V8 Supercars (also V8 Supercars Australia, V8SCA, V8) is Australian car racing version. It's the most popular car racing in Australia, and also in New Zealand, besides it, the given races become popular in the World thanks to TV. V8 Supercars is popular thanks to a large quantity of participants and extremal car actions.
Ford Falcon VS Holden Commodore
Basic supercars for V8 Race Experience are based on Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore, have some similarity from serial cars, but are seriously modified for participation in races, though and under strict supervision for the purpose of preservation of equal struggle possibility of all participants.
Technical requirements to supercars are based on balance between: aspiration to provide technical rivalry for having created speeded cars and aspiration to provide safety, adrenaline and great TV rating. Probably, thanks to extremal adrenaline — vouchers of V8 races are included in the best TOP TEN gifts for men by the Esquire version.
Historically, Falcon and Commodore the most popular cars in the Australian car market. The competition between cars is an action intrigue. Struggle between Holden and Ford became rather dense, domination of automobile manufacturers it's truly grandiose TV-show.
In spite of the fact that release Lexus LF-A has been limited by only 500 copies, recently the given car is one of the most popular supercars. Though LF-A it's rather popular in a body «coupe», hearings about creation of roadster LF-A soar in air throughout already several months.
Lexus LF-A Roadster
Lexus still has officially declared, whether LF-A will be issued as a roadster, but on the Internet there were some images... About popularity of a coupe Lexus LF-A says also that fact, that all 165 Lexus LFA, intended for Japan, have been bought within 3 months from the moment of a car debut. If intended for the foreign markets 335 LF-A, will be bought up also quickly, Lexus becomes one of the most sold cars who have ever been made.
In total in three months after the official premiere supercar Lexus LFA inhabitants of Japan have bought up under forward orderings all lot of cars intended for this country — 165 copies.
As informs Japanese edition Response, in local motor shows of the price for such model begin from 37,5 million yens (about $410,000US). In total company Lexus plans to make 500 pieces LFA.
Lexus LFA in rent
In some other markets (for example, in the USA) supercar Lexus LFA will be leased. To buyers will suggest to issue the rent contract for a period of two years after which termination the car can be issued on itself. In the Japanese company hope, that thus they will manage to get rid of those who does not plan to use the supercar — for example, is intended to put in garage for a collection or to resell at the overestimated cost.
Lexus LFA (interior)
Lexus LFA it's equipped with the 10-cylinder atmospheric engine in volume of 4,8 litres and the power of 560HP robotised by a 6-step transmission on a back axis and differential Torsen on a back axis. Dispersal with 0 to 100 km/h at such car for 3,7 seconds, and the maximum speed makes 325 km/h.
Company Nissan is extremely avaricious on the comment concerning new working out, but it is known, that the end result becomes the most powerful, smart and expensive GT-R from all ruler.
Luxury Nissan GT-R SpecM
Despite lacking even approximate date of an exit of the car on the market, the edition informs a guiding price on which SpecM will offer in Japan. The price looks rather shocking — 18,000,000 yens (more than $200,000US). It for 2,250,000 yens more than ask now for the most expensive version GT-R — SpecV.
That will offer buyers for such money — the main question. If SpecV is some kind of the extreme version GT-R calculated on potential of the real racer SpecM will leave in "lux" and will offer a comfort maximum. Thus managerial process even in the sharpest modes will be facilitated by means of additional electronics and change of options of a base configuration of the car.
Supercar Nissan GT-R SpecM
Certainly, round the car already now there is a weight of gamble and hearings. The loudest among all assumptions is that SpecM can turn from Nissan in Infiniti as $200,000US expensively enough for as a whole budgetary brand. Official comments while are not present, but there are no also refutations that gives only additional occasion to various theories.
Company Lexus is full determination to create track supercar LFA updatings which weight will be lowered, and all necessary units are prepared for use in amateur racing competitions. On it informs British magazine Autocar referring to not named sources inside Lexus.
The track version of supercar Lexus LFA
On weight of the track version supercar Lexus LFA, which weight "in base" how many is planned to lower makes 1,48 tons, and to what completions the car will turn up, at present is not specified.
I will notice, that usual LFA it is equipped with 560-strong atmospheric motor V10 in volume of 4,8L, the robotised 6-step transmission and differential Torsen on a back axis. According to Lexus, with 0 to 100 km/h such car is dispersed for 3,7 sec, and the maximum speed makes 325 km/h.
