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Sunday, December 06, 2015

2015 CHRYSLER 200











2015 CHRYSLER 200

Starting price: $22,900
The Chrysler 200 is a cheap char that looks like an exotic version of the Italian Maserati. The five passenger sedan is one of the most improved sedan models on the market today, and sports sophisticated styling as well. Consumers can buy the vehicle with either all-wheel or front-wheel drive, and the stock engine is a four-cylinder model rated at 184 horsepower. Chrysler also provides consumers with the ability to upgrade to a six-cylinder engine rated at 295 horsepower. The standard transmission on the vehicle is a nine-speed automatic, and the overall fuel economy of the V-6 comes in at 18 MPG (city) and 29 MPG (highway). The 200 can go from zero to 60 MPH in just 6.0 seconds, and it has a top speed of 121 MPH.









2015 ALFA ROMEO 4C










2015 ALFA ROMEO 4C

Starting price: $55,495
The 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C is one of the cheapest cars on the market that look like high end exotic cars. With a pending debut in North America, the car has two seats located in front of the mid-mounted engine, and it has the feel of a $300,000 Ferrari. The two-door couple has rear wheel drive and is powered by a turbocharged COHC 16-valve inline-4 rated at 237 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque. The transmission on the Romeo 4C is a six-speed dual-clutch automatic with a manual shifting mode. The top speed of the car is 160 MPH, and it can go from zero to 60 MPH in just 4.5 seconds. The fuel economy of the car is also above average with a 24 MPG (city) and 32 MPG (highway) overall rating.









1970 DODGE CHARGER R/T









1970 DODGE CHARGER R/T

The vehicle driven by Dominic Toretto at the climax of the first film, the heavily modified 1970 Dodge Charger R/T was owned by his father. Capable of a 9 second ¼ mile time and producing 900hp, even Dom was afraid of it. During the film’s climax, Dom uses the Charger to chase down Johnny Tran who is killed during the chase by O’Conner. Afterwards, the two decide to race, pitting the Charger up against O’Conner’s heavily modified Supra. The race ends in a tie, but shortly afterwards Dom crashes into a semi-truck, totaling the car. The Charger makes a return in Fast and Furious, having been partially rebuilt by Letty then finished by Dom, only to have it again destroyed when Dom abandons it to avoid a series of explosions. Miraculously, the vehicle makes yet another return in Fast Five, when it is used during a jailbreak. It is seen one final time when it is destroyed (for the final time) after it is rammed by an armored car.









Saturday, December 05, 2015

NISSAN SKYLINE R34 GT-R











 NISSAN SKYLINE R34 GT-R

The signature vehicle of Brian O’Conner throughout most of the series is the Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R. The Skyline’s 2.6 L RB26DETT twin turbo motor produced 450hp.The Skyline used in 2 Fast 2 Furious was used to win the race at the open of the film, until it was shot with a EDU harpoon gun that fries the electronics in the vehicle. O’Conner has a Skyline in Fast and Furious for most of the film, using it during the audition race as well as through the underground tunnels from Mexico to America. This Skyline was destroyed when Dom turned his 1970 Chevelle into a bomb. The Skyline is seen multiple other times throughout the franchise but doesn’t have a prominent role other than being associated with O’Conner.









2011 DODGE CHARGER SRT-8









2011 DODGE CHARGER SRT-8

The Dodge Charger SRT-8 was the car of choice for the bank vault heist in Fast Five. The stock Dodge Charger SRT-8 came with a 6.4 HEMI V-8 that produced 465hp and 465 ft-lb of torque. After heavy modifications the Chargers used rear mounted heavy duty tow winches to tether themselves to a bank vault and rip it out of the building then engage police in a high speed chase. Topping anything that had come before, this chase sequence was intense, with the two Chargers roaring down streets side by side towing a giant vault behind them. Every sharp corner sent the vault swinging through traffic and knocking aside anything it its way. Aside from bullet holes the cars suffer very little damage, until inertia from the vault flings Dom’s Charger into an oncoming Volkswagen Touran.