Tuesday, April 1, 2008

JUN Veyron Top Speed Car - designed to hit 500 km/h!

veyron 500km/h
A while ago the Ultimate Aero SSC smashed Bugatti’s Veyron world speed record for production cars. If the old record was 407 km/h, the Aero was able to hit a top seed of 411 km/h. Of course this made Bugatti angry! And until they will be able to come with something faster, the tuning companies are trying to come with an idea!

We are talking in here about the first private tuning over a Veyron. The Jun Veyron now has a maximum power of 1413 hp!!! And is designed to hit a top speed of 500 km/h (310 mph!!!).

The first attempt to smash the world record will be made on April 7, and even if the Jun Veyron will not be a;be to hit a top speed of 500 km/h, engineers are more than sure it will hit more than 411 km/h.

Stay tuned!

Lamborghini Ferruccio Concept

Lamborghini Ferruccio
You all know that the Reventon was Lamborghini’s star at the Frankfurt Auto Show. But not many of you know that the Reventon could have been overshadowed by a faster super with a more aggressive design, but never destined to go into production.

The supercar we are talking about was named after the founder of Automobili Lamborghini, Ferruccio Lamborghini. It is based on the drivetrain of the Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 which is powered by a 6.5 litre V12 producing 640 horsepower and 660Nm of torque.

The Lamborghini Ferruccio uses early Lamborghini models for design inspiration but with a modern twist. The "eyelash" headlight clusters are a contemporary interpretation of the units found on the Lamborghini Miura, while the fixed rear elevated haunches are similar to those on the Countach, these also help to channel air into the engine bay. The "recessed’ fan intakes on the bonnet are also reminiscent of the Lamborghini Jota of 1971, unique design cues are the swooshing, sweeping concave and convex lines running across the sides of the Lamborghini Ferruccio’s body.

Ferruccio Concept was supposed to be built in only 10 unit: 5 coupe and 5 spiders, but when the concept was ready the company only had 3 orders for the supercar, none of which paid! The price was supposed to be around 1.5 million euro, so the company is now working on a new version, with lowered production cost.