Category: DRIVE
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Mansory McLaren MP4-12C
Mansory upgraded the McLaren MP4-12C with a tuning package that included 3.8-litre twin turbo engine, high-performance exhaust system, a new engine-management system and a sports air filter. Mansory widened the dimension of the car by 60mm, replacing parts for the roof, the front and rear aprons, the mirror housings and the fenders. Mansory has also…
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Ferrari F12 Berlinetta – the most powerful Ferrari road car ever launched
Ferrari F12 Berlinetta – “fastest road car ever” The Italian car maker Ferrari unveiled the successor to the Ferrari 599. According to the company based in Maranello, Ferrari F12 Berlinetta has been designed to deliver “unsurpassed driving involvement whatever the road or track”. “The design of the F12 Berlinetta is… a perfect balance of uncompromising…
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Bertone Nuccio
Bertone will launch its latest car, the Nuccio at the 2012 Geneva motor show. The car has been built for an individual private buyer, and named after Italian automobile designer Giuseppe Bertone whose nickname was Nuccio. Bertone says the car’s surface language is representative of the brand’s future identity, whilst the low, angular silhouette is…
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Visionary thinking: Solar Impulse plane completed 72-hour simulated flight
The wingspan of an Airbus A340: 63.40 m; The weight of a family car: 1600 kg; The power of a scooter: four 10 HP engines. Visionary thinking… Solar Impulse plane is moving forward. Swiss pilot André Borschberg completed a 72-hour non-stop flight — but in a simulator for the new Solar Impulse aircraft planned for…
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Aston Martin – Mobiado luxury cellphone
Mobiado teams up with Aston Martin to release luxury cellphone – Grand Touch Aston Martin Merging state-of-the-art technologies with the tradition of phonemaking innovation High-end car maker Aston Martin released the second mobile phone in partnership with luxury mobile maker Mobiado. The Grand Touch Aston Martin body is precision CNC machined from solid aircraft aluminium…
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2013 Koenigsegg Agera R: If you have any doubt as to which Hypercar is most Hyper
Swedish manufacturer of high-performance sports cars Koenigsegg presented 2013 Agera R, a hypercar that features new Aircore hollow carbon fiber wheels, uprated power and enhanced aerodynamics. The Agera and the Agera R have the first production engines in the world to use nano-surfaced cylinder sleeves, from ANS, for reduced friction and fuel consumption. The 2013…