UNique ONES American
Motors Company (AMC) is one of the most famous automotive companies
from America since it first appeared in the 1950s until the end of its
life in 1988. The American automotive manufacturer formed from the
merger of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation and the Hudson Motor Car Company.
As quoted from Wikipedia, the merger was intended as the first step to
merging the car's marques Nash, Hudson, Studebaker, and Packard into one
company.
The first appearence of 1968 AMX AMC-GT concept when sat on display at the 1968 New York International Auto Show. (Picture from: Carstyling.ru)
Furthermore,
the manufacturer produced a lot of automotive products ranging from
small cars such as the American Rambler, Hornet, Gremlin, Pacer, and
others. Then the midsize and full-size cars, including the Ambassador,
Rebel and Matador. Besides there are muscle car models including the
Marlin, AMX and Javelin; as well as the early four-wheel drive variant
of the Eagle, the first true crossover on the US market. Especially, the
AMX models that we've thought to be one of the best American-designed
supercars ever made ranging from 1968 to 1974, and here's the
first car models;
This was the AMX-GT shown at the New York International Auto Show. The front was basically an AMX and the rear became the basis for the Gremlin. (Picture from: n0kfb.org)
The first concept car model dubbed as the AMC AMX-GT
been launched by the auto manufacturer in 1968 and said to be the first
prototype to use plastic materials. The unique rear-wheel drive grand
touring-type car features the design of pillarless coupe of monocoque
construction with two doors and a truncated rear end treatment was
influenced by AMC stylist Dick Teague.
The second appearance of 1968 AMX AMC-GT concept featured with an
alloy five-spoke wheels design wrapped with Goodyear white-letter tires, and
followed by repainting the hood and roof in a contrasting dark blue. (Picture from: Carstyling.ru)
As
you can see, the AMX-GT is built on a Javelin 4-seater coupe which has
shortened its wheelbase to 2,464 mm, then chopping the roof to lower it
and cutting off the tail. The one-off AMX-GT body used fiberglass rear
also featured side-mounted macho external exhaust pipes. This car has appeared in 2 versions.
The AMC directors posed along with the AMX GT. Front, left to right: Roy D. Chapin Jr., William V. Luneburg, and Richard E. Cross. (Picture from: Wikiwand)
When it sat display on the 1968 New York International Auto Show, it appeared in red with a white stripe on the sides that ran across the roof.It
also had plain and flat wheel covers, generic all-black tires,
side-mounted exhaust, ram-air hood, integrated roof spoiler and fixed
rear side window (quarter glass) without support pillars (or "B").
The second appearance of 1968 AMX AMC-GT concept featured with an
alloy five-spoke wheels design wrapped with Goodyear white-letter tires, and
followed by repainting the hood and roof in a contrasting dark blue. (Picture from: Carstyling.ru)
Then
the car's appearance changed when the wheels were replaced by an alloy
five-spoke design wrapped with Goodyear white-letter tires, and followed
by repainting the hood and roof in a contrasting dark blue. The color
scheme follows the main character line of the car, and was applied to
some of the early manufacturer-sponsored race cars, before AMC changed
to bands of red, white and blue. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | CARSTYLING.RU | WIKIPEDIA | WIKIWAND | ADRIANFLUX ]
SuperBEAST Recently, a Chinese company kicked off the automotive world, through the company called First Automobile Works (FAW) is known for its truck products in several Southeast Asian countries, including Indonesia.
Hongqi S9 hybrid-powered hypercar was the result of collaboration of the FAW with Silk EV and started to touch on the road in the 2022. (Picture from: Motor1)
It seems that the company who owned the Hongqi (means 'red flag') brand is seriously intended to expand its business when introduces its hypercar made named the Hongqi S9 recently at the 2021 Shanghai Auto Show along with its sibling, a luxorious sedan concept named the Hongqi L-Concept as quoted of Motor1.
Hongqi S9 hybrid-powered hypercar was designed by Walter De Silva, a famous auto designer who was involved in the design of the third generation of the Audi V6 and the Scirocco in 2005. (Picture from: Motor1)
Actually, the Hongqi S9 hypercar prototype once greeted the world's automotive anthutiasts in Europe when it was displayed at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show along with its sibling Hongqi E115, a fully electric powered SUV prototype. Today, the S9 appearance is much different from the one that had appeared in Frankfurt. Well, it looks those production version Hongqi hypercar had massive changed up to its current form.
