Pioneer "Bullitt" trailer video

A cool slot video done for the Pioneer Bullitt Mustang.

Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta Concept, 2010

Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta Concept, 2010

 

 

To mark its 80th anniversary, Pininfarina proposes an "open" Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta Concept that is exciting and a delight to drive. For those who still like to dream in a car. For those looking for a mixture of vanity, entertainment, and the pleasure of life in the open air. For those who love icons as the greatest expression of the age we live in. For those who want their cars to be an uncommon sensory experience in terms of both style and driving, without being obsessed by performance. For those who want to be excited by a dynamic, sporty car that transmits the exclusiveness and refinement typical of an Alfa Romeo spider designed by Pininfarina.

2uettottanta: a name that evokes the legendary Duetto, but also the years of activity at Pininfarina, which launches the celebrations for its 80th anniversary with this concept car. And it has decided to do so with a type of car that is by definition, the work of Pininfarina: an Alfa Romeo spider. A very Italian product, which has become an export brand, representing the inexhaustible talent that the whole world associates with Italy.

The Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta Concept reflects Pininfarina's determination to look to the future with optimism following tradition, restating its excellence in design and its acknowledged capacity for aesthetic and technological innovation. It is a concept that represents an innovative approach, projected into the third millennium, to a topic that is firmly rooted in Pininfarina history, the 2-seater spider. And like the best Alfa Romeo sports cars to come from Pininfarina's pencil, the Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta Concept exalts the driving experience and concentrates on the excitement of being at the wheel of an open car with a great aesthetic personality. It is a car that can make people dream and excites even after many years. The icon of a lifestyle that harks back to a lively, tumultuous period. Like the Duetto of the Sixties, which helped to establish a trend based on the themes of rebellion and escape, thanks to the film "The Graduate".

The Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta Concept is also a tribute to Alfa Romeo, which celebrates its centenary in 2010: the alliance between Alfa Romeo and Pininfarina is one of the most significant and durable in the history of the car, one of men and of passion, of design and cutting-edge technical solutions, which has generated an inestimable number of good-looking, innovative cars with plenty of temperament. With a predilection for sports cars and convertibles. The aim is to replicate all this with the Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta Concept. So a clean, elegant line was chosen for this "simple 2-seater", which is proposed with a 1750 cc turbo engine positioned longitudinally, an obvious reference to the "1750 Veloce" of 1968, one of the many versions derived from the famous "Osso di Seppia" (Cuttlefish). With its red bodywork, inspired by the typical Alfa Romeo paintwork, the 2uettottanta is 1797 mm wide, 4212.6 mm long, 1280 mm high and has a wheelbase of 2500 mm.

The pleasure of driving and feeling in harmony with nature is transformed into light, sleek, refined volumes, and shapes that seem to slip through the air easily. This generates the theme of this concept: the expression of a single volume, which is some way from the ground and suspended. The Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta Concept almost seems to lift up from the ground "going further". It is an optical effect achieved thanks to a line that crosses the whole car horizontally. An uninterrupted sign applied to dynamic, sporty proportions - typical of Alfa Romeo spiders - accentuated by the configuration of the passenger compartment, which is shifted significantly to the rear. The force of the design lies in its exaltation of simplicity, which does not need to show its muscles but concentrates purely on agility and harmony.

The front end of the Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta Concept underlines its true Alfa Romeo character. The design is simple, with a central line that runs smoothly along the nose of the car, while the execution of the surfaces is more sophisticated. At the centre, in full view, and anything but a purely decorative element, is the Alfa Romeo shield, which seems to emerge from the heart of the car and to stretch outwards, in Pininfarina's futuristic, three-dimensional approach. The shield is made of aluminium and incorporates floating horizontal flaps. On either side are the two triangular lateral air intakes. The two elements impressed on the imposing bonnet create a natural link between the logo and the large windscreen, which has been designed as a ring in hand-beaten aluminium that emerges from the body of the car without interrupting its flow. The front headlights, which adopt the latest LED technologies, are embedded under the line that gives the whole car its character. A strip of carbon in the lower part of the front acts as an air splitter, channelling the air to the rear end of the car.

