The world's
first production car powered by a DOHC four - valve engine was the 1921 Ballot 2LS (2.0 liter Sport, above), which provided 72 hp and cost a dear $ 8750.
Not exact matches
Mercedes offered the
first supercharged
production models in 1921 with 60 percent more
power than the
cars» normally aspirated counterparts.
Eleven years after the MP4 / 1, McLaren was
first with carbon fiber again — this time with a
production car designed around a list of superlatives: the highest
power - to - weight ratio, the best - handling supercar, and the fastest
production car in the world.
The successor to the much - loved
first - generation Alpina D3, which was based on the «E90» BMW 3 - series — and also (according to its maker) the fastest diesel -
powered production car in the world.
The likely badge for the front - engined, rear - drive model would be RX - 7, and the
production version could be unveiled at the Tokyo motor show in 2017; that would mark 50 years since Mazda launched its
first rotary -
powered sports
car.
First - ever factory -
production car with innovative SRT
Power Chiller ™ liquid - to - air intercooler chiller system
Yes, Megacar — the Agera One: 1 is the
first production car to feature 1 megawatt of
power (1000kW).
Italy's Isotta Fraschini introduced the
first production automobile straight - eight in their Tipo 8 at the Paris Salon in 1919 [2] Leyland Motors introduced their OHC straight - eight
powered Leyland Eight luxury
car at the International Motor Exhibition at Olympia, London in 1920.
As the marque's
first production four - door sports
car, Rapide encapsulates core values of
Power, Beauty and Soul; four «swan wing» doors provide access to cosseting sports seats both front and rear bestowing occupants with ample accommodation.
In even more
firsts, the Demon is the
first - ever factory
production car to have an SRT
Power Chiller, After - Run Cooler and to run on high - octane fuel.
It was loaded with standard equipment including leather bucket seats, center console with tachometer [3] and floor shifter for the Hydra - matic transmission, and was the
first U.S. full - sized
production car to feature an automatic transmission with a console - mounted floor shifter, brushed aluminum side panels and
power steering, brakes, windows and driver's seat.
It is
powered with a 85 - kilowatt (114 hp) 1.6 - litre LPG engine coupled with a 15 - kilowatt (20 hp) electric motor and a lithium - polymer battery pack, making it the
first production car to use lithium - polymer batteries.
It was a large sedan
car powered by V8 engines — both
firsts for a series
production Maserati.
First planned production model is the Rapide AMR represents the first tier of AMR, enhancing the four - door sports car with a comprehensive suite of power, chassis and styling upgrades, plus a spectacular new interior treat
First planned
production model is the Rapide AMR represents the
first tier of AMR, enhancing the four - door sports car with a comprehensive suite of power, chassis and styling upgrades, plus a spectacular new interior treat
first tier of AMR, enhancing the four - door sports
car with a comprehensive suite of
power, chassis and styling upgrades, plus a spectacular new interior treatment.
The Ghibli will be available with two turbocharged 3.0 - litre V6 engines, an eight - speed automatic transmission and both rear - wheel drive and the new «Q4» all - wheel drive system.The Ghibli will also become the
first Maserati
production car in history to be
powered by a diesel engine, with a 3.0 - litre V6 turbo - diesel.
GKN has developed the
first two - speed eAxle; the technology has entered
production on the BMW i8 plug - in hybrid sports
car, (earlier post) in which it provides
power to the front wheels from a 96 kW, 250 N · m (184 lb - ft) electric motor.
The innovative SRT
Power Chiller ™ is a
production car first.
Its origin can be traced to a muscle
car of the same name from the Vietnam War era.Another vehicle, a high - tech pickup the company calls a
Power Wagon, draws its design from the
first trucks that rolled off the assembly line when the company resumed civilian
production at the close of World War II.
Toyota has become the
first manufacturer to build a
production car ready for sale that is
powered by a fuel cell.
This
car is also the
first homologated
production car in the world with 1 Megawatt
power.
With this extreme
power, and hard accelerating, the SRT Demon is the
first production car to ever perform a wheelie.
Stats like a 2.92 - foot front wheel lift created upon launch, which is the
first ever front wheel lift on a
production car, as well as a bundle of auto industry
firsts like the
first factory
production car with an after - run chiller to keep the engine and supercharger cool after shutoff, and an SRT
Power Chiller liquid to air intercooler.
A 3.0 - liter V6 with 276 horsepower and 217 pound - feet of torque
powered the NSX Type R, which was the
first production car to wear the Championship White paint job and red Honda badge.
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First, let's clarify that monocrystalline or polycrystalline cells of the type now seen on solar -
powered racing
cars are not really practical for application to
production vehicles subject to the insults of daily driving.