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Covini Sports Cars C6W Is A Very Special Supercar

Covini Sports Cars C6W Is A Very Special Supercar
Italian car maker Covini Engineering has finally completed their 6-wheeled sports car, and it’s ready for its debut this week. On autshow Bologna, Covini Sports Cars is a very special supercar. The Covini C6W is the world’s first six-wheeled supercar. C6W is an Italian Sports Cars 2-seat, 2-door sports coupĂ© with a removable roof section. The manufacturer of the Covini Sports Cars C6W  announced that the model is ready for production.
Covini Sports Cars C6W Is A Very Special Supercar
Inspiration for the car was taken from the 1976 Tyrrell P34, which had two pairs of smaller front wheels, a principle applied to the C6W. The project was started in 1974 but abandoned shortly after, and left dormant into the 1980s due to the lack of availability of low-profile tires at the time.
Covini are convinced 6 wheels are better than 4. The Italian car maker says the addition of two extra wheels on the front of the vehicle helps improve traction, and the smaller space on the front of the car makes for a reduction in drag, which in turn increases speed.
Covini Sports Cars C6W Is A Very Special Supercar
The manufacturer claims the design produces less understeer than conventional designs, and suspension produces less turbulence from potholes and bumps in the road because of the increased surface area.
Ferruccio Covini, the founder of the company, speaks of comfort and reduced risk of aquaplaning. Additionally, the safety, eg because there is less risk of accidents is a flat tire. About the disadvantages is not much known
Covini Sports Cars C6W Is A Very Special Supercar
The C6W is powered by a rear-mounted 4.2-litre V8 Audi engine with 325kW (433 BHP) and 470Nm of torque. The car features a rear, 4200 cc 8-cylinder engine and the sports car’s has a top speed of 186 mph (299 km/h).The six-speed manual transmission transfers power to the 20in rear wheels. The four front wheels (all 15in) are responsible for the steering. All six wheels feature vented Brembo brake discs.
The body is made of lightweight fibreglass and carbon fibre, leading to an overall vehicle mass of 1150kg.

Gillet Vertigo.5 Spirit The Super Sports Cars Produced By Automobiles

The latest supercar to come to the world is the Vertigo.5 Spirit, which is produced by Gillet Automobiles. GEMBLOUX, Belgium — Former racing driver Tony Gillet and his Automobiles Gillet next month will begin selling an updated version of the Gillet Vertigo. The new Vertigo.5 Spirit Super Sports Cars gets a 420-horsepower Maserati 4.2-liter V8 in place of the previous model's Alfa Romeo V6. Gillet Automobiles has unveiled the new Vertigo .5 Spirit sports cars. The new model is described by the company “pleasure of driving sensations in a work of art object.”
Gillet Vertigo.5 Spirit The Super Sports Cars Produced By Automobiles 
It is amazing how only a select few supercar manufacturers make it onto the world stage. A great example of this is a small Belgian firm called Gillet. They have been producing the Vertigo supercar since 1994 and in this time they have released five versions in the Vertigo series.
Built on a carbon-fiber chassis the car weight only 950 kilos. Under the hood there is a Maserati sourced 4,2 liter V8 engine that delivers an impressive 420hp. The engine is mated to a 6-speed Sequential gearbox. However, Gillet did not revealed any performance numbers just yet.
Gillet Vertigo.5 Spirit The Super Sports Cars Produced By Automobiles 
Thanks to a carbon-fiber chassis along with super lightweight body panels, the Vertigo.5 Spirit only tips the scales at 2,200 pounds. With the slender weight combined with the awesome Maserati V-8, the cars should eclipse the previous model’s sprint to 60 mph, which is only 3.26 seconds.
“Vertigo is a 100 percent personal super sports car. Once the job site are, for each element of the vehicle are discussed, studied, together with the customer. Choosing the Vertigo you can enjoy the ultimate driving experience. Feel free to bout to ask the price of the vehicle, as Vertigo is one of the most accessible supercar on the market, “ stated the press release.
Gillet Vertigo.5 Spirit The Super Sports Cars Produced By Automobiles
Vertigo .5 Spirit sports cars measures 3960mm long, 2010mm wide and 1115mm high and has a wheelbase of Wheelbase 2340mm. There is AP 4 pistons, ventilated disks 330mm breaks at the front and AP Ventilated disks 300mm at the rear. Equipped with 19’ wheels and 225 /35Z tires at the front and 275 /35Z at the rear, the car is 100% customizable. Gillet hasn't announced pricing, but the earlier Gillet Vertigo.5 Spirit The Super Sports Cars Produced By Automobiles was priced from around $265,000.

