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Main > Car Makers News > Other > ‘Avions Voisin’ name revived with new supercar concept Just as Volkswagen Group’s Veyron supercar revived the longstanding Bugatti label, Portuguese-based designer Ernesto Freitas from Luso Motors envisages his new Voisin Concept injecting some life into France’s forgotten carmaker, Avions Voisin. At the moment his new Voisin Concept remains just a 3D simulated model but Freitas has plans to create a full scale model and hopes to display it at several international car shows. Avions Voisin was a carmaker based in Paris, which built a number of luxury... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-31 04:36:32 Article Views Rating: 201 Main > Car Makers News > Other > 2008 International Engine of the Year nominees chosen There are many publications, organizations and companies that hand out awards to the automotive industry for its various technical and design achievements, but few are so lauded as the winner of the International Engine of the Year competition. Judged by a panel of 62 of the world’s top automotive journalists from around the globe, the engine that comes out on top - or tops in its class - can lay claim to being the best there is. For a year, at least. The reigning International Engine of the Year... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-20 07:59:08 Article Views Rating: 291 Main > Car Makers News > Aston Martin > Aston Martin Vantage V8 GT design study Before you get all excited and think Aston Martin is developing a new version of its entry-level GT, note that these new sketches were purely a design exercise by Austrian designer and former MG Rover employee Adam Gompertz. The concept behind the design was for a lightweight, race-inspired version of the Vantage V8 along the lines of the production N400 model. Gompertz acquired much of his talent during his tenure at the Coventry School of Art and Design in the UK, where one of his creations, a... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-26 16:47:30 Article Views Rating: 193 Main > Car Makers News > Audi > Audi A3 TDI Clubsport quattro concept Audi has prepped its second Clubsport quattro concept in just two years with the reveal today of the all-new A3 TDI Clubsport quattro concept, which is set to go on show at this month’s 27th annual Lake Wörther tuner show in Austria. Last year Audi presented the TT Clubsport quattro concept and just this week we saw spy images of an actual production version. Whether this latest A3 concept spawns an actual production version remains to be seen but the car is packed with a number of features that... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-19 11:19:18 Article Views Rating: 179 Main > Car Makers News > Audi > Audi reveals Nurburgring 24-hour endurance R8 As this year’s Nurburgring 24 hour endurance challenge approaches several more carmakers have announced plans to enter the comp. The latest is Audi, which plans to enter a race-prepped version of its R8 super-sports car in the grueling event. In keeping with race regulations for its class, engineers have replaced the standard car’s 4.2L V8 with a race-spec 4.0L mill pumping out 530hp and 353 lb-ft of torque. The stock bumpers have also been replaced with new widebody pieces that resemble the units... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-19 11:19:03 Article Views Rating: 206 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Aussie Ford Falcon prototypes spotted in U.S. Ford has confirmed development of its future RWD program will be spearheaded by an American design team in Detroit and not by its Australian division as earlier suspected. That doesn’t mean the Aussies won’t have an influential role in the gestation of America’s future RWD fleet as evidenced by the pair of FG Ford Falcon prototypes spotted testing in the Detroit area. The sighting of the Falcon test-mules in the U.S. backs recent reports that Ford’s new RWD architecture will borrow... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-02 05:23:17 Article Views Rating: 185 Main > Car Makers News > Cadillac > Cadillac CTS-V laps the ‘Ring in 7m 59s With the GT-R’s recently lowered Nordschleife lap time set at 7m 29s, a drop of nine seconds from its previous 7m 38s lap, General Motors responded with speculation that the ZR-1 would handily take the production car lap record at any track in the world. While we have yet to see the General prove that claim, the latest showing from the upcoming CTS-V lends some credence to its possibility. The 5-series sized sedan with what is essentially a detuned version of the same motor that powers the ZR-1... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-12 10:09:24 Article Views Rating: 194 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Changan V802 Concept headed for Beijing Motor Show Chinese car designers are rarely lauded for their efforts, mostly because of the country’s reputation for ‘borrowing’ designs from other brands, but a number of local carmakers are helping to turn around the bad rep with several interesting concepts planned for this month’s Beijing Motor Show. We’ve already seen Geely’s sporty GT concept, a new coupe with swooping lines and a very original front grille that looks both svelte and alluring. Now we have a preview of Changan Auto’s V802... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-10 06:00:59 Article Views Rating: 108 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Changan V802 Concept headed for Beijing Motor Show Chinese car designers are rarely lauded for their efforts, mostly because of the country’s reputation for ‘borrowing’ designs from other brands, but a number of local carmakers are helping to turn around the bad rep with several interesting concepts planned for this month’s Beijing Motor Show. We’ve already seen Geely’s sporty GT concept, a new coupe with swooping lines and a very original front grille that looks both svelte and alluring. Now we have a preview of Changan Auto’s V802... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-10 08:50:13 Article Views Rating: 129 Main > Car Makers News > Ferrari > Ferrari 365 GB/4 Daytona turns 40 While the original 1966 Ferrari 365 was a beautiful car, it was the more focused 1968 365 GTB/4 that garnered most of the attention. This was mostly because of its hard-edged Pininfarina designed body, which was a sharp departure from traditional Ferrari styling at the time. The GT was also famous for its triple win in June 1967 at the ‘24 hours of Daytona’ event, which earned it the unofficial nickname of the Ferrari Daytona. Now, over four decades later, Ferrari has commemorated the... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-08 05:01:16 Article Views Rating: 214 |
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