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Ascari A10 specs
Top Speed: 220 mph / 354 km/h
0-60 mph: 2.8 seconds
Engine: 5 liter, V8 BMW M5 4941 cc 625HP

The Ascari A10 sports car, developed by British manufacturers and similar to the Spanish GT version, is rated in the top ten supercars for 2006. Its lightweight carbon fiber body of less than 3,000 pounds is designed more for the racetrack than the road. There were only a few models of this fast car built, somewhere between 10 and 50, and although expensive, it promises incredible speed and power.

The power of the Ascari A10 comes from the modified BMW 5.0 liter V-8 engine, with the standard six-speed sequential transaxle, where the gearshifts operate as paddles, similar to other race cars. Additions and modifications to the engine, however, include cams with advanced timing, new rods, and pistons, as well as a dry sump lubrication system. It has the same steel sub-frame for the power train and rear suspension as the KZ1 sports car, but the height of the coil spring units can be adjusted hydraulically on front and rear. This is a unique feature, not found on most other supercars, where adjustments can only be made manually. Handling should be easier than before, with front and rear anti-roll bars installed, which are also adjustable. The builders of the A10, not to be outdone by their competitors and to ensure adequate braking at such high speeds, have installed ventilated ceramic disc brakes, with 6-pot calipers on the front and 4-pot calipers on the rear.

The exterior design of this luxury race car is more dramatic than its predecessor the KZ1, with wider headlamps, a different grille, and higher wheel arches to accommodate larger rear tires. In addition, it features a splitter in the front, fixed rear wing, and five detachable body panels for added race trace utility. Even with standard features such as a battery isolator, rollover cage, electric windows, and air conditioning, it still weighs 55 pounds less than the KZ1.

Klaas Zwart, the owner of Ascari, may well have designed the fastest exotic car in the UK, outperforming the Ferrari Enzo as is claimed. The A10 is certainly a rare and distinctive car, one that is much desired to own.

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Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato
The DB4 Zagato appeared in 1960, and was produced for only two years. During that time, only 19 cars were built and all are still existing in the hand of Aston Martin enthusiasts. It was basically a DB4 GT improved by the Zagato factory, by Ercole Spada. Aston Martin wanted a series of DB4 GT's that would be lighter and more competitive racing against the Ferrari 250 GT's. In 1960 it contracted Zagato to build bodies for 19 chassis. What they have come up with is the most desirable Aston Martin ever - beautiful, yet aggressive. This car marked one of the most memorable chapters in Aston history.

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Rolls-Royce Phantom
The list wouldn't be complete without the legendary Rolls-Royce. It is massive (the Phantom�s aluminium space frame is the largest of its kind ever built for automotive use) and every line and detail on this car screams power and elegance.

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1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Coupe
The Mercedes-Benz 300SL is a two-seat, closed sports car with characteristic gull-wing or butterfly wing doors, which, when opened, resembled a bird's outstretched wings. This car definitely attracts attention and has a distinctive and unique appearance, but is not very practical or comfortable. Still, beauty comes first, and this one deserves its' title.

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Ferrari Dino
The name "Dino� honours Dino (Alfredo) Ferrari, the son of Enzo Ferrari, who suggested his father developed a V6 racing engine for Formula 2 in the early 60s. He died before the car was finished, and Enzo, for the memory of his son, put the V6 into a mid-engined sports car and named it "Dino." Like all beautiful Ferraris, the Dino was designed by Pininfarina. The chief designer, Leonardo Fioravanti, gave Dino a very sexy, low shoulder body which was different from previous Ferrari designs and influenced the future models. By many, it is still the most beautiful Ferrari ever built.

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1967 Shelby Mustang Eleanor GT500
This car became more famous than ever after the Gone in 60 Seconds movie, where it got its name - Eleanor. The car in the movie was a modified version of 1967 GT500 and featured extensive external body upgrades. Since it became so popular, and it is obvious why, Shelby started production of Mustang GT-500Es. Everyone just went crazy for it. Even a couple of years after the movie, Eleanor is still exceptionally popular. In USA, there are a couple of workshops that offer outstanding Eleanor replicas with even more power than the original version had.