The side view of the car, where the theme of the single volume is repeated, highlights the flowing line of the whole, with the shapes merging naturally. The horizontal line "cut" into the sides gives a sense of great dynamism; it starts from the front wheelarch and extends back to the rear wheel. Like an athlete, for a car, being slim also means achieving aerodynamic efficiency. Pininfarina has always strived for natural shapes that can convey efficiency and respect of the environment, an approach confirmed by its great commitment to the theme of eco-sustainable mobility. The Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta Concept is in perfect harmony with nature, becoming the formal expression of a response to the needs of our day: it is an arrow that flies through the wind almost without encountering resistance.

Smooth, essential, soft surfaces even at the rear, which echoes the front, albeit with slightly more emphasis on the muscles. The design combines stylistic simplicity with a strong character in the volumes and proportions, with details designed to underline the car's dynamic, light personality. The two bumps seem to emerge from the volume, becoming floating wings that create the roll-over bars behind the seats. At either end, these bars generate an appendix designed to hold the seat belts. Even at the rear the light clusters are slender and embedded under the line that defines the whole section.

Great attention went into the design of the interior. The result is a spacious, comfortable passenger compartment, conceived with light, dynamic volumes, which envelop the occupants in a strong, reassuring embrace. The shapes are sewn into the leather, incorporating the touch controls: in its functions, the Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta Concept is faithful to its vocation as a car designed to be a delight to drive. The facia extends fluidly to the sides merging into the doorway as the natural continuation of the volume of the car, thus creating a perfect symbiosis between exterior and interior. The dashboard has a driver-oriented configuration with an innovative approach to the classical circular Alfa Romeo "tubes" that contain the instruments. The tunnel contains the Alfa DNA gear selector in an ergonomic position; this varies the set-up of the car in three modes, Dynamic, Normal and All Weather, adapting the behaviour of the various systems on the vehicle (engine, transmission, suspension, steering, brakes, etc.) to the demands of the driver and the different driving conditions. The tunnel runs through the passenger compartment and it gives structure to the chassis, revealing the carbon elements: the choice of this material reflects Pininfarina's constant research into alternative materials that can make vehicles lighter, reducing consumption and emissions. Another strong element of the interior is the steering wheel, which is a modern interpretation of the Duetto's perforated three-spoke wheel, with the addition of a shift paddle for sequential control of the dual-clutch gearbox. An enjoyable drive and comfort are also guaranteed by the anatomical sporty seats. All the interior of the car "floats": the ventilation ducts are positioned between the passenger compartment and the hull.

The size and design of the tyres, which were created specifically for the Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta Concept in collaboration with Dunlop, accentuate the impression of strong character and force given by the car. The tyres are of the low profile type, right on the extreme edges of the plane view: designed by Pininfarina to incorporate the innovative technologies developed by Dunlop, their graphics reflect those of the car. Their aerodynamic shape and very smooth lateral profile, guarantee better roadholding and less resistance to air, thus reducing consumption. The rims are treated in aluminium in harmony with the rest of the car, and are a free interpretation of the classic five-circle Alfa Romeo pattern, revealing the high performance carbo-ceramic Alfa Romeo brakes by Brembo.

The Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta Concept is not a pure styling exercise, but also a project and research: the goal is to grasp the spirit of the spider in the configuration, the proportions and the conception of the car as well as in its stylistic imprint. This working method is part of Pininfarina's genes. For this project, the Pininfarina creative team were given carte blanche to express the values inherent in the Alfa spider "by Pininfarina", the values that are deemed to have made the Giulietta Spider or the Duetto all-time classics. To achieve this result, the car was given a particular set-up, with a low centre of gravity and a passenger compartment that is very exposed so as not to isolate the occupants from the surrounding environment. The result is to bring the road "nearer" to the eyes of the driver and to increase the sense of dynamism even at low speed.

