1. In your opinion, what was the purpose of this blogging activity? (Why did Ms. Rumford decide to spend so much time on blogging instead of more traditional writing activities?)
I think the reason why Ms. Rumford wanted us to use so much time blogging was because she wanted us to have our own voice. She wanted to see how we write when we pick our own topic and can write about basically what ever we want to. She wanted us to bring out our own voice and bring out emotion. I guess Ms. Rumford knew that we wouldn’t have a lot of emotion if we had to write about a topic she gave us.

2. What have you accomplished during your blogging and give specifics to support your? (Think outside the box–remember, you are global citizens.)
During my blogging experience I have accomplished to be a global citizen. I have also used Freedom of Speech that has allowed me to talk my own topic and share my own opinions about the various cars I have been writing about. I have also accomplished to learn more about what it is like being a global citizen. I have never tried to write about anything and sharing it online. This was a whole new experience and really fun to learn how to use. I have also accomplished to identify the different kind of sentences. I learned to cut down my writing so that I wouldn’t be talking too long about the same thing but get to the main topic.

3. What key concepts have you learned while blogging? (This can be about writing, research or technology etc.)
During this blogging experience I have learnt how to use Edublogs to share my own opinions about the cars I have written about. I have learnt what it is like to be a global citizen. I have also increased my research skills, I have done this for when I needed to find information about the cars I would have to find valuable and reliable sources. I have also learned how to embed videos to a website and how to use technology to spread my own opinions. I have also learned that Wikipedia is not a school reliable source and therefore have had to avoid using it.

4. How did the weekly requirements (different sentences, word count, word choice, voice, research, linking, embedding, intro-body-conclusion, concise writing, etc.) help you become a better writer? For example, identifying and highlighting your sentences, knowing when to use a comma, semi-colon, phrases and clauses, etc.
The weekly requirements helped me become a better writer because by doing the requirements it forced me to use different techniques and different abilities to make my writing more interesting. When we had to identify our sentences it helped me realize how I could write more about something in one sentence, or how to combine sentences. The weekly requirements have helped me increase my abilities to make my writing interesting by using various sentences and media. Also the word limit helped me cut down my information and just share the most important facts that the readers needs to know. It also made sure that I wouldn’t repeat myself, which I have noticed that I have done before in previous years. So I need to proof read my work and make sure that I am not repeating myself.

5. Based on the skills (writing, technology, perspective) you learned while blogging, how will this benefit you in the future? This maybe inside or outside of school.
The skills that I have learnt during the blogging experience can help me benefit my future because it has allowed me to learn in what ways I can express my own opinions using Freedom of Speech. The technology can help me teach others how to use the WWW to express their feelings and opinions as well as I have this year using Edublogs. The research I have done can help me find more reliable sources and create more reliable sources. Using Edublogs can also be a fun way to post written schoolwork in the future.

The Germans has done it again! The Audi R8 is another wonder to merge from the car manufacturing Germany! Audi has of course manufactured different versions of the R8. There is the Coupe version, the Spyder, and the GT. Today we will be talking about the Audi R8 5.2 FSI Quattro.

The R8 5.2 is powered by a V10 engine and 525 horsepower. In just 3.9 seconds you are driving at 100 km/h. When you have passed 12 seconds you are driving at a fuming speed of 200 km/h! The V10 The top speed of this car is about 316 km/h. This is due to the new invention the FSI technology. The R8 drives about 6,8-7,3 kilometers per liter. The Quattro means that the car has a 4 wheel drive system. The V10 R8 has some different details, the air intake system on both sides of the car and the twin system exhaust. The new 19-inch wheels are a special item that is unique to the V10 version. The R8 V10 will also be equipped with LED (light-emitting diode) lights, front and back. Audi is saying that the R8 V10 will be the first production car with a full LED lighting system. The price of the Audi R8 V10 is £103,810 or around $150,000. Jeremy Clarkson has said “This is very possibly, the best car I’ve ever driven, that good!” He also stated that the R8 was “Staggering, unbelievably, sensational” Jeremy also said that the R8 V10 was a better car on a track than the Bugatti Veyron. Audi has said that the R8 is the slowest car they have ever built (Movie below is a commercial from Audi).