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Pagani Zonda
It is the beauty and the beast at the same time. The provocative and futuristic Zonda design is the creation of Horacio Pagani, and is a result of the intense search for aerodynamic and ergonomic aesthetics linked to the need to create a sensational and exceptional car. It is wild and raw, and surely won't leave you indifferent. It is interesting that Horacio used his wife for a model during designing this car. And actually, when looked from above, Zonda really has the figure of a supermodel.

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1938 Talbot-Lago T150 C SS Teardrop Coupe
When first describing it, the press used a special expression for this car - goute d'eau, a drop of water. Later it was translated as 'teardrop.' Goutte d'eau was a new term, an acknowledgment that the automobile's speed had crossed an invisible line where aerodynamic drag and stability began to influence performance as much as weight and power. Jaguars William Lyons once said: 'That car is positively indecent.'

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Bugatti Veyron 16.4

It is one of the fastest, the most expensive, the most powerful and the most beautiful cars of our time. Veyron holds the Bugatti car making tradition, which never failed in creating beautiful and stylish cars. Its aerodynamically structured body expresses a perfect union of luxurious and sportive elements. Bugatti, or Volkswagen-Audi Gruppe to be exact, wanted to show the world the capacity of automotive industry with Veyron. Such an engineering and design jewel is a phenomenon whose characteristics will not be available in any everyday car, but with its existence, Veyron makes the world a much better place for any automotive enthusiast.

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1930 Mercedes-Benz Count Trossi SSK
 
This elegant design is a result of a combined effort of Count Carlo Felice Trossi, who bought the chassis of the SSK in 1930, and an unknown English body worker, Wiilie White (coach-builder), who put Trossi's vision into reality. It has surely earned its name, the Black Prince. This magnificent car is in the famous Ralph Lauren car collection.

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Our search for the most beautiful cars was primarily guided by one criterion - undoubtful and unmistakable beauty, as much as it is possible to use that term when referring to cars. It is a rather ungrateful theme, since beauty is very subjective and impossible to generalize. For some, there can be no match to old timers, while on the other side there are car enthusiasts who believe that car design has never been more perfect than today. Just think of the Rolls-Royce, Pagani Zonda, McLaren F1, Ferrari Enzo and many other. How can they be compared to Ferrari Dino, Talbot-Lago, Jaguar, Porsche Spyder, Duesenberg etc.? We hope that you approve of our choice and feel free to add your personal best in the comments.

Jaguar E Type

The Jaguar E type, also known as the XK-E, was launched in 1961 and immediately became a major hit on the market. It combined not just performance and engineering excellence, but also a stunning design. An aerodynamics engineer, Malcolm Sayer, is the man to blame for this beauty. Many consider it probably the most beautiful production sports car.

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car from past, to carrying people and loads of injured or non-motorized wheeled motor vehicles of all kinds. Non-motorized ones are carried by animals or people. Czech �ek'ler, man power walking trolleys, carts, oxen and buffaloes with coach, coach, briska, mugs and similar cars are jumping out. In Belgium, the Netherlands, and goats were running cars are also lighter. Cars BC In 3000, after years of sliding wheels and is thought to occur. The first age people (the Sumerian, Egyptian, Greek, Assyrian) behind the open two-wheeled chariots used during this period about the votive statues be seen. Two-wheel and barred the cars BC In the 2000 war, the purpose of the Hittites made. Phrygians, Greeks and Romans, and steep mountainous areas of the car wheels to prevent tipping from opening up holes in the road that goes parallel to each other is known. 9 century, from the trolley

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How your car on the car you Elective?
what you want when buying a car, the right decision. (For example, your choice of two-person open-top car that actually need something seven-seat van and that business is business, after passing the difference, do not!)
1 How big a cabinet you need, the rear seats a Do or a five-seat car, even Do you come tight?
2 Do you need a big trunk? If you do not have to just once a week?
3 How do you use a car? Short distances within a city, or the highway would make long journeys? Your second option is more powerful and comfortable is the right choice.
4 performance, how important to you? Can you live with the 1.4 liter three-year, or enough for at least 2.0 liters? 5 How important is security to you? The highest number of possible airbag (air bag) and Euro NCAP stars would look to do?

