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Carro estacionado na calçada, em frente à entrada do Charrua Hotel, em Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul
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Carro estacionado na calçada, em frente à entrada do Charrua Hotel, em Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul
Aspid GT-21 Invictus
A fabricante disse que o Aspid GT-21 Invictus poderá acelerar da inércia aos 100 km/h em menos de três segundos e alcançar a velocidade máxima de 304 km/h, além de fazer curvas com 1.6 g de aceleração lateral.
O veículo, que pesará apenas 990 kg, terá painéis compostos, chassis reforçado e itens de segurança, como airbags, controle de estabilidade e ABS. A configuração do interior será 2+2. A Aspid pretende começar a construir o GT-21 Invictus em 2014, mas ainda não declarou o seu preço.
Aspid Cars has released the first dramatic images of its new GT-21 Invictus, which features a distinctive semi open wheel appearance at the front of the car. The multi-million Euro project will create up to 200 hi-tech jobs and builds on advanced lightweight technologies developed for the Aspid Super Sport technology demonstrator unveiled at previous motor shows. Discussions are nearing completion with investors to determine the most suitable manufacturing location. Both cars are expected to enter production within two years.
"The GT-21 Invictus complements the Aspid Super Sport, but is bigger and more powerful," says the car's chief designer and company founder Ignacio Fernández Rodriquez. "It has been a challenging styling exercise, but fortunately we have a really talented design team in the company. They have done an excellent job evoking the values of the company in the car."
"Aspid Cars in the vanguard of technological and lightweight vehicle development and we needed to convey this in the design. We also needed an element of aggressiveness to reveal our motor sport credentials. The design brief also demanded that we portray the elegance and beauty required for a premium car."
"From a visual perspective and to set us apart, we needed to retain an element of the unique design form of an open wheel car as characterised by the Aspid Super Sport. This presented by far the biggest challenge in terms of packaging the interior volume for the driver and passengers, but we've successfully achieved this and have therefore maintained our unique visual identity, so the car is perceived as an Aspid the instant it's seen."
The Aspid GT-21 Invictus is bigger and less compromised for interior space compared with the Aspid Super Sport, significantly increasing the level of comfort for the driver and passengers. It is more powerful and more technologically advanced thereby maintaining the company's reputation for designing cars with a phenomenal power-to-weight ratio, significant CO2 reducing capability through lightweight efficiency, combined with sublime road handling. The GT-21 employs the same chassis design that weighs a mere 80 kg in the Super Sport, which still sets an industry benchmark. The GT-21 Invictus styling has been undertaken by IFR Automotive, which is also responsible of the design and engineering of the Aspid Super Sport which preceded it.
"The Aspid GT-21 Invictus represents a new generation of Gran Turismo fit for the 21st century" says Fernández. "With a weight that is less than 990kg when dry, the car features the latest generation BMW V8 engine capable of delivering 450 horsepower. It also incorporates a new generation of sports car hybridization, which increases the dynamic performance of the vehicle while being respectful of the environment. A lot of the technology we've developed will transfer to other road vehicles"
The Aspid GT-21 Invictus will offer the same astonishing acceleration as the Super Sport, reaching 100km/h (62mph) in less than three seconds, but with a higher maximum speed exceeding 300km/h (187mph) and a cornering ability in terms of g forces that similarly sets a new class benchmark. High speed stability and performance is enhanced through efficient aerodynamics. The dimensions are those of a GT: 4.447mm long, 1,883mm wide and a height of 1,226mm. The Invictus is aimed squarely at the premium sports car market and production will be limited to 250 a year to retain its exclusivity.
"Aspid Cars is inspired by the motorsport and aerospace industries," says Fernández. "Their advanced lightweight technologies have been applied to our new GT, which is first and foremost a high performance road car."
The manufacturing processes and suppliers for the Aspid GT-21, being from aerospace and motorsport industries, are used to producing components at high levels of precision in small batches or even as unique parts. The materials employed include aerospace grade aluminium, ultra-light high-strength steels, and composites. The unique design of the car, choice of materials and manufacturing process ensure that every Aspid can be tailored to each individual customer.
