New Cars Cyber: Supercars

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://designcarbody.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTUi-l74C0zQXtHWwTiievEIq2OlhKYT7dhGgMBZCpJmnkRPdCMN6TPvzz7GMwZwq8OlTBGj90fF6v-zaC0tboo5INKl_jpdGiaNtNmOzsUztJokHoXd1fKSF_Ic0Cc6wpXDcdn5ulGo/s400/2010-Hennessey-Venom-GT-Super-Car-3.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hennessey Performance Engineering today announced that it is introducing the company's first <b></b>The Venom GT. Penned by British auto designer, Steve Everitt, the Venom GT would incorporate Hennessey's potent Venom 1000 Twin Turbo Viper V10 powerplant into a light weight mid-engine chassis weighing "under 2,700 lbs". Power would be run through a 6-speed transmission or optional sequential gearbox. With a power to weight ratio of just 2.7 lbs per bhp Hennessey estimates that the Venom GT could attain 0 to 100 km/h times in less than 2.5 sec. and a 0-300 km/h time of around 14 seconds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://designcarbody.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgreavfADOQSCoEd2-gQmbVoE7GC8szmp37cy4Ix4IBrLKnjO9ZsWkLI1Pkp-ILDG3n-UNRiG5R0Ne0Wjq5OILGfIbZ6wxBQ_zqN8VVWl0dIAzN4Z1c1xrDS1ggZcSezIjo-bcK6jpjGrU/s400/2010-Hennessey-Venom-GT-Super-Car-5.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Venom GT Hennessey Supercar</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://designcarbody.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCneXNyKX9fPamH3A3cGMAdp6w7mkWVBYYmqKLgU7rkqwSAYAO-sMwm7xFMYw7V_XfixTl07jD5YDJVSDhbYk9Qtf4C7wChETb8TLKlxLUG5kraf70d9nPUpRR1TmFzKX26IvIO65Kc6g/s400/2010-Hennessey-Venom-GT-Super-Car-7.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Venom GT Hennessey Supercar</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://designcarbody.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXSI1cgTWJ-sDCD28Tkze9C5isNeJ1uaGvYetc04JdhdNg6mn79vDVLbarKxHwvSeFRgcNkkzkTgUi5w1jSa7kW1yHeOo5F9AGB63bvm-WS7gmdI7Od8ihMopDv6JJLyGwjvYGhxq89SM/s400/2010-Hennessey-Venom-GT-Super-Car-1.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Venom GT Hennessey Supercar</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“This is not the first time that Britain and America have joined forces to produce a weapon of mass propulsion”, said company founder and president, John Hennessey. “Over fifty years ago the American-built P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft was flown into history powered by a British Rolls-Royce Merlin engine. Today the Hennessey Venom GT promises to set a new standard of power to weight ratio in the rarefied air of today's<b> supercar</b> market.”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://designcarbody.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpeYwVDXJbj4DRp4ag4CMwz7lS0xLcWPvi7ze14qQLnuzs-MFboh2gjgixaVYbGNP_8FgFFMIpetAdfj0G9sLSZOimbl3mCEwcZGDYud2Y09UF4yL1faZ5i5OzuaKe8hL40fuKyEBULdE/s400/2010-Hennessey-Venom-GT-Super-Car-6.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Venom GT Hennessey Supercar</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the case of the Venom GT, less weight means more performance. The Venom GT will have a production curb weight of less than 2,400 lbs (1,071 kilos) aided by its lightweight carbon fiber bodywork and carbon fiber wheels. Stopping power is delivered via Brembo brakes with 6-piston calipers up front and 4-piston calipers in rear clamping down on 15-inch carbon ceramic rotors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://designcarbody.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKiXPzYrrdEMO0XZzr5m4ChIukq0ywDoYc9wbzij__NVueL4QDQCBXeIWcE4oxdeGdd4RCb6HXCKDsDQheIaiVo1fJYsXgiKCqRKZCcJJFI3BpOOFAM6gYHC3nl90ENSbqVwHnrwEKJc/s400/2010-Hennessey-Venom-GT-Super-Car-8.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Venom GT Hennessey Supercar</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Venom GT’s base power plant is the supercharged 6.2 liter LS9 V8 (the same as in the Corvette ZR1) tweaked by Hennessey to 725 bhp. The company will also be offering 1000 bhp and 1200 bhp twin turbo V8 engine variants. The mid-engine V8 will transmit its power to the rear tires via a Ricardo 6-speed gearbox.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://designcarbody.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNEJ6-fhTW8FMRm09ehUe9khr2od3ZVKhRYyLmZxvt2bvkY-EBlV7cyhqBuzDVmcJGuBB2bkK1NH6uTH0kkkbCBsqBvTkHdLAd5DvGdgIC5nqPfUOaa92LiUQN75U6dQrsR4Yj0BGBgWk/s400/2010-Hennessey-Venom-GT-Super-Car-4.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Venom GT Hennessey Supercar</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hennessey plans to manage power output by using a programmable traction control system. CFD (computational fluid dynamic) tested bodywork and down force will also help keep the Venom stable at speed. An active aero system with adjustable rear wing will deploy under varying conditions on both the road and racetrack. An adjustable suspension system will allow ride height adjustments according to speed and driving conditions. Finally, power will be put to the ground via massive Michelin PS2 tires.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://designcarbody.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrffu9coCrEfVUryxhi6qX867-7qeD_HOh3DPgdlLbukKNYowPF2yRgUCUuaotYsPqInqWP9PVAcM0W2UL_YhgY3ylAS7QbRjNf2hUPyun08xTtRUgMi2pBk6ENy5bcNVrMdPRHWPdoPk/s400/2010-Hennessey-Venom-GT-Super-Car-2.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Venom GT Hennessey Supercar</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hennessey will be building the power plants at its Texas facility. The engines will then be air freighted to the company's assembly facility near Silverstone, England where the Venom GT is built and tested. Venom GT buyer will be offered a 1-day driver orientation and instruction program by a Hennessey factory test driver, at a track in the UK or USA prior to delivery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://designcarbody.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge2wE-cZNHvakPMMctDWFJfLfv8mrqLdliLGcDw2Zi17T1to6YsslucQgWS93KS5jjoSkH87V4lddPbxwsytnoLzsdDxe4rGhXjXJwmv9UPZYX6ihXiFWBEBjSzDyX4JdcH_tEevDabVk/s400/2010-Hennessey-Venom-GT-Super-Car-9.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Venom GT Hennessey Supercar</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>

