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Way Back Wednesday: The Bentley MK VI

CarTips.com — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:52:07 +0000

After being sold to Rolls Royce in 1931, Bentley produced the MK VI from 1946 to 1952. Originally, this car had an F head 4.3l straight six engine but moved to a 4.6 in 1951.

The car came in either a 2 door or a 4 door and was controlled by a 4 speed manual transmission. All in all these cars were an awesome example of British luxury autos and led to the basis of the Rolls Royce Silver Dawn, and the Silver Wraith.

Here’s a gallery, enjoy!

Dream Car: Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano Comte Noir

CarTips.com — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 02:53:00 +0000

We’re bringing back the dream car section of CarTips.com with the 2011 Ferrari 599 “Comte Noir” by Graf Weckerle. Sure it’s a Ferrari 599 GTB at heart, but the custom black paint job and the 21 inch custom wheels make all the difference. What does Comte Noir mean? Well, it means black count, and with an improved performance of 620 horsepower I think that ol’ Graf can call it whatever he wants… enjoy!

Morgan to plunge into electric car market

CarTips.com — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:33:43 +0000

With many luxury brands getting into the electric car market it seems that Morgan doesn’t want to miss the boat.

And staying always true to form, the British car maker is building a long nosed, sleek and downright amazing looking car.

It’s called the LIFEcar 2, it’s diesel-electric powered and will take you where you want to go in style (as long as you stay within 1000 miles).

It’ll be no slouch either. Although by no means will it keep up with it’s gas powered sports car friends, it will get you to 100 km/h in a nice tidy 7 seconds.

Here’s a gallery of this sultry beast:

Here are the specs from the press release:

LIFECar2 – The Next Generation of LIFECar
Following on from the rapturous response that LIFECar received, Morgan Motor Company has decided to take LIFECar from a prototype, to a fully fledged production vehicle. There have been some changes to the original brief, making the car more practical, while retaining the revolutionary features that made LIFECar unique.

In the place of the original hydrogen fuel cell is a super-efficient, series hybrid drivetrain, developed using some of the country’s best universities, making use of the wealth of knowledge in their research departments. The drivetrain will power a vehicle that epitomises Morgan core value of innovation. The use of sustainable lightweight materials will ensure that not only is the vehicle fuel efficient with a low carbon output, but that at the end of its very long life, it will be easily recyclable.

Some key figures for the LIFECar are:
* 1000 mile range
* Ultra lightweight (sub 800kg)
* 15 mile EV range
* 0-60mph in 7 seconds
* ~£40,000 Price
Universities involved with LIFECar2 are:
* Birmingham City University
* Oxford University
* Cranfield University

The Ferrari California – Video & Specs

CarTips.com — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:57:41 +0000

The first hard top convertible, easy to drive Ferrari. Is it a dream car?

Here are the specs:

Vehicle Type: – 2-door hard top convertible
Configuration: – Front Engine
Engine: – 4.3 L V8
Capacity: – 4300 cc
Torque: – 485 Nm at 3500 rpm
Horsepower: – 460 bhp at 7750 rpm
Transmission: – 7-speed automatic and 6-speed manual
Wheelbase: – 2670 mm
Length: – 4563 mm
Width: – 1902 mm
Height: – 1308 mm
Weight: – 1765 kg
0-60 mph: – less than four sec
Top speed: – 193 mph

That’s right, that’s the first ever front engine fuel injected Ferrari V8. Here’s the vid: