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This featured Car is Carrera GT

Carrera is a slot car.

This featured Car is Carrera

Carrera dominated the German markets in the 1960s and 1970s, due to using an additional third wire, and effective marketing, also at the nearby Nuremberg International Toy Fair.

This featured Car is Carrera

In the 1970, Carrera offered 1:24, 1:32 and 1:60 scales for slot cars, and the slot-free "Servo" systems which allowed cars to switch lanes, guided by the guard rails on the outside. Due to the many systems offered, and fewer customers (Generation), Neuhierl had to sell his company in 1985, and took his own life. The new owners sold rather cheap products.

This featured Car is ABT

Johann Abt (born December 1935), who continued a horseshoeing tradition of his family with motor cars, was a motorcycling and hillclimbing racer for Abarth factory team until 1970. He later entered cars with his own team, winning the "Trophée de l’Avenir“ and other series.

This featured Car is Koenigsegg CCR

The Koenigsegg CCR is a mid-engined sports car manufactured by Koenigsegg. It briefly held the world speed record for a production car and is currently the fourth fastest production car in the world, behind the Bugatti Veyron, SSC Ultimate Aero and the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport.

Thursday 31 May 2012

Ford F-Series pickups get a lick and a promise for 2013 updates


You'd have to be a disciple of pickup truck design to spot the differences between the 2013 Ford F-Series shown above and the previous model year, the best-selling vehicle in the United States.
It's that time in the life cycle of a U.S. pickup when the engineers give it a few sparkly bits to let the marketers have something to work with -- while they busy themselves with the real work of an all-new model, due two years from now.

For 2013, Ford says the F-Series gets a new set of grilles that look more than ever like the towering front of the Heavy Duty line, along with optional HID headlamps, new wheel choices and a version of Ford's MyFordTouch system that can handle drivers wearing work gloves, among other enhancements. Good news for those hay haulin' types who've been waiting for Alcantara seat inserts to impress the ladies -- your prayers have finally been answered as well. There's no major changes in engine choices, including the twin-turbo V6 that accounts for nearly half of F-Series sales.

Nothing on the immediate horizon suggest any challenge to Ford's sales dominance in pickups, with the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra prepping for all-new versions that won't go into production until next year. A more complete update of Chrysler's Ram pickup arrives this year, with an 8-speed transmission and other fuel-saving tweaks which should make the truck more competitive with the F-Series. But among many pickup owners, switching brands is one sure way to signal a crisis of personal identity.

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