Venom GT Hennessey Supercar

Hennessey Performance Engineering today announced that it is introducing the company's first The Venom GT. Penned by British auto design...

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Beck LM 800 Supercar twin turbocharged V8

<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1423066674" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392183748308011650" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wSUG_ibJWC4/StTijNGIioI/AAAAAAAAANU/jNKzw-ADpiE/s400/2007-Beck-LM-800-Supercar-twin-turbocharged-V8.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Beck LM 800 Supercar twin turbocharged V8</span></div><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1423066674"><br /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Beck LM 800</span> is built on the principle of lightweight and aerodynamic efficiency. It uses composite materials to to keep the weight down and a form over function styling brief to keep the frontal area and drag coefficient to a minimum.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The LM 800</span> is a<span style="font-weight: bold;"> supercar </span>from <span style="font-weight: bold;">Beck Engineering</span> & <span style="font-weight: bold;">Composites GmbH </span>based in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Switzerland</span>. The Beck LM 800 went on show in January 2007 in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vienna.</span><br />The construction of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Beck LM 800</span> is similar to that found in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Formula 1 </span>race cars with a carbon, Kevlar and aluminium composite monocoque protecting the driver and passenger, as well as providing a rigid base to attach the engine and transmission mounts and front control arms of the chassis. <span style="font-weight: bold;">The LM 800 </span>has an electronically controlled, hydraulic active chassis also influenced by <span style="font-weight: bold;">F1 technology</span>, which reacts to telemetry data and helps to keep the car firmly stuck to the road.<br />The<span style="font-weight: bold;"> engine is a V8 </span>especially produced by<span style="font-weight: bold;"> MTM</span> for the Beck LM 800 with a displacement of 4.2 litres and, thanks to two turbochargers, delivers a performance of around 650 HP (variable from 550 - 1000 hp) to the drive shaft. The drive unit is designed in such a way that even acceleration is achieved across the entire range up to a top speed of over 217 mph. The semi-sequential 7-speed gearbox is perfectly coordinated with the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Beck LM 800</span> and reacts instantly to driver input.<br />The wheels of the Beck LM 800 are specially made and formed from aluminium. An in-built hydraulic jacking system makes tire changes a breeze.</div>

Beck LM 800 Supercar twin turbocharged V8

Beck LM 800 Supercar twin turbocharged V8 The Beck LM 800 is built on the principle of lightweight and aerodynamic efficiency. It uses comp...

