Tag: 90s cars

Car of the Day 8/1/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’97 Bentley Azure that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Bentley Azure was made between 1995 and 2009. This is from the first generation, which was made between 1995 and 2003. The engine is a 6.75 liter turbocharged V8 that produces 385 horsepower and 553 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 6.5 seconds and has a top speed of 150 mph. This Bentley was auctioned off for $79,200.

Car of the Day 7/31/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’95 Corvette ZR1 that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the C4 generation, which was made between 1983 and 1996 (model years 1984 and 1996). The ZR1 was designed by Jerry Palmer, and was made between 1990 and 1995. A total of 7,025 were built. The engine is a 5.7 liter LT5 V8 that produces 405 horsepower and 385 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 6-speed manual. This car weighs 3,505 pounds since the body is fiberglass and the chassis is a steel tubular frame. This car does 0-60 mph in 4.9 seconds and has a top speed of 170 mph. This Corvette was auctioned off for $34,100.

Car of the Day 7/20/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’95 Camaro Z/28 that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. This is from the fourth generation, which was made between 1992 and 2002 (model years between 1993 and 2002). The engine is a 5.7 liter V8 that produces 275 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 6-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 6.2 seconds and has a top speed of 158 mph. This Camaro sold for $17,600.

Car of the Day 4/26/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’96 Corvette Grand Sport that I saw at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the C4 generation, which was made between 1983 and 1996 (model years between 1984 and 1996). The Grand Sport was only made in 1996. The engine the LT4, which is a 5.7 liter V8 that produces 330 horsepower and 240 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 6-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 5.1 seconds and has a top speed of 178 mph. Only 1,000 Grand Sports were made in 1996: 810 coupes and 190 convertibles.