Says Fernández: "Each car will be custom made and hand built in its own production bay. There is no production line as such. Each client can choose more than 100 different options, and most customers will want to visit the factory during the build of their personalised car."
Each car will be handed over to the customer at the factory by the team of engineers and technicians who build it. Each customer will also receive a special book signed by the factory team illustrating the assembly sequence.
Customers will be able to purchase the car from an elite group of 20 dealers across Europe, some of which have yet to be selected, able to deliver the high standard of sales and aftersales service. As well as maintaining the vehicle the dealer network will also help organise Aspid branded events and entertainment.
The configuration of each car will be tailored to suit the precise requirements of each customer, giving them the option, for example, to adapt the geometry and the electronics to their individual needs and personal taste. The customer may at any time request the Aspid engineering department to change the car's geometry and electronic settings for different needs.
"This means that in addition to aesthetic customization of the vehicle, the client can also customize its ride and handling characteristics to their own requirements," says Fernández, who was previously a race engineer as well as being an automotive engineer and car designer. "We aim to offer a unique and unforgettable experience when a customer buys one of our sports cars. We believe our factory model and our relationship with each customer will be unique and set a new standard in the market. It will be more like the relationship experienced between a professional race driver and his race engineer and race team. We're very aware that every customer will be an ambassador for the brand, hence this close relationship which we aim to nurture."
"The GT-21 Invictus is a significant step forward for the Aspid brand," adds Fernández. "We're building on our experience of developing a high performance road and race car and technology demonstrator, which has helped us to establish IFR Automotive as an engineering consultancy. We have invested significantly in developing the technology and understanding the market for our new and exclusive road car. The GT is longer than the Super Sport by 700 mm and oriented towards a radical sports car segment of the market requiring larger dimensions, an 8-cylinder engine, and dual-clutch transmission actuated by F1-style shift paddles on the steering wheel, which is also significantly easier to get in and out of the car. It also has more space inside the cabin and luggage compartment."
Fernández says the Invictus represents the first GT "semi open wheeler" with a 2+2 passenger configuration and rear-wheel drive: "It has a strong visual element to help identify the Aspid open-wheel design language, where you can see all the beauty and technological excellence used in the wheel in conjunction with the suspension arms and their oval shape, dual brake callipers and their unique double discs, complemented by the front wings which also make a smart and aggressive statement of our intentions."
"The GT-21 brings together the most advanced technologies yet introduced to this market as presented previously in the Super Sport, which helped us test the water. It introduces a compendium of new technologies specifically developed for this new model, which enhances our understanding of cars generally and their continual evolution as machines of even greater efficiency than we've ever seen before."
"We aspire to build Aspid Cars as a brand representing design innovation and technological leadership, which through IFR Automotive can be applied to passenger, commercial and off highway vehicles," says Fernández. "We've already introduced into the market our technologies to small series cars, motorbikes, buses and coaches."
Other technology included in the Aspid GT-21 Invictus already applied in the Super Sport includes the integration into the steering wheel of the most important driver primary functions and displays. The elimination of switches and buttons and the introduction of a new electrical architecture and electronic system, integrating multimedia with the control systems of the car, facilitate previously unseen features.
Aspid has also revolutionized its cars brake system with a unique design that changes the old principle where heat is accumulated by the disks to swiftly dissipating it in order to achieve class leading braking performance with extraordinary resistance to fade. This performance is comparable to conventional and carbon-carbon brakes, but without the problem of having to warm them up.
The suspension arms in cold resistant aerospace extruded aluminium reduce the weight of the un-sprung mass, which together with the super-solid and high performance ALEXCOM chassis, which weighs less than 90kg, delivers a vehicle that can set new standards for innovation, lightweight technology and excellent vehicle dynamics.
"Aspid Cars represents a unique business model driven by a high level of passion," says Fernández. "The GT-21 is a lifestyle model closely connected to the exciting world of sports cars and the unmistakable sense of freedom and emotions felt when driving a machine with the highest levels of performance. The company is also driven by technology and design, with a boundless obsession for craftsmanship and a passion for building something truly unique."
