Ferrari 599 GTO Mugello

Ferrari 599 GTO Mugello

Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano

By Jocelyn Lebreton  

We've been waiting for so long that we almost started to think the new Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano was only the foolish dream of a daily commuter half-asleep in the morning traffic. We've been on the lookout for its cameo appearances in selected auto shows all last year, catching a glimpse of its silhouette in Brazil and hunting down the footage of its first duel with a F-40 Supercar near Las Vegas. Since November 2006, the 599 GTB is not just a dream anymore, but a new thoroughbred designed to represent the Prancing Horse at the pinnacle of what the Italians call Gran Turismo. Succeeding the legendary 575M Maranello was not an easy task, but the 599 GTB Fiorano cuts to the chase and is simply the most powerful coupe ever produced by Ferrari.
In the early '90s, the Italian car maker had drastically improved its image and the reliability of its gorgeous machines with the arrival of Luca di Montezemolo at the helm of the company, along with Frenchman Jean Todt and Englishmen Rory Byrne and Ross Brawn in the racing department. Since its beginnings in the late '40s, Ferrari's fate has always been closely related to motorsports. When its flagship Formula 1 team, led by German ace Michael Schumacher, started its rise back to the top and subsequently won the Formula 1 World Championship five years in a row, everyone knew the time was up for Ferrari to reclaim its title as the maker of the most exciting cars on the planet. A new generation of models quickly followed, first with the 456, then with the famous 360 Modena, the 550 and the 575M Maranello.
The tremendous success met by this revival wouldn't have been complete without the release of the Enzo Supercar in 2002, an exclusive and selective creation named after the founder of the prestigious firm. We would have lived happily ever after with this amazing collection, but as soon as 2004, Ferrari was already introducing the 612 Scaglietti as the successor of the elegant 456. A few months later, the 430 was announced to replace the popular 360 Modena. We had been in love for years with the 575M Maranello, having surrendered to the simple but forceful silhouette and the overbearing V12 tucked under the single air intake in the front. Nevertheless, we have to admit that it shouldn't be too difficult to fall for Ferrari's newest coupe: the 599 GTB is an astonishing achievement in the fields of mechanics and aesthetics alike.
While the shape of the 599 GTB seems to be in part loosely inspired by the fluent design of the 612 Scaglietti, its unbelievable engine comes straight from the V12 first installed in the Enzo Supercar. This is where the legend began: the beautiful and unbridled coupe powered by a massive V12 front engine has been a tradition at Ferrari since the famous 250 GTO appeared in the early '60s. Performances are mind-blowing. Delivering 620 hp at 7600 rpm, the 599 GTB Fiorano rockets from 0 to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds and reaches a top speed of 205 mph. The F1-Superfast six-speed sequential transmission allows you to shift gears in just 100 milliseconds, an impressive 50 milliseconds faster than the Enzo Supercar. At this level, numbers can hardly restitute the raucous music produced by the Italian engine. To be honest, nothing compares to the sound of a Ferrari V12.

Automatives's Article - Savoir Magazine 2007
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Interior Bentley Continental GT

