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You know they’re fake, but you still want to get your hands on them. Better still, the thought of you and your girlfriend getting your hands on them would be a hell of a ride – but that’s kind of the idea with badass movie cars. As long I’ve been going to the movies, I’ve seen lot of shots of these badass movie cars, and I know that I have desperately desired to try some of these monsters. So, what makes a badass movie car? In this article, you’re looking at ultra-modified rides that would be impractical or impossible to duplicate to the last detail in the real world. Dodge M4S – [...]
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Electric Motorsport pioneer Azhar Hussain acknowledged in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Electric motorsport pioneer Azhar Hussain has been awarded an MBE for his services to motorsport in the United Kingdom’s Queen’s Birthday 2011 Honours List. Hussain is the founder and CEO of eGrandPrix, the organization behind TTXGP, the world’s first sanctioned clean emission motorcycle race. Launched just two years ago at the Isle of Man TT, TTXGP is now the leading electric racing series in the world. “I am honoured at the recognition but in truth the award belongs to the teams, suppliers, tracks, governments, and many others who stand with TTXGP and believe [...]
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Top 10 Fastest Cars 2011
Finding the world’s fastest cars isn’t so easy. We will look at the 10 street legal fastest cars in the world in terms of maximum speed achieved. Due to the economical meltdown of the recent year the list actually did not change from the end of 2008. We can only hope that manufactures will restart those engines and develop faster cars for the future. Keep Reading… 1. Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport 267 mph, 0-60 in 2.2 seconds – This is a lightweight super car powered by 8.0-liter W16 engine with 1200 horsepower. It sells at $2,400,000, easily the highest priced car in the [...]
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Land Rover’s Range_e hybrid
You know electric cars are in the ascendancy when even the fearsome 4x4s start looking to add an extra little spark to their energy production and storage. Land Rover has just announced it’ll demo one — there are multiple working versions — of its development prototypes at the Geneva Motor Show next month, treating us to an exhibition of what a diesel engine can do when augmented with some electric firepower. The Range_e’s design is based on the Range Rover Sport and its 3.0-liter TDV6 core, however the new vehicle is capable of going a full 20 miles purely on its [...]
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19 Pakistani Girls in a Smart Car at a Time Setting a World Record
At DHA Creek Club, Karachi a historic event took place while 19 Pakistani girls compress into a smart car which is a new Guinness World Record that breaks the previous one when 18 Australian girls students compressed into a smart car on 25 January 2010. At that occasion Speaker Sindh Assembly, Nisar Ahmed Khoro and former Pakistan Cricket Captain Wasim Akram were chief guests whereas other jury members names are: Sharmila Farooqui Advisor to CM Sindh on Information, Islahuddin former Pakistan Hockey Captain and Ishtiaq Baig Hon Pakistani Olympian and Consul General of Morocco. 19 Girls in 1 Car [...]
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21-Year-Old Student With 30 Supercars
Dhiaa Al-Essa, a 21-year-old engineering student, drives a personal fleet of 30 supercars, including three Lamborghinis and five Ferraris. After getting a Koenigsegg Agera for next year’s 22nd birthday, his garage will be worth $12 million. Slack jawed yokels, behold.Yes, it’s not his money. Al-Essa’s father, whom we believe to be billionaire Mohammed Al-Issa, 85, has given Dhiaa not just the vehicles but the “070″ personalized plates (at $153,000 per) and the resources to spend the summer flying the globe with his friends on driving tours. Once the new models [...]
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Mercedes-Benz unveils 2012 model CLS four-door coupe
The leaking of pics last week looks to have prompted Mercedes-Benz to officially unveil its 2012 model CLS, which will make its debut at this year’s Paris Motor Show. The car retains the long hood, frame-less side windows and sweeping roof of the car that was first introduced back in 2004 that is credited with pioneering the four-door coupe market. Although the dimensions are the same, the second generation CLS boasts a more aggressive look than its predecessor. One of the most noticeable changes is the vehicle’s new front end, which features a radiator grill that juts out instead [...]
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Top 10 Most Expensive Cars 2010
What is the most expensive car in the world? The 1931 Bugatti Royale Kellner Coupe was sold for $8,700,000 in 1987. However, that car and many alike will not be included in this list because it is not available on the market today. It is hard to imagine someone would actually spend 8 million dollars on a car instead of using it for something more productive. However, if you have the money and the opportunity, you will definitely spend a small fraction of it to place a few of these supercars in your garage. Here are the 10 most expensive production cars on the market. 1. Bugatti Veyron $1,700,000This [...]
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Top 10 Fastest cars 2010
Wondering why you need to go to college and get a degree? Well there are many obvious choices such as better jobs, more money, self improvement, etc. But then you may ask, well what do I do with a good job and more money? Well here are the Top 10 Fastest production cars in the world for 2010, take a look at the price tags. You won’t be able to afford these cars working at McDonalds 1. SSC Ultimate Aero Base price is $654,400 257 mph, 0-60 in 2.7 secs. Twin-Turbo V8 Engine with 1183 hp Tested in March 2007 by Guinness world records, The SSC Ultimate Aero takes the lead as the fastest car [...]
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Priestmanngoode unveils new high speed train concept for Britain
In an effort to persuade the UK Government to move forward with the project as soon as possible, design studio, Pristmanngoode, has unveiled its high speed train concept, the Mercury. The company has previously worked with Chinese rolling stock manufacturer, Sifang, to design high speed trains for China and other parts of the world and now believes that a new high speed train is vital for the future of Britain. Perhaps taking London’s famous buses as an example, the Mercury is a double-decker train that incorporates a flexible, open plan design that Priestmanngoode says allows passengers [...]