IFR Aspid Luxury Sport Car

IFR Aspid - the latest luxury sports car will be premiered by IFR Automotive at the 2008 British International Motor Show. The IFR Aspid luxury sport car is powered by a 2.0 liter engine that develops 270 hp in the naturally aspired version and 400 hp in the supercharged model.

The IFR Aspid luxury sport car offers the same power-to-weight ratio of a supercar, but at half the mass. The weighs of IFR Aspid is 700kg (1,550lb) which results in a 570 hp-per-ton power-to-weight ratio.

With the top speed limited to 155mph (250km/h), IFR Aspid has a 0 to 100 km/h acceleration time of 2.8 seconds and a 0 to 100 mph acceleration time of 5.9 seconds. The IFR Aspid luxury sport car price will start from around £75,000 (€95,000).

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Mazda3 MPS Rally Car

Mazda3 MPS Rally Car has been unveiled by Mazda Australia as their latest rally car before its racing debut at Targa Tasmania.

The Mazda3 MPS rally car developing 190 kW and 380 Nm of torque since it is powered by a direct injection 2.3-litre turbocharged 4-cylinder engine. The engine for Mazda3 MPS rally car is coupled with a 6-speed manual transmission.

However, this Mazda3 MPS rally car will race in the 2WD Showroom competition travelling 2000 km over five days.

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Ford McRae Enduro Rally Car

The Ford McRae Enduro rally car won the Idea of the Year at this year’s Autocar Awards, and is dedicated to the late Colin McRae by the team behind it. The Ford McRae Enduro rally car is powered by a 2.7 liter V6 turbo diesel engine that develops 220 hp that are being transferred to the wheels through a six-speed manual ZF gearbox and a full-time four-wheel-drive system. The engine of the Ford McRae Enduro rally car was built at the Ford Dagenham Diesel Center in Essex.

The Ford McRae Enduro rally car has been tested for 12,000 km and will race for the first time at the Saudi Arabia Baja, in February next year.

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FORD–BUILT ENGINE FOR AWARD-WINNING MCRAE ENDURO RALLY CAR

The McRae Enduro rally car, powered by a Ford-assembled engine, has won the prestigious ‘Idea of the Year’ at the 2007 Autocar Awards, and been dedicated to the late Colin McRae by the team behind it.

The rally car, which will be competing in races including the 6,000 km cross-Saharan Dakar Rally, is powered by a 2.7–litre V6 turbo, 220 horsepower diesel engine built at the Ford Dagenham Diesel Centre in Essex.

The award was announced by Chas Hallett, Autocar’s editor to an audience of 480 global motor industry leaders and celebrities.

Receiving the award, Christopher Bibb, commercial director for the McRae Enduro operation based at Bradwell-on-Sea in Essex, said: “Rally driver Alister McRae, the younger brother of Colin, is our chief test driver.”

“As soon as testing started, Colin was keen to drive the Enduro, but for many reasons that never quite happened, and sadly now never will. We therefore dedicate our award to Colin McRae – one of Britain’s greatest sportsmen.”

Chris Harrison, director of Ford Component Sales, said: “As the supplier of the engine and other Ford components, we are proud to be associated with the Enduro.

“With an extensive portfolio of more than 100,000 components in Europe alone, Ford Component Sales offers an extremely attractive package to smaller companies.

“It makes sense for low-volume manufacturers to use the resources of a global giant by dipping into its extensive parts bin. Design and development costs are kept to a minimum, and reliability and quality at competitive prices are assured.”

The car has been designed by the McRae Enduro team, and the Ford engine transfers 220 horsepower through a six-speed manual ZF gearbox to the full-time four-wheel-drive system.
The prototype has over 12,000 kilometers in testing and will compete in its first event, the Saudi Arabia Baja, in February next year.