Aussie High Performance Cars Versus Two Rare Boulevard Beauties
The raring appeal of an expertly engineered high performance vehicle is an international phenomenon
. Drivers of everyday vehicles can motor from A to B, never experiencing the accelerated rapture of ripping, custom-designed speed, power and stylish opulence provided by high performance vehicles. Car lovers and avid sports car collectors eschew the average 2.5L stock engine and, if within their means, instead opt for the flair and sheer power of these elite vehicles.
Luxury performance vehicles manufactured by Porsche, Nissan, Dodge, Lamborghini, Shelby and Ferrari have all attained the highest levels of prestige and adoration in the pantheon of performance-enhanced luxury sports cars.
These makes of cars are distinguished from each other by their application of advanced, unique engineering, and innovative tweaks to their motor mechanics, often wildly enhancing the vehicles in both power and capacity.
Limited production run models, gran turismo engines and other rarities distinguish the evolution of these legendary high-performance sports cars. But how? Here are some details about the specifications of two legendary high-performance vehicles.
Nissan Skyline R34
In 2009, Nissan announced that the company's hallmark high-performance street beast would change monikers from the Skyline to the GT-R Supercar. The Nissan Skyline R34 was indeed meticulously engineered to stand alone as a superior machine. The Skyline R34 features a measurable motor capacity of 2568cc with an 8:5:1 compression ratio, and a twin-turbo charged, dual overhead cam, 4-cylinder engine compact, yet ferocious.
Top acceleration reaches above 255 kilometres-per-hour before any custom modifications are installed under the Skyline R34's hood. The specifications listed above are merely the stock details. The R34's instrumentation is above and beyond thorough, and the custom suspension boasts MacPherson-built struts.
Ferrari Enzo
European luxury car enthusiasts vehemently enjoy the jet-like engine of the Ferrari Enzo models, arguably one of the most seductive high-performance vehicles on the planet. The sensuousness of the Ferrari Enzo ought not to distract avid collectors from an impressive list of specifications.
Covering the nought to 97 kilometres-per-hour test in three seconds, the Ferrari Enzo's motor puts the competition to shame.
The aforementioned Nissan Skyline R34 engine has a turbo-charged and a modified fuel-injection/in-take system, but the Ferrari Enzo's massive 12-cylinder, four valves, and dual overhead cam engine is hard to beat, plateauing at a shocking top speed of 360 kilometres-per-hour.
Ceramic brakes, push-rod activated, shock absorbing technology, and an 8000 rotations-per-minute redline threshold make the Ferrari Enzo more of a high-performance vehicle fantasy. Its hard to get your head around the fact that theyve actually created a car with that kind of technical credibility.
Holden's HSV Series
So how do Australian-manufactured, high performance sports cars compare to the two legends briefly reviewed above? Lets take a look under the hood.
GM Holden's Commodore series has satisfied the Australian need for speed for decades but interestingly Holden has produced only a limited number of special edition models which are worth comparing to the Nissan Skyline R34 and the Ferrari Enzo.
This may be partly due to a road safety push by government. Community campaigns emphasising safety and speed reduction, may have impact on the sales of bigger, badder, faster cars, making it less attractive for manufacturers to produce vehicles perceived as unsafe by many consumers, and targeted by the authorities for penalties.
That said, the high performance Holden Commodores feature large V8 5.0L engines as a stock specification. A number of the SS series models boast frighteningly powerful 6.2L motors directly off the showroom floor, giving the SS series Commodores impressive high-performance acceleration and speed.
by: Hugh Mcinnes
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