Tuesday, November 30, 2010

BMW M3 RACE CAR VISITS MAZDA RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA

Last week at the Chicago International Auto Show, BMW Motorsport revealed their new 2009 M3 race car. The car will be run by Rahal-Letterman Racing in the 2009 American Le Mans Series (ALMS).

This week, the all-new race car was shown at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Look for the M3's return to racing next season when the American Le Mans Series comes to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca!

Tickets for this year's Monterey Sports Car Championships featuring the American Le Mans Series are available on this website, www.ticketmaster.com, or by calling 1-800-327-SECA.

Hyundai Nuvis Concept 2010

Hyundai Nuvis Concept 2009 Car Wallpaper

Hyundai Nuvis Concept makes its world debut at the 2009 New York Auto Show. The Nuvis is the eleventh signature concept car to be designed at the Hyundai's California Design Centre.

HYUNDAI NUVIS CONCEPT MAKES WORLD DEBUT AT NEW YORK AUTO SHOW

NEW YORK, April 9, 2009 – The world will have the opportunity to peer into Hyundai’s future when the Nuvis concept makes its world debut at the 2009 New York Auto Show.

The Nuvis is the eleventh signature concept car to be designed at the company’s California Design Center in Irvine, Calif. In addition to showcasing the brand’s cutting-edge capabilities, Nuvis also hints at a possible design direction for a future-generation crossover, blending attributes of a tall urban car and a premium utility vehicle.

Consistent with Hyundai’s pledge to lead all brands in U.S. fuel economy by 2015, Nuvis is powered by Hyundai’s Hybrid Blue Drive architecture, which uses breakthrough lithium polymer battery technology.

Cool Cars luxury

Cool cars help every enthusiast celebrate life. Check out the cool cars on this site and send it your own review of some of the spectacular vehicles featured here. This is a selective site, so we’ve picked the hottest of the cool cars we can find to share our enthusiasm with you.

By now, you’re well aware that site is dedicated to cool cars. From cool exotic cars to hybrids to hydrogen cars we have a highly selective website of the coolest cars of all time. Whether you like the classics or the cool fuel cell vehicles of the future, you can find the top cool cars of all time on this site. Henry Ford invented the first cool car.

If they make them, you’ll be able to find the coolest of those cool cars here. So, come back often and enjoy the many cool cars that can be found in all regions of this earth that we live on. Some people think that there could only be so many cool cars that have been produced over the years.

Luxury Car

When you're buying a Lotus, you don't want to be driving it in the city. Sitting in traffic jams, praying for temporary lights to stay green ("please don't change!"), and avoiding potholes and speed bumps is hardly fun. No, a Lotus is meant for the open road - the wide, open, twisty roads of the British countryside where the only hold up is when you pull over to admire the view.

I don't pretend to know much about cars, but I know what I like and I like Lotus cars. They're sexy, fast, fun to drive and you're guaranteed to turn heads when you're driving one, and isn't that what driving is all about? The model I like in particular is the Lotus Exige S. Ok, so it's not the easiest of cars to get into, but once you mastered the art of that it's actually a very comfortable ride. There's not buckets of space inside the cabin, but this isn't a car you'd take on a camping trip - this car was made for driving. The Lotus Exige S is an absolute joy to drive along twisty roads; it has excellent cornering abilities and exceptional grip. With the ability to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds, the Lotus Exige S isn't for the faint-hearted. However, it isn't as 'cash guzzling' as you might think, you can get around 200 miles out of one tank of petrol, which isn't too bad, and you can rest assured that the rev-hungry Toyota engine is reliable.

One of my favourite places to drive is in the south-west of England, particularly Devon and Dorset where the roads are clear of traffic and the views are simply stunning. Maybe one day I'll drive my new Lotus Exige S in Dorset, but for now I'll have to stick with my trusty Ford Fiesta.

New Car models Gallery

Six brand new models made our Top Picks this year: the Chevrolet Silverado and Traverse, Mazda5, Nissan Altima, Subaru Forester, and Volkswagen GTI. This marks the first time in six years that a few down home models earned spots or that an European auto made the list.

Several of final year's picks, the Toyota Highlander and RAV4 SUVs, were passed over this year. At the time of circulation, bargains of certain adaptations had been halted. We have suspended our proposal until a possibly unsafe part that might create unintended increasing speed is fixed.

