>Acura</strong> experienced a rebirth which was catalyzed by the introduction of several redesigned models. The first of these models was the 1999 <strong>Acura 3.2 TL</strong>, an upscale sedan competing with the likes of the <strong>Lexus ES</strong>, <strong>Infiniti I30</strong>, and <strong>BMW 3-series</strong>. Critics suggested that although 3.2 <strong>TL</strong> did not outdo its competition in any one area, it offered a well-rounded blend of sportiness and luxury.[4] These characteristics, combined with the TL's competitive price, proved very popular with consumers. Subsequent Acura models have followed a similar philosophy of offering lots of standard equipment and very few options.<br /><p>Another refreshed <strong>Acura</strong> introduced in the early 2000s was the <strong>MDX</strong>, a popular three-row crossover SUV based on the <strong>Honda Odyssey minivan</strong>. The MDX replaced the slow-selling SLX, which was little more than a rebadged <strong>Isuzu Trooper</strong>. The <strong>MDX</strong> was a car-like crossover SUV with little off-road capability that catered to the demands of the <strong>luxury SU</strong>V market. It was given top honors by Car and Driver in its first comparison test against seven other SUVs.[5] Other cars in Acura's line-up during this time included the 3.2 TL, 3.2 <strong>CL</strong>, <strong>RSX</strong> (formerly the Integra hatchback), and the <strong>NSX</strong>. By the late 2000s, Acura had dropped the inclusion of engine displacement numbers in its vehicle designations, retaining a simpler, two- or three-letter designation instead (e.g. 3.5 <strong>RL </strong>became <strong>RL</strong>).</p><br /><p>A new <strong>TL </strong>debuted for the 2004 model year, featuring sharp, Italianate styling and a <strong>270-hp V6</strong> (measured by then-current SAE, standards) — and was offered with a 6-speed manual transmission. The new <strong>TL</strong> increased sales dramatically to 70,943 American units in 2005, trumping competitors such as the <strong>C-Class</strong>, <strong>G35</strong>, <strong>CTS</strong>, <strong>ES 300</strong>, and <strong>A4</strong>.[6] That same year, Acura introduced the TSX, a European-market Honda Accord loaded with features, as a cheaper alternative to the<strong> BMW 3-series</strong>. This model became the only 4-cylinder sedan in Acura's line-up. A new RL debuted in 2005, this time with a <strong>300-hp V6</strong>, improved styling, and Super Handling All-Wheel Drive (<strong>SH-AWD</strong>), a system capable of sending almost all of the RL's power to just one wheel in a turn.</p><br /><p>Acura's new models—particularly the <strong>TL</strong> and <strong>TSX</strong>—have been well received by the motoring press. For example, the TSX has been on Car and Driver's Ten Best list in all three years of production (2004 – 2006). The <strong>TL, TSX</strong>, and <strong>MDX</strong> have become <strong>Acura</strong>'s top selling vehicles. US Big Three recently re-introduced sport sedans with rear wheel drive and <strong>V8</strong> engines and Acura will be the only luxury manufacturer not to offer <strong>V8s</strong>.[3] <strong>Volvo</strong>, Saab and Acura will be the only luxury manufacturers to use FWD exclusively.</p><br /><p class="style1">Current models</p><br /><p><strong>Acura MDX</strong> (luxury SUV)</p><br /><p><strong>Acura RDX </strong>(crossover SUV)</p><br /><p><strong>Acura RL</strong> (mid-size sedan) (know as "RL" in North America, "Legend" in the rest of the world)</p><br /><p><strong>Acura TL</strong> (mid-size sports sedan)</p><br /><p><strong>Acura TSX</strong> (compact sports sedan)</p><br /><p><strong>Acura CSX</strong> (compact sedan) (replacement for the Acura EL, only available in Canada)</p><br /><p class="style1">Past models</p><br /><p><strong>Acura EL</strong> (compact sedan, replaced Integra sedan; available only in Canada, replaced by the <strong>CSX </strong>(which is also available only in Canada))</p><br /><p><strong>Acura Integra</strong> (sports coupe and sedan, replaced by the <strong>RSX</strong> and <strong>EL</strong>)</p><br /><p><strong>Acura RSX </strong>(sports coupe, discontinued after the 2006 model year)</p><br /><p><strong>Acura Legend</strong> (luxury sedan and coupe, replaced by the <strong>RL</strong>) ("Legend" nameplate discontinued only in N. America)</p><br /><p><strong>Acura Vigor</strong> (mid-sized