Category: General

The Ferrari Enzo – A High-End Hypercar

The Ferrari Enzo is the dream of every car lover, to be specific, the dream of every sports car lover. It is not easily accessible to the common man as it ranges around a million and a half dollars. But it is a passion for many to owe a Ferrari. In Ferrari Enzo, you are just discovering new things. The sophisticated technology used has made driving an all-new experience. You may win races lose races but the brand stands up with lifted shoulders.

High-end sports cars have different ways to generate lift. The Ferrari Enzo uses down force to the tune if about 300 pounds at 124 mph owing to its low ground clearance of the smooth body, reduced cabin height and with the help of very effective diffusers. It is amazing that they achieve this without the use of add-on down force producers such as rear wings and front splitters. This in addition to maintaining a relatively low CD of .32 shows the class of the genre.

The Enzo has got all the specifications needed for a new generation car. The originality and the style of the vehicle prompted the Sports Cars International to name it as the best three cars in the modern era.

Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series

Extreme super cars from the 2009 SL65 AMG Black Series definitely make a priced catch. With just 350 units expected to be launched in 2009, Mercedes-Benz boasts of the newest installations added to the recent.

The weight is down to approximately 4,300 pounds. 500 pounds lighter than a standard SL65. It has a fixed roof with a roll cage that’s fully integrated. Because of its lighter weight, this unit has 1 horsepower per 6.1 pounds for its power-to-weight ratio.

Other than the doors-aluminum outer skin and the magnesium inner, everything else is fresh. Take the steel bumper and rear fenders for example.

The AMG or Mercedes production broke its own record by coming up with a superb twin turbo V12 with 6.0-liter. So far the most powerful engine dated in the carmaker’s history. It also has a 5-speed auto transition with a torque converter.

Talk about the steering system and the brakes, Mercedes made sure that everything comes in one package. It is similar to the ones they offer in their SL63 AMG Performance Package. Add to it are the two suspension settings.

Very noticeable in these super cars are the rear tires—325/30ZR20. This is massive. Its look is more like that of a proper coupe as the AMG CEO, Thomas Rappel, suggested. The front tires would only be 265/35ZR19s.

The claims of the manufacturer about the 0 to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds may sound superficial but it’s superbly possible with this one. Once the driver goes full throttle, he will be blazing on the asphalts.

Audi S4 Gets Supercharged V6

The Audi S4 turns to be a better all around car now and the V6 engine under its hood is far from being a downgrade. Physics do not lie as it stands witness to the car’s road performance.

The new V6 Audi engine runs at maximum 24.psi giving out 333 horse power when revving at 5500 rpm. The number is 11hp down from the third generation S4 which has a 4.2L V8.

You will not miss the two cylinders as the car has an excellent 22 lb-ft torque more, surpassing its predecessor. Running the engine between 2900 and 5300 rpm, it registers a striking 324 lb-ft torque. With these figures, it is evident that the 1.2L of displacement given up does not compromise the performance of the Audi S4.

The new version of the S4 accelerates from 0 to 62 mph in just 5.1 seconds, 0.8 seconds slower than the older generation. At fourth gear, it muscles its way from 50 to 75 mph in a mere 4.4 seconds which may be considered as a real road test when you need that power on the road.

The top speed is said to be 155 mph with issues not being forced to its cut off of 7000 rpm. The power is distributed to its four wheels following the Audi production tradition.

The numbers are achieved with better fuel efficiency tabulated at 27% as compared to the V8 of the old S4. The fuel rating for the S4 with the V6 engine is highly remarkable at 24.9 mpg.

Buyers may opt for the sedan or the wagon type. Any choice will be assuring satisfaction, aesthetic and performance wise. Audi scores!

Gold Fiat 500 by StudioM

StudioM is a high-end Italian car tuner that’s done a golden Maserati before and that has now come up with this Gold Fiat 500. The beauty of this already very sexy little Fiat is not the fact that it’s a golden one alone — it’s also the attention to detail in the car’s finish and the absolutel beauty of the jewel-finishes all over it…

I don’t have the ,000 needed to get the basic car without any of the jewel-extras, but I do think that’s actually pretty good value for money, gold-wise! ;-)






HTC Touch HD Smartphone

When I realized I had never ever had a cell phone on this blog before I quickly decided to make a fast post about my latest smartphone-purchase — the extremely powerful yet beautiful HTC Touch HD.

It’s the kind of phone you can throw anything at — and it’ll reply with: “okay point right here and we’ll get that sorted for you, Sir.” I like that in a phone, just like I like the fact that it looks like it just got out of a James Bond movie.

It’s what a smartphone should be: small, fast, pretty and useful.

HTC Touch HD Smartphone

Photo source: Phone Reviews

Swarovski Crystal Vision

This has to be one of the most interesting contact lens innovations I’ve seen in ages… With some sort of sci-fi technology Swarovski crystals are put into the contact allowing the wearer to have crystalized eyes without the stones bothering them in any way what so ever… It’s called Swarovski Crystal Vision and it’s pure bling for the eyes! :D

I’m going to have my girlfriend try these out — they’re so decadent!

Swarovski Crystal Vision

Source: Jewelry Blog