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The Aston Martin Rapide
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The Aston Martin Rapide
A four-door Aston was seen as sacrilege and something as beautiful as this only proves that lust is a sin.
Complete with full length glass-roof and seating for four, the Rapide has carried forward the beauty of the DB9. Costing at $200,000, the Rapide is sure to set a few exclusivity records. It is gorgeous, this.
The Maserati GranTurismo and GranCabrio
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The Maserati GranTurismo and GranCabrio
The pitchfork’ed subsidiary of FIAT has made some gorgeous cars and the GranTurismo (GT) is just the top of that ice berg.
The signature Masertai grille adorns this car and with the pitchfork logo, the car sure does look like the devil in disguise. The Maserati may not drive to well or may not be too practical but picture this, you get dressed for dinner and ask your spouse, “Darling, shall we take the Maserati tonight?” Got a ring to it donnit?
The convertible only increases this car’s sex appeal.
The Alfa Romeo Brera
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The Alfa Romeo Brera
The Giugiaro designed and Pininfarina made Brera is a thing of beauty.
The pinnacle of Alfa design, the car has everything in the way it looks – aggression, finesse, curves, lines all coming together in holy matrimony.
The roof has a semi-transparent glass and the interior is possibly the best place to be outside your house. The Brera houses various engines- 1.7-Litre, 2.2-Lire and 3.2-Litre petrol and a few dreary diesels. The petrols produce 197 bhp, 182 bhp and 257 bhp, respectively.
Aston Martin owners, ProDrive have sorted the handling of the Brera with the Brera S. Yummy. This car is truly bellissimo.
The Mercedes Benz 300 SL
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The Mercedes Benz 300 SL
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Sure they are as impractical as they get and they cannot be shut anyone less than five foot five and sure in the eventuality of a rollover, they will remain shut but oh my word are they sexy! Surely a technological first, the doors in the 300 SL were beyond doubt the USP of the 300 SL, apart from a racing pedigree that is.
Here is why. First, the car was approximately $11,000 and in 1955, when this car was made, that was good enough to get you a house. The huge asking price was largely because of the trouble involved in getting the gull-wing doors right. Second, the 3.0-Litre engine was hardly anorexic. Third, the boot could fit just the one thing, the spare wheel.
Practical or not, this car sold and sold well. So well, that this car is often considered to be responsible for the company’s image across the pond.
Luckily, the car was made as a convertible which saw larger success. A 300 SL (Sport Leicht – Sport Light in German) can be rebuilt from scratch as Merc still houses and supplies parts for these babies. Rebuilding one might be the Hobson’s choice considering buying one these cars will set you back by $700,000 to a Million dollars.
The Mercedes-Benz SSK Count Trossi
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The Mercedes-Benz SSK Count Trossi
Short for Super Sport Kurz, the roadster was the last car to be designed by Ferdinand Porsche before he set up his enterprise.
The SSK saw numerous Grand Prix victories during its production (1928 – 1932) thanks to its massive engine – a 7-Litre straight-6 engine which powered the car to a top speed of 190 KPH.
This elegant design is a result of a combined effort of Count Carlo Felice Trossi, who bought the chassis of the SSK in 1930, and an unknown English coach builder, Wiilie White, who put Trossi’s vision into reality.
It has surely earned its name, the Black Prince. It rests at the garage of a bloke named Ralph Lauren.
New Alfa Romeo Giulietta Launched
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New Alfa Romeo Giulietta Launched
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The three petrol engines on offer are all 16 valve four cylinders: a 1368 cc that develops 120 PS (88 kW) at 5000 rpm with 206 Nm (152 ft.lb) of torque at 1750 rpm; a more powerful version of the same size engine with power output of 170 PS (125 kW) at 5500 rpm and 250 Nm (184 ft.lb) of torque at 2500 rpm; and the range-topping 1.75 litre (1742 cc) that produces an impressive 235 PS (173 kW) of power at 5500 rpm and 340 Nm (251 ft.lb) of torque at 1900 rpm. All feature turbochargers and intercoolers. With the 1742 cc engine, the Giulietta will sprint to 100 km/h from rest in a claimed 6.8 seconds, and reach a maximum speed of 242 km/h. Emissions are 177 g/km of CO2.
The diesel variants on offer are also 16 valve, four cylinder units: a 1.6 litre (1598 cc) with 105 PS (77 kW) power at 4000 rpm and 320 Nm (236 ft.lb) of torque at 1750 rpm, and a 2.0 litre (1956 cc) with peak power of 170 PS (125 kW) at 4000 rpm and 350 Nm (258 ft.lb) of torque at 1750 rpm. The more powerful engine endows the Giulietta with acceleration of 8.0 seconds from 0-100 km/h, and a top speed of 218 km/h. Claimed CO2 emissions are 114 g/km and 124 g/km respectively.
The 4 lower-powered versions ride on 205/55 R 16 tyres, whilst the range-topping 1750 TBi sits on beefier 225/45 R 17 rubber. Braking on all the Giulietta models is via ABS- and EBD-equipped discs, ventilated at the front and solid at the rear. All come with 3 driver-selectable handling set-ups, Dynamic, Normal and All-Weather. these modify the operating parameters of the engine, gearbox, steering and the electronic Q2 differential.
620 PS Porsche 911 GT2 RS released
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The 3600 cc engine remains at the same capacity, but power and torque have been increased. Power is up 90 PS to 620 PS at the same 6500 rpm as the Porsche 911 GT2. Torque is up 20 Nm to 700 Nm, achieved in a rev band from 2500 to 5500 rpm, which is wider than the standard 911 GT2 which pulled maximum torque from 2200 rpm to 4500 rpm. A new intercooler and increased turbocharger boost from 1.4 bar to 1.6 bar account for most of the improvements here. The power is transmitted through a six speed manual gearbox.
Weight has been pared wherever possible, and the resultant drop of 70 kg over the 911 GT2, in combination with the engine tweaks, delivers sublime performance figures. The 0-100 km/h benchmark is covered in 3.5 seconds and in 28.9 seconds the 300 km/h mark is achieved. A top speed of 330 km/h is claimed. Despite these improvements in performance, the Porsche 911 GT2 RS boasts CO2 emissions of just 284 g/km, which is actually 14 g/km lower than the less powerful standard Porsche 911 GT2.
The Porsche 911 GT2 RS comes with Porsche's composite ceramic disc brake (PCCB) system as standard. The wheels are fitter with slightly wider 245/35 profile tyres at the front, whilst the rears remain 325/30. Both front and rear are 19 inch rims.
Porsche is limiting production of this, their most powerful road-legal car ever, to just 500 units. Sales in the UK start in September 2010.