Interior Bentley Continental GT

 Interior Bentley Continental GT 

Interior Bentley Continental GT 

 Interior Bentley Continental GT

 Interior Bentley Continental GT 

2008 Bentley Mansory Continental GT

By Marcus Lim  

The 2008 Bentley Mansory Continental GT comes with a GT speed alternative for the year 2008 as the Speed Model produces an amazing 600 horsepower while the 2008 GT has a maximum horsepower of 552. Compared to the model from the previous year, this one shows off its stylish alterations that any car lover would be dying to get their hands on. In the range of the $200 000 exotic cars, the Bentley's coupes symbolizes a car fairly more refined, yet still a sporty vehicle - optional to others like Lamborghini, Aston Martin and Ferrari. As stated by Bentley, the 2008 Bentley Mansory Continental GT was "conceived to be a sporting coupe without rival." Besides the amazing design of this car, it also offers an all wheel ride as well as four very comfortable seats. It has the ability to accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour in an amazing 4.6 seconds! The GT Speed vehicle can do the same, but in an even more amazing 4.3 seconds! Both of these vehicles can do a maximum speed of approximately 200 miles per hour.
Characteristics of the 2008 Bentley Mansory Continental GT include cross stitching on the door panels and seats, wood veneers, two-toned steering wheel and a built in phone that can now function in six different languages. The seat belts and floor carpets match the interior tone of the vehicle. Some of the interior changes that have been made to the car are the four seats, which can comfortably accommodate people up to six feet tall. The designers of the interior of the vehicle worked with a few basketball players during their designing, to ensure that tall people and people of all sizes and shapes would be accommodated in the vehicle. Some of the interior, like the leather upholstery and wood can be specified as it doesn't only come in one type.
A regular dashboard with a fashionable console that climbs upward and curves to the sides in an awesome shape that imitates the Bentley wing emblem design featured inside the 2008 Bentley Mansory Continental GT. Most of the routine controls may be accessed conveniently from the steering wheel so there is no reason to take your hands off the wheel and put yourself in danger when you want to make use of the controls. For this vehicle, the display of the driver's information provides a completely new look; by displaying the information with thin film technology which offers the driver a clearer view of the data. A new dashboard clock features on the dashboard, and there is an original satellite radio. Also stepped up a notch in the vehicle is the Bluetooth system that is now improved and compatible with cell-phones and some voice dialing options. Some other options include a back-up camera and a perfectly comfortable three spoke steering wheel. The 2008 Bentley Mansory Continental GT also features drilled alloy pedals and a leather and chrome gearshift.
The exterior of the car is different, but one can still see that it is a GT. The changes that have been made to the exterior of the 2008 Bentley Mansory Continental GT are the new grille that looks different in the sense of its shape as it has been made slightly more vertical and even more squared off on the ends. The bumper has an air intake that is a lot wider and the quad headlights have been restyled to suit the rest of the vehicle.
The appearance of the 2008 Bentley Mansory Continental GT is not the same as the previous models which portrayed a delicate touch of sporty design, the 2008 model is sportier than any of the other models and this can be seen without even studying the car up close. The designers of the vehicle needed to blend the customary Bentley seal as well as hand craftsmanship with superior quality and technology as well as a modern profile. Typical tires for this vehicle are 19 inches. The back spoiler will automatically rise when the car reaches a high speed and many will say that this is the feature of the vehicle they admire the most. The air springs of the car hold certain electric dampers. These dampers have been modified to improve the comfort of the ride.
Under the hood of the 2008 Bentley Mansory Continental GT is where it all happens! Working with identical turbo-chargers, the 4 overhead cam 6 liter W 12 can make 552 horsepower at 6100 revs per minute and 479 feet-pounds of torque. The Speed model of the GT basically has the same engine as the 2008 Bentley Mansory Continental GT, except it is more advanced with certain parts.
Safety is a major issue with the vehicles and drivers of today, but there are more than enough safety precautions within this vehicle, the rest is up to the driver. Air disc brakes feature Bosch anti-lock mechanisms with brake force allocation. Carbon earthenware brakes are also an option if you would rather prefer something like that. The normal electronic system adds an extra Sport traction mode which will allow wheel-spinning easily at slow speeds. Another safety precaution that this car has is side curtain and side impact airbags.
The 2008 Bentley Mansory Continental GT is available in different colors, but the certain colors in which you can get them may depend on where you purchase them. Normally, you will have a choice when it comes to the interior as well as the exterior color of the vehicle. This is also when you will determine the other optional factors of the vehicle. There may not be all that many features that you can personalize to the exact way you want it, but it is more than any previous model of this kind has ever offered before.
This is a wonderful car, whether it is for a male or female; it's great, sporty looking, but at the same time as stylish as a car can get. It rides smoothly and it is the ideal car for any sporty-car lover!

