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BMW M5 6 Speed New 2007 Sedan

alan — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 02:53:20 +0000

ENGINE
Cylinders-10
Horsepower-500@7750
Torque-383@6100
Drive Type Code-RWD
Cam Type-Double Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Compression Ratio-12.0
Fuel Type-Premium Unleaded Fuel
Max Hp-500 Hp @ 7750 Rpm
Size-5.0L
Torque Ft Lbs-383 Ft-lbs. @ 6100 Rpm
Type-Gas
Values-40
Valve Timing

SAFETY
Antilock Brakes
Depowered Airbags
Abs
Airbags Head-Front And Rear Head Airbags
Airbags Side-Dual Front Side-mounted Airbags
Anti Theft System-Remote Anti-theft Alarm System
Brakes-Front And Rear Ventilated Disc
Brakes Assist-Braking Assist
Child Seat Anchors
Daytime Running Light
Engine Immobilizer
Headlights-Xenon High Intensity Discharge
Headlights Auto Delay-Auto Delay Off

Headlights Dusksensor-Dusk Sensing
Headlight Cleaners-High Pressure Washers
Headrests Front-2 Front Headrests
Headrests Rear-3 Rear Headrests
Parking Assistance-Front And Rear Parking Sensors
Passngr Airbag-Occupant Sensing Deactivation
Seatbelts Front-Front
Seatbelt Rear Center-3-point Belt
Stability Control
Traction Control
Trunk Release

CONVENIENCE
Center Console-Front Console With Storage
Cruise Control
Cupholders-Front And Rear
Door Pockets-Front And Rear
Power Outlets-12V Front And 12V Cargo Area
Remote Trunk Release
Retained Accssory Pwr-Retained Accessory Power
Seatback Storage
Steering Adjustment-Tilt And Telescopic
Steering Power-Speed-proportional Power Steering
Steering Wheel Ctrl-Transmission Cruise And Audio Controls
Univ Rmt Transmit-Universal Remote Transmitter

COMFORT
Accessories-Beverage Cooler
Air Conditioning-Dual Zone Climate Controls – Driver And Passenger

Air Filtration-Interior Active Charcoal Air Filter
Cargo Trunk Lights-Trunk Light
Center Console Trim-Alloy And Leather
Dash Trim-Alloy And Leather
Door Trim-Alloy And Leather
Mats-Front And Cargo
Reading Lights
Rearview Mirror-Electrochromatic
Shift Knob-Alloy
Steering Wheel Trim-Leather-wrapped
Vanity Mirrors

WHEELS
Driven Wheels-Rear Wheel Drive

ENTERTAINMENT
Antenna Type-Diversity
Audio System-AM/FM 6-CD CD-controller
Speakers-13

EXTERNAL
Chrome Grille
Rear Spoiler

FRONT SEAT
Drvr Seat Heated-Multi-level Heating
Drvr Seat Height-Height Adjustable
Drvr Seat Lumbar-Power Adjustable Lumbar Support
Drvr Seat Power-12-way Power

Place your bid or check it out the BMW M5 now on eBay.

Alan

Tags: bmw, m5, ebay

Wrecking Your $300,000 Lamborghini Murcielago

alan — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 03:51:09 +0000

Talk about having a bad day. Checkout this video below of these two guys wrecking a $300,000 Lamborghini Murcielago LP640. It looks like the air bag went off when they hit this light pole. It’s not a serious crash, just a little more than fender bender. It sure smashes the front of this nice Lamborghini real nice. If you had the good fortune to be able to afford a car like this, you think you might be a little more cautious when you decide to stomp on the gas, like maybe you’d look for a more open road. Duhh! Oh, it gets even worse, it’s a rental.

Alan

Tags: Lamborghini Murcielago, LP640, car crash, wreck

BMW Hydrogen 7 Concept – A Long Time Before It’s Really Green

alan — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 14:14:58 +0000

The promise of the efficient green automobile that will gain wide acceptance is as far off as ever. Not to be put off by that, BMW has introduced the Hydrogen 7 Concept car that is powered by a combo hydrogen or gasoline engine. The 7 series BMW with its duel fuel engine propels itself from 0 to 62 in snails pace (for a BMW) 9.5 seconds.

Not only is the technology to keep the liquid hydrogen at the required 420 degrees below zero expensive, the process to make the liquid fuel is not fuel efficient in itself. It takes as much electricity that creates as much carbon dioxide as would burning a half gallon of gas to make 1 pound of hydrogen fuel, far from practical at this point.

