In the early 80s, two engineers, Poiraud and Gérard Godfroy, left Heuliez, a French coachbuilder that worked as a production and design unit for various specialist niche market automakers. They created Venturi. Venturi was a Monaco-based automotive manufacturer founded as MVS (Manufacture de Voitures de Sport). Sadly Venturi declared bankruptcy in 2000. Their initial timing […]
Behind closed doors, Aston Martin’s Q Customisation Department created a one-off supercar for an Aston Martin collector—the Victor. The Victor creation was strongly influenced by the V8 Vantage 1977 and the Aston DBS V8 RHAM Le Mans car, known as The Muncher. As to the modern influences, the naturally aspirated 7.3-litre V12 engine culled from
On 31 July 1977, two unusual events occurred. Firstly, Niki Lauda won the Grand Prix and Hans Heyer was disqualified. The 1977 German Grand Prix in Hockenheim was a spectacular race, with Niki driving his Ferrari 312T2B; he was second on the starting grid behind the South African Jody Scheckter driving a Wolf-Ford. Niki soon
Formula 1 and the FIA are currently assessing submissions from new teams to join the sport; Mercedes chief Toto Wolff says the ten current teams should be able to dictate whether new entrants are accepted. Up to half-a-dozen submissions have been made to the FIA proposing a new team for the F1 grid, with president
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Dutch GPDate: Sunday, August 27Track: Circuit Zandvoort ❖ F1 Snippets ✺ Wolff hails ‘Great’ driver waiting to replace Hamilton at Mercedes ✺ Eight F1 drivers would win with Max’s car, said Juan Pablo Montoya ✺ F1 plan to restrict DRS would hit Red Bull hardest amid top-speed superiority ✺ Pierre Gasly has admitted that ‘no
Alfa Romeo is a symbol of style, Italian design and a legend in its own right. Apart from being a significant part of Italian automobile innovation, Alfa Romeo has a rich heritage and a history as one of its longest-living Italian car manufacturers. Alfa Romeo celebrated its 113 years on 24 June 2023. Its logo
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The object of this short article is not to argue the benefits or drawbacks of Electric vehicles, simply to address some of the myths. The Electric Car is relatively recent consequently they are newsworthy and still relatively unknown to a large proportion of the public. I am sure EVs are fundamentally safe, but the most
As mentioned on variuos occasions previously, Enzo Ferrari referred to the Jaguar E-type as ‘the most beautiful motor car in the world.’ The motor car was capable of 150 mph, 0-60 in seven seconds, for a car launched on 15 March 1961, this was awe-inspiring. It was Malcolm Sayer, an aerodynamicist, who designed the E-Type.
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Following a recent Strollified information delivery to Aston’s shareholders, Aston’s second-quarter results beat market anticipations. However, one pundit drew attention to detail in the small print that isn’t quite so positive regarding Free Cashflow and Net Debt. Nonetheless, Geely’s CEO, Daniel Li, has been appointed to the board; Geely is the third largest shareholder; in
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One of the main concerns with EVs is the driving range between charges. About ten years ago, Tesla created an algorithm to give very optimistic ‘range figures. Additionally, they had a team that suppressed exaggerated claims of possible ‘between charges mileage achievements. It is unclear whether Tesla still uses the algorithm, but recent technical reports
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