Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport

The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport is the latest and lightest iteration of the French automakers line of ultra-premium, high-performance supercars, but it’s not just a svelte skeleton. She walks it like she talks it, this one. Last week it set the new land speed record for a production car at a face skin-stretchingly fast 268 mph.

What’s so different about this Bugatti as compared to its older sisters? For starters, it’s got a completely switched out body and frame made entirely of carbon fiber which shaved 110 pounds off of the total weight of the vehicle. They also made slight aerodynamic changes to the body style allowing it to cut through the air up to the above, shocking top speed.

It’s 16-cylinder engine can rip out 1,200 hp with 1,106 pound-feet of torque, and this powertrain is mated to the carbon frame and stiffer suspension than previous models which allows this sexy beast to generate upwards of 1.4 lateral Gs. The interior is austere, yet stylish, but all of this is going to cost you. The Veyron 16.4 costs $2,000,000.

Nissan to launch Micra in India soon

Japanese carmaker Nissan said on Tuesday it will launch its Micra small car in the Indian market in July from a plant in the south co-owned with its French partner Renault.
"We will produce 80,000 units of Micra in the first 12 months beginning in May," Renault Nissan Automotive managing director Akira Sakurai said, according to Dow Jones Newswires.
The Micra was unveiled earlier this year at the Geneva auto show.
The Franco-Japanese carmaking alliance on Tuesday confirmed plans for another small car in the future, with its local partner, motorcycle and scooter manufacturer Bajaj Auto.
"We have room for another product, a small car, with Bajaj. This would be not just for Indian markets but for emerging markets too," Carlos Ghosn, chief executive of Renault-Nissan, said.
"The Micra will be competitive in terms of price and features with other Indian cars," Ghosn told media at a press conference in Chennai, where the car will be manufactured.
"To compete in India one must manufacture and source components locally, and meet Indian consumer needs," Ghosn added.
Nissan sold between 200 and 300 cars in India last year, all imported.
India and its 1.2 billion-strong population is a huge draw because of the low number of car owners.
Several automakers including Ford, Toyota and Honda are in the race to launch small cars in India in the next two years, to rival the Tata group's Nano, dubbed the "world's cheapest car" at 100,000 rupees (2,200 dollars).
Just eight per 1,000 Indians own a car, compared with 550 per 1,000 in Germany and 495 in France.
The Indian auto market is forecast to triple over the next decade to six million cars a year from the current two million.

Most reliable cars of 2010

Most reliable cars of 2010

J.D. Power and Associates annual report on vehicle reliability was released today -- and the results may surprise Toyota owners worried over the recent recall news.

The Japanese automaker ranks at number four on J.D. Power's list, which is based on a survey of 46,000 original owners of new vehicles. J.D. Power and Associates explanation of its methodology.

"The study, which measures problems experienced by original owners of three-year-old (2006 model year) vehicles, has been redesigned to include 202 different problem symptoms across all areas of the vehicle. Overall dependability is determined by the level of problems experienced per 100 vehicles...with a lower score reflecting higher quality. The study is used extensively by vehicle manufacturers worldwide to help design and build better vehicles."

Which auto brand claimed the top spot? Check out


5 - Mercury

Despite its recent bankruptcy troubles, Ford claimed two places in the 2010 long-term vehicle dependability survey with Mercury ranking in at number 5


4 - Toyota

In the midst of Toyota recall mania, the survey still ranked the controversial automaker 4th in overall reliability. The maker took home the most nameplate segment awards going to Highland, Prius, Sequoia, Solara, and Tundra.


3 - Buick

Buick improved significantly in rankings and moved up to 3rd place from 6th in 2008. The survey found Buick owners less likely to replace car components than owners of other brands.


2 - Lexus

The luxury Lexus brand tied Buick for third place in three-year reliability. The survey also declared the Lexus LS 430 sets an industry standard for dependability with the fewest problems of any model.


1 - Porsche

JD Power and Associates crowned Porsche as the number 1 long-term dependable vehicle, beating out US and Japanese competitors.

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