LE BARON
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Nice cars other than x-fire
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Koenigsegg Gemera Has 1,700 Hp and Room for Four
Except for the fact that production will be limited to 300 units, the name couldn’t be more fitting as it means “to give more.” Described as the world’s first “Mega-GT,” this unique hypercar comes with four seats instead of just two and pushes performance to surreal heights.While the Koenigsegg Jesko introduced last year in Geneva produces 1,280 horsepower and 1,106 pound-feet of torque (or 1,600 horsepower when using E85 biofuel), the Gemera unleashes 1,700 ponies and 2,850 torques. It can reach 100 km/h in a ridiculous time of 1.9 second and 400 km/h in less than 20 seconds. Seriously.
The twin-turbo 2.0-litre three-cylinder engine, nicknamed the “Tiny Friendly Giant” (TFG) supplies 600 horsepower. There are three electric motors—one for each rear wheel and another one on the crankshaft of the engine—with a combined output of 1,100 horsepower.
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The Low Drag Coupe of the E-Type was essentially the racing version of the famous E-Type. Unlike the C and D-types, the E-type was (I believe) Jaguar's first closed top race car. The car was made mainly out of aluminum to save weight. The car was also fitted with a 3.8L straight 6, the same engine used in the D-type.
Specs:
Engine: 3.8L Straight 6
Specs:
Engine: 3.8L Straight 6
It's just missing the British Racing Green!
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Tim Horton died in a single-vehicle car crash on February 21, 1974, while driving on the Queen Elizabeth Way in St. Catharines, Ontario. He lost control of his De Tomaso Pantera sports car and was thrown from the vehicle because he was not wearing a seatbelt. Horton was declared dead upon arrival at the hospital due to a broken neck and fractured skull. An autopsy revealed he had a blood-alcohol level well above the legal limit and had prescription drugs in his system at the time of the accident.
Tim Horton was known to the Police and knew his car and how he drove. Some Cop decided he was a risk and set a road block which forced him off the road. This was covered up. Tim's daughter was one of my wife's bridesmaids and we hung out together. I knew them well. Tim was an athlete and capable of driving a car well in excess of speed limits on a deserted road as they were back then. He routinely went back and forth from Toronto to Buffalo. Not sure why you are posting this, but trust me it was not as reported.
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Well, simply because you mentioned following him in a car and I did remember something about that accident back then. I certainly didn’t mean to convey any disrespect. And yes if that were the case regarding the “ official “ report of the incident there is no surprise there. Unfortunately.
Ya, sorry I'm sensitive to it. The cops knew him well and knew he traveled that route every few days. There was a bump on the side of the road where he went off and the car went airborne. It's a pretty flat route otherwise. The road was easily capable of speeds over 100 MPH back then. Those days there was next to no traffic like there is today. Cops were amazing back then. It was more community then. Now there's too many people per cop. IMO it was a bad apple cop trying to earn some cookie points. But that's old news. He was an amazing person as was his car. His wife had a GTO convertible. They were car people too. Times were so different in the 70's.
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Sauterne Gold. The look of the Fairlane was updated in 1966 to match the look of the new look 1965 Galaxie, featuring vertical stacked headlights. New models were introduced on the hardtop, the XL, GT and GTA. The new GTs got the 390 V8 and 4 speed Toploader (GTAs got Cruiseomatic). 57 Limited Edition R codes got 425hp 427, all white with fibreglass hood with air scoop. Available in Sedan, Hardtop, Wagon and Convertible Models; Fairlane, 500, XL and GT.
Engines; 200 6 cyl, 289 and 390 V8s
Engines; 200 6 cyl, 289 and 390 V8s
theboss
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Well, no more frunk for that beetle
Dave91TM
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The image shows a Lamborghini Revuelto, a hybrid hypercar that combines a V12 engine with three electric motors, producing over 1000 horsepower. Very fast.
The base price for the 2024 Lamborghini Revuelto is around CA$699,394. Its a bargain. Jay Leno just drove a new Ferrari Daytona SP3, its fast too but, its base price is $2.2Million..... wow!