Posts Tagged ‘V8’

10 August

Jaguar XK Sports Car Joins The Lightweight Supercar Club


By John Hartley

Jaguar’s new XK supercar is a stunning looking car, bound to turn heads wherever goes. It has the beauty and sleekness of some of the old Jaguars of the 1960s. Yet like those masterpieces, the real story of the new XK, and what sets it apart from its… Continue reading

6 June

V8 Stock Car Road Racing Series

A race win anywhere is sweet, but it has to be just a bit sweeter to win one at VIR., the beautiful, fast, twisting circuit on the banks of the Dan River, just outside historic, Danville, Virginia. The esses, the incredible elevation changes, the high speed… Continue reading

1 June

2009 Chevrolet Corvette Review

By TCC Team
www.thecarconnection.com

Unless you’ve been on planet Nader for the last few years, you knew Chevrolet was brewing up an uber-Vette. Amid all the hype, spy photos, leaked photos (and subsequent prosecutions), rumors, and names (Blue Devil, SS, Sting Ray, Z07), any dolt could discern that this new… Continue reading

15 May

Spy Shots: Next Pagani Zonda packing big engine, bigger intakes

Filed under: Spy Photos, SupercarsSpies have caught a Pagani Zonda mule during a brief respite from testing and at first glance, not much has changed. The greenhouse looks similar to the current version, while the front end benefits from a revised splitter and a softening of the previous… Continue reading

12 May

Audi A Super-Clean Super Car

When you say “super car,” the first things that come to mind are usually either “speed” or “expensive.” With the introduction of Audi’s R8 TDI, that may change to “clean” and “fuel efficient.”

The R8 TDI Concept houses a V12 Diesel power plant that is derived from… Continue reading

3 May

Experience Power, Enjoy Freedom: The New BMW M3 Convertible

Specifications

Brakes & Tires

Brakes F/R:
ABS, vented disc/vented disc

Driveline:
Rear Wheel Drive

Tires F-R:
245/40 ZR18 - 265/40 ZR18

Engine

Displacement cu in (cc):
244 (3999)

Power bhp (kW) at RPM:
414(308) / 8300

Redline at RPM:
8400

Torque lb-ft (Nm) at RPM:
295(400) / 3900

Type:
V8

Exterior Dimensions & Weight

Length × Width × Height in:
181.7 × 71 × 54.8

Weight lb (kg):
3989 (1810)

Performance

Acceleration 0-62 mph s:
5.4

Fuel Economy EPA city/highway… Continue reading