Zagato is an Italian company that provides services such as consultancy of design and engineering. And Zagato had established cooperation with many renowned automotive companies such as Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Lancia, Abarth, Ferrari, Aston Martin, and others.
The emerging of Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa is based on the anniversary and celebration of 90 years of collaboration between Zagato and Alfa Romeo. The model was commissioned by German Alfa Romeo Zagato collector Martin Kapp while attending an event honoring Zagato - the Zandvoort Tribute.
Then Zagato shows off the Corsa TZ3 for the first time at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2010 in Cernobbio, Italy. As a four-wheeled vehicle that carries the racing car attribute, of course TZ3 Corsa was awarded by a machine that could produce big power but also has nice looks.
Top-rear side view of 2010 Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1FAh2Wz)
The car is designed only for two passengers that uses a 4.2-liter V8 engine and mated to a 6-speed gearbox transmission system. This car is claimed to produce a maximum power of up to 420 hp (313 kW). It is light, with a handmade aluminum body, and weighs in at only 850 kg (1,874 lbs) - marking it as a true racer.
Four 18-inches alloy wheels pinned in the car to help the performance of the machine and wrapped by proprietary high-quality tires of Pirelli PZero, with different sizes between front and rear wheels, while the front wheels use the 245/645/R18 and 285/645/R18 for the rear.
So with the presence of the legs above helped this car free running on the highway with the acceleration record from 0 to 100 km/h only takes about 3.5 seconds and can reach a top speed of over 300 km/h. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | WORLDCARFANS]
Of the many supercar names that did not reach the production stage perfectly and recorded sales figures or can also be said to be mere boasting. Noted there is a supercar known as Melling Hellcat in 2006.
It was a car that was originally mentioned will be the most serious competitor of the V10-engined car for Bugatti Veyron. Not only that, when it viewed from the name derived from the name of the person who developed it is clearly not just any name.
2007 Melling Hellcat is conceptualized and developed by Al Melling, a slightly mad engineer and designer who had dealings in F1 through many famous names. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2sQtubV)
Well, the Melling Hellcat is a car conceptualized and developed by Al Melling, a slightly mad engineer and designer who had dealings in F1 through many famous names such as Lamborghini, Chevrolet, Leyton House Formula One and Benetton. Through his company called, Melling Consultancy Design was once the center of engine development that had succeded to help TWR win at Le Mans with Jaguar four years in a row and also had been known to develop the TVR Speed Six block which is used in many modern TVR sports cars.
2007 Melling Hellcat's interior could be described as simple, sparse but functional. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2sQtubV)
But a little different for this mid-engined car, Melling decided that he didn't want to just build a custom engine and instead would take on the establishment with his own bespoke supercar. He had experience with V10s through engine development for the Lola F1 team which never came to fruition, but the engine he built for his own supercar was something else.
Al Melling in another his sports car called the 'Wildcat'. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2Zi9Ul2)
It is a 6.0-liter quad-turbo V10 engine which is said to produce 1,175 bhp of power and 880 lb.ft of torque, with heads and blocks milled from a large billet of aluminum material. And the car comes with a weight of only 1,200 kg and can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in just 2.6 seconds (that's a surprising acceleration time figures for 2006). And for its exterior design strongly influenced by TVR, and also has a Marcos TSO GT touches within its thundering line.
2007 Melling Hellcat comes with a weight of only 1,200 kg and said to be able to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in just 2.6 seconds. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/377sbEl)
The Hellcat was built as Melling's motivation to enter Le Mans once again after it was previously done with TWR, with the aim being to produce a GT1 variant of the road car to take-on the endurance world. It's said to only 50 units will be produced in its Rochdale-based factory, but unfortunately, the number of cars produced has never touched or approached that numbers.
2007 Melling Hellcat used a 6.0-liter quad-turbo V10 engine which is said to produce 1,175 bhp of power and 880 lb.ft of torque. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2sQtubV)
Although the lack of car production numbers, but the top speed proposed by Hellcat could be a nightmare for the Bugatti Veyron. Melling quoted 295 mph in full chat, but if we're honest and thought the claim is mere boasting. Sure, it has four turbochargers like Bugatti but according to some automotive observers aerodynamically the speed of this car has no hope of rising close to the 300 mph figures.
This is because the frontal area and general dimensions of the car do not allow such speed figures to be reached, especially with a power of 'only' around 1,200 bhp. Then at a price of around £ 185,000, it can almost be considered as a bargain even if it reaches 230 mph, which is why those claimed top speed figures make it look like a joke.
