Fancy Russian-made Car This car is rarely known by anyone, let alone rarely does anyone know that this car was made by a Russian company. The car mentioned was the Russo-Baltique Impression is a prime works from the Russian company, Russo-Baltique in over 80 years.
The Russo-Baltique Impression is is powered by a Maybach V12 engine, so the car has a lot of power. (Picture from: Avtopremial.ru)
For your info, Russo-Baltique history began in 1907 with 30-hp open two-seater, and by 1912, a special sport model won two first awards in the Monte-Carlo Rally. From there, they appealed to his royal highness Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, and produced some of the most well appointed cars before his forced abdication in 1917.
Left side view of Russo-Baltique Impression. (Picture from: Caradasiac)
The Russian original coupé prioritize high-quality materials which has a length of 5.2 m was designed using a combination of retro and modern style. Retro impression is displayed through the rear fender that covered almost the entire rear wheel. And while the modern nuances can be seen from its grill which has a shape similarity with the owned by Bugatti Veyron.
The Russo-Baltique Impression interior is trumped by an extensive use of Zebrano wood. (Picture from: Conceptcarz)
Inside, the interior is trumped by an extensive use of Zebrano wood which is hand crafted from a single Trunk of the African tree. And despite is tight proportions the Impression has space for four and the performance of to match almost any other supercar.
Rear side view of Russo-Baltique Impression. (Picture from: Avtopremial.ru)
The Impression is powered by a Mercedes-Benz V12 engine which offers 555 bhp of power. Its chassis is made from carbon fibre to ensure both ample weight and rigidity. The Impression first presented at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2006, but with its appearance in Geneva, it's a suggestion that Russo-Baltique (and its partner, Gerg GmbH, in Germany) is finally ready to start selling some of this car.
The Russo-Baltique Impression shows a unique design, with a lot of classic design elements and is built to celebrate the company's 100th annyversary. (Picture from: Madle.org)
So what is to be paid to feel the sensation of being behind the wheel of this luxury coupé? Simply by paying US. $1.8 million. Russo-Baltique deliberately set prices are quite expensive for one unit of the Russo-Baltique Impression.
Because, in addition to guarantee the quality, the Russian manufacturer also just make as many as three units per year. Thus, buyers can be proud because driving the super exclusive and rare car. *** [EKA [31122014] | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | SUPERCARS.NET | CARADASIAC | CONCEPTCARZ ]
Crazy Speedster When it comes to supercars, it's hard to say that Lamborghini is a boring brand. In fact, they've actually built an image as a wild and flashy dream car manufacturer, perfect for those who like to be the center of attention and find supercars from other brands boring.
The Lamborghini Monterossa Speedster built by DRVN Concept based on Lamborghini Gallardo became into a crazy open-top supercar. (Picture from: Otomobile)
Recently an American design house DRVN Concept has changed the appearance of the Lamborghini Gallardo into a custom supercar without a roof which was later named the Lamborghini Monterossa Speedster. In this car, DRVN Concept is known to remove some parts of the body of the Lamborghini Gallardo to give it a distinctive and aggressive look.
The Lamborghini Monterossa Speedster's front gets a sharp carbon fiber air splitter, slim LED headlights are positioned near of the front air intake. (Picture from: GoOto)
Lamborghini Monterossa Speedster is also claimed to be inspired by motorcycle design. Therefore, this raging bull badge luxury car is quite suitable for drivers who have a high enough adrenaline. Later, the modified supercar will be available in 15 units and will direct anyone in the cabin to a driving experience that is sure to be interesting and thrilling.
The Lamborghini Monterossa Speedster is equipped with sporty wheels, a curved hood, and 2 sports seats. (Picture from: AutoMotor)
The front of the Monterossa Speedster is known to get a sharp carbon fiber air splitter with its side aero design. The LED headlights also look slim and are positioned on the side of the air intake. The Lamborghini Monterossa Speedster is equipped with sporty wheels, a curved hood, sports seats, and the interior has been adapted to the use of Alcantara. Not only that, the side air splitter is designed with short fins and a bare engine bay.
The Lamborghini Monterossa Speedster's rear gets an exposed dual exhausts, a large diffuser, and side LED taillights. (Picture from: AutoMotor)
The rear is reportedly getting a large diffuser, dual exhausts, and side LED taillights. But so far not known in detail about the specifications of the Lamborghini Monterossa engine. By eliminating some of the body panels, this modification of the Lamborghini Gallardo also managed to reduce the weight of the car. The DRVN Concept ensures that the Lamborghini Monterossa Speedster has a power-to-weight ratio of 4.6 lbs per horsepower.💥
"This combination creates a striking contrast between the smooth, sexy, surface at the front of the vehicle and the fierce V10 drivetrain, left exposed features such suspension, exhaust and other components at the rear," DRVN Concepts said in a statement. And later when You driving one of these cars, make sure you bring 2 helmets to keep your face safe from road debris due to this wild supercar doesn't have a windshield.⚽ *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | DRVN CONCEPT | MOTOR1 | HIDUSTANTIMES | AUTOMOTOR ]
Spy Rides Driving a super car at high speed is believed to provide a different sensation for some connoisseurs of the automotive world compared to ordinary cars. Well, it's an activity that can pump adrenaline to its maximum level, however, keep in mind that being able to do it smoothly and well without injuring yourself and others requires good skills.
