Showing posts with label Unique Car. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Unique Car. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Jaguar XK120

















1950 Jaguar XK120 roadster on later wire wheels;
leather strap and bonnet louvres also unoriginal
Manufacturer Jaguar Cars
Production 1948–1954
12,055 made 
Predecessor Jaguar SS100
Successor Jaguar XK140
Class Sports car
Body style 2-seat roadster (OTS)
2-seat coupé
2-seat Drop Head Coupé
Layout FR layout
Engine 3.4 L XK I6
Wheelbase 102 in (2,591 mm)
Length 173 in (4,394 mm)
Width 61.5 in (1,562 mm)
Height 52.5 in (1,334 mm)
Related Jaguar C-Type

Bugatti Veyron
















Manufacturer Bugatti Automobiles and Volkswagen Group
Production 2005–present (Last Bugatti Veyron 16.4 sold)
Assembly Molsheim, Alsace, France
Predecessor Bugatti EB110
Class Sports car
Body style Standard: 2-door coupé
Variant: targa top
Layout Longitudinal mid-engine,
permanent all-wheel drive
Engine Standard:
8.0 L (488 cu in) W16 quad-turbocharged 1,001 PS
Super Sport:
1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 bhp)
Transmission 7-speed DSG sequential
Wheelbase 2,710 mm (106.7 in)
Length 4,462 mm (175.7 in)
Width 1,998 mm (78.7 in)
Height 1,159 mm (45.6 in)


The Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 is a mid-engined grand touring car. The Super Sport version is the fastest road-legal car in the world, with a top speed of 431.07 km/h (267.85 mph). The original version has a top speed of 408.00 km/h (253.52 mph). It was named Car of the Decade (2000–2009) by the BBC television programme Top Gear.

Designed and developed by the German Volkswagen Group and produced by Bugatti Automobiles SAS at their headquarters in Château Saint Jean in Molsheim (Alsace, France), the Veyron's chief designer was Hartmut Warkuss, and the exterior was designed by Jozef Kabaň of Volkswagen, with much of the engineering work being conducted under the guidance of former Peterbilt engineer and now Bugatti Engineering chief Wolfgang Schreiber.

A number of special variants have been produced, including two targa tops. In December 2010, Bugatti began offering prospective buyers the ability to customize exterior and interiors colours by using the Veyron 16.4 Configurator application on the marque's official website.

McLaren F1



















Manufacturer McLaren Automotive
Production 1992–1998
(106 produced)
Assembly Woking, Surrey, England
Successor McLaren MP4-12C
Class Sports car
Body style 2-door 3-seat coupé
Layout RMR layout
Engine 60° 6.1 L BMW S70/2 V12
Transmission 6-speed manual
Wheelbase 2,718 mm (107.0 in)
Length 4,287 mm (168.8 in)
Width 1,820 mm (71.7 in)
Height 1,140 mm (44.9 in)
Curb weight 1,140 kg (2,513 lb)
Related McLaren F1 LM
McLaren F1 GTR
Designer Gordon Murray & Peter Stevens

The McLaren F1 is a supercar designed and manufactured by McLaren Automotive. Originally a concept conceived by Gordon Murray, he convinced Ron Dennis to back the project and engaged Peter Stevens to design the exterior of the car. On 31 March 1998, it set the record for the fastest road car in the world, topping at 231 mph (372 km/h) with rev limiter on, and 240 mph (386.24 km/h) with rev limiter removed.

The car features numerous proprietary designs and technologies; it was designed and built with no compromises to the original design concept laid out by Gordon Murray. It is lighter and has a more streamlined structure than even most of its modern rivals and competitors despite having one seat more than most similar sports cars, with the driver's seat located in the middle (and slightly forward of the passengers seating position providing excellent driving visibility). It features a powerful engine and is somewhat track oriented, but not to the degree that it compromises everyday usability and comfort. It was conceived as an exercise in creating what its designers hoped would be considered the ultimate road car. Despite not having been designed as a track machine, a modified race car edition of the vehicle won several races, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1995, where it faced purpose-built prototype race cars. Production began in 1992 and ended in 1998. In all, 106 cars were manufactured, with some variations in the design.

In 1994, the British car magazine Autocar stated in a road test regarding the F1, "The McLaren F1 is the finest driving machine yet built for the public road." and that "The F1 will be remembered as one of the great events in the history of the car, and it may possibly be the fastest production road car the world will ever see.".

Friday, June 3, 2011

Koenigsegg CCR

Manufacturer Koenigsegg
Production 2004–2006
Class Super car
Body style 2-door roadster
Layout Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive
Engine 4.7 L Ford V8
Transmission 6-speed manual

The Koenigsegg CCR is an automobile made by Koenigsegg. Designed and manufactured in Ängelholm, Sweden, it debuted at the 2004 Geneva Auto Show. It briefly held the world speed record for a production car. The CCR is currently the fourth fastest production car in the world, behind the Bugatti Veyron, Koenigsegg CCX and the SSC Ultimate Aero TT.

The manufacturers claimed in 2005 when the car was released that the CCR is the fastest road car in the world, with a theoretical top speed of more than 394.2 km/h (244.9 mph) however, this has since been beaten by the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport in June 2010 with a top speed of 431 km/h (268 mph).

On February 28, 2005, at 12.08 local time, the Koenigsegg CCR broke the production road car speed record, achieving a new official top speed of 387.37 km/h (240.70 mph) at hoi Italy's Nardo Prototipo proving ground. A team of five Koenigsegg engineers and mechanics together with founder Christian von Koenigsegg ran a technically standard CCR, driven by famous supercar test driver and veteran record breaker Loris Bicocchi.

Koenigsegg CCR also the one of 12 List of Fastest Cars in The World 

Sunday, May 1, 2011

The Unique Car : Bricklin SV-1





Manufacturer General Vehicle
Production 1974–76
Class Sports car
Body style two-door coupé
Layout FR layout
Engine AMC 360 V8 (1974)
Ford Windsor 351 V8 (1975–76)
Wheelbase 96.0 inches (2,438 mm)
Length 178.6 in (4,536 mm)
Width 67.6 in (1,717 mm)
Height 48.15 in (1,223 mm) (doors closed)

The Bricklin SV-1 was a gull-wing door sports car assembled in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The body panels were manufactured in a separate plant in Minto, New Brunswick. Manufactured from 1974 until early 1976 for the U.S. market, the car was the creation of Malcolm Bricklin, an American millionaire who had previously founded Subaru of America. The car was designed by Herb Grasse. Due to Bricklin's lack of experience in the auto industry, coupled with the funding problems, the Bricklin factory was not able to produce vehicles fast enough to make a profit. As a result, only 2854 cars were built before the company went into receivership, owing the New Brunswick government $23 million.
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