2013 Lamborghini Aventador J The Lamborghini Aventador J, a one-off, road-legal roadster that company boss Stephan Winkelmann says is a testament to his firm’s commitment to pushing the limits of design, despite increasingly rigid road car regulations.
As such, it takes its name from the world motorsport governing body’s ‘Appendix J’ regulations, which define racing car class specifications. The J also invokes Lamborghini’s history, referencing the one-off 1970 Lamborghini Jota, which was a high-performance version of the legendary Miura. The roofless roadster took centre stage on the firm’s Geneva motor show stand and has already been sold off at an undisclosed price as “the most extreme expression of Lamborghini DNA in existence”. It is priced at €2.1million, or about £1.75m. Lamborghini has pledged that no other prototypes or museum pieces will be made in the same vein — although insiders have confirmed that a more widely available but less extreme Aventador roadster will be launched later this year.
Modifications are restricted to the J’s extreme styling; it’s powered by the same 690bhp 6.5-litre V12 as that of the fixed-head car. It also has the same four-wheel drive system and uses a modified version of the same pushrod suspension. The J is based on the Aventador’s carbonfibre monocoque, although it has been extensively modified to accommodate the roofless structure, as well as being stripped out in the interests of saving weight. The bodywork has also been substantially reworked to boost aerodynamic grip. The loss of the roof, windscreen, air-con, stereo system and sat-nav mean the Aventador J is significantly lighter than the coupé; Lamborghini says the interior has been stripped out, as any gadgets would detract from the “raison d’etre of this car: to provide an extreme driving experience”. It also features upward-opening doors that are substantially thinner and lighter than the coupe’s. Lamborghini has not released its weight, however.
At 4900mm in length, 2030mm wide and 1110mm high, it is 120mm longer and 26mm lower than the Aventador coupé; the width is the same, but Lamborghini says this is the lowest car it has ever built. Despite the absence of a windscreen, the height difference isn’t as great as you might expect due to the protruding rear-view mirror, which sits on a periscope-like arm, and the two rollover bars that sit behind the seats.
The front end is also narrower than that of the fixed-head Aventador and features a dramatic air scoop with central fixing braces and upward-tilting winglets on the outer edges. Lamborghini claims these, plus the substantial rear spoiler, have been designed to give the Aventador J the look of a Formula 1 racing car.
At a preview to the new car at the Volkswagen Group night ahead of the Geneva motor show, Lamborghini boss Stephan Winkelmann said, "at Lamborgini we make dreams come true and we want to continue doing this in the future".
Manufacturer Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A
Production 2011–present
Assembly Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy
Predecessor Lamborghini Murciélago
Class Sports car
Body style 2-door coupé (2011-Present), 2-door roadster (2013-Present)
Layout Mid-engine, four-wheel drive
Engine 6.5 L L539 V12
Transmission 7-speed ISR Semi-automatic transmission
Wheelbase 2,700 mm (106.30 in)
Length 4,780 mm (188.19 in)
Width 2,030 mm (79.92 in) (w/mirrors: 2,265 mm (89.17 in)) [1]
Height 1,136 mm (44.72 in)
Curb weight 1,575 kg (3,470 lb) (dry)
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Designer(s) Filippo Perini
The Lamborghini Aventador LP 700–4 is a two-door, two-seater sports car publicly unveiled by Lamborghini at the Geneva Motor Show on 28 February 2011, five months after its initial unveiling in Sant'Agata Bolognese. Internally codenamed LB834, the Aventador was designed to replace the ten-year-old Murciélago as the new flagship model in the Lamborghini lineup starting in 2011. Soon after the Aventador unveiling, Lamborghini announced that it had already sold over 12 months of the production vehicles, with deliveries starting in the second half of 2011. The suggested retail price is €255,000 in Europe, GB£201,900 in the UK and US$379,700 in the U.S[/img]
Kleinschnittger was a German company that between 1950 and 1957 produced microcars. They were powered by a 125 cc single cylinder two-stroke engine that produced 4 kW (5.4 hp) and a top speed of 70 km/h (43 mph). It was very fuel efficient and consumed less than 3 litres per 100 km (~.79 US gal per 60 mi). The body was in aluminium.
The F250 was fitted with a 250 cc engine from ILO giving 11 kW (14.8 hp).
It is alleged that it was also made in Belgium under the name Kleinstwagen and in Holland as the Alco.
Lightness and lots of power – it’s a recipe for a serious performance car. And Lotus has taken it to the extreme by fitting the 345bhp 3.5-litre supercharged V6 from the flagship Evora S into the lighter, more focused Exige.
