Tushek’s New Baby

The company responsible for the hugely impressive Renovatio has done it again with the first glimpse of its new model, the TS600. Watch the video below to hear and see how it goes around the track.

Full details have yet to be revealed, but the carmaker says the car will come with a power-to-weight ratio of 1hp: 3.55 pounds. A quick calculation tells us the 2,470-pound car will come with 696 hp. And with enough traction the TS 600 should have no trouble arriving at 60 mph in just three seconds.

Production of the car will begin later this year limited to 60 units. Half will be road-going models, half track-only “Pista” variants with an additional 50 horses.

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Tushek’s New Baby

F-Type Helps Lift Jag

In the past, you almost had to hold your breath when you were a Jaguar owner. Their reliability was a bit dubious and their reputation suffered because of it.

That’s all in the past, according to the latest news release.

J.D. Power today announced Jaguar ranks second among all nameplates in the automotive Industry in its 2014 Initial Quality Study (IQS), giving the British brand its third consecutive year as a top ten scorer in the critical U.S. consumer study. Contributing to the high ranking was the Jaguar F-TYPE which placed second highest in the Midsize Premium Sporty Car segment in its first year. The 2014 MY Jaguar lineup includes the F-TYPE, the XK coupe and convertible and the XF and XJ sedans.

The IQS study collects customer feedback on their vehicles after 90 days of ownership.

Jaguar is moving forward as a fast rising challenger brand in the luxury car market, adding its achievement in initial quality to the great design and performance that makes people fall in love with our vehicles and the brand,” said Jeff Curry, Brand Vice President, Jaguar North America. “This performance in initial quality, ahead of our larger luxury competitors, is very gratifying for everyone on the global Jaguar team who are so committed to building a new generation of Jaguar enthusiasts.

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F-Type Helps Lift Jag

The “Affordable” Ferrari

Ferrari’s figures show that 85 per cent of Ferrari owners go on to buy another Ferrari, which is one of the highest loyalty rates in the industry. And the new California T is expected to reinforce that trend, because it’s sales tag is around $400k.

Priced from $409,880 the California T is the most affordable model from Ferrari in almost a decade, when the 360 Modena was discontinued in 2005 priced from $369,500.

The circa $50,000 price reduction over the California it replaced – the California T gets a new body a new twin turbocharged engine – will be enough to make it the most popular model from the brand, according to Ferrari Australasia president and CEO Herbert Appleroth.

There’s a good chance it will be the biggest selling Ferrari ever,” said Appleroth. “Already the popularity is overwhelming.”

He said by the end of June he expected a 12 month waiting list on the California T, with the model expected to boost Ferrari sales; so far this year the brand’s sales are down 26 per cent but the arrival of the California T is planned to boost full-year sales up by 10 per cent.

Appleroth describes the California T as the most “everyday” Ferrari ever produced, something that boosts its appeal because it is the “right car for the right time … it’s not ostentatious, it’s stylish, it’s ergonomically functional…”

Powered by a 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8, the new FerrariCalifornia T produces 412kW of power, which is significantly up on the 338kW of the 4.3-litre non-turbo V8 California it replaces. But it’s the jump in torque – a 56 per cent jump from 485Nm to 755Nm – thanks to the turbochargers that promise the most marked improvements to everyday driving.

All that power is fed through a seven-speed twin clutch automatic gearbox.

And, being a Ferrari, performance is high on the agenda, with the folding hard-top four-seater claimed to blast to 100km/h in just 3.6 seconds on the way to a top speed of 316km/h.

So, yes….it’s another awesome example of this carmaker’s expertise, but of course, affordability is a relative term.

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The “Affordable” Ferrari

Football Stars and Their Cars: Neymar

His full name is Neymar da Silva Santos junior and he’s shown his class and value already at this world cup and no doubt there is more to come.

Equally classy is his car,a 419kW Porsche Panamera capable of accelerating to 100km/h in just 3.8 seconds and on to a maximum speed of 310km/h.

Unlike other many supercars, the Panamera has four-doors and four-wheel-drive, allowing Brazil’s key player to travel with company in comfort.

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Football Stars and Their Cars: Neymar

Football Stars and Their Cars: Messi

Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi likes to drive a Toyota Prius.

But when he’s in the mood for serious fun, he owns a white Maserati MC Stradale.  The speedy lightweight is a perfect complement to the star himself.

And for luxury cruising. he also has a four-door Maserati Quattroporte

Football Stars and Their Cars: Messi

Audi’s TT is Industrial Art

One of the most influential industrial designers in the world, Konstantin Grcic, has created a display for this year’s Design Miami/Basel.   Inspired by the TT, and using actual parts of this iconic car, he has created a mobile space that transfers the technology of automotive engineering to architectural design.

The TT Pavilion is an accessible element that can be constructed as a free-standing object at any site. Grcic was inspired by the Audi TT. “For me, the Audi TT is a car that you drive from the city out into the countryside. I respond to this experience with a pavilion concept that stands as a point of destination at a remote site,” the designer said.

Mounted on pylons, the pavilion can easily be set up in uncertain terrain. The construction uses the modern techniques of prefabricated home construction. The seven original tailgate doors of the Audi TT are a distinctive feature of the pavilion that lends it a futuristic appearance. For Grcic, a car is like a house. “Cars are industrially produced, mobile pieces of architecture. They not only offer protection but also are perfectly equipped functional spaces for working, communicating, eating and relaxing.

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Audi’s TT is Industrial Art

Nissan"s 2020 Vision

Is this a clue to the next generation GTR?  Called 2020 Grand Turismo, it’s Nissan’s “vision of what a high performance Nissan could look like in the future”

The Vision Grand Turismo concept will be available to download for players in Grand Turismo, 6 next month. Other Grand Turismo Vision concepts include; the Mercedes-Benz AMG Vision GT, Volkswagen’s Design Vision GTI Concept and Red Bulls X2014. Nissan has said that it “believes the world is ready” for the concept.

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Nissan"s 2020 Vision