2019 Ford Fiesta -
Yeah, the more I think about it the more I think I'd be making a mistake in not getting in on this fun. Reading the specs, this car weighs only 2,720 lbs. I was surprised it was that heavy, I was guessing something closer to 2,000 lbs. But Ford engineers have done a great job in getting the most out of this 1.6-liter EcoBoost twin-turbocharged four, making 197 horsepower and 214 pound-feet of torque (in overboost mode). It uses a 6-speed manual gearbox, and features upgraded brakes, suspension, steering and tires. Fiesta ST is ready for a track day, something you can't say about many subcompacts. Its competition there might be Mini Cooper S, Hyundai Veloster Turbo, or the larger Volkswagen GTI. For 2016, there's a new interface, Sync 3, replacing MyFord Touch for audio, connectivity, and navigation on a touchscreen or with by voice command. The feedback on Sync 3 is very good, too, from what I've read. If I did go all out and head over for a test drive and test the thing out, I would absolutely make a play on it and buy it. 500. Big deal, I say. She wants to enjoy the love of no car payments. I want to trade in for a car like this.
The Aventador SVJ accelerates from 0 to 62mph in 2.8 seconds. If that doesn't squeeze the air from your lungs, it will reach 124mph from a standstill in just 8.6 seconds. That means you could lose your license for speeding quicker than Usain Bolt can finish a 100-metre sprint. Take it on track - or to an abandoned airfield - and you can put the claimed top speed of 'in excess of 217mph' to the test, if you've got the nerve. The Aventador SVJ accelerates from 0 to 62mph in 2.8 seconds. Just to confirm the mind-boggling speed of this thing, Lamborghini has rubbed every other car makers nose in the dirt with the fastest recorded lap time for a production model around the infamous Nurburgring circuit. It completed the 12.8-mile Nordschleife route in six minutes and a shade under 45 seconds. That's two seconds quicker than the previous record holder, the Porsche 911 GT2.
And to think, Lamborghini has smashed the German manufacturer's record in its own back yard. As well as more performance than a standard - if you can call it that - Aventador S, the SVJ gets a full quota of aerodynamic surgery in a bid for absolute performance. As a result, it looks about as menacing as something with four wheels can get. The aerodynamic changes to the car make it look about as menacing as something with four wheels can get. The new front apron is joined by a pair of snarling nostril intakes and the engine cover and rear panel has more slits in it than a pair of teenager's ripped jeans. And, of course, it wouldn't be a proper supercar if it didn't have a wing big enough for you to host a party buffet on and a rear diffuser with more fins than a frenzy of great whites.
It also gets reworked suspension and the rear-wheel steering system has been tweaked to make it as infinitely precise in the corners as it is blisteringly quick on the straights. The car was officially revealed at this year's Monterey Car Week in California, along with a limited edition version called SVJ63 - a tribute to Lamborghini鈥檚 founding year of 1963, with 63 examples being produced. Lamborghini has yet to deliver the final blow of shock - the price - but expect it cost a significant premium on the Aventador S, which rings in at just over 拢270,000. This is Audi's vision for supercars of the future. Refusing to be outshone by its VW Group sibling, Audi has decided to use the Pebble Beach event to show the motoring world what a supercar of the future - rather than today - might look like. It's called the Audi PB18 e-tron Concept and it looks just as bonkers - if not more so - than Lamborghini's on-sale effort. It's party trick is that it can transport the owner from the door across the chassis to the central driving position.