For more details visit HYPERLINK "http://www.aspidcars.com" www.aspidcars.com; the company and the car's development can also be followed on twitter @Aspid_Cars or HYPERLINK "https://twitter.com/Aspid_Cars" https://twitter.com/Aspid_Cars.
Carro certo com nome errado
Um de meus sonhos de infância é um Dodge Charger R/T igualzinho a este da foto ao lado. Uma representação nua e crua do estilo estadunidense de fazer carros.Entretanto, uma pulga atrás da minha orelha surgiu quando a Dodge criou um sedã superesportivo. Não pelo fato de a marca estar produzindo um sedã esportivo, muito pelo contrário, mas pelo nome com o qual o batizou.
"Vamos lançar um carro que seja um veículo para transportar toda a família de um cinquentão e suas bagagens num final de semana, e ao mesmo tempo, mande para fora a esportividade que ainda persiste em seus poros.
Além disso, vai satisfazer o desejo daqueles que, nos anos 1970, sonhavam em ter um Charger, e hoje, são abastados o suficiente para comprar um carro nosso e se destacar no trânsito com um modelo quase exclusivo."
É claro que a ideia de um sedã esportivo não é má, ainda mais em uma época "verde", que mais atrapalha do que ajuda realmente, mas, creio que, se esse carro não fosse chamado "Charger", não venderia.
Portanto, se você adquiriu um exemplar desse sedã, parabéns. No entanto, esse carro pode até ser um Dodge, e R/T, mas não tem nada de Charger.
Nem de Dart. Talvez lembre um Magnum, mas só da atual geração, pois ambos usam a mesma plataforma LX, e o último Magnum, de 2008, era uma station wagon.
Aston Martin AM310 Vanquish
O AM310 Vanquish acelera de 0 a 100 km/h em 4,1 segundos, podendo usufruir de um sistema de largada completamente novo, e alcança a velocidade máxima de 294 km/h. A suspensão é independente nos dois eixos e o sistema de amortecimento conta com mecanismo adaptativo, que o ajusta em três estágios. Os freios contam com discos ventilados de carbono e cerâmica e são auxiliados por tecnologias como os controles de estabilidade, de tração e de largada, além de ABS e EDB.
A estrutura do Vanquish recebeu uma atualização da plataforma VH, feita de alumínio, magnésio e fibra de carbono. Ela ganhou 25% de rigidez torcional, mesmo assim, ficou 13% mais leve na seção dianteira para compensar o peso do motor.
O visual também ganhou seus detalhes exclusivos, como a fileira de LEDs nas lanternas dianteiras e traseiras, originárias do conceito One-77, e a tampa do porta-malas, que traz um desenho batizado de Aero Duct, por ajudar na aerodinâmica do Vanquish. O carro tem muitas partes construídas em fibra de carbono. O design do interior é semelhante ao do One-77. Disponível nas configurações 2+2 ou 2 assentos somente, carro terá o preço de 189.995 libras esterlinas, e a previsão de disponibilidade é no final de 2012, a começar no Reino Unido e Europa.
Aston Martin is today unveiling a stunning new luxury sports car – the Vanquish.
Sitting proudly at the pinnacle of the luxury British car maker's sports car line-up, this breath-taking new super grand tourer represents the zenith of current Aston Martin design and engineering. Vanquish points to an exciting and confident future for the historic brand.
Vanquish is a new Aston Martin featuring the next generation of the renowned VH architecture as well as a significantly upgraded 6.0-litre V12 engine that is considerably more potent than before.
The design represents the latest take on Aston Martin's iconic visual language. Vanquish unquestionably sees the brand continue its enviable tradition of producing some of the most beautiful sports cars in the world. Styling cues such as the elegant new waist, elongated side strakes and LED rear light blades are derived from the One-77 supercar.
Unmistakably an Aston Martin, the design shows a clear and coherent lineage from its heritage while providing an equally clear pointer to the luxury car brand's vibrant future. Closer inspection reveals details such as the stunning new Aero Duct on the rear boot lid. This elegantly devised passive engineering feature, which counteracts lift at the car's rear when travelling at speed, is a triumph of both design and technical ability.