What is the 2uettottanta effect? Desire. Whoever sees it "must" possess it, drive it, enjoy it. Because the 2uettottanta is not an unattainable dream. Nor does the 2uettottanta only want to impress at first glance, but to achieve a beauty that does not strive solely for immediate confirmation, but gradually reveals all its values and transfers them to the future, making the style eternal. As it did in the case of the Duetto, which continues to be celebrated as an icon of design after more than 40 years.

Alfa Romeo MiTo GTA Concept, 2009

Alfa Romeo MiTo GTA Concept, 2009

The Alfa Romeo MiTo GTA Concept, a high performance concept of the new Alfa Romeo MiTo. Designed using the experience gained with the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione and 8C Spider, the Alfa Romeo MiTo GTA Concept shares with the exclusive "supercar" the philosophy based on achieving the greatest driving pleasure, resulting from exceptional agility produced by a power-to-weight ratio worthy of a racing car.

In line with the famous GTA (Gran Turismo Alleggerito) signature, (Alleggerito means reduced weight in Italian), the Alfa Romeo MiTo GTA Concept prioritises weight reduction, and the achievement of an optimum power-to-weight ratio.
Considerable work has gone into lowering the vehicle's centre of gravity; thus certain components such as the tailgate spoiler, roof and mirror fairings are in carbon-fibre; while aluminium is used extensively in the braking system, suspension, and some parts of the chassis.
Under the bonnet, an exciting new petrol engine, very much in keeping with the pre-requisites of downsizing, environmental awareness, and the offer of high power and efficiency in return for low weight and optimised packaging, powers the Alfa Romeo MiTo GTA Concept.

Designed by Fiat Powertrain Technologies and exploiting the vast experience gained in the production of Twin Spark and Alfa V6 road and race engines, the compact new petrol engine employs advanced technical solutions including direct injection, dual variable valve timing, state-of-the-art turbocharging and advanced electronic management systems to produce a remarkable 240bhp from just 1742cc.

Under-floor aerodynamics have been a particular concern, while the entire car has been lowered by some 20mm. Front suspension employs new geometry with aluminium leading arms, while the rear suspension has all-new bushings, and the comprehensively revised chassis boasts an 'active' suspension system, (advanced damper control), which counteracts the transfer of load under acceleration, stiffening the rear end and maximising traction. The Alfa Romeo MiTo GTA Concept's suspension also interacts with the braking system and steering to obtain the most efficient control of vehicle dynamics, while a 'Sky-Hook' function ensures an excellent level of passenger comfort under conditions of everyday use.

SCX/GTslots special cars

Rich Shanfeld of Great Traditions has commissioned some special edition cars from an artist. He's had them painted, by hand for prizes to be given out during the SCX National Championship race in Philadelphia this weekend. More information can be found at this link about this race.

Toyota voluntarily repaired water pumps on the Prius

Toyota apparently has problems with the cooling pump of the hybrid car Toyota Prius. The company announced today, 30 November 2010, with, the company would voluntarily repair the world 650 000 Prius. Toyota's emphasis on the finding that this does not constitute a recall. Affected by the measure are in the Prius built 2004 to 2007, which had been delivered before the United States.
The Japanese manufacturer had in the years 2009 and 2010, significant problems with recalls that occurred due to the technical part, to a considerable extent but also unfounded. The company's image has suffered particularly in the United States.

Audi introduced the TT GT4, so far as prototype

GT4 category is cheering the arrival of new manufacturers. In this case it's time for Audi, developed a variant on the TT-RS, which has 340 horses under its bonnet, and a limited slip differential system coupled to the seven-speed DSG, reinforced for the occasion, but almost standard.

