Ferrari 458 Italia

Maranello, 19th May – The Ferrari 458 Italia continues to go from strength to strength and has garnered over 30 international awards in its short career. Yesterday, it added two further plaudits to that collection at the internationalEngine of the Year Awards when its V8 was voted “Best Performance Engine” and “Best Engine Above 4 Litres”.

The success being enjoyed by the 458 Italia with both critics and public alike crosses all borders- it has won awards in a host of different nations from the USA to far east and Europe. In the US, the lid-rear V8 was named “World Performance Car of the Year”. It was also named “Car of the Year” by the Robb Report and topped the New York Times rankings.

Om the other side of Atlantic, the discerning British motoring media proved equally enthusiastic. In fact, the 458 Italia scooped both BBC Top Gear Magazine’s “Supercar of the Year” and Car of the Year Awards”. Staying in Britain, CAR magazine also named the 458 Italia “Performance Car of the year 2010”, as did Auto Express and what car. It triumphed too as the Dialy Telegraph’s “Car of the Year” and TV programme Fifth Gear’s “Fast Car of the Year”. The 458 Italia also enjoyed an enthusiastic welcome from the German and Italia public with the result that voted “Sports Car of the Year” by the highly reputable Auto Moto und Sport and Quattroruoute magazine.

Continuing around the world, the authoritative Car Middle East Magazine declared the 458 Italia both “Car of the Year’ and “Supercar of the Year” also. In China, Top Gear, Auto Moto und Sport, Robb Report and the pupular X-Car website all named it “Car of the Year”.

Lastly, in Japan, the 458 Italia was Engine’s “Best Car of the Year”, proving that the Ferrari’s extreme sportiness has a genuinely worldwide appeal.

(http://www.ferrari.com/English/GT_Sport%20Cars/GT/Pages/110519_GT_The_multi_award_winning_458_Italia.aspx)

Lamborghini – Murcielago LP670-4 SuperVeloce at Nürburgring Nordschleife and Côte d'Azur in Gran Turismo 5

At the 2009 Geneva Motor Show, Lamborghini unveiled the ultimate version of the Murciélago, the LP 670-4 SuperVeloce. The SV moniker had previously appeared on the Diablo SV, and Miura. SV variants are more extreme and track-orientated, and are released at the end of each model's production run. 

The SuperVeloce's V12 produces 670 PS (493 kW; 661 hp) at 8000 rpm and 490 lb·ft (660 N·m) of torque at 6500 rpm, thanks to revised Valve Timing and upgraded intake system. The car's weight was also reduced by 220 lb (100 kg) through extensive use of Carbon Viberinside and out. A new lighter Exhaust System was also used. As a result of the extensive weight loss, the SV produces a power-to-weight ratio of 429 Bhp/long ton. Also standard were the LP 640's optional 15-inch carbon-ceramic disc brakes with 6 piston calipers. In its June 2009 issue, Car and Driver magazine estimated that the LP 670-4 SV was capable of accelerating to 62 mph (100 km/h) from a standing start in just 2.9 seconds and on to 124 mph (200 km/h) in 7.4 seconds. Subsequent testing by "Road and Track" revealed a 0-60 time of 2.8 seconds and a quarter mile time of 10.9 seconds at 129.4 miles per hour. Lamborghini claims a top speed of 213 mph (343 km/h) when the car is fitted with an optional smaller Spoiler, or 209 mph (336 km/h) with the standard Aeropack wing.

According to Maurizio Regiani, head of Lamborghini R&D, the LP 670-4 SV's steering was tuned for high-speed sensitivity. Production of the ultimate Murciélago was limited to 350 cars, and cost $450,000 (approximately £270,038 in 2009).

In April 2010, Lamborghini released a variant of the LP 670-4 called the SuperVeloce China Limited Edition. The car was offered for sale exclusively in China (with 12 retail outlets, China overtook Italy as Lamborghini's 2nd largest market after the USA), and is distinguished by special exterior markings.

Mclaren F1 at Special Stage Route 5 in Gran Turismo 5

The McLaren F1 is a Supercar designed and manufactured by Mclaren Automotive. Originally a concept conceived by Gordon Muray, he convinced Ron Dennis to back the project and engaged Peter Stevens to design the exterior of the car. On 31 March 1998, it set the record for the fastest road car in the world, topping at 231 mph (372 km/h) with Rev Limiter on, and 242.95 mph (391 km/h) with rev limiter removed.

The car features numerous proprietary designs and technologies; it is lighter and has a more streamlined structure than even most of its modern rivals and competitors despite having one seat more than most similar sports cars, with the driver's seat located in the middle (and slightly forward of the passengers seating position providing excellent driving visibility). It features a powerful engine and is somewhat track oriented, but not to the degree that it compromises everyday usability and comfort. It was conceived as an exercise in creating what its designers hoped would be considered the ultimate road car. Despite not having been designed as a track machine, a modified race car edition of the vehicle won several races, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1995, where it faced purpose-built prototype race cars. Production began in 1992 and ended in 1998. In all, 106 cars were manufactured, with some variations in the design.

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toyota ft-86 at Siena - Piazza del Campo in gran turismo 5

toyota ft-86 at Siena - Piazza del Campo in gran turismo 5

honda s2000 amuse at circuits de la sarthe 2009 in gran turismo 5

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