Future of Exotic Cars

The Future:

Global culture starting to think about saving the planet.Companies like Ferrari are responding pro-actively already, with the supercar maker announcing it plans to aim to improve its fuel economy by up to 40 percent. The factory has even gone more green, recently installing massive flat solar roof top panels to help the company be more energy self-sufficient as a manufacturing plant and to reduce their own cost of heating and cooling the boutique facility. On the cutting edge of technology, they are sure to consider playing with bio-diesel and hybrid technologies in the future,   Lamborghini, on the other hand, seems to be holding steadfast to their gas-a-holic visions, still moving forward with V-10 and V-12 technology and jet-like aerodynamic propulsion systems. As a smaller company with a bit more cavalier attitude towards geo-politics, it is presumed that due to limited production numbers and such a small target market of driving enthusiasts, that the car buyers will be able to pay the gas taxes and any related penalty for their thrill of speed (with only 1800 cars produced annually).

With Audi owning the major portion of Lamborghini shares, we can hope that the company will surprise potential owners and current clients in the future with an announcement that they will produce a green exotic super car, but for now the company reports no deal.

Sooner than you know we will be flying in cars around the world and not having to use airplanes.

Koenigsegg Trevita.

 Koenigsegg Trevita

In 1994,the Koenigsegg project was launched. With a long tradition of building high quality cars and a large number of suppliers to the racing car industry, Sweden offered a suitable breeding ground for the development of a world-class supercar. The concept for this supercar was set from the start, a two-seater, mid-engined construction with a hardtop; all based on state of the art Formula One technology. A network of competent designers and engineers, with connections both to the Swedish car industry and the universities, was tied together.

 

Koenigsegg took the Crown from the legendary McLaren F1 road car regarding top speed. The McLaren F1 Guinness Record held for 7 years until the mighty CCR, with a small margin managed to outrun the former and ageing champion. CCR also proves itself on the famous and challenging Nürburgring by taking several speed records around the track and almost beating the outright lap record for production cars even considering the bad conditions, as the temperature was only 3 degrees Celsius.

     Its a special edition car of which only three were made. The Trevita, which translates into "three whites" in Swedish, has a body made entirely out of Koenigsegg's proprietary material consisting of diamond-colored carbon fiber. The Trevita is based on the Koenigsegg CCXR, and Apart from the unique composte material and the partially painted wheels it has the specification as the Special Edition CCXR.

Swedens $2.21 million Koenigsegg Trevita is the most expensive exotic sports car made to date, and only three were made. The exotic sports car has diamond-colored fibers coated into the bodywork that come through in the visible weave bodywork. Top notch technologies inside the Koenigsegg Trevita include, a hydraulic lift system, tire monitoring system, chrono instrument cluster, paddle-shifters, carbon fiber brakes, and a 1018bhp engine.

Lamborghini

 Lamborghini Reventón Roadster.

      The $1.56 million Lamborghini Reventón Roadster is based on the Murciélago LP640, but with an entirely new exterior. Only twenty of the 2009 sports car were made, and it features a jet-inspired carbon fiber body complete with eighteen inch wheels. The Lamborghini Reventon Roadster super goes from 0 to 60 MPH in just 3.4 seconds while reaching a top speed of around 205 MPH. The exotic sport car is the topless model of 2008 Lamborghini Reventón.

Lamborghini presents the ultimate driving machine among open-top two-seaters – the Reventón Roadster is a sports car of breathtaking fascination, menacing power and uncompromising performance. The 6.5 liter twelve-cylinder generates 493 kW (670 PS), catapulting the Roadster from 0 to 100 Km/h (0 to 62 mph) in 3.4 seconds and onwards to a top speed of 330 KM/h (205 mph). The open-top Reventón is not only one of the fastest, but also one of the most exclusive cars in the world – Lamborghini has limited the series.

The car is used state-of-the-art, highly networked processes to bring the Reventón Roadster to life. The design, CAD work and model making that took place in the Centro Stile, which opened in 2004, were accompanied continuously by specialists and test engineers from the Research & Development Department.
All units of the Reventón Roadster are being built on the Sant’Agata Bolognese production line, with perfect craftsmanship and to the highest levels of quality.

Maybach

Maybach Landaulet.

   

  

More than 100 years ago, Wilhelm Maybach built a car that heralded the modern era. His Opus No.1 went down in history as the first Mercedes, and he is still remembered as the "king of the design engineers".

