Minggu, 22 Mei 2011

The world's best in cars -2011


Quickest production car
World's quickest production diesel car- Audi A8 4.2 does 0-60mph (0-100kmph) in 5.5 seconds
World's quickest production diesel car- Audi Q7 v12 does 0-60mph (0-100kmph) in 5.5 seconds










World's quickest production petrol car - Buggati Veyron Supersport 2.5sec (0-100 kmph/ 0-60mph)
World's quickest production petrol car- Ariel Atom  2.3 secs (many consider Ariel Atom as a Kart)






World's Quickest production Electric car- Tesla Roadster 3.7 secs (0-60mph/ 0-100 kmph)







Fastest production car

Worlds Faster production diesel car-  Jaguar XJ v6 diesel 165mph 266kmph


World's quickest production petrol car - Buggati Veyron Supersport 431kmph 268mph


World's quickest production electric car- Tesla Roadster 217 km/h (135 mph)


Biggest engine

World's biggest production Petrol engine- (Crate engine only) - GM Performance ZZ572,
                                                                                                9.4 L (572 cu in) V8 engine


World's biggest production petrol engine - Bugatti Veyron 7.993 L (488 cu in) W16 engine


World's biggest production Diesel engine- 6.7 L Power Stroke Turbo Diesel V8 Scorpion (with AVL)
                                                                6.7 L Cummins Turbo Diesel I6 (for Chrysler)




Most Powerful
Most powerful production petrol car (natuarally aspirated) Aston Martin One-77 559kw/ 760ps/ 750 bhp


Worlds most powerful production petrol car (forced induction)- SSC Ultimate Aero TT 960kw/ 1305ps/ 1287 bhp


World's most powerful production diesel car- Audi Q7 V12 TDI 368kw/ 510ps/ 500bhp


World's most powerful production diesel car (naturally aspirated)-  Ford F-250 138kw/188ps/185bp


World's most powerful production electric car- Lightning GT 300kw/ 408ps/ 402bhp.


Highest Torque

World's Highest torque in a production petrol car (forced-induction)Petrol- SSC Ultimate Aero TT - 1,508 N·m (1,112 ft·lbf)

World' highest torque in a production petrol car (naturally aspirated) - Dodge Viper SRT-10  759 N·m (560 ft·lbf)



World's Highest torque in a production diesel car- Dodge Ram Heavy duty  1,085 N·m (800 ft·lbf),
                                                                            Ford Super Duty V8 TDI 6.7 L - turbo V8 engine




World's highest torque in a production Electric car- Lightning GT 3,300 Nm of torque


Highest power to weight
World's highest power to weight ratio in a production petrol car (Naturally-aspirated)- Caparo T1 V8 1045 hp/metric ton (1.91 lb/hp) 429 kW (583 PS; 575 hp) and 470 kg (1,036 lb)


World's highest power to weight ration in production petrol car (Forced-induction) - SSC Ultimate Aero TT V8 1,107 hp/metric ton 960 kW (1,305 PS; 1,287 hp) and 1,197 kg (2,639 lb)

 

World's highest power to weight ratio in a production diesel car - Audi Q7 V12TDI - 189 bhp/tonne



World's highest power to weight ratio in production electric car- Lightning GT 217bhp/tonne












Highest redline


World's highest engine redline in a production petrol car- Ariel Atom-  10,600 rpm


World's highest redline in a production electric car - Tesla Roadster- 14,000 rpm


World's highest redline in production diesel car - Audi V12 TDI 4750rpm


 Worlds highest redline in production electric car - Tesla Roadster -14000 rpm



Information partially referenced from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_automotive_superlatives

Selasa, 03 Mei 2011

India Automobile sales April 2011

Car/ Motorcycle- Scooter Sales India April 2011

Micro Hatch
Maruti Alto- 25462/ Tata Nano - 10012 units/ Hyundai Santro 8133/ Chevrolet Spark- 3887/ Maruti 800- 2528/ Maruti A-Star- 1525/

Entry Level Hatch

Hyundai I-10- 12415/ Maruti WagonR- 12229/ Tata Indica/Vista- 4250/ Chevrolet Beat- 2444/ Maruti Estilo- 2342/ Fiat Palio-19

Mid-Size Hatch
Maruti Swift- 10622/ Hyundai I20- 8068/ Ford Figo- 6013/ Maruti Ritz- 5263/ Tata Indica/Vista- 4250/ VW polo- 3755/ Skoda Fabia- 1561/ Fiat Punto 1220/ Nissan Micra- 1198/ Chevrolet U-Va 148/ Honda Jazz sold 112 units/ VW Beetle- 16

Entry Level Sedan
Maruti Dzire- 11797/ Tata Indigo/Manza - 5282/ Toyota Etios 4657/ Hyundai Accent 1114/ Mahindra Logan (Verito) -1006/ HM Ambassador- 397/  Chevrolet Aveo 155

Mid-Size Sedan
Tata Indigo/Manza- 5282/ VW Vento- 2866/ Maruti SX4- 2102/ Hyundai Verna- 1854/ Honda City- 1542/ Ford Fiesta- 1092/  Fiat Linea sold 810/ / Chevrolet Optra 368/ Mitsubishi Lancer+Cedia- 20

Entry Level Luxury Sedan
Chevrolet Cruze- 939/ Toyota Corolla Altis- 776/ Skoda Laura- 421/ Honda Civic- 253/ Volkswagen Jetta- 162/ Maruti Kizashi- 35

UV

Mahindra Scorpio- 4144/ Tata Safari- 1193/ Toyota Fortuner- 739/Tata Aria- 286/ Ford Endeavour- 214/  Chevrolet Captiva- 172/ Skoda Yeti- 132/ Mitsubishi Pajero- 76/ Mitsubishi Outlander- 42/ Hyundai Santa Fe- 32/ Honda CR-V- 22/ Maruti Grand Vitara- 7


Honourable Mentions

Porsche Cayenne- 57 units


PS: 
Fiat Palio sales have stopped and the units sold are leftovers. Tata Indica and Tata Vista sales are combined hence noted at two places. Similarly, Tata Indigo/CS/XL and Tata Manza  sales are combined and hence displayed at two places.

ICML, Force and Premier sales N/A.

2-Wheeler Sales April 2011

Hero Motors (motorcycles)- 517099
Bajaj/ Kawasaki - 322235
TVS Motors-167744
Honda- 136623
Yamaha- 34476
Suzuki- Not published 
Mahindra- 9558
Royal Enfield-NA
LML-N/A
Hyosung- N/A