sedan, replaced by the <strong>TL</strong>)</p><br /><p><strong>Acura CL</strong> (luxury coupe, discontinued after 2003 model year)</p><br /><p><strong>Acura SLX</strong> (<strong>SUV</strong>, replaced by the <strong>MDX</strong>; available only in the United States)</p><br /><p><strong>Acura NSX</strong> (exotic coupe)</p><br /><p><strong>Acura Sterling</strong> – a version of the Acura Legend marketed in the USA, built in the U.K. by Rover</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/550996607948698767-798314344742303058?l=celebluxurycar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16166113283181199589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550996607948698767.post-47547535281878695982007-11-09T21:46:00.001-08:002007-11-09T21:47:14.663-08:00<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_FHYti-iJQZE/RzVFzS75VPI/AAAAAAAAACA/zF-a10l9kKI/s1600-h/LAMBORGHINI_REVENTON.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131084098017252594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_FHYti-iJQZE/RzVFzS75VPI/AAAAAAAAACA/zF-a10l9kKI/s400/LAMBORGHINI_REVENTON.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="style1"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></p><br /><p class="style1"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">2008 Lamborghini Reventón</span></strong></p><br /><br /><p>The <strong>Lamborghini Reventón</strong> has been entirely designed in Sant'Agata Bolognese, the original birthplace of the Lamborghini and the native home of every super car born under the sign of the bull. The design drawn up in <strong>Lamborghini's Centro Stile</strong> (Style Centre) is fine-tuned in close collaboration with the Lamborghini Research and Development Department. Thus, the Reventón is not only "haute couture" but it also stands out for its elevated dynamism whilst being entirely suitable for every day use.<br /><br /><br /><br />The <strong>Lamborghini Reventón</strong> is not destined to remain a one-off. A total of 20 Lamborghini friends and collectors will be able to own this extraordinary car and, naturally, enjoy the incomparable pleasure of driving it.<br /><br /><br /><br />The name Reventón has been chosen according to Lamborghini tradition. Reventón was a fighting bull, owned by the Don Rodriguez family. It is included in the list of the most famous bulls ever and is known for killing the famed bullfighter Felix Guzman in 1943.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Inspired by the fastest airplanes</strong><br /><br /><br /><br />The present day <strong>Lamborghini </strong>models are distinguished by the clear language of their shape. The coherent proportions of the <strong>Murciélago</strong> and <strong>Gallardo</strong> highlight their power and dynamism. Sharp edges, precise lines and clean surfaces: these are ingredients of a style reduced to the essential. Each element is created exactly according to its function; ornaments and decorations are totally foreign to a Lamborghini.<br /><br /><br /><br />With the Reventón the Centro Stile designers have coherently developed this philosophy, inspired by another sphere where speed and dynamism reign absolute: modern aeronautics, responsible for the fastest and most agile airplanes in the world. This has created an extremely precise, technically striking style with a new vitality: interrupted lines and contorted surfaces create a fascinating play of light, giving the car incredible movement.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Made of carbon fibre and precision</strong><br /><br /><br /><br />Although it is based on the extraordinarily successful <strong>Murciélago LP640</strong>, the exterior design of the <strong>Reventón</strong> is completely new. Just like the base model, the exterior is made of CFC, a composite carbon fibre material, which is as stable as it is light. The exterior components are glued and fixed to the body comprised of CFC and steel.<br /><br /><br /><br />The front is characterised by the acute angle of the central 'arrow' and by the powerful forward-facing air intakes. Although they do not supply air directly to the turbine like an airplane, bearing in mind the 650 hp, an abundant volume of air is necessary to cool the carbon brake disks and the six cylinder callipers.