I believe that the R8 V10 is a little similar to the Audi TT. The R8 is a really beautiful car, it is defiantly one of my new favorite cars, but I don’t believe it is as good as the Murciélago, or the MP4-12C McLaren. The Audi R8 5.2 V10 Quattro would not be my first choice of car to buy, but if I didn’t have as much money it would probably be a better choice than another car like a Lamborghini. But I believe it has some unique looks and that is only found on the R8, for example the side air-intake I believe is a very unique look from Audi and is something that is not found else where on any other car. I believe that the R8 V10 is the best sport car Audi has ever produced, and to get that result I can see why the Audi manufacturer takes longer to produce this fabulous car.
Audi already have plans to release a new Audi R8 GT for 2011, it will have an increase in horsepower and acquire various new looks. I am looking forward to seeing how long Audi will keep producing the R8 and how they will keep adding new inventions.

Next time I will be talking about the Ascari A10. Thank you for reading my blog. See you next time!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHchlL20mUA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-emitting_diode

http://www.audi.co.uk/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkgD-Pepc1o

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The McLaren MP4-12C is the newest collection set from car manufacturer McLaren. It was released on March 2 2010, but deliveries will first happen in 2011. With a price of $250,000 this car has to be something special, and it sure is!

The McLaren Company is the sports car version of Mercedes. McLaren cars are produced in England in a town called Woking. The factory has won a Stirling Award due to the design of the factory. McLaren Formula 1 drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jason Button have test driven the MP4-12C. Jenson Button said, “that he was impressed by the 12C’s light and nimble handling, as well as its good visibility all around.” He also said “I felt like a part of the car”. The MP4-12C has an engine with 600 horses running wildly around in the new engine made by McLaren to produce a top speed over 200 miles per hour! It reaches a speed of 60 miles an hour in less than 3.5 seconds! The MP4-12C is the most powerful car of its class with a 600 bhp producing up to 443lb. of torque. The MP4-12C has a 7-gear clutch system. The MP4-12C is a mid-engine, rear drive car like the McLaren F1. The MP4-12C will have a weight of 1,400 kilograms. McLaren is planning on building 1000 12C’s every year of its production. The MP4-12C also uses an air brake that rolls out of the rear end when the driver hits the brake, this helps slow down the car faster. McLaren that most of the sales of the 12C is going to be in North America, McLaren estimates around 40% of all sales will occur in North America. The -12C in the name of the car is from the seating area of the car, the cabin of the car is made from Carbon fiber and weighs about 81 kilograms. This was a new invention McLaren has come up with and is very unique. A quote from an interview with Ron Dennis, chairman of McLaren, “The Car is styled as a result of its function”

In my opinion the McLaren MP4-12C might not be the fastest car out there but it is certainly going to be one of my new favorite cars, landing in a Top five, with the CCXR, The Lamborghini Murciélago LP670-4 SV, The Zonda Roadster F, and the Ferrari Enzo. I think that the 12C has an original design, which is a big thing in my opinion. I see cars everyday, which look very alike from each other. For example all the big GMC and Chevrolet trucks, you can’t tell the difference if they didn’t have the name on the back. I would not like the idea of buying a very expensive car, and realize that you can get almost the same look from another car manufacturer for half the price. So I think looks mean a lot to a car. But looks isn’t all, power is too. Something that is special about the MP4-12C is that McLaren have not incorporated many other companies in this built. It’s McLaren’s own motor and own suspension system. Unlike the Pagani Zonda, where they used a Mercedes AMG engine. McLaren has produced an engine of their own that they are fitting in the MP4-12C.

http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2009/09/first-look-2011-mclaren-mp4-12c.html

http://www.topspeed.com/cars/mclaren/2011-mclaren-mp4-12c-ar78914.html

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/mclaren-unveils-mp4-12c-production-model/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tah3ciWHWE

http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/mclaren-mp4-12c-2009-09-09

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6KBw2WrLqs&feature=related

639 horses hauling this machine

To a fearful top speed of 360 kilometers an hour

Annihilated all the Italian supercars

On top Gears fast track

With a whopping time of 1.17 minutes

Probably faster than your everyday car

But not near as ravishing as the Murciélago

With a price of 401,000 dollars

It is a rare car to see

Flying down your local road

But with no doubt

The cops will not be far behind if going

360k/m in your car

Hold on tightly

because this

might the ride of your life

3, drivers ready

2, Set

1, GO!

