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Main > Car Makers News > Other > Update: Carrozzeria A8 GCS Berlinetta concept Updated with official images. Recently we featured a stunning Maserati Quattroporte wagon concept by Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera, an Italian coachbuilder that gained some fame in its hey day. It seems as though Carrozzeria is staging a comeback at this years ‘Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este’ with the introduction of yet another stunning concept, this time a small, sporty coupe inspired by Pininfarina’s A6 GCS Berlinetta. Dubbed the A8 GCS Berlinetta, the offering from... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-03 09:05:31 Article Views Rating: 99 Main > Car Makers News > Bond > Second Bond 'Quantum of Solace' crash leaves stunt driver in critical condition Following the first crash on the scene of the new James Bond Movie “Quantum of Solace” this past weekend which left the stunt driver with minor injuries after the Aston Martin he was driving plunged into a lake, a second crash has left another stuntman seriously injured.Driving an Alfa Romeo car, the stunt driver crashed into a wall during a car-chase sequence involving a truck and Bond’s Aston Martin DBS. He is currently hospitalized in critical condition. A second stunt driver in the same car... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-25 06:16:11 Article Views Rating: 342 Main > Car Makers News > Bond > Second crash at Bond filming proves MI6 hates Alfas too Filming of the latest Bond flick, Quantum of Solace, has been put on hiatus after two stunt drivers were injured during filming. The crash apparently took place while performing a chase sequence where one driver in an Alfa Romeo crashed into a wall while chasing Bond's Aston Martin DBS along the Gardesana, a curvy road that lines Lake Garda. The man behind the wheel of the Alfa was flown to the hospital in a helicopter and is in serious condition, while his passenger sustained only minor injuries.This... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-25 06:16:06 Article Views Rating: 320 Main > Car Makers News > Alfa Romeo > 2008 Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione Announced In UK The first example of just 41 Alfa 8C Competizione supercars destined for the UK, arrived here last week. The ultra-rare £138,500 hand-built Italian sportscar was collected by award-winning Manchester-based architect, Ian Simpson, from Alfa’s largest and longest established dealership, Mangoletsi, in Knutsford, Cheshire. Visually arresting from every angle, the Alfa 8C Competizione looks every inch a supercar, with performance credentials to match. Under the bonnet a responsive 4.7litre V8 engine... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-23 06:16:50 Article Views Rating: 212 Main > Car Makers News > Maserati > Maserati Quattroporte Bellagio Fastback concept The Maserati Quattroporte defined the modern comeback of Maserati and has been praised for its looks and design the world over. Now, Italian coachbuilder Carrozeria Touring Superleggera is introducing a station-wagon version of the Quattroporte, dubbed the Maserati Quattroporte Bellagio Fastback. The car will be shown at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa D’este from the 25th to the 27th of this month, at Lake Como in Italy. The Bellagio Fastback is still in concept form and details about any... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-23 06:16:41 Article Views Rating: 271 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Carrozzeria Touring coming back with new Superleggera and Bellagio Fastback With Italian coachbuilders like Bertone and Pininfarina struggling to retain profitability, now may not be the best time to establish or re-establish another. But that isn't about to stop Holland-based Zeta Europe BV, which owns Borrani wheels and has acquired the rights to the defunct Carrozzeria Touring. The coachbuilder was originally established in 1926 and popularized the advanced Superleggera construction method, consisting of small-diameter tubular frames draped with thin-gauge aluminum... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-18 04:24:09 Article Views Rating: 107 Main > Car Makers News > Alfa Romeo > Chrysler in talks with Fiat to build Alfa Romeos in the U.S.? Chrysler now has a partnership with China-based automaker Chery to rebadge a small car for the South American market, a partnership with Volkswagen to build VW-badged minivans, and a brand new deal with Nissan in which it will supply the Japanese automaker a full-size truck in exchange for a new small car. Rumor has it that the Cerberus-owned automaker isn't done shaking hands quite yet. The latest partnership may involve Italian automaker Fiat, as reported by the German newspaper Handelsblatt... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-17 07:39:40 Article Views Rating: 219 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chryslers exec reveals strategy for future model lineup Chrysler has announced it will undertake major changes to its product lineup in order to compete on the world stage. The strategy outlined by its executive VP for product development, Frank Klegon, reveals a car company struggling to adapt to a changing world market but with potential to change its past performance. Priority on the list of changes has been given to developing a new midsize platform for the all important D-segment. Chrysler’s current offering, the Sebring, has been slammed by both... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-17 07:39:20 Article Views Rating: 184 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Carrozzeria Touring returning with new Superleggera One of Italy’s oldest coachbuilders is set to revive its car making business after several decades in hibernation despite the troubled times of many of its closest rivals. The company is Carrozzeria Touring, a coachbuilder first established in 1926 and responisble for a number of cars from the likes of Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Maserati and Aston Martin to name a few. During the 1960s, many carmakers sourced most of their coachbuilding operations in-house and many of Carrozzeria Touring’s remaining... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-17 07:39:06 Article Views Rating: 119 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Fiat in talks with Chrysler, confirms 500 for U.S. The worsening exchange rate differential between the strengthening euro and weakening U.S. dollar means importing European manufactured models to North America is now significantly more expensive than just a few years ago. It’s a problem Alfa Romeo has to juggle with as it attempts to re-establish itself in the U.S. next year, but there’s hope for the Italian carmaker in the form of idle capacity at American auto plants. The CEO of parent company Fiat, Sergio Marchionne, has hinted at production of... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-16 05:52:13 Article Views Rating: 182 |
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