It will cost around 120,000 € and will be available from 2012 as a step for access to client-racing Audi R8 by completing the bottom. And is that the central motor drive Gallardo derivative is much more expensive to run. Now, of € 120,000 also have access to Evora and virtually GT4 Aston Martin Vantage Is it best option the Audi? Aerodynamically we very much doubt, but the type of drive can say a lot in its favor, the integral is preserved when it approves.

Subaru introduced the 2011 Trezia, a new small MPV

Subaru unveils new Trezia in Japan, a small minivan born fruit of an alliance with Toyota. Taking the basis of the Ractis and Verse-S, this car will also come to Europe next spring as a representative of segment B (will be positioned between and Impreza Justy).

Initially the range will have a gasoline engine of 1.3 liters and 90 hp diesel, but yes, we assume to be the same as used by the Toyota and therefore no boxer type. Outwardly both as Trezia Verso-S are very similar, with slightly different front wheels to try to distance. Inside equally small details separate from one another, but always maintaining a strong resemblance.

Over the next few days we can expand the information in more detail, although both prices and equipment will not be known until shortly before marketing.
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Ariel Atom is prepared by Wimmer RS

The trainer of the German car RS Wimmer announced on Tuesday (30) performance kit for the Ariel Atom, one of the sporting world's lightest. The package is designed only to extract more horse power, keeping the brake system, suspension, aerodynamics and exchange rates unchanged.

Through the reconfiguration of central injection, ignition timing and pressure of the turbo model, besides the inclusion of a sports exhaust system and new fuel pump, motor 2.0 K20 (derived from the Honda Civic Si) went from 300 hp to the 340 horsepower. While the additional income is slight, the only 469 kg weight of the model that allowed its power to weight ratio decreased from 1.56 kg / hp to 1.37 kg / hp.

Recall: Toyota Prius 650,000 calls

Toyota has summoned the owners of the hybrid model, Prius, with manufacturing between 2004 and 2007 for a worldwide voluntary recall, according to a statement posted on its website on Tuesday automotivenews.com (30). The car made contact online with the assistance of Toyota in Brazil. But as the car is not sold here, was not given any official information about the case.

650,000 units are affected by the call, which will replace the exchange of water pump cooling system. Of these, 378,000 vehicles are in the United States. The company reported that the problem does not generate serious risks, but lack of maintenance can cause overheating, loss of power and to render the vehicle inoperable.

The defect is linked to the current design of the pump that allows air bubbles entering the system. This behavior affects the cooling of the vehicle, contributing to the warming of the hybrid system. The campaign will begin in December and Toyota said it will bear the costs for part exchange. Since November 2009 the brand has already announced a recall of 15.4 million vehicles worldwide, 11 million in America alone.

2011 Honda shows Brio in Thailand

This small city will be distributed exclusively in Asian markets next year.

In Thailand International Motor Show, Honda today unveiled the Brio. With this small model, Honda wants to attract motorists who travel daily to work by car in a big city. Compact, with only 3.61m long, according to Honda will offer a large interior space. The manufacturer instead as a new entry on Asian markets but with variations. In Thailand, Honda will focus on consumption, not to exceed the 5.0 to 100, to benefit from government aid. In India however, the Japanese emphasis on price / performance of this new model.

Porsche confirms the start of construction of the Cajun

The fifth family of Porsche is on track, it's official. In a statement, the Stuttgart firm announced that its Office Director has agreed to the enlargement of the range. The Cayenne will soon have a little brother.
Porsche has indeed officially the start of construction of the compact SUV that had been discussed for years and will be positioned below the Cayenne. His code name is Cajun (which does not mean that it will be his final name), and the goal is like the Cayenne to allow the brand to consolidate its position in the market premium. Another ambition to attract a younger audience not necessarily drawn to sports cars "classic" and therefore not reflected in the purchase of a Boxster.

New Lancia Stratos Racing : Approval GT2, 25 copies and miniature

New Stratos could be produced to the tune of 25 copies required for approval by the FIA GT race in 2012.

