Back to the 80's

The Ferrari 512 - also known as Ferrari Testarossa. Testarossa means redhead in Italian. There are many different versions of this 512, but I'm going to talk about the 512 TR. It's a two-door coupe with a fixed roof, it premiered at the 1984 Paris Auto Show. All versions of the Testarossa had the power fed through the wheels from a rear-mounted, five-speed manual transmission. The mid-engine rear-wheel drive layout keeps the centre of gravity in the middle of the car, which increases stability and improves the car's cornering ability.The 512 TR was released in 1992 at the Paris Auto Show. It has a 4.9 litre flat-12 cylinder engine, which provide maxium power of 434HP(319kw) at 6750rpm and 491NM of torque at 5500rpm. It takes the car about 4.9 seconds to reach 100km/h and it can attain 314km/h. A serious recall was issued in 1995, regarding fuel hose fitting issues - over 400 models had this defect which was caused by variances in temperature and environment. This wasn't the only recall, as more were issued later on. On the other hand, this stallion's fuel consumption is about 21.7 litres per 100km. Nowadays it costs about 60 000-90 000 euros. I truly dream of driving this car one day, because all the heritage and history it provides...it's just magnificent. All of the pictures below are the property of bestautophoto.com and Michael Sheehan. I do not own any rights for these pictures.

Audi S8

Since I'm a huge Audi fan, I will be doing many stories on Audis. Another Audi, now it's the S8, which is a faster version of a luxury car A8. This S8 has a 4 litre biturbo V8, which produces 520HP(382kw) at 6000 rpm, 650NM of torque at 1700-5500 rpm. 0-100 km/h takes only 4.2 seconds, it's equipped with the quattro system, which makes it four wheel drive. This model has also the COD system, which I talked about earlier. It utilises cylinder deactivation so it can run as a V4 for better fuel economy. The fuel consumption is about 14.9 litres/100km. The S8's engine is shared with the Bentley Continental GT. Direct competitors include the BMW Alpina B7 and Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG, which both also have biturbo V8 engines. This car has all the luxuries of an A8, which include fully adjustable front seats, LED headlights, an enhanced Multi Media Interface(MMI) with touchpad, and an optional 1400 watt Bang&Olufsen sound system. The car's top speed may be limited to a 248km/h, but without the limiter, it's capable of 290 km/h at least, I think. This S8 costs around 112 000 euros. All of the pictures below are the property of Matt Davis, www.s8.ro and I do not own any rights for these pictures

Mulsanne

So on to the next car - a luxurious Bentley Mulsanne. It is powered by a 6.75litre twin-turbocharged V8, which produces 512HP at 4200rpm with 1020NM at 1750rpm. With it's eight speed automatic gearbox with electronic shift interface, sport mode and steering wheel mounted paddleshift it takes this rear wheel drive Bentley only 5.3 seconds to reach 100km/h with top speed of 296km/h, which is very good for a heavy car (2600kg). The Mulsanne consumes 16.9 litres of petrol per 100km, which is not so much for a high class car. There are many features within this car, including a choice of 114 paint colours, 21 carpet colours, 9 wood veneers and 24 interior leather hides. It takes 12 weeks to produce one of these cars. The entertainment specifications with iPad picnic tables and wi-fi hotspot gives you the opportunity to work, catch up with social media or just relax with a movie or your favourite music. The comfort specification includes rear seat headrests with airlane "sleeper" style adjustable wings, foot rest and loose cushions all matched to your vehicle interior. Privacy curtains, electrically-deployable and fully integrated into rear doors and seat surround, give the rear cabin a feeling of opulence and complete privacy from the outside world. What can I say - simply stunning, truly a dream car. It costs about 219 000 euros, which is a lot. All of these pictures were taken from Bobak Ha'Eri, Jim Fets and a german author M 93 and I do not own any rights for these pictures.

The MC Stradale

The next car I'm talking about is the Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale, which is a street legal version of a track car. It's looks are astounding and so is the sound of this beast. It may have the best engine sound in the world. This car is powered by a 4.7 litre V8, which produces 450HP(331 kw) at 7200 rpm and 510NM at 4750rpm and is more lighter and aerodynamic than any previous GranTurismo models and still with the same fuel consumption as the regular GranTurismo - 14.5 litres/100km. It's a 2-seater, rear wheel drive, 130 000 euro car. It takes only 4.5 seconds to reach 100km/h and can go up to 301 km/h. The car usually operates in the "auto" mode, but the driver can switch this to "sport" or "racing", which affects gearbox operations, suspension, traction control, and even the sound of the engine. The MC Stradale is the first GranTurismo to break the 300km/h barrier. It features a MC Race Shift 6-speed robotised manual gearbox, which is proved to be a little giddy. Apart from that, I just love this car even though I haven't driven it. The sound of this creature is orgasmic and one of a kind.
These pictures were taken from Wikipedia user mr.choppers and Sami Haj-Assaad, and I do not own any rights for these pictures.