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2010 Venom GT Hennessey Supercar Concept

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sportcar5.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTUi-l74C0zQXtHWwTiievEIq2OlhKYT7dhGgMBZCpJmnkRPdCMN6TPvzz7GMwZwq8OlTBGj90fF6v-zaC0tboo5INKl_jpdGiaNtNmOzsUztJokHoXd1fKSF_Ic0Cc6wpXDcdn5ulGo/s400/2010-Hennessey-Venom-GT-Super-Car-3.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hennessey Performance Engineering today announced that it is introducing the company's first <b>concept car</b> - The Venom GT. Penned by British auto designer, Steve Everitt, the Venom GT would incorporate Hennessey's potent Venom 1000 Twin Turbo Viper V10 powerplant into a light weight mid-engine chassis weighing "under 2,700 lbs". Power would be run through a 6-speed transmission or optional sequential gearbox. With a power to weight ratio of just 2.7 lbs per bhp Hennessey estimates that the Venom GT could attain 0 to 100 km/h times in less than 2.5 sec. and a 0-300 km/h time of around 14 seconds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgreavfADOQSCoEd2-gQmbVoE7GC8szmp37cy4Ix4IBrLKnjO9ZsWkLI1Pkp-ILDG3n-UNRiG5R0Ne0Wjq5OILGfIbZ6wxBQ_zqN8VVWl0dIAzN4Z1c1xrDS1ggZcSezIjo-bcK6jpjGrU/s400/2010-Hennessey-Venom-GT-Super-Car-5.gif" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Venom GT Hennessey Supercar</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Hennessey Venom GT weights less than 2,400 lbs (1,071 Kg) and to stop the Venom GT, Hennessey added Brembo brakes with 6-piston calipers up front and 4-piston calipers in rear clamping down on 15-inch carbon ceramic rotors. Hennessey plans on building 10 units of the Venom GT annually and four have already been sold at around $600,000 a pop. That means there are only six units left from the first allocation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCneXNyKX9fPamH3A3cGMAdp6w7mkWVBYYmqKLgU7rkqwSAYAO-sMwm7xFMYw7V_XfixTl07jD5YDJVSDhbYk9Qtf4C7wChETb8TLKlxLUG5kraf70d9nPUpRR1TmFzKX26IvIO65Kc6g/s400/2010-Hennessey-Venom-GT-Super-Car-7.gif" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Venom GT Hennessey Supercar</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">SEALY, TEXAS & SILVERSTONE, ENGLAND, March 29, <b>2010 - Hennessey Performance</b> is pleased to introduce the first official images of its <b>Venom GT supercar.</b> Based upon the Lotus Elise, the Venom GT combines a high-tech, lightweight British chassis with a powerful American V8.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXSI1cgTWJ-sDCD28Tkze9C5isNeJ1uaGvYetc04JdhdNg6mn79vDVLbarKxHwvSeFRgcNkkzkTgUi5w1jSa7kW1yHeOo5F9AGB63bvm-WS7gmdI7Od8ihMopDv6JJLyGwjvYGhxq89SM/s400/2010-Hennessey-Venom-GT-Super-Car-1.gif" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Venom GT Hennessey Supercar</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“This is not the first time that Britain and America have joined forces to produce a weapon of mass propulsion”, said company founder and president, John Hennessey. “Over fifty years ago the American-built P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft was flown into history powered by a British Rolls-Royce Merlin engine. Today the Hennessey Venom GT promises to set a new standard of power to weight ratio in the rarefied air of today's<b> supercar</b> market.”