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New Bugatti Veyron get 1200hp?

The Bugatti Veyron is already the benchmark setter for the fastest production car in the world. How would you improve something that already has 1001hp and can top 253mph? Give it another 200hp! Sure, in the world of “why not” anything is possible.

The current Veyron is due for a make-over and the Volkswagen parent company is just the one to do it by first giving it an additional 200hp which is a rumor sparked from a lecture delivered at the Vienna University of Technology given by Ferdinand Piëch – the former Volkswagen chairman, Porsche heir and father of the Veyron.

It would also be feasible to say that the quad-turbocharged 16-cylindar engine tuned to 1200hp or more would easily push the Veyron over the current top speed of around 253mph. Only time will tell. I will be sure to put my order in the minute that the new Veyron is released. Let’s see, I have saved up $6500 so far… so that still leaves me with over $1.6 million to go.

Luxury car park in the living room

I saw this awesome place in Tokyo on the net and i thought to share it with you guys. Wouldn’t it be cool to be able to park your car in your garage hit a button and make it raise into your living room to become a centerpiece of attraction? People don’t get easy opportunities to flaunt their opulence in urban environments too often, still they find different unusual ways to brag their precious assets to their guests. Have a look at this home by Takuya Tsuchida, who received the instruction from the owner that read, “I want a 9-car garage and be able to enjoy viewing one of them in the living room. Oh, and the living room needs a tall tree.” Bringing your luxury car inside the living area as a piece of art is simply the craziest idea to show off your richness as well as decorate your home.

Specially modified car from Red Bull Racing

To help celebrate the return of F1 to Canada, Scuderia Toro Rosso driver Sébastien Buemi raced a specifically adapted car over ice courtesy of Red Bull Canada. Racing has never been cooler as Buemi put rubber to ice, speeding across an icy lake just outside of Montreal, QC for the ultimate winter drive!

In order for this chilling thrill ride to go down, Red Bull Racing revved up some exclusive adjustments for Buemi’s car from the ground up. The specially modified Red Bull Racing Formula One car was fitted with Bridgestone Potenza F1 snow tires to ensure the best possible traction. These exceptional Bridgestone F1 snow tires, produced by Bridgestone Motorsport’s Technical Centre in Tokyo, featured 420 studs on each of the front tires and 588 studs on each of the rear tires.

Got your wheels spinning? Catch the video of this chiller drive at this Link

Honda, where are you going?

 

The recent global economic storm has caught us all by surprise. We see entire nations & communities struggling to make sense of the downturn and adjust to the consequences. The paradigm of constant growth has proven to be a mirage and the situation calls for an assessment of where we are headed and what needs to be done.

Like us, Honda too has been affected by this storm, and being the conservative company they are, seem to be slowing down and changing course in terms of the offerings they plan to bring to us. No doubt, we were all excited by the spy images of the next NSX lapping the Nurburgring over a year ago or of Honda bringing Ross Brawn on board to transform them into a credible F1 team. There were rumors abounding that the S2000 as we know it could change, perhaps be replaced by a roadster with a v-6 and very well become the S3000. Lost in that millieu was the CR-Z concept that evoked the memories of the old CRX, a car that many of us admire and the lucky few owned. As things came to pass, one dream after the other became an unattainable pipe dream. The macro situation changed such that Honda killed the NSX, sold the F1 Team to Ross Brawn and went on further to announce the demise of the S2000 with no replacement planned for it. Honda CEO, Takanobu Ito, went on to say that Honda will be focusing more on Hybrid technologies, and used the term “smart-luxury” (whatever that means) to denote the direction in which Acura will be going while confirming that any dreams of V8 or RWD Acura’s were no longer going to happen.

To add insult to injury, we’ve been subject to products like the Insight, the Accord Crosstour, and the Acura Alphabet Soup (ZDX). It hurts more when we see Nissan launching a star like the GT-R (what the NSX should have been) and Lexus trying to build super car cred by building the LF-A and tweaking their IS offerings. What does Honda have to counter them?

Competent sporty car, but is that all?

Im sure you felt that Honda’s ability to dream is dead (as I did). The power of their dreams no longer captivates us and the future is looking bleak, leading to the question – Honda, where are you going? What about the dreams? But there is a slight hope. A sliver of light that makes me feel that all will be well in the years to come. I probably have you thinking, what then makes me feel positive about the direction Honda seems to be going in. They seem to have laid off their dreamers and replaced them with  tree-huggers and soccer moms designing bulky yet versatile family cars.

Here is why:

1. The CR-Z – A sporty hybrid with a manual transmission, 122 HP, 128 lb-ft of torque at 1000 RPM, and a curb weight estimated at 2670 lbs. Oh! did I mention the EPA estimated gas mileage is 31/37/33 miles per gallon for the MT equipped car while the CVT version fares slightly better. This car appears to be (on paper) neither too sporty nor a mileage champ and seems to be a flaming disaster quite like the other tepid offerings from big H.

It must remind you of the CRX

- Yet Honda engineers have benchmarked the car against the the best handling light-weight cars out there (the MINI, the Lotus Elise & the VW Scirocco). According to Terukazu Torikai, the chief engineer for chassis dynamics on the CR-Z, “the performance of the Elise kept on inspiring us throughout the whole development process“. Knowing Honda, I hope that has translated into something substantial.

- A first ever Sport Mode button. This button per Honda’s press release “sharpens the throttle response, changes the behaviour of the IMA hybrid system to provide more electric motor assistance, and increases the weight of the electric power steering“.

