Nissan is breaking ground on an assembly plant in Russia, one that it hopes will produce 50,000 vehicles annually and be on line by 2009. The plant will be located in St. Petersburg, the city created by one of the most visionary and vicious of Russia’s czars, Peter the Great. It was later renamed Leningrad when Stalin – who was even more vicious than any czar – was in power. It’s original name was restored when the late Boris Yeltsin was in charge of the country’s government. But Boris doesn’t run the show anymore, and the fella that does – a certain former KGB boss named Vladimir Putin – has been doing his best to turn the country into its former self. Putin has been implicated in the assassination of a turncoat KGB agent in England, and has been the guiding hand in the jailing of Russia’s largest oil magnate, allowing his cronies to talk control of the Russian oil industry. Nissan, nonetheless, has chosen to invest in this country.Kinda like buying stock in the Mafia. Another coup for Carlos Ghosn, no doubt. Nissan Consult III
1991 Audi Avus Quattro
First introduced at the 1991 Frankfurt Show, the all-wheel-drive Audi Avus had projected performance figures that seem amazing even today. The car featured a 6 liter W-12 engine (with 3 banks of 4 cylinders) and 5 valves per cylinder. Output was 509 bhp @ 5800 rpm, and 398 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm. The body was finished in unpainted aluminum. Estimated top speed was 211 mph, with 0-60 appearing in an incredible 2.9 seconds.
Specifications
Layout - Mid-Engine/AWD
Transmission - 6-Speed Manual
0-60 mph - 2.9 sec
Top Speed - 211 mph
engine - 60 Valve DOHC W12 (3 rows of 4)
displacement - 5998 cc / 366.0 cu in
power - 379.6 kw / 509.0 bhp @ 5800 rpm
hp per litre - 84.86 bhp per litre
torque - 540.0 nm / 398.3 ft lbs @ 4000 rpm
drive wheels - Mid Engine / 4WD
front brakes - Vented Discs
ear brakes - Vented Discs
weight - 1250 kg / 2756 lbs
length - 4424 mm / 174.2 in
width - 1976 mm / 77.8 in
height - 1174 mm / 46.2 in