Top Ten cars

Monday 3 October 2011

Jaguar xj

Jaguar XJ is the designation that has been used for a series of luxury saloon cars sold under the British Jaguar marque. The first XJ was launched in 1968 and the designation has been used for successive Jaguar flagship models since then. The original model was the last Jaguar saloon to have had the input of Sir William Lyons, the company's founder. The current Jaguar XJ was launched in 2009.

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Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. (Italian pronunciation: [ˈalfa roˈmɛːo]) is an Italian manufacturer of cars. Founded as A.L.F.A. on June 24, 1910, in Milan, the company has been involved in car racing since 1911, and has a reputation for building expensive sports cars. The company was owned by Italian state holding company Istituto per la Ricostruzione Industriale between 1932 and 1986, when it became a part of the Fiat Group, and since February 2007 a part of Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A.

In 1928 Nicola Romeo left, with Alfa going broke after defense contracts ended, and at the end of 1932 Alfa Romeo was rescued by Benito Mussolini's government, which then had effective control. The Alfa factory struggled to return to profitability after the Second World War, and turned to mass-producing small vehicles rather than hand-building luxury models. The company, in 1954, developed the classic Alfa Romeo Twin Cam engine, which would remain in production until 1995.The company gained a good name in motorsport, which gave a sporty image to the whole marque. Enzo Ferrari founded the Scuderia Ferrari racing team in 1929 as an Alfa Romeo racing team, before becoming independent in 1939.

Alfa Romeo has been involved with motor racing since 1911, when they entered two 24 HP models on Targa Florio competition. In the 1920s and 30s Alfa Romeo scored wins at many of the most famous and prestigious races and motoring events such as Targa Florio, Mille Miglia and Le Mans. Great success continued with Formula One, Prototypes, Touring and Fast Touring. Private drivers also entered some rally competitions, with fine results. Alfa Romeo has competed both as a constructor and an engine supplier, via works entries Alfa Corse, Autodelta and private entries. Alfa Romeo's factory racing team was outsourced to Enzo Ferrari's Scuderia Ferrari between 1933-1938. The most legendary Alfa Romeo driver is Tazio Nuvolari, who took one of the most legendary victories of all time by winning the 1935 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring.

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Sports cars

Sports cars have been made for 100 years, and most early racing cars were really sports cars. Today, some sports cars have fixed roofs, and even room for two small people in the back.

Here, we concentrate only on sports cars, giving you the best information and guidance on choosing one. If you need advice, just ask. But how do we define sports cars?

Sports cars are usually two-seater convertibles. The best aren’t shortened sedans which have two seats, but are built on their own short special-purpose underbodies or frames. The BMW Z4, Honda S-2000, Lotus Elise, Mercedes-Benz SLK and Porsche Boxster are good examples of modern sports cars.

Sports cars have been an important part of the motoring scene for a century. Famous makers of sports cars include Aston Martin, Ferrari and Jaguar – now in the supercar class – and Porsche. Alfa Romeo and Mercedes-Benz has also made a number of fabulous sports cars over the years..

Brilliant sports cars from Caterham, Honda, Lotus and Porsche

Some of these sports cars are produced by very small firms, and in some cases you have to do some of the assembly work yourself. Lotus is a small company that has produced some brilliant sports cars in the past, including the Seven, Eleven, Elan, Elite and Europa – and it still does so. There are many other small companies, especially in Britain, producing small numbers of sports cars and kit cars.