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Honda Brio with 400 hp

Honda Brio is one of the cars that the Japanese company only produced for the Southeast Asia market. It is a small car that is not intended for high speeds. However, the owner of one example of this model decided to turn it into a powerful car with 400 hp.

This Honda Brio is powered by turbocharged 1.5-liter four-cylinder engine that develops 400 hp. As a reminder, the standard model is powered by a 1,2L engine with 87 hp (64 kW) and 80 lb-ft (109 Nm) torque. Power is transferred to front wheels via 5-speed dual clutch transmission and limited slip differential.

The car is finished in Boston green, which is used for BMW E36. It is equipped with a body kit that includes wide front and rear fenders and sports bumper. The door is retained, but the rear seats were removed to find room for a security cage. The car weighs only 950 kg.

Honda Brio was owned by Malaysian Jonathan Jameson, who can boast that he has the strongest copy of this model, but also one of the most powerful cars of this category.

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Honda Brio with 400 hp

Source: Larry Chen Via YouTube

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The collection of 230 cars was hidden for 40 years

A large collection of classic cars from a professional dealer of rare and special cars from the 1960s was recently discovered. It contains 230 cars that the owner has been collecting for four decades.

It all started in the 80s of the last century when Palmen bought a yellow Lancia B20. After that, the collection was expanded with Italian models from Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Maserati and Ferrari, as well as German brands BMW, Mercedes and NSU. Of course, there are also British representatives: Jaguar, Aston Martin and Rolls-Royce, as well as American Chevrolet, Cadillac and Ford. The French Facel Vega is also part of the collection. The collection also includes the brands Tatra, Monica, Moretti, Matra, Alvis, Imperia and Villard.

Cars were stored in one church and two warehouses. All are well preserved and are proof of Palmen’s refined taste and impressive knowledge of rare and special cars.

The owner rarely showed his collection so it became one of the best kept “secret collections” in Europe. He kept the cars in original condition, and maintained them himself and started them regularly. Unfortunately, due to the owner’s age and other circumstances, the collection will be sold.

The auction will take place in May and the cars are currently stored in a facility in Dordrecht.

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The collection of 230 cars was hidden for 40 years

Source: The Times

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Porsche produced the 5,000th 911 Cup

In the year in which the German car manufacturer celebrates its 75th birthday, we remind you of the 5,000 racing Porsche 911 Cup whose stories have been going on since 1990. It is a Porsche Cup championship in which all participants have the same car, the Porsche 911 Cup.

Porsche revealed the first 911 Cup in 1990. From then until today, they made seven generations according to the same recipe, and the honor of being the 5,000th produced Cup example went to the Porsche 911 GT3 from the current Series 992. The first 911 Cup was based on the 911 Carrera 2 model from the 964 Series, and Porsche produced only 297 copies. It was powered by a naturally aspirated 3.6-liter 6-cylinder boxer engine with 265 hp. The next model was based on the Carrera 2 from Series 993 and only 186 examples were produced. The basis of the Cup version from Series 996 was the Porsche 911 GT3, which was produced in 873 units with the growing popularity of Porsche’s single-brand championship.

Many consider Porsche’s decades-long story, in which the quality of the driver plays a major role, to be an excellent test for several elite world championships in circuit racing.

Each generation of the Porsche 911 Cup was more and more powerful, and the current 911 GT3 Cup, which this year will compete in 34 championships around the world, is powered by a 4.0-liter water-cooled 6-cylinder boxer engine with 510 hp (375 kW) and 347 lb-ft (470 Nm) of torque. The engine is paired with a six-speed sequential dog-type gearbox that delivers power to the rear wheels.

It rides on 18-inch wheels with Michelin 30 / 65-18 (front) and 31 / 71-18 (back) tires. It rides on 18-inch wheels with Michelin 30 / 65-18 (front) and 31 / 71-18 (back) tires. For safe braking and stopping there are ventilated 380 mm steel brake discs with six-piston aluminum monobloc racing brake calipers. Porsche produced only 782 units.

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Porsche produced the 5,000th 911 Cup

Source: Porsche

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