Will it live up to the “Dream”? 

- Japanese Magazine’s first driving impressions as translated by Inside Line “the CR-Z’s handling is in an entirely different class. In this department, the car truly feels worthy of the sporty-car label. “The biggest difference is how the rear end feels through corners. Unlike rear suspension in the Fit or the Insight, the stroke of the rear dampers have been increased, resulting in increased stability through corners and over bumps. And thanks the to the CR-Z’s wider track, the car exhibits less body roll and better overall balance than either the Fit or the Insight, making it a delight to drive through turns. And despite possessing firmer dampers and springs than the Insight, it rides just as smoothly”.

- Unknown Honda engineers stated that the CR-Z should remind people of the CRX and therefore should handle like one.

Keep dreaming and I may show up at a dealership near you

2. The Honda HSV 10 GT – The NSX replacement was resurrected and renamed so Honda could continue competing in the Super GT championship in Japan. Rule changes required Honda to step up with a new car and they seem to have delivered. This could be an indication that the next NSX could be 4-5 years away and we could very well have one at a lower price point as I’m sure Honda would want to one-up Nissan.

Now that’s what we need from Acura

3. The TSX wagon – All of us here in North America love the way the Euro Accord looks and are we glad that Honda is bringing us the cool looking Accord wagon as a TSX wagon. Now all they need do is to remove that silly nose they stuck on all the Acuras.

The thought strikes me that the wise druids at Honda seem to have deciphered the path. The path forward is to go back to their roots. Build small cars that are beggars for punishment and fun to be thrown around a track in pursuit of the perfect lap time. Who knows, we could very well see the return of the S2000 with the same 2.2 liter engine, but faster because its lighter and built using more composite materials. Who knows, it could have a retractable hard top and put the likes of the pretenders from Mazda & BMW to shame.

So keep going Honda and enable us to keep powering your dreams!

Props to aashish2 , images courtesy of Triple-H and Honda Motor Co.

Alfa Romeo 2017 Executive fastback saloon

This car is a wild missile for heck. It’s the 2017 Alfa Romeo Executive Fastback Saloon. What a mouthful! What an eyeful, you’re about to witness. Designer Jacob McMurry’s whipped up this magic machine to compliment the Alfa Romeo 8c Competizione in Alfa Romeo’s return to the North American market.* In this project, inspiration’s drawn from Carnevale di Venezia, aka the Carnival of Venice.

*This project was done before the Fiat/Chrysler partnership.

All glass roof, smart glass panels. These smart panels have the ability to go all opaque or transparent. Helpful if you’re Batman, or if you’re Dexter Morgan. Lines drawn directly from Italy, drawing inspiration again from the 2900B Type 35 racers of the 1930’s.

Power plant: Diesel V8 with rear wheel drive, optional bio-diesel conversion.

**As for the title of this post: this car may look like a fancy club, all elegant and seductive, and it’s name is Saloon, but it’s just a car! You’d better be in your garage if you plan on drinking in it. Be safe!

Source: High-Tech 360

FT-86 the new Toyota Celica

Toyota, together with Subaru, is set to launch a new affordable driver-oriented sports coupe (think Toyota Celica reincarnation) and if these photos the FT-86 protoype are a sign we’ve got lots to look forward to.
The FT-86, set to debut as a production model in 2011, is a collaboration between Toyota and Subaru and will utilize a common chassis and some sort of 2.0 liter engine, currently rumored to be a four cylinder boxer engine dubbed the “C-45 Boxer” that can produce anywhere from 200 and 250 HP. A hybrid model isn’t expected. Rear-wheel drive though is.

A coupe is smaller in length, width and height than the new Nissan 370Z but has a slightly longer wheelbase. It’s also the first car from Toyota Motor Company to incorporate design cues from the Lexus LF-A concept.

Honda not to return to Formula One

by: Leo Diaz
source: Planet-F1

Is this really the end of Honda’s Performance line?

The NSX is gone, the S2000 has also run its 10yr course.  And now, Honda is officialy out of the Formula One game. 

I’m still in shock from the news a few months ago, when Honda announced retirement from F1. A lot of us were expecting that Honda might return to F1, however it was confirmed by the new CEO, Takanobu Ito, that Honda won’t participate in the future of F1. Formula One has changed and the interest is reduced due to the new regulations; with that said more media gathering in Tokyo is scheduled.

I will keep everyone updated.

Lexus IS350 on Vossen VVS-084 20inch Wheels

With the introduction of the newest Lexus IS Convertible, other Lexus owners may be wondering what they can do to their current Lexus IS to make it stand-out or become NEW again. Nothing a set of Vossen VVS-084 20 inch wheels and air suspension cannot take care of right? That’s just what Team Solo did with their White Lexus IS350. These new rims are featured on Wheels Buyer, one of our newest sister sites. For more information on these wheels head on over to Wheels Buyer.com. Enjoy the images below.

Nissan GT-R 2010 unmasked, some info

The 2010 Nissan GT-R was spotted in zebra camoflauge last month and now Best Car Magazine has put together a couple of photos showing the next GT-R’s subtle changes.

Aesthetic changes for the 2010 include a slightly modified front end with a second winglet on the bumper. Other changes will be the air vents behind the rear wheels on “either side of the rear bumper and the revised rear diffuser”. That’s just about it for noticeable changes. Really.

Less noticeable is the aerodynamic improvements like an extended nose cone. No numbers are available right now but I’m sure it’ll give the slightest performance increase. More information about the 2010 Nissan GT-R will continue to roll in but expect a debut early next year.

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