2011 Iconic Motors Sports Car AC Roadster

ICONIC Motors answers with 2011 ICONIC AC Roadster, for those who crave unparalleled power and innovative performance. The 2011 ICONIC AC Roadster is designed from the ground up to be on of the world most completely refined and advanced super cars. Virtually no other vehicle in the planet has undergone the same kind of engineering development and attention to detail as the ICONIC AC Roadster.
2011 Iconic Motors Sports Car AC Roadster
Designed as the world’s most completely refined and advanced super cars, 2011 Iconic Motors AC Roadster has got styling cues from the legendary Shelby Cobra.
Now American sports car company ICONIC Motors have partnered up with AC Cars and renamed the car AC Roadster. First revealed by AC Cars back in 2008 as the GTR Roadster, then unveiled in the flesh at last year's Top Marques Monaco event as the MkVI AC Cobra, ICONIC has partnered with AC to present the AC Roadster. The sports car a 6.9-liter V-8 rated at 800 horsepower married to a classic AC-styled roadster chassis weighing in at about 2,400 pounds. That's good for 60 mph in under three seconds, according to the company.
“The ICONIC AC Roadster is more than just a sports cars, it’s among the world’s most refined and beautifully designed super cars. It’s the lightest, strongest, most well engineered, high performance roadster of our time. The engine, drive train, support electronics and overall chassis make this one of the most complete vehicle packages on the market today and is made right here in the USA,” said Claudio Ballard, chairman and founder, ICONIC Motors.
This innovative process allows for ICONIC Motors to capture the look and style of timeless classic roadsters from the 1950's and ’60's, while infusing all of the modern technology and engineering available today, this super car is truly the first of its kind.
The 2011 ICONIC AC Roadster is the first of many uniquely designed modern era muscle cars that blend the legendary design cues of the past with the technology of the future. The sports cars is now available for order, with first deliveries to come in 2011.

2013 Lucra Sports Cars LC470 Is Incredibly Fast

2013 Lucra Sports Cars LC470 Is Incredibly Fast

Lucra Cars is famous for building street legal beasts that are amazingly fast. To the delight of all the power and speed enthusiasts out there, Lucra sports cars has released the first renderings of 2013 LC470, which, like its previous model, is incredibly fast.
2013 Lucra Sports Cars LC470 Is Incredibly Fast

The mid- to late-1950s can easily be called the first golden era of sports car racing. Not only did this period see factory-backed sports racing cars from the likes of Jaguar, Ferrari, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz (briefly) and Chevrolet (even more briefly), but also cars from independent builders like Lister, Scarab and Lotus that only built the bodies and chassis and had to source (or their customers had to source) powertrains from a major manufacturer or racing engine builder.
2013 Lucra Sports Cars LC470 Is Incredibly Fast

Lucra Cars, owned by sports car aficionado Luke Richards and founded in 2006, is known for making barely street-legal cars birthed from modern Corvette chassis components and customized composite body. Weighing in just under 2,000 pounds, the 2013 Lucra Sports Cars LC470 Is Incredibly Fast, likely powered by the Corvette ZR1’s 630 horsepower 6.2-liter supercharged V8, will sprint from 0-60 mph in an astonishing 2.5 seconds.
2013 Lucra Sports Cars LC470 Is Incredibly Fast

Lucra has made LC470 a superior to its predecessor – be it power, design or feature wise. The new car boasts new exterior look that comes from new bumpers, upgraded headlights and LED daytime running lights. The new 2013 Lucra Sports Cars LC470 is a much revised variation of the outgoing 400 horsepower 2007 model. The new version features updated headlights, LED daytime running lights, a new exhaust system, revised steering wheel and console interior elements.
2013 Lucra Sports Cars LC470 Is Incredibly Fast

Power of the 2013 Lucra Sports Cars LC470 Is Incredibly Fast comes from a GM-sourced engine, likely the Corvette ZL1's supercharged 6.2-liter V8, that produces 630 hp (470 kW / 639 PS). It reportedly enables the 900 kg (1,985 lbs) sports car to accelerate from 0-60 mph (0-97 km/h) in just 2.5 seconds.
2013 Lucra Sports Cars LC470 Is Incredibly Fast

