KTM X-Bow

The X-Bow is the first traditional automobile produced by Austrian motorcycle-maker KTM. KTM's first foray into car design has all the mod-cons: wheels, two seats, an engine, some bits of orange carbon fibre, brakes, mudguards. No door or windscreen through, which are considered "unnecessary encumbrances". Maybe that's because KTM are more used to making motorbikes than cars- a fact that's evidenced by the X-Bow's 220bhp Audi TFSI block that shoves it from 0-60in 3.9seconds.

Powered by a 2.0 litre four-cylinder producing in base spec a thouroghly respectable 220 horsepower, and in top spec a brutal 300 horsepower. Power is sent to the KTM X-Bow's rear wheels through a six-speed manual transmission.

New BMW 1-series Coupe

The powerful 135i Coupe features BMW’s twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder engine that produces 300 horsepower (225 kW) and an incredible 300 lb-ft (400 Nm) of torque from as low as 1,400 rpm. With its direct piezo gasoline injectors, twin low-mass turbochargers and air-to-air intercooling, optimum performance and economy is achieved with no loss in engine response.

The 1 Series Coupe will be available in four versions: the 128i, the 135i, the 123d and the 120d. Powered by a 3.0-liter, 230 horsepower inline 6-cyinder engine that generates 200 lb-ft of torque, the 128i Coupe will feature Valvetronic valvetrain management and aluminum/magnesium contruction—core elements of BMW’s EfficientDynamics.

For the 135i Coupe, acceleration from 0-100 km/h (62 mph) is accomplished in 5.3 seconds and top speed is electronically limited to 255 km/h (155 mph). The new 123d Coupé features a new 2.0-liter four-cylinder diesel engine with Variable Twin Turbo and Common-Rail technology. The all-alloy engine has a power of 200 hp (150 kW).

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Initial D Shanghai Drifting Show

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crashes at 280 miles per hour

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Master Tsuchiya Touge Drift

Driftbox

Driftbox was initially developed for use in the Japanese D1 Grand Prix series to assist the judges award points during the competition, and has become in effect the fourth "Judge". Every vehicle which competes has a DriftBox Pro fitted during each run, and the judges get a points score for each corner based on Entry speed, Drift Angle and Cornering Force. Cornering force is used to judge how well the car is setup, the higher the cornering force, the more power and skill are needing to slide the vehicle.

The DriftBox Pro is for official competition judging, and communicates in real time to the judges via a radio telemetry system. This system is based on two GPS systems, with antennas placed in line on the roof of the car. Drift Angle is the difference between the Direction of travel and the Direction the vehicle is pointing.

The GPS system used is an RTK system, which gives an accuracy of 0.25 degrees, 0.1km/h and 0.01G.

As a result of the development of DriftBox Pro, Racelogic have been able to use this experience to produce DriftBox.


How Does DriftBox Work?
Housed inside the DriftBox is a high performance 10Hz GPS engine coupled with sophisticated motion sensors. Speed, Postion, Acceleration and Drift are measured 10 times a second. To measure Drift angle, the angle the vehicle is pointing is computed using the motion sensors, and this is compared with the angle the vehicle is travelling which is computed from the GPS.

DriftBox is equipped with an MMC/SD Flash memory card socket. This allows 10Hz logging of Time, Distance, Speed, Position, G-force, Lap Times, Split Times, and Drift Angle.

Data logged to the MMC flash card can be analysed in detail using the PC software provided. For convenience, the DriftBox can be connected to the USB port of a PC compatible computer to download information stored on the memory card.

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Proton Gen2 Sedan

• The official launch will happen mid August, which means the car can be viewed from the 15th August onwards.
• The name of the car will be revealed on the official launch date.

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Tsuchiya AE-86 Vs. JWRC SWIFT

This is a battle between the TRD hachi roku of Tsuchiya and a suzuki swift from the junior rally team.

Notes: AE86 ( 170 ps, 20 valve engine, 970 kg.) Swift ( 218 ps, 1600 cc., 1030 kg.) Torque: 19 kg / 186 Nm on the swift (i think pretty much the same in both engines.)

Ferrari 612 Scaglietti

Often, the tags given to Ferrari cars have a name as well as a technical reference. It comes from the place where the car originates from, like Maranello or Modena, or perfectly suits the excellence of the model, as in the name `Enzo Ferrari´ being used on the limited edition series inspired by Formula 1.


Now, Luca di Montezemolo has felt the desire for another name to be linked to the conception of a new model: Sergio Scaglietti. Scaglietti was a master in working aluminium.

He was the creator of some of the most famous ferrari models. He worked alongside the founder of the company in the heroic early years that brought the first global successes.

The elegant new model is constructed entirely in aluminium. It seats four adults comfortably and boasts excellent performance. It is the 612 Scaglietti, following Ferrari tradition.

Refer to Top Ten Exotic Sports Cars

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