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpeYwVDXJbj4DRp4ag4CMwz7lS0xLcWPvi7ze14qQLnuzs-MFboh2gjgixaVYbGNP_8FgFFMIpetAdfj0G9sLSZOimbl3mCEwcZGDYud2Y09UF4yL1faZ5i5OzuaKe8hL40fuKyEBULdE/s400/2010-Hennessey-Venom-GT-Super-Car-6.gif" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Venom GT Hennessey Supercar</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the case of the Venom GT, less weight means more performance. The Venom GT will have a production curb weight of less than 2,400 lbs (1,071 kilos) aided by its lightweight carbon fiber bodywork and carbon fiber wheels. Stopping power is delivered via Brembo brakes with 6-piston calipers up front and 4-piston calipers in rear clamping down on 15-inch carbon ceramic rotors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKiXPzYrrdEMO0XZzr5m4ChIukq0ywDoYc9wbzij__NVueL4QDQCBXeIWcE4oxdeGdd4RCb6HXCKDsDQheIaiVo1fJYsXgiKCqRKZCcJJFI3BpOOFAM6gYHC3nl90ENSbqVwHnrwEKJc/s400/2010-Hennessey-Venom-GT-Super-Car-8.gif" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Venom GT Hennessey Supercar</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Venom GT’s base power plant is the supercharged 6.2 liter LS9 V8 (the same as in the Corvette ZR1) tweaked by Hennessey to 725 bhp. The company will also be offering 1000 bhp and 1200 bhp twin turbo V8 engine variants. The mid-engine V8 will transmit its power to the rear tires via a Ricardo 6-speed gearbox.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNEJ6-fhTW8FMRm09ehUe9khr2od3ZVKhRYyLmZxvt2bvkY-EBlV7cyhqBuzDVmcJGuBB2bkK1NH6uTH0kkkbCBsqBvTkHdLAd5DvGdgIC5nqPfUOaa92LiUQN75U6dQrsR4Yj0BGBgWk/s400/2010-Hennessey-Venom-GT-Super-Car-4.gif" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Venom GT Hennessey Supercar</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hennessey plans to manage power output by using a programmable traction control system. CFD (computational fluid dynamic) tested bodywork and down force will also help keep the Venom stable at speed. An active aero system with adjustable rear wing will deploy under varying conditions on both the road and racetrack. An adjustable suspension system will allow ride height adjustments according to speed and driving conditions. Finally, power will be put to the ground via massive Michelin PS2 tires.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrffu9coCrEfVUryxhi6qX867-7qeD_HOh3DPgdlLbukKNYowPF2yRgUCUuaotYsPqInqWP9PVAcM0W2UL_YhgY3ylAS7QbRjNf2hUPyun08xTtRUgMi2pBk6ENy5bcNVrMdPRHWPdoPk/s400/2010-Hennessey-Venom-GT-Super-Car-2.gif" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Venom GT Hennessey Supercar</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hennessey will be building the power plants at its Texas facility. The engines will then be air freighted to the company's assembly facility near Silverstone, England where the Venom GT is built and tested. Venom GT buyer will be offered a 1-day driver orientation and instruction program by a Hennessey factory test driver, at a track in the UK or USA prior to delivery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge2wE-cZNHvakPMMctDWFJfLfv8mrqLdliLGcDw2Zi17T1to6YsslucQgWS93KS5jjoSkH87V4lddPbxwsytnoLzsdDxe4rGhXjXJwmv9UPZYX6ihXiFWBEBjSzDyX4JdcH_tEevDabVk/s400/2010-Hennessey-Venom-GT-Super-Car-9.gif" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Venom GT Hennessey Supercar</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hennessey plans on building 10 units of the Venom GT annually and four have already been sold at around $600,000 a pop. That means there are only six units left from the first allocation. The company plans to establish a network of Venom GT dealers and distributors in the Middle East, Europe, Russia, Australia and Asia.</div>

