Dodge SRT Viper GTS-R 2013

Dodge SRT Viper GTS-R 2013 - The street legal 2013 SRT Viper introduced to the world at the 2012 New york International Auto Show isn't the only high-performance snake making a triumphant return in 2012. The purpose-built, non-street legal and competition-ready SRT Viper GTS-R also was revealed within the Chrysler Group's headline that a factory-backed SRT Viper Racing team will return to the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) in 2012.

Dodge SRT Viper GTS-R 2013 "Racing has been a significant part of the illustrious history of Viper not only with wins on the track, but also in the continued development of the street cars -- and our new 2013 SRT Viper models are evidence of those lessons learned, inch said Rob Gilles, Us president and CEO -- Street and Racing Technology Brand and Motorsports, Chrysler Group LLC. "Now with our new team and the launch of the GTS-R, we're excited and proud to begin writing more chapters in the racing history of the Viper later come july 1st. inch

SRT Motorsports has joined with Riley Technologies, based in Mooresville, In. C., on the design-and-build process of the new SRT Viper GTS-R. Two identical SRT Viper GTS-Rs will compete in the production-based GT class in the series. Four drivers currently are signed to drive including Dominik Farnbacher, from Ansbach, Germany; Marc Goossens from Geel, Belgium; Johnson Hunter-Reay from Dallas and Kuno Wittmer from Montreal. Additional driver and team press releases will be future.

Both Viper GTS-Rs will race on the proven Michelin GT tires extending the successful technical partnership. Scott Atherton, Us president and CEO of the American Le Mans Series, hails the SRT Viper's return to the Series as one of 2012's top press releases.

"I do not think it's possible to overstate the value of the SRT Viper returning to the top level of professional sports car racing, inch Atherton said. "The Chrysler Group has a long, storied and very successful history of competing with the American Le Mans Series. The fact that they're coming back along with the introduction of the new production car and doing it simultaneously, we would be hard-pressed to come up with a better-case scenario. What a great way for SRT Viper to come back to racing. inch

All ALMS teams compete in the prestigious MICHELIN GREEN X Challenge. Entering its fourth season, the program objectively ranks the competing cars in terms of their environmental impact, their energy efficiency and speed on the racetrack. A separate, season-long award is given by the You. S. Department of energy, the You. S. Environmental Protection Agency and SAE International, recognizing the vehicle manufacturer and its technology contribution to improving efficiency and reducing environmental impacts of racing. The scoring system for the program was developed by series officials and the You. S. Department of energy, and it is based on a combination of on-track performance and energy consumption. The LMP and GT teams that win MICHELIN GREEN X Challenge champion will earn an entry to the 2013 24 hours of Le Mans.

"We often say it's clean, fast and efficient, inch Bob Larsen, us president of Obotech and a contractor for the You. S. Department of energy, said. "There's a lot of science that goes into the actual reviewing, a very thorough and technically rigorous way to factor in the environmental impact. We look at each car's average speed and the distance that they travel and we adjust their amount of fuel that they would have had to burn in order to go as fast and as far as the leader, and that gives us an equitable basis for comparing the performance of the vehicles. inch

Viper racing heritage

The Viper has enjoyed a successful racing heritage that began in 1996 with the first Dodge Viper racing entry, the original GTS-R, which earned five international GT titles and the 1997-1999 FIA GT titles. It also posted an amazing overall win at the Rolex 24 hours of Daytona in 2000 -- the first for a production-based American car.

Viper finished one-two at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in GTS class in three consecutive years -- 1998-2000 -- and also captured GTS class, and driver's titles in the American Le Mans Series in 1999 along with the Series class, manufacturer's and driver's titles in 2000.

The Dodge Viper Competition Coupe, introduced in 2003, delivered the next chapter of that history with its coupe-shaped carbon/Kevlar body and a track-ready chassis, based on the Dodge Viper SRT10. The Viper Competition Coupe continued the on-track ability by capturing the 2004 SCCA Speed World Challenge GT title, titles in Formula D Drifting series in 2004 and 2006 and the British GT Championship in 2007 and 08.

This season, the Dodge Viper Cup Series was founded using the limited-edition Dodge Viper ACR-X specifications series cars. In 2012, now in its third year, the series has been renamed the SRT Viper Cup Series.

2012 Aston Martin V8 Vantage S

2012 Aston Martin V8 Vantage S - The S trailing the name of this Vantage stands for “sport”-hardly astonishing news-but the differences between sport and standard (one simply cannot employ so mundane a descriptor as “base” in connection with an Aston Martin) are a bit elusive. S means a little more motor, a little more brake, a little more plastic, a little less weight, some small trim distinctions, and, of course, a little more money.

