Carros na estrada

[kitano]

Alguém já conduziu o S3 ou o golf R com 300cv?

[Mario Balotelli]

Alguém já conduziu o S3 ou o golf R com 300cv?

O meu GTI tem menos 80 cavalos que o R, serve?

[kitano]

Já conheci o GTI

[5555]

My lap of terror in the Tesla D

Zero to 60 in 3.2 seconds, in the dark

When unveiling the D, a high-end, all-wheel-drive option of the Model S on Thursday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the target for acceleration was the world's greatest supercars. What the company ended up with was 3.2 seconds from 0 to 60, something that really doesn't look like much on paper, but feels like being in a rocket ship when you're actually inside a vehicle, and ultimately behind the wheel.

I got pretty close to that, sitting shotgun in a top-of-the line P85D, the performance version of the Model S. It includes two motors so that the car can shift power to the right one in inclement weather. But it also means that flat out, it can push more power everywhere, getting the whole car from 0 to 60 in those precious seconds.

Where did we test that? On a course I think you can safely call the lap of terror. The first half involves accelerating through a tent that's been rigged with multicolor neon lights, resembling something like Rainbow Road from Mario Kart, albeit with a more real sense of death if something went wrong. The second half of the course demos some of the car's new "autopilot" features. This isn't full control of the car. It's little things like letting you change lanes just by flicking your turn signal (while the car looks out for anything that may be around you), as well as identifying signs and people. Nobody jumped out at us, but the car automatically changed its speed when we hit a slower zone.
   
Eventually Tesla is hoping to tune its autopilot system into something that will let people just kick back and be a passenger in their own car. But if the trip through the neon tunnel of terror is any indication, it's more fun to gun it.

Here are some more shots of the new cars, the track, and the event:

http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/10/6955919/my-lap-of-terror-in-the-tesla-d

 

[kitano]

E Portugal já não há Chrysler?

[Local]

era a mscar, agora parece que já não é.
esquece, estava a confundir com a Chevrolet

[JoCole]

E Portugal já não há Chrysler?

A Chrysler faz parte do grupo FIAT. O grupo mudou o nome para FIAR Chrysler Automobiles
Alguns modelos da Chrisler são vendidos como FIAT e Lancia

[kitano]

Ok obrigado!

Estou a ver que o 300c em Portugal acabou.

Conheço uma pessoa que comprou o freamont e está muito satisfeito.

[deMelo]

Ao contrário do que possa parecer, o Fiat Freemont não é um carro barato.
Cheguei a ponderar comprá-lo, mas para colocar o mínimo de extras necessários (IMHO), o carro tornava-se muito caro.

Se bem me lembro, o motor era de 170cv (Igual ao Mitsubishi).

[vbm]

Eu gosto mais de modelos menos novos.

Hoje passei na rua por um stand de Aston Martins,
de anos anteriores; notei um de 2005. E também,
um Bentley, mas não descapotável, de família.

Mas, claro. Nem pensar consegui-los.

Continuarei com o meu Volvo,
'pluriquilometrizado'! :)

[5555]

$3 Million Ferrari Sergio Roadster Already Sold Out

Ferrari and Pininfarina brought the radical Sergio concept car to Geneva last year, and it was cool, but we never thought it would actually be built. Lo and behold, Ferrari managed to find six wealthy individuals looking for something truly unique — and the Sergio was just that supercar.

At $3 million each (!), Ferrari and Pininfarina will deliver the Sergio production vehicle to those six lucky individuals. And if you were waiting to spend your $3 million, don’t bother asking, all six are already sold out.

The car itself is based on the standard Ferrari 458 Spider. It uses the same 4.5-liter V8 and puts out 570 horsepower. When the concept debuted last year, it was said to reach 60 mph in just 3.4 seconds on to a top speed of 200 mph. All while wearing a helmet because it has no windshield.

No word on how much the design will change or if you still have to wear a helmet, but engineers do have to tweak the car just a little bit to actually make it street legal for its six newest customers. Hopefully we’ll see these things on the road by sometime next year.

Ferrari Sergio Pics

https://autos.yahoo.com/news/ferraris-invite-only-car-only-140200812.html

[jeab]

$3 Million Ferrari Sergio Roadster Already Sold Out

Ferrari and Pininfarina brought the radical Sergio concept car to Geneva last year, and it was cool, but we never thought it would actually be built. Lo and behold, Ferrari managed to find six wealthy individuals looking for something truly unique — and the Sergio was just that supercar.

At $3 million each (!), Ferrari and Pininfarina will deliver the Sergio production vehicle to those six lucky individuals. And if you were waiting to spend your $3 million, don’t bother asking, all six are already sold out.

The car itself is based on the standard Ferrari 458 Spider. It uses the same 4.5-liter V8 and puts out 570 horsepower. When the concept debuted last year, it was said to reach 60 mph in just 3.4 seconds on to a top speed of 200 mph. All while wearing a helmet because it has no windshield.

No word on how much the design will change or if you still have to wear a helmet, but engineers do have to tweak the car just a little bit to actually make it street legal for its six newest customers. Hopefully we’ll see these things on the road by sometime next year.

Ferrari Sergio Pics

Já tou a ver um árabe rei do pitroil a levar com um gafanhoto na testa e salta do carro de 3 milhões num segundo 

[kitano]

Tenho ideia que no UK, via impostos, os carros são bem mais baratos...

[kitano]

Gosto muito do Jaguar F type http://www.jaguar.pt/Modelo/2

[vbm]

Tens bom gosto!

Mas o Aston Martin
também tem pinta! :)

[deMelo]

I will be forever a Continental GT fan... 

[kitano]

Bom...o Jaguar será para uma gama <100.000 EUR

[deMelo]

Bom...o Jaguar será para uma gama <100.000 EUR

Consegues arranjar um continental GT por menos de 100k.
 

[kitano]

Com 6 anos em cima sim...

[Incognitus]

O kitano ainda quer sentir o vinyl a decompor-se em sub-produtos toxicos...