British Automotive Engineering (BAE) is recently completed working on a new Bond-style sports car in Essex, Great Britain named Vantare GT. (Picture from: Enioquevedo)
If you have good driving skills plus have a lot of money today, you don't have to be the leading actor on the spy-action movies like James Bond, and others to be able to get behind the wheel and drive supercars like Aston Martin and others. Because some time ago British Automotive Engineeeing (BAE), a leading British coachbuilder company has managed to build a new supercar for you built based on one of James Bond's fast cars, Aston Martin DB9.
BAE Vantare GT is a new Bond-style grand tourer exclusively built based on the Aston Martin DB9 with a V12 engine under the hood. (Picture from: Enioquevedo)
As quoted of Secret-Classics, BAE built the sports car in Essex, Great Britain is expected to continue to carry a new Bond-style grand tourer with a V12 under the hood. Furthermore, the supercar's development process was led by an actor and TV presenter Bradley Walsh whose chosen to build it exclusively based on the Aston Martin DB9, which was launched off the production line at Gaydon between 2004 and 2016.
BAE Vantare GT is appeared with a new look in the style of the DB5 classic sports cars, such as those driven by Sean Connery's while roled as James Bond, the famous British 007 spy-agent. (Picture from: Secret-Classics)
And in the car building process, the donor was stripped of up to leave only the roof and windows, and then re-formed in such way to a new sporty ride in the style of a classic sports car, such as those driven by Sean Connery while roled as James Bond, the famous British 007 spy-agent. State-of-the-art hybrid materials such as carbon fiber composite are used for this purpose.
As a result, we can now see a classy sports car called the BAE Vantare GT which is made in a limited number of only 10 units, it is also mentioned that each car owner can configure their respective cars freely.
State-of-the-art hybrid materials such as carbon fiber composite are used for this BAE Vantare GT's bodywork. (Picture from: Enioquevedo)
In addition to the colors for the paintwork and interior, it also includes mechanical upgrades that provide more power. For your information, without any modifications, the six-liter V12 with automatic transmission has ensured that this sporty Bond-style car can accelerate from rest to 60 mph in 4.7 seconds and reach a top speed of over 180 mph.
Then in the cabin, installed a pair of leather seats which are available in a choice of smooth or suede colors and modern or classic. There are also polished aluminum elements and handcrafted exposed carbon trim. Standard equipment also includes an advanced infotainment system with a nine-inch touchscreen, navigation system, DAB radio as well as Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
Now for those of you who are interested in driving it at high speed, then prepare a lot of money, because this car is priced by the maker starting at £275,000 or approx Rp. 5.3 billions. Wow..! *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | BAEVANTARE | SECRET-CLASSICS | ENIOQUEVEDO ]
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Savage Noble As a typical British car marque, perhaps Noble is a brand that not many people know. Understandably the British car maker has never again sold its car products since the launch of its last model, the Noble M600 in 2011.
The new Noble M500 has all the qualities needed to compete on an equal footing with all other sports cars in its class. (Picture from: BlackXperience)
For those who are familiar with the Noble brand, they must have imagined the deep acceleration, masculine, and extreme touch. As always, the Noble supercar uses a manual gearbox and doesn't like the unnecessary weight through safety features, so the car has something to impress while to drive.
This is unlikely to change, when the manufacturer intends to launch a new model called the Nobel M500 while sticking to the tradition of allowing only experienced drivers behind the wheel to get the most out of it.
Noble clarified that the M500 is still a prototype, but will retain most of the exterior and interior elements. (Picture from: BlackXperience)
Although allegedly less extreme, the new sports car is targeted to replace the M600, the only car made by the company at this time. The Nobel M500 was first revealed at the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed, the latest news being that the British brand was producing it with a target of the delivery to customers starting later of this year.
As is the case with its predecessors, such the very rare M600 and M400, the Noble M500 is a mid-engined two-seats sports coupe, which has also a powerful rear axle. But as its drivetrain instead of a V8, the M500 uses a 3.5-liter twin-turbo EcoBoost V6 engine which can also be found under the rear deck of the Ford GT and the mentioned engine is claimed capable to produce power around 550 horsepower, which makes it a good competitor to the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray.