2010 Venom GT Hennessey Supercar Concept

Hennessey Performance Engineering today announced that it is introducing the company's first concept car - The Venom GT. Penned by Brit...

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2010 Super Hatchback Concept Car by Jamie Martin

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sportcar5.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wSUG_ibJWC4/S4N-e-giEkI/AAAAAAAAEWw/iswYTZ4caNU/s400/2010-Super-Hatchback-Concept-Car-by-Jamie-Martin-8.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Details on a possible future eco-friendly model, called <b>SHC (Super Hatchback Concept)</b>, were revealed by designer<b> Jamie Martin</b>, a UK based designer whose previous works include the Cobra Venom V8 concept and the London Navigator bus. The SHC was conceived out of a desire to fuse the two very different worlds of hatchbacks and supercars. And in a world where limiting CO2 output is becoming increasingly important, the SHC also has some green tech up its sleeve.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sportcar5.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wSUG_ibJWC4/S4N-NU8bM9I/AAAAAAAAEWQ/vgk5nNEDhJA/s400/2010-Super-Hatchback-Concept-Car-by-Jamie-Martin-4.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2010 Super Hatchback Concept Car by Jamie Martin  </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Designed to compete against the likes of the Honda Civic Type-R and Ford Focus RS, the SHC would be offered with a choice of two different engine/transmission packages.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It has similarities to both a supercar and a 3-door hatchback and boasts of both styling and performance characteristics. The concept car is available in a choice of three next generation powertrains, including an electric / hybrid option. Interestingly, the body is composed of 65% Steel and 35% aluminum used for front wings, bonnet & bumpers. Alternatively, 30% glass reinforced plastic can be used for designated sections. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sportcar5.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wSUG_ibJWC4/S4N-Z00zogI/AAAAAAAAEWo/fkh3uf5K618/s400/2010-Super-Hatchback-Concept-Car-by-Jamie-Martin-7.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2010 Super Hatchback Concept Car by Jamie Martin  </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Other features include front and rear window ‘air-streams’, combined with hydrophobic and super-fast screen heating and high-intensity LED/Single-Source fiber-optic illumination used on the headlight wing, lower fog light, and rear lights. Martin describes the car to have a “balanced formula of raw power, racing spirit, practicality and eco engine choices.” He said that this means that you have a supercar-inspired drive to use for weekly shopping. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sportcar5.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wSUG_ibJWC4/S4N-RiIIvlI/AAAAAAAAEWY/wwqvEz72SGw/s400/2010-Super-Hatchback-Concept-Car-by-Jamie-Martin-5.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2010 Super Hatchback Concept Car by Jamie Martin  </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The first proposed powertrain of the concept consists of a twin-turbocharged internal combustion engine with direct injection, stop-start technology and regenerative braking. Transmission would be via a 6-Speed Short-Shift manual gearbox or a 7-speed paddleshift auto.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sportcar5.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wSUG_ibJWC4/S4N-C2k5k-I/AAAAAAAAEWA/orMHmxI--tA/s400/2010-Super-Hatchback-Concept-Car-by-Jamie-Martin-2.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2010 Super Hatchback Concept Car by Jamie Martin  </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The second option is a system dubbed the 'Delta Drive Hybrid (DDH)'. This setup consists of a smaller displacement internal combustion engine and a pair of electric motors. Nano-Titanate batteries located in the engine bay, and under the floor would feed power to the high-torque electric motors mounted within the front wheels. 3-performance modes would be available: Economy (low bhp town driving), Normal (medium bhp - motorway driving), and Performance (high bhp - utilising both the petrol engine and electric generator together for ultimate power). The car could also be driven in full electric mode for around 70 miles before the engine was needed to recharge the batteries.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sportcar5.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wSUG_ibJWC4/S4N-o2svHxI/AAAAAAAAEW4/r4woUad89Do/s400/2010-Super-Hatchback-Concept-Car-by-Jamie-Martin-9.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2010 Super Hatchback Concept Car by Jamie Martin  </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Further highlights of the SHC include a magnetorheological fluid suspension system with Normal, Sport & Track modes. This system, first used by Ferrari, features dampers with iron filings suspended in fluid. When an electrical current is passed through the fluid it instantaneously changes the damping rate and stiffens up the suspension.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sportcar5.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wSUG_ibJWC4/S4N-WLX70nI/AAAAAAAAEWg/KuXtSd0Csck/s400/2010-Super-Hatchback-Concept-Car-by-Jamie-Martin-6.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2010 Super Hatchback Concept Car by Jamie Martin  </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">While the SHC is just an independent concept with no intention of production, it does seem more and more likely that hybrid technology will filter very quickly into performance vehicles - and hot hatches could be one of the first segments to make the switch.</div>

2010 Super Hatchback Concept Car by Jamie Martin

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2010 Super Hatchback Concept Car by Jamie Martin