The engine and transmission 2013 Lucra Sports Cars LC470 Is Incredibly Fast are mounted well behind the centerline of the front axle, as well as being offset to the right by 1.25-inches. This improves side-to-side weight distribution when only the driver is onboard and, together with sticky tires and four-wheel independent suspension, helps the LC470 max out at a claimed 1.3 g in the corners.
2013 Lucra Sports Cars LC470 Is Incredibly Fast

And the body 2013 Lucra Sports Cars LC470 Is Incredibly Fast enveloping the chassis is made entirely of carbon fiber, so it weighs just 160 lbs., and it features new front and rear styling and LED lighting compared to the 2011-‘12 LC470.
2013 Lucra Sports Cars LC470 Is Incredibly Fast

Bugatti Sports Car Concept Type 57 Evoluzione

The Designer Edwin Conan brings us another retro inspired supercar: the Bugatti Type 57 Evoluzione concept. The Bugatti Type 57 Evoluzione concept is a plenty of futuristic sports cars. This is called by the Type 57 Evolve Concept and impressed by its design, which is based on historical models of the firm, as the Type 35 and obviously the Type 57 Atlantic.
Bugatti Sports Car Concept Type 57 Evoluzione
The Bugatti Type 57 Evoluzione concept is amazing supercar inspired from the original Bugatti Type 57, dating back from 1930s. The idea is that this legendary designer resurgence with a motor model W16 derived from Veyron , with the difference that this run on hydrogen.
This concept car, like the original Type 57, has a stretched bonnet, smooth curves and a split line which bisects the car down the middle. This Bugatti supercar design is the revival of the classic Type 57, with a touch of modern technology.
On the side we see an excellent comparison with his predecessors, on the same lines we note Type 57 Atlantic with the fall of the tail, the separation line that divides the car perfectly in the middle and the door design. In the images we appreciate a highly successful retro design. In the rest Edwin bring the legendary achievement of the new millennium model, incorporating a new front wheel arches, more affiliates optical and fluid, and new dimensions.
It is far from being a sports car and very close to being known as a luxurious and exclusive vehicle that has a long stretched out bonnet just like in the 1930’s. This design cue was one of the trademark styling elements of the Type 57 Atlantic.

2012 Varley Sport Cars evR450 Ultra-light Electric Car


2012 Varley Sport Cars evR450 Ultra-light Electric Car

Varley is an Australian company that up until now has made nothing but utilitarian electric baggage carts and the like. A new powerful electric car is going to be built by an Australian firm that specializes in aerospace, defense and EVs. The whole world is looking for either electric or hybrid materials. Powerful sports cars from Australia is now not only belong to the Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon. There is a special 2012 Varley Sport Cars evR450 Ultra-light Electric Car, who was present as an electric car or do not cause pollution.
2012 Varley Sport Cars evR450 Ultra-light Electric Car

Therefore, this is not surprising to see the automakers hitting the same technology in making new vehicles. Going on the same way, 2012 Varley Sport Cars evR450 Ultra-light Electric Car has produced a head turning electric vehicle, R450. The 2012 Varley Sport Cars evR450 Ultra-light Electric Car is new, but the producers and engineers of the car are around in the market for around 125 years. Varley manufactures many kind of vehicles for airports and hospitals.
2012 Varley Sport Cars evR450 Ultra-light Electric Car

The Australian company unveiled their ev prototype in Brisbane at the third annual Australian Electric Vehicle Conference. The prototype of the Varley evR450, which costs just under $215,000. This conference will manage the market introduction of this EV, their impact on the electric supply, role of EV in greener transportation and provision of charging infrastructures.
The materials used in the vehicle make the car extremely lightweight and the 125-year-old company looks forward to collaborating with experts from Tritium and Ultramotive in order to introduce new features in its vehicle.
2012 Varley Sport Cars evR450 Ultra-light Electric Car

The 2012 Varley Sport Cars evR450 Ultra-light Electric Car moves on battery, so there will be zero carbon emission from the engine and it will not create any pollution. Varley has not confirmed yet, but the braking system of the 2012 Varley Sport Cars evR450 Ultra-light Electric Car is built in such a way that whenever the brake is applied, it charges the battery. Not everyone in Australia has V8 under the hood. R450 runs with two ultra motive carbon motors each with a peak power of 150kW/210 HP and 522 Nm of torque and offers continuous power supply of 58kW/122Nm. Weight of the motors is only 40kg (excluding inductors), the 300Kw/420 HP power will be moving a very light vehicle.
2012 Varley Sport Cars evR450 Ultra-light Electric Car

