Aston Martin Rapide Sports Car

Aston Martin Rapide sports car details and image has been released by the company. Powered by a 6.0 liter V12 engine that has been tuned, Aston Martin Rapide sports car may outputs 470bhp and 600Nm of torque. Unfortunately, the company did not release about its top speed and acceleration time.

With a four-door format with ’swan wing’ doors, Aston Martin Rapide sports car is built on the VH (Vertical/Horizontal) extruded aluminum architecture.

Aston Martin Rapide sports car is the first Aston Martin’s four-door production sports car which has been previewed in a concept form at the Detroit Auto Show in 2006.

Aston Martin Rapide sports car will be launched for the first time at the end of 2009, but the first unit of this model will be delivered in 2010.

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2009 BMW Alpina D3 BiTurbo

2009 BMW Alpina D3 BiTurbo Saloon price for the UK market has been announced by Alpina. Powered by the twin turbo diesel engine from the 123d that has been tuned, 2009 BMW Alpina D3 BiTurbo Saloon may outputs 214 and 450 Nm of torque.

Comes with an optional choice between a manual gearbox or an automatic gearbox, the 2009 BMW Alpina D3 BiTurbo Saloon will reach its top speed up to 152 mph, and gets from 0 to 62 mph in 6.9 seconds acceleration time.

With a fuel consumption of 50.4 mpg, the automatic version of 2009 BMW Alpina D3 BiTurbo Saloon will be priced 31,585 pounds. While the manual version which has a CO2 emissions level of 143 g/km will be priced 29,950 pounds.

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Koenigsegg Quant Solar Electric Car

Koenigsegg Quant is a four-seater solar electric car which has been unveiled in Geneva by Koenigsegg together with NLV Solar AG. Featuring the FAES (Flow Accumulator Energy Storage) technology, Koenigsegg Quant is enable a full re-charge in just 20 minutes and has a range of 500 km.

Koenigsegg Quant needs just 5.2 seconds to reach 100 km/h from a stand still and the car is able to develops 512 bhp and 715 Nm of torque. While the top speed of Koenigsegg Quant solar electric car will be at 275 km/h.

The rear-wheel drive Koenigsegg Quant is powered by two electrical AC induction electric motors and features four-wheel brake regeneration, ABS, and ESP.

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