well at least in my head.
taken at the recent Monte Carlo Historique.
(click to enlarge)
src: renault classic
Category Archives: racing
CLA.
Well i’ve been pretty anxiously awaiting the new Mercedes Benz CLA, as i’m excited about the ‘next phase’ of Euro compact sedans and hatchbacks entering the deprived US market. I was expecting a lot out of the CLA design, as the Concept sort of blew me away last year. I wasn’t disappointed. In black…..this thing looks spectacular. Can I leave the 4 rings to go be the 3 pointed star? hmm….
oh and would you look at that interior! it matches my Fitzroy Chronograph watch! dig it lots.
src: mercedes-benz
A110 and service van.
Epic!
src: Renault
A310 greenprint.
One of THE coolest automobiles ever made, obviously. The Alpine A310.
how a man takes photos…
Relaxing by the side of the track! This photo was taken by Bernard Cahier. I don’t know who the relaxing man is sitting at the side of the track.
1961. Grand Prix De L’ACF
src: motorsportsGoldenAge via Dani D.M.
watch R.O.C.
The Race of Champions is always an interesting event. Not 3+ hours interesting….but easy to forward through and watch a couple random races.
quattrosnow.
what a GREAT photo of a B5 A4 (1.8T quattro).
quattro season is upon us! get your grip out.
JSR Photography via Audi Sport
check this bad ass out. an RS6 loaded up with fog lights! Wicked.
via our friends at Motore
new Cayman.
Most new (and old for that matter) cars bore the crap out of me. the new Porsche Cayman is not one of those cars. I still want a Cayman R and now i want the brand spankin new 2014 Porsche Cayman. Superb!
some actual photos published by digitalTrends. WICKED.
A110 of the day.
For many of the new readers, you should know I am *obsessed* with the Alpine A110 (and Alpine as a marque in general). that is all. My general interest in automotive topics continues to wither and fade, but Alpines and Audis seem to be completely immune to this destructive force.
src: renault classic
A310.
Normally i despise when people put terrible music into track videos—-but in this case, Ducrot Pascal has put the terrific boss tune “To Lose My Life” by White Lies which is a perfect match for the wonderfulness which is the Alpine A310. Nicely sorted, mate!
and here’s a bonus: White Lies performing “To Lose My Life” LIVE on Fearless TV. I saw them live in NYC a couple of years ago at CMJ and they were superb live.
Renault, Caterham, and details of ‘new’ Alpine coming soon.
(above and below renderings by Volatile Vertex)
A press conference has been scheduled for November 5th (Monday) to be co-hosted by Renault and Caterham to discuss the details of the upcoming Alpine project. Very exciting news indeed.
Here are some of the ideas being thrown around: Weight of a little over 1 tonne (!!), target launch 3-5 years from now, 200-250hp, less than 4.3 meters long, and that it will “look like the A110 Berlinette”. 5,000 to 10,000 units per year. Target price of 35k-40k Euros. Very exciting.
There are some questions over what the functions of the original Dieppe Alpine factory would be, if the entire task of the new Alpine’s construction and engineering are left to Caterham. More details as they evolve, obviously.
(above photo via Renault Sport’s FB page)
UPDATE: Renault and Caterham have revealed that they will both get a version of the upcoming Alpine. Theoretically the car will likely be a roadster for Caterham and a coupe for Alpine (sounds right!). Prices will be low (under 40k Euros), and most interestingly—-Caterham now will take a 50% stake in Alpine as a marque! I find this last sentence very interesting.
Lancia is finally dead.
After years of punishing, brutal and inhumane torture against the legacy of Lancia; easily one of the finest marques of automobiles ever to exist. Sergio Marchionne has finally unleashed the final blow and has announced that he is killing off the Lancia marque. Finally, the marque will not be insulted by minivans and over-the-top rebadged 300C sedans. I am quite frankly relieved after seeing the marque decay over the past decade especially. There was hope with the 2003 Fulvia Concept, but after that project was killed off—-it all went to regurgitated scum.
Read about it at Truth About Cars.