Performance, presence, style and great British craftsmanship – the new Vanquish has all these traits in abundance.
Aston Martin Chief Executive Officer, Dr Ulrich Bez said: "Today's Vanquish is the ultimate expression of Aston Martin design ethos, engineering innovation and technical ability. It offers luxurious, continent-crossing capability and pure driving excitement without compromise.
"Bearing the same name as the iconic original Vanquish that did so much to cement Aston Martin's reputation as a maker of great GT cars in the modern era, I believe the car unveiled today once again puts this great British brand at the top of its class.
"The new Vanquish mixes beautiful design with impressive technology such as the superb new infotainment system. This is the latest incarnation of everything we know, informed and developed from One-77. It is the ultimate Super Grand Tourer – confident and assured – and is the newest representation of Power, Beauty and Soul."
As happy on the streets of a bustling city as it is carving through the countryside or long distance motorway touring, the Vanquish offers a thoroughbred British luxury sports car that's also suited to everyday use.
The raw statistics speak for themselves: 573 PS at 6,750 rpm, 620 Nm of torque at 5,500 rpm, 0-62 mph in 4.1 seconds and a top speed of 183 mph place the Vanquish firmly into supercar territory. Yet the brand's team of engineers have been working towards economy and emissions improvements, too.
The latest engineering methods, innovative technologies and typically understated classic British design come together to make the muscular new Vanquish a true super GT. For instance, each body panel on the car is constructed from carbon fibre because of its high strength-to-weight ratio and flexibility of form. Meanwhile torsional rigidity is improved by more than 25%.
Practical improvements such as a newly designed and significantly more spacious cabin and a boot that, at 368 litres, is more than 60% larger than that of the DBS, ensure the new Vanquish can carry sufficient luggage for even the most ambitious grand tourist.
Designed and hand-built at Aston Martin's global headquarters at Gaydon in Warwickshire the new Vanquish, available as a 2+2 or 2+0, sits atop a broad line-up of world-class sports cars including the exquisite DB9, sporty V8 Vantage and luxurious four-door Rapide.
Dr Bez said: "The Aston Martin range is stronger now than at any time in our 99-year history. The new Vanquish represents the perfect way to signal the beginning of our centenary celebrations next year."
Priced from £189,995 RRP first deliveries of the new sports car are expected to begin in the UK and Continental Europe late in 2012.
Chaves: a eterna magia do menino do barril
Nesta semana, os fãs gaúchos estão em festa. Domingo, Porto Algre recebe o espetáculo Senhor Barriga É Jovem Ainda. Três dos quatro lotes de ingressos já estão esgotados. Resta o quarto, a R$ 80. Unidos por fóruns e fã-clubes online, os próprios fãs fazem lobby junto às produtoras para trazer personagens ao Brasil.
– Esse show do Senhor Barriga, por exemplo, é engraçadíssimo. Mas quem vê a plateia chorando, emocionada, pensa que é um drama – relata Maurício Trilha, 20 anos, que leva o Chaves tatuado no braço e, em março, esteve no México para a homenagem aos 40 anos de carreira do criador do personagem, Roberto Gómez Bolaños.
Autor do bem-humorado livro Seu Madruga – Vila e Obra (Mirabolante Editora, 2010), Pablo Kaschner aponta motivos para a popularidade sem fim do seriado e até crescente, no caso do seu "biografado", cuja imagem virou cult e febre em estampas de camiseta, além do universo de fãs da série.
– Chaves tem humor em vários níveis. Desde o pastelão, com apelo às crianças, até os trocadilhos, para adultos. No caso do Seu Madruga, ele virou um bastião contra o politicamente correto. Onde se vê hoje alguém dizendo que "não há trabalho ruim, ruim é ter que trabalhar"? – questiona Kaschner, em defesa do "chimpanzé reumático".
