The most expensive car in the world will be shown in a museum

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The record price for the car – more than $30 million, was paid in May by the buyer of auction house Gooding and Company, and now this Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic will not be hidden from extraneous eyes in a private collection. All interested persons in the American museum Mullin Automotive Museum which new exposition will open next week can see it. A case really the rare: such cars has been constructed only in three pieces, and till today remained only two.

It is necessary to notice that the former owner of the car doctor Peter Williamson has not bad earned on sale of the given copy. He has got the car in 1971 and has given for it $59 000. The reasons on which this model, instead of any other curiosity has risen in price in this time in five hundred times (or on 5 000 %), are possibly known only to true judges of antiques. Some experts consider her as most beautiful car in the history, and it even in the XXI-st century continues to win prizes for the design. For example, in 2003 it took Grand prix on Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.

Hidalgo car from Helvetic Motor Company

The Swiss company Helvetic Motor Company starts to exhaust on the basis of a German roadster own model, different in a body ancient style. It is possible to consider a novelty as the competitor of cars Morgan created with use of knots BMW. If the true pre-war coupes which have remained up to now, to modern measures hardly probable to name fast, this car named Hidalgo, can throw down a challenge to present super cars. For a basis version SLK 55 AMG with 360-strong V8 is taken, but the retromobile has appeared even faster a serial German roadster thanks to smaller weight: 1 460 against 1 575 kg. Affirms that Hidalgo can type 100 km/h less than for 4 sec while base Mercedes spends 4,9 sec.

Helvetic Motor Company plans to assemble six similar cars in a year and to sell them for $410 000, that is approximately is five times more expensive then Mercedes SLK 55 AMG.

BMW i100 Coupe Active Hybrid

Hybrids continue to arrive. According to edition AutoBild, concern BMW develops a new hybrid coupe i100 Coupe Active Hybrid which will allow it to compete with Mercedes SLS E-Cell and Audi E-tron. This connected hybrid can receive the three-cylinder motor capacity of 165-180 h.p. with direct injection which will actuate rear wheels, and also two electromotors capacity over hundred horsepowers.

These indicators are far from prospective 526 h.p. at Mercedes SLS E-Cell, but almost precisely correspond to potential Audi E-Tron. However, unlike the competitor having only two places for passengers, seats in i100 will settle down under the formula 2+2.

After i100 will appear BMW M100. This charged version i100 will receive already the six-cylinder motor which, most likely, will borrow at model М3 of following generation.

There is a probability that BMW i100 Coupe Active Hybrid debuts on a motor show in Frankfurt in 2011, and its batch production can begin in two years after that. In total it will be exhausted such 35 000 cars under the price about 100 000 euros for everyone.

1419 h.p Chevrolet Camaro for $320 000

While some guys wait for 548-strong Camaro Z/28, canadian Serge Leger has decided to construct the car which will envy all. On 6-litre LSX V8 he has put 91-mm compressor Turbonetics, 5-inch daun pipe, a unique inlet collector and 6-inch intercooler and the motor began to give out 1419 h.p. and 1219 Nm.

Of course, after that it was required to strengthen a body, to mount 9-inch back bridge Moser, and also to put transmission TCI 4L80E, coilovers QA1 and brakes Baer with six-piston supports and 335-mm disks. Instead of traditional racing equipment interior have finished with the Italian skin, also you can find audiosystem Pioneer and computer Mac Mini with the 3G-modem and Wi-Fi.

On all completion was spend 320 000 dollars and 3800 man-hours.

New Harley-Davidson Sportster SuperLow

Harley-Davidson Sportster SuperLow

Harley-Davidson's top-selling entry-level bike, the XL883L Low, aloof got better. In fact, it's so bigger that you ability say that this "Shortster" has accomplished new heights in agreement of ride abundance and adherence for new and accomplished riders.

Here's the deal: Harley gave the Low a complete makeover for 2011 to advance its abeyance for a softer, added adjustable ride, while advancement the low bench acme of 25.3 inches – aforementioned as on the 2010 edition. But the new model's anatomy is so bigger that the revised bike deserves a new name. Enter the SuperLow for 2011.

Fiat prepares middle-motor sport car

Division Abarth which now exhausts hot versions of models Fiat, plans to create own sport car similar Lotus Elise. For a basis will be the chassis of Austrian model KTM X-Bow which represents something like a big chart with motor Audi TFSI, but the Italian version will receive a high-grade body and own engine. It will be the title which has won recently «Engine of year» Fiat 1,8-litre turbo motor MultiAir which will pass additional updates, and capacity, allegedly, will exceed 200 h.p. As well as in a case with a Lotus, it should suffice for decent dynamics, the weight of a body will be extremely small. At initial X-Bow it makes 790 kg. The image of the future sport car published now is created by employees of British edition Auto Express on the basis of the data from Abarth. Novelty must appears within three years.

Pagani Zonda HH

The Italian manufacturer super cars Pagani has presented the new version of the model which have received a prefix «HH» in the name. The novelty as a matter of fact is synthesis of two versions of the car: Zonda F and Cinque. Necessity to update scale of versions is clear: Cinque has been exhausted by the limited series in five copies, all from which are sold. The seven-element price of the new car too does not become an obstacle for buyers.

From "Cinque" the roadster has inherited extreme motor V12 it's which working volume is increased to 7,3 l, and capacity is raised to 680 h.p. The body is executed from a combination carbon and the titan, the weight of the car is less, than at many midget cars. From here impressing dynamics: dispersal to 100 km/h is occupied 3,4 sec, with the maximum speed – 350 km/h. Alive a novelty will be shown to public in the end of September on the Paris motor show.

Nissan X-Trail has passed updating

Company Nissan last month has presented in the internal Japanese market the updated crossover X-Trail, but plans on a conclusion restyling this version on other markets were kept in a secret. Today became known that European buyers will receive the fresh version in October. Tail lights became light-emitting diode. Also new 18-inch wheels are offered buyers. And in interior changes are minimum. They have concerned only selection of materials of furnish.

Porsche Cayman will receive high-speed update

Last year roadster Boxster had easier and fast version Spyder, and now Cayman ready to pass a similar upgrade. In November on a motor show in Los-Angelese will be shown Cayman Clubsport which can be dispersed to 100 km/h half-seconds faster present top version Cayman S, that is 4,6 sec. German engineers have gone same way which was used by founders of racing cars when for a basis was taken a serial copy. To improve dynamics it was possible basically at the expense of drop weight of the car and if Boxster has dumped only 60 kg Cayman – 80 kg.

The weight has decreased at the expense of replacement steel doors on aluminium, the cowl and many other details also is facilitated. We will remind that at Boxster have removed even internal handles of doors instead of which there were fabric hinge strains. The contribution to weight drop was brought also by that and the audiosystem in a base complete set is not present the air conditioner though, of course, it is possible at desire to order them.

In a case with Boxster the 3,4-litre engine specially did not process: simply took instead of the usual 310-strong version the motor from Cayman S, developing on 10 h.p. more. And here at Cayman Clubsport – a bit forced version developing 328 h.p.