FERRARI 458 REVIEWS

The “A” in the new Ferrari 458 Speciale A’s name doesn’t stand for “awesome,” but it could. The “A” actually is for Aperta, the Italian word for “open.” Based, of course, on the 458 Italia, this version of the 458 Spider gets the same special upgrades as the transcendent Speciale coupe.

That means 597 horsepower and 398 lb-ft of torque from the naturally aspirated 4.5-liter V-8—it hasn’t gone turbocharged yet—making it the most powerful spider ever to emerge from Maranello. The power increase comes courtesy of a 14:1 compression ratio, a new manifold and airbox rendered from carbon fiber, higher lift for both the intake and exhaust valves, new pistons, and reworked intake runners and ports. The gearbox is a revised seven-speed dual-clutch automatic with shifts so quick that they could bend both space and time.

The Speciale A sports an aluminum lid that retracts or raises in just 14 seconds; the price paid for the deployable roof is 110 additional pounds to cart around. Even so, Ferrari estimates that the car will rocket to 62 mph in three seconds flat, but we’d likely be able to break into the twos in a 0-to-60 run with our equipment aboard.

Other carry-overs ported from the fixed-top Speciale include Side Slip Angle Control, the lines of code for which were developed in part for the LaFerrari mega-ultra-hypercar. It aims to measure the car’s slip angle in real time, then adjust the electronic rear differential and stability control based on what it determines to be the optimum slip angle. (Learn more about how it works, as well as myriad suspension, steering, and other chassis upgrades, in our 458 Speciale first drive.)

The A also gets the 458 Speciale’s advanced aerodynamic features, including a flap ahead of the front fascia’s Ferrari logo that sends air under the car to create more rear downforce at high speeds. Spring-loaded doors up front open above 105 mph to divert air from the radiators and through vanes at the corners of the car. The regular Spider’s three-tip central exhaust becomes a pair of wider-set cannons to accommodate a big rear diffuser and a motor-actuated drag-reduction setup that drop from the underside of the rear end to help achieve Vmax. The coupe can hit 202 mph; no figure has been released yet for the A.

The car makes its debut at the 2014 Paris auto show, and just 499 will be built. We’re guessing a big-ol’ chunk of the run has already been spoken for

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The most powerful military car

Personnel transport vehicles are needed to support the mobility and safety of passengers, with the infantry combat vehicles can be sent to the battlefield quickly and safely. The vehicle is usually armed with automatic rifles, cannons, anti-tank grenades or missiles. Used body resistant to bullets, mine explosions, some vehicles can protect passengers from nuclear radiation, biological weapons or chemical weapons. I created this thread contains a wide variety of personnel transport vehicles with a cool design, futuristic, gahar besides sophistication and brilliance are also admirable.

Examples of such transports such as APC (Armoured Personal Carrier) this vehicle is focused to transport the infantry and was not designed to combat directly kedaraan example of this is the APS-3 Anoa 6X6 and BTR-90. There was also a IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) This vehicle can transport infantry fire support and to provide them, these vehicles can be used for direct combat. Such vehicles are already used to replace light tanks, used for reconnaissance, as well as worn by paratroopers unit that could not carry heavy tanks. Examples of BMP-3 IFV that and Patria 8X8, alkaline vehicle is equipped with a large-caliber weapons such as guns and anti-tank missiles. And there is also a tactical vehicles such as Rantis Komodo and M1114.
Here are the pictures and reviews!

1. ARMA 8X8 TURKY

Using eight turbo diesel engine automatic transmission, and a power of 450 hp at 2,200 rpm can be sped up to the speed of 105 km / hour in the streets and 8km / hour in the water while performing amphibious missions.
Mileage 700 Km.
Can carry 12 personnel including Command, helmsman
The main armament is a 105 mm cannon keliber can be installed along the 120 mm mortar. 7.62mm machine gun, 12.7 mm, 14.5 and 20 mm.
There is protection from kinetic energy and cut pieces produced by proyekil, rockets, mines and mortal.
Arma 8X8 is a tactical armored vehicle designed and developed by Otokar Otomitiv Savunma ve Sanayi, a company based in Turkey designed to force Turkey. Aside from being a personnel transport vehicle can also be used as a command post, ambulance, reconnaissance vehicles, training, maintenance and recovery vehicle. Arma 8X8 can also be used as a platform for anti-tank missiles or anti-aircraft.

2. PARS 8X8 TURKEY

Using diesel engines EURO 3550 hp with this vehicle speed of 100 Km / Hr do jalanann normal and 8 km / hour in the water.
- Operating distance of 700 Km.
- Weight 2.7 Ton with a 25 mm cannon turret.
- Can carry 8 personnel and 2 soldiers as command and helmsman.
- Protect from keliber 12.7 mm gunfire and explosions of mines.

PARS 8 × 8 in the design, developed and manufactured by the Turkish company FNSS. The first prototypes intended to be sent to Malaysia in 2012

3. PINDAD 3X3 INDONESIA

PINDAD APS-3 Anoa produced in 2006 by PT Pindad Indonesia, use a tire that has the ability to escape for 2 hours and a distance of 80 km / hour if exposed nails or shot. On the front panel LCD equipped CCTV to see the state back in megendalikan door, but it is also equipped with air conditioning. There are also 13 holes for the passage of rescue personnel if in a pinch, 13 pieces of armored vehicles of this variant is used Indonesia for the UN mission together Mechanised Battalion Task Force military contingent Garuda XXIII-D / UNIVIL in Lebanon. Indonesia also made Anoa VVIP version for armored presidency. In addition PINDAD APS-3 Anoa been in the message by some Indonesian immediately as many as 150 units and 10 units variants 6X6 4X4 variant, Malaysia as many as 13 units and the latest news Malaysia to buy up to 23 units, 13 units Brunei, East Timor 4 units, Oman 200 units and state and potential users, namely Nepal, Iraq and Bangladesh.

4. BTR-82A 8X8 RUSIA

- Using a diesel engine with a power of 300 hp KAMAZ can make a speed of 80 km / hour on normal roads.
- Operating distance of 600 Km.
- Weight 14.5 tons.
- Can carry 7 soldiers plus three more soldiers who served as Commander, helmsman and gunner.
- The main weapon, a cannon keliber 30 mm and a 7.62 mm caliber machine gun.
- There is a protection against small arms flake, and mine explosions.

This vehicle is an upgrade of the BTR-80A, in April 2010 Russia began marketing the BTR-82 and BTR-82A. Equipped dengansistem advanced communications, topographic maps, surveillance cameras and air conditioning in the cabin.

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Modif Simple Hummer

Originally, the Hummer is a vehicle built as a military vehicle. But over time and changes in trends in the world automotive industry, the vehicles produced by General Motors was then converted into an SUV. In fact, the works of modification was born with a car-based Uncle Sam's country of birth. Here's one example ...!

Call CFCs, which stands for Car Film Components, which whitewash the entire body of the Hummer H2 with a layer of chrome, combined accessories which still smelled of chrome glass window that deliberately dark, jumbo-sized stickers that read 'CFC', and also door Lamborghini-style scissors.

While in the cabin, four-door crew cab truck was enriched 17-inch LCD monitor, HDTV, DVD player, sound system capacity RMS 1.360w, mini bar, black leather upholstery, and a couch for the rear bench, which looks very contrast with the upholstery trim yellow colored interior.

Still not satisfied with the result of the modification, then the tuner immediately improve the performance of engine horsepower capable of blowing up to a maximum of 480 hp, and aligned with the new exhaust system.

That one simple and cool mods hummer

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