The Lamborghini Murciélago LP670-4 SV (SuperVeloce) is the new improved version of the original Murciélago. The newest version is the LP670-4 SV, and it was introduced at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show. The LP670-4 SV has a V12 engine and has a top speed of 342 kilometers/hour. The LP670-4 SV is packed with 670 horsepower, that is more than the Lamborghini competent Ferrari’s masterpiece the Enzo. The LP670-4 SV can accelerate from 0-100km/h in 3.4 seconds. On the Top Gear lap times it is tied with the Ferrari Enzo on 10^th place with a time of one minute and 19 seconds. My favorite part of the LP670-4 SV is the retractable rear spoiler! To reach the top speed, the spoiler needs to be down, but on a course/track you definitely need it to create enough down force for the car making sure it doesn’t spin off the track. The Murciélago LP670-4 SV is without doubt one of my favorite cars of all time! But it has all come from the original Murciélago that was released in 2001. The LP670-4 SV is faster than the last version the LP670. The LP670-4 SV is the fastest car Lamborghini has ever produced. The LP670-4 SV has lost 75 pounds of weight in just the chassis and the V12 engine is a lighter version losing more weight,  increasing the power to weight ratio. The new lighter and faster LP670-4 SV is my favorite Lamborghini of all time, and is in my top 10 of all cars. I think the doors are also one of the main aspects of the car; they were originally invented for the former Lamborghini Countach. I believe that the scissor doors give the car its look, and is one of Lamborghini’s trademark. The new LP670-4 SV does no longer under steer. The new LP670-4 SV also turns better in corners when in high speed. Carmagazine UK, drove the LP670 and the LP670-4 SV, and said that the two cars were not even in the same league as each other in the fast corners. The Lamborghini LP670-4 SV is going to be the last version of the Murciélago, and Lamborghini will be creating a new car next year.

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http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/4085/Lamborghini-Murcielago-LP670-4-SV.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/powerlaps.shtml

http://www.rsportscars.com/lamborghini/2010-lamborghini-murcielago-lp670-4-superveloce/

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Lamborghini-LP670-4-CAR-review/

The Pagani Zonda is a car developed by Horacio Pagani. The Pagani only develops the “Zonda”, but there are six different types of Zonda’s. There is the Zonda S 7.3, Zonda Roadster, Zonda F, Zonda F Clubsport, Zonda Roadster F, and the Zonda R. My favorite Zonda is the Roadster F.

The Pagani Roadster F is a road car with a Mercedes-Benz AMG V12 engine producing 650 brake horsepower. The Roadster F has six gears, and of course has a reverse gear. The brakes of the Roadster ventilated Brembo disks, with hydraulic power brake. The bodywork of the Roadster F is mainly formed from carbon fiber. The weight to power ration is 1.89kg/hp. The roadster F weighs less than the normal Zonda F,  giving it a higher top speed. The price of the Zonda Roadster F is 560.000 € which is about $760,000.

On the Top Gear test track the Roadster F performed better than the Bugatti Veyron with a time of 1.17,7 seconds placing in rank five. But when the Veyron and the Zonda Roadster F had a quarter mile drag race, the Veyron won with a lead of 2.5 seconds.

My favorite part of all the Zonda’s is the unique exhaust system. The exhaust is centered on the back and there are four exhaust system creating an extraordinary sound. I believe that the Zonda Roadster F is one of the best looking on the market today, or at least in the same ranks as the Koenigsegg CCX and the Gallardo. If I could chose five cars I could have for free, the Zonda Roadster F would definitely be among my choices.

Next time I will be talking about the Italian bull, and of course I am talking about the Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SV.

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http://www.carpw.com/pagani+cars/zonda/roadster+f+%282006%29+560/

http://www.paganiautomobili.it/english.htm

http://www.supercars.net/cars/3388.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/powerlaps.shtml

http://www.eurocarblog.com/post/212/pagani-zonda-f-roadster

Koenigsegg is a Swedish car manufacture created in 1994 by Christian Von Koenigsegg. Christian grew up with the idea of creating the perfect sports car, and with the help of David Craaford, he started the Koenigsegg program at an age of 22. David Craaford made a design that fitted Christian Von Koenigsegg guidelines. Koenigsegg has produced six different types of Cars, The Koenigsegg CC, Koenigsegg CC8S, Koenigsegg CCR, Koenigsegg CCX, Koenigsegg CCGT, and Koenigsegg CCXR. The first Koenigsegg was called the Koenigsegg CC, and was first sold at the Geneva auto show in 2002. The CCGT is very similar to the Koenigsegg CCX, but its horsepower has been decreased to follow the ACO and FIA requirements for a Race Car and the two supercharges normally on the CCX has been removed, but instead they have increased the engine from a 4.7 liter to a 5.0 liter. The CCXR is an environmentally friendly car that has a Twin-supercharged engine driving on either E85 or E100 ethanol. The CCXR can produce more horsepower due to the fuel used. It produces 1,018 brake horsepower. The price of the CCX is around $650,000.