The result is the Exige S. It’s the only Exige you can now buy, and is longer, wider and more aggressive than any previous Exige, with its stretched body and more angular lines. It looks the part, and under the skin the transversely mounted Toyota-sourced V6 is cradled by a new rear subframe, which extends the car’s wheelbase by 70mm.
All that power would be wasted if the engine’s extra weight dulled the razor-sharp handling. But by using a mix of Evora, Exige and bespoke suspension components, Lotus’ engineers have managed to retain the taut body control and plentiful grip that have made the Exige such a track day favourite.
Still, the S is more usable on the road, due to the V6’s torque and flexibility. And with the highest power-to-weight ratio ever seen in an Exige, at 0.29bhp per kg, it’s very fast: 0-62mph takes only four seconds. The tuneful exhaust and rorty V6 engine note echo into the cabin and while the rigid ride, road noise and heavy unassisted steering limit day-to-day usability, the less frantic nature of the engine gives the car a new character.
Opt for the £2,000 Race Pack and the Exige S becomes even more focused. This brings high-performance cut slick Pirelli Trofeo tyres and Lotus’ Dynamic Performance Management system. Developed with Bosch, it provides three-stage traction control, which allows you to tailor intervention depending on driver ability and road condition.
In the race setting, the system also increases maximum revs and opens the exhaust valves to make the engine sound even louder. Yet the snappy action of the six-speed manual gearbox and the natural feedback of the steering that Exige and Elise owners love remain. So do the bare aluminium and the simple controls of the confined, basic but well executed cabin.
KIA Quoris(KIA K9)
Kia's all- luxury flagship sedan, the Quoris (K-9), which goes on sale outside Korea later this year, promises high performance and a new level of luxury driving pleasure. Kia's first modern rear-wheel drive car is a true landmark vehicle for the company. "As our first modern rear-wheel drive large sedan, the Kia Quoris offers unprecedented sporty driving dynamics and premium ride comfort thanks to the optimum harmony of a powerful V6 engine mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission featuring shift-by-wire technology, a near-perfect front/rear weight distribution and an electronically controlled air suspension system with a self-leveling function," comments Soon-Nam Lee, Kia's Director of Overseas Marketing Group. "In addition, a host of abundant driver assistance and active safety features completes the Quoris as a true premium sedan."
Brand : Mercedes Benz
Alphabet : M
Model : SL GULLWING SERIES
Production 1954–1963
Platform Mercedes-Benz W121 BII (190SL)
Mercedes-Benz W198 (300SL)
Engine 1.9L M121 I4
3.0L M198 I6
Transmission 4-speed manual
Wheelbase 2,400 mm (94.5 in)
Length 4,520 mm (178.0 in)
Width 1,790 mm (70.5 in)
Height 1,300 mm (51.2 in)
Mercedes-Benz (German pronunciation: [mɛʁˈtseːdəs ˈbɛnts]) is a multinational division of the German manufacturer Daimler AG, and the brand is used for luxury automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. Mercedes-Benz is headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The name first appeared in 1926 under Daimler-Benz but traces its origins to Daimler's 1901 Mercedes and to Karl Benz's 1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen, widely regarded as the first automobile.
The FX50 is powered by a 5.0-liter V8 that produces 390 horsepower and 369 lb-ft of torque. Allied with a seven-speed automatic transmission, the motor helps the crossover accelerate from zero-to-60 mph in just over five seconds. The FX50 comes standard with an all-wheel-drive system that improves traction by sending up to 50 percent of available power to the front wheels in slippery situations. When properly equipped, the FX50 can tow up to 3, 500 pounds.
2012 Kia Optima EX Turbo
As the most powerful member of the Kia Optima lineup, this sedan doesn't just have the look it has the drive to match. With just enough punch at the touch of the throttle, plenty of interior roominess and a look that sets it apart from the pack: the 2012 Kia Optima Turbo checks all the necessary boxes.
Knowing what you get in the Kia Optima package, the just-above $30,000 price tag for the EX Turbo trim is more than reasonable, and well worth the investment. When compared to the Hyundai Sonata and Ford Fusion (because they sport turbos too), it's a viable option buyers should most definitely consider.
Optimal response
When I'm handed the keys to an automatic (which is often), I'll admit my heart often sinks just a little. I'm just a hands-on, manual kinda girl – sorry. However, it's safe to say that the 6-speed Steptronic automatic transmission in the 2012 Kia Optima EX Turbo is nothing short of fabulous. Complete with stylish paddle-shifters on the steering wheel, this Optima is a joy to drive.
Shifts are quick, and not onces did the transmission stumble or search for a gear. In all honesty, I rarely touched the paddle shifters. So good was the 2012 Kia Optima's own system that I felt no need to override it.
Power delivery is smooth, and very little lag is felt from the turbo (which I'll get to in a moment). Merging on the highway, passing moves and generally spirited driving is done with ease.
