Showing posts with label Ferrari. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ferrari. Show all posts

Thursday, October 13, 2011

The most terrible sports car, countryman Ferrari

The Italians can make beautiful cars in the world, but it turns out, are able to retreat from the canons of automotive beauty. The new car brand Vygor two weeks ago demonstrated their design ideas in the form of a teaser (in the picture below), and there were no signs big surprises. But "live" car was probably one of the most controversial cars in terms of style.

Although from a technical point of view of a machine intended interesting! This model, called the Opera, combines body "compartment", high ground clearance and permanent four-wheel drive. At the core of the body - a tubular frame to which wear lightweight panels made of composite materials. We can not say that the mass of the machine was really small (1500 kg), but, in view of the engine power, the dynamics promises to be quite decent. Buyers sports car offers a choice of 300 - and 400-horsepower engines. Other technical details were not disclosed.

The classic profile of a sports coupe - the chief designer "plus". In other exterior angles does not seem harmonious.

Circulation Vigor Opera will be limited to 150 copies.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Runabout swung to the level of Ferrari

MTM tuning company took the very petite and modest Audi A1 and gave her transcendent power of 500 hp, making compact hatchback is now able to dial 325 km / h. For comparison: Ferrari 458 Italia only 1 km / h faster. All this sounds unbelievable, but MTM - well respected firm and is unlikely to be wishful thinking.

What a machine under the hood? 2.5-liter turbo was borrowed from the "hot" hatchback Audi RS 3. Initially, it gave 340 hp, but now the boost pressure is raised, the ECU reprogrammed and refined exhaust. Because of the engine managed to squeeze another 160 forces.
It should be noted that the Audi RS 3 draft is sent to all four wheels, and pumped A1 remained front wheel. As possible to make dispersal more efficient vehicle is equipped with limited slip differential, but still at the start of all the power most likely goes to the useless wheelspin. Of course, tuning masters assure us that due to the modified suspension control has become much more athletic. But on the whole project looks fairly debatable.