Archive for February, 2012
Mgf is a Fun Sports Car!
By Mike Cain
The MGF, designed and produced by Rover, is a small mid-engined sports car, with a soft top roof and plenty of boot space. Despite this, it is not renowned for its practicality, but if that is what you are looking for then you are missing the point of the MGF – it is intended to be fun to drive and something of a head turner. The driving position is quite low to the ground, which means when the top is down you get a unique driving experience, it is ideal for the summer months. It grips the road well and has good balance when driving, which is just as well with a 0-60 time of just 8.5 seconds. It responds immediately to the slightest touch on either the accelerator or the break, roaring into life with a great burst of energy, yet slowing quickly without much effort.
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A Brief History of Classic American Muscle Cars
Appearing at the start of the 1960′s and making a big impact on roads throughout the World before disappearing from car showrooms during the mid-seventies, The Muscle Car was unique variety of US sports car which became instantly popular and sought after, particularly with younger drivers.
Muscle Cars were called this because of their powerful supercharged V8 or V12 high performance engines producing over 300 to 400 bhp and blindingly fast acceleration.
The Muscle car was invariably fitted with high performance engine parts such as specialist valves , overhead camshafts ,enhanced air-intake manifolds, advanced dual carburettors and free flowing double exhausts that generated the extra engine power.
Mercury Sports Car: Leader in Racing Tracks
Rising steps of the Mercury: -
In the beginning it had been stated that the origin of the Mercury was inspired from the whale sized version of the Thunderbird car which was launched by Ford. But there are many surprises which were related to the development and history of this American sports car. The first model of the Mercury was the “Pony car” which was manufactured by NASCAR and this car gave a mind blowing impact in the racing circuit of the Trans-Am Automobile.
Initially Lincoln- Mercury was the founder of the ford motor corporation which was believed to be the luxurious car of its time. This person had devised the idea of designing, developing and marketing the sports cars which are small in size. The first car step was taken in the February 1963 in which the idea of dealing with the sports vehicles was made and car models were sold in the automobile market of North America.
After this next step of success of Mercury was the merging of the company with the European company Jaguar which was also known for the famous sports car. In the time period of 1967, Lincoln Mercury turned his hands to the Bud Moore in order to deal with the racing cars required for the SCCA Trans-Am Championship. It proved to be a great success for the Mercury as the company driver’s got the second position in the race and till now Mercury had established itself as the brand name in the sporting cars. After this, the company was able to grab the NASCAR Grand Touring Championship.