In the end, the Melling Hellcat never made it into any automotive showroom, and let the Bugatti Veyron have the world's top speed record for itself for years. That is a fantastic hypothetical part of the British-made V10-engined supercar that could have asserted itself as a performance legend even though in reality it doesn't make any sense. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | AUTOBLOG | DRIVETRIBE | SUPERCARS]
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Perhaps, the world's automotive enthusiasts are more familiar with the names of the car line-ups of the raging-bull logoed Italian manufacturer like Aventador, Huracan, Miura, Countach, or Murcielago, this is very understandable. Because indeed one of the other line-ups, namely Lamborghini Espada was very little produced by the manufacturer in the 1970s.
A 1968 Lamborghini Espada was turned into an insane hot-rod styled car by Danton Art Kustoms. (Picture from: https://yhoo.it/2PGNMO0)
Not only a few in numbers (more precisely limited to no more than 1,200 units), Lamborghini Espada also created full of identity that is very difficult to match with other cars even though the fellow raging-bull logoed cars.
This makes the Lamborghini paradigm unique tends to weird, it can be absolutely pinned on the figure of the Espada. The car model in production from 1968 to 1978, known as Ferruccio Lamborghini’s answer to the Rolls-Royce Corniche grand tourer in the time.
Danton Art Kustoms' 1968 Lamborghini Espada 'Rat Rod' still used 3.9-liter V12 engine and left exposed as it normally applied to the classic hot-rod tradition. (Picture from: https://yhoo.it/2PGNMO0)
But what would happen if the strange figure of the Lamborghini Espada was then modified in such a way as to carry a hot-rod style that is not commonly done by automotive enthusiasts in Europe? You’ve probably able to see how's wild as Danton Art Kustoms’ 1968 Espada hot-rod.
The 'Rat Rod' as the French custom workshop refer to it and built-in 2018 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Espada at that time. Now, the car is ready to be auctioned as part of the sale of Kissimmee 2020 Mecum Auctions in central Florida in January.
The interior of Danton Art Kustoms' 1968 Lamborghini Espada 'Rat Rod' is laid out simply and combined with Tri-Colore of the Italian flag accent in the middle. (Picture from: https://yhoo.it/2PGNMO0)
It might be because from the beginning the Espada has brought a unique car image so that it can be transformed into a perfect canvas in the process of creating the first hot-rod styled car built using the base of the Lamborghini car.
The interior of Danton Art Kustoms' 1968 Lamborghini Espada 'Rat Rod' is equiped with 4 custom-made seats. (Picture from: https://yhoo.it/2PGNMO0)
For this vehicle, Danton built it together with CHD Edition and Carrosserie Hervé. They had some fun with the elongated grand tourer design. Although the car really looks like an intact Espada, its sweeping curves are made sharper and equipped with new side scoops.
Meanwhile, the wheelbase has been widened dramatically and its 3.9-liter V12 engine left exposed as it normally applied to the classic hot-rod tradition which also functioned as a car showpiece. It's a stunning appearance with its gorgeous stainless steel tubular headers and exhausts on full display.
Danton Art Kustoms' 1968 Lamborghini Espada 'Rat Rod' used fat Michelin racing tires that wrapped its red rims. (Picture from: https://yhoo.it/2PGNMO0)
Then the process was refined by giving a matte black paint job with an Italian flag accent. Then a racing-style reinforced windshield, the interior is laid out simply with custom-made seats, and fat Michelin racing tires that wrapped its red rims to give the Espada an undeniable impression like a car that came from the Mad-Max' era.
Danton Art Kustoms’ 1968 Espada Rat Rod is expected to sell for between $200,000 to $250,000 when it goes up for auction during Mecum’s Kissimmee next year event. Considering its one-of-a-kind nature, that just might be money well spent for Lamborghini and hot rod enthusiasts alike. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | YAHOO] Note: This blog can be accessed via your smart phone.
For automotive enthusiasts when talking about sports cars, or supercars, it seems endless. There are always topics of conversation, ranging from classic models, to futuristic. Well, on this occasion will be discussed again about a beautiful supercar named Morgan EvaGT presented by Morgan Motor Company back in 2010.
Yes, this manufacturer is one of the few sports car manufacturers from the UK that able to survive today. The design of Morgan cars is known to be very classic. As we all knew, Morgan Motor Company was founded by Henry Frederick Stanley Morgan (HFS) in 1913. And today, the company is led by Charles Morgan, one of HFS's grandsons.
To develop its business, Morgan Motor Company is collaborating with BMW, Siemens and Bosch, and also a number of renowned universities in the UK. And starting in 2010 Morgan Motor Company is committed to releasing a new model every two years.
