2012 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 takes on the Ring!

Cut to the chase, here is the video of the 2012 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 at the Nurburgring, Germany.

The Corvette ZR1 blazed the 20.8 km Nordschleife circuit and recorded a lap time of 7 minutes 19.63 seconds, entering the books for the sixth fastest for production vehicles. For comparison, the 2012 Nissan GTR makes the run in 7 minutes 26.7 seconds, not bad for a 500 hp twin-turbo 3.8L V6 godzilla 🙂

The 2012 car is a full production model with no performance modifications and the 1,512 kg car continues on with the LS9 supercharged 6.2 litre V8 rated at 638 hp and 819 Nm, mated to a six-speed, close-ratio manual transmission.

The Corvette wears the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup Zero Pressure tires – the competition-oriented tires are optimised for warm, dry conditions to increase cornering and handling capability – as well as a Performance Traction Management (PTM) system, which manages torque delivery for maximum performance. Engineers estimate an 8% gain in maximum lateral acceleration to more than 1.1g, as well as improved braking distance with these in place.

For people who comment that Michelin can’t make proper track tyres for nuts, I urge them to relook at the Pilot Sport Cup tyres. We are hoping to offer them in the near future if we can secure these. I believe it will give the Toyo R888 Proxes and Bridgestone RE-11S a good run for its money!

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Torque Settings for most makes of cars

Hi guys,

Here is the correct torque settings for the more common makes of cars on the roads in Singapore today, for your reference.

Alfa Romeo

All models: 75 ft-lbs or 101.57 Nm

Audi

All models: 90 ft-lbs or 121.89 Nm

BMW / Mini

745 & 760 2002-05: 100 ft-lbs or 135.43 Nm

Mini Cooper 2002-05: 105 ft-lbs or 142.20 Nm

All other models: 90 ft-lbs or 121.89 Nm

Chevrolet

Aveo 2004-05: 90 ft-lbs or 121.89 Nm

All other models: 100 ft-lbs or 135.43 Nm

Ferrari (!)

All models: 90 ft-lbs or 121.89 Nm

Ford

All models: 100 ft-lbs or 135.43 Nm

Honda

All models: 80 ft-lbs or 108.43 Nm

Hyundai

All models: 80 ft-lbs or 108.43 Nm

Jaguar

All models: 75 ft-lbs or 101.57 Nm

Kia

All models: 85 ft-lbs or 115.11 Nm

Lamborghini (!)

All models: 80 ft-lbs or 108.43 Nm

Lexus

All Models: 75 ft-lbs or 101.57 Nm

Maserati

All models: 75 ft-lbs or 101.57 Nm

Mazda

All models: 85 ft-lbs or 115.11 Nm

Mercedes

Models with 14mm bolts: 110 ft-lbs or 148.97 Nm

All other models: 80 ft-lbs or 108.43 Nm

Mitsubishi

Lancer 2002-04: 80 ft-lbs or 108.43 Nm

* With aluminum wheels: 70 ft-lbs or 94.80 Nm

All other models: 80 ft-lbs or 108.43 Nm

Nissan

All models: 90 ft-lbs or 121.89 Nm

Porsche

All models: 95 ft-lbs or 128.66 Nm

Rolls Royce (I’d be lucky if I get to do one)

Phantom 2004-05: 105 ft-lbs or 142.20 Nm

All other models: 50 ft-lbs or 67.71 Nm

Saab

9-3 / 9-5 1999-: 80 ft-lbs or 108.34 Nm

Subaru

All models: 75 ft-lbs or 101.57 Nm

Suzuki

All models: 80 ft-lbs or 108.34 Nm

Toyota

All models: 80 ft-lbs or 108.34 Nm

Volkswagen

All models 1999-: 90 ft-lbs or 121.89 Nm

All models 1988-98: 80 ft-lbs or 108.34 Nm

Volvo

S / V40 2000-05 80 ft-lbs or 108.34 Nm

S 60 2001-: 100 ft-lbs or 135.43 Nm

S 80 1999-:100 ft-lbs or 135.43 Nm

V 70 1998-: 100 ft-lbs or 135.43 Nm

All other models: 80 ft-lbs or 108.34 Nm

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Check out our Crib!

Hi all,

I would like to introduce you to AutoKinetics’ humble waiting area.

In this age where quality matters most, we ensure that our esteemed customers are well taken care of in our humble and cosy salle d’attente (waiting room) at the Loft. Immerse yourself in pure relaxation on our sofa and cushioned seats while our dedicated staff introduce the various tyre options to ensure that you make an informed decision on your purchase. You will be given the opportunity to feel and experience the properties of a few important properties of the tyres such as stiffness of sidewall, rubber softness and weight of tyres. This is in line with our company’s mantra of selling based on needs analysis rather than our own profit margins.

At AutoKinetics, we value our customers well-being as well! You can choose from a variety of drinks as well! We will place a selection of drinks for you to experience while waiting! Choices are:

• Tiger Beer
• Singha Beer
• Carlsberg Beer (Premium) 😛
• Pokka Green Tea
• Ice Mountain Mineral Water
• Assorted Tetra Pak Drinks

We invite you to step into our Loft to enjoy this extraordinary experience!

Also, at AutoKinetics, we ensure that the customer leaves the shop with the wheels properly fitted on; not too tight, not too loose. Proper installation requires that the wheel lug torque be set to the recommended specification for your vehicle. As such, we try not to use an airgun to fit the wheel nuts back in, as the torque they produce is hard to regulate and may damage expensive Aluminium nuts. Thus, we ensure that the wheels are fitted on with a torque wrench and proper torque settings for individual car makes. At AutoKinetics, we don’t leave things to chance.

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Our Website is Up !

Hi all,

If you’re reading this, do check out our official website at:

www.autokinetics.sg

Check out the exciting products that we offer, and stay tuned for the latest updates to come!

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