PAGANI HUAYRA

A dream of a boy...

Not so long ago, I have come across the first stunning looking car in Beverly Hills roadside in front of a hotel, cross street Rodeo drive and Wilshire bouldvard. It is the italian product, Pagani.

Huara Artwork (Courtesy of Pagani.com)

In the italian supercar reign, there are no doubt that ferrari and lamborghini are among the well-known list, but Pagani, the not so young company (about decades) in supercar industry is about to let the world knows of its potential. It's all start when an Argentinean immigrated to Italy, Horacio Pagani, follows his dream to build the finest supercar. His engineering experiences from working with exotic car such as Lamborghini as a designer, Ferrari as F1 engine manufacturing make his dream come true. In 1993, Pagani starts Zonda project, and debuts the Zonda C12 in 1999 Geneva Motor Show. He continues to develop this track car to be able to drive on street. He makes quite an entrance for his stunning car on Febuary 18th 2011 at the Pirelli head quarter in Milan, the Pagani Huayra world premiere.

Photo of Zonda in 1999 Geneva Motor Show (Courtesy of Pagani.com)

Huayra, the god of wind in the Aymara ancient legend, is the name of latest model from Pagani. It carries the signatures of Pagani style. The bi-xenon headlamp derives from the Zonda, 4 central exhaust outlets blends in with the body design perfectly. 

Headlamp (Courtesy of Pagani.com)

Signature Muffler System (Courtesy of Pagani.com)

Engine Bay of Huayra (Courtesy of Pagani.com)

The design is inspired by the Mercedes Benz arrowhead shape. Material used on Huayra is carbon fiber stranded with titanium to give the bending ability when struck. Even bolts in the car are made of titanium.  The carbon-titanium chassis uses monocoque technique, which uses the object’s external part to support the load. It provides an exceptional absorption from any impact. With this monocoque technique, Huayra is able to duct all ventilation air through the monocoque structure instead of adding more parts to help duct the air. It makes the car most lightest supercar in its class with the weight of 1,350 kg.

Huayra Shape (Courtesy of Pagani.com)

4 flaps automatic-adjust, 2 flaps in front and 2 flaps in rear help stabilize the car and maintain the gripping while drifting through a curve.

Showing how the flaps work (Courtesy of Pagani.com)

The interior of aluminum gear box is exposed to see the mechanism and the beauty of manual gearshift. Passenger can control everything through the touchscreen at the center of the car such as control audio system partnered with Sonus Faber, navigation system, Bluetooth phone. The gear shifting system is directly connected on the steering wheel for driver convenient.

Gear Lever Exposed (Courtesy of Pagani.com)

The heart of this car lie under the hood, Mercedes-AMG M158 V12 twin-turbo custom made for Pagani. The engine gives out 730 hp, and has a top speed of 372 km/hr. Also has high CO2 and consumption efficiency.The Huayra comes with transverse sequential seven speed gearbox - AMT robotized system with driving programs. It has a large 85 liters fuel tank ensure the uninterrupted enjoyment of driving. This supercar can sprint from 0 to 100km/hr in just 3.3 seconds. All of this is reserved for prestige customer with the price tag of $1.3 million

AMG Engine Installed (Courtesy of Pagani.com)

Huayra from Pagani youtube channel

BMW M4 HEADS-UP REVIEW

Beware the M4

M series in BMW industries always creates a fun time with its performance. From this year, they launch the new product line will be the 4 series. This 4 series is derived from the previous 3 series. The easiest way to distinguish the new 3 series from the new 4 series is to call all sedan models in 3 series as 3 series, while the coupe and the convertible of the old 3 series will become 4 series.

 

Showcase of all new M4

Not only the number changed, but also the engine type is changing in the new M product line. The new M3 and M4 stop running with the old 4.0 S65 V8 engine 

(it is Naturally Aspirated which is called NA). They start putting new 3.0 S55 I6 engines (this is turbochargers). In addition, they shrink the volume of the engine; however the new engine provide with more horsepower as an outcome. The new engine gives out 430 hp while compare with the old one that only has 420 hp. Not to mention the torque, from the old 295 lb-ft to 369-lb-ft. Since the new engine being developed with higher horsepower and higher torque, yet they also worked hard on better Fuel Consumption and lower the Emission Produce by 25%!!

Engine 3-D model released

Even though they made so many changes in the engine and the outlook of the car, their significant DCT (Double Clutch Transmission) transmission is still being provided as an option for this car. Another important change they made is lower the car's weight as much as possible. For people who want to track their car, they definitely care a lot about their car's weight. This new M4 only weighed 3306 lb. (this is without passengers and with 90% fuel) while compare to E92 ~3600 lb., to C63 AMG ~3900 lb., and to RS5 ~4000 lb. This is definitely a big advantage, when you look to other brand's similar performance cars.

M4 performing on racing track

Even the new M4 seems really huge and unique in a lot of ways, but there are some points are being discussed by the current M3 owners. One of the thing people seems to care a lot is the sound of the car. The supercharge cars will never have a better sounds while compare to the NA equipped cars. The truth is people having this kind of street racing cars are tend to modify their cars way off. The exhaust is the first part that they swab out in order to get a better roaring sound. People not only want their car to be loud but also want the sound to be legit. As a downfall, the new supercharge engine will never be able to have better sounds when comparing to those OLD NA engines.

Despite of the points that may let the potential buyers down, but a lot of people are still counting for the release of this new M model. The good news is people can start to pre-order their new F82 M4 as well as F80 M3 at the beginning of 2014 around Jan – Feb. The car will be delivered by late Spring - early Summer.

The BMW i8

The BMW i8

Futuristic. Sleek. Advanced. Extraordinary. These are some of the words to describe the all-new 2014 BMW i8. From a potential consumer's perspective, this car is not only grand in its styling and appearance, but also carries the badge of one the world's top motoring companies, BMW. With a name such as this, you know that it's going to be good.

The BMW i8 was officially unveiled at the 2013 Frankfurt International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Germany. BMW's "i" line of vehicles is the company's first ever range of hybrid/plug-in These vehicles include the BMW i3 and i8. The i8 features two types of engines. The first is a turbocharged 1.5-liter three-cylinder engine, capable of producing 231 bhp and 236 lb-ft of torque. The second type of engine is an electric motor which produces 131 bhp and 184 lb-ft of torque. Combined, these two different types of engines produce 362 bhp and 420 lb-ft f torque. The electric motor in the i8 takes about 3.5 hours to fully charge the 98 kW engine. 0-60 mph for the i8 takes about 4.4 seconds, which is pretty fast for hybrid car standards. The i8 can travel up to 94 mpg.

(BMW i8 Concept Vehicle)

It's not everyday you see a car such as the i8 and if you do, you'll be surprised at the price tag the i8 comes with. The BMW i8 starts at an estimated MSRP $135,700, making it the second most expensive production car for BMW. The most expensive BMW production car is the 760Li. (bmwusa.com). The BMW i8 will be available in the U.S. in spring of 2014. BMW UK has actually launched a website that will enable consumers to build their very own i8. They can mix and match different options for the car, choose exterior paints, and design the interior as well (Build your own i8). 

Above is the official BMW i8 launch video. This video suits the car in the sense that it captures the uniqueness and quality design of the i8.