2012 Aston Martin V8 Vantage S Tweaking the Recipke

The engine is Aston’s familiar 4. 7-liter aluminum V-8, with improved intake airflow, new mufflers, and new programming that keeps the exhaust system’s bypass valves open longer. The net is 430 hp and 361 lb-ft of torque, gains of 10 ponies and 15 lb-ft. Although it’s a small gain in output, the S’s new transmission (more on that in a moment) should help it whittle the Vantage’s 0-to-60-mph time down from the 4. 3 of the last example we tested to about four flat. Beyond that, the threatening V-8 sounds that emerge when the bypass valves open up and the engine soars toward redline are almost worth the price premium on their own, with or without the extra thrust.

Engine output flows through a new single-clutch seven-speed Graziano automated manual to a limited-slip rear differential; the carbon fiber driveshaft rotates in an aluminum torque tube. From there, power is applied to the sidewalk via a set of fat (285/35) Bridgestone Potenzas on 19-inch cast aluminum wheels. (The front wheels measure 245/40-19. )#)

There are no chassis hardness distinctions between Vantage and Vantage S, and none was needed. The bonded aluminum bath tub is as stiff as a train trestle. But sun and rain attached to the tub-dampers, springs, and bushings-are a bit more stringent than those in the, uh, everyday Vantage. Allied with a quicker steering holder, the sum of the improvements is an exceptional level of response.

Brakes are always a key element in the process of increasing sporty to sportier still, and that’s true here. The front rotors grow slightly to 15 inches, and the rears carry over at 13. All corners are vented and grooved, with six-piston calipers grabbing the fronts and four-pot pincers in the backside. It’s worth noting that much of the foregoing is pretty conventional hardware-nonadjustable dampers, single-rate springs, cast-iron rotors-but it works. Very well. Stylistically, the S models its rockers, decklid, and front and rear fascias after the V-12 Vantage’s, but they are difficult to identify at a glance, even for a veteran Aston aficionado.

2012 Aston Martin V8 Vantage S At Speed

Neither are the dynamic dissimilarities between the two readily apparent. Fortunately, we had a racetrack at our removal to help illustrate the improvements. The heart of the Ascari Race Resort near Ronda, The country, is a 3. 4-mile road course entailing several modest elevation changes, impaired corners, and a couple of hold-your-breath, close-your-eyes high-speed figure that may or may not be taken flat-out in a Vantage S-further research is needed. It is a perfect venue for putting a luxury sports car through its paces without worrying that a herd of goats might be walking along just around the next turn (something we observed on public roads).

When the last checker was thrown, the Vantage S had established a mostly positive impression of its capabilities and limits, which are high, indeed. There’s plenty of grip, and at the limit, mild understeer is easily overcome with the throttle. A high involvement limit for the stability control meant we could leave that safety net in place without feeling like our experience was dulled.

The speed-sensitive steering is a little quicker than that of the standard V-8 Vantage and completely devoid of secrets-the driver’s sense of experience of the front wheels approaches race-car tactile. Although the S’s 3600-pound curb weight is less than 100 pounds lighter than the Vantage’s, its combination of securely controlled body motions, right-now reflexes, and substantial grip make it feel almost sprightly. Powerful, fade-free brakes and supportive seats contribute greatly to driver confidence.

There’s just one asterisk. The single-clutch gearbox, chosen for packaging and weight-saving reasons, doesn’t quite measure up to the car’s other mechanical elements. Nor does it match the performance of the dual-clutch boxes found in many of the Aston’s peers. It offers two modes, sport and normal, but upshifts in the base setting are a little slow and convulsive, reminiscent of BMW’s unlamented SMG tranny. In sport, there’s more emergency, particularly when changes are buried close to redline, but even then the reactions are a bit strategic compared with something like the whap-whap shifting of, say, a Ferrari 458 Croatia.

2012 Aston Martin V8 Vantage S Fast Elegance

Like other members of the Aston Martin lineup-we’re not checking the Cygnet here-the V-8 Vantage S is handsome and beautifully crafted inside and out. The seats may not quite match the snug race-car embrace of Porsche or Ferrari’s best, but they are sufficient and comfortable. Interior leather, enhanced by fine stitchery, seems to have been contributed by leisure-class cows, and the level of fit and finish measures up to anything in this class. The Vantage S might look traditional compared with a car like the 458 Croatia, but traditional doesn’t mean the Aston is a wallflower. It still attracts attention wherever it goes, drawing admiring glances and provoking fights among valets.

