Cracking Cars under a Grand; Matthew Tumbridge Looks at Three Bargains for under Pounds 1,000Byline: Matthew TumbridgeEvening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
A curb weight below 2500 pounds certainly helped. 2 Acura Integra (1986–1989) Acura And then there's the clean, righteously '80s styling, which evokes memories of Trapper Keepers, The Search for Animal Chin, and pegged pants—and still looks great today. That's no easy feat. Another ...
(Le Mans Prototype Class 1, Hybrid) race car featured a hybrid system that consisted of a turbocharged 2.0V4 petrol engine at the rear axle and an electric motor at the front axle. The electric motor/generator unit (MGU) collected the energy from the front axle under braking and the AER ...
The 1969 TVR Vixen was produced by British automaker, TVR, between 1967 and 1973. The Vixen was a hand-built sports car that used a four-cylinder Ford engine, and weighs a little over 1600 pounds. The trusted little car can reach 60 mph in under 10 seconds, and ...
This 1972-78 model Loadstar 1600 was found living under a lean-to in an abandoned rural factory in eastern North Carolina, its useful life probably over. (Photos by Jim Meachen) This conglomeration of Edsels was found in an Arizona salvage yard. If anyone is restoring an Edsel, this may ...
that single motor in the front and dual motors in the rear, similar to the layout in theGMC Hummer EV. It is predicted to have a range of 350 miles and would be capable of 0-60 times of under 2.5 seconds, outpacing the Z06. Such a vehicle would fetch a price north of $100,000....
Whether you’re shopping with $75k in your budget or a few thousand dollars more, you’re likely to find some excellent cars under the $100k mark. This price range opens up a world of possibilities to buyers in the US, with high-end pickup trucks, sleek sedans, sporty SUVs, and even...
My only wobble was under acceleration – torque steer – while I was making a pass. We weren’t the fastest car on the track, but I had no trouble consistently turning 2:20s and 2:21s. For an hour and twenty minutes. I’m not really sure I have the sequence correct. This is for...
while FWD variants see 188 horsepower and 180 pounds of torque. Nissan equips a CVT, which is fine for daily driving but far from the enthusiast’s choice, because the engine drones and wails under a heavy throttle, and using the steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters is a real disappointmen...
Bugatti Veyron But it was after the Veyron that things would never be the same. Yes, the EB110 had four turbos in the 1990s. But the Veyron brought the numbers, with 16 cylinders, over 1,000PS, was capable of over 250mph and was the first car from 0-60 in under three seconds. ...