Posts Tagged ‘series’
REbirth of a Classic
Although all of the old Jaguar E-Type, beige leather interior and wire wheels, not necessarily a classic British Racing Green. E-Type “, the Daily Telegraph of the hundreds of beautiful cars on the list in March 2008, occupying first and foremost a thing of beauty, no doubt, was developed in 1960. At the same time, but the 5.3-liter V12 series of up to three 1-series, the 3.8-liter engine is an extremely powerful car. Jaguar E-Type, a real life beauty and the beast, throughout his life of 70,000 sales models, has great success achieved for Jaguar.
As is so often a prestige-car garage, and the words engraved on my father’s car, do not. On the way to live, but never in a position to your type E is a suitable set of parameters, from time to time, even if some of the most beautiful models. ‘Number 1′ Jaguar ‘Black Cognac’ Eagle Speedster, like an updated version of the original 1960 with the aim of a race car made of aluminum, the former “light” on the model in detail y. has taken, has remained faithful to the design of training. The power transfer into the machine, are usually disappointed in the cars in this class, absolutely incredible and impeccably precise handling.
Number 1, five speeds and a sport suspension is designed, coupled with a standard 4.7-liter engine equipped with Eagle. Of course, all proven and reliable Eagle improvements.
This is an impressive piece of automotive engineering in their commitment to the original E-Type, but I do not think my father’s domain, this is definitely a wonderful piece of technology as an opportunity for an album, and I would get my vote!
Classic Cars – Audi Quattro
Audi Quattro – Geneva Motor Show in March of this year appeared a car to the future design of the car on the road to change most of the technicians.
Four-wheel-drive turbo rally car designed the coupe and a stolen car cornered and technology through the new Audi Quattro the show; really a great improvement “Vorsprung Dutch Technique” is tested.
To surprise Quattro 4×4 road car in the modern world and took days to develop a practical solution has produced.
Chassis engineer Jörg Bensinger and other Audi car, Audi’s engineers to evaluate the performance of a visiting team, the car in northern Scandinavia, in 1977, which began three years ago, had germinated seeds of the Quattro, the front drive wheel 100 cars in the series.
Jörg Bensinger Quattro project began in March 1978, former president of advanced development and Audi rally driver, Walter three promotions, the Audi factory in Ingolstadt and was impressed by his return.
Quattro is a parallel development of the design team was also very successful Audi 200 turbo 170 miles, began in the first five-cylinder.
2144 cc engine-team, 5500 rpm 200 hp engine power of two valves per cylinder has been increased added, camshaft.
The Audi Quattro and the car has a top speed of 137 could do mph 7 seconds from 0 to 60 mph.
Engine power, but the new configuration of the four-wheel-drive, but with skills that the world by storm. Quattro, and instead received a new engine when he built into a car to cross the usual arrangement. World Rally Championship rules have to drive the car changed all four wheels; the Quattro has a secure future. Project development is pushed forward to create and Audi on the average new car in 10 days or the years of 2000, were tested.
A total of 11 452 Audi Quattro has managed to produce during the period 1980-1991. Rally version of the development of the A1 and A2, 1981-1983 won the World Rally Championship diverse.

















