Showing posts with label muscle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label muscle. Show all posts

Saturday, May 18, 2013

2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8 a review of New Muscle Car


2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8 At the New York Auto Show

2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8 is the latest version of the luxury sport sedan that was made of Chrysler, the characterized of the caby a suspension that can be adapted to heavy loads, a touch of unique interior and exterior, as well as some features that make this car-its worth mentioning muscle car luxury in its class. Parts of machines increased number of features of the previously used 6.1-liter Hemi V8 SRT8 SRT8 300 This can be upgraded to receive the 6.4 liter and has a strong power of 470 horsepower.


2012 Chrysler 300 Engine Components View

2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8 White - Front View


As the kind of muscle car Jeep Grand Cherokee, the kind of muscle car 2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8 uses an exhaust system that activates the fuel system can save up to 25% using a four-cylinder operation. Transmission is used consists of a five-speed manual transmission is defined by the system. The suspension is used an adaptive suspension system for a sports car with the changes in damping chassis.

Front Angle View of Chrysler 300C SRT8 Limited Edition in 2012


2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8 Car comes with some excellent car features, which take into account the vehicle speed auto speedometer, wheel speed, acceleration, steering angle and lateral acceleration and vertical, according to economic conditions automatically adjusts the suspension. In sports, the standard system with a higher damping level of damping for aggressive driving or track.



Interior Wheel Drive 2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8 - Luxury Modern Muscle Car

New Luxury Muscle Car 2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8 Rear Angle View


The "2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8" visual settings are used separately from the rest of the 300 lineup. As for the grill using the brake cooling channels integrated front fascia, chrome grille with black top and bottom round, 20-inch, half-inch lower ride height, wheels, rear bumper lower and there is also an escape four-inch dual.


Inside there are several buttons on the control panel with carbon fiber trim real. Paddle shifters, color touch screen with a size of 8.4 inches. 0-60 mph times, quarter mile times, braking distance and lateral and longitudinal 60-0. This Chrysler is an attractive performance luxury sport sedan.


Photo of 2012 Chrysler 300 on the Showroom


2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8 using this type of engine five-speed automatic
On Sale: Third quarter of 2011,
Base Price: $ 50,000
Drivetrain: 6.4-liter 470-hp, 470 lb-ft V8;
Fuel economy (EPA): 16 mpg


Part of the content of this article was reviewed from: www.autoweek.com/article/20110714/CARREVIEWS/110719925
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

The Legend of Muscle Car 1968 Camaro

1968 Camaro Muscle Car- Front Right View

The sales literature since 1968, said the Camaro was the second year for "fun crowd" and that it was a "husky performer and looks it." Marketing Chevrolet

The second year of production Camaro has been little changed. These minor changes were to the front and rear of the car. The 1967 Camaro has square headlights were replaced by rectangular. Markers were added and the side openings of the windows were removed. All minor things, which says that in general the designers got it right the first time. Pony Car fans were well satisfied with the car too. Chevrolet sold about 221,000 Camaros In 1967. Then sales were over 235,000 in 1968. The car was well received.


1968 Camaro Black - Muscle Car- Front Right View

The base Camaro emphasized that the car looks on the performance. The largest engine available in the baseline block was the 327ci small. It was a good engine, but could not compete with the high performance which found in Z/28s or big block 302ci. The Super Sport or SS remained the groups ground pounder. It was a quarter mile machine. OZ/28 continued to show his roots road racing. While the SS may have been the power lifter Z/28 was the tri-athlete group.
 

1968 Camaro Muscle Car- Front Left View
 
1968 Camaro Yellow Muscle Car- Left View

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Saturday, May 11, 2013

Legendary big cube muscle car machine and Oldsmobile Rocket 88

Two of the Top Ten Greatest Muscle Cars

Legendary big-cube, high power muscle machine

No form of an iconic car which is the tradition of the American muscle car performance. The presence of muscle cars into a unique identity in America. Shoehorning the muscle car concept by using a powerful engine in the chassis without brakes dangerous with adequate power and speed for the race on the road. Place to test the speed of muscle car is only found in countries where the course is relatively smooth and safe, gasoline with high octane and low levels such as the United States.




David Newhardt, Mustang - Forty Years

In films like American Graffiti American cultural invention in sports dirancan to celebrate the uniqueness and strengths featuring many American muscle cars are traveling at the speed of a straight line, racing drug. Note also that most of the factory riders - Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt, COPO Chevelle, Corvette L88, etc. - that some manufacturers sold during the years 60 and 70 are not listed as most do not even pretend to be real cars. The story of the Top 10 muscle cars contain a variety of controversies because of the emergence of a different opinion from their respective fans, but once they have some information that is always circulating

Oldsmobile Rocket 88

Oldsmobile V8 flopped big in body size in 1949, and with the start of a national obsession that lasted until the 1973 oil crisis. The Rocket 88 135 horsepower does not seem as usual, today is also 303 cubic inch displacement is too large. The car engine wear two barrel carburetor, the price is cheap compared to the practice of twin quads, but the Rockets have won eight of 88 races 88 of 10 1950 NASCAR season. 




Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Picture

In fact, although it may be hard to imagine now that the old Olds sign extinct, the division has been held as to its appearance in 1977, when it underestimated demand for the Oldsmobile "Rocket" V8 350 famous in his book, Delta 88 and replaced with the same size, but a little machine different from Chevrolet.

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