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A top Mercedes talks of a high powered and driven individual. A boy racer cover in stickers suggests learning difficulties.
You don’t have to own the most expensive car on the road, but here are five qualities your ride should say about you.
A great looking car is like a beautiful woman. They turn heads and make every guy in the room (or in this case on the road) jealous with envy.
But it all comes to nothing if the man behind the wheel is unshaven and doesn’t use an iron, let alone own one.
Looking after your appearances doesn’t take much effort and the results are huge. Not only do you feel more confident as a person, everyone around you will respect you for it.
A powerful car is going places, and so is the owner.
There is something incredibly exciting about powerful cars. Maybe it’s the roar of the engine, or the knowledge that putting your foot down will leave those around you in the dust.
Being powerful, and being around powerful people, is a thrilling experience. Powerful people are normally confident risk takers and prove to be very interesting company.
Fill your life with proactive people who are constantly empowering themselves and you’ll find that, as a person, you will grow considerably. They will challenge and test you, and you’ll be all the better for it.
The most important quality of any car is the knowledge that every time you turn the key, the engine will start.
There is nothing more stressful or irritating then an unreliable car, the same goes for people.
If people know you will deliver on your promises time and time again they will love you for it.
Having integrity is important in all walks of life, from your career to your relationships and down to the knowledge that at the end of the day you can rely on yourself.
Some cars just ooze confidence.
They’re powerful, stylish, over deliver every time and they dam well know it.
Being confident is such an admired trait, because it is so rare. Confident people are 1 in a 100 and they often provoke jealosy and admiration because they have something that everyone wants, yet is in such short supply.
No matter your job or income, if you know that you’re a good a person who tries to better themselves on a regular basis, you have every right to be confident.
The mark of every great car, and person, is ambition.
Both are willing to take risks, try something new and push themselves to the limit.
They are often goal orientated, driven and know what they want from life.
This doesn’t necessarily mean being the fastest car on the road or climbing the corporate ladder. It means you are willing to push yourself, be constantly learning and stick to your beliefs.
In many ways without ambition, all of the other qualities listed here, will suffer.
How would you define the most amazing production car in the world? Would it be:
At the moment, the Bugatti Veyron appears to have it all:
In this article, we will take an in-depth look at this amazing automobile and see how it is possible to fit so much performance into a single machine. It all starts with the engine...
The Bugatti Veyron is a car built around an engine. Essentially, Bugatti made the decision to blow the doors off the supercar world by creating a 1,000-horsepower engine. Everything else follows from that resolution.
So let's start with the engine. How would you begin the design process for an engine this powerful? If you have read How Car Engines Work, you know that if you want to create a 1,000-horsepower engine, it has to be able to burn enough gasoline to generate 1,000 horsepower. That works out to about 1.33 gallons (5 liters) of gasoline per minute.
We need a 16-liter engine to burn 1.33 gallons of gas per minute. That actually makes sense -- the engine in the DodgeViper is 8.0 liters in displacement and produces 500 hp.
But there's a problem: A 16-liter V-8 engine would be very large. And the pistons would be massive, so there would be no way it could turn at 6,000 rotations per minute (rpm). It might turn at a maximum of 2,000 rpm, meaning that you would need an immense 48-liter engine to generate 1,000 hp. Clearly an engine that big is impossible in a passenger car.
So how did Bugatti fit 1,000 horsepower into a passenger car? Find out on How Stuff Works.
Unlike its predecessors, the Si was made available in sedan form rather than only as a coupe. Slightly heavier than the two-door, the sedan shares the bulk of its mechanical and cosmetic features with its cousin.
Visually almost identical(which is not goot) to the standard Civic, the Si receives a special body kit and a rear spoiler, in addition to standard 17-inch alloy wheels (versus 15 or 16-inch wheels on other Civics). Equipped more or less like the Civic EX, the Si comes standard with a full array of power accessories, a moonroof, an AM/FM/CD audio system with an auxiliary input jack and a split-folding rear seat
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The Civic Si's interior also doesn't deviate substantially from the EX, though it adds unique seats and upholstery, a sportier leather-wrapped steering wheel with radio controls, unique gauges and sports pedals. Otherwise, it follows the same space-age dashboard style that characterizes the rest of the Civic lineup.
Performance upgrades start with a sport suspension, a helical limited-slip front differential and uprated four-wheel disc brakes and a six-speed manual (one extra cog over the regular Civic) and top out with an extra 57 horsepower from the enlarged four-cylinder engine.
The 197-horse total approaches the coveted 100 horsepower per liter mark for the 2.0-liter, dual-overhead cam four-cylinder engine. That peak horsepower is achieved at a high 7,800 rpm, meaning drivers can expect to rev the Civic Si heavily to get the most out of its powertrain. Peak torque, at 139 lb-ft., is realized at an also-high 6,100 rpm. Tested performance 0-60mph 7 seconds flat.
No automatic transmission is available on the Civic Si. Only a 6 speed manual.
There are no factory options for the Civic Si; rather, the Japanese automaker offers the Civic in several packages that include high-performance summer tires (in place of all-season treads), a navigation system with Bluetooth capability, or a combination of the two. 
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In an interview with "Tokyo Newspaper", Mori reportedly said the Subaru version of the car will debut at the end of the year, concurrently with Toyota’s version of the car. He went on to say that the car’s design and mechanical works are nearly complete, and engineers are currently in the process of tweaking the car for foreign markets. Reportedley the Toyota Ft-86 is able to do 0-60mph at 5.7 seconds.
The car pictured is being developed and produced by "Star Electric Cars" France. They are a car designer licensed to create luxury electric golf cars resembling brands like Rolls Royce, Bentley, Mercedes, Aston Martin, Lamborghini, and Porsche. They also design special built cars for presidents, kings and princes around the world.
They have started a new project, a ‘normal’ sports car named the Aston Martin Super Sport. The Super Sport is a mid-engine engine sports car with a “supercar” look powered by a twin-turbocharged 5.4 liter V8 engine producing from 800hp up to 950bhp. The power is transferred to the wheels by a six-speed manual transaxle, fully synchronized with an integral, torque-sensing, helical limited-slip differential. If requested a F1 paddle shift gearbox is available.
The exhaust system is powder coated. The brake system includes Brembo or AP carbon ceramic brakes. The Aston Martin re-build is only available in left-hand drive and has a carbon fiber body.
The interior includes leather, alcantara, carbon fiber and Recaro seats. The satellite navigation system has an iPod connection included.
Aston Martin will only make eight cars worldwide, each color will only be made once. Sky blue is available immediately. As a customer you can visit the company to see the car and test drive it. He or she can choose the color for the exterior and interior as well as any additional option.
So far so good! But here is the price tag: € 7,500,000 per vehicle!!!
Now it's back. To the strains of Rolling Stones classic 'You Can't Always Get What You Want', it's obvious that for German businessman and Stratos enthusiast Michael Stoschek, sometimes you can get exactly what you want. Read the whole article here ---> Top Gear
Other highlights include a modified rear bumper with black diffuser insert, revised tail lights, and restyled 18 inch alloy wheels. In the interior you’ll find a new dashboard, an upgraded instrument cluster, dark aluminum trim and piano black accents. As a nice extra all Mercedes C63 AMG models are outfitted with an improved suspension that features an anti-roll bar and revised spring rates.
Most important is the power source, which will be the naturally-aspirated 6.3 liter V8 with 451hp and 600Nm of torque. The power is derived to the road via a seven-speed SpeedShift MCT transmission which enables the sedan to sprint from standstill to 0-60mph in just 4.5 seconds. The top speed is 155mph governed. To see more pics go to GT Spirit.