Morgan EvaGT has debuted at the 2010 Pebble Beach and might be the only car model ever made. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2r8heCW)
Back to Morgan EvaGT, this is a luxurious 4-seater grand tourer inspired by British sports saloons in the 1950s, such as the Bristol 400 and BMW Frazer Nash BMW 328. This classy car uses an aluminum chassis which is the result of further development of Morgan Aero SuperSports, which is a chassis that successfully competed in the GT3 Sports Car Racing international racing event. And reportedly, the chassis has received the green light from the official safety boards in the US and Europe.
While for its power source, the manufacturer is planted a BMW 6-cylinder engine, 3,000 cc, twin-turbo straight-six capable of spraying power up to 302 hp and 295 lb.ft of torque and combined with ZF automatic transmission systems or manual 6-speed. The BMW engine is also said to have complied with Euro 5 and Euro 6 emission regulations.
Morgan EvaGT has a BMW 6-cylinder engine, 3,000 cc, twin-turbo straight-six capable of spraying power up to 302 hp and 295 lb.ft of torque. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2r8heCW)
The use of the aluminum platform is intended to reduce the weight of the car so that it can save fuel consumption but still provide optimal safety. So, the weight of this car is only 1,250 kg with fuel consumption of 14.16 km/liter. The top speed that can be achieved by EvaGT is estimated at around 273 kph and acceleration 0-100 kph in around 4.5 seconds.
"EvaGT is intended to be able to serve the family's daily transportation wrapped in a luxury GT car," said Charles Morgan.
"The back seat will be comfortable for children and adults, and it should also be able to make it comfortable if occasionally someone taller is used it," he added.
Therefore, in order to provide extra practicality, the dimensions of the Eva GT were made 4.7 meters longer, 1.8 meters wider and 1.2 meters taller than Morgan Aeromax. While the standard features available on the EvaGT include ABS, ESP, Xenon headlight, satellite navigation, and the latest airbag technology, namely multi-stage 'smart' airbags.
Like other Morgan cars, the EvaGT models are made by hand in its Malvern-based sportscar specialized factory. And this British manufacturer has only made it in a limited amount of 100 units and has been produced since 2012. Morgan EvaGT has made its debut at the 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and is sold at an estimated price ranging of £70,000 to £85,000.
However, in 2012, the Company announced that its deliveries would be delayed to 2014 to allow for the use of magnesium alloy technology. The company reported that they had spent £1.4 million on such development.
In early 2013, dealers confirmed that the model had been canceled. Customer's £5000 deposits would be returned when requested or could be used for the purchase of a different model. And the model that was launched at the 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is probably the only Morgan EvaGT car ever made. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | MORGAN CAR NEWS | CLASSIC DRIVERS | WIKIPEDIA]
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Driving an F1 car might have been the dream of all automotive enthusiasts in the world. But it is very difficult for us to sit behind the wheel and then drive the land jets. It seems that now the dream will soon come true. An Aussie named Zac Mihajlovic has ambitions to make a Formula 1 replica powered by Ferrari's engine that will be sold in limited quantities. Amazingly, the car can not only run on the racing circuit but can also be used on the highway (adjusted later to the roadworthy permits in the vehicle owner's country).
Zacaria Supercars on its debut at the 2019 Top Marques Monaco on May 30, 2019. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/38PDjaD)
Zac Mihajlovic is the person responsible for turning many people's dreams into reality and building the car with the help of a custom motorcycle builder named Scotty Cox. The car manufacturing process which was later given the name 'Zacaria Supercars' has been going on for almost more than 5 years.
Mihajlovic began his career in the world of car manufacturing since 1989 when he built with its street-legal Batmobile supercar based on the vehicle used in Tim Burton's Batman films. Actually, he had always received a request to make a super vehicle but was hampered due to the licensing issues.
Left side view of a street-legal F1 supercar named Zacaria Supercars. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2rWocLA)
Driven by an interest in his Batmobile, Mihajlovic began working on this F1 racing car replicas that could be driven on the streets. And he said, "So I thought, what's the next most extreme thing that I can build to drive on the streets? Nobody ever has done it with F1 cars, they have made cool things like BAC Mono or Ariel Atom, but they are 4-cylinder engined and more look like concept cars."
The Ferrari's V12 4.3-liter engine of a street-legal F1 supercar named Zacaria Supercars. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2rWocLA)
"If you want to drive an original F1 car, and should have a team that is needed to run it so I think about the modern V8 or V12 engine from Ferrari, maybe there is a market for people who want something that nobody else has," he said further.
The car development began by taking the 6.3-liter V12 engine which came from a Ferrari F12 Berlinetta carcass in England. The engine has been integrated into a 6-speed transaxle transmission system from Albins, the company responsible for the transmission system that used in the Australian' Supercars racing series.