New VW Officially Announces R GmbH Performance Subsidiary

Volkswagen has officially launched the new R GmbH performance subsidiary.
Meant to meet the “increased global demand for individualized vehicles with contemporary sportiness and exclusivity”, the subsidiary will handle sales and development of high performance and Exclusive (aka Individual) models. In essence, R GmbH is Volkswagen’s answer to BMW’s M and Mercedes’ AMG divisions.
Described as the “specialist for sporty exclusive models from Volkswagen in the future,” R GmbH has already taken responsibility for the Scirocco R, the Golf R, the R-Line design packages, and the aforementioned Exclusive range.
Based in Warmenau, Germany (near VW’s Wolfsburg headquarters) R GmbH employs a staff of more than 350 people. In the future, the subsidiary promises to intensely the sportiness of Volkswagen R models.

Novitec Rosso Takes Ferrari California Up to 606 PS

The Ferrari California has had its power boosted and its performance systems improved again by tuner Novitec Rosso. A previous programme took the car up to 368kW (500mhp). From the factory the 2+2-seater’s 8-cylinder motor develops 338 kW (453 bhp / 460 PS) and 485 Nm (358 lb-ft).
Technical highlights include the use of a mechanical supercharger, a custom intake manifold and larger injectors as well as a water-to-air intercooler. A Novitec Rosso stainless-steel high-performance exhaust system with sport catalysts was installed and the ECU remapped.
The baby Ferrari now boasts 446 kW (598 bhp / 606 PS) developed at 7,900 rpm. Maximum torque goes up to 603 Nm (445 lb-ft) at 5,500rpm. The 0 – 100 km/h sprint takes just under 3.8 seconds and top speed is 325 km/h (202 mph).
Some of the suspension work includes sport springs that can be lowered by 35 millimeters and a hydraulic lift system that can raise the front of the car by 40 millimeters for better navigation of everyday obstacles like speed bumps.
Aerodynamic and styling changes include new rocker panels with integrated airfoils and black side markers, a rear diffuser, rear spoiler lip and carbon fibre rear molding. Wheels are 9Jx21 size in front and 11.5Jx22 at the rear, shod with 255/30 ZR 21 and 315/25 ZR 22 Pirelli tyres respectively.

Alfa Romeo Sport Cars Autodelta Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione

The Performance Car Show that will take place in Birmingham, UK, 14-17 January 2010, Autodelta will unveil the world’s first tuned Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione. Alfa Romeo’s awesome Alfa 8C Competizione supercar has scooped the award for Best Design of the Year in Auto Express’s 2008 New Car Honours.

Body Kits to Style Car

Body kits help you alter your vehicle in some shape. You can do this to nearly any exterior auto part.
Just analyze for one that may meet any needs you have got for the re-design. Jim Hall invented the body kit in 1961 as a technique to improve his auto’s aerodynamic capability. Aerodynamics is how wind travels your auto’s fringe with minimal effort. When done correctly your auto faces less air resistance and your engine is also cooled down concurrently. What Hall’s body kit did was force the vehicle downward so the air resistance will be reduced. Your vehicle’s speed is improved with the reduced air besiege

2011 Simbol Design Sports Cars Lavazza GTX-R The New Super Sports Cars

Italian brands The Lavazza GT-R unveiled, Simbol Design has some pictures and specifications for the new super sports car. Simbol Design has created this impressive new V12 supercar producing 620 hp while weighing a mere 2380 lbs. This gives the car an exceptional power to weight ratio of 3.8 lb.

Lavazza GTX-R body made of carbon-Kevlar built atop a tubular steel frame. And since German powerplants have emerged as the new crate engine of choice for niche manufacturers from Spyker and Wiesmann to Gumpert and Pagani, the Lavazza packs a BMW-sourced 5.4-liter V12, picking up Lamborghini's tractor-origins mantle with an electro-pneumatic transmission reportedly sourced from a bus. Sources differ on the engine's output – alternately claiming 489 horsepower or 620 – but either way, 0-60 mph times quoted around the four-and-a-half second sound conservative.

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Pur Sang Edition

The Bugatti Veyron’s high-tech components being meticulously assembled into an automotive work of art. Watching the car coming together, coupled with an admiration for the technical beauty of its structure, gave the designers the idea of finishing the car in its pure material configuration – meaning no color coating. The result is the EB 16.4. Veyron “Pur Sang”, a two-tone study of pure materialness showing the car’s true essentials: carbon and aluminum.

The carbon monocoque holds the engine plus the passenger cell, while the polished aluminum panelling is enhanced by reflections in the sculpted bodywork. Interestingly, the rawness of the materials even more strongly highlights the dual character of this car: performance power coupled with cruising comfort, structure and body, dark and light.

