Hailed by many as one of the greatest sports cars ever to come from Japan, the Nissan GTR Skyline is truly in a class of its own. GTR stands for Gran-Turismo which is an American that was deemed necessary by the Japanese manufacturer to increase sales of their top-racer. Featuring a VR-series twin turbocharged 3.8 liter V6 engine it is capable of delivering 480 hp at 6,400 … [Read more...]
New Year – New Bad Boys of the Car World
The New Year heralds in a new generation of super cars which comes from all the major car manufacturers mostly from Europe. Cars sales from the said area have slumped a bit the past years but that does not stop car manufacturers from producing more and more loaded versions of their top-of the line road cars. We start with the hottest cars for the year 2008 from the high-end to … [Read more...]
ASIA: Smuggled Luxury Cars seized in the Philippines
GMA news, a local news broadcasting in the Philippines reported that over 80 luxury cars were found in a repair shop which cost around 200,000,000 pesos. That's over $4.8M. Smuggled cars consists Lamborghini, Jaguar, BMW, Mercedes Benz, Porsche to name a few. The news says these cars do not have proper documents when shipped to the country. Not only that, they were registered … [Read more...]
The Fastest Hybrid Car on Earth
When we think of the fastest cars on earth, we think big gas guzzling V-8 engines crammed with as much turbos as possible to give the driver that Oomph. Hybrids are those ugly lab experiments that not only fail the "look's good" category but doesn't give much power at all. Well, you might have to re-think that notion, for we welcome the entry of the fastest Hybrid Car on … [Read more...]
The New Nissan Skyline and Fuel Efficiency
I never imagined a sports car would be more fuel efficient than my own sedan. Here's some news about the Nissan Skyline getting about 16 Km to the Liter. The so-called 'eco-driving challenge was conducted by a team of product development experts on the roads from Tochigi to Kanagawa. The 2.5-liter Skyline model driven was powered by the VQ25HR V6 engine, capable of … [Read more...]