Ferrari 458 Spider to Debut in Frankfurt

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Ferrari is planning to launch a raft of new models and it will begin from the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show next month. The automaker is planning to launch a convertible version of the 458 Italia: the 458 Spider. This model is rumored to sport a new automated folding hardtop, instead of a canvas soft top, as in the previous convertible model.

This model will be powered by the same 4.5 liter V8 engine found in the 458 Italia. The engine is capable of producing 570 hp and 400 lb-ft of torque. Although being powered by the same engine, the convertible is expected to be a bit slower than the hardtop model as the convertible will feature some extra weight, due to the automatic folding roof mechanism and chassis strengthening. After the Frankfurt debut in September, this car is expected to go on sale in the European market in the same month. The car will hit the US market in early 2012.

Ferrari also plans to launch the replacements for 599 GTB Fiorano and the Enzo next year. The successor to the Enzo supercar is being codenamed as the F70 and is currently undergoing tests on two different platforms. One option is a twin turbo V8 engine producing around 700 hp and other is a naturally aspirated V12 unit producing 750 to 800 hp.

The automaker also plans to launch the facelift version of the California and the 458 Scuderia in 2013. The Scuderia will be faster than the 458 Italia and will incorporate elements from the 458 Challenge race car.

Ferrari 458 Spider: Montezemolo la conferma

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La Ferrari 458 Spider si farà. Lo conferma il presidente Montezemolo che si sbottona anche sulle tempistiche :“La 458 segue le orme della 430 Scuderia ed è la prima auto che ha tutti i comandi sul volante. Il prezzo di listino è di 197 mila euro e le consegne inizieranno dalla seconda metà di gennaio. Prevediamo anche una versione spider, ma non prima di un paio anni.”

“Montezuma” ha ribadito anche la volontà della casa del cavallino rampante di creare una gamma maggiormente articolata di modelli: “Vogliamo fare Ferrari diverse per diversi ferraristi. La California, per la quale la lista d’attesa è già di un anno, è una GT, la 458 Italia una supersportiva”.

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Vilner Poshes Up Classic Land Rover Defenders

Land Rover's timeless Defender is a rugged, durable and extremely capable off roader, and as such, it falls behind when it comes to luxury. But where there's a will (and plenty of cash to go around…) there's a way.
Vilner, which is a Bulgarian design studio, said it was approached by a "Russian oligarch" (a.k.a. a business magnate) who wanted to turn the wick up on a short- and long-wheelbase Land Rover Defender by customizing their interiors.
The Bulgarian tuner accepted the challenge and revamped the cabins of both models with boatloads of high-quality nappa leather and alcantara, while also adding sound insulation throughout the interiors.
A new infotainment system with a 600W audio receiver and a 15-inch LCD screen hooked up to a DVD player, along with LEDs for the instrument panel complete the upgrades.

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McLaren Preparing New Models Including an MP4-12C Cabrio and a Lamborghini Aventador Rival

When the launch of your first and your second road models are separated by close to two decades (19 years to be exact), then you hardly qualify as a car manufacturer.
That is the case with McLaren: production of the extraordinary F1 begun in 1992 and stopped almost 100 cars later in 1998. Deliveries of its second production model, the MP4-12C, have just begun. Therefore, McLaren may be a big name in Formula 1, but it lacks Ferrari’s cache and experience in production models.
The Woking-based company plans to change this –and soon. The MP4-12C is just the first of a range of supercars that McLaren Automotive plans to launch in the next years –hence the new £40m ($63 million) McLaren Production Center factory and the brand’s rapidly expanding dealership network around the world.
Furthermore, as we reported, the company is planning to spend no less than $1 billion in the next few years to develop its new range. The brand’s managing director Anthony Sheriff said that McLaren has already spent £250 million ($400 million) in building 73 MP4-12C prototypes and covering more than 625,000 miles (1.0 million km) in development.
Obviously, you don’t make this kind of investment for just one model. McLaren even built eight crash prototypes to ensure that the carbon fiber monocell tub met all global safety standards.
That’s because it will underpin not just the MP4-12C, but all future McLaren models which will also feature a mid-engine layout. It may cost more to develop, but in the end, it proves more economical because you don’t have to invest in developing a new chassis or tooling equipment.
The 3.8-liter V8, 600HP MP4-12C, code-named P11, is positioned in the middle of McLaren’s range, rivaling models such as Ferrari’s 458 Italia and Lamborghini’s Gallardo. So far, it has proven a worthy, and in the track at least more capable, adversary. Moreover, McLaren made some last minute changes.
According to a report from Motor Trend, the next model in McLaren’s range bears the code-name P12 and is placed above the MP4-12C, as a successor to the 1992 F1 and a rival to hypercars such as Lamborghini’s Aventador.
It will deliver 800HP or possibly even more, but its weight will be similar to that of the MP4-12C because it will use carbon fiber in the crash structures and the body panels, which in the 12C are made of aluminum.
It will also feature more aerodynamic and electronic aids, such as active aero and brake steer, making sure that the handling matches the performance.
The P12 will be followed by the P13, placed below the MP4-12C and intended to rival cars such as the Porsche 911 Turbo and Audi’s V10 R8.
Each model will also have different variants: for example, the 12C already has the GT3 racing version, and an open top is on the designing board. Sheriff insists that all new cars “will be true McLarens. Everything we do will have performance and handling that’s the best in its segment.”
How many cars does McLaren intend to make? Its annual capacity doesn’t exceed 4,000 units. So if you subtract the 1,300 MP4-12Cs and, as sources within the company claim, 2,500 P13s, that leaves just 200 of the top of the line P12 per year.
When can we expect the new McLarens? Sooner than you’d think: the P12 is said to be shown in 2013, and the P13 just one year later.


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