During the twenties and thirties they could be admired on the boulevards of New York, Monte Carlo and Berlin. The beginning of the forties brought the classic Maybach era to an end. Even long after production of these legendary vehicles ended, they remained very much alive in the hearts and minds of engineers, designers and automotive enthusiasts.

The Maybach has returned for the 21st century. Like its esteemed predecessors, the current version once again sets new standards with its technology, design and individuality. And like an instrument that is brought to life by the player, this car resonates with its owner's sense of style.

The 2009, $1.35 million exotic Maybach Landaulet is powered by a V12 twin-turbo engine, and has a top speed of 155 miles per hour. The rear roof module has been removed so passengers can have an unobstructed sky view. The Maybach offers the hand-built Landaulet based exclusively on the customer’s own specifications, and only a limited number was built during a restricted period.

BMW Z4

The BMW Z4 is a rear-wheel drive sports car by the German automaker BMW. Replacing the Z3, first-generation production started in 2002 at BMW's Spartanburg, South Carolina plant, with both roadster and coupe forms produced. Starting with the 2009 model year, the second-generation Z4 is built at BMW's Regensburg, Germany plant as a retractable hardtop roadster.

The first-generation BMW Z4 was known as the E85 in roadster form and E86 in coupé form. It was designed by Danish BMW-designer Anders Warming, who later made the Mille Miglia Concept car with some of the same shapes as the Z4.

The most powerful car of the Z4 line-up is the Z4 M. It features a naturally aspirated, in-line six cylinder engine, used in the third generation of the BMW M3, producing 252kW (343PS; 338hp) at 7,900 rpm and 365N·m (269lb·ft) of torque at 4,900 rpm. 0-100 km/h takes 5.0 seconds, and the top speed is limited to 250km/h (155mph).

The recently-updated BMW Z4 includes the first THX-certified sound system from any German manufacturer . Available on the Z4 Coupe and Roadster, the Premium Sound System has 10 speakers, a 7-Band Graphic Equalizer, digital ten-channel audio amplifier and digital sound processor, two sub-woofers with an output of 100 Watts located behind the seats, two woofers each developing 40 Watts at the front of the car, and six midrange loudspeakers and tweeters. Total output is 430 watts. During the certification process, THX worked with BMW engineers to analyze speaker layout and positioning, and acoustic and equipment performance in the Z4 to make sure they were optimal for distributing sound throughout the vehicle.

Bentley

Bentley

 

 

W.O. Bentley (WO to his friends) and his brother HM bought Lecoq and Fernie, a French auto company, renaming it Bentley and Bentley, with headquarters in Mayfair. In 1919, after a stint making airplane engines during WWI, the company was resurrected as Bentley Motors The first Flying B insignia appeared on the 1920 Bentley 3 1/2 Liter test car, which was built near Baker Street in London, and the first production car, another 3 1/2 Liter, was delivered to Bentley's first customer in 1921. Bentley saw its first win at Brooklands in 1921, then entered its only Indianapolis 500 in 1922, where it qualified and finished last.

 

  A privately owned Bentley took 4th place in the first-ever Le Mans in 1923, prompting W.O. Bentley to support a factory team. Rolls-Royce bought the company and kept WO on, if only to keep him from creating a new company that could compete with R-R. The first Rolls-produced Bentley, the 3.5 Liter, debuted in 1933, and WO left the company for Lagonda in 1935. In 1939, the Bentley factory at Crewe opened.

 

The Bentley Continental lineup has expanded from one very fast sedan to seven even faster sedans and convertibles, including one flex-fuel vehicle. Each has the 6-liter W12 engine, but the Continental Supersports, as part of Bentleys commitment to reducing its carbon footprint company-wide, can run on either gasoline or biofuels. With the introduction of the Bentley Mulsanne in the summer of 2009, though, Bentley was back on firm ground with a long, luxurious, gasoline-powered sedan.

 

 

Aston Martin

Aston Martin:

" A quality car of good performance and appearance: a car for the discerning owner driver with fast touring in mind, designed, developed, engineered and built as an individual."-Martin

Lionel Martin turned his passion into a business in 1913, when he joined forces with Robert Bamford to sell Singer cars - adapting them for the tough up-hill challenges that formed an important part of early motorsport. The partners wanted to manufacture cars of their own - and a name was needed. Martin regularly competed in climbs at Aston Hill - and with the simple combination of a hill and a driver, the Aston Martin legend was born. The very first Aston Martin car was registered. Fitted with a Coventry Simplex side-valve engine, built to his own specification, it became known as 'Coal Scuttle'. By 1920 the company was operating from Abingdon Road in Kensington - and motoring pioneer Count Zborowski dug deep into his pockets to fund the construction of two Aston Martin racing cars, which competed in the 1922 French Grand Prix. Now the marquee rapidly established its racing credentials.

