car maniax and the future: October 2011

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

2012 New Porsche Panamera

Like most things Porsche, the 2010 Porsche Panamera 4S isn't easy to classify. At first, we were tempted to call it a squashed Cayenne, but the driving characteristics took that comparison out of the running. And although we were reminded of the 911 4S while behind the wheel, we just couldn't bring ourselves to call it a stretched 911. The first spy shots of the Panamera produced quite a bit of negative reaction towards its styling and, though that was mostly undeserved, the long cabin does give it an odd proportion.

2012 Porsche Panamera in dark

2012 Porsche Panamera

2012 Porsche Panamera with the top speed

2012 Porsche Panamera on the road

2012 Porsche Panamera

2012 Porsche Panamera from beside

Interior On New Porsche Panamera 2012

View detail On 2012 Porsche Panamera inside

2012 Porsche Panamera (GPS and advance accessories)

Atom Cars On New Design 2012th

The Ariel Atom is a high performance sports car made by the Ariel Motor Company based in Somerset, England. The car is also manufactured under licence in the United States, originally by Brammo Motorsports, currently by TMI AutoTech Inc.The Ariel Atom is unusual in that it is exoskeletal — the chassis is prominently visible from the outside — and therefore lacks a roof, windows and other features normally found on road cars. It is available with a range of engines, the top of the range being a supercharged Honda Civic Type-R K20 and a supercharged 2.0 litre, 300 hp (220 kW) Honda iVTEC engine. With each of these engines it can achieve an acceleration of 0-60 mph in 2.7 seconds. Although the top speed of approximately 140 mph (230 km/h)-150 mph (240 km/h) is relatively tame compared to more exotic sports cars, the high power-to-weight ratio (approximately 500 bhp/ton, or 650 bhp/ton supercharged) affords it very fast acceleration and the low weight provides excellent control through corners.