We had a feeling GM was sandbagging us with the production specs of the 2009 Corvette ZR1 back in December. 620 horses is equal to one hundred horsepower per liter they told us. Revised specs in the Spring, we heard. Well, it's unveiling time at the Museum's C5/C6 Bash and GM finally makes the Supercharged LS9 6.2L V8 power specs official: The new 2009 Corvette ZR1 produces 638 horsepower and 604 lb-ft of torque.
Steve Saleen recently retired from Saleen Inc. before creating a new company SMS Limited. To celebrate a quarter of a century in the business Steve Saleen has created the 25th anniversary Mustang Concept firing out a power output of 720hp and 670ft lbs.
Typically Saleens numbered 10 and below are reserved for family, friends, and promotional vehicles, but even so, it;s impressive that Molly was able to swing the coveted number 1 serial number (naturally Daddy’s little girl gets #1) on the 2007 Saleen Mustang S281. It’s also a Saleen tradition that Mustang number 6 is skipped. That was started decades ago when that number was accidentally overlooked and not built.
Chevrolet Dealer and Corvette Collector Dave Ressler was in Bowling Green yesterday to accept delivery of the first retail 2009 Corvette ZR1. Ressler is well known for buying the 6.2 liter supercharged Corvette at January's Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction for $1 million. The special one of a kind Corvette features a unique VIN and will be the only one painted LeMans Blue.
Toy-Jet - Worlds’s First LS1 Porsche 911 Conversion… Porsche on the Outside, LS-1 Engine on the Inside. CRAZYNESS INDEED!! Check it out, its for real and upon a quick analysis this modified 911 must kick ASS to drive!
Checkout this sick Supercharged Audi R8 by MTM video. That engine sounds AMAZING due to the MTM exhaust valves which regulate the exhaust note. 0-60mph (100km/h) in 3.9 seconds (versus stock: 4.9 seconds). This car was tested it up to top speed 301 km/h on Autobahn.
Watch the video to learn why GM didn ’t use the 7.0L V8 from the Z06 and why the Eaton’s next generation TVS supercharger is so special (helping promote 620+hp) explained by Ron Meegan, GM's small block assistant chief engineer.
North American International Autoshow 2008 - Canadian Venue, Toronto, Ontario. February 15-24. Vehicles in this album: Hyundai Hellion Concept, Hyundai Tuscan, Hyundai 2007 Tiburon Stage II Supercharged, Toyota Prius PHEV, Honda Accord Tourer i-CTDi, Ford Escape Hybrid, Mercedes Benz ML350, E63 AMG, CLS 63 AMG
On May 7th, 62 renowned motoring journalists from 30 countries will gather at the Engine Expo 2008 in Stuttgart Germany to cast their ballots for "The International Engine of the Year Award". Competition is always stiff and for engineers of the respective nominees, bragging rights for winning the world's best engine is the crowning achievement following years of development and testing.
The interesting thing about the VW Golf GT is that it combines a small capacity direct injection four-cylinder of just 1.4-litres with a turbo-charger and super-charger. VW have dubbed it the “Twincharger” or TSI engine and it was good enough to win engine of the year in its class in 2006 and 2007.
The new TRD Aurion is the world’s first production car to use the Eaton TVS (Twin Vortices Series) supercharger. Fitted to the standard Aurion’s 3.5-litre V6, TRD have managed to extract a handy 241kW from the warmed over engine and claim that it is enough to see the TRD Aurion dispatch the 0-100km/h dash in 6.1 seconds.
Toyota continue to steadily fuel the anticipation surrounding the pending official release of their TRD Aurion. This time the Toyota press release hints at a combined engine and supercharger package that is performing ahead of expectations.
This car is equipped with the following ARDEN extras:
- 22" Monoblock Dakar Rim
- Engine-Tuning : + 45 PS with modified ECU and
- High Performance Stainless Steel Exhaust incl. sportcatalyst
- de-activating the factory fitted speed limiter
- electronic air suspension system
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