The limited version of LFA
In total it is planned to make only 500 copies supercar Lexus LFA, however the prices for a novelty are not known yet. On preliminary data, cost of the base car in Europe will make about 368,000 euro.
On the eve of official presentation supercar Lexus LFA some foreign mass-media have published the first details about this car. According to OmniAuto, LFA it will be equipped with 4,8-l atmospheric motor V10 developing 560HP, and it can be dispersed to 100 km/h for 3,7 sec.
Technical characteristics: Lexus LFA
Lexus LFA it will be equipped by a 6-step transmission and differential Torsen on a back axis. About 65% of a body a supercar are executed from carbon thanks to what the weight of the car makes less than 1,48 tons. Weight distribution on axes — 48/52 in favour of a back axis.
In total Lexus plans to make such 500 cars. The exact prices for a novelty and a quota on regions are not specified yet. Earlier it was informed, that in Europe LFA will cost about 290,000 euro.
Since November, 4th in Japan sales of special release of car Subaru Exiga under the name 2.0GT tuned by STI have begun. Also this car is exposed on Tokyo Motor Show 2009.
Sport universal Subaru Exiga
The novelty is created on base 2.0GT and presented as a 7-seater sports car. The car is completed by exclusive 17-inch wheels from an aluminium alloy. Besides it, the forward part of the car, design of the panel of devices with illumination and the steering wheel fitted by a skin have undergone to changes the muffler. The new car also differs the exclusive lever of a gear change fitted by a skin. Still the car of special release is equipped with a sports forward bottom spoiler. Moreover, the car has system of start of the engine without key use.
Promo release — Subaru Exiga
The car of special series Exiga 2.0GT tuned by STI is made by the limited circulation and will be on sale till March, 14th of next year in number of only 300 copies. The price will make 3,591,000 yens (taking into account the tax). Subaru 2.0GT tuned by STI it's presented in 4 colour variants: white nacre, a black, grey metallic and dark blue.
Company Nissan Motor has informed on release on the automobile market of last version supercar Nissan GT-R. As it is informed on a site of the company, sale new GT-R in the house market will begin since December, 7th of this year. On the world markets the car will arrive in the spring of next year.
Last Nissan GT-R
In Japan all-wheel drive version Nissan GT-R with engine VR38DETT and transmission with two couplings GR6 will be on sale. Car cost will make from ¥8,61 million to ¥15,75 million depending on a complete set.
Company Honda has not refused idea to make on the automobile market the sports car under own mark. And, as the chief executive of company Takanobu Ito has declared, it will be "ecologically pure car with excellent dynamic characteristics".
Sports Car by Honda
Earlier the company declared the beginning of works on the supercar which could become the ideological successor of model NSX: it was planned, that this model will be with engine V10. However because of crisis the further development of the project has been "frozen".
Which power-plant will receive future supercar Honda it's not specified yet. "I hope, once we will have free money and the necessary technologies, and we will make the sports car under mark Honda which will symbolise our technological progress", — the director of the Japanese company has noted.
It's necessary to note, what exactly Takanobu Ito in 1990 was the developer of the unique aluminium chassis for Honda NSX, and chief executive Honda Ito became only in June of this year.
Meanwhile, competitor Honda — company Toyota — on a motor show in Tokyo has presented own supercar with motor V10. Lexus LFA it is equipped by the 560-strong atmospheric engine and it can be dispersed from 0 to 100 km/h for 3,7 sec. Toyota plans to make only such 500 similar cars at the price from $375,000US for a copy.
Firm Senner Tuning, among tuning workshops while has become famous for nothing. But employees of German of studio not to be afraid to change representatives of the most different marks — from Aston Martin to a Volkswagen. One more position in a bureau portfolio — upgrade Nissan 370Z.
Insignificant completions in appearance
But the relation to a Japanese car at children, to tell the truth, has appeared superficial. Appearance standard, and on the general background huge 20-inch disks are allocated only.
Engineers too did not begin to trouble themselves: their diligence engine V6 3,7 (332HP) has added only 20HP. To replace the program of management and to put final system Invidia of mind big it is not necessary...