Hongqi S9 hybrid-powered hypercar has a sleek body profile like common European-made hypercars. (Picture from: Motor1)
Now, the Chinese hypercar has an appearence like a common European-made hypercar, such Ferrari or Koenigsegg though. It seems that the change of face for the Hongqi's production version is intended to attract more interest from customers.
Hongqi
S9 hypercar uses a hybrid V8 Turbo power system that enabling the hypercar
to accelerate from 0 to 100 kph in 1.9 seconds and its top speed reaches
up to 400 kph. (Picture from: Motor1)
That's why now the Hongqi S9 design is worked by Walter De Silva, a famous auto designer who was involved in the design of the third generation of the Audi V6 and the Scirocco in 2005, when he was head of design for the Volkswagen Group.
Hongqi S9 hybrid-powered hypercar has a carbon fiber body and featured with butterfly door type. (Picture from: Motor1)
It was also stated that the Hongqi S9 itself is a hypercar result of the collaboration between the FAW and an Italian EV start-up company, named Slik EV. In addition to having a stunning design, this hypercar is said to have the potential for extraordinary performance.
Hongqi S9 hypercar's pricetag is estimated touching of €2 million (US. $2.2 million) and reportedly, will be produced in a limited number of only 99 units. (Picture from: Motor1)
It is said that the Hongqi S9 will be equipped by a hybrid powertrain consisting of a 4,000 cc V8 Twin Turbo engine combined with an electric motor so that it can give off a total power of up to 1,400 hp. So it is claimed that the S9 hypercar can accelerate from rest to 100 kph in just 1.9 seconds.
However, there is still no official price announcement (estimated, its pricetag touching of €2 million or approx. US. $2.2 million), it is only mentioned that the Hongqi S9 will be marketed starting next year and will be produced in a limited number of only 99 units. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | MOTOR1 | ]
Unique ONES Automobili
Lamborghini S.p.A. or what we know as Lamborghini is one of the Italian
automotive companies that has produced many exotic sports cars since it
was first founded by Ferruccio Lamborghini in 1963. Even recently, the
raging-bull logoed automotive company has succeeded diversifying by
launching a premium SUV model called Lamborghini Urus officially in December 2017.
Lastly the Lamborghini Genesis Concept by Bertone shown to the public at the 2020 Rétromobile held in Paris. (Picture from: Autoblog)
But did you know since the 1980s that the car premium manufacturer based in Sant'Agata, Bolognese has diversified when it introduced its first SUV named LM002 followed by making the Lambo's motorbike, and even in 1988 they also unveiled a unique minivan concept.
Lamborghini Genesis Concept by Bertone is a design study of Lamborghini's minivan concept and debuted at the Turin Auto Show 1988. (Picture from: Motor1)
Well, thirty-three years ago, the raging-bull logoed premium automotive company together with Bertone, one of the Italian renowned design houses once unveiled the Lamborghini Genesis Concept by Bertone, a design study of Lamborghini's minivan concept at the Turin Auto Show 1988 (which was one of the biggest and most significant auto shows in Europe in the 1980s).
Lamborghini Genesis Concept by Bertone has a unique appearence as the futuristic minivan features with butterfly styled doors as a access to the fronts and sliding doors at rear. (Picture from: Autoblog)
That's commonplace and nothing special, as those two Italian companies have been collaborating for decades in the creation of many vehicles, and the results usually cause awe from the world's automotive community. But this time was look a little different, through its shape of the unusual minivan has managed to amaze the automotive community, including the media at the time and become one of the attention centers of the crowd during the show. Yeah, it's only a minivan not a supercar.
Lamborghini Genesis Concept by Bertone also features with a futuristic-styled steering wheel and dashboard layout. (Picture from: Autoblog)
Well, to achieve all these things, it requires hard work and high dedication from all parties involved in the process. As quoted of the Autoblog, it was stated that the Bertone's team had to spend a total of approximately 30,000 hours in order to make the Genesis minivan concept look more futuristic, of course much more sporty and attractive than the general minivan model existed in the 1980s that's used to take children to school.
