Tag: exotic cars

Car of the Day 5/22/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2018 McLaren 570S Spider that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The McLaren 570S was unveiled at the 2015 New York International Auto Show, the Spider version was unveiled at the 2017 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The 570S been in production since 2015. The engine is a 3.8 liter twin turbo V8 that produces 570 horsepower and 443 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 7-speed dual clutch transmission. This car does 0-60 mph in 3.2 seconds and has a top speed of 204 mph. This car weighs 3,303 pounds since the chassis is a carbon fiber composite monocoque. The side skirts, front splitter, and side mirrors are carbon fiber. The starting price of the McLaren 570S Spider is $208,800.

Car of the Day 5/21/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2018 Jaguar F-Pace S that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Jaguar F-Pace is a crossover that’s been in production since 2016. The engine is a 3 liter supercharged V6 that produces 380 horsepower and 322 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is an 8-speed automatic. This crossover does 0-60 mph in 5.5 seconds and has a top speed of 155 mph. The starting price of the F-Pace S is $59,775.

Car of the Day 5/20/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2018 Aston Martin DB11 Volante that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The DB11 is the replacement for aging DB9. The DB11 was unveiled at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, despite the fact that photos of the DB11 were leaked online twice before it was unveiled. The engine is a 5.2 liter twin turbo V12 that produces 600 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is an 8-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds and has a top speed of 200 mph. This car weighs 3,902 pounds since the chassis is a bonded aluminum spaceframe. The starting price of the DB11 Volante is $216,495.

Car of the Day 5/12/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2018 Ford GT that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The new Ford GT was unveiled at the 2015 North American International Auto Show, and is being made 2016 and 2020. A total of 1,000 will be built. The engine is a 3.5 liter twin turbo Ecoboost V6 that produces 647 horsepower and 550 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic. This car weighs 3,054 pounds since the body panels are carbon fiber and the chassis is a carbon fiber monocoque. This car does 0-60 mph in 2.8 seconds and has a top speed of 216 mph. The starting price of the Ford GT is about $500,000, and only certain people will be allowed to buy them.

Car of the Day 5/9/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2017 McLaren 570S that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The engine is a 3.8 liter twin turbo V8 that produces 570 horsepower and 443 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 7-speed dual clutch transmission. This car does 0-60 mph in 3.2 seconds and has a top speed of 204 mph. This car weighs 2,895 pounds since the chassis is a carbon fiber composite monocoque. The side skirts, front splitter, and side mirrors are carbon fiber. The starting price of the McLaren 570S is $188,600.

Car of the Day 5/2/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2017 BMW i8 that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The i8 is a hybrid sports car from BMW. The concept model for the i8 was unveiled at the Frankfurt Auto Show in Germany back in 2011 and was featured in the movie Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. The car didn’t go into production until 2014. The engine is a 1.5 liter turbocharged straight-3 with a lithium ion battery that produce a total of 357 horsepower and 420 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 6-speed automatic, and it’s one of those transmissions where the driver can change gears with either the clutch or the paddle shifters. This car can do 0-60 mph in 4.5 seconds and tops out at 155 mph. The starting price of the i8 is $147,500.

Car of the Day 4/27/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2010 Ferrari 599 GTB that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Ferrari 599 is a supercar that was made between 2006 and 2012. The 599 was unveiled at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show. The engine is a 6 liter V12 that produces 612 horsepower and 448 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 6-speed F1 sequential. This car does 0-60 mph in 3.6 seconds and has a top speed of 205 mph. This car weighs 3,726 pounds since the chassis is an aluminum monocoque.