Dhanush aka Venkatesh Prabhu, born on
July 28, 1983, is a versatile person who is recognized as the best
actor, playback singer, director, producer and the last but not the
least a best writer. Apart from acting, Dhanush is intense lover of
luxurious cars and has bunch of luxurious cars parked at his car
yard. Recently, he added one more name in the list of cars owned by
him, by purchasing the latest version of Ford Mustang with price tag
of Rs. 75.98 lakh. Dhanush has become the second Indian celebrity
after bollywood director Rohit Shetty, to buy this giant luxurious
car of which only 100 units are reported to be sold by car maker in
Indian car market.
The Ford Mustang is empowered with 5.0
litre V8 engine that is capable of producing the power of 390 bhp and
torque of 515 Nm and mated with six speed automatic gearbox with
paddle shifters. It embellishes four driving mode options namely
Norman, Sport+, Track and Snow/Wet mode.
Well, apart from Ford Mustang, Dhanush
also has some precious cars for driving, the brief description of
which is mentioned below:
Audi A8
With price tag of 1.15 crore, the
luxurious sedan from German car maker is offered with two engine
options in diesel variant and two engine options in petrol variant.
In diesel variant you have option of TDI V6 engine which has
displacement capacity of 2976cc and mated with eight speed trip
tronic transmission system. This engine generates the power of 247
bhp at 4000 rpm and torque of 580Nm at 2500 rpm. Another engine
option in diesel variant is TDI V8 engine which has displacement
capacity of 4143cc, it generates the power of 380 bhp at 3750 rpm
and torque of 2000 rpm at 2750 rpm. The transmission duty is looked
by same eight speed trip-tronic transmission system.
Moving towards the petrol variant, the
first engine option is available with V8 TFSI engine with direct fuel
injection system. This engine has displacement capacity of 3993cc and
churns the power of 430 bhp and torque of 600Nm at rpm varying from
5100 to 6000 and 1500 to 5000 respectively. The engine duty is
performed by the same transmission as offered in diesel variant.
Another petrol engine option is W12 petrol engine that is remarkable
displacement capacity of 6299 cc, it has efficiency of generating the
power of 493 bhp and torque of 625 Nm at 6200 rpm and 4750 rpm
respectively.
Enriched with alluring features at both
the exterior and interiors along with safety and luxurious features,
the Audi a8 is the perfect illustration of a comfortable suite on the
roads.
Jaguar XE
With starting price of Rs. 40.3 lakh
(ex-showroom price) the existing version of Jaguar XE by British car
maker is offered with petrol engine option which is energized with
2.0 litre turbocharged petrol engine outsourced from XF and XJ. It
boosts the power of 240PS and torque of 340Nm. The worth mention
feature of this beautiful luxurious suite sedan is whopping speed
which in the span of 7 seconds touches the speed of 100 kmpl followed
by the top notch of 237 kmpl. To facilitate the driver to enjoy
flawless drive it offers four driving modes of Dynamic, Normal, Eco
and Winter.
Rolls-Royce Ghost Series II
Discussion about luxurious cars is
incomplete without the mention of Rolls-Royce which is recognized for
selling its cars to only celebrities who have made their recognition
across the world in their field. This can also be witnessed in the
architecture of cars manufactured by this British auto giant. The
architecture of cars in inspired from the luxurious nature of former
Indian ruler Tipu Sultan, also recognized as the Tiger of Mysore.
The Ghost Series II of car is empowered with V12 engine that reaches
the mark of 100 kmpl in the span of 4.5 seconds and develops the
maximum power of 563 hp and torque of 780Nm.
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Bentley Continental Flying Spur
Designed by British car maker Bentley,
Continental Flying Spur as the name suggests is replica of wind on
wheels, which is empowered with 6.0 litre W12 engine, and generates
the power of 600 hp and torque of 553 Nm. With the top notch of 250
kmph, the super car is capable of hitting sixty mpg from standstill
within the period of 4.5 seconds.