Interior sketch of the Lamborghini Genesis Concept by Bertone with five seats layout. (Picture from: Motor1)
The unique Genesis minivan concept vehicle is powered by a
V12 5.2-liter engine taken of the Lamborghini Countach Quattrovalvole.
The mid-mounted engine is capable of spraying up to 455 horsepower, then
channeling to its rear-wheel drive system through the three-speed
automatic transmission of Chrysler whose the Lamborghini's owner at the
time.
Lamborghini Genesis Concept by Bertone has funky cabin with two forward-facing seats positioned over the rear wheels, and one seat that can be set to face the rear is attached in the mid of the interior. (Picture from: Autoblog)
In addition, there are sliding doors that give the passengers access to the rear and the more 'unusual' inside its funky cabin are two forward-facing seats positioned over the rear wheels, and one seat that can be set to face the rear is attached in the mid of the interior. While the front passengers face forward, as usual, but they can also move the seats to see and interact to the passengers whose sit in the back.
Lamborghini
Genesis Concept by Bertone has funky cabin with two forward-facing
seats positioned over the rear wheels, and one seat that can be set to
face the rear is attached in the mid of the interior. (Picture from: Autoblog)
The Lamborghini Genesis Concept, which was introduced in 1988, is also arguably ahead of its time, because appears as a round-designed minivan. Besides that it should be acknowledged as a very bold step of Bertone by the pinning of a Lamborghini's V12 engine on a minivan and also applying the unique butterfly styled doors as a access to the fronts.
Lamborghini Genesis Concept by Bertone is powered by a V12 5.2-liter engine taken of the Lamborghini Countach Quattrovalvole. (Picture from: Autoblog)
It was greeted with enthusiasm as a form of future transportation, then its design quickly transformed into a common form of vehicle milling about on the streets starting in the early 1990s. Although in the end the Genesis Concept remained as a minivan prototype which never be produced by Lamborghini.
At the last time, the Lamborghini's iconic minivan concept was presented to the public was at the 2020 Rétromobile in Paris. And in that event, the iconic minivan concept was still able to show its charisma which was able to make thousands of visitors take selfies while exploring the unique parts of the vehicle. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | AUTOBLOG | MOTOR1 ]
Recently Nissan returned to the public spotlight when it made a significant overhaul of the latest Z model. Even though everything looks fine and well, the details about the next generation 'Godzilla' remain rumors. Yes, it is undeniable that the Nissan GT-R is the Japanese manufacturer flagship in producing high-performance cars.
The next Nissan's high-performance GT-R36 supercaris still under development. This is a rendered image designed by Jon Leu. (Picture: IdPricePrice)
Rumors about the presence of this variant once again catapulted Nissan as a big name car manufacturer to be reckoned with in the global automotive world. This is not surprising because the world's automotive enthusiasts are looking forward to the Nissan GT-R36 as a successor to the more than a decade old GT-R35. Regardless, the Japanese automaker seems remains committed to maintaining the surprise factor associated with its next high-performance supercars presence.
Nissan GTR R35 Special Edition 50th Anniversary as one of the current GT-R models is still a very credible super fast car, and super great to drive as well. (Picture: BlackExperience)
"The next GT-R goal is to become a very credible, high-performance machine such the currently GT-R, even after several years on the market, it's still a very credible super fast car, super great to drive and we will stay true with that," said Ivan Espinosa, Senior Vice President of Global Product Planning of Nissan.
Furthermore, the rumors also hint that the next Godzilla is expected to be released in 2023 and will feature a gas-electric drivetrain with a kinetic energy recovery system said to be inspired by the world's renown endurance racing. Fortunately seems the vehicle has more opportunities to realize than the Nissan GT-R LM Nismo race car which had shown its performance at the 24 Hours of LeMans 2015, with unsatisfactory results where they lost a lot of speed and only one car reached the finish line.
