Monday, December 04, 2006

Subaru Impreza WRX STI RB320 (Richard Burns Edition)

Engine
Type: Turbocharged Flat-4
Displacement cu in (cc): 150 (2457)
Power bhp (kW) at RPM: 320(239) / 6000
Torque lb-ft (Nm) at RPM: 332(450) / 3700

Brakes & Tires
Brakes F/R: ABS, vented disc/disc
Tires F-R: 225/45 ZR18
Driveline: All Wheel Drive

Performance
Acceleration 0-60 mph s: 4.8
Top Speed mph (km/h): 155 (250)



Subaru has decided to launch this new edition of the Impreza and name it Richard Burns, the ex-Subaru driver who died last November victim of brain cancer and the visual result is great in my opinion.
The price to pay to own this 320bhp is £29,995, quite expensive but hey...It's an exclusive version.
Available only in Obsidian Black, the RB320 features bespoke 18-inch alloy wheels and specially developed Prodrive suspension comprising Bilstein dampers, a sports spring kit with revised rear anti-roll bar and a ride height lowered by 30 mm at the front and 10 mm at the rear.
In this special edition we can see a nice chrome mesh front grille, front lip spoiler, quickshift gearchange, side sill plates and RB320-branded gear knob, carpet mats and exclusive exterior badging. Each owner will receive an individually numbered black alloy tax disc holder taking the exclusivity of this Subaru to the next level.

Sunday, December 03, 2006

Fast Cars and Motorcycles at DragTimes.com

Dragtimes.com is a well-known automotive racing resource that maintains a database consisting of over 9,000 1/4 mile drag racing timeslips for fast cars and fast motorcycles. Each record contains dyno graphs showing actual horsepower and torque data for many of the cars as well as all modifications to the vehicle. A horsepower calculator is available to provide a horsepower estimate calculated from the car’s ET, trap speed and weight.

Thousands of pictures and hundreds of drag racing videos for many of the submissions are available to search through by car make and model. Since all submissions are reviewed to preserve the website’s integrity, DragTimes.com serves as an extraordinary resource to find out what other fast cars are running around the world. Each month one of the drag racing submissions is featured on the home page of DragTimes.com as a result of user’s voting for their favorite fast cars.

DragTimes.com has RSS feed and email notification systems to keep users informed with the newest fast cars as they come in for their favorite make and model. Syndication scripts for automotive website owners are available to present live drag racing timeslip data directly on their website with one line of HTML code.