This 2012 Varley Sport Cars evR450 Ultra-light Electric Car is embedded lithium-ion batteries with a capacity of 24 kWh. The use of a battery is capable of making this car can be raced as far as 100 miles before filling more power for 8 hours in the stop-contact. Batteries are also able to give strength to the electric car is to be able to accelerate from rest to 100 km/h in just 3.8 seconds and reaches a top speed of 200 km/hour.
The electric car can sprint to 100km/h (62mph) from standstill in 3.8 seconds and has an electronically limited top speed of 200 km/h (125mph). In case an extra lithium-ion battery pack is added, the range of the car will double from 150km (93.21 miles) to 300km. The batteries used in the car can be recharged if plugged in to mains power.
2012 Varley Sport Cars evR450 Ultra-light Electric Car

“You’ll see this car on the road most rapid Queensland in January 2012. We are proud to bring these technologies together Tritium and Ultramotive as local partners engaged in this technology,” said John Varley Bettini of Electric Vehicles. Australia’s first locally designed and manufactured electric supercar will go on sale from January 2012, the estimated retail price is below the $ AU 200,000 ($ 213,000 U.S. or € 151,000). Varley has not disclosed the exact price right now.

2012 Vittoria Super Sport Cars Hybrid Concept


2012 Vittoria Super Sport Cars Hybrid Concept

It is a world premiere that took place at the "Qatar Motor Show 2012," the presentation of Vittoria, which was held at the Doha Exhibition Centre, 25-28 January 2012. After a design studio collaboration with IDEA, the IDEA concepts known as results Barchetta Concept or IDEA ERA Concept Sofia, designer Umberto Palermo went alone on the road, and at 2012 Qatar Motorshow the Vittoria Super Sport Cars Concept managed to amaze the assistance.
2012 Vittoria Super Sport Cars Hybrid Concept

Umberto House Design came to the Palermo Design showroom in the Middle East and presented for the first time, an elaborated concept sport car: the 2012 Vittoria Super Sport Cars Hybrid Concept. This idea of the company owner Umberto Palermo, Italian designer , Vittoria is a curious thing, this Super Sport Cars looks impressive with its unique designs portray the future vehicles, Judging from the design of grille, headlight also shows the figure of a fierce, aggressive and mysterious. This 2012 Vittoria Super Sport Cars Hybrid Concept could go into production of a small series.
2012 Vittoria Super Sport Cars Hybrid Concept

2012 Vittoria Super Sport Cars Hybrid Concept was designed to compete in Gran Tourismo sports car, with very generous in this concept car has dimensions: length 4.75 m, width 1.96 meters and 1.25 meters in height only. Concept Vittoria classic proportions, with a very long hood and short rear with roof plunged, but overall design is unique. Appear sleek and aggressive fascia accompanied by model and lattice grille make this car a unique look so special. In a large glass sections will make the driver’s point of view becomes more widespread. Front and rear lights use LEDs that are increasingly seen the beauty in this 2012 Vittoria Super Sport Cars Hybrid Concept.
2012 Vittoria Super Sport Cars Hybrid Concept

Eventhough the car in is only a concept and may never see production, it is announced with an hybrid engine, a 4.2l V8 developing 400hp and 475Nm of torque, the 80hp electric motor can power the car for 30km, two other modes are available, diesel and hybrid. Its top speed is announced at 315kph and its weight at less than 1750kg.
2012 Vittoria Super Sport Cars Hybrid Concept


For the specification of the engine, the concept collaborate Vittoria will use V8 engines. With a hybrid drivetrain, Vittoria concept supercar has three different power modes: 100 percent electric which uses the rear mounted electric motor to power the rear wheels, 100 percent internal combustion engine where the rear wheels is powered with supercharged V8 engine, or a hybrid configuration which using the combination of both modes to provides maximum power output.
2012 Vittoria Super Sport Cars Hybrid Concept

The propulsion system that the designers thought for Vittoria Hybrid Concept is comprised of a V8 petrol engine and an electric motor, which transmit power by means of a wheel ”drive line” with high efficiency. Currently, there are no details that can provide technical data of the cars performance, but it seems likely that 2012 Vittoria Super Sport Cars Hybrid Concept is about to reach mass production, even if there were a small number of copies.
2012 Vittoria Super Sport Cars Hybrid Concept

