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Supercar Owners Circle gathered the most powerful cars

The Supercar Owners Circle is a global gathering of the world’s most demanding car collectors and prestigious car manufacturers, held at special locations around the world. This year’s event was held in Croatia, which featured the most powerful cars in the world.

The event includes several activities such as driving through the streets of Zagreb and performing on a track not far from Velika Gorica. Many extremely expensive, powerful and fast hypercars could be seen at this event, such as the €15 million Pagani Zonda that crashed into a Ford Fiesta in the north of Zagreb.

The main star of the event was the Bugatti La Voiture Noire, the most expensive car in the world. It is powered by an 8.0L Quad Turbocharged W16 engine with 1,500 hp (1,103 kW) and 1,180 lb-ft (1,600 Nm) of torque, enough to reach 60 mph in less than 3 seconds. The engine is paired with a 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox.

There were also other, less expensive but still very powerful cars like the Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro. It is powered by a 6.5-liter V12 engine with 1,000 hp (735 kW) @ 11,000 rpm and 546 lb-ft (740 Nm) of torque. Power is transmitted to the rear wheels via a 7-speed sequential gearbox.

Source: Supercar Owners Circle

EV, News

2023 Audi RS Q e-tron

The end of the year is approaching, but so is the start of the new Dakar Rally, which will start on December 31. Teams are preparing their cars for one of the toughest races in the world. One of them is Audi which will use last years, but improved RS Q e-tron.

Audi finished ninth overall last year, and the RS Q e-tron was fastest on four stages. This was a sign for the German manufacturer to come this year with the same electric car powered only by electric motors (the two-liter turbo petrol in this case only serves to charge the batteries). With new information and significantly more time to prepare, Audi managed to shed a few kilos by using lighter materials, which should help the hybrid Audis against the Toyota, Mini and BRX whose cars are powered by internal combustion engines.

The Audi RS Q e-tron competes in the T1-E category. It is powered by two electric motors in combination with a 2.0 liter four-cylinder turbo engine, with a total power of 670 hp (500 kW). It is equipped with a 370 kg battery with a capacity of around 52 kWh. It reaches 62 mph in less than 4.5 seconds with a top speed, limited by regulations, of 106 mph (170 km/h).

The Dakar Rally will be held in Saudi Arabia for the fourth time, it contains 5,000 kilometers of speed tests. begins on December 31 and ends on January 15, 2023.

Source: Audi

News, Tuning

Chevrolet Corvette Stingray C8 tuned by Slystyle

German tuners have never paid much attention to American cars, which cannot be said for Slystyle. Its latest work is one of the powerful American sports cars, the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray C8, for which the tuner has prepared better aerodynamics and more horsepower.

Slystyle equipped the car with a new front splitter that creates an additional 50 kg of downforce, new front bumper wings, new sills, rear wing, rear diffuser that creates an additional 80 kg of downforce. As an option, Slystyle offers springs that lower the car by an additional 20mm. Inside, the original design has been retained.

When it comes to the powertrain, the Corvette Stingray C8 is powered by a 6.2-liter V8 engine with 495 hp (364 kW) and 470 lb-ft (637 Nm) of torque. Slystyle did not say how much extra horsepower and torque its car has, but thanks to the K&N high-flow air filter, customized intake and exhaust ports and a Grail exhaust system with four 114 mm tailpipes, we can expect more than what the base model offers, given that the ECU unit has not been remapped. Also, the tuner claims it reaches 124 mph (200 km/h) in 13.5 seconds, which is 0.5 seconds faster than the base model.

The car has a set of 20 and 21 inch rims wrapped in 255/30R20 (front) and 325/25R21 (rear) tires.

Source: Slystyle