Car of the Day 12/4/18

Today’s car of the day is this ‘49 Chevy Styleline that was at the 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. The Chevy Deluxe is a line of luxury cars that was made between 1941 and 1952. This is from the second generation, which was made between 1949 and 1952. The engine of this one is a 3.5 liter straight-6 that produces 90 horsepower and 174 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 3-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 21.3 seconds and has a top speed of 73 mph.

Car of the Day 11/23/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2018 Nissan Altima SV. The Nissan Altima is a luxury sedan that’s been in production since 1992. This is from the fifth generation (L33), which was made between 2012 and 2018 (model years between 2013 and 2018). The engine is a 2.5 liter QR25DE that produces 179 horsepower and 177 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a CVT. This car does 0-60 mph in 8.8 seconds and has a top speed of 138 mph.

Car of the Day 11/21/18

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.

Car of the Day 11/19/18

Today’s car of the day is this Jaguar XJS that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. The Jaguar XJS is a luxury grand tourer that was made between 1975 and 1996 (model years between 1976 and 1996). This is from the first generation, which was made between 1975 and 1981 (model years between 1976 and 1981). The engine is a 5.3 liter V12 that produces 285 horsepower and 294 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 3-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 7.5 seconds and has a top speed of 152 mph.

Car of the Day 11/17/18

Today’s car of the day is this Rolls-Royce Dawn that I saw in Tarpon Springs yesterday. The Rolls-Royce Dawn is a luxury car that’s been in production since 2015 (the first model year was 2016), and was unveiled at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show. The engine is a 6.6 liter twin turbo BMW N74 V12 that produces 563 horsepower and 575 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is an 8-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 4.9 seconds and has a top speed of 155 mph. This car weighs 5,644 pounds. The starting price of the Dawn is $346,300.

Car of the Day 11/16/18

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.

Car of the Day 11/12/18

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.

Car of the Day 11/9/18

Today’s car of the day is this Hyundai Sonata that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. The Hyundai Sonata is a luxury sedan that’s been in production since 1985. This is from the sixth generation (YF), which was made between 2009 and 2014 (model years between 2010 and 2015). The engine of this one is a Theta Turbo GDi turbocharged strait-4 that produces 274 horsepower and 269 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 6-speed automatic.

Car of the Day 11/4/18

Today’s car of the day is this ‘49 Chevy Styleline that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. The Chevy Deluxe is a line of luxury cars that was made between 1941 and 1952. This is from the second generation, which was made between 1949 and 1952. The engine of this one is a 3.5 liter straight-6 that produces 90 horsepower and 174 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 3-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 21.3 seconds and has a top speed of 73 mph.