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All 500 Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA and GTAm were sold

Four months ago, Alfa Romeo introduced a limited edition Giulia GTA and GTAm. Now the company has announced that all 500 units have already got their owners.

Although it was planned that all 500 units would be offered to customers in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, 18 units found their owners in Australia and 88 in Japan. This time, the Americans were left out.

Back in 1965, the first Giulia Sprint GTA appeared. The new models are proof that Alfa Romeo remains true to tradition. This was confirmed by Jean-Philippe Imparato, CEO of Alfa Romeo, saying:

“We will continue to pursue the Giulia project because it is the result of fantastic engineering and investment work and has the state of the art in the GTA. The Giulia is alive and stays alive!”

The new GTA and GTAm are powered by a 2.9-liter V6 Bi-Turbo engine with 540 hp (397 kW). That’s 30 hp (22 kW) more than the Giulia Quadrifoglio, which has 510 hp. It reaches 62 mph in 3.6 seconds with a top speed of 196 mph (315 km / h). The engine is paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission that transmits power to the rear wheels.

When it comes to price, the Giulia GTA sold for € 176,500 ($ 204,600) while the GTAm model is slightly more expensive and costs € 181,500 ($ 210,400).

Source: Alfa Romeo

EV, News

Farnova Automotive Othello

If you think there is no faster production car than Rimac Nevera, think again. Chinese company Farnova Automotive has unveiled a prototype of its supercar, the Othello.

The company was founded two years ago and intends to produce a limited number of this electric hypercar. Othello was built on the platform of Qiantu Motors, which is the result of an agreement between the two companies. Although the same platform was used for the Qiantu K50, the cars are not the same in design and performance.

The Othello is made of lightweight materials, with sharp body lines. It is equipped with a gullwing door, and inside is a simple design with carbon fiber sports seats. The car weighs only 2976 lbs (1,350 kg).

The Othello is powered by two electric motors with a total power of 1,810 hp (1331 kW) and 8,851 lb-ft (12,000 Nm) of torque. It reaches 62 mph in just 1.8 seconds with a top speed of 261 mph (420 km / h). Although it has 100 hp less than the Nevera, it is 0.2 seconds faster. Rimac Nevera reaches 62 mph in 1.97 seconds with a top speed of 258 mph (413 km / h).

Farnova Automotive intends to produce only 200 units of this car at a price of $ 287,578. From next year, Othello will be produced in a newly built plant in Changde. The company said it wants to expand its production to electric crossovers, sedans, SUVs and buses.

News, Tuning

Mansory RS7

One of the most popular tuners in the world, Mansory, has unveiled its new work, the Mansory RS7. Some people think that their projects are “too much”, but there are also those that are really great. Such is the case with the Mansory RS7 which is based on the Audi RS7.

Mansory painted the RS7 in Nardo gray, and gave it a more aggressive look. It is equipped with many carbon components such as a massive front splitter and a prominent rear diffuser, as well as a small rear spoiler. Additional smaller air vents can be seen at the front of the wheel arches. More massive carbon sills also attract attention.

Inside, the seats are upholstered in a combination of black and blue leather with white accessories and seams. The steering wheel is upholstered in leather and decorated with carbon, and Mansory has replaced the Audi logo on the steering wheel with his own. Even the floors are made of leather.

Under the hood is a modified twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 engine with 780 hp (574 kW) and 738 lb-ft (1,000 Nm) of torque. Reaches 62 mph (100 km / h) in just 3 seconds. The base RS7 runs the same engine but with 591 hp (435 kW) and 590 lb-ft (800 Nm) of torque. It rides on 22-inch forged rims type “Y.10” with Continental 305/25/22 tires.

The Mansory RS7 achieves such high performance thanks to a modified ECU unit, a high-performance exhaust system and a sport air filter.

Source: Mansory