2013 Mercedes Benz SL550 Announced
Get ready to short Pfizer stocks, because the brand new 2013 Mercedes Benz SL550 will be putting Viagra out of business. The 2013 Mercedes Benz SL550 continues a tradition that was started 60 years ago. A tradition that is synonymous with sport, style, and comfort. The 2013 SL550 is no different, although Mercedes is touting a slightly different tune about the all new and improved SL: it's lightweight, athletic and luxurious.
Lightweight, an aspect that is very critical to a performance vehicle. This is something that Mercedes Benz did not discount with the 2013 SL. Being built almost entirely out of aluminum the new SL is significantly lighter than it's predecessor, while at the same time features enhanced rigidity, body-roll and agility. The new body shell weights around 242 pounds less then it's steel counterpart. The change from steel to aluminum shell has also allowed Mercedes to focus on enhancing other aspects of the car structure such as optimizing safety points and adding additional rigidity to reduce vibration and thus, increase comfort.
Classic Cars – The Mazda RX-7
Hailed by many as the most beautiful car ever to come out of Japan, The Mazda RX-7 took seventeen years of development before it finally appeared on the streets in 1978.
Without the perseverance of a team of Japanese motor engineers and designers under the leadership of Kenichi Yamamoto, in the development of the Wankel or rotary engine, this stunningly designed, high performance sports car, would never have happened.
In 1961 the Japanese Company Toyo Kogyo, later to be renamed Mazda, licensed from the patent owners NSU-Opel of Germany, the full rights to develop a new rotary engine.
The Rotary engine was named after its inventor Wankel and had no pistons or crankshaft as such, but consisted of a simple fuel injected rotor blade that span around a central drive-shaft that was connected to a rear wheel differential for drive.
In theory the rotary engine is far superior, through its simplicity in design, than a conventional piston combustion engine, with much less moving parts to go wrong and direct drive power output.
2012 Maserati Quattroporte S: Technology and Standard Equipment
The Maserati Quattroporte S is a luxury sport sedan offering uncompromising performance, unique style and craftsmanship. The car features a Ferrari 4.7 liter V8 engine which highly contributes to provide this sensational sedan superior handling and balance: such engine in fact ensures fluid and rapid gear change, resulting in superior driving performance, comfort and captivating driving experience. It develops 425 hp at 7,000 rpm, has a peak torque of 361 lb-ft at 4,750 rpm, and delivers a top speed of 174 mph and 0-60 mph acceleration in just 5.3 seconds.
The automatic transmission featured in the Maserati Quattroporte S provides smooth gearshifts without compromising performance or power. The driver can furthermore modifies the transmission response to better suit his own driving style by selecting Sport or Low Grip modes. Low Grip is more indicated for icy or slick road surfaces, where the sport mode makes the transmission more aggressive with fastergear changes at higher revs. The Maserati Quattroporte S can also be driven in Manual mode and optional paddles can be used to control gear-changes, with the manual / sport combination providing the most sport-engaging driving experience.