Cars 2

[Twitch]

Just for posterity here are my cars-

1996 El Dorado Touring Coupe

1973 Z-28 bought new

1950 Packard

 

[evangilder]

Sweet!

 

[cheddar cheese]

Oooh that Camaro...nice!

 

[Smokey]

I prefer the nose of the old challenger to the new one. In particular the new one requires a larger front bumper. Currently its nose has an upturned look

http://www.musclecarclub.com/musclecars/dodge-challenger/dodge-challenger-history.shtml

 

[cheddar cheese]

I was, at this point going to mention the New concept Lamborghini Miura, Cos damn its a gorgeous thing...

But I then noticed that, whilst looking for it, Lambo' are releasing a hotted up Murciélago. Oh yeah!

Lamborghini has turned the dial up to 11 for its latest show-stopper, the Murciélago LP640.

Unlike the Miura concept shown at Detroit in January, the LP640 is very much for real and creates the ultimate road-going version of the company's flagship model.

The LP640 will be unveiled at the Geneva motor show next week, but here we have an exclusive preview of the fastest production Lambo ever built.

A 6.5-litre V12 engine lies at the heart of the LP640, where LP stands for 'longitudinale posteriore', which refers to the V12 unit mounted lengthways behind the cockpit.

With deeper and wider cylinder bores than the previous 6.2-litre V12, the new 6.5 ups power to an imperious 631bhp at 8,000 good-for-the-soul revs per minute.

Coupled to a new six-speed gearbox, which can also be ordered with Lambo's e-gear sequential paddle shift, the LP640 howls from 0-62mph in 3.4 seconds - 0.4 seconds quicker than the 6.2-litre model.

And it's helped on its way by an electronic launch-control device called, rather brilliantly, Thrust.

Lambo has yet to announce a top speed, but word is that the LP640 will top 210mph, while low-speed driving is improved with variable valve timing and an aircraft-style drive-by-wire throttle.

Helping it to achieve this colossal speed and remain stable are plenty of aerodynamic changes for the LP.

Reshaped front and rear bumpers direct air more efficiently, while the exhaust is now incorporated into the rear diffuser to help cancel out aerodynamic lift at high speeds.

Lamborghini has also created a larger air intake on the left side to feed the oil cooler.

For those wishing to show off the LP's 6.5-litre V12 to full effect, a glass engine cover can be ordered.

Under the steel and carbon fibre skin, revised suspension copes with the increased performance, while ceramic brakes are an option to help bring things to a halt more swiftly and efficiently.

There's also a four-wheel-drive system that normally splits 70 per cent of the torque to the back, but can allocate up to 100 per cent to each end depending on where the grip is running out.

There are also new 18-inch Hermera alloy wheels running huge 335/30 tyres at the rear, but one thing that hasn't changed with the LP640 is the Murciélago's signature scissor-opening doors.

Inside, there are reshaped seats for improved comfort and greater headroom, while a revised instrument panel is flanked by a new stereo system.

Lamborghini will announce prices in Geneva, but expect to pay a £15,000 premium over the 6.2-litre model's £170,000 price tag.

See more pictures and read the full story on Lamborghini's Murciélago LP640 in the new issue of Top Gear magazine - on sale March 1.

 

[Gnomey]

That is a good looker...

 

[loomaluftwaffe]

its a lambo, and it doesnt have the ugly bumper of the countach.
looking at the miura, its face is frowning

 

[cheddar cheese]

What ugly bumper? The Countach is widely regarded as one of the best looking cars ever...

 

[cls12vg30]

Some U.S. versions of the Countach did have hideous add-on bumpers on the front to comply with US regulations.

I've always loved older Japanese hatchback cars, here's my 88 Nissan 200SX SE V6:

It's the S12-series, you guys outside North America may know them as 180ZX, Silvia, or Gazelle.

 

[cheddar cheese]

Ah I see - damn regulations.

Nice, I like 80's Japanese cars too....not sure why, theyre just appealing.

I sold my Fiesta XR2 the other day, got a nice tidy sum for it.

 

[Pisis]

my parents wanna buy this new skoda Roomster... I quite like it: http://www.skoda-auto.com/global/showroom/roomster/gallery/photogallery/

 

[loomaluftwaffe]

what regulation?

 

[lesofprimus]

I like ur 1950 Packard Twitch.... My father still has his 2 Packards, a 1938 and a 1947 Clipper with only 900 miles on it...

 

[loomaluftwaffe]

What ugly bumper? The Countach is widely regarded as one of the best looking cars ever...

wow looks alot better without the bumper.
i saw a coon-tosh in Monaco and i liked it except the bumper.
also saw a Diablo and a Murcielago, but no Miura

 

[cheddar cheese]

Ahhh Monaco. Memories.

US regulations spoiled a lot of great British sports bars...example:

MGB before regs...

MGB after regs....

Ugh.

 

[Pisis]

i don't niotice any difference except the hood

 

[cheddar cheese]

The horrid rubber bumpers and the ride height...

 

[GermansRGeniuses]

There's an example of an ugly bumper Countach.

And another.

Here's a proper Countach...

I would. And again in the morning. Once more in the afternoon.

 

[cheddar cheese]

Jeez what the hell is up with that bumper?! Not exactly gonna save anything is it

 

[lesofprimus]

Nope....