Sunday, May 12, 2013

1969 Dodge Charger

This is by far the top dream car of mine. I would die to own one of these. When it was first launched in 1966, the Dodge Charger was an instant hit. With the idea taken from the mid 1960's Coronet, the new Charger's were made with a rich and superior interior and plenty of power. The Dodge Charger couldn’t be made with anything the 426 Hemi that had 425 horsepower and 490 lb ft of torque. It surely deserved all that power. And with the Muscle Car Market in full explosion Mopar fans went and bought one as soon as they could. I wish I had lived back then because buying a new car like this was dirt cheap compared to now. It cost a little less than $4,000 dollars to buy a brand new, no rust, no dents or scratches, original everything Dodge Charger. That’s like every muscle car lover’s dream! Now they’re worth so much more, especially with low miles and an amazing body. The 1969 Charger still used the same body as the year before but it was designed with a divided grille and new taillights. The base Chargers had the 225-cid slant-six and the 318-cid V-8 as standard engines. The Charger R/T had the 440-cid V-8 as its standard engine. You could get a Charger SE which was a mix of sport and luxury that had all of the standard Charger features plus leather and vinyl bucket seats, fake wood grain steering wheel, deep-dish wheel covers, hood-mounted turn signal indicators, and fake wood grain instrument panel. The Charger 500 was based on the standard Charger, but was made with a flush-mounted grille, fixed headlights, and a flush-mounted rear window glass for lower wind resistance. The reason it couldn’t keep up with Ford’s new cars was because the aerodynamics weren’t good enough, so it slowed the Charger down. But the 500 did have the suitable aerodynamics to keep up. The Charger was no doubt a racecar that needed to be used for its purpose which is to race in NASCAR. To compete in NASCAR and to comply with the newly set standards, Dodge produced a limited number of Charger 500s but soon they realized that they were not providing an advantage over Ford. As a solution, the Daytona Charger was introduced. With a roof-high spoiler, elongated nose made of fiberglass, these cars could charge down the speedway at nearly 200 mph. The modified design paid off when Bobby Isaac won the Daytona 500 in February 1969. Only 1000 Dodge Daytona Charger's were produced and along with the 500 have become two of the most desirable of all Chargers. This right here, is one of the best cars ever made.

Sunday, April 28, 2013

2014 Chevy Camaro Z28

It's back! The z28 is one of the most known Camaros that was ever made. And the new look is so mean! It just looks like it's in a race mode all the time. I love it, and the black rims and spoilers make it unique to all the other Camaro packages. The whole new fascia for the front end is a ton better than the 2013 version. To make it lighter, the Z/28 was made with 19-inch wheels, taking off 42 lbs over the 20-inch rims found on the SS and ZL1. There's no tire inflation kit, trunk carpeting, some sound deadening, and fog lights. Air conditioning is optional, the rear glass is slightly thinner, and the battery is a lightweight unit. The stereo is a single speaker retained for the obligatory seat-belt minder chime. Nine pounds have been cut from the backseat through material changes and doing away with the pass through ability. In the end, the Z/28 weighs 300 lbs less than the ZL1, or about 3,820 lbs. This puts it at 40 lbs lighter than a Camaro SS with a manual transmission and 200 lbs heavier than the Ford Mustang Boss 302. But that is most the information that I found. They like to keep it a surprise too. They haven't even let the price out yet!

Sunday, April 21, 2013

2013 Hennessey Venom GT

All I can say is whoa. When you see this car, there's no doubt that it's fast. Even the stock version of this car would blow any average car away. Then having Hennessey upgrade it? Oh man. Any of there cars have way too much power for one man to have. But this is their most powerful one yet. They put the LS7 in this, which is the 7.0L 427 CID aluminum block in it, and that's a crazy huge, crazy powerful motor, basically pushing nothing. Then on top of that they put twin precision turbo ball turbochargers on it. This give it a total of 1,244 horsepower and 1155 lb-ft torque. I think they're trying to make a land rocket, and if so they sure have done it. This car is so light, everything is made out of carbon fiber except for the doors and the roof, weighing in at a little over 2,700 pounds. The aerodynamics of this car are insane too. It lays so low to the ground, and all the flares and the spoiler, it gives it so much down force. I said it was fast right? It's probably classed as beyond fast. It goes 0-60 in 2.7 seconds, 0-100 in 5.6 seconds, and will do a quarter mile in 9.92 seconds. 6 seconds and its over 100! That's insane! I couldn't even grasp being in a car that could do that. I don't think any man could reach it's top speed without being crazy, fastest car in the world reaching 278 mph. Blowing the Bugatti Veyron out of the water at 258 mph. That's getting close to 300, and I don't know if anything is safe going 300 on the ground. But the price for the Hennessey modified Venom GT is $1.1 million dollars. Hats off to the man who can buy this car.