After the lapse of four decades from the moment of exit Datsun 240Z on the market of the United States, the company is going to present the special version to memorial commemoration.
2010 Nissan 370Z
The very first Datsun 240Z has crossed ocean in 1969 and has gone on sale in the USA on October, 22nd, i.e. 40 years ago. It was the 1st sportcar Nissan which has entered the North US car market. Then 240Z it was offered at the price from $3,626US. Power of the 2,4-l 6-cylinder engine made 150HP, and in a combination the 4-step mechanical transmission was offered.
In honour of memorial Nissan Motor prepares an anniversary series of present generation of model — 370Z. It will go on sale in the United States in the spring of the next year. The circulation is limited, but the exact size is not informed.
The special colour of the body developed specially for a limited series becomes the main external difference anniversary 370Z — car colouring is called «40th Quartz».The car will receive the improved brake mechanisms with the supports painted in red colour. There will be 19-inch carbon wheels Rays having smoky chromium plating. The 3,7-l engine power of 332HP will not differ from other versions 370Z, but within the limits of an anniversary series will offer only mechanical transmission. All cars will receive differential of the strengthened friction.
In salon there will be the sports armchairs sheathed by a natural skin of red colour with an anniversary engraving on backs, sports overlays on pedals, lever MKPP from the polished aluminium. The wheel sheathed by a skin also will receive a red proline. The label reminding of an accessory of the car to a limited series will appear both on body Nissan Fairlady Z and in salon.
Nissan 370Z 40th Anniversary Edition
As to cost Nissan 370Z 40th Anniversary Edition the price will appoint not earlier than the next spring, directly ahead of the beginning of sales.
Company Lexus plans to begin in October of this year in the European car market of sale supercar LF-A which cost in the Great Britain will make about 250,000 euro.
Lexus LF-A for British
Novelty it is planned to construct on the carbon chassis. Under a supercar cowl the ten-cylinder petrol engine in volume of five litres and power of 550HP will settle down. According to the information, Lexus LF-A will receive 4,8-l engine V-8 of similar power which can work together with a 6-step transmission.
Are expected, that dynamic characteristics of the Japanese car will be close to indicators of one of the basic competitors of a novelty — 620-strong Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. As it was informed earlier, the maximum speed LF-A will make about 350 km/h, that on 20 more than at Ferrari.
Supercar Lexus LF-A
Within the next years it will be made more than 500 copies Lexus LF-A, thus, only 20 cars will be intended for the automobile market of the Great Britain. The debut of the Japanese supercar is planned on an October motor show in Tokyo.
For the first time Japanese company Mazda has shown photos of new concept car MX-5 Superlight. The first, that is evident in the model prepared for the 20 anniversary of release of first generation MX-5, — absence of a windshield. Besides the car has received the updated design of a forward part.
Concept car Mazda Superlight
Weight Mazda MX-5 Superlight makes only 995 kg, that together with 1,8L engine, power of 126HP, allows a roadster to be dispersed with 0 to 100 km/h for 8,9 seconds. World premiere Mazda MX-5 Superlight has taken place on the international motor show in Frankfurt.
By 2013 company Nissan is full determination to prepare supercar GT-R of following generation — R36. The vice-president has informed On it in interview to the British network edition PistonHeads on global planning of release of products of Andy Palmer.
Modernised variant Nissan GT-R
As he said, the novelty will be constructed on the modernised platform supercar Nissan GT-R of current generation, will keep system of a full drive with placed before a back axis of the car a transmission and begins to be equipped still with the six-cylinder petrol engine with two turbines.Now Nissan GT-R it's equipped with 480-strong motor V6 with two turbines which works together with the six-step robotised transmission with two couplings. According to the Japanese motor-car manufacturer, with 0 to 100 km/h such car is capable to be dispersed for 3,5 seconds and to reach the maximum speed of 310 km/h.
The updated version of legendary Nissan
Let's notice, that next year on the market there is an updated version a supercar which will receive more rigid suspension bracket, additional lateral air inlets in a back part the bodies improving cooling of brake mechanisms, and also recustomized for conformity to ecological standards "Euro-5" the engine.
Supercar Nissan GT-R will receive 2010 modelling years the modernised suspension bracket which tests it's carried out by experts of the Japanese company in a Nurnburgring, little changes in design and a number of innovations in an electronic stuffing. Also the car will have a luxury updating.