2010 Super Hatchback Concept Car by Jamie Martin

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Capstone Supercar CMT-380 the high performance hybrid electric microturbine vehicle Debut at LA Auto Show

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sportcar5.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424458700400716194" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wSUG_ibJWC4/S0eMcrApaaI/AAAAAAAABu0/Z5Y1EcRK8aM/s400/Capstone-CMT-380-7.jpg" style="display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Capstone Supercar CMT-380</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Capstone CMT-380</span> was the surprise basement find of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">LA Auto Show</span>.The Capstone CMT-380 is essentially a prototype show car designed to highlight the technology and products available from Capstone Turbine Corporation. The concept for the high performance hybrid electric microturbine vehicle was developed by Electronic Arts (EA) Chief Creative Director Richard Hilleman.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sportcar5.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424458693260840898" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wSUG_ibJWC4/S0eMcQaXj8I/AAAAAAAABus/UIYaqMUltLI/s400/Capstone-CMT-380-1.jpg" style="display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Capstone Supercar CMT-380</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">After working on the car for four years, inventor Richard Hilleman was the man of the hour as he fielded questions about his unusual <span style="font-weight: bold;">microturbine-lithium-ion hybrid powertrain</span> fitted to a GTM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Supercar</span> kit body. It may still be in the test phase, but Capstone claims that the car can reach a top speed of 150mph, and is able to sprint from zero to 60mph in just 3.9 seconds.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The CMT-380 features an unusual hybrid drivetrain which uses one of Capstone's new C30 (30-kilowatt) microturbine engines to extend the range of the primarily electric powered vehicle. The turbine can be run on either diesel or biodiesel.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sportcar5.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424458289398166498" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wSUG_ibJWC4/S0eMEv6AM-I/AAAAAAAABuk/zNgoFMQ1Oyo/s400/Capstone-CMT-380-2.jpg" style="display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Capstone Supercar CMT-380</span></div><br />The CMT-380 features lithium-polymer battery cells that can be charged at home or at a public recharging station. While driving, the CMT-380 can operate on 100 percent battery power in zero emissions mode for a range of up to 80 miles. When the batteries reach a predetermined state of discharge, the Capstone C30 microturbine quietly fires up and recharges the batteries on the fly to extend the driving range up to 500 miles. The diesel fueled C30 microturbine requires less maintenance than traditional combustion engines and produces ultra-low exhaust emissions. Hilleman has owned an electric vehicle – a converted Porsche 550 Spyder – for at 15 years and has constantly upgraded it. The EV used to have just 30 hp with lead acids but now uses lithium ferrous batteries and has 200 hp. The 100-mile range hasn't changed, though, and so he knew it was time to build a hybrid. He decided on Capstone's diesel microturbines as the range extender.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sportcar5.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424458277754970338" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wSUG_ibJWC4/S0eMEEiDIOI/AAAAAAAABuc/llDF--aHlFE/s400/Capstone-CMT-380-3.jpg" style="display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Capstone Supercar CMT-380</span><br /><br /></div>He knew he could rely on them – they've been used in buses for years – but there was still the challenge of fitting the unit into a car like this. Hilleman built the CMT-380 just for himself, but Capstone is happy to show it off as a proof of concept vehicle. It would be too pricey to put into mass production (Hilleman estimated he put in about $375,000 hours of work), but it's not impossible that a high-end, expensive, limited production run could be made some day.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sportcar5.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424458269796506114" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wSUG_ibJWC4/S0eMDm4mmgI/AAAAAAAABuU/lHVbaYkPH8Y/s400/Capstone-CMT-380-4.jpg" style="display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Capstone Supercar CMT-380</span></div><br />Right now, Hilleman is really happy with his creation. He especially loves the sound of the vehicle. Three feet to the side of the car, the microturbine puts out about 87 dB, but in the cabin, it's nearly silent. California law might require him to add a muffler, but it's already quiet enough without one. He's got a solution for that problem, should he need it.<br />The chassis and bodywork of the Capstone CMT-380 are borrowed from the Factory Five GTM kit<span style="font-weight: bold;"> sports car</span>, and modified to accept the hybrid drivetrain.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sportcar5.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424458263206189826" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wSUG_ibJWC4/S0eMDOVWWwI/AAAAAAAABuM/i5GM-H7TmWo/s400/Capstone-CMT-380-5.jpg" style="display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://sportcar5.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424458258835582242" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wSUG_ibJWC4/S0eMC-DULSI/AAAAAAAABuE/2H2um-yX2gk/s400/Capstone-CMT-380-6.jpg" style="display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Capstone Supercar CMT-380</span></div><br />"Capstone's CMT-380 is just now finishing up the conceptual design and first article testing stage," said Darren Jamison, Capstone President and CEO. "We plan to finalize very soon a limited production plan, in part, based on interest received at the [2009] LA Auto Show. We anticipate customers will be a select group of individuals who appreciate its many innovative high-performance and high-technology driving characteristics, long driving range and ultra-low emissions," added Jamison.</div>

