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Everyone has many hobbies. People usually spend their time with the activities that they like. Although they must work hard everyday, usually they do their hobby in the holiday.

There are many hobbies that usually are based on the gender, such as women like go shopping, and men like many things about automotive. This article will show a little more about automotive, boy’s hobby.

Beside as a hobby, many rich people think that if they have a nice car, they will get more prestige. This statement is not really wrong, because we usually think whether people rich or not with their own vehicle. If they have a sport or luxurious car with many expensive accessories, we will think that they are rich people and have high prestige in society.

There are most prestige cars, like Jaguar, Mercedes Benz, BMW, Ferrari, etc.

Especially for a boy who has his own vehicle like car or motor cycle, he usually likes protecting their own vehicle alone. It does not mean that he repairs it by himself, but he likes to put many accessories in theirs, such as DVD portable and TV put in their car. Beside that, to make their own beloved vehicle still good and used well, they have to protect and give best services, like cleaning their car or motor cycle, change the oil, and service your own minimum once per month.

We need to clearly know what we mean by this class of vehicles. Luxury, top-class cars are considered styled, luxurious automobiles aimed at the comfort and satisfaction of its owner or driver, dispensing with passenger space, cargo capacity and other practical concerns for the achievement of style.
The luxury, top-class cars are very costly and their price range is above Rs 20 lakhs. Hence, these cars are affordable and are chosen by high income group.
Luxury, top-class cars have the capacity to carry a maximum of 6 passengers. The companies such as- BMW, Daimler Chrysler, Porsche, Rolls Royce manufacture these cars and companies such as -Aston Martin and General Motors are still planning to dish out their models in the market under this segment.
A car may be classified as a luxury automobile even if it is not a luxury, top class car. Performance alterations of common, production cars, such as luxury compacts, luxury, top class sedans, muscle cars, hot hatches and other cars similar to these generally are not luxury, top class cars, still share characteristics owned by luxury, top class cars.
Sometimes, performance cars of all compositions are classified as luxury, top class cars, or, often, as performance cars.
A luxury, top class car does not need a big, powerful engine, even though a lot of them do have them. Some traditional cars of this category do not possess powerful engines, but were popular for excellent handling because of their light weight, a well-engineered, balanced chassis, and modern suspension. On complex and compressed roads, automobiles like them achieve more efficiency than a heavier, more powerful luxury car with less flexibility.
As a result of North American safety regulations, a lot of luxury, top class cars are not in the market for sale or use in the United States and Canada. In the United Kingdom, Europe, and the Middle Eastern market (e.g. UAE), an adjustable attitude towards small-volume specialist manufacturers has helped companies to flourish.
The drive train and engine layout decide the handling features of an automobile, and is the core to the design of a luxury, top class car.
It is common for luxury, top class cars of any generation to have the following features: the front-engine, rear-wheel drive train layout (FR layout). This configuration has lasted the test of time longer in such cars compared to mainstream automobiles.
For achieving of better handling and weight distribution, other formats have been developed. The RMR layout is a common feature seen only in luxury, top class cars – the motor is centre-mounted in the chassis (nearer to and behind the driver), and supports only the rear wheels. High-performance cars of this type and supercar manufacturers always show a liking to this layout.
A lot of modern cars, specifically grand tourers, also employ a FMR layout, with the motor placed between the front axle and the firewall.
Only a few manufacturers still employ the rear-engine and rear-wheel drive layout (RR layout). The motor has well spread out weight across the wheels, and this delivers exceptional traction, but is not advisable, as the engine’s weight is not between the two axles, the vehicle is badly balanced. Thus, many early vehicles handled errantly.
However with the continuous modifications to the design, added with the engineering developments and support of electronic driving i.e. computerized traction-stability control, the manufacturers have been able to fight against inherent weaknesses in the design. Luxury, top class cars continue to be an irresistible attraction for car fanatics all over the world.