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Car Insurance

Aside from depreciation, insurance is one of the biggest costs you incur as a motorist, so let's start there.

Shop around for Insurance Deals

For starters, you can shop around for the best deal on insurance. 
If you own more than one vehicle, we've found that it's well worth looking at the total cost of the insurance of all the cars in your household, rather than treating each one in isolation.  Many insurers are now offering great deals on second cars, and if one of the cars is insured in your spouse's name you can often qualify for a discount if you both insure with the same company.  For example, in the UK, we found that Elephant is one insurer that offers such a deal.

Take notice of Insurance Groups

Aside from finding the best policy for your existing car, you should also consider the insurance group of the next car you buy.  Whilst you don't have control of all the factors that affect the cost of your insurance policy, this is one major influence on the cost of insurance that you can control if you want to.

What does a Car's Insurance Group mean?

Most people look at car insurance groups only as a guide to the cost of insurance. However, ask yourself why cars have low or high groups and youll quickly see that theyre an indication of so much more the higher the insurance group the more likely it is that your car is going to be stolen or involved in an expensive accident, or at least thats the way your insurer is thinking. And theyre not going by chance or intuition they have high powered computers crunching huge volumes of data to determine exactly what the risk posed by any given vehicle.

Automatic Car Insurance Groups

Of course if you want a particular type of car, youre going to pay the appropriate level of insurance but careful analysis of insurance groups can help you get the best value for your money. Take for example the Porsche Boxster S which in standard form attracts a whopping group 19 tag thanks to its 260 brake horsepower, 3.2 litre engine. Despite immaculate road-holding, ABS brakes and one of the finest chassis ever put in a road going car, the insurers have decided that its a big risk. But you can do things to reduce the risk you may have rejected the tiptronic gearbox option on the basis that it adds a hefty extra price to the already costly Boxster. But for many insurers the tiptronic Boxster is a group lower, and the difference between 18 and 19 can be considerable many insurers wont touch anything over 18, so there are a lot more companies to choose from when you go for the extra cost of tiptronic.
One reason for the lower group on the tiptronic Boxster S is that its performance is a little less sparkling on paper, but despite this most drivers will get better performance from it the tiptronic option may have a slightly higher 0-60 time in the hands of a racing driver, but under normal conditions, with an average driver, the tiptronic will outshine its manual sibling. And as the driver has to concentrate less on being in the right gear, he or she can concentrate more on the other.
So consider the higher resale value of the tiptronic and the savings youll make on insurance, but deduct the penalty youll pay for its slightly heavier fuel consumption. On balance the tiptronic might actually be a more enjoyable, and more economical consumption in the long term.
But most of all, consider the fact that the highly experienced staff of our biggest insurers, backed up by a wealth of data and powerful computers to process it, have decided that a Boxster S with a 6 speed manual gearbox is group 19 compared with a tiptronic Boxster S which they rate at group 18. And that one point is sufficient for many of them to refuse to insure it.

Other Insurance Group factors

Our enquires also revealed that although many companies will award cars a lower rating if they have ABS, not many have yet recognised the benefits of other active safety systems such as stability management. We investigated Porsches stability management system and found that its a superb safety aid, with a high performance computer system taking steps to keep you out of trouble when it detects, through its sophisticated sensors, that you are about to lose control of your vehicle. However, we were amazed that not one of the insurers we spoke to were prepared to offer a discount for vehicles fitted with this excellent system.

No Claims Bonuses

Another major factor that you can control when it comes to motor insurance is your no claims bonus.  OK, you're probably thinking that the bonus is what the bonus is, but do note that different companies have a different maximum no claims bonus.  So if you've been driving without incident for more than 5 years and your insurer only offers you a five year maximum no claims bonus, then it may be time to shop around.

