luni, 16 mai 2011

Peugeot RC Hybrid4 - 2008

This Peugeot is a concept car which was presented at Geneva Motor Show and they say it is the most beautiful hybrid ever. It has a rear mid engine, and the electric motor in front of the car. The rear engine is 1.6 litres turbo in 4 cilindres, developing 216 bhp plus the extra 95 bhp from the electric engine, results that the car had a total of 313 bhp. Lithium-ion batteries are placed in the middle of the car to balance out the weight and for a lower center of gravity. It had a manual gearbox, and a body of carbon fiber and 19" wheels. 0-100 in 4.4 seconds.









Mercedes 540K - 1936

This car had been built from 1936 to 1940. It was presented at Paris Motor Show in 1936. It had a 5.4 litres engine, 115 bhp and a Roots Supercharger which could have been manually enabled or automatically when the throttle was pressed at maximum. With this supercharger, the car had 180 bhp and could reach the speed of 170 km/h. It had a rear wheel driving, a manual gearbox and hidraulic brakes.














Bentley Continental SuperSports - 2009

Bentley said this is the strongest copy they ever made. It has an 6 litres W12 engine which develops 640 bhp and a torque of 800 Nm. 0-100 in 4 seconds and 0-160 in 9.4 seconds. There will be only 100 copies so the price will rise to 190.000 pounds.










Mercedes McLaren SLR - 2003

Because of the automatic gearbox, mid engine and its driving characteristics, many people consider it a GT  which may compete with cars like Aston Martin DBS V12 or Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. Base price is $450.000 and in 2009, reached the 9th place of the most expensive cars you can drive everyday. It has ceramic brakes and the Mercedes say that they resist up to 1200° C. For improving the breaking performances there is an air breaking system which raises the rear spoiler at 65° and creates a force that keeps the car on the ground, which decelerate 90% faster. The engine has 290 kg, 6 litres V8 which develops 617 bhp and a torque of 780 Nm @3250-5000 rpm. It has an automatic gearbox, AMG SpeedShift R. The car's body is composed of carbon fiber to reduce the weight (1750kg). 0-100 in 3.4 seconds and a top speed of 339 km/h.















Porsche Tapiro - 1970

Porsche Tapiro is a concept from 1970, based on Porsche 914/6. Butterfly doors and the 2.4 litres engine with 220 bhp was visible from the outside. It had a lenght of 4 metres, width 1.7 metres and height of 1.1 metres.