(photo by D-negative)
1969 Pininfarina Sigma Grand Monoposto F1.
Well that’s a bit of a mouthful. So what happens when Pininfarina decides to design an F1 car for Ferrari in 1969? This happens!
and in its most recent state:
foto src: carStyling
A110 x-ray cut-out.
still the greatest car in the world….ever. IEDEI = Alpine. Some things never change.
src: Renault Sport Official
Avant Heaven.
These are the coolest Avants (Wagons) ever made. If it were my choice, i’d grab the RS2 and the B8 RS4 for maximum satisfaction. Best commercial of the year!
Thanks to Skaala for the tip!
200 quattro trans-am…on snow.
Epic photo of a truly dominant race car. the Audi 200 quattro Trans Am.
thanks to the excellent Audi Motorsport Blog‘s FB page
Land of Lancia.
Tagged film, lancia fulvia, video
neu Alpine to be co-developed with Caterham.
Just a few days ago, I speculated that Lotus was a possibility for co-developing the new Alpine Berlinette after Carlos Tavares’ statements in Autocar. A few days later, Autocar is reporting that Caterham will indeed be the expected partner to develop the new Alpine! Great news for those of us who have been awaiting news that this will be a lightweight true hommage to the original A110. The concept A110-50 stayed true to those beliefs in being lightweight and performance-oriented; and it seems the production Alpine will as well.
Apparently Caterham will also develop their own model alongside the new Alpine. Should be very interesting to see what comes out of this relationship. Here’s hoping for a lightweight, technologically advanced interpretation of what came before.
More news as it comes. Thank you to Michal and CollaVerglas for the tip to this update!
(below: chassis testing of the A110-50 concept)
Progress of the Alpine resurrection.
Carlos Tavares (Renault CEO) has been talking some details about the resurrection of Alpine! It seems it will be a completely new car, and NOT the A110-50 that was shown several months ago. Should be very, very interesting.
My bet is that Lotus is going to be involved in this….as Lotus and Alpine have a history of collaboration.
from Autocar:
Carlos Tavares:
“We could have given our engineers €50 million and told them to make the best of it. But that would probably have produced a mediocre car because it’s not much money to play with. Alpine has a great history, and we want to make emotional cars that will be true to that.”
“He won’t yet reveal the mechanical layout but admits it is unlikely to be rear-engined, as the A110 was.”
“Convenience is an important part of modern packaging,” Tavares says, “but we are not inclined to compromise too much. This is a car that must appeal to the emotions. If you refine such a car too much, it loses its special character.”
The production Alpine will bear little relation to the Alpine concept from earlier this year that incorporated the styling of the DeZir concept on to a Mégane Trophy racer.
ISAT Berlinette Project.
The greatest car in the world…well, ever….is being re-imagined by students and teachers of the ISAT (Institut Supérieur de l’Automobile et des Transports) of France and being presented at this week’s Paris Motor Show as a concept study! Renault’s recent glory of the A110-50 was a modernized NEW car, whereas this study takes great homage from the original, with mild reinterpretation of details (lights, fenders, etc). The result is difficult to see in this mystery-filled video teaser—–but I am very intrigued by what I see already! Good on ya, kids!
(advance apologies for the rubbish music….please turn the volume down!)
src: auto plus
Bentley Continental GT3.
Bentley is coming back to Le Mans! And would you just look at this beauty. The Bentley Continental GT3. Most excellent, sir.
I’m still trying to get over how i’ve posted 2 entries about the Bentley Continental in 1 week. Don’t get the wrong idea….i’m not that into the Continental….or Bentleys for that matter…but both photos are quite interesting I must say.
Is this an Audi R8 in disguise? i’m almost certain it is. Does this mean that Audi will be bringing the R8 to Le Mans after 2013? I would certainly assume so. Domination in different classes is sure to ensue….
a video of the big beast in action:
src: Audi Sport
Bentley Continental GT……rallying!?
Well here’s something i’ve never seen! A luxurious, heavy, Hermes shopping bag-filled, leather wrapped interior Bentley Continental GT being given a rally stage work out by ex-Mini driver Kris Meeke! Fantastic!
Apparently this is being filmed for a future episode of Top Gear featuring James May. Why does this not surprise me?
src: WRC
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