Sunday, April 14, 2013

1972 Chevy Nova (Super Sleeper)

I am a huge fan of muscle cars, and this one is probably the most well built, well hidden muscle car sleepers. A sleeper is an old muscle car that doesn't have the greatest looks. Maybe a few rust spots there, and some dents there. But then when you lift the hood, the motor blows your mind. and thats exactly what happened when I was checking this car out. You definitely can't see it, but this beast is carrying 1,160 horsepower and 825 lb-ft torque. This is because this has an all-aluminum LS2 Longblock with twin-superchargers. I'll give you a few minutes to stare in amazement at the picture below.
How he was able to do that, I don't know. But I do know that they had to reinforce a majority of the body because the amount of power it has would twist the frame like no other. A unique feature of this car is that it has what is called "Octane On Demand" fuel system, which allows the car to carry gas from the fuel pumps at the gas stations, and and also high octane racing fuel. They each have their own set of injectors. The primary one is used for the fuel pump gas, since it is a daily driver. The secondary is used for the racing fuel. So when the driver is cruising through town he is using normal gas, but maybe when he is out on an old country road or maybe even on the highway or interstate and wants to get on it, all he has to do is punch the gas and the secondary fuel system with spray the racing fuel to give the car an instant boost. To give you an idea of how fast it is, it ran a 10.41 at 141 mph on a quarter mile. Overall, this car is truly an amazing and unique car.

Sunday, April 7, 2013

2013 VR1200 Cadillac Hennessey Coupe

This is probably the nicest Cadillac you'll ever see, so you better get a really good look at it. They're only making 12 of these monsters. Thats in the world. This thing has so much power it's ridiculous, nobody should possess this much power. But if you're rich you sure could. Which doesn't make since, you know just cause you have alot of money doesn't automatically make you qualified to drive supercars dangerously. Most rich people fail to listen to that advice. And what do they do? They screw around in traffic and it costs them tons of money when they crash their precious Ferrari into the wall. Just something that annoys me. Anyway, back to the car. Let me just start off with telling you that this car has 1,226 horsepower, and 1,109 lb ft torque. Like what more do you need?! Thats insane. I have no words for it. Its 0-60 time is 2.9 seconds. Another mind blower. And get this, its top speed is 242 mph. The reasons it is able to go that fast and aquire so much power is because Hennessey dropped a 7.0L 427 CI aluminum V8 block into this sucker. Oh, and they added twin turbos. It has forged pistons, connecting rods, and crankshaft. Just everything in the whole engine assembly you could possibly upgrade it has done. Superior exhaust system, intercooler, high flow air induction system. The drivetrain assembly comes in manual or automatic, but the automatic costs $20,000 more. Upgraded suspension, brakes, tires, everything. This car is just absolutely amazing. But it also costs $295,000. So good luck with that!

Sunday, March 31, 2013

2015 BMW M2 Concept

This car looks pretty dang cool and fast. The 2015 M2 definitely has a futuristic and sporty look to it. It has a front mounted engine that hooks up to a semi-auto transmission. There's not too many details that BMW has let out about this concept, but there are a few possibilities for this cars engine type. One is a 3.0L six cylinder turbocharged engine which is estimated at 350 or so horsepower. The second is a tri-turbo engine the will be made for the first time. A very nice addition for the new M2 is that the body is going to be made up of carbon fiber reinforced plastics. So that means this car is going to be super light, and you know its going to be super fast as well. The only thing that isn't the best on this car is the fuel mileage. BMW has made other cars with much better mpg, but since the details are limited I'm not sure what the mpg range will be. And also the price is not given yet either, but this is a great concept car! If BMW does develope this car, it will sure to be a banger on the market.

Sunday, March 24, 2013

2013 Chrysler 300 SRT8

Another classy dream car of mine. The reason I like these kind of cars, is that it looks so clean but yet still has a ton of power. The SRT8 package gives this car the 6.4L Hemi V8 in it. Sounds like it would eat the gas right? Wrong. It has Fuel Saver technology in it, so it actually gets 14 MPG in the city and 23 on the highway. All the while, the engine is still producing 470 horsepower and 470 lb ft of torque. Thats pretty incredible. I think the boys up at SRT have this upgrading car thing down. The speedometer reads 180 MPH, and I guaruntee that it goes all of that very quickly. The ride is so smooth too, due to the 4-wheel independent suspension. Makes it to where you barerly feel any bumps in the road. One of my friends four wheelers has independent suspension, and it's a whole lot better than any other four wheeler that I've rode. That thing glides over holes. Another reason i like this car is because it reminds me of a Bentley. Its just the more affordable one. Bentleys cost a few hundred thousand, but this is just under 50 grand. You can also buy aftermaket things to make it look more like a Bentley also. This would be a nice car for an older person who still enjoyed the thrill of having a nice car.