Compared with other cars that have this much curb appeal, even the S model Vantage looks like something of a bargain. The standard V-8 Vantage with Sportshift starts at $126, 365, and another $13, two hundred and fifty puts you at the limit of the S coupe. A Vantage S roadster is available, its $152, 615 price which represents the same premium over a non-S cabrio. Whether or not the S is worth its premium is a question of priorities. If all you have to is performance, V-8 Vantage S money will get you into a speed-freak Porsche 911 Turbo. But if exclusivity is at the top of your list of priorities, the S does trump the beds base Vantage, and no 911-except maybe the limited-production GT2 RS-enters into Aston Martin’s realm.

2013 Acura RDX

2013 Acura RDX - If you are considering buying the Acura RDX crossover SUV, consider waiting until the all-new 2013 model hits the market this spring because it will have a new engine, rested exterior and more standard features.

2013 Acura RDX - One of the most significant updates is the 2013 RDX’s new engine. In a press release, Acura says the new 3. 5-liter V6 engine, which is matched to a six-speed automatic transmission, makes thirty-three more power than the turbocharged 2. 3-liter four-cylinder engine it replaces.

Standard interior features include leather seats, heated power front seats, a power moonroof, Pandora Internet radio, push-button start and a rearview camera with three views.

Currently, the 2012 RDX ranks at the bottom the luxury compact SUV class for its cheap interior and underpowered turbocharged engine. But the 2013 Acura RDX’s upgrades could bring it right with competitors, like the Audi Q5, Cadillac SRX and BMW X3, which are acknowledged for their agility, speed and quality rooms.

Acura says the 2013 RDX begins at $34, 320 before destination charges. That’s a $1, 425 increase over the 2012 model, but the 2013 RDX is still less expensive than the Q5, SRX and X3. The 2013 Acura RDX goes on sale this spring.

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Mercedes Benz GLK Class 2013

Mercedes Benz GLK Class 2013 - At first glance, it doesn't look like much was done to the revised 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class crossover, short of the usual mid-cycle nip/tuck. But according to Benz, the GLK-Class, which is heading to the 2012 New york auto show, boasts more than 1000 new parts, most notably a stout new 2. 1-liter, four-cylinder diesel with an impressive 190 hp and 369 lb-ft of torque.

Mercedes Benz GLK Class 2013 - The changes to the updated GLK-Class begin with a new nose designed to bring the compact Mercedes crossover more in line with the company's most recent car and coupe models. A new headlight setup now comes with LED running lights; the two-bar grille has been slightly restyled with chrome inserts; and the lower grille is encased by a thick chrome trapezoid. At the back end, the GLK wears new taillights with LED and light pipe decorations, a redesigned chrome skidplate, and new exhaust tips. The license plate is now lighted by LEDs, and the standard 19-inch five-spoke wheels have been restyled. If those aren't big enough, Mercedes offers five-spoke 20-inch wheels as part of an optional appearance package. Topping the line successfully is the AMG Styling Package, with its 20-inch AMG wheels, body kit, aluminum roof rails, AMG LED normal running lamps, and minor updates to the front grille.

Under the GLK's hood, Mercedes has added the freshly massaged 3. 5-liter V-6 engine currently spidering through its lineup. Thanks to a higher data compresion relation and direct fuel hypodermic injection, peak output climbs from 268 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque to 302 hp and 273 lb-ft, all while improving fuel efficiency in the process. The automaker expects 0-to-60 mph times in the 6. 5-second range on to a top speed of 130 mph. Additional fuel-saving measures include Benz's new ECOLOGICALLY stop-start system along with a lower-slip torque converter and a different type of fluid to help improve efficiency of the standard seven-speed automatic transmission.

Speaking of fuel efficiency, the new GLK250 BlueTec model will arrive in early 2013 powered by Benz's turbodiesel 2. 1-liter inline-four rated at 190 hp and 369 lb-ft. Mercedes says the diesel should provide "extremely frugal" fuel economy and expects the GLK250 BlueTec to go on sale before diesel variants of the BMW X3 and Audi Q5. Currently, the GLK350 is rated by the EPA at 16/22 mpg city/highway.

The final mechanical update is a move to electromechanical steering assist, instead of the previous hydraulic assist setup. Mercedes says the GLK's steering remains "precise and responsive" and is highlighted by speed-sensitive assist and a variable ratio.

Finally, the five-seat interior of the GLK receives multitude of improvements. The shift lever has been relocated from the center console to the steering column, which opens up space for just two more cupholders beneath a sliding cover. The dashboard air ports above radio stations have been changed from rectangles to dramatic circles that mimic those on the new 2013 Mercedes SL-Class roadster. A single piece of burled wood trim now covers the entire width of the dashboard.

