Tag: luxury cars

Car of the Day 5/16/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2018 Ford Taurus SHO that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. This is from the sixth generation of the Taurus, which has been in production since June of 2009 (the first model year was 2010). The Taurus SHO is a high performance version of the Taurus. The engine is a 3.5 liter twin turbo Ecoboost V6 that produces 365 horsepower and 350 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 6-speed dual-clutch automatic. The starting price of the Taurus SHO is $42,520.

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 5/3/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2018 Chevy Bolt that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Chevy Bolt is an electric car that’s been in production since October of 2016 (the first model year is 2017). The concept model was unveiled at the 2015 North American International Auto Show. This car is powered by a lithium-ion battery that produces 200 horsepower and 266 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is an Electronic Precision Shift. The starting price of the Chevy Bolt is $36,620.

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 4/30/18

Today’s car (or should I say truck) of the day is this 2018 Shelby F-150 Super Snake that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. This is from the thirteenth generation of the Ford F-Series, which has been in production since 2013 (the first model year was 2014). The engine is a 5 liter supercharged V8 that produces 750 horsepower. The transmission is a 10-speed automatic. This truck does 0-60 mph in 4.5 seconds and has a top speed of 135 mph.

Car of the Day 4/29/18

Today’s car of the day is this BMW i3 that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The BMW i3 is an electric car that’s been in production since 2013. The first model year was 2014. This car is powered by a lithium-ion battery that produces 168 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a single-speed fixed ratio. This car does 0-60 mph in 7 seconds and has a top speed of 93 mph. This is also the same i3 from last year.

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.