2015 Nissan GT-R LM Nismo is another exercises of Nissan in race car creative design. (Picture from: DigitalTrends)
But the spirit to win at the Circuit de la Sarthe cannot be forgotten right away. Over the years, Nissan has found great results in the auto racing sport in building its best performance engines. Well, the Japanese manufacturer is indeed quite passionate about presenting its car made in various racing arena. So that the racing tracks becomes a favorite place for Nissan to conduct research and development of its cars, and from the data obtained in which then becomes a strong input for the manufacturer in constructing its next high-performance production vehicles.
"GT-R, along with Z and Patrol, are perhaps the three most iconic name labels and represent the brands we have as a company, which have a deep history within the company," said Espinosa. Yes, Nissan is not in a hurry to present the latest GT-R, as mentioned above, considering many things. One of them, the Japanese manufacturer is still and has not decided what type of engine is suitable for use in the latest GT-R.
2015 Nissan 370Z Nismo as one of the current GT-R models is still a very credible super fast car, and super great to drive as well. (Picture: Trussty.com)
As quoted from CarGuide, the next Nissan GT-R R36 will have more fierce version of the twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter V6 with the power of 710 hp (530 kw) and a maximum torque of 575 lb-ft (780 Nm). Although previously the GT-R product specialist head, Hiroshi Tamura, who was present at the launching event of the Australian' edition of the Nissan's 50th Anniversary GT-R35 and Nissan 370Z in the 2019 has revealed that the Japanese car manufacturer is still considering its options.
“I have it in my mind, but not for going out (at the moment). So nobody knows. I can't tell you. But I can say, imagining for the next generation (car) is already in the chat and we are still talking about a solution," he said further.
When asked whether he was considering a hybrid or all-electric powertrain, Tamura replied that Nissan's board had not yet come to a decision. "I have to wait. I am only the main "conductor" while the GT-R is the "orchestra". The company will show me the orchestra members. They need to decide who will play the violin and who will play the trumpet," he continued.
The next Nissan's high-performance GT-R36 supercaris still under development. This is a rendered image designed by Jon Leu. (Picture: CarAdvice)
Tamura continued, the meaning of the parable is what technology needs to be installed. “Twenty years is a time of breakthrough in technology. It's easy to understand about some of the current ways of expanding, but if we need to break through, that's a different story. It depends on the direction of the company," he said further.
There is absolutely no doubt that Nissan will launch a successor for the R35, but the public may have to wait. Tamura reiterates his earlier statement that the R35 is 12 years old, that's not too long in the Skyline history. In fact, the same basic architecture and powertrain are used for the R32, R33, and R34 generation models, so Nissan clearly thinks it has time before the R35 needs to retire and move onto the next GT-R R36. Well, once again we have to be patient to wait for it. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | MOTOR1 | CARGUIDE | CARADVICE | FACEBOOK ]
Beautiful ONES We all know that the Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ racing car program, which was run by Autodelta under the leadership of Carlo Chiti ranging from 1963 to 1967, was able to run relatively smoothly because it benefited from the experience of engineers as well as a strong relationship with Alfa Romeo including with its president Giuseppi Luraghi. What's more, after the TZ1 was successful, Alfa Romeo approved the next series called the Alfa Romeo TZ2 which was also built by Autodelta and unveiled for the first time at the 1964 Turin Auto Show.
Alfa Romeo TZ2 was a continuation model of Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ or TZ1 built based on the tubular frame chassis and bodywork made of glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) by Autodelta. (Picture from: Conceptcarz)
And finally Alfa Romeo acquired Carlo Chiti's company to manage its racing division. Then the newly reformed Autodelta took over all the work and responsibilities of the Alfa Romeo's racing development programs including the management of its racing team. At that time one of their first jobs was to upgrade the TZ1 to a lightweight spaceframe race car powered by a lighter, lower and more powerful engine for use by the factory racing teams.
Despite the fact that most of the Alfa Romeo TZ2 are still made from the same mold taken from the prototype, many units have different appearance details, especially with regard to the front fascia and vents. (Picture from: FCAHeritage)
So the entire Autodelta team including Carlo Chiti, Oarzio Satta and Guisseppe Busso actually took over the TZ1 development program to turn it into what many have called the 'mini Ferrari GTO'. Since Autodelta does not need to supply their TZ racing cars to private teams or meet homogation production requirements, they are freer to try new ideas and spend more money on behalf of the racing car performance development.
