July 18th, 2008
MiTo
The MiTo is the first car to be built since the 8C Competizione and will be Alfa Romeo’s most compact sports car with dimensions of just 4.06 meters long, 1.44 meters high and 1.72 meters wide. The car will have special features available as standard such as the Alfa D.N.A. system, suspension with coilover springs, Q2 Electronic, DST as well as 7 airbags.
The name MiTo has great evocative resonance for Alfa Romeo for it was chosen to mark the deep-seated link between the past and future of the brand: between Milan, the city of design that brought to the car’s style into being, and Turin, which will be responsible for its industrial production, a decision that highlights the brand’s strong desire to consolidate its Milanese roots. The Alfa Romeo MiTo is due to be launched gradually from July in all major markets.
Source
- Fiat Group Automobile Press
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May 14th, 2008
Report by Dan McKay
Ferrari GT California
The Ferrari GT is out there.
Ferrari has finally and mercifully ended speculation about its new model. After weeks of blurry and badly cropped photos of camouflaged test mules, Ferrari released the first official photos of the GT California.
This new pony will apparently be a cross between the F430 and the 612 Scaglietti. It features the F430’s V8 mounted in front of the driver in a 2+2 chassis. Other points of interest are the folding hard top and 7-speed dual clutch transmission. In what is surely a sign of times, Ferrari suggests that one of the key benefits of the new transmission is reduced fuel consumption and carbon emissions.
The price is still uncertain, yet most commenters agree that the car will probably become the new “entry level” Ferrari; competing against Porsche 911 and the Aston Martin V8 Vantage.
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May 12th, 2008
With gas prices skyrocketing at record rates, everyone and their grandma is looking for a way to make more efficient use of this expensive yet precious resource. Now more than ever, billions of dollars are being put into research and development to come up with alternatives to oil.
Abdolhadi Mirhejazi from Dubai has come up with a novel solution. Naturmobil sports a one horsepower engine, but through the use of clever engineering, it is able to reach 80Kph. Fuel can be any vegetation available. This is in contrast to Ethanol which uses up precious food resources and has caused the recent food crisis. The engine for the Naturmobil burns cleanly and efficiently and the exhaust can be used as fertilizer.
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