Alfa Romeo Gloria: Just a concept… for now!

Alfa Romeo has prepared another surprise for the fans of the Italian brand. In addition to sporting two-seater 4C, there will also be presented a new concept car at the Geneva auto show, a 4-door sedan, Alfa Romeo Gloria.

 

There have recently appeared details regarding plans of the Italian company for future. Believe it or not , they are about to launch 9 (NINE!) new models untill 2016. In addition to already announced Alfa 4C, which arrives in 2013, Alfa Romeo intends to launch another new car in 2014.

Some of future models, such as SUVs, sedan and wagon versions of the Alfa Romeo Giulia and large luxury sedan with rear-wheel drive are designed to push the sale of the Italian car brand in the U.S. market.

Alfa Romeo Concept Gloria, which is about to be presented in early March in Geneva, is designed  to attract European, North.American and Asian customers says the Italian manufacturer.

 

This new sedan should be  4700 mm long, width 1920 mm, 1320 mm high, while  its wheelbase is 2900 mm.

Although the Italian producers have not discovered details about the engine, people at Alfa say that Gloria is designed to run the most advanced V6 or V8 bi-turbo engines and power units which were introduced on the latest generation Maserati Quattroporte.

“Gloria concept was conceived as a symbol of elegance and prestige, with the idea to provide comfort and plenty of space both in the front and in the back seat.”

More information about Alfa Romeo 4C

There have appeared some new details about Alfa Romeo 4C, which should finally make it’s debut at this years Geneva Car Show.

A serial version of the Alfa Romeo 4C will be the design and dimensions of the faithful to the original concept from 2011. year. The only changes to the body include door mirrors and rear spoiler, which have been slightly different than on the original.

In the basic version of the car will be powered by a 1.7-liter four-cylinder turbo engine with 240 hp, which is taken from the Giulietta Quadrifoglio Verde. With the use of carbon fiber in the chassis development, is expected to weight arround 850 pounds, which gives an excellent power-to-weight ratio.

In this way Alfa 4C should oppose other sports car with a centrally placed engine, such as the Porsche Cayman, which develops 275 hp and even with the more powerful Cayman S with 325 hp. Although the car has 85 hp more than 4C, it is about 50% heavier, which should contribute to Alfa’s model to be competitive in the run.

 

In Europe, Alfa 4C will cost between 56,000 and 64,000 euros. By comparison, the price of Porsche Cayman  amounts to 57,500 euros, while the Cayman S costs 71,230 euros.

Production of the Alfa Romeo 4C should be limited to 2,000 units per year, of which half would be made ​​convertible version, and the remaining 1000 model roadster. The plans include the production and stronger Stradale version with an engine that delivers 270 hp, but the racing version of the same power, intended solely run by racetracks. Both of these cars should appear 2014th year.

Lamborghini Aventador sold out!

Although the open-top Aventador was originally launched in December 2012, Lamborghini can proudly say that they have allready sold all vehicles untill mid-2014!

 

This means that everyone who wants to buy one of these “mean machines” will have to wait untill June 2014 to do so.

Lamborghini Aventador Roadster was introduced in late 2012. year, and the ceremonial presentation was held in late January 2013. in Miami.

The price of this car in Europe ranges from 300,000, net of tax.

For those who see this car for the first time here are some details. Aventador Roadster has a manually retractable roof that is made of carbon fiber and weighs only 6kg. To achieve such a low weight of the roof panel there has been used a special production technologies. Some even say it seems stronger than titanium!

 

Under the hood there is the same V12 engine, based on “common” Aventador, with start/stop system and unnecessary cylinder deactivation. There is also a seven-speed automatic transmission. It takes only 3 sec to reach 100 km/h. The bonnet is designed to look like a “backbone” car, adorned by two hexagonal windows. Doors open at recognizable “Lambo” style and are designed for frameless glass.

The front wheels on the Roadster are 20 inches in diameter, while the diameter of the rear wheels 21 inch. Weight in relation to Aventadora was reduced by 10 kilograms. Color, in which the  Lamborghini Aventador Roadster was presented, is called Azzuro Thetis andit was first used on the Miura Roadster, model of 1968. year.

 

Lamborghini Aventador Roadster will appear in the market in the summer 2013th