Mick Lennon Automotive Photography
This is where you get to see photos of cars I've taken over the years.
Today’s car of the day is this ’68 Porsche 912 that was at the 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. The Porsche 912 is a sports car that was made between 1965 and 1969. The engine is a 1.6 liter flat-4 that produces 102 horsepower and 91 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 5-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 12 seconds and has a top speed of 119 mph.
Today’s car of the day is this ’71 Volkswagen Beetle that was at the 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. The Volkswagen Beetle is a subcompact that was made between 1938 and 2003. The engine is a 1.6 liter flat-4 that produces 60 horsepower.
Today’s car of the day is this Mercedes-Maybach S600 that I saw in town yesterday. The Mercedes-Benz S-Class has been in production since 1972. This is from the sixth generation, which has been in production since June of 2013 (the first model year was 2014). The engine is a 6 liter twin turbo V12 that produces 520 horsepower and 610 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 9-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 4.6 seconds and has a top speed of 155 mph. The starting price of the Mercedes-Maybach S600 is about $200,000.
Today’s car of the day is this Smart ForTwo that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. The Smart ForTwo is a subcompact that’s been in production since 1998. This is from the second generation (W451), which was made between 2007 and 2014. The engine is a 1 liter Mitsubishi 3B2 straight-4 that produces 70 horsepower and 68 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 5-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 10.7 seconds and has a top speed of 90 mph.
Today’s car of the day is this Mercedes-AMG GTS that I saw in town yesterday. The Mercedes-AMG GT is a supercar that’s been in production since 2014 (the first model year was 2015). The engine is a 4 liter twin turbo V8 that produces 515 horsepower and 494 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 7-speed DCT. This car does 0-60 mph in 3.7 seconds and has a top speed of 193 mph. This car weighs 3,461 pounds since the chassis is an aluminum spaceframe. The starting price of the AMG GTS is $133,395.
Today’s car of the day is this 2010 BMW 320i that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. The BMW 3-Series has been in production since 1975. This is from the fifth generation, which was made between December of 2004 and June of 2013. The engine is a 2 liter straight-4 that produces 168 horsepower and 155 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 6-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 8.1 seconds and has a top speed of 143 mph.
Today’s car of the day is this ‘66 Volkswagen Beetle that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. The original Volkswagen Beetle is a subcompact that was made between 1938 and 2003. The engine is a 1.3 liter flat-4 that produces 50 horsepower. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 22 seconds and has a top speed of 74 mph.
Today’s car of the day is this Volkswagen Kombi that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. The Volkswagen Type 2 is a van that’s been in production since 1949. This is from the second generation, which was made between 1967 and 1979 (for the US and Europe). The engine of this one is a 1.6 liter flat-4 that produces 60 horsepower and 82 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This van has a top speed of 71 mph.
Today’s car of the day is this Mercedes-Maybach S 560 4Matic that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. This is based on the sixth generation of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, which has been in production since 2013 (the first model year was 2014). The engine is a 4.7 liter twin turbo V8 that produces 463 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 9-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 4.8 seconds and has a top speed of 130 mph. The starting price of the S 560 4Matic is $168,600.
Today’s car of the day is this 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL500 that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. This is from the SL-Class, which has been in production since 1954. This is from the R230 generation, which was made between 2001 and 2011. This version of the SL500 was made between 2003 and 2006. The engine is a 5 liter V8 that produces 302 horsepower and 340 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 5-speed automatic. This SL500 was auctioned off for $16,500.
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