<br /><br /></p><br /><br /><p><span id="intelliTXT">The ReventOn, revealed at the Frankfurt auto show, is a radical, limited-production variant of the <strong>Lamborghini</strong> Murcilago LP640. Lamborghinis are not exactly automotive wallflowers to begin with, but "the Reventn is the most extreme of all," enthuses Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann.</span></p><br /><br /><p><span id="intelliTXT">Outside, the car is sheathed in all-new bodywork and wears a special matte gray finish. With the exception of the steel roof and doors, all body panels are a carbon-fiber composite. Inside, the driver faces a bank of three LCD readouts in place of the standard gauge cluster. The driver can choose among various display modes for the speedometer and tachometer; in addition, a g-force meter relays acceleration, braking, and lateral forces. The cabin itself is trimmed in copious amounts of suede and carbon fiber.</span></p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><div style="PADDING-LEFT: 4px; FLOAT: left"><span id="intelliTXT"></span></div><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p><span id="intelliTXT">The mechanicals, however, are straight from the <strong>Murcilago LP640</strong>. The mid-mounted <strong>V-12</strong>, visible underneath the plexiglass engine cover, spins out just a bit more power here (650 hp, rather than 640 hp, at 8000 rpm). It's controlled via a six-speed e-gear paddleshift manual transmission and drives all four wheels. The wheels themselves have carbon-fiber appliqus bolted to aluminum spokes.</span></p><br /><br /><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/550996607948698767-4754753528187869598?l=celebluxurycar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16166113283181199589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550996607948698767.post-71220905214971106862007-11-09T21:41:00.000-08:002007-11-09T21:45:41.729-08:00<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_FHYti-iJQZE/RzVFZi75VOI/AAAAAAAAAB4/kmauOJUcBS0/s1600-h/lamborghini_murcielago_lp640.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131083655635621090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_FHYti-iJQZE/RzVFZi75VOI/AAAAAAAAAB4/kmauOJUcBS0/s400/lamborghini_murcielago_lp640.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_FHYti-iJQZE/RzVFRC75VNI/AAAAAAAAABw/VwrS0rBtZXc/s1600-h/lamborghini_murcielago_lp640.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Murciélago LP640 </span></strong></div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><div><br /></span></strong>An updated 2007 model called the <strong>Murciélago LP640</strong> replaces the 2006 <strong>Murciélago</strong> coupe. The "LP" stands for "longitudinale posteriore," which is Italian for "longitudinal rear" and indicates the position of the vehicle's massive V12 engine behind the cockpit.</div><br /><br /><div><br />The number <strong>640 </strong>in the new moniker denotes the total hp rating of the tweaked <strong>V12 engine</strong>, up 60 hp from the outgoing Murciélago coupe's <strong>V12</strong> thanks to a bump in displacement from 6.2 liters to 6.5 liters. Lamborghini says the added power shaves 0.4 seconds from the zero-to-62 mph sprint, bringing it down to a scant 3.4 seconds.</div><br /><br /><div><br />A convertible version of the<strong> Murciélago</strong>, introduced last year, retains the 6.2-liter 580-hp V12. It has a removable fabric top: When it’s installed, Lamborghini advises keeping the speed under 100 mph.<br />A more aggressive front bumper with reshaped air intakes and a large spoiler underneath distinguish the 2007 LP640 from previous Murciélagos and make the bold design of the outgoing coupe even wilder. A redesigned rear diffuser encompasses twin exhaust pipes, and the taillights are now all red.<br />Owners can show off the heart of their beast with a new optional glass engine cover. Archrival Ferrari has offered similar transparent paneling as standard equipment on its mid-engine models for more than two decades, starting with the 1987 F40.</div><br /><br /><div><br />The LP640 has an extra intake just ahead of the driver’s-side rear wheel that pipes cool air to the oil radiator. The 18-inch titanium wheels are new and lighter, wrapped in performance Pirelli rubber. Racing tires are optional.