16-Year-Old Wins eBay Motors’ 445Hp Ford Mustang GRID

A couple of weeks ago we told you about the online competition launched by eBay Motors and the makers of the race game “GRID”. Well, the fastest of them all turned out to be 16-year old Timothy B. from Gretna Louisiana whose fastest lap time was 1:40:32. Timothy has plenty of reasons to be happy. To be exact, 445 horse-power related reasons as he won the grand prize that was autoofcars2011.blogspot other than a real-life- version of the Ford Mustang GT-R that’s featured in the game.

The eBay liveried Ford Mustang GT-R has been heavily modified with a custom-made body kit, 20-inch GTR Concept alloy wheels, a race suspension, α race inspired side ported exhaust system and to top it all, a supercharged V8 engine with 445HP. Not a bad way to start your career as a driver. However, if we were his parents, just to be on the safe side as it’s one thing crashing your car on the laptop screen and another on a real life road barrier, we’d wait a few years before we’d allowed our 16-year old son to get his hands on a 445Hp beast. -More pics adter the jump

Peugeot 207 Cielo with Panoramic Roof

Just in time for summer, Peugeot is enhancing its 207 line-up in the UK with the addition the Cielo Special edition. Based on the 207 Sport, the 207 Cielo benefits from standard fitment of a panoramic glass roof, metallic paint, Bluetooth hands-free phone kit and cruise control. The 207 Cielo will be available in both three door and five door versions and with a choice of two petrol engines, a 1.4 litre 75Hp unit, or a 1.4 litre VTi 95Hp. Prices in the UK start from £11,995 on-the-road.

2009 Bentley Continental Flying Spur: Facelift Model Gets 600Hp Speed Version

Bentley has taken the wraps off its revised 2009 Continental Flying Spur sedan that now includes a sportier edition dubbed “Speed” equipped with the same 600Hp W12 twin-turbocharged engine offered in the Continental GT Speed delivering 600Hp -48Hp more than the standard version. The most powerful 4-door car ever produced by the British manufacturer has a 0-60mph time of 4.5 sec (0-100km/h in 4.8sec) and a top speed of 200mph (322km/h).

Other mechanical changes include the lowered ride height, uprated and redesigned suspension as well as retuned steering system. The Flying Spur Speed is distinguished by the front grille and lower intakes finished in dark chrome, the wider exhaust tail pipes and the bespoke 20-inch alloy wheels wrapped in Pirelli P-Zero UHP performance tires. Inside the most notable change is the 3-spoke sport leather steering wheel. -Continued

As for the “standard” Flying Spur, it features a more upright grille, different air intakes, a new rear bumper, chromed bezels around the headlamps and tail-lamps, improved noise insulation, revised spring and dampers and new bespoke 19-inch alloys in Pirelli UHP tires. Furthermore, Bentley has introduced a new (optional) Naim audio system with an 1100 Watt amplifier.