After 18 years, the mysterious F90 was admitted its existence by Ferrari

This is not a new supercar like the Ferrari SF90 Stradale, which was launched in May 2019. As we have seen, this car is the most powerful hybrid supercar ever produced by the prancing horse logoed manufacturer. But it isn't the car that we will discuss at this time, but the figure of another car which has the name similarity is the Ferrari Testarossa F90 Speciale was built by the renowned Italian coachbuilder, Pininfarina in the 1990s.

1988 Ferrari Testarossa F90 Speciale built by Pininfarina. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2SOUB21)

It all started in 1988 when the HH Sultan of Brunei (some said His Highness' youngest brother) came to Pininfarina: he wanted to build six of these unique supercars for his collection. He thought it would be a good idea to design the supercar for him based on the Ferrari Testarossa. 

At that time it was also mentioned that the supercar making was classified as a secret project so that Ferrari did not even know about it. In the deepest secrecy, the Italian coachbuilder started working on this project at its based and came in with a car that was somewhat reminiscent of the Pininfarina Ethos Concept.

1988 Ferrari Testarossa F90 Speciale built by Pininfarina. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2u8YjJs)

And in 2005, nearly 18 years after the car was designed, Ferrari admitted that six cars had been built that was bolder than anything they had ever dared to make themselves at the time. And the "F90" name refers to the fact that it will be the Ferrari horse built in the 1990s.

1988 Ferrari Testarossa F90 Speciale built by Pininfarina. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2SOUB21)

Technically, the car remains identical to the Testarossa: which uses a 48-valve 4.9-liter flat-12 engine capable of producing up to 396 hp of power and 490 Nm of torque to drive its rear wheels. It looks like the Ferrari F90 is built on the Testarossa's chassis with the numbers of 83096, 86390, 86626, 86784, 87195 and 88171 with the wheels and rearview mirrors position also remain unchanged.

But the similarity ends there: while the radiator position is moved to the front of the car, the interior and exterior are completely designed specifically under the direction of Enrico Fumia, the Pininfarina's head of R&D at that time.

1988 Ferrari Testarossa F90 Speciale built by Pininfarina. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2SOUB21)

The most striking is the "Edge design" which runs around the car. Fumia calls it an "elliptical motif" and applies it ranging from the taillights, rear wings, and doors. The roof glass panel is a feature of the Fumia design and can glide on the rear window.

As far as is known after it was finished to build, and F90 has been seen running on the Monaco streets, after which a brief report appeared in the Cavallino, a Ferrari's special magazine. There is also a black and white photo of F90 ​​from Brunei.

1988 Ferrari Testarossa F90 Speciale built by Pininfarina. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2SOUB21)

What is nice to know is that Fumia has also made the designs of Alfa Romeo GTV and Spider, which show some similarities to the F90 in terms of design. By the way, Enrico also sincerely hopes that one day there's one of the F90 will escape from Brunei's priceless supercar cages, so it can be seen by the world.

Come on, Your Highness, bring the super wheel to the opera venue or something so that decent images or info can be caught to be pleased the eyes of the world's automotive fans. But until today we've only could be satisfied with the images that could be seen in cyberspace such as in this article. Are you wanna see the Ferrari F50 Bolide, another member of the His Highness Sultan of Brunei's golden car cages? *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | AUTOBLOG]

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Meets Zagato malignant powered car with a fierce looks

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.

2010 Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa by Zagato Atelier. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1FAh2Wz)

Back to the year 2010, at the time Zagato revealing a supercar named 'Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa,' after success shows off 'Peugeot RCZ'.

Front view of 2010 Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1FAh2Wz)

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.

Left side view of 2010 Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1FAh2Wz)

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.

Rearview of 2010 Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1FAh2Wz)

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]

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Seeing the Mars A20 antique motorcycle

Back to the antique motorcycle. This time we will talk about old, antique motorbikes that were really different from a motorcycle at the time. The motorcycle's name is Mars A20, and it was made in Germany.

1921 Mars A20 White Mars. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1aPeBc)

It started when Paul Reissmann in 1873, founded a company called Mars, in Nuremberg, Germany. The company originally producing stoves and furnaces of iron. Then the company is growing rapidly and subsequently began producing manual siren then engined, grinding machines and bicycles.

1921 Mars A20 White Mars already has a protective wing to avoid the rider's feet and from water splashes. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1aPeBc)

In 1903 the company started making the construction of motorcycles and small cars. From the motorcycle production resulted in several designs, one the most famous design was a legendary motorcycle called Mars A20 Weiße Mars or White Mars (due to the color was white) designed by an engineer named Claus Franzenburger in 1920 (Actually, the motorbikes also available in the color of red and green).

1921 Mars A20 White Mars uses a Maybach's boxer twin engine that has a capacity of 955 cc. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1aPeBc)

This motorcycle uses a boxer twin-engine of Maybach (now the high tech division of Mercedes-Benz) that has a capacity of 955 cc, while horsepower figures were believed to be just over 7 hp at the wheel and 12 hp at the crankshaft. It using a pressed steel frame and has a unique design and relatively very futuristic at the time.

But unfortunately, when there is inflation at around 1923/1924, the company is experiencing financial difficulties and in the end, the company ceased operations in 1958.

Kept spur your adrenaline on the power of two-wheeled monster and stay alive with the true safety riding. God will forgive Your sins.... *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | ]

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1967 Molzon Corsa GT38 concept

For those of you fans of four-wheeled vehicles, might be there're still many who think that the classic cars must have an outdated appearance with a performance below-average of modern cars that existed today. This does not apply, at least it will make you slightly frown and feel amazed when sees the one-off classic car named Molzon Concept Corsa GT38.