</div><br /><br /><div><br />Like its predecessor and the current <strong>Murciélago Roadster</strong>, the LP640 has a permanent all-wheel-drive system with electronic traction control, which doesn't just improve performance but is essential to tame this high-powered monster. Under normal conditions 70 percent of the engine's power is sent to the rear wheels. During intense driving up to 100 percent of the drive force can be sent to either the front or rear axles.<br />Also carried over from the previous raging bull is an electronically controlled adaptive suspension and six-speed manual transmission linked to a stronger rear differential and beefed-up axles. A paddle-shift sequential-manual transmission, which Lamborghini calls e-gear, remains optional. It offers two modes — Thrust and Sport — the latter having more aggressive shift parameters for split-second gear changes.<br />Massive brake discs — the front ones are roughly 15 inches in diameter — are a little larger than those on the outgoing coupe. Slightly thicker carbon-ceramic brake discs are optional and designed to reduce brake fade, where the brakes become less effective as the discs overheat from severe use, such as on a racetrack.<br />Eyes can distinguish the Murcielago LP640 from the car that debuted in 2001 and has since sold some 2000 copies. (LP640 represents the car's engine position-longitudinale posteriore-and its horsepower, 640.) A new front bumper, molded of carbon fiber like all the body panels except the steel roof and doors, provides more downforce. The side mirrors are resculpted, and a larger driver's-side air intake accommodates a bigger oil cooler. The rear diffuser's huge center exhaust replaces the previous quad pipes in an acknowledgement that many owners were installing similar setups via the aftermarket.</div><br /><br /><div><br />A bigger bore and a longer stroke for the 60-degree <strong>V-12</strong> bump displacement from 6.2 to 6.5 liters and output from 580 hp to 640 hp, just in time to maintain bragging rights over the 612-hp V-12 in Ferrari's new 599GTB Fiorano. The Lamborghini's basic block design carries over, with new heads, intake and exhaust systems, and engine-control electronics. Balboni claims that the engine is "60 percent new."<br />The V-12 now can be served up under glass, which is a welcome development, since there is no sense in hiding the engine of one of the world's most extroverted supercars. Gear ratios for the six-speed manual or the six-speed e-gear, paddle-shift transmission also were modified. Lamborghini says that, with e-gear, the LP640 reaches 60 mph in only 3.4 seconds, an improvement of 0.4 second over the original Murcielago, and the top speed rises from 205 mph to 211 mph, a claim we had no opportunity to test. Not that Balboni would have let us, anyway.</div><br /><br /><div><br />Soon we are driving the 632-hp Lamborghini Murciélago LP640 behind Balboni, who is in his green Audi A4 diesel, and we can’t keep up. That’s because the narrow farm roads around the Lamborghini factory in Sant’Agata, Italy, have three lanes, two visible ones for routine traffic and one invisible lane just for Balboni. He darts into it frequently to pick off slowpokes, the obliging Fiats moving to the right with barely a flashed headlight of complaint. The 81.0-inch-wide LP640, in our abnormally cautious hands, snorts and burbles and falls steadily behind.--><br /><br />The windup to warp speed happens in one long, startlingly smooth blast of intoxicating bull power. Better still, the clutch engages with a light pedal and facile fluidity, the bulky all-wheel-drive powertrain as tractable and complacent as a Honda’s from stoplight to stoplight. The LP640 is still a supercar by an older definition, meaning that it pushes and pogos and feels generally gargantuan. But the Murciélago now serves horsepower every bit as civilized as that from its nearby competitors at Il Cavallino Modenese.</div><br /><br /><div><br />What happened was an engine redesign. The 572-hp, 6.2-liter dry-sump V-12 became a 6.5, going up a millimeter in bore size and 2.2mm in stroke. Everything from the crank mains up was redesigned to extract more power, flatten the delivery of the 487 pound-feet of torque, and improve emissions, starting with reshaped combustion chambers in new cylinder heads. Variable-valve-timing mechanisms on both sets of cams are now rotary-type with infinite variability; before, it was a two-step system. The multichamber intake plenum changed from a crossflow to a vertical downdraft, the air ramming through oval tubes straight into larger valves.