Monday, May 6, 2013
Ten fastest cars of the world
The world where car enthusiasts thrive is filled with variables that would mean nothing at all to outsiders. Terms such as RPM, 0-60, 0-100, 100-0, power, torque, and the like to like unfathomable for those who live outside this world. But everyone knows, what is speed. When it comes your car to cars, the faster, the better it is.
While manufacturers their vehicles marked with speeds of so and so it is really hard to find delivered the fastest cars simply by looking at the numbers of their makers. This is where the acceleration per verifies hour or 100 miles per hour standstill up to 60 miles. It is possible by testing different cars for their acceleration, the fastest cars in the world rank now.
This is what has done automotoportal.com to come up with the list of the ten fastest cars in the world. Cars for the test, of course, includes the concept of unique cars because of their unfair advantage.
The Lamborghini Gallardo is in tenth place. The Gallardo is Lamborghini "Entry-level" car, if you can to view an expensive car as this an entry-level car. The Gallardo is the first car with the massive Lamborghini V10 Engine be fitted, which produced as much as 520 HP. The engine is that Gallardo 13.65 seconds goes from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour.
Translated, the Gallardo is 0-60 mph time of 4 seconds. This makes it even faster than the Murcielago the Gallardo.
The Porsche 911 Turbo is in ninth place. Since its inception in 1964, making the 911 waves in the supercar arena. For his length of tenure as mass produced car has the 911 a lot of changes undergone, that faster and faster every year have made it.
While the Porsche 911 generates only 480 HORSEPOWER, he used his integral drive system reduces wheel slip, that is to say, the power is wasted. Reached the 911 test a time of 12.5 seconds in the 0-100-0.
Caterham CSR260 sits at the eighth position. CSR is the current rate of super sports car manufacturer of Caterham cars and it is the most modified vehicle from the car company. While its 2.3-liter engine produced only 250 HP, it has a relatively low weight gives the CSR 11.95 seconds up to 100 kilometers per hour of downtime speed.
The CSR is only 555 kg, making the car weight amazing mass 0.5 HP per kilogram for money.
The worlds seventh fastest car is the Pagani Zonda. Pagani, who is currently based in Italy is this mid-engine sports car by the Argentine manufacturer. The company produces annually about 25 Zondas. The drive is German origin, which the Zonda really a international car.
Horsepower, representing the weight of the CSR in kilograms offers the Mercedes AMG 7.3 L V12 engine, which she wears. 555 HP, the Zonda can cruise to 100 kilometers per hour of downtime in 11.8 seconds.
An another Porsche was there, the list of the ten fastest cars in the world. This time, Porsche Carrera GT is in sixth place. The Carrera engine is that a huge 5, 7-litre v10 can rapidly up to 100 kilometers per hour of downtime in 11.6 seconds faster.
A factor for this vehicle is the fact that the Carrera is lightweight carbon-fiber material enables the Carrera to speed up in such a short period of time.
Fifth place went to the McLaren F1 LM. This car is one of the most unique in the world of sports cars. McLaren only five it built fast cars in honour of the five McLaren F1 GTR, which won the famous Le Mans in 1995. The car created, become to the fastest, even though it landed only in fifth place, but the time of 11.5 seconds from standstill, a full 100 kilometers per hour really amazing.
The engine, a BMW gilded V12 engine, a whooping offer 627 HP and a top speed of 240 mph.
Fourth place is occupied by the Ferrari Enzo. The Enzo is the fastest Ferrari of ever, and it is only appropriate that it should be named after the founder of the world-famous Italian car manufacturer. 10.9 Seconds Timeout after the acceleration test Enzo. The uniqueness of the Enzo is possible because, it can only produce 399 Lamborghini in its entire history.
The third fastest car in the world is most unusual in the list. Ariel Atom, which by the Ariel motor company based in Somerset, England, combined the chassis and the body of the car. Indeed, the chassis of the atom is his body. The atom weighs less than the CSR on 456 kilograms and his Honda Civic type-R engine supported by a turbocharger to 300 HP is to driving 100 km / H from standstill in 10.88 seconds.