Intérprete do Senhor Barriga, o ator Édgar Vivar acredita que, em Chaves, a América Latina aprende a rir dela mesma:
– Em todas as vizinhanças encontramos o sujeito endividado, a mãe estraga o filho e até aquela famosa solteirona em busca de um casamento. A linguagem da comédia é universal.
"Não vejo a hora de provar o chimarrão"
O ator Édgar Vivar, 63 anos, teve de aprender português de tantos fãs brasileiros que o procuravam. Ele já está ensaiando uns "tchês" para o show de domingo, às 20h, no Opinião, em Porto Alegre. Por e-mail, ZH fez uma barriga com o Senhor Entrevista. Ou melhor, uma entrevista com o Senhor Barriga. Confira trechos:
Zero Hora – Ao longo dos anos foram dezenas de boladas, marretadas e tijoladas cada vez que o senhor entrava na vila. Ficou alguma sequela daqueles golpes todos?
Édgar Vivar – Sim, durante as gravações do filme El Chanfle 2 (comédia inédita no Brasil com todo o elenco do Chaves, mas interpretando outros personagens. Roberto Gómez Bolaños, o Chaves, vive o roupeiro do América do México) tivemos que repetir uma sequência de queda diversas vezes e acabei quebrando o meu cotovelo. Até hoje tenho o cotovelo um pouco torto. Ironicamente, a primeira tomada de todas acabou sendo a escolhida para o filme.
ZH – O seriado Chaves faz sucesso há pelo menos três gerações no Brasil. Qual a explicação para o fenômeno se renovar dessa forma?
Vivar – Creio que, de alguma forma, os personagens de Chaves representam uma realidade comum, senão em todos, na grande maioria dos países onde o programa é exibido, e isso soa familiar aos telespectadores. O público é quem tem a última palavra sempre, e considero que poderia ser feita a mesma pergunta a eles. Tenho certeza de que as pessoas responderiam que é por causa do seu otimismo e que, apesar do tempo, a mensagem e os valores universais persistem.
ZH – O senhor percebe alguma diferença do fã brasileiro em relação aos de outros países da América Latina?
Vivar – Não passo um dia sem receber centenas de mensagens do Brasil via Twitter, Facebook etc. E por causa deles, resolvi aprender português, para que pudéssemos nos comunicar ainda mais. Conheço toda a América Latina, e o carinho do público brasileiro é uma coisa única. Acredito que todos os personagens são muito queridos pelos fãs, mas sei que os brasileiros são loucos pelo meu amigo Ramón (Valdés, morto em 1988), que vocês conhecem como Seu Madruga.
ZH – Com quais atores do seriado o senhor criou mais afinidade? É verdade que o ator que interpretava o Seu Madruga era um grande amigo seu?
Vivar – Tenho uma boa relação com todos os meus companheiros e ainda mantenho contato com eles, seja por e-mail, telefone ou pessoalmente. Em março, estive com Roberto, Florinda (Meza, a Dona Florinda) e Ruben (Aguirre, o Professor Girafales) no América Celebra Chespirito (especial do canal Televisa em homenagem aos 40 anos de carreira de Roberto Gómez Bolaños). Dias antes, encontrei Carlos (Villagrán, o Quico) em um restaurante. É sempre bom revê-los. Ramón foi um dos melhores amigos que já tive e é uma das melhores pessoas que conheci em minha vida. Um tipo muito simpático e engraçadíssimo, acho até que era mais engraçado pessoalmente. Ele era meu vizinho "de muro", então nos encontrávamos sempre. Ele estava sempre na minha casa.
ZH – Qual é o seu episódio preferido? Por quê?
Vivar – Eu gosto muito dos episódios que gravamos em Acapulco e o especial de Natal que se passa na casa do Senhor Barriga. Em ambas as ocasiões, todos os personagens se reúnem em um mesmo local e, mesmo com as confusões e trapalhadas de sempre, fica evidente a relação de amizade que existia entre eles.
ZH – O senhor gostaria de dar um recado aos fãs de Porto Alegre? Sabe alguma coisa sobre a nossa cidade?
