Ford Mercury

If you have a Mercury with OEM Mercury Wheels on it, then you probably already know that Mercury was a marque of Ford and it was founded in 1939. It was discovered by the son of Henry Ford: Edsel Ford. The reason of Mercury was so it can market entry-level-luxury cars that were slotted between Ford models and Lincoln luxury models.

The name “Mercury” comes from the meaning “messenger of the Gods”; which is from Roman mythology; and if you love Roman mythology then you know way more than I do.

When Mercury was at it’s beginning, they were known for their performance and their Mercury Wheels.. I think, but their performance for sure. You can find the Mercury brand complete with Mercury Marauder Rims here in the United States, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and even in the Middle East! In around 1999, Mercury was dropped in Canada.. even though they were still marketing the Grand Marquis. Read more

World’s Fastest Cars – Audi R8

Audi, as part of the Volkswagen Group, wasn’t always known for their sports cars. Most Audis are sleek, stylish and fast, but they never really stacked up against legitimate sports cars like models from Ferrari and Porsche. All of this changed in 2006 with Audi’s introduction of the R8 V10 road car.

The R8 V10 road car wasn’t exactly a new design idea by Audi. In fact, the R8 was nearly a decade old by the time Audi decided it should be produced for basic road ownership. There were two models of Audi R8 built in 1999 for the 24-hour Le Mans, the R8R and R8C. There was also the Audi R8 racecar built in 2000, and there’s an Audi R8 Le Mans Concept 12-cylinder diesel in the works.

Audi announced its plans to transform the R8 into a V10 road car in 2005 and had planned on it being available by 2007. The idea was to create something unique and original while not completely abandoning the R8 concept that made Audi’s racecars so successful. The production went to one of Audi’s subsidiaries, quattro GmbH.

The end result of quattro’s involvement was a mid-sized, 2-seater sports coupe with a longitudinally-mounted mid-engine and the patented permanent four-wheel drive system. The R8 is said to be very similar to the Gallardo from Lamborghini, and the V10 engine it uses certainly earns it a top slot in the high performance category. Read more

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