 

           Major introductions in 1999 included the launch of the first ever 12 cylinder Aston Martin DB7 Vantage and Vantage Volante, powered by a 6.0 liter 420 horsepower Aston Martin V12 engines designed and developed in close cooperation with Ford RVT and Cosworth. In July 2000 Dr Ulrich Bez joined the company as Chief Executive - and October saw the end of an era with the last delivery of an Aston Martin V8 engine model.

Ferrari

                             Enzo Ferrari

      was born in Modena Italy on February 18 1898. He came from a well to do family that owned a metal foundry making railroad parts; they were the first in his town to own a car. Enzo then founded Scuderia Ferrari, who was mainly sponsors’ and trainers for Alfa Romeo. He was officially hired by Alfa Romeo as head of their racing department in 1938, and then in 1940, upon learning of the company’s plan to take control of his beloved Scuderia, he quit Alfa. The first Ferrari road car was the 1947 125 S, powered by a 1.5-litre V12 engine;

      Ferrari has long been one of the ultimate toys for the rich and young (or young-at-heart). Ferrari cars feature highly-tuned small V8 and V12 engines, often in a mid-engine configuration. But until the introduction of fuel injection in the 1980s, they were quite temperamental and were difficult to maintain. Before the mid 1980s they carried a reputation for unreliability and bad engineering, though these were written off by enthusiasts as “character.” Ferrari owners have famously and religiously defended the merits of their cars while virulently criticizing other brands.

Bugatti

Ettore Bugatti was born in 1891 in Milan, Italy, the son of a renowned sculptor, designer and furniture maker. As a teenager, Ettore Bugatti designed and raced motorized tricycles. He built his first automobile in 1901, showing the vehicle at a Milan exhibition. In 1909, Bugatti opened an automobile factory in an abandoned dye works in Molsheim, Germany, now part of the Alsace region of France.
Bugatti's first production model was the Type 10. He molded the frame directly to the suspension, a design that allowed lighter weight as well as greater speed, fuel efficiency and handling. The basic chassis design survived in all later Bugatti cars, as did the characteristic horseshoe-shaped radiator grille.

    

         Bugatti cars are famous for superior handling, high horsepower and an exorbitant price tag. These cars earned their reputation through more than 2,000 racing wins. Bugattis were the vehicle of choice for the wealthy, and have remained among the rarest and most valuable collectible cars in the world. The Bugatti company was the creation of the talented, strong-willed Ettore Bugatti, who demanded, and in some cases attained, perfection from his employees as well as his automobiles Throughout its history, the Molsheim factory only produced about 8,000 automobiles. About 2,000 Bugattis have survived, and they remain among the world's most valuable cars.

Only 300 of the $2 million Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport were ever made. The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport has two roofs, an umbrella-like spare and a solid tinted polycarbonate cover that matches the body. The fast and powerful car houses 16 cylinders, 64 valves and four turbochargers producing 987 hp, can hit 0-60 in under three seconds, and reach a high of 250 miles per hour. 

HISTORY OF EXOTIC CARS

                    History of Exotic Cars

             The birth of the exotic car can be traced to the early 20th century foundings of Bentley, Bugatti, Duesenberg, Maserati, Aston Martin, and later Ferrari and Lamborghini. Most of these cars are produced in limited quantities and hand built without the benefit of an assembly line. An exotic car of any age is usually a custom-built, one-of-a-kind, high-performance vehicle that comes either as a luxury sedan, roadster, coupe or sports tourer. It has always existed but was reborn from the rubble of World War II in Italy and Germany with marathon races and attention to craftsmanship. They are usually a muscle or luxury built with high performance to value the price of the car. The reason why the car cost so much is because, of the time and hard work put into the car. "Super car" is the real word instead of what "exotic sports car". Exotic-car engineering and design usually end up in mass-produced cars, such as all-wheel-drive, all-wheel disc brakes, fuel injection and independent suspension the breath-taking look along with its very fast speed makes this car every man dream.