New technology options include the Side of the road Tracking package, which features Side of the road Keeping Assist and a blind-spot warning system; and the Driver Assistance package, which has pre-collision braking, Active Side of the road Keeping Assist, and Active Impaired Spot Assist; and the Active Park Assist self-parking system. Among the other changes to the 2013 GLK-Class are the addition of two new paint colors, new upholstery and leather colors, and LED fiber-optic background lighting to the full Leather package.

The 2013 GLK350 hits motorbike shops come july 1st, and the GLK250 BlueTec will debut in early 2013. Pricing will be announced closer to the on-sale dates.

Kia Sorento 2013

Kia Sorento 2013 - Slightly updated, the model features a prominent front ligament, body color decorations and 17-inch alloy wheels. Moving up to the range-topping SX nets buyers a chromed exhaust tip, LED tail lights and 18-inch alloy wheels. Inside, the entry-level model comes nicely equipped with air conditioning, a tilt/telescopic controls and power windows.

Kia Sorento 2013 - New options include an UVO infotainment system and a Convenience Plus Package with an eight-way power driver's seat, a leather-wrapped controls and a first aid kit. Next up, the EX gains freshly standard leather seats and dual-zone automatic climate control. Lastly, the SX features all the abovementioned equipment as well as heated/cooled front seats, stainless steel pedals and lighted scuff plates.

Under the hood, three motors are available:

A 2. 4-liter MPI four-cylinder with 175 hp (131 kW or 177 PS) and 169 lb-ft (229 Nm) of torque

A 2. 4-liter GDI four-cylinder with 191 hp (142 kW or 194 PS) and 181 lb-ft (245 Nm) of torque

A 3. 5-liter V6 with 276 hp (206 kW or 280 PS) and 248 lb-ft (336 Nm) of torque

Regardless which engine is selected, it is connected to a six-speed automatic transmission. Front wheel drive is standard, but an all-wheel drive system is optional.

GTA Spano 2013

GTA Spano 2013 - GTA is usually a small to medium sized Spanish language van supplier, and additionally even as it will probably connect you with think that on the spurious react about Lavish Crime Automotive, or possibly this primary game playing selection while using the equal label, everyone reassure you will at this time there isn’t whatever spurious with this van, still awarded - it truly is like inspiring for the reason that videogame.

GTA Spano 2013 - All the primary GTA Spano sprang out lower back just last year, and additionally ıt had been equally issued for a Geneva Powerplant Express, like will probably this approach type equally possibly be. The software wasn’t an essential reached long ago, for that reason folks right from GTA thought i would produce the item an alternative head out, and additionally are intending to reinforce all the Spano from the time that.

All the 2013 type, scheduled for being mentioned the following month for Geneva is usually built that has a 8. 3-liter V10, which usually brings only 820 hp and additionally 960 Nm connected with torque. Regarding to help GTA Powerplant, all the completely new Spano will have a way about sprinting to make sure you 100 km/h in a mere some. 9 moments, and additionally handling a fabulous major accelerate connected with 350 km/h.

Your physique will likely be created from as well as linens, and additionally this cassis will likely be developed by titanium, as well as linens and additionally Kevlar. All the muscle mass fast in this van will probably, subsequently, come to be minimal, located at solely 1350 kilograms.

GTA Motors will always make addiitional information easily obtainable in a few weeks, the moment this Geneva Affair is normally cycle of to get started. We’ll populate you will with, once we understand car’s whole standards, discounts in addition to practical generate wedding date.

Equipment

Quality and elegance are the main characteristics of the GTA interior design, which is also fully equipped.

Sport seats

Electronically-regulating seats, with a heating and refrigeration system

Leather trimmings with GTA anagrams

ABS

Wheel-driving control

An active suspension control system that programmes the height of suspension

Electronic system with powerful control

Exclusive digital dashboard

Xenon

Navigator

CD charger with MP3

iPod Connection

Bluetooh

Electronically-regulating windows

Air conditioning

19" wheels at the front and 20" at the rear

Exclusively designed 255/35 tyres at the front and 335/30 at the rear

Carbon ceramic manufactured AP Racing brakes system with 6 piston callipers

Self-regulation rear wing

LED Technology

Electrically-regulated exterior rear view

Steering wheel with three carbon-made spokes

Central locking

Electrical handbrake

Glass roof with patented lighting and opaqueness system

Electrical sun visors

Angular camera for parking manoeuvres

Laminated windscreen and non-frost glass

Anti-theft alarm and GPS location system

Central locking with distance control

Remote-controlled boot opening

Reverse boot-opening trunk that makes placing luggage inside easier

Exclusively designed suitcases with personalised GTA anagrams

Engine

GTA has developed a special engine for this car, and has opted for a V10, 8.3 litre engine placed in a longitudinal rear position. It has 820 HP and 960 Nm torque.

