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Friday, October 19, 2007

Ultima GTR

The Ultima GTR is a supercar manufactured by Ultima Sports Ltd of Hinckley, Leicestershire, England, available both in kit form and as a "turnkey" (i.e. assembled by the factory) vehicle. The design is mid engined, rear wheel drive layout, with a tubular steel space frame chassis and GRP bodywork. A convertible version called the Ultima Can-Am is also produced. Kit builders are free to source and fit a variety of engines and transmissions but the Chevrolet small block V8 supplied by American Speed mated to either a Porsche or Getrag transaxle is the factory recommended standard, and this configuration is fitted to all turnkey cars. Recently Ultima have focused their marketing efforts on record-breaking activities using a model equipped with a 640 bhp (brake horsepower) American Speed engine, which is called the Ultima GTR640, and subsequently, a 720 bhp engine which is called the GTR720. The Power-to-weight ratio for the GTR720 is more than 650 bhp (480 kW) per tonne, which is a better ratio than the Bugatti Veyron, Enzo Ferrari, Ascari A10, Koenigsegg CCX or CCGT (but less than the Koenigsegg CCXR) , and Saleen S7. However, the Ultima chassis is rated for engines up to 1000 bhp and some of Ultima's customers have fitted engines producing 1000 bhp or more, for a power-to-weight ratio of approximately 950 hp/tonne, which is approximately twice the power to weight ratio of the aforementioned supercars and nearly the same as the Caparo T1's (1170 hp/tonne, but this is a "dry" tonnage and the hp/tonne would be reduced once oil, coolant, gasoline, etc. are added, compared to the Ultima figures above which are "wet" weights).



Manufacturer : Ultima
Model : GTR
Powertrain Layout : Mid Engine / RWD
Base Price : $138,300
Length : 4000 mm / 157.5 in
Width : 1850 mm / 72.8 in
Weight : 990 kg / 2,183 lbs
Configuration : Chevrolet LS1 5.7 Liter V8
Valvetrain : OHV 2 Valves / Cylinder
Displacement : 5665 cc / 345.7 cu
Power : 257.3 kW / 345.0 bhp
Torque : 474.5 Nm / 350.0 ft lbs
Top Speed : 252.2 kph / 156.7 mph
0 - 62 mph : 3.3 seconds
0 - 100 mph : 8.4 seconds

Motorcycle Rally & Ducati






Date: October 2007
City: Tehran (Azadi sport complex)
Story: This motorcycle rally attracted a total of 75 high performance motorcycles. The rally started from Azadi sport complex in the morning and ended near Qom city that afternoon. All kinds of high performance bikes ranging from 600 cc to 1300 cc.




Bike: 2006 Ducati 999
Date: Date: February 2007
City: Tehran (shahrake gharb, faze 1)
Story: Imported from Dubai and due to the laws in Iran which do not allow bikes over 250cc to be registered it does not have a number plate, but with the approval of the automobile and motorbike racing federation the owner rides his bike in various race tracks and participates in motorbike events.

Mustang GT & 2 Corvettes Racing



Car: 2007 Ford Mustang GT
Date: March 2007
City: Kish Island
Story: This is a V8 Mustang. There are many American cars in Kish, including Mustangs, Corvettes, Chryslers and Hummers.



Car1: 1998 Chevrolet Corvette
Car 2: 2005 Chevrolet Corvette C5 (customized)
Date: September 2007
City: Tehran area (Sepehr runway north east of Tehran)
Story: These two cars participated in the drag racing event. None of the two in the photo made it into the top 3. One of them is stock but the other has a body kit and performance exhaust.

Flashback: Bug Run #7 and #8

More Bug Run #7 and #8 photos from Sebastian Vuorisalo's album dating to 1990-91. People seemed to be more innovative back then and weren't following Cal Look rule book so strictly..


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See the first nostalgia blast.

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Maybach Exelero

The Maybach Exelero is a high-performance super car designed and built by luxury car manufacturer Maybach, and presented in May 2005. The 700 hp (SAE) (514 kW) two-seater with a bi-turbo V12 engine is a one-off design commissioned by Fulda Tyres. Fulda is using this car as a reference vehicle to test a new generation of wide tires. The German luxury car manufacturer created the one-off model as a modern interpretation of its legendary streamlined car of the 1930s. There are various allusions to the historical predecessor, which was likewise based on a powerful Maybach automobile, in this case the Maybach SW 38, and was also used by Fulda for tire testing.

Length : 5.89 m (19.3 ft)
Width : 2.14 m (7.0 ft)
Weight : 2660 kg (5864 lb)
Engine : Bi-Turbo V12 oct-turbo from Maybach 57 S 700 hp (SAE) (522 kW), 1020 N�m (737 ft�lbf)
Top speed : 351 km/h (218 mph)
0-62 MPH : 4.4 seconds
Tyres : 315/25 ZR 23 Fulda Exelero
Fuel used for Top speed test: 110 octane
Cost: Approx. $8,000,000 (USD)

Monday, October 15, 2007

Audi TT, Benz FAB DESIGN, Lexus, Infiniti & Nissan





Car: Audi TT Turbo
City: Tehran
Story: The test drive group for an Iranian automobile magazine called "ASRE NOVINE AUTOMOBILE" photographed the car in the Azadi Sport complex. Merci Hiva H.



Car: Mercedes Benz s350 FAB DESIGN
City: Tehran (saadat abad)
Story: Merci Hiva H.



Car: Lexus RX330
City: Tehran (Golestan Street, shahrake gharb)
Story: Merci Hiva H.



Car: Mercedes benz SLK350
City: Tehran (Saadat abad)
Story: Merci Hiva H.



Car: Nissan Murano 3.5
City: Tehran (Iran Zamin Street, shahrak gharb)
Story: Merci Hiva H.



Car: Infiniti FX45
City: Tehran (Vali Asr Street, jame jam)
Story: This white Infiniti belongs to one of the famous football stars of the Esteghlal team, its imported from Dubai. Merci Hiva H.

Las Vegas Bugorama - More Shots From Fremont











Bordeaux Red is one of my current favourite original VW colours.. ex-KCW Split looks now better than ever.






















The famous Vegas Vic.


First time I have seen a suitcase pulled out of race car..


Foreign Creations line-up.