1962 Ferrari 250 GTO is The First GTO made by Ferrari: The Ferrari 250 GTO was equipped with a 3.0 l V12 engine which produces an amazing amount of power, 300 bhp (220 kw). This powerful car that Ferrari made, reaches the fantastic top speed of 280 km/h.
Style and creation
The particular 250 GTO has been created in order to be competitive in GT racing. It had been based upon the actual 250 GT SWB. Chief engineer Giotto Bizzarrini set up this 3. 0 L V12 engine belonging to the 250 Testa Rossa in to the chassis belonging to the 250 GT SWB and also performed together with designer Sergio Scaglietti to create the body. Immediately after Bizzarrini along with other Ferrari technical engineers had been dismissed from an argue along with Enzo Ferrari, development has been handed over to completely new engineer Mauro Forghieri, whom worked well with Scaglietti to go on with the progress of the body, which includes wind tunnel and also track tests. Compared with the majority of Ferraris, it wasn’t created by a particular person or even design and style house.
The remaining parts of the car seemed to be usual of early 1960s Ferrari technological innovation: hand-welded tube frame, A-arm front suspension, live-axle rear end, disc brakes, as well as Borrani wire wheels. The Porsche developed 5-speed gearbox appeared to be completely new to Ferrari GT racing cars; the steel entrance that outlined the shift pattern might turn out to be a history that is nevertheless preserved in present versions. The inside was initially incredibly simple, to the situation exactly where a speedometer wasn’t set up in the device-panel. A lot of its buttons was originated from the Fiat 500.
“Early design philosophy on the car was to make it a drivers car. I wanted a car that you not only throttled with your right foot but at times you could steer with your right foot.”. Jerod Shelby
Monday, November 21, 2011
Porsche 911 GT3 RS

Engine and transmission equipped on this beautiful Porsche 911 GT3 RS
Close to original model year 2004 GT3 manufacturing, the fundamental casting utilized for the crankcase on the GT3 seemed to be precisely the same as the air-cooled engine as well as one may well observe the “964″ casting number on the lower part of the crankcase and also areas typically machined in the air-cooled use that aren’t machined for work with in the water-cooled use. The crankcase casting has been modified in mid-2004 to a “996″ casting number crankcase to remove these types of outside air-cooled remains, however inside it really is exactly the same.This particular engine offers the GT3 a unique racing history that goes back to the Porsche 904/6 of the mid-60′s, around the Carrera Cup as well as 997 Super Cup and also RSR racing cars of these days.
Due to the fact the 911 air-cooled crankcase utilizes the Porsche 356 engine to transmission mounting flange setup, the GT3 works by using a manual gearbox as well of air-cooled 911 traditions. This specific gearbox provides interchangeable gear ratios and also is a lot more long lasting which makes it much more proper for racing compared to the common 911 model 996 gearbox.
Mercedes-Benz SLK 350
Porsche 987 (known as Boxster)
Aston Martin DBR9
History: Ferrari 288 GTO

1984 Ferrari 288 GTO
2.9 l twin-turbocharged V8
400 bhp (298 kw)
496 NM of torque
Acceleration 0-100 km/h in amazing 4.9 seconds
0-200 km/h in 15 seconds flat
12.4 seconds in a quarter mile drag race
Top Speed 305 km/h (190 mph)
—the first street-legal production car that reached 300km/h—
rear engined
rear-wheel drive
The most powerful Ferrari!
Ferrari 458 Italia
Ferrari 458 Italia is my favorite sports car
V8 4.5 l engine
580 BHP (9000 rpm)
540 NM (6000 rpm)
Dual-Clutch 7-speed F1 Gearbox
Top Speed: 325 km/h (202 mph)
Acceleration from O to lOOkm/h in just 3.4 seconds
The most beautiful car that Ferrari ever made!
Pagani Zonda Tricolore
History: The fastest car in the world in 1991 – Bugatti EB110-
The fastest car in the world in 1990

Its 5.7 l V12 48 valves engine produces 492 bhp (367 kw)
580 NM of torque
0-100 km/h under 4 seconds
The fastest production car in the world with top speed: 333 km/h (207 mph)
which exceeded the previous title-holder, Ferrari F40 (323 km/h)
mid-engined
rear-wheel drive
A little bit of history

At that time, everyone wanted to beat the 200mph barrier
Ferrari did that with F40, this car reached 201 mph (323 km/h)
F40 it was a mid-engined rear-wheel drive car with a 2.9 l twin-turbocharged V8 engine, that develops 352 kw (471 horse power)at 7000 rpm. It has a 5 speed manual gearbox.
3.8 seconds from O to lOO km/h
0-200km/h in 11 seconds
At that time F40 competitors were:
Porsche 959
and Lamborghini Countach
Monday, November 14, 2011
Gumpert Apollo
Ascari A 10
Koenigsegg CCXR

mid-engined
rear-wheel drive
4.7 l twin-supercharged V8
6-speed manual gearbox
1,064 bhp (793 kW) at 7200 rpm
1,060 Nm of torque at 6100 rpm 0-100km/h in 2.8 seconds
0-200km/h in 8.9 seconds
The CCXR can accelerate from 0–200 km/h (120 mph), then decelerate from 200 (120mph)–0km/h, in 13.7 seconds [so, decelerate from 200 to 0km/h in 4.8 seconds...]
Top Speed +400km/h (+250 mph)
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Bugatti Veyron Super Sport
Mercedes SLS AMG
A great supercar is the Mercedes SLS AMG; 6.3 l V8 engine develops 571 bhp (420 kw) at 6800 rpm
650 NM of torque at 4750 rpm
Max rev speed: 7200 rpm
Acceleration 0-100 km/h in 3.8 seconds
Top Speed: 317 km/h (electronically limited)
7-speed dual-clutch semi-automatic AMG SpeedShift Gearbox
quarter-mile drag race in 11.7 seconds with a 201 km/h exit speed
front-engined
rear-wheel drive
650 NM of torque at 4750 rpm
Max rev speed: 7200 rpm
Acceleration 0-100 km/h in 3.8 seconds
Top Speed: 317 km/h (electronically limited)
7-speed dual-clutch semi-automatic AMG SpeedShift Gearbox
quarter-mile drag race in 11.7 seconds with a 201 km/h exit speed
front-engined
rear-wheel drive
Pagani Zonda F
Pagani Zonda F
V12 7.3 l engine
602 bhp (6150 rpm)
780 NM of torque at 4000 rpm
0-100km/h in 3.6 seconds
345km/h top speed
RWD
mid-engined
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