Challenger R/T and SRT-8.... Test Drives!

Recently I test drove the new 2010 Dodge Challenger R/T and SRT-8. First off i need to say these are not the Mussel Cars of are fathers they are fully blown GT cars. I haft to start off with handling cause in all honesty thats where their fathers were lacking in, it is accurate and responsive but not harsh or firm like a sports car but not wollowy either just how a proper GT car should be. In the corners it feels controllable and gives a good indication of its limits and this is exactly the same for both the R/T and the SRT-8. Moving on... The Performance varied quite a bit from the R/T to the SRT-8, the R/T really felt like a good old Hemi and immediately brought me into the feel of the movie Vanishing Point with miles of torque, 40FTlb of it, coming from the 5.7L Hemi thrusting me right back into the 60's and 70's upon feeling this torque I proceeded to explore the 374HP and wound the car all the way up to 6000rpms and it had its grunt all the way to red line and made me feel like a little kid again. And then I tested the SRT-8 and oh boy was I surprised, I thought i had some fun in the R/T but this was a different car much different the power from under the hood was immense with 425HP and 420FTlp and with a sound that could sink San Fransisco into the sea. On to breaking... This is where the second biggest difference came in with the SRT-8 having the Brembo Big Break Kit on it making car car stop much much faster than the R/T while being heavier than the R/T, but don,t get me wrong the R/T breaked great but the SRT-8 was just a lot better... either car can be hooked up to a 5 speed automatic or a 6 speed manual, the manual being much more fun and having the feel of a bolt action rifle! OK lets move on from the awesome to the average... The interior was very average but just as good as anything German in the same cost point but very roomy and comfortable... After all this I say the Dodge Challenger is a wonderful and just as good as anything European but with the cool fact of a American Mussel Car! I want one! So i give it a 7.8 out of 10 it was not a full 8 cause my best friend said it was ghetto, which i totally disagree with.

Wait... What?... Oh yeah its been Summer!

I woke up this morning, should say afternoon, to a stiff body and grumble in my stomach. As I slowly regain my since of time I realize its it 12:10 in the afternoon, grumble at my self and slowly rock myself out of bed. I start to think I my impending day at school and how i only have 25 minutes to get to my history class when it dawns on me that school ended about two weeks ago. I am over joyed and fill with a new energy and zest for the day!

Marrage

So I went too two of my greats friends' wedding today and it was awesome!

I love Paul and Ali Anderberg, first time i met them i thought they were like married already i think... :) ? my memory is not so good at times... maybe it was a little after but they are wonderful people and they WILL! have a awesome life together...

Dinan's CEO's personal M5 up for sale?

http://www.dinancars.com/bmw/cars-for-sale

I stumbled o this last week Has the company hit hard times or has the renowned BMW tuner learned something about a BMW M5 tobe released?

I would go wit the later cause the M5 has been with us now for 5 years and staying with BMW's tradition it will be replaced in in its 6th so expect in 2012 to see a new iteration of BMW's 5 series and M5! But also expect it to loose it' un-echo high reving V10 motor. We will most likely see a high reving V8 mated with a twin turbo system and making about 600hp to the wheels.. But there is hope for the V10 the new 7 Series will be fitted with a V12 twin turbo system so as it goes for BMW they tend to have 2 more max cylinders per series of cars... ie 1 series max cylinders 6 3 series max cylinders 8 so 5 series will have max of 10 and the 7 series having a max of 12... lets all pray for that V10!

Yokohama Advan AD-07 Review

I just Got my hands on set of Yokohama Advan's and boy am I impressed.

Excellent grip very responsive and low road noise. Everything you want from a set of Ultra High Proformence Summer street tires!

Ok Its Official The Hennessey Venom GT Is Real!

Hennessey Venom GT!!!!! that car will RAPE everything on the market cause as you know hennessey is know for making run-of -the-mill sports cars in to cats that destroy bugattis like the 1200hp viper that is found to be more reliable than the Veyron! so here it goes lotus exige + 1000 Corvette ZR1 twin turbo motor = 0-60 of 2.2 seconds and top speed in the range of 260mph!!!!!!!!!! and most likely costing around $300,000 bucks!!!!!

Ok here are a little speculation on its road going specs:

Motor:

Chevrolet® Corvette® LS-9

( The motor will retain its Super Charger but will gain the added benefit of a Twin Turbo Charger system that will likely resemble that of Hennessey’s® Viper® systems ).

Aluminum Block Twin Cam 32 Valve with a 7400RPM Redline.

Is not clear yet how it will be mounted beyond it being Mid-engined but with the addition of 12 inches to the front and rear width it maybe mounted transversely ( From right to Left opposed to the more typical front to back ) but do to fabrications cost of building a whole new transmission just for the car ( Cause no aftermarket company currently makes a transmission that can be mated to the LS-9 motor if it is transversely and to keep cost down one would assume Hennessey® would continue to barrow other parts from other companies ).

Horse Power:

1000-1200

(Depending on if they are aiming to match or destroy their European revivals)

Ft-Lb of Torque:

900-1000

Weight:

It was claimed by Hennessey® six months ago that it will weigh around 2800 pounds and this is still very likely cause the car is only two feet longer and a foot wider and the motor (LS-9) only being 400 some odd pounds heavier that figure will be likely. Hennessey® Will be aiming for a perfect 50/50 weight distribution to maintain the Exige® based car’s renowned handling.

Width:

80 Inches (12 More than a normal Exige®.)

Length:

173 Inches (24 More than a normal Exige®.)

Height:

45 Inches (Assumed one inch drop front and rear for improved high speed stability.)

Brakes:

The Venom GT® will be fitted with carbon brakes as standard most likely from AP Racing®

Fronts will be 15in Carbon disks fitted with 8 pot calipers and the rears will be 14in carbon disks with six pot calipers. (These are the best brakes you can get from AP Racing®. This may change if StopTech® introduces a new series of carbon brake systems.)

Heres The link From Fast Lane Daily:

http://www.vodcars.com/fastlanedaily/episode/fld_20100316/lotus-returns-to-racing-volkswagen-r-ferrari-theme-park-hennessey-venom-gt-3-16-2010

Relaxed night.

When over to my friend Nathan's Fraternity and had another great night. Its nice to be with a group of people, ok it was a large group of people on a Monday night keeping it chill, and i must say it would be a hard thing to do.

But any way back to the focus of my blog tomorrow I will hands on with the 2010 Mazda RX-8 R3 with a full review and comparison to the original Mazda 2004 RX-8, its father the Mazda RX-7 and a couple cars in it cross hairs the old Nissan 350z, the Nissan 370z, , and the Hyundai Genesis Coupe.