Fast Cars, Super Cars – Paying For Horse Power

For the rich and famous it seems to be a statement of success when they own the very expensive fast and super cars. These fast, super cars will usually be found in areas such as Hollywood, Las Vegas, or New York since these are the places where the rich and famous usually work and live. In other countries you might find royalty and upper members of government sporting these cars but few members of the working class will ever have the money to buy one.

fast cars, Super Cars – Looking At The Models

The exotic Ferrari Modena is a popular Ferrari model which offers a six speed transmission, a V8 engine, and will get about 11 to 16 mpg. With a price tag of $152,000, this car is capable of doing 189 mph and reaching 60 mph in 4.2 seconds.

One of the top of the line super cars, which is also a fast car, is the lamborghini. The current Sypder is considered to be one of the most popular super cars available. Voted as the most beautiful car in the world, the Spyder sports a V10 which reaches a speed of 195 mph with the roof up and 191 mph with the roof down. It comes with a price tag of $195,000. Its lightweight aluminum frame allows the car to reach faster speeds and it can do a quarter mile in 12.2 seconds, reaching a speed of 122 mph.

If you want to come down a little closer to earth you might want to take a look at the Dodge Viper. It also offers a V10 which can reach speeds of 190 mph, will do 0-60 in 3.8 seconds, and a quarter mile in 11.9 seconds. The Viper is rated for 10 to 20 mpg and comes with a price tag of $80,000. This makes the Viper a super car which is a fast car with a more affordable price tag.

A never-ending classic super car is the Corvette which is put out by none other than Chevrolet. This American icon has been around for several years and continues to improve with age. Available in a coupe or convertible, you can choose from several color combinations. You also have the choice of a 6 or 7 liter engine, and the starting price is about $66,000. These cars have withstood the test of time and continue to be one of the most popular sport cars on the market today.

Gavin Drake
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32 Hours 7 Minutes: Alex Roy explains mods to his BMW M5

Alex Roy – Gumball 3000 & Bullrun veteran – is interviewed by “32 Hours, 7 Minutes” Director Cory Welles about the modifications to his bmw m5 necessary for his ault on the heretofore unknown US transcontinental record, set on the 1983 US Express, the secretive successor race to the legendary Cannonball Run.

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Supercars do France part 3 – Top Gear – BBC Autos

Part three of four. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May take 3 supercars – the Pagani Zonda, the ferrari F430 & the Ford GT – to France’s Millau Bridge in this epic supercar review challenge running over four high quality videos! Watch all four on the BBC Top Gear YouTube channel. Don’t forget to visit http://www.topgear.com for all the latest news and car reviews!

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Westfield Caterham 7 Sports Car race Trackday Top fifth Gear 2009

Spear’s 2.0 XE SBD race prepared Westfield sports car at Guadix Trackday 2008-2009, never reached Top Gear / Fifth gear, but enjoyed chasing down some of the worlds fastest cars on track, including: fire breathing Nissan Skyline, Caterham R500 superlight, Super 7’s, Stig, EVO 8, Radical, Porsche 911 GT3, Ginetta G20, Lotus Elise, bmw m3 SMG, Nissan Skyline & Alfa GTA

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Lamborghini LP560-4 in Action – Ride Accelerations Drive By Start Up Sound

Marco records himself in a friend’s brand new Bianco Monocerus white lamborghini LP560-4 with black Callisto wheels. We drove in the city centre of Milan, you can see some cool sounding accelerations, downshifts and cruises around town. The vid shows also some cool stuff the car has, such as the rear camera, the monitor TV/GPS, the Sport and Corsa mode and more. The car is owned by GtGarage. Thanks!

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[KOREA]2008 Babodream&Oullim Motors Super car race

[KOREA]2008 Babodream&Oullim Motors Super car race

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“3000gt Project” Episode 4

James Whitman of JW sport cars in Albany, OR introduces us to Ed Hubbs of Full Blown Kustoms, the 3000 project painter. In this episode Ed paints and clears the engine bay.

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Le Mans Preparation 2009 Audi R15 TDI race sports Car

Le Mans Preparation 2009 Audi R15 TDI race sports Car Just a few days from now, Audi will compete again at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. With the newly developed diesel-powered R15 TDI race sports car the brand with the four rings aims to continue writing its success story on June 13/14, at what is arguably the worlds toughest sports car race. Audi has started from the Le Mans grid ten times so far and eight times an Audi crossed the finish line as the winner.

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Presentation of my auto volkswagen golf mk3 tuning from italy turin, car in sale for contact me send me an email to frenky81@hotmail.com

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