The new Noble M500 bodywork uses composite panels reinforced with glass built over steel tubes chassis, with the engine mounted in the middle. (Picture from: TracedNews)
Speaking to the media, Peter Boutwood, Managing Director of Noble Automotive is mentioned that the offering for this less extreme and 'very much like the M600' model will continue to run. Beside it's equipped with a double-wishbone suspension with coilovers and passive dampers, the Noble M500 also offered exclusively with a six-speed Graziano manual transmission.
While the steering wheel performance will be hydraulically assisted, it is intended to guarantee enricher feedbacks with thrilled driving experience. Although to this day, there are no images related to the M500 interior, as reported by Autocar that the car cabin has digital instrument panel and central infotainment screen assist the driver during intense driving, also a pair of Recaro Podium racing seats, although seats that are not too extreme will also reportedly be offered.
The Noble M500 is powered by the same twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V6 as the Ford GT and coupled with a six-speed manual transmission. (Picture from: GoOto)
Furthermore, when compared to the Noble M600, access to and from the M500's cabin is much easier thanks to the smaller door frame. As before, anti-lock brakes and airbags were avoided, meaning there's no single one M500 could be legally run in the US roads due to absence of such those safety features mentioned above.
As before, anti-lock brakes and airbags were avoided, meaning there's no
single one M500 could be legally run in the US roads due to absence of
such those safety features. (Picture from: BlackXperience)
Currently, the high-speed testing isn't over yet and there may still be some minor changes, the bodywork uses composite panels reinforced with glass built over steel tubes chassis, with the engine mounted in the middle. However, Noble also intends to offer carbon fiber components as an option to reduce weight. Even without this, the company targets a production weight of around 2,750 lbs.
When the production phase finally gets underway, the automaker hopes could be produced the M500 as much 50 units per year. Regarding the price, although until now the British auto company hasn't revealed yet but reportedly has a price around £ 150,000 or equivalent to Rp. 2.94 billion. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | AUTOCAR | TRACEDNEWS ]
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Flying Hypercar The development of automotive technology does not only focus on electric-powered and autonomous vehicles, but also flying cars. The development of this type of vehicle is largely based on futuristic assumptions which are intended as a solution to the current problem of urban society, namely traffic congestion due to more increasing population.
The Bellwether Industries’ Volar eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aerial ride named the Antelope is a flying hypercar for private owners. (Picture from: Khaleej Times)
Although the development of this type of vehicle is mostly still in the assessment stage and is still far from practical as conventional vehicles currently exist, nevertheless all of them deserve appreciation as an inspiring and innovative technological breakthrough.
Recently, there's one futuristic hypercar-likened flying ride had successfully completed a series of test flights in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Its flight tests is revealed, a day after the Dubai Road and Transport Authority (RTA) was held its first legal forum to review the legislation for flying taxis.
This Bellwether Industries’ Volar eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) is the world’s first aerial ride without a large wingspan or exposed blades, making it ideal for urban use. (Picture from: New Atlas)
Those electric-powered hypercar-likened flying ride is called the Bellwether Industries Volar eVTOL aka the Antelope is designed and developed by a London-based startup company named Bellwether Industries. And by November 2021, the Antelope prototype (in half-scale) has managed to complete a series of testing in Dubai.
The company said that the ultimate vision of a full-scale the Antelope Volar eVTOL ride will be a 4-to-5-seat aircraft carrying out intracity travels at an altitude of 3,000 feet (915 metres) with a speed of up to 220 kilometres per hour (135 miles per hour).
As qouted of Khaleej Times, in the last two years, the whole team whose developed the Bellwether Volar eVTOL (stands for 'electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing') aerial vehicle has also carried out several iteration phases to improve the the prototype's flight capability and performances.
The Bellwether Volar eVTOL prototype called the Antelope in half-scale has managed to complete its free-flight tests in Dubai. (Picture from: Coventry Telegraph)
“Our Volar flying prototype smoothly and proves our pursuit of innovation and technology. We believe in our volar and will strive for perfection with continuous improvement," said Kai-Tse Lin, chief operating officer and co-founder of Bellwether Industries.
“The test flight was carried out at an altitude of 13 feet at a speed of 40 km per hour. This test demonstrates the stability and controllability of the prototype. This step will be the beginning of a series of development projects," he added.
Bellwether says the ultimate vision of a full-scale Volar will be a 4-to-5-seat aircraft carrying out intracity travels at an altitude of 3,000 feet (915 metres) with a speed of up to 220 kilometres per hour (135 miles per hour). (Picture from: Khaleej Times)
As proof of the success of the test, the company then posted a short video of the Volar's test flight on social media titled "The era of urban air mobility has begun." As you can see on the video the flying vehicle was capable taking off from an open area of the park, then flying in a while before landing again safely.
