Subaru Forester

Subaru Forester PitureThe Subaru Forester, is a tall, all-wheel drive Compact Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) manufactured since 1997 by Subaru — currently in its third generation and now marketed as a compact crossover. Originally introduced to the United States in 1998, the Forester shared its platform with the Impreza up to the third generation and now features a hybrid platform of the Japanese Impreza wagon and the rear platform of the U.S.-spec Impreza sedan. The Forester was designed and built with AWD as standard equipment.According to the Subaru Forester article on Japanese Wikipedia, the name is coined to imply "a resident of the forest."By : Wikipedia....

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Subaru Sumo Gallery

Subaru Sumo GalleryThe Subaru Sumo, known as the Libero in European markets apart from the UK, also known as the Domingo in Japanese market, is a microvan produced from 1983 to 1998.In Sweden, it was known as the Subaru Columbuss.It was launched with the option of four-wheel drive and powered by 1.0- and 1.2-litre 3-cylinder EF engines based on those used in the Subaru Justy although in the van they were rear mounted. somewhat unusually for a microvan the 1200cc sumo could be ordered with selectable 4wd, operated via a gear stick mounted button. In normal driving conditions the rear wheels only were driven, there being no central differential to allow highway driving in 4wd mode. The option of 4wd would seem to have been added merely for the...

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Subaru Best Car Gallery

Subaru Best Car GallerySubaru is the automobile manufacturing division of Japanese transportation conglomerate Fuji Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (FHI).Subaru is internationally known for their use of boxer engines in most of their vehicles. The company decided to utilize all wheel drive in most international markets as standard equipment in 1996. They also offer many turbocharged versions of their passenger cars, such as the Impreza WRX which is well-known in motorsports, such as rally racing. Other turbocharged models from Subaru include the Forester XT, Impreza STI and Legacy GT Spec.B.Fuji Heavy Industries, the parent company of Subaru, is currently in a partnership with Toyota Motor Corporation, which owns 16.5% of FHI. The company is named...

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Bentley State Limousine Best Car

Bentley State Limousine Best CarThe Bentley State Limousine is an official state car created by Bentley for Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 2002.The vehicle's twin-turbocharged, 6.75-litre V8 Engine has been modified from Bentley's Arnage R version to produce 400 hp (300 kW) and 616 lb·ft (835 N·m) of torque. Maximum speed is 130 mph (209 km/h).The State Limousine is three feet longer than a standard Bentley Arnage, 10 inches (254 mm) taller, and six inches (152.4 mm) wider. It is equipped with broad coach doors that open to the rear almost 90 degrees.The car has been given armour cladding, a mine-resistant floor, armoured glass[citation needed], and a cabin that can be sealed against a gas attack. These security...

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Bentley Brooklands Gallery

Bentley Brooklands GalleryThe Bentley Brooklands is a full-size luxury car introduced for 1992 as the marque's new flagship after the Bentley Mulsanne and Bentley Eight were discontinued. The Brooklands was replaced by the Bentley Arnage in 1998 as the Bentley flagship model. At the 2007 Geneva Auto Show, Bentley resurrected the Brooklands nameplate for a two-door, four-seat coupé to be built for the 2008 model year.By : Wikipedia....

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Bentley Continental Flying Spur (2005)

Bentley Continental Flying Spur (2005)The Bentley Continental Flying Spur is a four-door variant of the Bentley Continental GT coupe and the Bentley Continental GTC convertible. The Bentley Continental Flying Spur was introduced in 2005, and is presently Bentley's fastest four-door sedan.The Continental Flying Spur is equipped with a 6.0 L, twin-turbocharged W12 engine producing 552 bhp (412 kW), with a top speed of 195 mph (314 km/h). Permanent four-wheel drive is standard. As with the Continental GT, the Continental Flying Spur is built on the Volkswagen Group D platform. Some consider the Bentley as a rebadged Volkswagen Phaeton with different styling, and a more powerful engine, most of the technical components being identical to those...

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Bentley Arnage Best Car

Bentley Arnage Best CarThe Bentley Arnage is a luxury car produced by Bentley Motors in Crewe, England. The Arnage and its Rolls-Royce-branded sibling, the Silver Seraph, were introduced in the Spring of 1998 and were the first entirely new designs for the two marques since 1980.Another break from the past was to be found under the bonnet, for decades home to the same 6.75 L V8, a powerplant which could trace its roots back to the 1950s. The new Arnage was to be powered by a BMW V8, with Cosworth-engineered twin turbo installation, and the Seraph was to employ a BMW V12.The Arnage is over 5 m (200 in) long, 1.9 m (75 in) wide, and has a curb weight of more than 2.5 metric tonnes. For a brief period it was the most powerful and fastest four-door...

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Bentley Continental GT

Bentley Continental GT PictureThe Bentley Continental GT is a two-door 2+2 grand touring coupé released in 2003, replacing the previous Rolls-Royce-based Continental R and T.It is equipped with a 6.0L, twin-turbocharged W12 engine, producing 552 hp (412 kW), with a top speed of 198 mph (319 km/h).Designed by Belgian stylist Dirk van Braeckel, the Continental GT is built on the Volkswagen Group D1 platform and therefore shares many technical components with the Volkswagen Phaeton.By : Wikipedia....

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Tigra Twin Top Gallery

Tigra Twin Top GalleryAfter an absence of a four years, Opel resurrected the Tigra nameplate in 2004 for a new sports car based on the Corsa C. The Tigra Twin Top, as it was called, is a 2-seater coupé convertible with a retractable hardtop in the fashion of the Peugeot 206 CC. The Tigra is produced by French coachbuilder Heuliez.Like its predecessor, the Tigra Twin Top is available with two petrol-powered engines. The base model uses the 1.4 L engine with 90 HP (66 kW), now from the Family 0, different from the previous generation's 1.4, while the top of the range uses the Ecotec 1.8 L from the Corsa GSi, with 125 HP (92 kW). An economic version, using Fiat's Multijet 1.3 Diesel engine, was introduced in 2005.The second generation is marketed...

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Opel Tigra Image Gallery

Opel Tigra Image GalleryThe Opel Tigra is a small coupe produced by Opel (a subsidiary of General Motors Corporation) based on its Corsa supermini. It was originally available as a small coupé, produced from 1994 to 2000, with a new roadster model introduced in 2004. The Opel Tigra is sold in the UK as the Vauxhall Tigra, in Australia as the Holden Tigra, and was sold in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico as the Chevrolet Tigra.Source : Wikipedia ....

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Opel Flextreme Gallery Concept

Opel Flextreme Gallery ConceptThe Opel Flextreme is a diesel plug-in hybrid concept car created by General Motors. It can travel 55 kilometres (34 mi) on its lithium-ion battery before a small diesel engine starts charging the battery (it is a series hybrid). The Flextreme uses the same platform and technology as the Chevrolet Volt. In January 2008, a rebadged version of the concept was introduced at the North American International Auto Show as the Saturn Flextreme. In order to expand on different ways of recharging the battery on the GM E-Flex platform, GM created the Cadillac Provoq to recharge itself using a hydrogen fuel cell, in addition to the onboard gasoline, E85, and diesel engines found in the other concepts. The Opel Flextreme is...

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