BMW M3 2011

BMW M3 2011

BMW M3 2011 

The highest praise fo BMW M3 I can give a sports car is to say it performs well both on a track and while driving slowly around town. Why? Because anybody can make a no-compromises car that's fast on the track but beats you to death on the streets. Likewise, anybody can make a comfy boulevard cruiser that wallows around the track. What's tricky is hitting that balance.
One of the few truly awesome cars I've driven, the BMW M3 nails both the sport and the comfort ends of the spectrum. You can tell the BMW M3 if you want it to be sedate or scary-fast — and it listens.
Driving Impressions
Joe Wiesenfelder tested a 2010 BMW M3 with a manual transmission, and you can read his impressions here. My 2011 test car came with BMW M3double-clutch transmission, and I have to say that even though I generally prefer manuals, I'd probably take this transmission if I were buying an M3..

MERCEDES BENZ SLR MCLAREN

MERCEDES BENZ SLR MCLAREN 2011

MERCEDES BENZ SLR MCLAREN 2011

South Africa might seem a strange place to launch a 200-mph exotic sports-GT car that will find owners mainly in the U.S. and western Europe. More so when you consider that the most significant achievement by an MERCEDES BENZ SLR MCLAREN model was in Italy, at the Mille Miglia event of 1955.But MERCEDES BENZ SLR MCLAREN has conducted operations in South Africa for more than 45 years, including complete vehicle assembly. More important, the weather in mid-November is fabulous.

MERCEDES BENZ SLR MCLAREN Piloting these left-drive-only coupes in a right-hand-drive market took only a short adjustment, leaving us free to enjoy the MERCEDES BENZ SLR MCLAREN addictive power against the spectacularly scenic backdrop of the Cape mountains.In MERCEDES BENZ SLR MCLAREN the audio soundtrack wasn't bad, either, with a muted but shrill scream of a twin-screw Lysholm blower accompanying a distinctly staccato roar from the 617-hp V-8's side pipes every time the driver stabbed the pedal.

Each of the MERCEDES BENZ SLR MCLAREN engine's cylinder banks enjoys a stream of condensed intake air from separate intercoolers, together producing a torque curve quite similar to the profile of Cape Town's Table Mountain. MERCEDES BENZ SLR MCLAREN already 440 pound-feet of torque by 1500 rpm, and well over 500 pound-feet between 3000 and 5000 rpm. This lends mind-boggling elasticity to the SLR, with passing performance that has to be felt to be appreciated.
We've become fairly accustomed to huge output from AMG-built engines, but most of those are housed in conventional steel models weighing quite a bit more than the 3800-pound, carbon-fiber-bodied MERCEDES BENZ SLR MCLAREN. This isn't exactly svelte when one considers that carbon fiber weighs half as much as steel. Mercedes claims 3.8 seconds for the 0-to-60-mph scramble, and we think that might be a conservative estimate.

HONDA CIVIC SI 2011

HONDA CIVIC SI 2011 

HONDA CIVIC SI 2011 

The new Honda Civic Si concept made its world debut last February 10, 2004 at the Chicago Auto Show. The Honda Civic Si concept provided hints at the styling and performance direction of the new breed of Honda Civic Sicoupes to be introduced later this year.
This new production of  Civic Si will serve as the performance leader for the 2006 Civic Si model lineup which will be completely redesigned. The 2006  Civic Si will feature more emotional styling, enhanced performance, and the latest generation of "intelligent" i-VTEC engine technology. The new 2006 Honda Civic Si lineup will include a 4-door Sedan, a 2-door Coupe and Si Coupe, an even more fuel efficient Civic Hybrid and a natural-gas powered Civic GX.

The latest Honda Civic Si Concept marks the 20th anniversary of the civic si Legacy in the US. Civic Si With a 200-horsepower, 16-valve, DOHC i-VTEC engine with an 8,000 rpm red line. Civic Simated to a close ratio 6-speed manual transmission, this new  Civic Si further establishes its performance heritage. Civic Si helical-type limited slip differential that improves launch traction and cornering performance helps put all that power on the ground.