Dodge Challenger SRT8

The 405 Freeway , which cuts to California from north to south , is a walkway to dream cars , capable of arousing the lust of any American in love with power . Just a few minutes here to bump into Ford Mustang , Chevrolet Camaro and Corvette , mostly driven by V8 . And is aboard a Challenger SRT8 Orange live , 6.4 liters and 470 hp , which accelerate towards Santa Barbara . He is one of the thoroughbreds that Dodge will bring to Brazil in 2013 - along with his brother Charger - to mark the debut of its high performance division , SRT 8 ( Street and Racing Technology) in the country .

The good news is that he arrives in Brazil bringing the renewal of the 2012 line , which gave wider air intakes on the hood , front spoiler , and a redesigned engine 45 hp more powerful than the previous 6.1-liter . But the Challenger still retains the elements that lead to the design of the classic 60's as elongated hood , built-in four round headlights and taillights that form a horizontal band . Despite his 5.02 meters , the coupe is far from a car to take the family . And accommodates two people in the front seats , but behind it is tight to the legs of three passengers , with the aggravating circumstance that adults with 1.80 meters shave his head on the ceiling.

If space is displeasing , the same can not be said of the finish . The sports front seats provide comfort on leather jackets and suede . For the driver , there are electric adjustable height and distance and lumbar support . Same goes for the whim of the doors lining , leather- imitating metal details , and aluminum pedals . For ease of use , the six-speed manual gearbox is tilted slightly towards the driver . The flywheel is now nearly one inch smaller diameter (2.54 cm). A 8.4-inch color screen , touch-sensitive commands great audio Harman Kardon 900W and 19 speakers .

But what delights here is the engine , the legendary Hemi generation . To gain 45 hp , changed compression ratio ( 10,3:1 to 10,9:1 of ) and pistons (diameter 0.9 mm 3.6 mm higher and lower course ) , to yield more in smaller rotations . Are 65 lb-ft to 4200 rpm (before was 4800 rpm ) torque than the Ferrari 599 GTB . Received a new management system operating pistons , which can be four of them off and thus power is reduced by 25%. Official figures are 9.8 km / l on highway and 6 km / l in the city , the U.S. cycle . But your point remains strong performance: Dodge releases for the manual version ( there is still a five-speed automatic ) maximum of 293 km / h and 0-96 km / h less than 4 seconds.

With a new system of electronic damping springs and reworked , the SRT8 guarantees plenty of fun for straight and curved , providing driving steady and direct steering . The adaptive suspension can be adjusted in three levels of stiffness , depending on the car's speed and steering angle , among other items . To curb its momentum , there are ventilated disc brakes with up to 36 cm in diameter and piston Brembo , stability and traction controls and ABS with EBD .

All this left the bath shop SRT8 good to drive without messing in your status object of desire American. Living Proof : while filling your tank of 72 liters , was stopped by a TV journalist specializing in American cars , Stig Godal . " If there is something that still does well here are cars with V8 engine . Someday need to bring this machine to my program ," he says . If this SRT8 painted orange arouses much attention here in California , imagine what it will do when oV8 sound with his unmistakable roar in our streets ?

VERDICT

ComumV8 of 470 hp Challenger SRT8 Camaro joins 406 hp sold in Brazil by Chevrolet and is waiting to bring the Ford Mustang to completer the golden trio of muscle cars .

Porsche GTS or Ferrari California 30?

Nice! The driver of California seems Ibrahimovic: D

Picture taken in Lisbon. Germany or Italy?

Mercedes 300 SL Roadster

Picture taken in Sintra . The first 300 SL was launched in 1952 as an automobile road racing that actually achieved some remarkable results in some of these races . This " Sport Light " ( SL ) restored the reputation of Mercedes - Benz sports cars present powerful after the end of World War II .

The " 300 " represents the displacement of your engine , which is 3 liters and " SL " would be the beginning of the class roadsters from Mercedes - Benz . Furthermore , this was the first gasoline car in history to have direct fuel injection .

However, the car Mercedes decided to produce a normal road from SL 300 , and thus , in 1954 was launched as a coupé 300 SL " Gran Guide " sporty has not restricted only to competition. The company Daimler - Benz was persuaded by his American official importer Maximilian E. Hoffman , to start selling the 300 SL to the common public as a sports model . This promised them a huge success in the U.S. market .

In contrast to the presentations of other Mercedes-Benz models on European soil , the Coupé was launched in 1954 at the IAA in New York .

This new 300 SL has been known as " Gullwing " since its launch due to its upward opening doors , also known as butterfly wings , which clearly resemble the wings of birds when open .

These " wings " were not included simply as a design choice , the reality is that they were quite constrained by the peculiar tubular chassis. However, it was clearly because of them that the 300 SL become a flagship vehicle and revolutionary for its time .

The version " Gullwing " of the 300 SL was available only until 1957 , when it was replaced by the roadster version that would be responsible for status as a family of SL roadsters . At that time it was the fastest car in the world in production.

In the year that production ended in 1963 , the 300 SL had become a dizzyingly fast cabriolet inevitably just within reach of the wealthiest clients .

We produced a total of about 1400 units , over 80 % of which were sold in the United States due to improved economic conditions in that country after the post- War .

This car mid-twentieth century was voted " sports car of the century " in 1999 .

BMW M6 GC

The new M6 Gran Coupe is now on our blog. The photo was taken by Rui Reis Coimbra.

From the outside, the M6 GC displays, serial, adaptive optics for LED, a grid-shaped kidney, although it fits the design of other models, was designed specifically for this car, wide wheel arches that serve rims 20'' and large air intakes. At the rear, there is unaware of the double exhaust tips.

Note also that, although this is not exactly a car to look at the portfolio at the time of supply, the BMW has given it a driving mode, the Low Speed ​​Assistance, which promises to make consumption more efficient. The average is indicated by the mark of 9.9 l/100km, with CO2 emissions of around 232 g / km.

McLaren MP4-12C

Who can guess whose car is this? Exactly, Cristiano Ronaldo has been accelerating in Lisbon.

McLaren MP4-12C is a sports car designed and manufactured by McLaren Automotive. The model had its project unveiled on 8 September 2009 and is scheduled for release in 2011. Its body is entirely of carbon fiber, which makes its lightweight.

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Mercedes SLR Roadster

Another great photo taken by João Meneses. As I said, you can visit his page on facebook. 

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This is one of my favorite photos. The characteristics of the car can be seen in previous posts.

Ford GT500

Beautiful car. Photo taken by Paul Lima in Peniche.

Shelby is the most powerful version of the brand Mustang, being a tribute to a farmer texas Carol Shelby, creator of the snake model. Starting the engine from a V8 cast iron Mustang Cobra R. A screw-type supercharger with intermediate heat exchanger and air exchanger water forces the air piston into the cylinder each with four valves. Many engine components were developed from the Ford GT. Its six-speed manual transmission with gear uniform space can hold its strength because it is a transmission tested and proven in racing, so she works up handily with this engine, remembering that the motor has a speed limiter, do not allow it to exceed 250 km / h, but tests have already reached the age of 320km /h.