Then this car's body by handmade that uses full aluminum materials and also is pinned the hydraulic lift system to make it easier to pass through damaged roads. The Zacaria SC made its debut in this year's Top Marques Monaco event back on May 30, 2019, one of the most glamorous events showcasing the world's finest automobiles.
Zac Mihajlovic, the man behind the machine and CEO of Zacaria Supercars said that he had received interest from potential buyers and hoped to sell every of the Zacaria SC that he made at a price of more than AUS $700,000 (around the US. $509,000 or Rp.10.4 billion). *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | ZACARIA SUPERCARS | GATSBYONLINE.COM] Note: This blog can be accessed via your smart phone.
Koenigsegg is a famous hypercar manufacturer from Sweden. The manufacturer recently launched its latest hypercar figure named Koenigsegg Jesko at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show held last March. Recently appeared in cyberspace, many Angelholm brand' hypercar concepts.
A challenge event on social media called #KoenigseggSketchChallenge introduced by Sasha Selippanov is aimed at the world's independent automotive designers to share their vision of the Swedish marque with the world. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/35qELhq)
As we all knew, there's a challenge event called #KoenigseggSketchChallenge on social media aimed at the world's independent automotive designers to share their vision of the Swedish marque with the world. This event was introduced by the new design boss of the automotive manufacturer, Sasha Selipanov, and the challenge will end on Friday, December 20, 2019.
Even challenges like this will certainly result in many hypercars designs that feature alluring shapes, shapes that define the brand. However, there are some artists who help us imagine the possibilities that lie ahead for Koenigsegg, such as the grand tourer, the entries for the upcoming Le Mans Hypercar class and even a concept that involves lending company expertise to someone who built an SUV through the new Koenigsegg's RAW Design House.
1. Koenigsegg Sport Utility Vehicle Concept Although the Swedish high-performance vehicle brand will never make an SUV product, as Christian von Koenigsegg, CEO Koenigsegg himself has said. But it doesn't seem to diminish the desire of a Brazilian automotive designer named Pedro Ruperto to give birth to an SUV design for the Swedish marque.
Koenigsegg SUV Concept looks like a lifted hypercar with hidden rear doors designed by Pedro Ruperto. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2YXk61Z)
It could be said as the SUV with a double-bubble roof and one that actually manages to please the eye. And of course, since there's no such thing. However, if Koenigsegg would help build a crossover, the contraption might just end up looking like a jacked-up hypercar, which means the said feature wouldn't be impossible.
2. Koenigsegg Longtail Concept
The whole concept comes from Riccardo Angelini, Lead Exterior Designer at Tata Motors (the office in Turin, Italy), which is Jaguar Land Rover's parent company - it's only normal for designers to come up with sketches that showcase toys belonging to other brands in their Instagram spare time.
Koenigsegg's longtail concept looks like a Le Mans Hypercar class racer designed by Riccardo Angelini. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2YRiCpQ)
By zooming in on the lines of the hypercar, which noticed that the design DNA of the Swedish brand is clearly here. Whether talking about the front end styling cues of the Le Mans prototype racer-like cabin this thing looks like a proper Koenigsegg.
While the 360-degree rear wing dominates the track version, the longtail approach is still visible with the road car. And Riccardo also talks about the hardware hidden inside the amazing aero work, noting that the Akrapovic exhaust comes in the form of titanium blades that blend in with the rest of the design.
3. Koenigsegg Grand Tourer Concept
The hypercar rendering image below was given the name 'Koenigsegg Brita RS'. And the figure of the Koenigsegg Grand Tourer concept above was born from the skilled hand scratches of an automotive designer named Mikael Lugnegård who is said to have been in the business for fifteen years. From the design of the hypercar on display, it appears as a hypercar figure with an engine mounted in front of the steering wheel. Thus it is not surprising then that this hypercar has a long hood, which is exactly what can be seen in the rendering image.
Koenigsegg Brita RS, a Sweden marque grand tourer concept made by Mikael Lugnegård. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2tmtwZe)
With the front-mid-engine layout adds elegance to the design. And it can be said also, that the same thing about the lean muscular area that covers the vehicle wheels. Furthermore, the cabin looks short so that at first glance gives limited visibility to a vehicle that aims to offer a practical sensation of speed. But this can be overcome if one time this car is produced later. Of course, we cannot talk about this without mentioning that such hypercar can package a three-seat layout, with this seeming to be increasingly popular lately.
Although, all car concepts above are not real, but do not rule out the possibility of the Swedish hypercar manufacturer is interested in making one of them as a real car someday. We look forward to it. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | AUTOEVOLUTION]
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Back to the year 2010, at the time Zagato revealing a supercar named 'Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa,' after success shows off 'Peugeot RCZ'.