Changes in ex-terrier Nissan GT-R
By words project head GT-R, the "usual" car of next modelling year will receive a back bumper from "charged" version Spec-V and additional lateral air inlets which will improve cooling of back brake mechanisms. In front in a suspension bracket a supercar there will be more rigid springs and shock-absorbers. Besides, the engine will be recustomized for conformity to ecological standards "Euro-5" and for work improvement on small speeds at low temperatures.
Also owners Nissan GT-R will have an opportunity to download data of telemetry and work of all systems of the car on USB-flash that then to analyse this information.
New Nissan Spec-M
Next year on the market there is a new updating of supercar GT-R which will receive name Spec-M. It is expected, that new Nissan Spec-M will receive more comfortable options of the chassis, an exclusive audiosystem and more magnificent furnish of an interior.
Throughout half a year the company spent operational development of the standard car for participation in races Targa Newfoundland which should take place in some weeks. Improving GT-R, experts Stillen aspired to execute two primary goals: to raise an engine power and to lower car gross weight. Both that and another is reached with little effort, thanks to a stock for tuning which possesses GTR initially. In Stillen have established a new turbo-supercharging, an electronic control package and final system of own working out. There was a system of cooling of a check point from Dodson Motorsports, a sports admission with filters K&N, the two-level electronic bust-controller and many other things. As a result the engine power has made 620HP, and pressure of a turbo-supercharging — 15 psi.
Nissan GT-R by Stillen
The car weight is how much reduced not specified, but it is a question of several tens kgs. The majority of panels of an inner trim is dismantled or replaced on executed of carbon, the front extension housing is replaced with the facilitated. As a result the car is dispersed to 100 km/h for 2,9 seconds, and a distance in a mile quarter passes for 11,0 seconds
Roadability of the car is improved at the expense of installation of sports springs Eibach and antiroll bars with automatically adjustable ruggedness of own working out Stillen. Nissan GT-R, finished Stillen, will take part in races Targa Newfoundland in east Canada.
At the disposal of a site 7Tune there were espionage photos of supercar Lexus LF-A (on other data, the car will receive name LF-L) which have been made by Japanese magazine New Model Magazine X.
2011 Lexus LF-A
It's necessary to notice, that the salon of a novelty and a back bumper look left unfinished, therefore pictures, possibly, have been made during works on a test prototype.
As it was informed earlier, supercar Lexus will receive the ten-cylinder petrol engine in volume of 4,8 litres, developing 550HP. The transmission will have some operating modes (among them — completely automatic, sports, winter and "manual") according to which options of system of stabilisation begin to vary, a corner of attack of a back rear wing and work of some other electronic "assistants". It is expected, that the maximum speed of such car will make 350 km/h.
The debut a supercar will take place on October automobile show in Tokyo. In total it is planned to make 500 copies Lexus LF-A from which approximately 30% will intend for the Japanese car market where the prices for the car begin to begin from 22 million yens. In Europe the novelty will manage approximately in 290,000 euro.
Company Nissan has opened shop of sports cars near the well-known racing highway a Nurnburgring in Germany.
Nissan 370Z Nurburgring Special Edition
On a platform in 500 sq. m while supercars Nissan GT-R in a base variant, sports coupe Nissan 370Z in updating Nurburgring Edition (all 80 similar cars will make) and exclusive for Europe GT-R in complete set SpecV (the given updating sell only in Japan) are exposed. Also in shop the firm symbolics of a brand and tuning division Nismo (including exclusive Japanese things) and toy models Nissan is presented.
On well-known to "Northern loop" Nurnburgring there was the sports fine-engine vehicle constructed on the basis of supercar Nissan GT-R. As informs website Nissansportz, the car will be used for rendering assistance to the drivers who have had an accident on this racing line, whose extent makes more than 20 km.
Racing version of Nissan GT-R
Instead of back seats in fireman Nissan GT-R tanks with water and special foam are built in, and in a luggage carrier there is a fire hose and all necessary control devices. Besides, the car has received corresponding identification stickers on a body, flashing beacons, a skeleton of safety and carbon sports armchairs Recaro. Cost of transformation of the supercar in fire — is not specified.
As it was informed earlier, in May of this year coupe Nissan GT-R in fourth time some years have broken own record of a circle of "Northern loop" Nurnburgring. The car under control of test pilot Nissan has passed a track for 7 min of 26,70 sec.