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Veyron Bugatti

 Bugatti Veyron

Bugatti Veyron

By Jocelyn Lebreton 

One quickly runs out of superlatives when trying to describe the Bugatti Veyron. I'm not even sure if one should use the word "car" to refer to such a monster. Endowed with absolute power and a daunting maximum speed, the Veyron looks and sounds like it just came out of some impossible future inhabited by gigantic gas pumps.
50 years after Ettore Bugatti's death, Volkswagen used its magic wand to resurrect the legendary firm, and to say the least, the German carmaker did a mindblowing job.
Motorsports enthusiasts will instantly refer you to the mythical Bugatti Royale from the 1930s, a colossal and majestic masterpiece, sold at such a prohibitive price that only three people were able to afford to buy it at the time. The Royale turned out to be one of the most rare and prestigious automobiles of all times, but despite record-breaking performances, its endless and fairytale-like silhouette became above all a symbol of unequivocable luxury able to make any Rolls Royce look like your everyday sedan. Instead of trying to match the Royale's incredible legacy, re-Volkswagen decided to look for inspiration in Bugatti's racing history to design the Veyron, rightfully using the name of the famous driver who won at Le Mans in 1939 behind the wheel of a Bugatti Type 57.
We got to drive this exceptional vehicle for a few miles in the parking lot of a San Diego country club. It's easy to feel intimidated by this incredible machine, so we carefully and promptly handed it back to its official tutor, French race car driver PierHenri Raphanel.
The Veyron is unbeatable. Its wide and massive shape sets it aside from other supercars such as the sleek Mercedes McLaren SLR or the angular Ferrari Enzo. But the real thrill comes from the Veyron's unrivaled performances: with an engine delivering 1001 hp and a top speed neighboring 250 mph, the new Bugatti flies over the road like a rocket in the morning sky. The Veyron goes from 0 to 62 mph in 2.5 seconds, which is no less than a second faster than a Ferrari Enzo. Pedal to the metal, you can reach 200 mph in little more than 15 seconds. This is a first in the field of street-legal vehicles, and you would have to steal a Champ Car to have a chance to catch up with the Veyron. To be frank, at the end of the day, I still wouldn't put a dollar on you.
Revolutionary techniques were involved in the making of this 21st Bugatti. In order to gather the 1001 horsepower needed to establish a new automotive legend, Volkswagen has designed an 8 liter W16 engine by mating two narrow-angle V8s. Peak torque is 922 lb/ft at 2200 rpm No less than four turbochargers garnish this frenzied powerhouse and engineers had to come up with a special seven-speed dual-clutch transmission to allow for all this wild energy to be transferred to the road. Needless to say, fuel efficiency was never an issue in the process, and you'll be delighted to learn that the Bugatti Veyron has given a new meaning to the term gas-guzzler by settling for a little more than 2 miles per gallon at top speed. In this configuration, the tank would go from full to empty in less than 12 minutes. All kinds of rumors are surrounding this unbelievable ride: pushing hard on this monster will make a set of tires last about 125 miles.
It took several years of trial and error to achieve the Bugatti Veyron's final version. Launched by flamboyant CEO Ferdinand Piëch in 1999, the project started with a prototype equipped with a W18 engine (three flatV6's side by side).
Soon, engineers realized they needed a more compact structure, and the W16 was adopted and installed in a mid-rear position. Fine tuning the beast was a long and difficult task, and many incidents occurred during the testing. A lack of stability at high speed even provoked an accident and the destruction of a prototype. In 2003, Piëch was replaced by Bernd Pischetsrieder at the helm of Volkswagen, and the new leadership took the project back to the drawing board. Under the supervision of engineer Wolfgang Shreiber, the Veyron became more stable and drivable. Gordon Murray, the famous and brilliant father of the astounding McLaren F1 of the early 90s who had in the past harshly criticized the Veyron initial concept and prototypes, was recently revealing his thoughts on the Bugatti's final version: "One really good thing, and I simply never expected this, is that it does change direction. It hardly feels its weight. Driving it on a circuit I expected a sack of cement, but you can really throw it at tight chicanes."
Only 300 Bugatti Veyrons will be made over the next five years. It will cost you no less than $1.5 million to get your hands on one of them, but apparently, Bugatti has already received 70 firm orders. In a classy move, Volkswagen moved Bugatti back to Ettore's original headquarters at Saint Jean Castle in Molsheim, Alsace, and the resurrected firm should even increase its production in 2006 to meet the demand. Believe it or not, all in all, the Veyron is a good bargain: its manufacturing costs far exceed its selling price. Following the steps of its respectable ancestors, this unique automobile is first and foremost a magnificent and decadent study announcing the end of an era. Stepping away from the cockpit of this unforgettable machine, lost in a state of denial, it was almost hard to keep in mind that the days of gasoline engines are numbered.

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