GTA's technicians have worked hard to enhance the compressor so that GTA achieves amazing performances at a top speed of over 350 km/h with acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in under three seconds. These figures place it directly among the five fastest cars commercialised in the world. The precision of the engine's control unit helps the engine to offer and increase in power progressively under all circumstances.

GTA Spano also has an electronic power control system, supplied according to the customer's wishes, which regulates power from a minimum of 450 cv to maximum power.

The gearbox is available in two options, all of which have seven gears: automatically sequential 7 speed with a paddle shift steering wheel or manual sequential.

2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500

2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 - Ford’s completely new Shelby GT500 Mustang possesses surpassed many expected values, driving about it the latest supercharged V-8 displacing 5. 8 liters in addition to expanding almost 650 hp. For sure, you will understand which usually the right way. That’s 12 full hp in excess of all the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 in addition to 80 hp in excess of the country's nearest thing equivalent, all the impending Camaro ZL1. Daylights, it’s possibly found 60 a great deal more hp compared to a Ferrari 458 Italia!

2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 - For sure, Ford’s 2013 post to towards Shelby GT500 absolutely promotes this iconic lean muscle van in supercar terrain, still some sort of sledgehammer of generator isn’t the tip about this message. Roughly just about every used car model on the van has become optimized, right from this powertrain, to make sure you this brakes, to make sure you possibly all the gearing, suspension in addition to aerodynamics.

Getting into while using the cutting edge lightweight aluminum V-8 serps, highest production is normally performing located at 650 hp and additionally six-hundred pound-feet connected with torque, getting by far the most amazing output V-8 on this planet. The software carries a completely unique supercharger, cutting edge cross-drilled prohibit and additionally minds, new camshaft pages, a fabulous completely new as well as linens driveshaft in addition to improved motorola clutch, sign in addition to axle.

At this time lower this approach impressive powertrain within a van of which sole weighs in at 3, 850 unwanted weight and just imagine types of affect you could potentially implement for a run trail. Kia hasn’t produced whatever effectiveness characters still with the exception that which the van will work a great deal more in comparison with 210 mph. Oh yea, all the light-weight lower excess weight means that it’s likewise exempt on the gas-guzzler place a burden on.

All the small wheels strategy with located at 21 inches in the beginning and additionally 20 inches for the backed, where they also come in varied models, simultaneously with forged lightweight aluminum. They’re likewise shod having Goodyear Bald eagle F1 SuperCar Gary the gadget guy: some automobile. Throughout most of these are located a few Brembo brakes contains six-piston caliper instruments in the beginning (nearly four from the backed) and even more competing protections.

A of the most extremely really important changes Ford’s design party by SVT manufactured was first towards gearing. Roughly just about every accessories within the 2013 Shelby GT500 seemed to be edited to regulate all the torque in addition to benefit from a great deal more on the vitality in a way that may make the item a great deal more driver-friendly. Manuacturers thought of as in excess of 34 gearing combining, in conclusion picking a of which brings fewer torque through all the train wheels towards place nonetheless will allow for your vehicle to make sure you gain resource financial system prey.

Crucial section of all the driveline, all the six-speed information sign, has improved things, bearings in addition to accomodation then it may well adequately command this torque. All the remaining desire rate is actually 3. thirty-one: 1. All the motorola clutch has heightened torque in addition to rpm volume and additionally relies on a dual-disc pattern.

First of all gross sales really are cycle of to get started just by future the summer time. Pay attention to, Kia likewise packages to help unveil a couple cutting edge applications with the van. Attainable included in the different Effectiveness Discount package, SVT-designed Bilstein automated shifting dampers usually are levied within the rush that has a straight forward kick of any button in the software, in which make it possible for approximately ease and additionally hobby methods. A fabulous Torsen limited-slip differential equally is included with this approach Effectiveness Discount package.

Purchasers may modernize the General performance Discount package with the increased Trail Discount package. The precise comes with an usb serps lube colder, backed differential colder and additionally sign cool intended for farther strength.

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Check available just for dwell visuals on the 2013 Kia Mustang Shelby GT500 strong right from it is debut for the 2011 Are generally Car and motorbike Indicate, full dental coverage plans of which you will admittance with your role-specific indicate document.