21 May 2022 Between 1967 and 1969, Alfa Romeo built a handful (18 to be exact) of the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale. In Italian, Stradale means road-going, often used by Italian car manufacturers to produce a motor car that is a street-legal version of a racing car; in this case, the 33 Stradale was developed […]
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21 May 2022 Thunderball Is A 671 HP Electric Roadster Wiesmann GmbH is a German motor car manufacturer specialising in hand-built custom convertibles and coupes. The company was founded by brothers engineer Martin Wiesmann and businessman Friedhelm Wiesmann in 1988. In May 2014, the business was temporarily closed. In February 2016, Contec Global officially acquired
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21 May 2022 Over the last few years, a most interesting phenomenon has occurred, when the world was told ‘to stay at home’. It seems the market for high performance and ultra-luxury has been incredibly buoyant. How could this be; the explanation given is quite simply one of boredom, yes, boredom. If this is true,
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21 May 2022 The Blitzen Benz was an early 20th-century Supercar. It was known as a legendary race car with a roar like thunder. The Blitzen Benz was a race car built by Benz & Cie in Mannheim, Germany; for its first outing in 1909, the engine was situated within the body of the Benz
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21 May 2022 I have yet to find a definitive explanation; I have seen one definition, ‘a Supercar is an eye-catching factory stock car, which accelerates faster and is more expensive than at least 98% of other cars manufactured in the same year.’ As I understand it, three things are more important than anything else
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Presented at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1991, production began five months later for the 1992 model year. The 964 Carrera RS was created to qualify a lighter, more powerful 911 for the N/GT class of racing which demanded 1000 cars had to be built within a twelve-month period. This particular Porsche 911 3.6
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The Aston Martin DB5 is a British luxury grand tourer (GT) that was made by Aston Martin and designed by the Italian coachbuilder Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera.[3] Released in 1963, it was an evolution of the final series of DB4. Although not the first in the DB series, the DB5 is the best-known cinematic James Bond
Around the Market 05 May 2022 VW & Porsche. F1? Volkswagen has announced that both Porsche and Audi will join Formula 1 in the coming years as the group looks for fresh ways to generate income. VW chief executive Herbert Diess says the move, due in 2026, will bring in more than it costs with
29 April 2022 ‘Ultima’s story began in 1983, when Lee Noble, who would start Noble Automotive, founded Noble Motorsport and designed the Ultima Mk 1 race car. It had a square-tube space-frame chassis, the V-6 engine and transmission from a Renault 30, and other components borrowed from Ford, Lancia, and Austin.’ The Ultima Mk1 was
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29 April 2022 Artificial Intelligence takes another leap forward in the armoury of tools to slow the speed of enthusiastic motorists. A new ‘app’, Speedcam Anywhere, has been recently launched, which allows any member of the public with the app on their phone to provide evidence of speeding drivers. Since the introduction in March, the
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