</div><br /><br /><div><br /><strong>Lamborghini</strong>, which proudly makes its own engine computers, completely rewrote the software (no doubt with some input from parent company Audi) to accommodate the new hardware. The engineers say they also cut 60 pounds out of the engine compartment.</div><br /><br /><div><br />You’ll know the LP640 by its larger oil-cooler scoop — there are almost 13 quarts on tap — on the driver’s-side rocker panel. A chin spoiler, a rear aerodynamic undertray, and a see-through engine cover are other cues to the LP640’s newness, as are redesigned taillamps and bumpers. Inside, the leather is crisscrossed by a modish diamond-pleat stitch pattern, and the dull instrument cluster finally gets — ta-dum! — a Lamborghini logo. In a few more years it may get chrome rings, too.</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/550996607948698767-7122090521497110686?l=celebluxurycar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16166113283181199589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550996607948698767.post-7781709228266992562007-11-09T21:39:00.000-08:002007-11-09T21:41:18.257-08:00<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_FHYti-iJQZE/RzVEVy75VMI/AAAAAAAAABo/EAcwLxWFaCw/s1600-h/Lamborghini+Gallardo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131082491699483842" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_FHYti-iJQZE/RzVEVy75VMI/AAAAAAAAABo/EAcwLxWFaCw/s320/Lamborghini+Gallardo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span id="intelliTXT"><br /><br /><h1 class="sup clr2 b" id="ctl00_ctl08_ctl00_lblTitle">Lamborghini Gallardo</h1><br /><br /><div class="clr4 sub" id="ctl00_ctl08_ctl00_lblEditor"><br /><br /><p>The <strong>Gallardo</strong> is probably the finest all-round supercar money can buy.<br /><br /><br /><br />Facts At A Glance<br /><br />CAR: Lamborghini Gallardo<br /><br />PRICE: £134,000 on the road<br /><br />INSURANCE GROUP: 20<br /><br />CO2 EMISSIONS: 400g/km<br /><br />PERFORMANCE: Max Speed 196mph / 0-60mph 3.8s<br /><br />FUEL CONSUMPTION: (combined) 14.5mpg WILL IT FIT IN YOUR GARAGE ? Length/Width/Height 4300/1900/1165mm</p><br /><br /><p>It takes quite some time to get your head around a <strong>Lamborghini Gallardo</strong>. After all, Lambos were always supposed to be cars that would leave the average driver with post traumatic stress disorder after the briefest acquaintance. Yet the latest Gallardo doesnt quite fit that billing. The doors dont open skywards, instead functioning much like a normal car. </p><br /><br /><p>If you ever want to understand why some people are willing to part with $246,000 for a Lamborghini, one day with a bright-yellow Gallardo Superleggera will make it all clear. People gawp and gape and wind down their windows to mouth the words “wow” and, in the case of spotty teenagers, “sick.” </p><br /><br /><p>Strangers become emboldened to ring your doorbell on a Saturday afternoon and beg for a closer look. Others will tail you home at 11 p.m., like pesky magnets, in pursuit of a closer look at a car that is a common sight only at Lamborghini’s plant in Sant’Agata Bolognese in northern Italy and possibly at South Beach in Florida.</p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p>The Superleggera is the hard-core version of Lambo’s entry-level supercar, the <strong>Gallardo</strong>, trimmed of 126 pounds, thanks to the extensive use of Superman-hard but lightweight carbon fiber. The engine cover, the rear diffuser, the underbody cover, the exterior mirrors, the rear spoiler, the side sills, and the inner door panels are all made of carbon fiber, and some of the glass—the rear window, for one—has been replaced with lighter-weight polycarbonate. Removing 126 pounds from a supercar is a good thing, but bear in mind that the 3434-pound curb weight is hardly light, as declared by the Italian term superleggera (“super light”).</p><br /><br /><p><br /><br /></p><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="std clr1 no_b" id="ctl00_ctl08_ctl00_lblArticle"><br /><br /><div style="PADDING-LEFT: 4px; FLOAT: right"></div><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p>Any new<strong> Lamborghini</strong> is an event, mainly because the lull between model releases is so painfully long. There were sixteen years between the Countach and the Diablo, a whopping twenty-eight between the Silhouette/Jalpa and the newest small Lamborghini, the Gallardo. But too often, the cars made news not with refinement and poise but with flashy bodywork, ludicrous top speeds, and handling so diabolical Lamborghini even named a car after it. Rudeness is at the core of the Lamborghini allure, but come on. Would you really want to ride a mechanical bull like the Diablo all the way up to 204 mph? The Diablo should have been equipped with dual-stage, front and side airsick bags.