Saturday, February 11, 2012

Infiniti takes us behind the scenes in World's Fastest Hybrid vid


Nissan apparently wants to get as much mileage as the "Duel" can be staged between its Infiniti M Hybrid and the Porsche Panamera S Hybrid. You will remember the location where the ribs M35h through the quarter-mile in less than 14 seconds, ahead of the Porsche hybrid. Infiniti has announced Guinness World Records is the fastest accelerating full hybrid last year, which served as inspiration for the shooting of the online advertising.

Now, a new video posted on YouTube and shows some behind the scenes of the filming of the ad. It's not exactly earth-shattering stuff, like the pieces we found most interesting were the pictures from the camera chase car, other than an Infiniti or a Porsche, but is actually a Mercedes-Benz M-Class.

While we liked the place, the second had others look at us with her ​​go-round. We always wonder about the effectiveness of your brand compared to others when it is made ​​clear, to try and rub some of this gloss on its own competitive identity. And so secure by throwing a name that we associate closely with obesity twins motorcycles? We may get the M hybrid, and we are happy to tend to look at it, but if Toyota really wants to impress, we would like to have some comparisons with competing products to see, like how they on a road course leads, or even how it fits with non-hybrid models.


Only one Aston Martin One-77 left to purchase new


Determined to get your hands on an Aston Martin One-77? If so, now is the time to get serious. According to DuPont Registry, the ultimate factory-built One-77 finally up for sale.

The car is in Tampa Bay, Florida, and his exact build number is not known. According to the report, the first and last one-77, build numbers one and 77, to wealthy buyers expect that this creates in value faster than the other 75 One-77 models sold prior estimate.

In any case, claiming DuPont Registry, there are between five and eight supercar One-77 through the streets in the United States, making this a rare Aston Martin. Interested? Better you should hurry up ... and bring something in the neighborhood of $ 2,000,000.

2012 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR makes world debut at Sebring Test


The first Porsche 911 GT3 RSR in 2012 have made ​​their first appearance in the United States, ahead of their competition debut in the American Le Mans Series. Although the machine is called with the name 2012, the latest GT3 RSR is actually still based on the 997 model, not the latest version of the Porsche 991 long-running 911 series.

However, there are plenty of updates that make them interesting to GT3, race car driver. For starters, a mandatory air-throttle can not get enough oxygen into the 4.0-liter boxer six to 460 hp in the 310-millimeter rear wheels, the body that is 48 millimeters wider than before supply is required. Like the 911 Turbo models new air scoops in the rear fenders to be installed - just a small part of a completely revised aerodynamics package.

Three images of the 2012 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR in race trim during the shakedown test at Sebring was released, and you can see above. A full press release after the break, if you're so inclined.