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The European customers that prefer brand Renault are in for a treat this June as Renault has announced details of the limited edition Laguna Coupe Monaco GP. The Coupe can be ordered as early as next month and it will be delivered to customers in June. The Coupe features a unique color scheme of a pearl white set against the black of the roof, 18-inch alloy wheels and side-mirror housings, all of which make the Coupe look very exclusive.
On the inside, the seats are finished in Charcoal leather with the gray embroidered Monaco GP badging on the seatback. The Coupe will be offered with three diesels and a petrol variant where the petrol variant will of course be the flagship. The petrol variant will feature a 3.5 liter V6 engine that churns 240 hp and 330Nm of torque. For superior handling and a great turning circumference, the Laguna Coupe variant will also feature the 4Control, an all-wheel steering system developed by Renault Sport Technologies. The starting price for the Laguna Coupe Monaco GP will be €38,000.
Have you ever wondered who’d win if Dubai (the UAE) would fight with Monaco for who owns the most exotic, exclusive or expensive supercars in the world? Apparently someone did and came up with this amazing compilation “Supercars : Dubai vs Monaco”. Jaw dropping, isn’t it?
This year’s 2008 Monaco Grand Prix was a real challenge as bad weather continued to change the race. Even the winner Lewis Hamilton and Mclaren were dominated by the weather on lap 5 when Hamilton’s Mclaren hit a barrier puncturing his right-rear tyre forcing him into an early pit stop. He managed to come back and win the shortened event, after his 76th lap, BMW’s Kubica coming in 2nd and Ferrari’s Massa 3rd..
The race was wet at the start and saw many mistakes and errors take place, however these conditions did not continue and we saw the track start to dry, the weather kept looking like it was going to rain but it just never happened. As the drivers and manufacturers didn’t have the privilege of time, travel they had to decide what tires to use, intermediate or dry. Most drivers went with dry tyres and this decision ended up paying off.
Because Lewis had an early pit stop it meant he had enough fuel to gain the lead while the others had to have pit stops during the middle of the race. Eventually he had a good 40 second lead, which was all undone by Nico Rosberg’s bad crash on lap 61. The safety car came out for a few laps and then the race continued. On lap 69 Kimi Raikkonen ran into the back of Adrian Satu who was sitting in comfortable fourth and then disqualified. This is being looked into. The race was then continued with Lewis Hamilton and Mclaren taking the win. This was a great race to watch! Can’t wait till the Canadian Grand Prix starts!
They came, they saw, they conquered. The McLarens, that is. Fernando Alonso only lost the lead to team mate Lewis Hamilton during the pit stops, and then not for long.
The rookie, meanwhile, fended off Felipe Massa at the start and successfully rode shotgun, never quite able to launch a challenge, all the way to the flag. The silver cars arrived there four seconds apart after their 78-lap demonstration run, and it was another 65 seconds before Massa’s Ferrari crossed the line. (more…)