</p><br /><br /><p>Things are different at the little company from Sant'Agata Bolognese today, chiefly because the Italians have some very serious bosses from <strong>Audi </strong>peering over their shoulders. Proof of this is in the slightly less glacial pace at which Lamborghinis are arriving. The new Gallardo, due here in October, comes right after 2001's Murcilago, offering its own kind of proof that Lamborghini is serious about building world-class sports cars. The Gallardo is a comfortable, stylish, and thoroughly viable competitor to <strong>Porsche</strong>'s 911 GT2 and <strong>Ferrar</strong>i's 360 Modena-a daily driver of the type Ferruccio Lamborghini had in mind when he founded the company in 1963.</p><br /><br /><p>The legendary <strong>Ferrari</strong>-directed ire that prompted Lamborghini to make sports cars burns as fiercely as it ever did in Sant'Agata. The Gallardo's mission is to be the highest-performance car in its segment, and thus it uses some conventions of that segment as its starting point. Like the Modena, it has an aluminum spaceframe, optional automated-manual gearbox, mid-mounted engine, and twin front-mounted radiators that give the car its generous interior package. The Gallardo one-ups the Modena, though, in a few important areas. Instead of the 394-horsepower <strong>V-8</strong> in the <strong>Ferrari</strong>, it has a 492-horsepower <strong>V-10</strong>. Instead of rear-wheel drive, it has a performance-oriented yet bacon-saving four-wheel-drive system. It is a bit heavier than the Modena, but its extra power puts it right in the low-four-second ballpark, acceleration-wise.</p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><div style="PADDING-LEFT: 4px; FLOAT: right"></div><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p>The <strong>V-10</strong> that overcomes the <strong>Gallardo</strong>'s 3153-pound curb weight is literally the centerpiece of the car. In contrast to Lamborghini's recent twelve-cylinder cars, power flows rearward from the engine to a tail-mounted six-speed transaxle. (In the Countach, the Diablo, and the Murcilago, the transmission is located forward of the engine.) A 90-degree V angle was selected to reduce the overall height of the undersquare (the stroke is longer than the bore) engine-a move that necessitated split crank pins to achieve even firing intervals. Other features include a dry-sump lubrication system that further lowers engine height and center of gravity, variable timing on intake and exhaust tracts, a two-stage intake manifold with long runners to optimize midrange output and short runners for peak power at high rpm, and dual electronically actuated throttles.</p><br /><br /><p>Against the clock, the <strong>Gallardo</strong> will register a sprint to 60mph in 3.8 seconds and keep going to 196mph. The four-wheel drive electronics arent quite as clever as those in a 911 Turbo when it comes to stepping cleanly off the line but get up to higher velocities and you wont begrudge that, the Gallardo behaving for the most part like a traditional rear driver. Only when youre really pushing it over scabby tarmac can you feel the front tyres biting for grip.<br /><br /><br /><br />What impresses most is the body control. Drive the same section of road in a <strong>Porsche 911</strong> or even a <strong>Ferrari F430</strong> and there would be a lot more roll, squat and dive. The Lamborghini planes flat, almost sucked to the ground, its hefty 19-inch tyres and foursquare stance giving the driver almost unassailable confidence levels. Equipment levels have been enhanced and include items like the Lamborghini Multimedia System with CD changer, MP3 player and tuner.<br /><br /></p><br /></div><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/550996607948698767-778170922826699256?l=celebluxurycar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>janshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16166113283181199589noreply@blogger.com0