The Koenigsegg CCX is the replacement of the CCR. The CCX was made to increase the sale of Koenigsegg’s in the United States. Since the previous model, the CCR is not road legal in the U.S.A. so Koenigsegg came up with the CCX. The Koenigsegg CCX is the first car Koenigsegg has produced that is road legal in the U.S. The CCX is made from only Carbon Fiber; Carbon fiber is a strong material but at the same time is very strong and makes it ideal for racing cars! The CCX has six gears. AP Racing manufactures the CCX’s brakes. The CCX can hold 120 liters of fuel.

Basic Facts about the CCX:

• Has two seats
• A V8 engine powers this car
• It can accelerate from 0 to 100 in 3.2 seconds
• Top speed is 395+ km/h
• Braking distance from 100 to 0 is 32 meters
• Length: 4293 mm
• Width: 1996 mm
• Height: 1120 mm
• Total weight: 1280 kilograms

The first time the Stig, BBC’s top gear racing driver, took the CCX around their test track he crashed into a tire barrier, this was due to not enough down force keeping the car on the track. This was the first time that the Stig had been off the test track! After the crash he had a time of one minute and 20.4 seconds. A week after Koenigsegg had returned with a CCX that had a spoiler on the rear that would help create grip and increase the traction and making it turn better at high speed. With the new non-standard spoiler the Stig put the Koenigsegg on the top of the table with a time of one minute and 17.6 seconds. The Ascari A10, and the Gumpert Apollo have beaten this record now. A quote Jeremy Clarkson has given about the CCX “It’s a supercharged great white, a fearsome beast, a killer, a man hunter”

The Koenigsegg is definitely in the top five of my favorite cars! I also believe that the CCX is one of the best looking cars in the entire world! If I had $650,000 to spare, I would without doubt buy one of these in a split second! But if I had a choice I would probably buy the CCXR version instead because it regenerates more power and because the fuel is cheaper. I believe that paying less for fuel and then gain more power is a very good situation.

Well see you when it is time for my next blog where I will be talking about the Pagani Zonda!

Resources’:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koenigsegg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koenigsegg_CCGT#CCGT

http://koenigsegg.com/models.php?model=ccx&model_submenu=info

http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/powerlaps.shtml

http://www.pureclarkson.com/koenigsegg-ccx-2/

Hello members of the blogging community! This week I will be blogging about the furious, astonishing Italian powered Ferrari Enzo! The Ferrari Enzo is originally called the Enzo Ferrari; the car received its name from the owner, inventor of Ferrari, Enzo Ferrari. Enzo “Anselmo” Ferrari was born in February 20, 1898 and died on August 14, 1988. Enzo started working at a small company called Costruzioni Meccaniche Nazionali but later left to go work at Alfa Romeo. While working he was also racing in small local races without much success but later won the Coppa Acerbo, which gave him bigger opportunities but he did not accept the deal. Enzo Ferrari started out making racing cars, and competed in the Formula One championship. While doing that the company Ferrari was selling sports cars to finance the racing team. Enzo Ferrari racing team was called Scuderia Ferrari. Many famous drivers have driven for Scuderia, including Michael Schumacher, Kimi Räikkönen, and Felipe Massa.

The Enzo Ferrari was first built in 2002 by Ferrari using their Ferrari Formula One technology. It is one of the fastest and most powerful that is street legal. The “Enzo” was created due to the Scuderia team first victory in the new millennium and wanted to show the world what kind of machinery Ferrari could create. The name was a tribute to the passed away Enzo Ferrari. Only 400 Enzo’s were created. The Enzo was not just available to be bought by anyone; Ferrari handpicked the lucky people that were going to be able to buy the Enzo. The Ferrari Enzo cost’s was $643,330 or 415,735 British Pounds. The 400^th Enso was auctioned for charity in 2004; the money went to the victims of the horrifying, devastating tsunami that hit in the Asian Region.