At the end of the second is the Bugatti Veyron 16.4. This is sport, the car than most of his contemporaries is due to the fact that the Interior of the luxury of not only the performance speaks. Sports cars typically have limited functionality, but the Veyron offers good comfort for two. The Veyron is a weight of almost two tons, the heaviest of the cars in the list.
The 0-100-0 test of the Veyron completed engine w16 or 2 v 8 engines in the "W" location, location 1001 HP paired with, in 9.9 seconds. The amount of power will surely brake pads such as EBC brake pads, limited test.
Very fast in the first place and claimed the title as the worlds fastest car is the Ultima GTR. The GTR is crafted by Ultima sports Ltd in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England. Completing the 0-100 0 acceleration test in 9.4 seconds beat the Veyron only five tenths of a second so that faster than the Veyron.
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Jaguar F Type at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

As you know, the Goodwood Festival of Speed is an event full of old glories of racing but no lack of news. One of the most interesting in this edition of Goowood, which begins Thursday, will be the Jaguar F-Type, the new sport of the British company to be presented to the public for the first time in prototype form.
The Jaguar F-Type will go on sale in mid-2013 as a roadster, smaller than the XK. A little further awaiting the arrival of the coupe. It is a lightweight sports car with its body made entirely of aluminum and will have as main objective to provide a high driving pleasure.
Little is known about the mechanics that will push this new model Jaguar. The manufacturer has indicated that only the F-Type will have two options mechanics passing a supercharged V6 and V8. The most powerful version exceed half miles of horse surely as Jaguar and uses a supercharged V8 in one of its models, a 5.0-liter with two power levels: 510 hp and 550 hp.
Adrian Hallmark, Managing Director of Jaguar Cars, commented that "the race at Goodwood Festival of Speed, in addition to turning around its iconic hill, allows the public to see, hear and smell the cars, so thats why it we chose as the best place to show for the first time the Jaguar F-Type prototype. The developmental program of the vehicle is moving forward with strength and hope to show the world the definitive F-Type later this year. "
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
How to Maintain the Engine of a Mercedes Benz 420Sel
1. Change the oil and oil filter at least once every 10,000 miles. To do this, first jack up the front end of your Mercedes and set jack stands in place. Lower your Mercedes down on the jacks. Remove the oil plug with your socket set and let the oil drain into your drip pan. Replace the drain plug with your socket set. Remove the old oil filter with your oil filter wrench. Set it aside and then hand thread the new filter in place. Tighten it down with your oil filter wrench. Add 6 quarts of 10-W-40 oil to your Mercedes via the oil fill hole on the right side of the engines manifold.
2. Check all your other fluid levels when you change the oil. These fluids include your transmission fluid, power steering fluid and brake fluid. To check the transmission fluid, start your Mercedes and then remove the transmission fluid dipstick located on the drivers side of the engine block towards the rear of the engine. Wipe the dipstick clean, stick it in and remove it. If you need transmission fluid, turn off your engine, stick a funnel into the filler hole and add the fluid. Replace your dipstick when your are done. The brake fluid reservoir is a round, plastic reservoir located near your transmission fluid dipstick. Remove the cap by twisting it off and read the indicator stick mounted on the inside of the cap. Add fluid if its low. The power steering fluid reservoir is located on the passenger side of the engine block near the belt drive pulley. Remove the cap by twisting it off by hand. It also has an indicator stick mounted on the underside of the lid. If the fluid is low, add it.
3. Check your air filter when you change your oil. The air filter is mounted inside a small box on the top of your engine, towards the back on your 420 SEL. Remove the single screw holding the box in place. Once youve done this, pull the cover off and remove the filter. If it appears dirty, change it.
4. Tune up your Mercedes every 20,000 miles. To do this you should first mark the spark plug wires with a crayon or paper. Number the wires 1 through 8 in the order in which they are mounted on each side of your engine. Since your 420 SEL is a V-8 engine, there will be four plugs located on each side of the engine. Once you have marked the wires in numerical order unplug them by hand from the spark plugs. Use your spark plug wrench to remove the eight plugs. Insert the new ones, tighten them with your spark plug wrench and then attach the spark plug wires in the order you numbered them in before.