Capstone Supercar CMT-380 the high performance hybrid electric microturbine vehicle Debut at LA Auto Show

Capstone Supercar CMT-380 The Capstone CMT-380 was the surprise basement find of the LA Auto Show .The Capstone CMT-380 is essentially a pr...

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Capstone Supercar CMT-380 the high performance hybrid electric microturbine vehicle Debut at LA Auto Show

Capstone Supercar CMT-380 the high performance hybrid electric microturbine vehicle Debut at LA Auto Show

Capstone Supercar CMT-380 The Capstone CMT-380 was the surprise basement find of the LA Auto Show .The Capstone CMT-380 is essentially a pr...

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2010 Ford GT90 Super Sport Car Concept going to auction

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sportcar5.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418868380942860706" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wSUG_ibJWC4/SzOwFQKyAaI/AAAAAAAABh4/BYGgHGnwOGY/s400/2010-Ford-GT90-Super-Sport-Car-Concept-1.jpg" style="display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">2010 Ford GT90 Super Sport Car Concept</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Ford</span> first introduced the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> GT90 Concept</span> at the <span style="font-weight: bold;">2010 Detroit Auto Show</span> next month, it would still be one of the most eyecatching <span style="font-weight: bold;">cars </span>on the show floor. What's amazing is that Ford unveiled the <span style="font-weight: bold;">GT40</span> successor nearly 15 years ago. What's more, even by today's standards it's still a <span style="font-weight: bold;">supercar</span> among<span style="font-weight: bold;"> supercars.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The quad-turbocharged <span style="font-weight: bold;">6.0-litre V12</span> puts out an estimated 720 horsepower, the body is constructed completely of <span style="font-weight: bold;">carbon fiber </span>and top speed is somewhere in the 400 kph range. The only hints that it's not a<span style="font-weight: bold;"> modern supercar</span> are the all-blue interior and wheels that look dated now.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;">So what's all the fuss about the GT90 Concept now? <span style="font-weight: bold;">RM Auctions </span>in the States has just announced that it will be offering the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> concept car</span> at its upcoming Arizona sale. That's right, this is your chance to own one of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">coolest concept vehicles</span> of all time. This is the first time that the GT90 Concept has ever been publicly for sale at auction, and RM claims that it is in "excellent running condition, having been properly stored and maintained over the year." No estimated on price is given, but we're guessing it will take a large suitcase of cash to take the car home.</div><a href="http://sportcar5.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418868377402962146" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wSUG_ibJWC4/SzOwFC-zcOI/AAAAAAAABhw/fyPZSZANQZU/s400/2010-Ford-GT90-Super-Sport-Car-Concept-2.jpg" style="display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">2010 Ford GT90 Super Sport Car Concept</span></div><br />The one-off GT90 Concept Car, labeled immediately as<span style="font-weight: bold;"> "the world's mightiest supercar" </span>by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ford Motor Company </span>on December 6, 1994, was the spiritual successor to the Ford GT40, the product of a colossal feud in the early 1960s between the Blue Oval from Dearborn and the Prancing Horse of Northern Italy. The GT90 draws from the design cues of its heritage and pays homage to the famed <span style="font-weight: bold;">Le Mans-winning Ford GT40s</span> of the 1960s, which were created after the failed attempt by Ford to buy out<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Ferrari.</span><br />At a development cost in the neighborhood of $3 million, the GT90 was certainly worthy of pulling styling cues from the original <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ford GTs</span>, and although it was never meant for production, it was built according to a Ford press release as a "test bed for technology, engineering and <span style="font-weight: bold;">design concepts</span>, and driver-oriented features that eventually may be used in Ford production vehicles."