Alfa Romeo TZ2 powered by an Alfa Romeo's Inline-4 four DOHC engine and gave it larger valves,
magnesium casings, upgraded camshafts, two side-draught Weber
carburetors, dry-sump lubrication, and a twin-plug head. (Picture from: FCAHeritage)
In its development, it turns out that the TZ2 uses a new body material, namely glass reinforced plastic (GRP) and therein lies the main difference between the TZ1 and TZ2. It is known that the use of glass reinforced plastic (GRP) for the body was also applied by Porsche to the 904 Carrera GTS. The application of these new body materials to replace aluminum significantly helps reduce the weight of nearly 100kg than the original TZ. In addition, despite the fact that most of the cars are still made from the same mold taken from the TZ2 prototype, many units have different appearance details, especially with regard to the front fascia and vents.
Alfa Romeo TZ2's engine is capable of generating power up to 170bhp at 7,500rpm which can spur the TZ2 to a top speed of 160 mph. (Picture from: FCAHeritage)
Compared to the TZ1, it turns out that the new TZ2 body designed by Ercole Spada of the Zagato design house in Milan is lower and more purposeful. The Spada-designed TZ2 body is only 41 inches tall which is partly due to a new suspension which is fully adjustable and mounted lower on the chassis. By putting aside the vehicle height, made the body of the TZ2 at a glance is similar to the Ferrari GTO, moreover both of them had also the Kamm-tail, closed headlights, with a rounded-fender.
Meanwhile the engine was prepared by Autotecnica Conrero, a company owned by Virgilio Conrero based in Torino. For the TZ2 they used an Alfa Romeo's Inline-4 four DOHC engine and gave it larger valves, magnesium casings, upgraded camshafts, two side-draught Weber carburetors, dry-sump lubrication, and a twin-plug head. The engine is capable of generating power up to 170bhp at 7,500rpm which can spur the TZ2 to a top speed of 160 mph.
Alfa Romeo TZ2 at a glance is similar to the Ferrari GTO, moreover both of them had
also the Kamm-tail, closed headlights, with a rounded-fender. (Picture from: FCAHeritage)
The body and engine are placed on an Ambrosini-made special chassis made which is then installed with 4 new 13 inch-sized Campagnolo's forged magnesium wheels wrapped with wider, lower profile tyres. Inside the cabin, the installation of a sharp windshield limits the space so that the back seat is installed and the steering column is lowered and the entire dashboard. Because the transmission tunnel in the TZ2 is much higher, the gearshift length is substantially lowered.
Due to the high development costs, it is estimated that only 12 to 14 original TZ2s were ever produced plus a few more were developed by upgrading old TZ1 car units which further complicates matters of knowing how many the Alfa Romeo TZ2s were ever built. Besides that, there were 2 special chassis sent to Bertone and Pininfarina to be further developed into the road going version of the Alfa Romeo TZ.
Thus Bertone's Alfa Romeo Canguro was born in the 1964 which was an extraordinary automotive work of the day, but expensive to produce. Shortly thereafter, the Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600 Sport from Pininfarina was born in the 1965 which was no less beautiful and of course also expensive to produce and both remained just prototypes to date.
Alfa Romeo TZ2's career in racing world is short, but it can be said a quite successful. Although for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, it seems that the TZ2 has not succeeded after Autodelta tried it in 1965 with 3 racing cars, but none of them managed to finish it well. In 1966, the TZ2 raced in five international racing events, each taking first class. And after 18 months of dominating the 1,600cc GT class, Alfa Romeo moved on and Autodelta focused on developing a rear-engined racing car prototype. In fact, this one is powered by the TZ2 engine and marked the appearance of another beautiful and phenomenal car, the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | CONCEPTCARZ | FCAHERITAGE ]
Legendary ONESAlfa Romeo Giulia TZ also known as Alfa Romeo TZ1 (where TZ is short of 'Tubolare Zagato') is a sports car and racing car model produced by Alfa Romeo from 1963 to 1965. The sports car which debuted at the 1962 Turin Auto Show, and replaced the popular model of Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ. The first version of the Giulia TZ is sometimes referred to as the TZ1 to distinguish it with the next model called the Alfa Romeo TZ2.
Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ or Alfa Romeo TZ1 is a sports car and racing car model produced by Alfa Romeo from 1963 to 1965 based on the tubular frame chassis and aluminum-made bodywork of Zagato. (Picture from: ItalianWays)
Although the Giulia TZ is a tubular frame chassis sports car, it was also known as a custom built racing car carries the chassis number of #105. The car chassis was carried out by the Perugia-based SAI Ambrosini, while the lightweight aluminum bodywork was made by coachbuilder Zagato, with the final assembly being made by the Carlo Chiti owned company in Udine called Auto-Delta before Alfa Romeo appointed him as the project leader.
Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ or Alfa Romeo TZ1 is debuted at the 1962 Turin Auto Show. (Picture from: ItalianWays)
The company later changed its name to Autodelta (after become an independent subsidiary of Alfa Romeo for racing matters) and moved to its current headquarters in Settimo Milanesse on the outskirts of Milan, not far from the Alfa Romeo's Portello plant.
Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ or Alfa Romeo TZ1 applied 'coda tronca' or Kamm-tail to improve its preformance. (Picture from: ItalianWays)
Thanks to the using of the tubular frame chassis and alumunium bodywork made the Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ as a lightweight sports coupe weighing only 650 kg (1,430 lbs) so no wonder if the car can reach a top speed of 134 mph or 216 kph and for the speed deceleration, it used the disc brakes and independent suspension systems.
Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ or Alfa Romeo TZ1 race version powered by a DOHC four-cylinder engine with a capacity of 1,570 cc, which can generate power of 160 bhp (118 kW) at 6500 rpm. (Picture from: ItalianWays)
Then to improve the Giulia TZ's performance, at the rear-section applies the 'coda tronca' (Italian words means 'short tail'), otherwise known as 'Kamm-tail'. Those rear special-part is inspired by Dr. Wunibald Kamm's principle is stated that a marked increase in drag and a marked reduction in downforce can be accomplished by simply chopping off the rear of the vehicle.
The one-off Alfa Romeo TZ1 Barchetta model has been rebodied after a crash in 1965, but don't know by whom. (Picture from: The Parking)
As previously, Zagato has proven the success of those rear bodywork design on the Alfa Romeo Sprint Zagato race car, and no wonder if then they adapted and applied it to the TZ.
The one-off Alfa Romeo TZ1 Barchetta model was once property of the Escuderia Lo Piccolo, Viale Francia, Palermo since 1963 to 2000 and appeared in burgundy color with black leather interior. (Picture from: FormosaCalssicCars)
Meanwhile for the drivetrain, the Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ race version is equipped with a DOHC four-cylinder engine with a capacity of 1,570 cc, which can generate power of 160 bhp (118 kW) at 6,500 rpm. Besides being built as a racing car, it turns out that the TZ is also built in the road version that uses an engine that is said to be capable of producing up to 112 bhp (82 kW). And the Alfa Romeo's twin-spark cylinder heads, as it used in their Giulia GTA cars also said to be contributed significantly to the speed of the TZ.
The
one-off Alfa Romeo TZ1 Barchetta model has a slightly different
bodywork shape than its sibling the TZ1 sports coupe without Kamm-tail
at the rear. (Picture from: FormosaCalssicCars)
Although most of the Alfa Romeo TZ1 is made in a sports coupe model, it is said that the car was once built in the gorgeous roofless style known as the Alfa Romeo TZ1 Barchetta (only one was ever made). It's said that the car has been rebodied after a crash in 1965, but don't know by whom. And since 1963 to 2000, the rare TZ1 Barchetta model was once property of the Escuderia Lo Piccolo, Viale Francia, Palermo and appeared in burgundy color with black leather interior.
Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ made its racing debut at the 1963 FISA Monza Cup, where the Alfa Romeo race car took its first four places in the prototype category. In early 1964, the TZ was homologated to the Gran Turismo category that required more 100 units to be produced. During the periods of the 1963 to 1967, the Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ is built only 117 units including dozen of the TZ2 units. Since then, the car began to win more victories in various racing events in Europe and North America. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | CURIOSANDO708090 | ITALIANWAYS ]
SuperBEAST It's everybody knows, for a super-premium automotive brand like Bugatti, its target market is the super-rich automotive enthutiasts societe. And the Middle East region has long been known as where those multi-billionaires lives. Well, some time ago Bugatti presented the Bugatti Chiron Sport 'Les Légendes du Ciel' limited edition for the first time in the Middle East at an exclusive event held at the Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in Jeddah.
