Bleu Centenaire to mark Bugatti’s 100th anniversary

The French-founded car manufacturer, Bugatti, is celebrating its 100th anniversary in a blue fashion. They revealed their Veyron at the Geneva motor show.

Introducing the  Bugatti Veyron Bleu Centenaire— a Veyron with all the works and chops that include a flashy 1,001 horsepower rate from its 16-cylinder engine and a four-wheel drive specification.

The Bleu Centenaire is enhanced with all the characteristics other Veyron models have, in terms of its performance, deceleration and acceleration. It can actually produce 987 horsepower, 0-100 km/h for just about 2.45 seconds and a magnanimous speed of 408.47 km/h or 253 miles per hour.

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Gumpert Apollo, High-Speed racer to snag spotlight in Geneva

Roland Gumpert, formerly the engineer dynamo of Audi, is now at the global list of manufacturing with his Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur GmBH, the renowned performance magnanimous and high-dollar Apollo Supercars. This time, Gumpert is expected to get the spotlight at this month’s auto show in Geneva as he unveils a new line of his cars with Apollo Speed.

Apollo Speed features sleeker aerodynamics and a lower height that makes this model beat others with the top speed of 224 miles per hour. It can also deliver an amazing 800 horsepower.

The Speed’s power is derived from the 4.2 Audi V8, which has been engineered dramatically to be able the Apollo reach an extraordinary horsepower figure. Aside from that, twin turbo chargers are installed to ensure a 664 pound-feet torque available at an approximately low speed.

When it comes to acceleration features, it can reach up to 60 miles per hour in just 3.0 seconds, and it is difficult to break, regardless of the horsepower, because of limitations in rubber to asphalt adhesion. Records has it that the Apollo Speed can only take 8.9 seconds to reach 124 miles per hour, and the hike continues to go all the way to 223 miles per hour.

Looking at the car exterior, the Speed has the latest front fascia, enormous air intakes, a modifiable wing on the rear, kneaded wheel arches, latest from the tail lamps, innovated wheel designs that is installed with a dual-clutch transmission for six-speed and a distinguishing two-tone paint outlook.

Rolls-Royce 200EX to get New V12 Power Plant

The Rolls-Royce 200EX concept car that took a bow at the Geneva Motor Show is set to get a new V12 6.6L turbocharged engine under its hood when it goes to production.

The new engine is capable of producing around 500 horsepower with its 4-valve per cylinder architecture utilizing the newest direct fuel injection technology. This engine is a sibling of new engines like the 4.4L turbocharged V8 engine installed in the 7-series of BMW.

The V12 engine for the 200EX is expected to produce a torque of around 553 lb-ft to ensure power and relaxed cruising power on the road as most Rolls-Royce clients put it.

In comparison with the higher Phantom, the new engine tops its V-12 6.7L engine that pounds on the road with 460 horse power and a torque of 531 lb-ft.

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