PPI RAZOR Audi R8 GTR-10 Limited Editio

The only exclusive Audi-tuner from Germany, PPI Automotive Design GmbH, breaks through the Audi-tuning arena yet again, and presents their new limited production Supercar, the PPI RAZOR GTR-10. The Audi specialist turned its focus on optimising the power-to-weight ratio of the Audi R8 while simultaneously strengthening the motor, increasing performance, improving handling dynamics, and managing to reduce the weight of the Audi R8. The end result is a culmination of knowledge from the past year in research and development to create a truly inspired production car; the RAZOR GTR-10. This vehicle will be available to only 10 select individuals.

Luxury Sports Cars: Stories: Pagani Zonda S repair bill

One of Britain's largest insurance companies is paying through its teeth as an insurance claim for one luxury sports car has come in at a record-breaking (for the company at least) £300,000. The car in question is the Pagani Zonda S which is a £500,000 two seater luxury sports car.

The Pagani Zonda S was badly damaged by a clearly inexperienced driver who lost control of it on a test run on a country lane near Glasgow. The collision ended leaving the face of the Pagani Zonda S in a poll and a fence.

The car insurance company question is Aviva and they have decided that the car is not beyond repair so have decided to have it shipped back to Modena, Italy where only 10 Pagani Zonda S’ are made in a year. Materials such as titanium and aluminium are used in this luxury sports car and Aviva said in a statement: "It's the biggest repairs payout we've seen."

Amanda Ellis and Lamborghini Murcielago LP640

Fewer things go together as nicely as hot girls and high performance sports cars. We have to admit that there’s not much to say here, we will just let the photos do the talking! The only comment necessary is that both the girl and the car, a amborghini Murcielago LP640 are two items that we would love to have in the Top Speed garage!

Miss Tuning 2009 Calendar featuring the lovely Daniela Grimm

The lovely Miss Daniela Grimm was honored with the privilege of being the exclusive model featured in the 2009 Miss Tuning Calendar. The almanac is sure to become a best seller as Daniela shows off her finer points dress up as everything from Cat Woman ready to pounce in front of the classic Batmobile to showing off her behind along with the back of an Impala.

The calendar has something for everyone from fans of high revving imports clad with carbon fiber like the tuned G37 that is about to run down the 1320 against a very fast gold Supra to the classic American automobiles like a bodacious bubblegum pink Cadillac as well as giving a good look at the interior of a first generation Corvette. Don’t despair high-end fans, because Miss Tuning 2008 found a sweet silver S Class with a pair of suicide doors in the back. There will only be 150 examples of this fine piece of automotive art, so not only does the calendar have Ms. Grim going for it but it is also a very limited edition. We thought it would be a good idea to share a few more of the photos with you.Miss Tuning 2009 Calendar

Kim Kardashian’s cars

Kim Kardashian is a celebrity that needs no introduction, from her scandalous home video with rapper Ray J to her hit reality cable show on TV, Ms. Kardashian is becoming a piece of contemporary pop culture. But did you know that aside from being a hot chick, the daughter of O.J. Simpson’s defense attorney is also an automotive aficionado. It looks like Kim has made friends with the crew over at Platinum motorsports because all of her exotic rides are wearing the tuning shop’s decorative plate on the front of all her vehicles.

The superstar’s lineup consists of a white Range Rover complete with obligatory Strut grill and what look to be 24 inch rims. Kim K owns a pair of Bentleys, a white four door Flying Spur and a blacked out drop top Continental GTC. She also enjoys taking some time out of her day to pose for a few quick snapshots in front of her Lamborghini Gallrdo Spyder. The latest addition to the Kardashian garage is a smooth silver Ferrari F430.

Luxury Sports Cars: Stories: Pagani Zonda S repair bill

Monday, November 29, 2010

Tokyo Drift Cars

Nissan 350Z Drift Car

How to change a car battery

Car batteries do not last forever, and it is most likely that you will need to replace a battery on a car you own at some time.

Where is my car battery ?

Here is a typical layout, highlighting the car battery and battery clamp along with the red and black battery terminals.

Sometimes the car battery will have a cover over it so you cannot see the red and black terminals.
Most car batteries are clamped securely into place within the engine bay. These clamps will need to be removed in order the get the battery out.

Here are some examples ;

Bar runs across top of battery, with a nut at each end (probably 10mm).
Removing the bolts will allow the car battery to be lifted out.