1968 Molzon Concept Corsa GT38 built by William 'Bill' Molzon, a visionary GM designer who involved in many Chevy models. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2SFgGj9)

How not, the concept car built by only one unit by William 'Bill' Molzon, a visionary GM designer who worked closely with under Larry Shinoda on some of the most successful models in the history of Chevrolet.

As quoted from Silodrome, this concept car was built starting in 1963 to fulfill Molzon's ambitious dream of being able to make a car that is entirely the result of his own design with better acceleration than the fastest Corvette, the fuel economy of a Corvair, and the refined handling capabilities of a Lotus.

1968 Molzon Concept Corsa GT38 built by William 'Bill' Molzon has an angular wedge-shape which at a glance would have similar designs from Gandini and Giugiaro. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/37kJm59)

It was clear from the start that he would need a car with a rigid and lightweight space frame chassis and independent suspension at all corners, coupled with a lightweight, bespoke fiberglass body. The initial design of this concept had more an angular wedge-shape which at a glance would have similar designs from Gandini and Giugiaro, but Molzon developed the design into a much more curvaceous form as it offers much better aerodynamics.

1968 Molzon Concept Corsa GT38 built by William 'Bill' Molzon used a Corvair's flat-6 engine and Porsche 901's 5-Speed Manual transaxle. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2F6S0bz)

Then the chassis is designed and welded together on jigs, most of which use a 1-inch steel tube with a 90-inch wheelbase, a total length of 136 inches, and a semi-monocoque front sub-structure. Actually, the initial design of the chassis has been developed since Molzon was still in college, and he even structurally tested a scale model of the frame in the school laboratory.

Its front suspension is made up of an unequal length of wishbones, with forearms consisting of transverse supports and leading arms with anti-dive geometry. Then the rear suspension is the upper link with the lower arm A inverted, twin trailing arms, and anti-squat geometry.

1968 Molzon Concept Corsa GT38 built by William 'Bill' Molzon used a hand made fiberglass body with a total weight of only 1,200 lbs. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2F6S0bz)

For the engine, Molzon decided to use a Chevrolet Corvair engine because of its lightweight aluminum construction and air-cooled. The engine is capable of producing power of 200 bhp and is installed in a rear-middle location directly behind the cockpit for optimal weight distribution.

Previously there was a problem with the transaxle that was felt to be really compatible with this Corvair engine, then it was finally decided to use a 5-Speed Manual transaxle from a new Porsche model called the 901 (which would become the 911) that also uses a similar type of flat-6 engine. Then the transaxle is ordered directly from Germany and then modified in such a way so that to fit the Corvair engine.

When it came time to make its body, Molzon cut down a series of Styrofoam blocks to match sections of his full-scale surface development drawing, then glued them together. Each piece then underwent final trimming and surfacing, before it was sealed. Once it was ready the fiberglass was laid, with the final form being ready in the summer of 1967. Once the final fit and finish were done and the electrics and interior were installed, the car was ready for its launching.

Molzon kept the car in pride of place in his personal collection for 50 years, it only covered 950 miles. And at the end of 2017 when he was 78 decided to offer his unique one-off automobile design for public sale for the first time. And according to Bonham, The one and only Molzon Corsa GT38 sold for the prices of US $41,800 (Rp. 582 million) inc. premium. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | BONHAMS | SILODROME]

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This is the only electric-powered Mustang pony

Radical changes made by Ford in its legendary muscle car, the Ford Mustang. In collaboration with Webasto, Ford displayed a prototype of the electric-powered Ford Mustang called the Ford Mustang Lithium at the 2019 SEMA Show.

This is the only electric-powered Mustang pony built by Ford in collaboration with Webasto. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/39fuFC9)

It's said that the electric-powered Mustang has an extraordinary power that is equal to 900 hp with torque reaching more than 1,000 ft.lbs. For now, the car is available one unit only. It seems as if it wants to show the electrification process that has been done by Ford till today.

"It's no secret that Ford electrified its popular models. This Mustang prototype provided us and the Webasto the opportunity to show consumers what electricity can do for performance cars they already know and love," Head of Ford Product Development, Hau Thai-Tang said.

Under the hood, which is usually filled with a conventional petrol engine is now swapped with the Phi-Power dual-core electric motor and dual power inverters. All powered by Webasto's 800-volt battery. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/39fuFC9)

This electric-powered beast is very flat and sleek, with a carbon-fiber body. Under the hood, which is usually filled with a conventional petrol engine is now replaced with the Phi-Power dual-core electric motor and dual power inverters. All of that is powered by an 800-volt Webasto battery with EVDrive technology, where the battery power is almost 2 times bigger than the electric car batteries available on the market today.

In its black dominant interior is given a touch of blue, signifying an electric car. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/39fuFC9)

Besides using a 6-speed manual transmission system, and to support its fierce performance, a number of other additional features were installed on the Mustang Lithium such as the Brembo brake device that is the same as the Shelby GT350R, Ford Performance's Track Handling Pack and strut tower brace, and diffuser.

But in contrast to reality, it turn out was not the figure of an electric-powered muscle car which was later produced by Ford. Well, in the near future, the American automotive giant manufacturer is preparing the figure of the Ford Mustang Mach-E to be released at the end of 2020. 

The Ford Mustang Mach-E is the all-new, Mustang-inspired, fully-electric performance utility vehicle with power up to 332 hp and 417 lb.ft of torque capable of running as far as 300 miles. This car is able to accelerate from rest to 60 mph in just 3 seconds.

This is not the first time for this American automotive manufacturer has made a radical change process on the Mustang. In the past, Ford had also ever experimented by swapping its standard engine with the Wankel engine to become its drivetrain. Check here! *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | FORD | THE DRIVE | MOTOR1]
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