Pleasantly surprise the idea us with the ceiling windscreen, as if it were an alien ship cockpit, while the unique cut doors ”cockpit” glass side windows are atypical integrated. Everything is furnished for this two tones car, even the paint of the body, while LED lights and taillights of the 2012 Vittoria Super Sport Cars Hybrid Concept emphasizes elegance.
2012 Vittoria Super Sport Cars Hybrid Concept

2012 Hulme CanAm Supercar - Hulme Sports Cars

The Greeta Hulme CanAm Supercar is an ultra high-performance, mid engined roadster. Created for both road and track use, the car blends the raw flavour and appeal of a Formula racing car with dramatic design, superb craftsmanship, exceptional performance and a thrilling and achievable driving experience.
2012 Hulme CanAm Supercar - Hulme Sports Cars
The Hulme CanAm a limited run of just 20 New Zealanddesigned and built Hulme CanAm supercars ensures extreme rarity value. The developers of the eagerly awaited 200+mph Hulme CanAm supercar, named in honour of NEw Zealand racing legend and F1 World Champion, Denny Hulme have announced an attractive proposition for those wishing to purchase an option to order one of an extremely limited production run.
Named after the 1967 F1 World Champion, Denny Hulme from New Zealand, the road-legal Hulme CanAm features an ultra-lightweight carbon composite tub and bodywork, and race-orientated chassis, suspension and braking. The supercar tips the scales at 980kg / 2,160 lbs.
Power comes from a mid-mounted 7.0-litre (427cu.in) Chevrolet LS7 V8 developing 600bhp and 600Nm torque, fed through a close-ratio, six-speed CIMA manual gearbox (paddles or sequential shift are optionally available). The Kiwi-maker promises a sub-three and a half second sprint to 100km/h (62mph), and top speed in excess of 322km/h (200mph+).
Production of the CanAm won't start until the fall of 2011 and Hulme will hold a private showing and test drive sometime before the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed. According to the company, all 20 customer cars will be coach-built and equipped to customer order, with delivery commencing in the UK in Autumn of 2011 and into 2012.
A limited run of just 20 New Zealand-designed and built Hulme CanAm supercars ensures extreme rarity value. The developers of the eagerly-awaited 200+mph Hulme CanAm Supercar, named in honour of New Zealand racing legend and F1 World Champion, Denny Hulme, have announced an attractive proposition for those wishing to purchase an option to order one of an extremely limited production run.
The Auckland based Supercar developer-manufacturer, Hulme Supercars, has launched a package which is designed to guarantee rarity value by offering options to purchase the total production run of just 20 Hulme CanAm supercars, on a first-come, first-served basis.
The only production road car to bear the name of a F1 World Champion, The Hulme CanAm is an ultra high-performance, mid-engined roadster. Created for both road and track use, the car blends the raw flavour and appeal of a Formula racing car with dramatic design, superb craftsmanship, exceptional performance and a thrilling and achievable driving experience.
The developers of the Hulme CanAm have announced plans to produce a limited-run of 20 units of the New Zealand-designed and built supercar, each priced at £295,000 (plus local taxes), equal to US$423,200 and €346,300 at today's exchange rates. The 20 customer cars will be coach-built and equipped to customer order, with delivery commencing in the UK Autumn of 2011 and into 2012, the 20th anniversary of Denny Hulme’s death.
Designed and hand-built by the Hulme Supercars technology team in New Zealand - including members who were responsible for the nation’s America’s Cup triumphs - the road-legal “Hulme CanAm” features an ultra-lightweight carbon composite tub and bodywork, and race-orientated chassis, suspension and braking.
To honour Denny’s “CanAm Championship” wins in McLaren CanAm cars powered by Chevrolet V8’s, the Hulme CanAm is powered by a 7-litre (427cu.in) Chevrolet LS7 V8 developing 600bhp and 600Nm torque, fed through a close-ratio, six-speed CIMA manual gearbox (Paddles or Sequential shift will be options available). As a consequence of its lightweight construction, the Hulme CanAm weighs in at less than 1,000kg. This combination promises a sub-three an a half second sprint to 100kph, and top speed in excess of 200mph.
The purchase price of the Hulme CanAm will be fixed at £295,000, (plus local taxes) on receipt of an order, including delivery worldwide. To purchase one of only 20 options available please e-mail Jock Freemantle at jock.f@hulmesupercars.com or write to Hulme Supercars Limited, P.O.Box 97853, Manukau City 2241, Manukau, New Zealand.