Vivar – Estou muito feliz de poder conhecer o Rio Grande do Sul nesta minha visita ao Brasil. Meus amigos me disseram que Porto Alegre é uma cidade linda com um povo muito simpático. Não vejo a hora de provar o chimarrão! Disseram-me que é mais forte do que o da Argentina. Espero ver todos os meus fãs gaúchos no dia 22 de julho, no Opinião. O show vai ser trilegal, tchê!
ZH – Corrigido pela inflação, quanto o Seu Madruga já lhe deve pelos 14 meses de aluguel?
Vivar – Sinceramente? Eu não faço a menor ideia (risos)! O valor da dívida deve ser alto, mas ainda assim infinitamente menor do que a saudade que sinto do meu amigo Ramón.
2013 Vauxhall Astra GTC BiTurbo
O desempenho aumentou consideravelmente no hatchback, acelerando da inércia aos 100 km/h em 7,8 segundos e atingindo a velocidade máxima de 223 km/h, podendo atingir uma autonomia de até 53.3 MPG (milhas por galão), graças ao sistema start/stop embarcado.
No exterior, novos farois, grade e bumper dianteiro, além de uma câmera frontal, para ajudar nas manobras. Mais alterações no veículo você pode conferir no press release abaixo.
2012-06-15
- Brit-built Astra Hatch and Sports Tourer get new, bold look
- New GTC BiTurbo diesel becomes most powerful non-VXR Astra model
- All Astras now available with range of new options, including Front Camera System
- Underpins Astra success as best-selling British-built car in UK
Luton – These are the first official pictures of the new-look Astra Hatch and Sports Tourer, along with the latest addition to the GTC range, the 195PS BiTurbo diesel model.
Available to order now, with first deliveries in September, the refreshed design of the Astra Hatch and Sports Tourer – both of which are built at Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port plant in Cheshire – gives the cars a more bold and aggressive appearance. Both body styles get a new front grille, with repositioned logo-bar in the upper section and a re-styled lower section too. New front indicator lamps and a new design of fog lamp (where fitted) complete the front-end revisions.
The rear of both models has also been refreshed, with new rear-panel styling complemented by a chrome lower moulding.
New-look Astra pricing remains unchanged from the previous model.
Also available to order from today is the Astra GTC 2.0 CDTiBiTurbo, which will become the most powerful non-VXR model in the range, producing 195PS and 400Nm of torque. And while the extra power and torque give it a healthy lift in performance with 0-60mph arriving in just 7.8 seconds and a top speed of 139mph, the BiTurbo still achieves a combined 53.3mpg and C02 emissions of 139g/km. All BiTurbos receive Vauxhall's Start/Stop system as standard.
Uniquely in this class, the GTC uses a sequential turbocharging system, with the smaller turbo accelerating quickly at lower speeds to eliminate 'lag', providing 350Nm of torque from just 1500rpm. In the mid-range, both turbochargers work together providing maximum torque of 400Nm between 1750-2500rpm.
The Astra GTC BiTurbo enters the range at £23,925 – a premium of £995 over the GTC 2.0 CDTi 165PS model – but in addition to extra power and torque, receives: bespoke 18-inch alloy wheels, Electronic Climate Control, 6mm lower ride-height, a new body-kit and 'Track' interior trim, with a flat-bottomed leather steering wheel.
Enhancing the appeal of all Astra models still further is the introduction of a raft of options previously unseen in the range. Customers can now order the Driver Assistance Pack, which for £750 includes features like Forward Collision Alert, Lane Departure Warning, Traffic Sign Recognition and Following Distance Indicator.
Other new options for the Hatch and Sports Tourer only include a Rear View Camera Pack, Winter Pack (heated steering wheel and seats for £345) and LED daytime running lights (£145). Three new colours – Sculpture Bronze, Phantom Grey and Deep Sky – have also been introduced, while the Astra's standard DAB radio has been upgraded to a DMB (Digital Media Broadcast) system across the range.
As with all Vauxhall passenger cars, Lifetime Warranty is standard, giving first owners the peace of mind of a warranty that literally lasts the car's lifetime, up to a maximum 100,000 miles.
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