Protect your no claims bonus

In the conventional sense this means that it's often worth paying that little bit extra to get a protected no claims bonus - which means that if you are involved in an accident that would have affected your no claims bonus, you can retain your bonus.  But beware of thinking that this will ensure that your policy doesn't rise the following year - in fact it may well rise because you were in an accident; you're now considered to be a greater risk according to many companies.  You'll still get your bonus, but off a higher initial premium which hardly seems fair.  As one insurer put it to us - it's a no claims bonus - not a no accident bonus.
So by all means protect your no claims bonus by paying a little bit extra, particularly if you have a number of years bonus to protect, but the best way to protect your no claims bonus is to do everything you possibly can to prevent the need to make a claim - no claims means no loss of your no claims bonus. 

Avoid Claiming on your Insurance

So what can you do to avoid making a claim on your insurance?  Well, for starters, you need to ensure that you don't have a driving accident that is your own fault.  In fact, when it comes to car insurance you need to be very careful not to have an accident that isn't your fault.  One of our staff recently had an accident where another driver ran into the back of his car at lights.  Absolutely no blame whatsoever was apportioned to our driver; and in fact the other driver paid cash for the repairs.  But when he next renewed his policy, some insurance companies still increased his premiums because he'd been involved in an accident; back to the theory that a no claims bonus isn't a no accident bonus!
We'll be looking at how you can improve your driving technique to minimise the possibility of a fault, or non-fault accident in later articles.  Defensive driving skills can help protect you and your no claims bonus.
You also need to take care not to have to claim on your insurance for theft, fire, malicious damage or anything else if you can possibly avoid it.  OK, there are limits to how far you can go, but basic security steps will minimise the chances of you having to claim on your insurance for any of these reasons.

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Motoring Tips

Our new motoring tips section will cover a wide range of topics that are of interest to all motorists.

We'll be looking at how you can get the best from your car, how you can save money on your running costs and how to make sure you stay on the right side of the law.

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Running Costs

With the cost of motoring on a continuous upward spiral, we all need to ensure that we're getting the best value when buying a car, and when buying products and services to keep the car on the road.  We'll be looking at all the factors that contribute to the drain on the motorists pocket and investigating how these costs can be reduced.  

Just some of the many factors we'll be considering are depreciation, insurance, petrol, servicing, repairs, spares, accessories and legal costs.

We'll also take a look at the cost elements that the company motorist is faced with.  Not many years ago, a company car was a definite bonus and yet we still complained about the tax then.  But now the equation is even more complex, resulting in a large number of employees opting out of company car schemes, though usually in return for a cash alternative.

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Petrol Costs

Depending on your mileage, and the economy of your car, this is where most of your motoring money is going to go.  With the average motorist covering 12,000 miles per year, if we assume and average fuel consumption of about 30 miles per gallon, that's 400 gallons a year;  which is going to set you back about 1400 per annum.

Even without changing your vehicle, there are basic changes that you can make to your driving that can improve on these figures.  And if you normally have a heavy right foot, then you might be using far more petrol than you need.  Let's say you're getting 20mpg when you could be getting 30mpg - the difference if you drive the average 12,000 miles per year adds up to a whopping 700.

Another obvious way to reduce your petrol costs is to reduce the miles you cover.  You can do this by not using the car for unnecessary journeys and by planning longer journeys using  like the excellent via Michelin.

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Car Insurance

Aside from depreciation, insurance is one of the biggest costs you incur as a motorist, so let's start there.

Shop around for Insurance Deals

For starters, you can shop around for the best deal on insurance.  

If you own more than one vehicle, we've found that it's well worth looking at the total cost of the insurance of all the cars in your household, rather than treating each one in isolation.  

Many insurers are now offering great deals on second cars, and if one of the cars is insured in your spouse's name you can often qualify for a discount if you both insure with the same company.  For example, in the UK, we found that Elephant is one insurer that offers such a deal.

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