Lamborghini Girls And Huracán In México

It might seem a little late for Lamborghini to present its most recent production car, the Huracán, until now. Although the reason for such a delay wasn’t announced, the first LP610-4 badged cars have already made it to México and are being either prepared for delivery or enjoyed by customers already.

For the official presentation, Lamborghini de México gathered both the proud owners of the cars and some of their most appreciated customers to the Centro Dinámico Pegaso track, where they could drive their own cars and get to know them better, or test the demo Huracán in a controlled and safe environment. There’s not much more left to say about the car or the way it drives, when everything has already been said in our in depht review.

It is said that everyone had a great time during the day, even though it rained later on, which was no problem for the four wheel drive Lambos. Both Ferrari and Aston Martin were present, you might think that getting delivery of your 340 km/h Huracán is crazy enough, but there are some clients who decided to arrive in a Ferrari just to make things a tad more interesting.

Nonetheless it wasn’t the Huracán nor the 50° Anniversario Aventador that caught the eye of those who attended, but the utter beauty of the girls that represented the brand.

Once you’ve seen the gallery, tell us what you think. Do you believe that a true car enthusiast should focus on the Lambos instead of the girls, as someone told us on Instagram? Share the post with your friends and let us know!

-->Read More...

New Audi RS3 Likely to Produce 360hp

Further details about the next-generation Audi RS3 have emerged and the new car is set to be even more potent than the car which it replaces.

As a matter of fact, Quattro GmbH’s technical director Stephan Reil recently confirmed to Top Gear that the new RS3 will be more powerful, saying “The previous car produced 340bhp. We now have more power.”

While it remains unclear just how much power from the 2.5-litre turbocharged five-cylinder engine has been extracted, Top Gear believes that a figure around 360 hp is likely. Beyond an upgraded engine, a selection of other changes are afoot for the new RS3.

First of all, the company will fix a brake issue which plagued the outgoing RS3 while also offering an optional sports exhaust system for the car. Additionally, thanks to its use of Audi’s new MQB platform, the new RS3 will weigh 55 kg less than before with a new rear differential also set to underpin the updated Haldex all-wheel drive system.

Thanks to this new drive system, the new Audi RS3 will be far more prone to oversteer than understeer like it once was.

Further changes include a new steering-hub assembly, different dampers/shocks from Sachs alongside new brakes and beefed up calipers, a different power-steering setup and revised DSG transmission.

[Via Top Gear]

-->Read More...

Toyota Confirms Second-Generation GT86

Toyota has confirmed that a second-generation variant of the GT86 rear-wheel drive sports car is indeed in the works despite sales of the car falling quite significantly this year.

The news comes courtesy of Motoring who recently spoke with Toyota’s European executive vice president Karl Schlicht.

Discussing the GT86, Schlicht said, “The GT 86 as you know has been enthusiastically received by the motoring press, but the market’s not huge around the world for those kind of cars and they also have a bit of a lifecycle. So as a business it’s tougher to justify.

“But we are pretty serious about keeping the GT 86 pure and keeping a car like that in our line-up. Because in the past we dropped cars like the Celicas and fun cars, and we don’t want to lose that again. It hurts the image over time. We want to keep some fun cars in our line-up,” he said.

When quizzed about a second generation of the car, Schlicht said “It’s down the road”

Interestingly, Schlicht didn’t reveal whether or not Subaru would play a role in the creation of the next-gen GT86. As a result, the Subaru BRZ’s future is not yet sealed.

[Via Motoring]

-->Read More...

Rare Koenigsegg CCXR For Sale in Miami

With just a handful of Koenigsegg CCXR examples produced, the car is one of the rarest models produced by the Swedish hypercar manufacturer. Now one of those four cars is up for sale in the United States courtesy of Prestige Imports in Miami Beach, Florida.

This particular 2009 Koenigsegg CCXR features a gloss black body alongside a host of red exterior accents and some small carbon fibre parts like the insides of the headlights. It has travelled a mere 1247 miles and is relatively untouched as a result. Because of this, the bright red interior looks brand new. The asking price? Just under $1.2 million.

Under the hood, the Koenigsegg CCXR features a 4.8-litre twin-supercharged V8 engine producing 1004 hp at 7000 rpm and hits 100 km/h in just 2.9 seconds and a claimed top speed above 400 km/h! It can run on E85 Ethanol, E100 Ethanol and 98 Octane fuel.

Via: gtspirit

-->Read More...