New Jaguar XFR Roars at Rivals

Posted by admin in 2010 Jaguar XF-R Pictures on August 2, 2010

I plonk myself down in the driver’s pew of the new Jaguar XFR. The start button is pulsing red. I push it and the circular, rotating gearshift wheel rises like a phoenix from the console. It is somewhat symbolic for Jaguar. The air vents, which were no where to be seen, are suddenly open across the dash. The new 2010 year model XFR is open for business. I rotate the gearshift to `D’ and depress the right pedal to start the road test. From the four exhausts there’s a roar … a deep throated snarl that only a performance V8 produces.

I listen carefully. I think I hear it say ‘AMG E63 I’m coming to get you.’ The revs rise and again it speaks, ‘BMW M5 … I’m here.’ Jaguar are calling it the start of the ‘revitalisation.’ Jaguar doing what Jaguar do best: high performance saloons, although the XF at times looks more like a coupe than a four door. XFR is the latest addition to the XF range. A potent, high-end flagship. A car to take on the Germans: Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi.

The XF range was launched in 2008 with Jaguar’s familiar 4.2 litre V8 along with a V6 petrol and 2.7 litre V6 diesel. Two of those engines have not made the cut in this makeover. The 4.2 litre has been replaced by an all-new Jaguar-designed 5.0 litre V8 belting out 283 kW of power (up 23 per cent) and 515Nm of torque (up 12 per cent). The XFR gets special treatment via an Eaton supercharger with new intercooler and this lifts it to 375 kW and a cool 625 Nm.

The highly fancied 2.7 litre diesel also gives way to a vastly improved 3.0 litre which boasts a different, and improved, dual turbocharger system than found on the 2.7 litre. The Supercharged V8 propels the XFR to 100 km/h in 4.9 seconds, a cat’s whisker behind the E63 AMG and a similar whisker in front of the M5. It is keeping good company.
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Acura TSX – The Biggest Competitor to 2010 Honda Accord

Posted by admin in 2009 Acura TSX Pictures on July 29, 2010

Acura TSX is the one of the trendiest cars designed by Acura/Honda in recent times. During the year 2003, it was available only in Canada and United States whereas the company plans to launch this car in Mexico this year. Honda also plans to replace this model with the previously made Acura RSX.

There are almost three places where this car is manufactured namely Saitama, Sayama and Japan. The basic design of this car is inspired from CL-series Accord. To cover the marketing in Japan, Europe and Australia, the interior design of this car has been changed. TSX has continued sales in North American market alongside the mid-sized Acura TL. The 2008 produced TSX model has a 6-speed manual transmission, four cylinder engine and front wheel drive. This car was launched for the first time in the year 2004.

Just after one year, in 2005 it got updated with various facilities including XM Satellite Radio, Steering Wheel Mounted Audio and four way power passenger seat along with Cruise Controls. There were also some changes made in the 2006 including standard integral Fog Lights, 5 hp power additions to the engine, standard side skirts, sporty looks and more stylist wheels etc. From its safety point of view, Multi-Information Display was added in the instrument panel. Some of the additional facilities include the Bluetooth compatibility and an advanced audio player.

But, looking at the current market, apparently the latest generation Acura TSX might actually turn out to be the biggest competitor of the Honda Accord in those market where both the Honda as well as Acura models are being marketed, especially the North American market.

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Toyota Celica Focusing on Details

Posted by admin in Celica Tuning, Toyota Celica on July 25, 2010

The 2006 Toyota Celica has been created with a design that provides its passengers space and comfort. Its design has a flowing kind of effect that makes you feel at ease and comfortable. This new vehicle has racy lines that are very detailed. These lines provide and exude an aura of a performance that would be high technology. And yes, the 2006 Toyota Celica does not fail this perception. It does deliver superbly. In the automobile market, it is said that this vehicle’s competitors include the Acura RSX, the Honda Civic Si, and the Volkswagen New Beetle.

Upon its introduction, the 2006 Toyota Celica has been made available in several trim levels. These trim levels comprise of the GT and the GT-S. The GT trim level comes equipped with a standard 1.8 liter I4 engine that has the capacity to produce some 140 units of horsepower. It can also achieve 27 mpg for driving in the city and some 33 mpg for highway travails. Made standard for this vehicle is a five speed manual transmission system with overdrive. Given as an option is a four speed automatic transmission system with overdrive.
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Extreme Rally Cars Ford Fiesta S2000

Posted by admin in 2010 Ford Fiesta S2000 Pictures on July 21, 2010

2010-The new Ford Fiesta S2000, M-Sport and Ford’s first global rally car, which will be eligible to compete in national rally championships around the world as well as the IRC and S2000 World Cup, is due for homologation in January 2010. However, it will make its public debut this weekend appearing as course car at the final round of the IRC series, the Rally of Scotland.The Fiesta S2000 has already completed nearly 3,000 km of testing both in the UK and Europe and that extensive testing programme will continue into the start of the next year in readiness for the car’s competitive debut.

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