ninjak84
12-26-2002, 01:23 PM
I got a massive car book (illustrated too!) for X-Mas, thought I'd share some things:
- The Audi TT Quattro was built on the VW Golf platform
-Even Bugatti's very first car was a beast. It had an 8 cyl motor way back in 1930!
- The Ferrari F40 (built from 1987-1992) came stock with SParco racing seats and harnesses.
- Ferrari's F50 was built with a complete carbon fibre body.
-Whenever someone asked what Enzo Ferarri's favorite Ferrari was, he would always reply "The next one."
- The Honda S800 was a sporty roadster, and the first car to be exported by Honda. Only 11,406 were made.
- The idea behind the Honda NSX was to rival cars made by Ferrari.
- At the time of it's design, the 1999 Honda S2000 was the worlds most efficient engine. (HP/Litre)
- Lamborghini hired Marcello Gandini to design their Diablo for them.
- Until being taken over by Audi in 1998, Lamborghini had no plans to success the Diablo. Audi however, felt it was necessary, and immediately began work on a new monster, the Murcielago. It's driven by an Audi designed 4WD system, and is a flawless supercar in todays market.
- The Maserati that lives down the street from me produces 385hp at 7,000rpm! It can reach 175mph!
- The infamous McLaren F1 engine, producing 627bhp, was designed and built by BMW motors.
- The Pagani Zonda C12 supercar is driven by a 555hp Mercedes Benz engine (12 cyl.)
- The "MR", in the Toyota MR2's means "Midship Runabout".
- The Toyota MR2 was designed to look as if made of origami ( 1984-89 models)
- Roger Moores car in the 60's show, "The Saint", was a Volvo P1800
- The Audi TT Quattro was built on the VW Golf platform
-Even Bugatti's very first car was a beast. It had an 8 cyl motor way back in 1930!
- The Ferrari F40 (built from 1987-1992) came stock with SParco racing seats and harnesses.
- Ferrari's F50 was built with a complete carbon fibre body.
-Whenever someone asked what Enzo Ferarri's favorite Ferrari was, he would always reply "The next one."
- The Honda S800 was a sporty roadster, and the first car to be exported by Honda. Only 11,406 were made.
- The idea behind the Honda NSX was to rival cars made by Ferrari.
- At the time of it's design, the 1999 Honda S2000 was the worlds most efficient engine. (HP/Litre)
- Lamborghini hired Marcello Gandini to design their Diablo for them.
- Until being taken over by Audi in 1998, Lamborghini had no plans to success the Diablo. Audi however, felt it was necessary, and immediately began work on a new monster, the Murcielago. It's driven by an Audi designed 4WD system, and is a flawless supercar in todays market.
- The Maserati that lives down the street from me produces 385hp at 7,000rpm! It can reach 175mph!
- The infamous McLaren F1 engine, producing 627bhp, was designed and built by BMW motors.
- The Pagani Zonda C12 supercar is driven by a 555hp Mercedes Benz engine (12 cyl.)
- The "MR", in the Toyota MR2's means "Midship Runabout".
- The Toyota MR2 was designed to look as if made of origami ( 1984-89 models)
- Roger Moores car in the 60's show, "The Saint", was a Volvo P1800