If predecessor Nissan 350Z was the absolute macho new «Z» became more womanly, refined. However to say that is "female", instead of "male" and the more so to name 370Z historical Japanese name Fairlady I would not dare. And if to distract from a snake grin of a forward air inlet, vertical door handles and elaborate headlights-lanterns in the form of letter scraps «Z»... The Silhouette with a direct back — same Porsche!
New Nissan 370Z
In salon — spirit of ancestors in the form of the "motorcycle" panel of devices on a steering column, as well as at the predecessor 350Z. But all these details play, when salon, as at me, — orange. And if an interior it is ordinary black the attention is involved with the elements borrowed at Infiniti G37: the central console with the inclined keyboard, the large button of start of the engine and the compartment located at the left for the ignition key. Though is not present — the key at the left here is perceived by a hint any more on Infiniti, and again on Porsche.
— Improvement on all without an exception to parametres, let was our purpose and small, — Steave Robbins, the engineer of European technical centre Nissan explains the concept of creation of model 370Z. — In salon now there are a glove compartment, a powerful cross-beam we have shifted from a luggage carrier forward, for seats …
At the heart of a compartment — modernised rear-wheel platform FM (front midship) from Infiniti G37 with the power unit "pushed" deep into to wheel base. In front — a classical two-lever, back suspension bracket — four-lever. Springs, shock-absorbers (firms Kayaba), sajlent-blocks of suspension brackets here are more rigid, but the main thing — wheel base on 300 mm is shorter (2,550 mm), than at Infiniti G37 (and on 100 mm, than at 350Z). And a track, on the contrary, more widely. As at the racing super-car!
— With such configuration 370Z copes not worse sports competitors, — Robbins assures.
Feel, where he drives? Completely operated as at Infiniti, the chassis and a full drive designers at all did not take in calculation are superfluous weight and expenses. The body on third became more rigid («basically at the expense of more advanced computer modelling») and on the whole 102 kg it is easier — a cowl, a cover of a luggage carrier and external panels of doors now aluminium. And the car weight as a whole in comparison with model 350Z has decreased on 32 kg.
The engine — atmospheric "six" VQ37VHR (3,7L, 331HP) — is known besides on Infiniti G37. But at the expense of smaller weight installed power per employee new a Z-car above — 220HP against 196HP at Infiniti and 183HP at 350Z.
And the main news is that European 370Z along with Japanese and American will be equipped at last with "automatic machine". Why not "mechanics"? Because to adapt a megapowerful box from supercar GT-R — it's unprofitable, and similar motor-car manufacturers have no another. By the way, absence of automatic transmission, on assurance of experts in marketing of autoconcern was the reason low model-predecessor sales...
But I have begun with "mechanics". To get under way uneasy — coupling very hard, and the moment of contact of disks is not felt at all. The main highlight of mechanical transmission, actually, not in the mechanism, and in electronics — system Synchro Rev Control (SRC). You rush, for example, on the fifth transfer, you squeeze out coupling — and as soon as the lever literally on millimetre comes on "territory" of the third transfer (position gauges stand in the mechanism of switching and on a coupling pedal) motor turns jump up exactly so, it is how much necessary. So purely to be switched without SRC (it can be disconnected the button) at me it turned out every third, from force the second time. To deceive system, sharply pulling the lever or, on the contrary, stretching switchings, did not leave. Only to have fun: at the squeezed out coupling by the transmission lever it is possible to increase speed!
While I with the colleague searched near Paris though for any flight site, Nissan 370Z puzzled more likely, than pleased. On addition of gas the motor reacts quickly and precisely, and to dump — with an appreciable delay. The effort on hard and rather a sharp wheel changes adequately, but, for example, at a strong lateral wind is dim-drawn "zero" forces to search management in small corners. The suspension bracket rigid, constantly shakes, but to "be accustomed" to this rigidity it is not possible: on compartment dispersal considerably squats «on hinder legs», on braking — hardly is not sleepy.
As a result you feel the gamer: you want a high — full gas! Here only in game it is possible not to be afraid to "spread out" the car, and in a life... In a life not bad to take pleasure and in driving «in a half-pedal». But if any Porsche allows also it, Nissan 370Z — hardly.
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