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The Aston Martin One-77 is a sports car that speaks for itself. It was fully revealed at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show. The One-77′s design features a full carbon fire monocoque chassis and a handcrafted aluminum body. The engine is a 7.3 litre V12, it is naturally aspirated with a 6 speed automated manuel transmission.
According to the Australian newspaper, The Courier-Mail, it is expected to be priced at around AU$2.6 million.
According to the British magazine, Top Gear, it is to be priced at £1,200,000.
At the 2009 Geneva Auto Show, the company revealed the car …
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These days there is an increasing trend for drivers to drive with their fog lights permanently on, regardless of weather conditions. During the day or in foggy weather, fog lights aren’t bad, but at night, on a 2 lane highway that is wet from the rain is another story. Although the fog light beam is directed at a low level, if the road surface is wet the light is directly reflected to oncoming traffic. The low beam lights are bad enough, add the fog lights in terrible conditions and your …
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In this, the second week of many 360 friday car history, we will be going over an american cultural icon, the Chevrolet Corvette.
Since 1953, General Motors (GM) manufactured the Chevrolet Corvette in six generations. This model was at the time, America’s only two seater, and went unchallenged for a few decades. The first design was made by Harley Earl and named by Myron Scott after the fast ship of the same name. The Corvette was originally built in Flint Michigan and St-Louis, Missouri, now they are built at the GM assembly …
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On April 3 2009 the crew of Fast and Furious is back for the 4th movie. I said crew because its the original 4 main caracters that form the cast of this sequel.
As an big fan of the original Fast ans Furious I can tell you that I’m glad to see Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Paul Walker and Vin Diesel going high speed down the streets of L.A.
One other thing. I got to say that the combination of a Subaru WRX STI and Jordana Brewster (Mia) in the same movie …
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Let hell break loose.
This concept car was originally shown at the 2007 Geneva Auto Show, and now is being considered for production. Dodge’s vision on the Demon, was making a compact roadster with attitude while making it an affordable dream car. The devilish roadster will be packing lots of heat, with an SRT version putting close to 300hp under the hood. The Dodge Demon is set to spark up sales of mainstream fare and compete against the Pontiac Solstice, Saturn Sky.
The 2010 Dodge Demon brings an interesting mix of styles. …
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Starting this week, every Friday 360 blog will feature the history behind a car model. Some you might know, others you might not. We are always open to suggestions for upcoming posts so if you have any car model you would like to see featured please let us know either by contact or by comment at the bottom of the page.
The Z-car refers to a series of sports car made by the Nissan Motors. The first sales of the Z started in October of 1969. This model is sold in Japan as the Nissan Fairladay Z, …
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The HS 250 h is Lexus’ first dedicated-hybrid sedan. This sedan is between the IS and the ES in size. The HS has a 187 hp, 2.4 liter four-cylinder engine paired u with Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive. This combination is similar to Toyota’s Camry Hybrid.
With the HS250 Lexus claims that this model will be 30 percent more fuel-efficient than any model currently in its lineup.
The HS 250h incorporates plant-based, carbon-neutral “Ecological Plastics” or bio-plastics in specific interior areas. Ecological Plastic emits less carbon dioxide during a product’s lifecycle than plastic …
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If riding your bike to work was too much of an effort for you, now there is a solution. For $650 you can make your bicycle electric and never worry about sweating on your way to work.
The system is also really easy to install on your bicycle. It consist of the battery you see on the picture with the BionX logo and the electric motor which is incorporated in the wheel. The bike can reach speeds of 32 km/h on electric power.
If you’re planing on touring across the country their …