Finally, the images that you find is that of a miniature 1 / 8 th of the next version of GT2. It is produced in 199 copies etvendue € 4,150 in the blue livery. The attentive will have noticed the names of the great drivers of the Stratos in photo 1, just above the doors . For information, Stratos is 92 rally victories, including 33 with Darniche, 3 league titles and three world championship title in Europe, a superb track record that places it at the Pantheon of the greatest rally cars!

Photos of 2011 Audi A6 new generation appeared in the earlier period

Dutch site Autoblog.nl published photos of Audi A6 sedan next generation. Meanwhile, previously reported that the official premiere of new items should only take place December 1.

The new sedan has kept the overall silhouette of its predecessor, but it is based on a modular platform, which debuted a little earlier on the model Audi A7. The chassis and body Audi A6 made of steel and aluminum (the share of "winged metal" in the design of the sedan for about 20 percent) - due to this new product will be easier for the previous generation, and economical. In addition, the A6 will receive an upgraded suspension with the possibility of installing pnevmoelementov and adaptive shock absorbers, and electromechanical power steering.

By not confirmed until official information, range of engine models will also be completely revised: among the petrol engines will be turbocharged two-liter power unit 180 or 200 horsepower three-liter unit with a compressor, which develops 290 horsepower and 2.8-liter . In the line of diesel engines will be presented to units in volume two and three liters. Transmission - the traditional "mechanics", variable and seven-step robot S-tronic in versions with all-wheel drive.

Later, at the A6 will be "charged" version with bi-turbo petrol "eight" power greater than 500 horsepower.

Interior of new items is nearly the same interior Audi A7 - it uses the same asymmetrical architecture of the front panel and is practically the same layout of the center console and the central tunnel.

Among the options for a new family of A6 will be offered fully LED headlamps, adaptive cruise control function to a complete stop, recognition of traffic signs, night vision system and an advanced navigation system with integrated service Google Earth.

Buick GL8 is a luxury estate in 2011

China to start selling fully renovated luxury minivan Buick GL8 2011 model year. New product was developed in a joint venture Shanghai GM in conjunction with Pan-Asian center autodesign specifically for the China market on the platform of the first generation GL8, debuted in 1999. MPV longer than 5,2 m to comfortably accommodate up to seven thanks to a convenient sliding rear doors with electric. Blue interior lighting in the style of "techno," two-tone leather trim and audio equipment from Bose provide integral image representation class minivan.

Buick GL8 is equipped with a 3.0-liter V6 or 2.4-liter Ecotec engine with reduced fuel consumption, as well as a six-speed automatic transmission. Standard features include two-piece sunroof, ABS, ESP, six airbags, bi-xenon headlights and more. In China, sales of new items will start in December at a price of 43,200 dollars.

Presented by Yamaha V Star 250 2011

Formally presented to the motorcycle Yamaha V Star 250, aimed at young and novice riders, which will be sold for 4,090 dollars. Yamaha V Star 250 is equipped with engine 249cc, which gives a real crash, but also a very easy option, both in terms of handling and weight.

Thanks to its 9.5-liter fuel tank, the bike will be able to overcome about 322 km with an average consumption of 2.3 liters. 100 km.

58.7-inch wheelbase provides a convenient maneuverability, while a single 282-mm front disc and rear drum brakes provide adequate stopping.

Weight Yamaha V Star 250 is only 147 kg, his body is complemented by chrome accents, elegant seats and pleasing dashboard. In general, all those in need than just a beginner.

Piecha Mercedes SLK Final Performance RS Edition 2011 photos

Mercedes-Benz SLK received a new batch of studio Piecha Design. The package is designed for both exterior and interior of the vehicle engine.

The tuner will see his package as a "final stage" in the modernization of the SLK, as the next generation is not far off.

The car body is supplemented aerodynamic body kit with LED headlamps, rear spoiler, larger air intakes, etc. Inside you can find leather interior, color scheme, which can be selected at its discretion.

The car is also complemented by lowered suspension, new discs, and 19-inch for the front axle and 20-inch for the rear.