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The Speed Barrier: Rolls - Why Bother?
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All about Performance Vehicles. Tuesday, December 4, 2007. Rolls - Why Bother? Rolls Royce Phantom Tungsten. And when it comes to toddling around town, a vast array of questions come to the fore. Yes, the Rolls Royce is a comfy car and it’s quiet, but is it really any better than the garden-variety high-end luxury saloon? Mercedes-Benz S550 AMG package (top); Lexus LS600h (bottom). Lexus LS600h: 8/438 (total output)/ NA. Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG: 12/604/738. Rolls Royce Phantom: 12/453/531. Evidently, the e...
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The Speed Barrier: December 2007
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All about Performance Vehicles. Monday, December 17, 2007. The British sports car? Err, yeah, what about it? And though this situation isn’t exclusive to English sports car manufacturers, it must be noted that it happens an awful lot in Britain. In most cases it would appear that by the time the car is actually put into production, the typical company itself has little to fall back on in the way of resources and therefore is not able to withstand even the smallest of financial storms. Though, as good as ...
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The Speed Barrier: The Ascari Clan
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All about Performance Vehicles. Monday, December 17, 2007. The British sports car? Err, yeah, what about it? And though this situation isn’t exclusive to English sports car manufacturers, it must be noted that it happens an awful lot in Britain. In most cases it would appear that by the time the car is actually put into production, the typical company itself has little to fall back on in the way of resources and therefore is not able to withstand even the smallest of financial storms. Though, as good as ...
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The Speed Barrier: GT-R Meets Turbo
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All about Performance Vehicles. Friday, December 14, 2007. Courtesy of Edmunds - Inside Line. Wouldn't think twice about the subject: GT-R please! Hi, i love your blog pictures i love cars and i just want so many of them. LOL anyways just stopin in to say hi. January 17, 2008 at 5:50 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Overpriced, but a truly spectacular vehicle. 2007 Wiesmann MF4 GT. A superb German alternative to the 911. Often ignored, even despite it's huge impact on the supercar world.
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The Speed Barrier: October 2007
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All about Performance Vehicles. Thursday, October 25, 2007. It’s not often that you hear the words “awful” and “supercar” in the same sentence. Actually, finding the word “awful” to describe a “supercar” is about as rare as finding someone who actually likes the repugnance of a Pontiac Aztek. Now, I know what exactly you’re thinking – “well, performance isn’t everything, how about the general driving experience”? Well, you’d think that after a cheaply assembled interior, a faulty transmission, medi...
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The Speed Barrier: November 2007
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All about Performance Vehicles. Friday, November 30, 2007. In a supercar, there very few things which are as illustrious and electrifying as the engine. Few things can match the blistering speed, pulsation of the horsepower coupling with the torque and of course, the loud mechanical howl the engine gives off during operation. Needless to say, it’s a sensation which few things can match. Porsche Carrera GT – 5.7 litre, 10-Cylinder. And thanks to a series of brilliantly-engineered emissions control systems...
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The Speed Barrier: January 2008
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All about Performance Vehicles. Monday, January 21, 2008. The ever-daunting question on the mind of any enthusiast: is there such thing as the perfect design? That special design that you consider just perfect, that design that you honestly think could not have been better? Now, obviously, us car-nuts are not going to find just one design that we’re all going to agree is perfect. That being said, finding the “perfect” one is of course all down to personal opinion and taste. And one cannot forgot such gre...
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The Speed Barrier: March 2008
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All about Performance Vehicles. Monday, March 10, 2008. His Car, My Review. Though my father is probably the most passionate automotive enthusiast I’ve ever met, he is also one of the most traditional: not only in the sense that he prefers subtle designs, but traditional in terms of how he values his purchases. What does he demand in a car, you ask? That being said, he also takes a look into the possible annoyances of his purchase, and whether he’d be sick of the vehicle long down the road of owner...
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The Speed Barrier: September 2007
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All about Performance Vehicles. Sunday, September 30, 2007. That, folks, is what BMW calls protecting the environment; building more fuel-efficient and earth-friendly “eco” cars. Rather than sticking to the usual catch phrases of having their vehicles named such things as “LEV” (Low Emissions Vehicle), BMW deems such a name necessary to separate themselves from most every other company who practice the identical, uh, practice. Now, let us take a look at the many BMW marketing names. Sport Utility Vehicle...