<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Officially unveiled to the public in January 1995 at the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Detroit Auto Show,</span> the GT90 is finished in bright white with a bright blue and carbon fiber interior. It features a mid engine quad-turbocharged V12 that produces an estimated 720 horsepower and 660 pound-feet of torque. As a result, it had a claimed top speed of 253 mph, which even by today's standards would make it one of <span style="font-weight: bold;">the fastest</span> production cars in the world –<span style="font-weight: bold;"> faster </span>even than a <span style="font-weight: bold;">McLaren F1</span>, which was widely considered the world's preeminent supercar at the time.</div><a href="http://sportcar5.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418868375935396818" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wSUG_ibJWC4/SzOwE9g6K9I/AAAAAAAABho/EpU15eI_ugM/s400/2010-Ford-GT90-Super-Sport-Car-Concept-3.jpg" style="display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">2010 Ford GT90 Super Sport Car Concept</span></div><br />The engine, which was a 48-valve six-liter V12, had to be combined together with four Garrett Systems T2 turbochargers in order to reach its estimated 720 horsepower and was based on the Ford Modular engine. Created by using parts of two Lincoln V8 engines, engineers removed the last pair of cylinders from the rear of one engine and the first pair of cylinders from the front of the other engine. The cut-down engines were then welded together with the final result being a 90-degree V12, which utilized a 90.2 mm bore and a 77.3 mm stroke to achieve maximum power.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The GT90 features the FFD-Ricardo five-speed manual gearbox found on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">XJ220</span> and, considering the torque load that it is designed to handle, is noted as having a relatively light shift quality. Also borrowed from the XJ220 comes the all around double wishbone suspension that was designed to enable the car to handle well at top speeds.</div><a href="http://sportcar5.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418868363825104850" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wSUG_ibJWC4/SzOwEQZlx9I/AAAAAAAABhg/h5EWMU1jAbY/s400/2010-Ford-GT90-Super-Sport-Car-Concept-4.jpg" style="display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">2010 Ford GT90 Super Sport Car Concept</span></div><br />Using Ford's new "Edge" design philosophy, the car incorporated advanced technology with a mixture of flat planes, angles, glass and triangular shapes that seemingly all collided together. The GT90 was the first car created using this new styling directive from Ford, which went on to be responsible for the creation of other Ford products like the Ka and Cougar. The effect is most impressive and a wonderfully executed stylistic throwback to its GT40 predecessor, which at once stays true to its heritage but acknowledges the advances in modern design. Taken directly from race car technology, the GT90 body panels are molded out of carbon fiber while the chassis is formed out of a honey-comb sectioned aluminum monocoque.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The GT90 is a test bed of advanced technology and design. It sports a tinted, laminated glass bubble over the cockpit and a spoiler that rises off the rear deck at high speeds. According to Ford, it has a "design that tightly enclosed its mechanicals with no wasted space; high tech lighting and blind-spot detection systems; and tiles like those on the space shuttle to shield the V12's exhaust outlets."</div><a href="http://sportcar5.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418868362327780066" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wSUG_ibJWC4/SzOwEK0mauI/AAAAAAAABhY/NQF2BuDElig/s400/2010-Ford-GT90-Super-Sport-Car-Concept-5.jpg" style="display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">2010 Ford GT90 Super Sport Car Concept</span></div><br />After its unveiling in Detroit, the GT90 made its rounds on the Auto Show Circuit in 1995, traveling around the world to Frankfurt and as far away as Tokyo. With few other showings in between, the car recently was shipped over to Europe to be on display in the Ford of Europe 2008 exhibit at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. After returning home, the car was shipped to Alabama where it was on display as part of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mustang 45th Anniversary Celebration</span>.<br />This <span style="font-weight: bold;">superb concept car</span> remains in excellent running condition, having been properly stored and maintained over the years in between its show appearances. RM Auctions is proud to publicly offer the GT90 for the first time ever at auction. A remarkable one-off piece of <span style="font-weight: bold;">automotive </span>history and cutting-edge design, its offering may very well be a once in a lifetime opportunity for Ford devotees and concept car enthusiasts.</div>

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