Basic Facts of the Ferrari Enzo:

• Two seat car
• V12 Engine
• 660 Horsepower
• Aerodynamic body, Carbonfibre and Aluminum body work.
• Length: 4702mm
• Width: 2035mm
• Height: 1147mm
• Weight: 1255kg
• Top speed: 350km/p and over
• 0-100km/p is 3.65sec.

In my opinion the Enzo is one of the courteous cars on the roads today! The Ferrari was also a car with the latest equipment and machinery at the time period that made it one of the fastest and most powerful cars. The Ferrari Enzo had a lap time of 1:19sec. placing it in the 10^th place on the chart right after the Maserati MC12 and above Lamborghini LP670 SV, this time was set by the “Stig” Top Gear’s professional driver.

Jeremy Clarkson:

I (Jeremy Clarkson) rang up Jay Kay, who’s got one, and said, “You know, can we borrow yours?” and he said, “Yeah, if I can borrow your daughter, because it amounts to the same thing.”

This shows how much the Ferrari Enzo is worth, and how prestigious it is.

Next time I will be blogging about the Swedish powerhouse, of course I am talking about the Koenigsegg ccx!

Hello fellow bloggers. If you are interested in fast and furious cars then this is probably a blog you would want to read. I have decided to start out my blogging career on cars with the world’s fastest street legal car; of course it is the Bugatti Veyron. The Bugatti is the fastest, most expensive, street legal car on the world. The Bugatti is owned by the German car manufacture Volkswagen. The Bugatti Veyron has two four-liter V8 engines, which combined is an eight-liter W16 engine, plus an addition to that Volkswagen decided to put in four turbochargers. A turbocharger is a device that increases the air density that is given to the engine to create more power! When all of these things are combined the Bugatti Veyron has 1001 brake horsepower! The Bugatti Veyron has a top speed of 408km/h, which makes the Bugatti Veyron the fastest street legal car in the world. The Veyron produces so much heat that ten radiators are needed to keep the car cooled down, a normal family car only has one radiator. The Veyron has a hydraulic spoiler on the back, the purpose of the spoiler is to help the Bugatti create grip on the road, and push the back end of the Veyron down and improve the handling of the car. When the spoiler is down it allows the car to go at the top speed.  The Bugatti Veyron price is at a staggering cost of 850,000 British pounds. Only 200 Bugatti Veyrons have been made in the world, about 200 have been sold so far and 132 have been delivered to the costumers. The Bugatti has received good reviews from the Top Gear productions “Utterly, stunningly, jaw droppingly brilliant” Jeremy Clarkson. The Top Gear have done some incredible challenges with the Bugatti Veyron, for example they have raced a Veyron from Northern Italy to London, against an airplane. This race resulted in a victory for the Bugatti, though it was a close race. They have also raced the Veyron against a Eurofighter Typhoon, a fighter jet, where the Veyron had to go as fast as possible one mile down a runway and then back again, while the Eurofighter had to take off, go 1 mile straight up, then do a flip turn back down and finish, the Eurofighter Typhoon won, but it was a close race that was won or lost while the Bugatti made its one mile turn. The Veyron was also crowned “Car of the Decade” at Top Gear’s annual reward ceremony in 2009. Many people will never be close to having sufficient funds to buy this powerful car. Even if I had enough money to buy the Veyron, I am pretty confident that I wouldn’t. The Bugatti may be the fastest car in the world; it is not the most beautiful car in my mind. If had to pick between the Bugatti Veyron or the Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera, I would definitely go with Lamborghini, because it is fast but not just a fast car it is also a good looking car.

My next blog I will be talking about the Ferrari Enzo. See you next time on my blog!

I believe that Freedom of Speech allows me as a blogger to give my opinions about my topic and share it with other people. It also allows me to say anything I want to about my topic. My topic is cars, I can’t say false information about a car without having evidence that it is true. I can state my reasons of my hate of one car, but I may not say false information about the car, this I called Libel, and Libel is when you post false information about something that is hurtful/disrespectful of a thing and that could harm the things reputation. People have been arrested, fined, jailed for libel. Libel is something I am not going to do, because I don’t want trouble with any big car manufacture. Freedom of Speech also allows me to share my personal experience about a car. For example, I can say that I don’t like a car because one time the rear-axel broke while in the desert.