The company is calling it “brother of the Valkyrie.” The Aston Martin Valkyrie is the first vehicle in what we expect to be a long line of mid-engined arrivals from the storied British sports car maker. The limited hypercar will eventually spawn a more affordable offering to rival the Ferrari 488, and new reports suggest… Continue reading Aston Martin Plotting A Third Mid-Engined Model
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Aston Martin’s Mid-Engine Car Will Likely Have a Bespoke Engine, Might Have Manual Gearbox
Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer is one of the good ones. He’s not just another talking head spouting the company line in rehearsed statements. He says more of substance than most CEOs, and he’s intensely interesting and opinionated. He also doesn’t hold back when it comes to information on the future of where the brand… Continue reading Aston Martin’s Mid-Engine Car Will Likely Have a Bespoke Engine, Might Have Manual Gearbox
First Ferrari production hybrid model due in mid-2019
The first Ferrari series production hybrid is due in 18 months The hybrid engine could appear in Ferrari’s forthcoming SUV Ferrari’s first production series hybrid will launch in 18 months’ time, company boss Sergio Marchionne has confirmed. The Italian firm already has hybrid test mules running that feature a V8 hybrid powertrain, said Marchionne. It will… Continue reading First Ferrari production hybrid model due in mid-2019
Ferrari V8 hybrid to launch in 2019, possibly powering Ferrari’s SUV
Ferrari looks set to upset purists and win new fans with the introduction of a hybrid powertrain next year, according to company boss Sergio Marchionne. “A Ferrari V8 hybrid is coming for 2019. The test mules are around now” Marchionne confirmed. It’ll be the first series production hybrid after the limited-run LaFerrari hypercar, but it’s… Continue reading Ferrari V8 hybrid to launch in 2019, possibly powering Ferrari’s SUV
BRIEF-Ferrari SUV to push overall output to above 10,000 vehicles/yr -CEO
March 6 (Reuters) – Ferrari Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne tells reporters at the Geneva auto show: * WITH SUV COMPANY WILL PRODUCE (OVERALL) MORE THAN 10,000 VEHICLES PER YEAR, CLOSE TO CONCLUDING PLANNING FOR SUV PROJECT * A HYBRID SERIES MODEL WILL BE LAUNCHED WITHIN 2019 * POTENTIAL U.S. TARIFFS WOULD WEIGH ON COMPANY’S RESULTS,… Continue reading BRIEF-Ferrari SUV to push overall output to above 10,000 vehicles/yr -CEO
Morgan Plus 8 50th Anniversary launched
Morgan is marking the 50th year of its Plus 8 sports car with a new special edition of which just 50 examples will be produced. Revealed at the Geneva motor show, the new 50th Anniversary model will be among the very last cars to use a BMW N62 V8 engine, which bows out with the… Continue reading Morgan Plus 8 50th Anniversary launched
Exclusive: Fiat Chrysler to spin-off Magneti Marelli without raising money – sources
LONDON/FRANKFURT/MILAN (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA) (FCHA.MI) is looking to spin off auto-parts business Magneti Marelli to its shareholders via a Milan listing that will not raise money by selling new shares, four sources familiar with the matter said. FILE PHOTO: A screen displays the ticker information for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV at… Continue reading Exclusive: Fiat Chrysler to spin-off Magneti Marelli without raising money – sources
The Stratos is coming back, but don’t call it a Lancia
Yes, the Stratos is being reborn, though nobody at FCA has cared enough about Lancia to do it themselves. Instead, it’s being built by Manifattura Automobili Torino (MAT), the same custom low-volume builder that takes care of the Apollo Arrow and James Glickenhaus’s fabulously crafted SCG003S. And Lancia itself has had nearly eight years to… Continue reading The Stratos is coming back, but don’t call it a Lancia
New V-12 Apollo Intensa Emozione
Supercar start-up Apollo is an Italian based firm backed by Chinese capital investments. The Apollo Company has its evolution roots planted in German automobile manufacturing enterprise Gumpert. Roland Gumpert, the founder of Apollo, once held the position of director of Audi Sport. Under his management, Audi won a total of 25 World Rally Championship races… Continue reading New V-12 Apollo Intensa Emozione
Aston Martin is looking for a shoulder to lean on
Even James Bond always ends up relying on someone, or someone. Aston Martin has regained its luster, but the British manufacturer of luxury cars dear to the secret agent has still been thinking of finding a shoulder, by the end of the year perhaps. “We are building a company that can survive by selling at… Continue reading Aston Martin is looking for a shoulder to lean on