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Celebrity Car Deathwatch: Enzo Strikes Out

We really weren’t expecting to break out the CCD so soon after Shannen Doherty christened it—but we may already have to push her aside for fresher, younger paparazzi bait.

ferrari enzo The L.A. Times, and lots of onlookers, reported that a Ferrari Enzo smacked into a telephone pole at about six in the morning, cruising easily past the 120-mph barrier. The driver was basically unhurt—but the Enzo was DOA, cut in half by the accident, its engine laying out on the PCH in Malibu (we smell a trend!) like so much fresh road kill. The sole man at the scene, one Stefan Erikssen, told cops the driver ran away on foot, but the LAPD couldn’t turn up anyone and suspects Erikssen was alone, street racing at the time. (No we don’t know who he is, but it’s Malibu and he had an Enzo, so he must be connected somehow to Kevin Bacon.) We shouldn’t have to tell you how fast or how expensive an Enzo is, but it’s a moot point, since reconstructing the real Enzo Ferrari would be cheaper and easier than rebuilding this puppy.
Source: © thecarconnection.com/blog/ by Marty Padgett

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Audi RS4 Cabrio

Official pics for the first of the 3 world premieres that Audi will show in Geneva.

Audi RS4 CabrioAudi RS4 Cabrio 2Audi RS4 Cabrio 3Audi RS4 Cabrio 4Audi RS4 Cabrio 5 It's the RS4 Cabrio, as anticipated. Hairs flying in the winds, four seats, soft-top, a fabolous engine and terrifying performance.

If you really have to know, it has the same engine (V8 4.2 with 420 ps) as the saloon, but it's a tad slower: from 0-100 km/h it takes 4.9 seconds (4,8 s for the saloon), from 0-200 km/h it takes 17.5 seconds (versus 16.9 s).

Must be because it weighs more (underbody reinforcements to compensate the loss of torsional resistance) despite all efforts by Quattro Gmbh to reduce the weight compared to the base A4 Cabrio.
© eurocarblog.com by Luca
Source: fourtitude.com

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Ford S-Max

Ford has released official photos and specifications of the S-Max, the sporty 7-seater that will debut in Geneva.

ford s-maxford s-max 2ford s-max 3ford s-max 4ford s-max 5 The top-of-the-range engine will be the same 2.5 liters turbo that powers the Focus ST, with 215 hp and 325 Nm. The other engines will be a triplet of TDCi turbo-diesels (1.8 with 125 ps, 2.0 with 130 ps with APF and 2.0 with 140 ps both with and without APF) and a 2.0 liters gasoline engine with 145 ps. It's still not known whether the S-Max will ever equip the new 2.2 liter turbodiesel that outputs 170 hp.

In 7-seater configuration the S-Max has a cargo capacity bigger than the previous Galaxy (285 liters against 235). When all rear seats are folded, the cargo hold has a flat load floor 2 meters long and 1.15 meters wide (2,000 liters capacity). Prices should start from 25.000 €.
Source: © eurocarblog.com by Luca

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