MOTOR-CAR SPORT

                                         Ariel Atom If there's  something  that Tom Cruise and the Ariel Atom can teach you, its that you really shouldn't judge a person by their  diminutive  stance. They hold their own, even triumph over, the hunks of their respective worlds. The Ariel Atom can easily smoke cars like Ferrari 458 Italia and even theLamborghini Aventador around corners with evident ease. It's not about size, dude, its about you-see-me-now-you-don't.  The  Ariel Atom  is a road legal high performance sports car made by the Ariel Motor Company based in Crewkerne, Somerset, England and under licence in North America by TMI Autotech, Inc. at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia. There have been four Ariel Atom incarnations to date: Ariel Atom, Ariel Ato...

                                        McLaren P1   The  McLaren P1  is an upcoming hybrid supercar by English automotive manufacturer McLaren Automotive. The concept car debuted at the 2012 Paris Motor Show., and is considered to be the long-awaited McLaren F1 successor, utilizing hybrid power and Formula 1 technology. The P1's styling is influenced by the McLaren MP4-12C but with added body panels to make the car look aggressive. It will not have the same three seat layout as its predecessor, the McLaren F1. The design of the headlights is also reminiscent of the McLaren logo. It will have to compete with the  Ferrari LaFerrari , the  Porsche 918  and the  Lamborghini Veneno  while wooing the hearts of millionaires.  As with the McLaren F1 road car of 1992, the McLar...

                                       Porche 918 The Carrera GT was a great car. Wonder what might have been the expectations from its replacement! But Porsche, from the looks of things, might have hit the bull's eye with their latest hypercar- the 918. It looks fabulous and is the first plug-in  hybrid car  from Porsche. It is immediately recognizable as a Porsche, courtesy the front end which showcases Porsche's 911 heritage. Highlights: -4.9 litre V8 gasoline engine producing 580 horsepower, supplemented by 2  electric motors  delivering an additional 218 horsepower. -Only 3L/100km fuel economy claimed. -C arbon-fibre-reinforced plastic   monocoque chassis. - 1,490 kilograms (3,300 lb). -0-62mph dash in less than 2.9 seconds. -Top speed over 210 mph(330 km/h). When it will be released, it will see competiti...

                                   Ferrari LaFerrari The Enzo's a legend. It's price keeps escalating every year, and after every other Enzo crash. Such is its exclusivity. It has design inputs by the then fastes-man-behind-the-wheel Micheal Schumacher.  Now imagine the pressure at Ferrari's design house when the men in suits from up there told them they had to build a replacement for that masterpiece. But the Italian, being Italians, and Ferrari being Ferrari, made sure that replacement becomes an instant legend.  And this is it- the LaFerrari ("La, what?" cried the attendees of the Geneva auto show that it was showcased at). But after you get over  the name , there's a lot of feasting for your eyes to do, and lot of curiosity that has to be fulfilled about its specs.  It comes from a long line of Ferrari hypercars, which includes the...

                                Lamborghini Veneno                                       What do you do if you are Fellipo Perini, the director at Lamborghini, and McLaren , Porsche and, most importantly, Ferrari are about to launch their screaming hypercars that are bound to steal the show at Geneva? Well, you order your design board to design and build 3, just 3, totally mental cars based on the already stupendous Aventador. And then name it the Veneno, after  the bull  of the same name who holds the rare distinction of having killed the torero who challenged it. Also, Veneno means 'venom' in Spanish and Portuguese. The tuned Aventador engine produces 750 PS of power.Oh, and you also price it at 3.12 million euros.  will be more than thrice of those from the stables o...