Now available: Alfa Romeo TCT gearbox
Alfa Romeo recently announced the availability of their Alfa TCT twin clutch semi-automatic gearbox. The transmission is already available to order for the 5-door hatchback Alfa Giulietta. This option will come with steering paddle shifters.
The gearbox can be linked with either the 170 bhp 1.4TB petrol engine or the 170 bhp 2.0 JTDM-2 that runs on diesel. The gearbox somehow gives the Giulietta a wider appeal for both the consumer sector and fleet segment of the market.
The Giulietta with the MultiAir 1.4 TB 170bhp as its heart and the Alfa TCT for its gearbox can go from 0 to 100 kilometers an hour in a matter of 7.7 seconds. Its top speed is pegged at 217 kph. The car returns a fuel rating of 54.3 miles per gallon with 121 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometer.elo
The 170bhp 2.0 JTDM-2 that depends on diesel can go form 0 to 100 kph in 7.9 seconds with fuel efficiency of 62.8 mpg and CO2 emission of 119 g/km.
The Alfa Romeo Giulietta hatchback is now available at dealerships together with the Alfa TCT. Side by side with this is the Alfa MiTo with 135 bhp coming from its 1.4TB MultiAir engine coupled with the Alfa TCT.
The 1.4TB MultiAir engined with Alfa TCT Giuletta with a peak torque of 230 Nm and it sibling version of 2.0 JTDM-2 with Alfa TCT with a torque topping at 350 Nm are available in the Veloce and Lusso trim levels. Prices start at £21 855 OTR.
2011 Lamborghini Sesto Elemento @ Paris Auto Show 2010
The 2011 Lamborghini Sesto Elemento photographed at the Paris Motor Show just a couple weeks ago. We’ve been eagerly awaiting this new Lambo, and from what I can see in the vid, it’s going to be quite the stunner!
2011 Ferrari 599 SA APERTA @ Paris Motor Show
A brand new video of the highly anticipated Ferrari 599 SA APERTA due to hit the roads early 2011.
This one apparently was a wood model, but who cares, Ferrari can pull that off at one of Europe’s biggest car shows, right? :p
Ferrari Won’t Be Pushed Into Making a Four-door Coupe
According to the Italian car manufacturer, it won’t be pushed into making a four-door saloon. Not even when its rivals, Porsche and Aston Martin, have already been prodded in that direction. The declaration was made by Ferrari’s Chief Executive Amadeo Felisa. He said that Ferrari will be more than happy to stay loyal to the tradition begun by founder Enzo Ferarri. Ferrari was quoted to tell his subordinates, “never do four doors”.
This was brought up when Ferrari announced that it will soon be releasing a hybrid vehicle. The sports car manufacturer also said that it’s using a fuel-saving stop-start mechanism for all of its cars. Previously, Ferrari also declared that it will never do these things. When interrogated by the press about their previous declarations, Felisa coolly replied that the production of the hybrid vehicle was forced onto them by a regulation.
Felisa added that as of this moment, there is no law mandating companies to produce only four-door vehicles. There is also no present demand for a four-door car from a Ferrari. This is probably due to the fact that if their customers wanted a four-door vehicle, they could always opt for a Maserati.
He coolly added that the company has been around for six decades without any need to produce four-door cars. The strength of Ferrari as a car manufacturer, according to Felisa, relies on it making its cars “the right way”. He did add a disclaimer at the end of the interview, though. Felisa said that he’s not categorically claiming four-doors “wrong” for the image of Ferrari. He just can’t trace the image in the company’s heritage.
Alfa Romeo back to the US soil by 2012
Lovers of Italian car marques will have something to rejoice. With all the Fiat restructuring and plan revisions, the company’s topman Sergio Marchionne confirmed that the Alfa Romeo will be rolling off the US shore once again in 2012.
The midsize Giulia will be among the first vehicles to reach their dealerships in North America. The Giulia will be offered as a sedan and as a wagon. The plans were not disclosed yet but we can bet the Chrysler network of stores will be used to market the brand.
By 2013, Alfa Romeo wants to offer the MiTo 5-door hatchback in the United States which will be rolling out with the new Spider. Will it be anywhere near the looks of the 2uettottanta that was displayed as a concept car in Geneva?
Two years after the brand’s US comeback, Alfa will refresh its hatchback Giullietta to fit the bill for the market. A bigger USV will also come in the same year getting its DNA from the Jeep Liberty.
Spied: 2011 Pagani C9
The Pagani Zonda and its different variants is an ultimate supercar from whichever direction you look at it. It is carbon-fiber insanity. The replacement of the Zonda, the C9, seems to be locked on setting the bar higher. The C9, which will also be sold in the United States, was spied recently and some of its pictures have created some buzz over the internet.
Thanks to Horacio Pagani himself, some of the details about the car is really satisfying the ears of supercar lovers. The C9 will have a V-12 6.0L power plant on a twin turbo that will be sourced from the Mercedes-AMG. The output of the C9 will be a whopping 700 horsepower and a torque of 737 pound-feet.
The numbers are a bit lower compared to the 750 hp of the Zonda R but they are still within the supercar range that can run side by side with the Shelby SSC Ultimate Aero TT and the Bugatti Veyron.
The production run might just be limited to 60 cars but that is a big jump from the 16 hand built units every year. The boost in productions will be supported by the new state of the art facility near its Modena factory. The assembly will still be painstaking with the C9 having 3,70 parts which include a chassis made from carbon-titanium, specially designed Pirelli tires, and electronics from Bosch.
The Zonda will slow down its production until it ceases with the roll out of the C9 which has a starting price expected to be at $1.2 million.
The Maserati MC12 on Fifth Gear
How can you not love this absolutely spectacular Maserati MC12 GT Car? Frank Mountain is a pillock though. Blegh!
The Pagani Zonda F (vs the Veyron)
First of all, let me say I don’t really consider the Veyron an Italian Car. To me, it’s German, so I’m not going to be mentioning it too often. However, the Zonda F is as Italian as you can imagine, and I love this Top Gear vid pimping it out… Pagani really has done it again!