Bugatti Chiron Sport 'Les Légendes du Ciel' appeared with thick aircraft influences as a tribute to the legendary French pilots. (Picture from: Motor1)
“We know that the Middle East region is synonymous with luxury, so it is important for potential customers to have access to the latest Bugatti models. We are proud to present the Chiron Sport 'Les Légendes du Ciel' edition to the Middle East region starting from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” said Kostas Psarris, Regional Director Middle East & Asia of Bugatti Automobiles, as quoted of Luxexpose.
Bugatti Chiron Sport 'Les Légendes du Ciel' has horseshoe-shaped grille has a glossy black finish, and the sleek top of the grille is made of laser-cut aluminum. (Picture from: Motor1)
“This model pays tribute to Bugatti and true fans of our history will enjoy the relationship this hyper sports car represents. At the same time, we are able to provide our selected customers with a unique and exclusive experience of driving the Chiron Pur Sport with our legendary world record-breaking pilot Andy Wallace for the first time on Saudi roads,” added Kostas Psarris.
Bugatti Chiron Sport 'Les Légendes du Ciel' is powered by by an 8.0 liter W16 engine that can produce up to 1,479 horsepower and 1,180 lbs-ft of torque. (Picture from: Motor1)
The Chiron Sport 'Les Légendes du Ciel' was officially presented to selected VIP clients at the first Chiron Pur Sport driving show in Saudi Arabia. This exclusive edition model is made as a tribute to the legendary French pilots who is important in the Bugatti's history.
Bugatti Chiron Sport 'Les Légendes du Ciel' is covered by a light brown Gaucho leather with aluminum trim and featured with a sketch of the Nieuport 17 aircraft racing against a Bugatti Type 13 on the door panel. (Picture from: Motor1)
As stated by the Bugatti President, Stephan Winkelmann at the supercar launching event held last year, many successful and famous Bugatti racers, such as Albert Divo, Robert Benoist, and Bartolomeo Costantini, have ever flown with the French Air Force as pilots. Even the legendary French pilot, Roland Garros, ever drove the Bugatti Type 18 personally to go fast on the road as in the air.
Bugatti Chiron Sport 'Les Légendes du Ciel' has a matte gray body, in what they called as the Gris Serpent with a wide gloss white stripe along the exterior. (Picture from: Motor1)
No wonder if the Chiron Sport limited edition supercar is intended to celebrate the French brand's success in the aircraft and racing industry in the early 20th century. The supercar is powered by an 8.0 liter W16 engine that can produce up to 1,479 horsepower and 1,180 lbs-ft of torque.
The Bugatti Chiron Sport 'Les Légendes du Ciel' has a matte gray body, in what they called as the Gris Serpent with a wide gloss white stripe along the exterior. Then the French flag colors appeared on the side sills, just behind the front fenders. Furthermore, the horseshoe-shaped grille has a glossy black finish, and the sleek top of the grille is made of laser-cut aluminum. Plus the 3D printed high temperature resistance exhaust Inconel accents in the back.
Bugatti Chiron Sport 'Les Légendes du Ciel'produced in limited numbers of only 20 units, which reportedly will sell for €2.88 million each. (Picture from: Motor1)
Furthermore, there is an airplane engine logo with propellers appearing all over the exterior and interior. Yes, you can see it on the front fender, seat headrests, and on the aluminum center console. Inside the cabin is a light brown Gaucho leather with aluminum trim. Meanwhile, the door panel shows a sketch of the Nieuport 17 aircraft racing against a Bugatti Type 13. As an option, the buyers can order comfortable seats and a double-panel Sky View roof.
As qouted of Motor1, the Chiron Sport 'Les Légendes du Ciel' produced in limited numbers of only 20 units, which reportedly will sell for €2.88 million each or approx $3.42 million or Rp.48.6 billion at current exchange rates. WOW! *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | BUGATTI | MOTOR1 | LUXEXPOSE ]