All batteries have a lip around the base, the one above has one front and back.
The clamp holds on to this lip and is bolted to the battery tray shown underneath. Which battery do I need ?
You can walk into most shops and tell them the make, model and year of your car and they will be able to provide you with the correct battery.
You can do the same when you buy online, choose a reputable website and enter your car details and then you should get a price back.
Make sure that the online store is offering a guarantee on the battery.
Most car batteries have stickers on them normally stating the 'Amps' and
the 'Ampare Hours' ratings. You can always get this info off your old battery and cross check it against your new purchase.
Also, the 'owners manual' for your car or a Haynis Manuals should tell you what battery you need for your car.

IMPORTANT - never fit a smaller battery than was originally fitted by the manufacturer, it will not last and you will be asking for trouble.
For example, diesel engines normally need more current from the battery to start the engine than petrol engine cars.

WARNING - BATTERIES ARE HEAVY !!
and you will also be bending over, so if you have back trouble, be more careful and perhaps get someone to help you with the lifting.
TIPS

You can use normal vaseline on your battery terminals to prevent corrosion instead of lithium grease. Vaseline works just as well and will keep your terminals dirt and corrosion free meaning better conduction.

Always buy your battery from a reputable outlet that offers a guarantee, normally lasting for 1 to 2 years. This means that if the battery fails within that time, you can it back with your receipt and get a replacement (free). I strongly recommend a guarantee as I have had a new battery fail on me and took it back to the shop for an exchange.

NOTE
It is always best to get your battery changed if you are in any doubt about how well it is working. Get it changed before it completely dies and causes you loads of trouble.
Imagine getting stranded somewhere thinking ;
"now I wish I had gotten that battery changed".
As we said, most car batteries cost between £25 and £40, so the cost of one night out could ensure you continue with trouble free motoring.

CAR AND DEEP CYCLE BATTERY FAQ

Car and deep cycle battery answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), tips, manufacturer's information, references and hyperlinks are contained on this consumer oriented Web site about car, motorcycle, power sports, truck, boat, marine, recreational vehicle, solar, and other starting and deep cycle applications.

Best of Car Insurance

Car insurance is very important because the risk of getting hurt in an accident or hurting somebody else is very high and utterly unpredictable. What you can predict is ensuring yourself with the best car insurance that can cover the financial expenses resulting from such an unpleasant happening. As with any other type of insurance, you need to carefully check with as many companies and offers as possible before you decide. Moreover, you need to keep in mind that you are not only ensuring your life but someone else’s as well.
A car insurance package has a few, very important coverage clauses regarding liability, collision and comprehensive coverage.

The liability coverage is necessary for a basic car insurance policy. This refers to the situation when you are at fault for the accident. The coverage will pay for the damages that you have inflicted on the other party involved in the accident, wages or medical bills. It may be unpleasant, but you need to consider all possibilities, even causing serious accidents, with multiple damages and grave bodily injuries to the others. In this case, it is unlikely that the company will cover all expenses and you may be left out in the open. That is why it is highly recommended to consider additional coverage, which may entail a higher premium but, this way, you will be secured. You can never be too careful when other people’s lives are affected at your fault. Collision coverage will finance the repairs to your own vehicle and it is the most expensive of all policies. Comprehensive coverage will compensate the damages to your vehicle in case of an unlucky accident. This is where other factors come into play. The expenses and the premium will differ according to the age of the vehicle, the age of the driver, the people that usually drive the car (one or more). The younger the driver, the higher is the premium. On the other hand, if the car is older, the premium will be lower. The comprehensive coverage is deductible which means that the insurance company will finance you according to the actual worth of the car at the time of the accident.

You will find the best car insurance by researching the internet which is full of information on insurance quotes from professionals that you can contact by phone or schedule a meeting with. Online, you can fill out forms with the details of your car insurance profile. Your needs will be analyzed and, within 24 hours, you will receive an answer with compared prices and offers of various insurance companies that fit your requests.
Another way to get closer to the best car insurance is by reading the online forums where buyers and car owners will post their complaints about certain companies and you will know what to avoid. There are fewer who will post about their satisfactory insurance policy but all these testimonials supply valid information, as they come from practical experience. Furthermore, you can ask the repair shops that deal with the insurance companies because they know best the complaints and the claims settled by them. You should take into account these ratings when looking for the best car insurance.
Be careful about the tricks some sites employ: some of them are affiliated with insurance companies or are created by the companies themselves; therefore they are unable to provide you with impartial advice.
Also, if you have other types of insurances (health, dental, home insurances) at a certain company, check if they offer car insurance as well. They can provide discounts for existing clients.