Friday 26 October 2012

Cars among the all time hottest cars

  1. Jaguar XJS (1975–1996)
  2. Chevrolet Camaro (1966–1969)
  3. Lotus Esprit (1993–2004)
  4. TVR Griffith (1991–2002)
  5. Cadillac (1959)
  6. Bugatti Type 57 (1934–1940)
  7. Noble M12 M400 (2004–2007)
  8. Dodge Viper (1990–2010)
  9. Mercedes-Benz 540K (1935–1940)
  10. Ford Boss 302 Mustang (1969–1970)
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Tuesday 31 January 2012

2013 Porsche Panamera GTS - First Drive

Porsche’s Panamera is now available as eight versions in the U.S. You can, for example, slide in at $75,200 for a 3.6-liter V-6 Panamera and get to 60 mph in 6.0 seconds. Or you can leave that in the dust with the $173,200 4.8-liter Turbo S, which hits 60 in 3.6 sec. Or perhaps you would like better to tip your green-tinted hat as you drive by in your $95,000 S Hybrid.

So where does that put the newest variation, the $109,900 GTS. Porsche calls it, the sportiest of all Panamera models. That assert seems odd given the Turbo’s spot at the top of the horsepower and image list, but once you’ve driven the GTS, Porsche’s announcement makes sense.

We were at the Ascari circuit in Spain to try the 2013 Porsche Panamera GTS, which was popping its split-second PDK shifts as soon we accelerated uphill away from the pits. You would need much of the Panamera schedule there to make back-to-back comparisons, but reasonably rapidly you can sense this one has a firmer edge. Point the nose to a summit and there’s a split second of confidence-inspiring under steer, but then the car sets and responds. Not that Panameras are known as leaners, but this one is even less so. You almost forget there are two supplementary seats behind you.

Wednesday 11 January 2012

The 2012 grid so far

Red Bull
  • Sebastian Vettel
  • Mark Webber
There will be no change at the top team after Webber signed a new one-year contract at the Belgian Grand Prix. Vettel is tied to Red Bull until 2014.

McLaren
  • Jenson Button
  • Lewis Hamilton
Button recently signed a three-year contract with the team after settling in nicely over the past two seasons. Hamilton has hinted that he will extend his contract beyond 2012 next year.

Ferrari
  • Fernando Alonso
  • Felipe Massa
Alonso is tied to the team until 2016 but Massa will need to prove himself in 2012 to see his stay extended into 2013.

Mercedes
  • Nico Rosberg
  • Michael Schumacher
Rosberg signed a new multi-year deal in Abu Dhabi to extend his contract beyond 2013. Schumacher will be on the final season of his three-year contract in 2012, but the team is willing re-sign the seven-time champion if the circumstances are right.