The Indian car market is crowded with a number of new and used cars. With such a wide option of car models in the country, it often becomes a challenging task to decide which car to buy. Even after the decision is fixed on a particular car model, car consumers keep pondering over which is better, new or used.

However, everyone would love to own a new car because of the brilliant appeal, newly adorned interiors, new engine and a new feel of driving. All these look good and appealing unless the thought of finance, insurance, and depreciation enters the mind.

Car finance, Car insurance, and depreciation are key factors that influence the decision of a car buyer. It is because of these that some car buyers prefer used cars over new cars.

Below is the detailed explanation of the key factors:

Car Insurance: When it comes to buying a new car, insurance is comparatively more as compared to used cars. When a person buys a new car, he or she has to cover the insurance of all spare parts, car components and he also tries to cover all the amounts he owes in the payment. In case of used cars, insurance is much low because the car owner has already shell out some amount on the insurance. When it comes to car parts, new car parts require less insurance as compared to pre-owned car parts and accessories.

Car Depreciation: Depreciation is defined as a decline in the capital value of an asset. In terms of car, the value of car reduces as soon as it moves out of any car showroom. Even though it is one day old, the car would be counted under the list of second hand cars. The car owner would never get the value he paid for buying the car when he sells the car. This is known as car depreciation. Within a couple of years, the car loses much of its value. It’s similar to buying a mobile phone. Today if you buy a phone for Rs 20,000 and if you go to sell the same mobile three months later, you won’t even get half the price. The same is the case with used cars, but obviously the depreciation would be much lesser than news cars.

Car Finance: Talking about the finance, obviously used cars are cheaper than new cars and hence require less finance. Taking a loan for new cars involves greater risk compared to that taken for used cars. This is because new cars require more finance and if any single month the car owner is not able to pay the monthly installment due to certain loss, the financer takes away the car. Atleast with used cars, the EMI would be low and chances are there that the owner is able to manage the finance to pay the installment.

Sports cars are fascinating vehicles. Their features make them stand out among other car types. But there still is competition among sports cars. It is fascinating to talk about these sports cars and why they stand out above their contemporaries.

Here are some of the 2006 vehicles that made the list of best sports car and the qualities that made them above average.

- Audi A3 2.0T

This car goes beyond the beauty of its exterior. Car enthusiasts appreciate the car’s responsiveness and agility.

Audi A3 2.0T comes with an intercooled, turbo charged engine with 2.0 liter capacity and 16 valves. The car promises to deliver power up to 197 mph at 5100 rpm.

Other features include a six speed manual transmission, front-wheel type of driveline, 101.5 in. wheelbase and curb weight of 3300 – 3350 lbs.

- Chevrolet Corvette

The car’s V-8 engine (7.0 liter) with 16 valves allows for greater speed, and because the car is lighter than regular cars, the Chevrolet Corvette is capable of accelerating up to 125 mph in 12 seconds within one-fourth of a mile.

The car’s braking system is impressive. The car’s reflex is also astounding.

The car comes with the following specifications: rear-wheel type of driveline, and curb weight within 3100 – 3300 lbs.

-Honda Accord

The car comes with its fresh look: revised interiors, rear and front styling, and better sound-minimizing capability.

Honda Accord still boasts of its qualities such as high value for resale, excellent construction and reliability.

V6 Accords are equipped with a new stable system and improved suspension.

This car also has the following specifications: front- wheel type of driveline, 3100 to 3600 lbs. curb weight, up to 107.9 in. wheelbase and 5 or 6 speed manual transmission.

- Porsche Boxster

The Porsche Boxster speaks well about its balance. Pair this quality with an increase in power delivered by its 24-valve DOHC engine with 2.7 liters capacity.

The braking system is as remarkable as is the car’s over-all aggressive appeal.

Other features of the car include:

A rear-wheel type of driveline, 95.1 in. wheelbase, and curb weight within 2900 -3100 lbs.

Truly, sports cars did evolve and they will continue to evolve as long as there is competition. Car enthusiasts can expect more remarkable features in sports cars as years go by.