Let's make this clear Bernie & Co...."this must stay"!

McLaren P1 GTR (2015)

Different Class

McLaren creates a new category...

 

...a category that is constructed from the words; Irresistible, Astonishing, Epic, Ultra-cool, Orgasmic! This new category is called "Very OWn ELite" class, you get it?

 

To enter the VOE class you must have already created an astonishing Hyper-car and taken it to the next level, the likes of Ferrari, Porsche, Koenigsegg, we await your VOE class submissions.

 

 

 

 

Ferdinand Porsche

Ferdinand Porsche was born on 3 September 1875 in Maffersdorf, northern Bohemia which was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at that time, and today part of the Czech Republic. Ferdinand was best known as an automotive Engineer amongst other skills, showing a strong amptitide for engineering from an early age. He attended night classes at the Imperial Technical School in Reichenberg whilst helping his father in his mechanical shop by day. 

In his early career, aged 18 Ferdinand landed a job with the Béla Egger Electrical company in Vienna helping to develop the electric hub motor although his greatest achievements included creating the first gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle, the VW Beetle, the Mercedes-Benz SS/SSK and of course Porsche automobiles.

Ferdinand Porsche founded the company called "Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche GmbH" in 1931, with the main headquarters being based in Stuttgart. At first Porsche offered motor vehicle development work and consulting, but did not build any cars under its own name. One of the first assignments the new company received was from the German government to design a car for the people. This resulted in the Volkswagen Beetle being engineered and manufactured and is one of the most successful cars of all time. The Porsche 64 was developed in 1939 using many components from the Beetle.

In 1964 the company launched its greatest model, the Porsche 911. This was another air-cooled, rear-engined sports car, this time with a six-cylinder "boxer" engine. The layout of the body shell design was led by Ferry Porsche's eldest son, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche. 

In 2010 Porsche launched the Cayenne S Hybrid and announced the Panamera Hybrid and launched the Porsche 918 hypercar in 2014, which also features a hybrid system.

BLOODHOUND SSC
The Ultimate Hyper Car - Be inspired, choose Engineering not media studies!

Just following on from my last post and the point Jay Kay made about kids not be able to see a Lamborghini Miura busting past at 130-40 mph. This is a really good point, kids of today need to be inspired and to do that they need to see well engineered products in action. when I was younger my uncle took me to see "Top Fuel Funny Cars" at Santa Pod which was one of those days where I was just saying "wow", the end result...I ended up working for a dull and boring auto manufacturer!

 

However, this does not need to be the way so check this out for inspiration, the "Bloodhound SSC", I say Britain's attempt at the land speed record which is fairly true but it is an amazing project with a lot of contributions from around the globe. Hopefully this will inspire the next generation of engineers!

 

http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Jay Kay Test

The picture below used to wind me up, how can people be so stupid and careless with something so beautiful? Then I thought, "well at least they are being driven, okay most incidents might be low speed crashes but they are at least doing what they were designed to do, not stuck in a garage like a show pony"!

 

 

What's the point of buying a hyper car and then leaving it in a display garage for 20 years? 

 

You have some of the greatest engineers working for the greatest automotive companies in the world creating the most desirable machines ever to roll of a production line and they get shoved in a garage.

 

I understand Ferrari's reticence of not letting any old fool off the street with cash drive away in one of their most prized possessions but incorporating conditions like you have to own at least 5 Ferraris to be able to buy a LaFerrari is the wrong assessment, you are trying to assess if the person is passionate about the product not if he is a great collector.

 

What automotive companies like Ferrari, McLaren and Porsche should be dong is the "Jay Kay" test, this is a guy who loves cars, loves to drive them which is the most important thing and now owns a green LaFerrari. So the first question the hyper car manufacturers should be asking is, " are you going to drive it?", any response with "no" then they will be instructed to leave the premises!

The following is a transcript from Top Gear:

 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSj7GFLDhew)
where Jay Kay was talking to Richard Hammond whilst driving a Lamborghini Miura...

 ...“I don’t buy cars to speculate, I don’t buy cars like these fools, and they hide them away, the kids today don’t see them, they will never know what it’s like to see a Lamborghini Muira busting past you at a 130-40 miles per hour”.

There you have it, if I ever get the opportunity to own a Zonda R, McLaren P1, LaFerrari, 918 then I can guarantee I will drive it as it was designed and engineered...to be driven! 

 

 

 

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ITALIAS ROME KEPT ROOM

 

Answer (5): KOENIGSEGG TREVITA

PS: Fernando is a great driver but Clara Alonso is my most favourite Spanish Alonso!

Senor Alonso driving LaFerrari

This video is not new but I love seeing one of the greatest F1 drivers ever in one of the best cars ever taking it to the max. Check Alonso's face circa 0:25, this is one happy guy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrjlXs4yEp0

"Vision Gran Turismo" (VGT) concept.

It seems that our more innovative auto manufacturers are again engaging with the gaming generation in a unique way, something we first saw way back in 2007 when the superb Nissan GTR had parts of its interior designed by Polyphony Digital the makers of the Gran Turismo" series.

 

I like it, more possible hyper cars on the way! Let's hope they bring them to life outside of GT6 before the "safe" committee turn them into something more boring?

 

Nissan VGT

 

 

BMW VGT

 

 

Mercedes VGT

 

 

AML VGT

Nissan GTR Hyper Car

Horacio zooming around in a P1

Although I admire Porsche's 918 and Ferrari's "LaFerrari" I favour the McLaren P1, for many reasons but a review of all three from Horacio would be an insight that's for sure.

Horacio, you made the right choice to test the better car first but you should of chosen "Amethyst Black"!

 

 

Goodwood - 2014

 

The Porsche 918 was on display at a few viewing areas, the "Porsche Experience" and the "Michelin" display to name a few. The one pictured below is at the "Michelin" stand and it was epic, largely contributed to seeing it in the flesh where you could see every key design detail...unfortunately the keys were not laying around or I would of got in and drove it straight off the stand home! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aventador Super Veloce