Showing posts with label shows. Show all posts
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Sunday, July 28, 2013
Ford shows Aussies who’s Boss with special FPV Falcon
There’s no shortage of similarities to be found between Australia and the United States. Both are former British colonies flying red, white and blue flags; both are big masses of land divided into states; both have Top Gear spinoffs and share a common affinity for Crocodile Dundee. We could go on, but the key commonality here is love for muscle cars. More than anything, that’s what ties these two countries together from opposite ends of the Earth.
General Motors has capitalized on that shared trait by bringing powerful Holdens over to America under Pontiac badges. Arch-rival Ford, meanwhile, has gone the other way, taking a popular American performance badge and slapping it on one of its Australian products.
The result is the Ford Boss 335 GT. Based on the Falcon sedan, Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) has given the Boss 335 GT a touch more power than the 2012 Boss 302 Mustang: the 335′s supercharged 5.0-liter DOHC 32-valve V8 pumps out 450 horsepower and 420 lb-ft of torque (compared to the 440hp and 380 lb-ft on the all-motor Boss Mustang). The power’s driven to the 19″ rear wheels through a six-speed manual and kept in check by oversized, cross-drilled and ventilated Brembo brakes.
FPV’s also made sure the special Falcon got all the requisite striping you’d expect from a Boss, and equipped the interior with everything they bad to throw at it. With the American and Australian dollars close to par, though, the $70,000 sticker price may seem a little steep. UNfortunately, this is an exclusively Aussie product, so if you (i.e. our U.S. readers) want to show ‘em who’s Boss, you’ll have to stick to the Mustang.
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Lancia again shows special editions
It is good practice to Lancia in the absence of real news with "special editions" of the existing model range to come and thats no different this time in Geneva. To the Delta some extra attention, the Italians take the S MomoDesign to Switzerland.
This version is recognizable by its keyed bumper and side skirts, dark headlamp housings, 18-inch wheels, dual chrome exhaust and a black tailgate. Two new exterior colors are available: Anthracite Grey and Eclipse Black, which also can be combined for better two-tone work.
The Ypsilon comes as Elefantino and, like the Delta S Momo Design. In the latter there is a choice of five two-tone colors: matte black on boot, roof and exterior contrasts with the body color Neve White, Vulcano Black, Red Argilla, Pietra Grey and Blue Zaffiro.
At the rear you will find chrome accents and the Momo Design logo can be found on the B-pillar and the 15-inch alloy wheels and in the interior, where dark colors predominate. Steering wheel and shift knob have leather.
elephant
The Ypsilon Elefantino bearing the legendary, dating from 1953 that the elephant Ypsilons of late nineties adorned. It is the new entry-level version of the current Yp, you can let spray colors Turquoise, Sabbia Beige, White Neve, Pietra Grey and new two-tone variant Turquoise / Black Vulcano. In this version you will find learning to control.
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