To make things more practical the vehicle will be leased to government agencies starting in 2007, at an astronomical price I suspect. Another efficient use of our tax dollars.

Alan

Tags: bmw, hydrogen fuel

Jaguar’s New 2007 XK Is Available

alan — Tue, 02 May 2006 23:05:09 +0000

Jaguar has made a hit (at least with me) with their somewhat newly redesigned XK. The XK looks a lot like the Aston Martin Vantage but is a little less pricey.

The new XK has an all aluminum one piece body (don’t wreck it) that weighs 200 lbs less than last years model and 400 lbs less than a Mercedes SL550. The advantage of this one piece lighter body is that it is 31% more rigid which basically means that you can go around corners much faster. It also increases gas mileage and increases acceleration.

Acceleration is great, but I don’t know if people that can afford a car like this really care all that much about gas mileage. If you can afford a car that has a base price of $75,000 three-dollar-a-gallon gas isn’t that much of a concern.

The standard engine is a 4.2L V8 with a six speed automatic transmission that produces 300 hp, but I assume later this year we will see a XK-R with the supercharged 400 hp V8.

The new XK is a beautiful looking sports car at a hefty price but if I’m going to spend this kind of money for a car, I want performance, serious performance. I’d wait for the R version.

Check out photos at MSN.

photo source: www.jaguarusa.com

AlanLeS

Tags: jaguar, xk, cars, autos, mercedes, sl550

Wreck Of Ferrari Enzo Gets Weird

alan — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 22:25:15 +0000

Not too many people survive a car crash at 162 mph. Stefan Eriksson did, but now he is under arrest for possibly stealing the Ferrari Enzo he trashed valued at more than $1 million.

Eriksson wrecked the Ferrari on February 20th and told police a far fetched story about a mystery driver named Dietrich that ran off into the surrounding hills after the crash. Eriksson claimed he was just the innocent passenger in the car. A 3 hour search for Dietrich turned up unfruitful, big surprise.

Back in March Eriksson’s wife had a Mercedes SLR McLaren (as featured on the masthead of Cars And Car Reviews) impounded for improper exportation from Britain.

All I can say is WOW! Imagine being so rich you can wrack-up $1.5 million worth of legal troubles in less than 2 months. Most people will never see $1.5 million in their entire lifetime and Mr Stefan Eriksson and his wife just lost that amount in exotic automobiles plus I’m sure it will cost them millions to get out of their legal hassles.

You think people with that kind of money would be a little smarter.

AlanLeS

photo: Hans Laetz / Malibu Times

Tags: ferrari, ferrari enzo, enzo, exotic cars, cars

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Bugatti Veyron 16.4 – World’s Fastest Production Car

alan — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 22:09:00 +0000

Who isn’t a fan of the super fast supercar. (Hey, that sounds like a line from Shaft)Superfast would be defined as speeds above 200 mph and there are only a few cars in the world that have been built to exceed the 200 mph barrier. Cars that exceed that barrier also exceed the wallet barrier for all except the super rich who can afford to spend more than $250,000 and sometimes over $1,000,000 on something to drive.

The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is one of those rarefied examples of a car that most of us can only fantasize about. Tipping the cash register at a whopping $1.7 million for the 2006 version, most people would have to start a software company that makes the most used operating system on the planet and give billions to charity before we could justify owning one.

If you want fast though, and that’s what we’re talking about here, the Veyron is exotic fast. Faster than most cars that have ever set 4 tires on the track at Indy. We’re talking 253 mph fast. The Callaway Sledgehammer came in at 254 mph in 1988 but there’s only one of those and the speed wasn’t officially documented. The Veyron is a production car. Well, if you call 70 copies a year production.

Why is a car like this so expensive you ask. For starters you can’t just order parts from your local Autozone for a vehicle like this, everything has to be custom made, custom made to withstand 253 mph. What kind of expensive custom made parts go into the Veyron? How about 16 cylinders, 10 radiators, 4 turbochargers, and a huge 8 liter engine. It also has Michelin tires made specifically for the Veyron.

Not only does the Veyron go 253 mph it gets there quick too. Zero to 60 time is 3 seconds and 0 to 150 mph is an amazing 11 seconds.

There are a reported 14 Veyrons to be for sale in the United States so get your orders in early, that is if you have the $1.7 million to buy one.

So who gets to test drive one of these?

AlanLeS

Tags: veyron, bugatti, fastest car, cars, Bugatti Veyron, corvette, exotic cars