Archive for May, 2008
Alpina B7 Technical Specifications
The Alpina B7 is a beautiful exotic car running on a 4.4 litre Supercharged V8 engine, capable of 516.3lb-ft@4250rpm / 500bhp@5800rpm. The Alpina B7 is able to accelerate from 0-60 mph in only 4.9 s and reaches a top speed of 186 mph. This cool exotic car uses a ZF 6-Speed Automatic w/SwitchTronic Control transmission [...]
The Dangers Of Street Racing
One of the more dangerous activities that any driver can participate in is the participation in a street racing event. Street racing is not a new phenomenon, but with newer technology and faster cars being accessible to more and more younger people these days, it has developed into a much larger problem than it has [...]
How Air Bags In Automobiles Came To Be
When it comes to car safety, much attention is focused on seat belts and air bags. Air bags are pretty much commonplace automobile safety equipment right now, but they do seem like a more recent introduction into the auto industry. It doesn’t seem that long ago that air bags were considered a new and modern [...]
The History Of Kia Motors Car Company
With an increased focus on finding more economical and fuel efficient automobiles, there is more and more interest in smaller engine vehicles. One of the newest names in automobiles in the United States and Europe is Kia Motors. Though Kia Motors is a relative newcomer to the western world, the company has actually been around [...]
Ten Necessities To Always Keep In Your Car
One of the worst situations you can find yourself or your family in is to be trapped in a disabled vehicle or stopped because of poor road conditions and not have the things necessary to make your time spent in this inconvenient situation bearable. There are also things that happen every day on the nation’s [...]
VW Passat Tuning
VW introduced the Passat back in 1973 which were initially offered as two and four door sedans as well as versions with three- and five-doors. These versions shared a common style care of Giorgetto Giugiaro, an Italian designer. From that time on, the VW Passat continues to earn raves as well as criticisms from automobile [...]
VW Tuning
Volkswagen is one of the oldest vehicle brands existing today. The Volkswagen brand focuses on economic cars rather than the fast type vehicles, but this does not mean that VW cars could not be perked-up for speed and efficiency. The latest generations of the VW Polo and Golf now have the capability of being tuned [...]
Audi R8 Technical Specifications
The Audi R8 is an awesome exotic car running on a 4.2 Liter V8 engine, capable of 317lb-ft@5500rpm / 420bhp@8205rpm. The Audi R8 is able to accelerate from 0-60 mph in only 4.5 s and reaches a top speed of 187 mph. This cool exotic car uses a 6 Speed Manual transmission and weights 3434 [...]
Alfa Romeo Brera 3.2 JTS V6 Q4 SV Technical Specifications
The Alfa Romeo Brera 3.2 JTS V6 Q4 SV is a beautiful exotic car running on a 3.2 Liter V6 engine, capable of 238lb-ft@4500rpm / 260bhp@6300rpm. The Alfa Romeo Brera 3.2 JTS V6 Q4 SV is able to accelerate from 0-60 mph in only 6.8 s and reaches a top speed of 149 mph. This [...]
Toyota Celica Tuning
Ride and glide with the Toyota Celica with its sleek line of vehicles which spans 8 generations all in all. This model has wowed motor sports enthusiasts with its numerous victories. The Celica won with the World Rally Championship back in 1982 until 1986. There was also the Safari Rally win in 1995. There were [...]