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This great concept car was presented at the 1989 Tokyo Motor Show by Isuzu Motors, which had great success with models like the Piazza and Gemini at the time, unveiled an eye-catching new concept car. Its organic curves created gave it a dynamic form, and the passenger compartment was set forward, giving it an appearance of a beast ready to pounce. This high-performance midship sportscar with four doors (! see picture below)and four seats was the talk of the Tokyo Motor Show that year. Designed by Shiro Nakamura, who at the time was the chief designer at Isuzu Motors Europe Studio (later changed to Nissan).Read More →

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Experimental Coupe and Spyder designed by Zagato, built by Abarth in conjunction with Bertone = Tripple combo! The Abarth works are equipped mainly for batch fabrication processes; the factory employs 110 people plus 12 administrative staff. Initial development work on a new induction system is undertaken on a test bed, but thereafter-and particularly so with the exhaust system most of the experimental work is carried out in carefully controlled road performance tests along the autostrade. This would seem to be expensive, but the final results appear to justify the methods. Following up this specialist bodywork as well as obtaining increased performance from his modification toRead More →

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Like other road-going Alpines, the 1961 A110 used many Renault parts – including engines. Mainly used Renault R8 parts. The A110 achieved most of its fame in the early 1970s as a victorious rally car. After winning several rallies in France in the late 1960s with iron-cast R8 Gordini engines (1.1, 1.2, 1.3 Liters engines). The car reached international fame during the 1970-1972 seasons when it participated in the newly created International Championship for Manufacturers (rally race), winning several events around Europe and being considered one of the strongest rally cars of its time. Notable performances from the car included victory on the 1971 MonteRead More →

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If someone ask me: “What is the most sexiest car ever made?” Answer is simple – Ferrari F50. The idea for this F40 successor came from Piero Ferrari, then the companyโ€™s vice chairman. He drove an F40 to the office daily, and with Ferrari concentrating its racing focus on Formula 1, that made F1 a perfect starting point for Maranelloโ€™s highest performing new road car. And powered by 4700cc V-12 used the 1990 Ferrari 641 F1 carโ€™s block The tub followed Formula 1 engineering principles. It was the central part of the carโ€™s structure and was made entirely of lightweight carbon composites and adhesive materials.Read More →

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One of the best “hello” from golden era of automaking and autodesigning. The beast of a cars. King of kings. So, Who is she? In the 1980s, the famous composer Giorgio Moroder, along with Claudio Zampolli, a wealthy exotic car dealer in America, began work together on a project that set out to build a supercar like no one had ever seen before. Their dream was to create an overwhelmingly fast car with a complex design, unprecedented in both exterior and interior style. Combining their names (Cizeta is Italian for C.Z., Zampolli’s initials), the two men decided to refer to their supercar as the Cizeta-Moroder.Read More →

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The most true GT Beetle ever made. The RSi is a limited 250 unit version of the New Beetle. It included a 224 hp 3.2 litre VR6 engine, a 6-speed gearbox, and Volkswagen’s four-wheel drive system 4motion, Remus twin-pipe exhaust. It was rumoured Porsche tuned the suspension but this was carried out in-house at VW Individual.Read More →

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The Pantera Si was not only a facelift from the original Pantera. It was a complete new car designed by Marcello Gandini, who also penned the Cizeta Moroder, Countach, Diablo, Lancia Stratos, Maserati Shamal and many more. Just about every panel is new as is the rear chassis, suspension, wheels, wheel wells, fuel tank, lights, bumpers, electrics, radiators, oil coolers, interior and more. Marketed as the Pantera 90 in UK., the Pantera SI was the last variant of the Pantera model.Read More →

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The Subaru Alcyone SVX, also known outside of its home market Japan as the Subaru SVX, is a two-door grand tourer coupรฉ. Produced from 1991 to December 1996, it was Subaru’s great attempt to enter the luxury/performance car market. Its intention was to combine two seemingly contradictory elementsโ€”comfort and performance. The name “Alcyone” (pronounced “al-SIGH-uh-nee”) refers to the brightest star in the Pleiades star cluster (Greek mythology, was the name of one of the Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione), on which the Subaru logo is based. Other meaning of Alcyone – is a female name in Greek myphology. She married Ceyx, son of EosphorusRead More →