Wednesday, July 2, 2008

New Alfa 8C uncovered


The Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione will get a successor in time for the company’s centenary in 2010, and it could be based on the Ferrari California if Alfa Romeo can strike a ‘difficult’ deal with Maranello.

Alfa bosses believe the idea of building a low-volume supercar that embodies the marque spirit and provides design cues for models lower down the scale - pioneered with the limited-edition 8C coupe and convertible - has worked spectacularly well.
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Supercharger Coming for 2009 Dodge Challenger



The supercharger will be marketed through Dodge dealers as a Mopar-branded aftermarket item. Along with the blower, the '09 Challenger will get the typical SEMA treatment: a cold-air intake, a high-flow cat-back exhaust system and, of course, a few different sets of rims.

Speedfactory has already taken the wraps off its Vortech supercharger kit for the Challenger, which ups the 6.1-liter Hemi V8's stock 425 horsepower to 630 hp with the Stage 2 modifications.

No word yet on output and torque figures for the Mopar-modified Hemi.
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Indeed a Fake-Scirocco R-Series Teaser



Our suspicions confirmed! After receiving some “emotional” emails and reviewing the comments made under our original story, we decided to take a closer look at the image.

Using the suspected Scirocco GT24 press image, the perpetrators of the fraud gave it away by attempting to cover over the 'www.scirocco.de' web address located on the front bumper.

Like DNA at a crime scene, brush stroke artifacts became visible on the front bumper after boosting the levels in Gimp (open source image manipulation software), and the truth was revealed.
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Audi 'One Car' Showroom is Launched in Sydney


Audi Takes Product Placement to Next Level

New marketing initiative revealed in Sydney
Complete ‘one car’ Audi showroom
Architect-designed to engage customers with Audi brand

Audi Australia revealed a new marketing initiative in Sydney today with the global launch of its ‘Audi Brand Terminal’, a striking, Australian architect-designed mobile showroom created to engage consumers with the brand in unexpected locations.

The eight tonne glass and aluminium Brand Terminal’s inaugural outing features Audi’s new TTS Roadster sports car, available late July, and creates a new consumer touchpoint that reinforces the premium positioning of the brand.

“Our goal is to make the brand more visible in a way that fits Audi’s sophisticated and premium positioning. This is a new channel for us and opens the door to further embrace experiential marketing,” said Audi Australia’s General Manager of Marketing Immo Buschmann.

“It is also a first for Audi globally and there has been great interest from our other markets as the Brand Terminal uses Audi’s global architecture for new facilities. We call these new dealerships ‘Audi Terminals’ like the one we recently opened at Five Dock, making it an option for any country where we have a presence. You could almost call it a one-car Audi Terminal. ”

From the 400kg door to the sound system, climate control, lighting and floor (made with high heels in mind), the Brand Terminal has been specially designed to impress and will accommodate any Audi model.

“This raises the bar significantly for car manufacturers who want to showcase their product to consumers outside dealerships and motor shows – no-one in the country has anything in this league,” said Buschmann.

The Brand Terminal was conceived and produced by The One Centre. Already, several overseas markets have expressed an interest in having a Brand Terminal built for their own use.

Its launch coincides with Audi’s announcement it has received unanimous approval for its Development Application to build a $50m “Lighthouse” version of the Audi Terminal, which will become the company’s national headquarters in Sydney’s Rosebery.

The eight-level, 10,000+ square metre Terminal facility, which will also incorporate a flagship showroom, customer facilities, after-sales centre and commercial space, is due for completion in June next year.
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EXCLUSIVE: Challenger Drag Pack



Those of you steeped in drag racing lore are undoubtedly familiar with the 1968 HEMI-powered Dodge Darts and Plymouth Barracudas. These limited edition, track-bound '68 package cars brought out some of the biggest names in drag racing and helped solidify the automaker as a force to be reckoned with down the 1320. When Dodge unveiled the Challenger drag race package at SEMA, we knew the Mopar crew had something serious up its sleeves, and we've got an exclusive clip of what's to come.

Chrysler isn't releasing the details on this non-street-legal, drag-race ready model yet, but earlier reports suggest an overall weight savings of around 800 pounds by stripping the interior down to the bare essentials (one seat, a set of gauges and no sound deadening material), nixing the wipers and A/C and replacing many of the body panels with composite material. The front brakes will also be modified, along with the rear end and front crossmember, and a roll cage is assuredly part of the package. As for power, expect a big HEMI V8 under the hood producing over 500 hp and close to 500 lb.-ft. of torque. All of that is speculation for now, but expect official word from Mopar shortly. Check out our exclusive video above to keep you satisfied in the interim.
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Jaguar XK-R Facelift Spy Photos with Better Camouflage


Apparently, Jaguar didn't like the last batch of photos taken by spy photographers of the XK Facelift so they covered the restyled front bumper fascia air vents on this XK-R more sufficiently this time. The Jaguar XK Facelift, which is expected to debut in Paris this October, will receive a restyling front bumper fascia with more pronounced air intake vents below the headlamps, slightly restyled rear bumper fascia, LED taillights and a new shark fin antenna mounted on the deck lid. Engines stay the same, but suspension gets more taught and steering feel is revised while the interior gets fitted with Jaguar’s new drive-select transmission interface seen in the XF.More Photos


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BMW M1 Procar Revival at Hockenheim


BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen, for one, is looking forward to the event: “The M1 was unveiled 30 years ago as the first car created independently by the then BMW Motorsport GmbH. It was a racing car which BMW customers could also drive on the road, a unique project which had to overcome some tricky administrative hurdles before getting off the ground.” In order to gain Group 4 homologation, 400 units of the super sports car had to be built within a period of 24 months. As Theissen continues: “The idea of organising a single-make series was born out of necessity – i.e. the requirements of homologation. Nobody expected the BMW M1 Procar series to go down quite so well. Just a mention of it today still triggers an enthusiastic reaction. This revival serves as a ‘thank you’ to the fans.”
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