Cars and Transport by https://padlet.com/hjhall2006/ksq6uoxnck5t Follow me down the highway! Grand Tour inspired en-us 2017-02-04 08:50:39 UTC 2025-12-13 02:03:36 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/prod/169627376/651370f09cad4fc9261c5aa72beecfb2/h.jpg Dodge Challenger Hellcat hjhall2006 https://padlet.com/hjhall2006/ksq6uoxnck5t/wish/157765023 The Dodge Challenger is the name of four different generations of American automobiles produced by Dodge in Detroit, Michigan. The Dodge Silver Challenger was produced from 1958 to 1959, as a version of the full-sized Dodge Coronet model. From 1969 to 1974, the second generation Dodge Challenger pony car was built using the Chrysler E platform, sharing major components with the Plymouth Barracuda. The third generation, from 1978 to 1983, was a badge engineered Mitsubishi Galant Lambda compact car. The fourth, and current generation, was introduced in early 2008 as a rival to the evolved fifth generation Ford Mustang and the fifth generation Chevrolet Camaro.]]> 2017-03-04 08:48:04 UTC https://padlet.com/hjhall2006/ksq6uoxnck5t/wish/157765023 Bugatti Chiron hjhall2006 https://padlet.com/hjhall2006/ksq6uoxnck5t/wish/157822632 The Bugatti Chiron is a mid-engined, two-seated sports car, developed and manufactured in Molsheim, France, by Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. as the successor to the Bugatti Veyron. The Chiron was first shown at the Geneva Motor Show on March 1, 2016.

The car is named in honor of the Monegasque driver Louis Chiron. The main carryover piece will be the 8-litre W16 quad-turbocharged engine, though it is heavily updated. The Chiron has 1,103 kW (1,500 PS; 1,479 bhp) of power and 1,600 N·m (1,180 lb·ft) of torque starting from 2000 rpm. Like its predecessor, the Veyron, it has a carbon fibre body structure, independent suspension and AWD system. The carbon fibre body has a stiffness of 50,000 Nm per degree.

The Chiron will accelerate from 0–100 km/h (60 mph) in under 2.5 seconds according to the manufacturer, 0–200 km/h (120 mph) in under 6.5 seconds and 0–300 km/h (190 mph) in under 13.6 seconds. The Chiron's top speed is electronically limited to 420 km/h (260 mph) for safety reasons. The anticipated full top speed of the Bugatti Chiron is believed to be around 463 km/h (288 mph). Its predecessor (the Bugatti Veyron SS) makes almost 220 kW (300 bhp) less than the new Chiron.]]> 2017-03-05 07:55:01 UTC https://padlet.com/hjhall2006/ksq6uoxnck5t/wish/157822632 Hennessy Venom GT hjhall2006 https://padlet.com/hjhall2006/ksq6uoxnck5t/wish/159423066 The Hennessey Venom GT is a high performance sports car
manufactured by Texas-based Hennessey Performance Engineering. The Venom is a heavily modified version of the British sports car, the Lotus Egzit.
On January 21, 2013, the Venom GT set a Guinness World Record for the fastest production car from 0–186 miles per hour (0–300 km/h) with an average acceleration time of 13.63 seconds. In addition, the car set an unofficial record for 0–200 mph (0–322 km/h) acceleration at 14.51 seconds, beating the Kienigsegg Agera R's time of 17.68 seconds, making it the unofficial fastest accelerating production car in the world.


On April 3, 2013, the Hennessey Venom GT crested 265.7 mph (427.6 km/h) over the course of 2 miles (3.2 km) during testing at United States Naval Air Station Lemoore in Lemoore, California. Hennessey used two VBOX 3i data logging systems to document the run and had VBOX officials on hand to certify the numbers.


On February 14, 2014, on the Kennedy Space Center’s 3.22-mile (5.2 km) shuttle landing strip in Florida, the Hennessey team recorded a top speed of 270.49 mph (435.31 km/h) with Director of Miller Motorsport Park, Brian Smith, driving. As the run was in a single direction, and only 16 cars have been sold to date (to qualify Hennessey must build 30), it does not qualify as the world's fastest production car in the Guinness Book of Records.


On March 25, 2016 the Hennessey Venom GT Spyder posted a top speed of 265.6 mph (427.4 km/h) at California's Naval Air Station Lemoore, establishing a new speed world record for open top street legal road vehicles, celebrating Hennessey's 25th anniversary In May 2016 the Hennessey Team revealed that the record-breaking car was about 300 hp (220 kW) down on power due to issues with one of the car's three high capacity fuel pumps. Normally, the Venom GT Spyder delivers 1,451 hp (1,082 kW) and 1,287 lb·ft (1,745 N·m) from its forced induction 7.0-liter V8, making it the third most powerful production car at the time, behind the Bugatti Chiron and the Koenigsegg Regera (both at 1500hp).

]]> 2017-03-11 09:42:08 UTC https://padlet.com/hjhall2006/ksq6uoxnck5t/wish/159423066 Vespa hjhall2006 https://padlet.com/hjhall2006/ksq6uoxnck5t/wish/178778154
Vespa (Italian pronunciation: [ˈvɛspa]) is an Italian brand of scooter manufactured by Piaggio. The name means wasp in Italian. The Vespa has evolved from a single model motor scooter manufactured in 1946 by Piaggio & Co. S.p.A. of Pontedera, Italy to a full line of scooters and one of seven companies today owned by Piaggio.[1]


From their inception, Vespa scooters have been known for their painted, pressed steel unibody which combines a complete cowling for the engine (enclosing the engine mechanism and concealing dirt or grease), a flat floorboard (providing foot protection), and a prominent front fairing (providing wind protection) into a structural unit.

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