The current prototype only has two seats, in the future, the hypercar-likened flying ride can be filled with five seats that capable to fly about 5 people. The company mentioned that its flying hypercar is designed to replace the currently conventional road-use vehicle, and also could be said the Bellwether Industries' Antelope is the world's first eVTOL flying ride without a large of wingspans or exposed propeller blades.
Next development of the Antelope aerial ride prototype in the full-scale is scheduled to be completed and ready to re-test in 2023. Furthermore the company said as qouted of its official website, they believe that people traveling in the sky are inevitable in the next 10 years. Therefore, and that's the reason they made the Volar aerial ride afor anyone to fly anytime and anywhere to any point.
Although the Volar was not the first flying cars have been explored in Dubai. As we all knew during the 2021 Dubai Air Show, there's a Florida-based LuftCar said it was developing an autonomous land-rides that could be mounted and removed from the flying module.
As we all knew, Dubai has passed a law regulating the operation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in July 2020. So in November, the RTA said it was reviewing the legislation of the flying taxis and self-driving skypods.
This seems to be in line with the Dubai's ambitious Sky Dome project which be allowed the city's skies filled by manned or unmanned aerial rides that will link places and buildings via landing pads and mini airports across the city. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | BELLWETHER INDUSTRIES | EVTOL | KHALEEJ TIMES | THENATIONALNEWS ]
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THe Successor The Pagani Huayra is a model made by an Italian high-performance car manufacturer whose age has passed 10 years, and is reportedly going to be replaced by a new model soon. And recently, a leaked photo has been circulating on the internet which is claimed to be the result of a rendering of the design of the new car, which is said to be the successor to the Pagani Automobili-made hypercar, codenamed C10.
Pagani is set to reveal the Huayra's successor in 2022 and referred to as the C10. (Picture from: Road&Track)
Taken from an upload image on Instagram, it is stated that this rendering image is a photo shown by the hypercar manufacturer based in San Cesario sul Panaro to potential customers. In addition, the successor to the Huayra model is also said to be produced in limited quantities. The plan is that no more than 300 units of this new generation model will be produced by this Italian manufacturer.
The 300 units of the C10 include the coupe, roadster and special variants. The C10 design looks like combines some of the design elements of the Huayra and Zonda on the exterior. The dual headlights up front retain the style of its two predecessors. But on the C10 muzzle, there's no body panel that acts as an active aerodynamic component.
The image is claimed to have been from an early customer presentation from late 2019 that was not supposed to reach the eyes of the public. (Picture from: 24htech.asia)
The C10 front fascia has a more prominent body curve than the Huayra, precisely at the cut between the front hood and the top side of the fender. The side of the muzzle also has an additional indentation that seems to add to the intake around the grille like the Zonda. While it isn't a final design yet, Pagani's signature design elements are present in the C10, such as the teardrop-shaped glass on the sides.
A simple glance at the tester reveals the more aggressive aerodynamics, even compare to the Huayra BC. (Picture from: AutoEvolution)
According to statement of Horacio Pagani as founder and CEO during an interview with Quattroroute, the C10 will be developed with a focus on performance. This means that this car will have advantages in terms of handling and light weight. Regarding the design, there may still be changes and adjustments when Pagani releases the production version later.
Propulsion will be handled by a 6.0-liter, twin-turbo, V12 motor, sourced from the folks at Mercedes-AMG and modified to Pagani specification. (Picture from: 24htech.asia)
Rumors are circulating that the C10 will adopt a new version of Mercedes-AMG's twin-turbo 6.0-liter V12 drive train. The engine claims will produce power between 850 to 880 hp, or even 100 hp higher than the Huayra has. There's an option for manual or automatic dual-clutch transmission with paddle-shifters reportedly offered to the C10 customers.
For this new generation of hypercars, Pagani could take the same design style as its two predecessors. (Picture from: 24htech.asia)
That's clear is that Pagani will only rely on an internal combustion engine for this Huayra successor, without any electrification applications at all. Meanwhile, interested consumers are said to be able to secure a limited booking slot by paying of €300,000, and reportedly now already sold out.
And for this new generation of hypercars, Pagani could take the same design style as its two predecessors. Despite the focus on performance and light weight, estimated the C10 would be apeared with a series of hardcore designs will have an artistic component, as we've seen on Zonda and Huayra, there are components to the interior that are beautifully and artistically crafted by the manufacturer, giving it a unique value of its own. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | QUATTRORUOTE | ROAD & TRACK | AUTOEVOLUTION | 24HTECH.ASIA | AUTOCAR ]
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Because, in addition to guarantee the quality, the Russian manufacturer also just make as many as three units per year. Thus, buyers can be proud because driving the super exclusive and rare car. *** [EKA [31122014] | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | SUPERCARS.NET | CARADASIAC | CONCEPTCARZ ] 
