Ferrari V4 Superbike
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
Ferrari V4 Superbike Photos…..
[via: motorbeam]
Auto Industry Updates and Reviews
Audi will be adding the R8 to its existing lineup in the country, which already includes the A4, A6 and A8 sedans, the TT Coupe and the Q7 SUV.
Fifteen buyers in India have already put in their orders for the Audi R8, which offers performance that’s in the same league as a Porsche 911, Lamborghini Gallardo or Ferrari F430. These 15 cars will be delivered before the end of this year.
Of course, while the R8 will help build the Audi brand image in the country, the company’s bread-and-butter model will continue to be the A4 sedan, which is now being assembled at Audi’s plant in India.
[Via: indianautomotive]
Four-door Ferrari Coupe photos….
[Via: Globalmotors]
Ferrari has set up a countdown site for its upcoming Ferrari F149 GT car with four sound clips and a promise for more details and photos to be revealed later. The GT car will have a front engine and power will go to the rear-wheels, and styling is expected to be inspired by its larger sibling the 612 Scaglietti. The teaser image above gives a shadowy preview of the rear brakelight cluster of the car. The new Ferrari F149 GT car will be unveiled at the 2008 Paris Motor Show.
Ferrari has unveiled the name of the F149, and as expected its called the Ferrari California. The engine under the hood is a 4.3 liter V8 engine making 460 PS at 7,500rpm, which is quite an impressive state of tune because as compared to BMW’s new V8 in the M3, the Ferrari engine produces a similiar horsepower to liter ratio but achieves the horsepower at about 1,000rpm lower. Other neat tricks Ferrari has used to extract the most power out of this engine include direct injection and a “flat crankshaft”.
Weight is everything when it comes to sports cars. Reducing weight allows manufacturers to produce cars that handle better, accelerate quicker, and stop faster. Weight (or a lack thereof) is what allows vehicles like the Caterham 7 and Ariel Atom to outperform and embarrass much more powerful and costly cars, despite their significantly smaller and less powerful engines. This is why many brands make such a big deal out of putting their top cars on diets, such as the Porsche 911 GT3-RS, BMW M3 CSL and the new Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera.
With the debut of the Ferrari 149 GT California (or something like that) just around the corner, new shots of the Ferrari mule have surfaced at Autogespot, revealing a few more details about the entry-level Fezza. Unlike some spy pics we’ve seen that obscure everything from the B-pillar back, these newest images show a steeply raked rear windscreen that terminates into an artificially elongated trunk, rumored to house a folding hard top. The front clip is sporting a large radiator intake and the hood stretches back in true Ferrari style.