Optimal power
Really, anything with a turbo gets me a little excited; from the spool to the blow-off to the power it provides, it's all pretty fantastic. So, when I saw the “T” on the badge in the back, that sinking feeling from the automatic almost went away completely.
Equipped with a 2.0L turbocharged 4-cylinder engine, the 2012 Kia Optima EX Turbo is good for 274 hp and 269 lb-ft of torque; both decent numbers for a car in its class. Nothing too scary fast, and nothing too stodgy or slow. It really is a great engine. I tried to find something bad to say about it and the only thing I can come up with is that it's a bit loud on start-up in the cold. You've been warned.
The latest comes from, which is following the trend in various C-Class models, but also now with the 2013 SLK. This is more than a little karmic because the original SLK 230 used a supercharged 2.3-liter with 193 horsepower and on paper, the new car isn’t that far ahead of the original.
TINY 4-CYLINDER UNDER THAT BIG HOOD
The current SLK adopts a smaller turbocharged four-cylinder for its new ‘base’ model in North America, the 250. In this case, a 1.8-liter direct-injection unit that produces a healthy 202 horsepower and 229 lb-ft of torque.
Amazingly, our press car came with the extremely rare six-speed manual transmission; something we believe only existed in theory since no one ever orders them.
The company claims the littlest SLK will run from 0-60 mph in 6.5 seconds with a human handling the shift duties (6.6 sec. with the seven-speed automatic). Top speed is limited to 130 mph in every SLK except the crazy 415-horse AMG model.
Compared with the carryover V6-powered SLK 350, the four-banger weighs 140 pounds less and gets better gas mileage, only using 22 mpg in the city and 32 on the highway (23/33 with the automatic.)
Mercedes-Benz’ manual transmissions are much improved since the original SLK of nearly 20 years ago. The shift action is no longer notchy and balky while clutch take-up is smoother too. However, there were a few instances when the electronic throttle and some turbo lag at low revs made changing gears under light throttle a tad challenging. When giving it the boot, these issues mainly disappeared.
Brand: Porsche
Alphabet: P
Model: 911 Carrera 4S Coupe
After launching 24 variants of the 997-generation Porsche 911 in seven years, the company introduced the 991-generation car last year, and so is back at the start of the whole process. It’s like passing “Go” in Monopoly, except that Porsche collects $200 million. The all-wheel-drive Carrera 4 and 4S—in both coupe and convertible forms—are the fifth through eighth 911s of the current era; they join the lineup in September at the Paris auto show.
Porsche carries over as much as possible from the rear-drive 911 to the all-wheel drive Carrera 4 and 4S models. Engine outputs of 350 and 400 hp and the duo of seven-speed transmissions are unchanged, as are suspension settings. Keen fans of the 911 still will be able to pick out Carrera 4 models by the usual tells: The strip of red lighting that connects the taillights returns, as do wider rear wheel arches, flared here by 0.87 inch and housing tires 0.4 inch wider than on rear-drive models.
Versus the last-gen Carrera 4 and 4S, Porsche says that the new ones are as much as 143 pounds lighter—consistent with the weight savings for rear-wheel-drive Carrera coupes and convertibles from the previous generation to the current one. By our estimates, a 4S coupe with a manual should weigh in at a hair more than 3300 pounds while a 4S convertible with PDK will clock in at around 3500. Changes to the all-wheel-drive system itself appear to be minimal; for now, Porsche just says that the Carrera 4 and 4S come with the “latest version” of Porsche Traction Management. This time around, in proper Audi-Quattro style, there’s a menu in the info cluster that shows how much traction each wheel is getting.
The EPA already has released fuel-economy estimates for the all-wheel-drive Carreras, with the dual-clutch–equipped Carrera 4 coupe rated at 20 mpg city and 28 highway.
Tech and Options for All
Adaptive cruise control debuts on the 4 and 4S, but soon will be available across the 911 line. Like in the Cayenne and Panamera, the radar-based gadgetry also powers an available collision-avoidance system, which assists in braking if the computer gods anticipate a frontal collision.
A sliding glass sunroof will now be available for all 911 coupes, and new 911s sold with manual transmissions and the Sport Chrono pack will automatically blip the throttle when downshifting for perfectly rev-matched swaps.
The Carrera 4 and 4S arrive at dealers in February of next year. The base Carrera 4 coupe is priced at $91,030, and at the other end of the all-wheel-drive spectrum, the Carrera 4 cabriolet is a shocking $117,530. Not only are these cars priced about $10,000 higher than their two-wheel-drive counterparts, they’re also several thousand dollars more expensive than they were in the last generation of 911. Even still, we expect the all-wheel-drive 911s to continue accounting for a third of all 911 sales.
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