The reigning king

The new Audi RS6(body type C7) - Even though it hasn't gone officially into production, it seems to be the best superwagon ever made so far. The main competitors, Mercedes E63 AMG 4-matic and BMW M5 F-10, which are great piece of automobiles, are not far behind, but that's my opinion. The new RS6 has a smaller engine compared to it's predecessor's V10 and is only available as an avant, which has caused a lot of fuss from customers, who are not keen on the avant version .It has a 4.0 litres biturbo V8 TFSI engine, which develops 560HP(412kw) and 700NM(516 lbft) of torque. It accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.9 seconds and the top speed is bound to be 305 km/h with the Dynamic Plus package. Audi claims an average fuel consumption of 9.8 litres/100km, result of COD(cylinder on demand) system, which shuts down 4 cylinders, when they're not really needed. As usual, the car has 4 wheel drive from quattro and it uses a 8-speed tiptronic gearbox. It costs around 107 000 euros in germany and it varies by country. To sum it up, it really is a great piece of work, but all of the competitors tend to be most likely the same, so with all of these superb superwagons, it comes down to a person's own taste of cars - which car attracts that person the most.

The next era of RS6

The second generation of Audi RS6 was launched in 2008. It was available as an avant and also as a sedan. It's 5 litre V10 biturbo engine produced 426 kilowatts(579 HP) at 6250 to 6700 rpm and 650 NM of torque from 1500 to 6250 rpm. It took the C6 RS6 avant 4.6 seconds to reach 100 km/h and the sedan was 0.1 seconds faster to 100 km/h. It eventually reached 310 km/h. A notable feature with this model was the Digital Audio Broadcasting - digital radio tuner with DVD-based satellite navigation and Multi Media Interface with optional hybrid digital/analogue TV tuner. The car itself weighed about 2025 kg, which is enourmous. The avant is named one of the best family/sports car in that section of cars, because it really provided room for the whole family and after 5 people were pushed into the car, you could even fit shopping bags and many other things into the car. All of these RS6 models get a high performance 4 wheel drive system from quattro GmbH, which is believed to be one of the best 4wd systems. The fuel consumption is a real shame - 13.9 litres per 100km. It's nice to have a 580 HP car in your garage, but I doubt that you will drive it around while trying to minimize the fuel consumption, so it's obvious that if you have that kind of a car, you will eventually push it and the fuel consumption will empty your wallet faster than you can earn it back. But it's not a big deal, as the sound and the emotions of riding this car are overwhelming.

There was also a RS6 plus model and they produced only 500 of them, but unfortunately I don't have any more information on it, but it's supposed to be faster and with greater additions. There's even a picture of it from a carshow:

The first generation of Audi RS6

For years I have been passionate about cars, especially expensive luxury cars, so I thought that I could make my own blog, to show You my love for these cars. This is something new for me, but I think many people can relate to my vision of these cars and boats and overall way of luxurious life. The things I'm going to talk about include yachts, private jets, big houses, different car rallies and so on. Since I haven't driven any of these cars or yachts or jets, I'm not going to review them, I'm just going to list their specifications and show you some pictures of them. Specifications consist of:

• engine and power(gearbox, torque)
• combined(average) fuel consumption in litres per 100km
• price of the car in euros(it may differ by country)
• pictures of exterior and interior

I'm mostly going to talk about the cars that I love or like(and there are many of these cars).

 I would like to start off with one of my favorite piece of art of all times - the RS6, which was launched in 2002. It's also known as a wolf in sheep's clothing because when it lacks in making that car visible for others, it compensates it with the power and sound of the car, making everyone surprised or whatsoever. The first RS6 was a five-door five-seat avant(universal) and also a four-door five-seat sedan, which did 0-100km/h in 4.6 seconds with it's biturbo V8 petrol engine. The V8 produced 331 kilowatts(450 HP) at 5700 to 6400 rpm and generated 580NM of torque at 1950 to 5600 rpm. The RS6 has always been provided by Audi's very own 4-wheel drive system by quattro GmbH. The average fuel consumption is 14.6 litres per 100 kilometres. True audi lovers can get this piece of machinery for as little as 10000 euros, which is not bad for a car with numbers like this.There was also an Audi RS6 plus version, which produced 350 kilowatts(476 HP) at 6000-6400 rpm with 580 NM of torque at 1950-6000 rpm. It took the RS6 plus 4.4 seconds to reach 100 km/h with top speed of 280 km/h. The fuel consumption was about the same, the only difference was made in the ECU. The plus was only available as an avant and it didn't look any different than the usual RS6 avant, as you can see from the last picture of this post.