New rendered De Tomaso Ghepardo 4-door coupe

New De Tomaso Ghepardo 4-door coupe This purple-highlighted design study is Frederik Tjellesen's view of what a new vehicle for the on-again / off-again De Tomaso brand could look like if he were to be involved. Named the Ghepardo, it's a four-door coupe that draws from former DeTomaso vehicles like the Pantera and Mangusta, as well as the idea that fine Italian automobiles (burning to the ground or not), need to be custom-tailored much like a suit.

De Tomaso Ghepardo 4-door coupe

Power for the fantasy car, as with many former De Tomaso cars, comes from a Ford-sourced engine; in this case, it would be a 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 cranked up to 465 horsepower or four 80+ kW wheel-mounted motors (also good for a theoretical 450+ horsepower) that are powered by methanol fuel cells in the trunk.

Somewhere, the car has something called "bottom windows" for the purpose of "[increasing] the rear passengers' perception of speed", while the rear doors are gullwing units that also function as the boot lids.

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news Ferrari building new simulator

i read a news that Ferrari is hard at work on a new formula one simulator, according to reports in the Spanish press. The sports daily Marca claims that Marc Gene is at the forefront of the high-tech equipment's development, and that his test at Jerez this week was almost exclusively centred on collecting information for the simulator.



McLaren's top secret state-of-the-art simulator is known as being currently the best among F1 teams, and it took much of the credit for Lewis Hamilton's sensational rookie season in 2007. Red Bull was believed to be building a similar unit and software for its own factory.

But Marca believes that Ferrari's new simulator will be superior to all others in F1, following more than 18 months of development led by Felipe Massa's former race engineer Gabriele Delli Colli.

Gene, Ferrari's secondary test driver, commented that the simulator is already operating at an advanced level. “I haven't tested like this for nearly a year and I should be a lot more rusty,” the Spaniard said at Jerez earlier this week, “but I am only a half or second or so away from Räikkönen. This is thanks to the simulator, which allows you to keep pace. It is a very big help,” he added.

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2007 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti 2dr Cpe

Specs
All new 2007 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti specifications include engine specs, transmission, drivetrain, bodystyle, color choices, standard features and options, and more. These vehicle specs will arm you with the knowledge you will need to shop for or compare cars.
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* City 10/hwy 17 (5.7L engine/6-speed sequential manual trans)
* City 11/hwy 17 (5.7L engine/6-speed manual trans)

Exterior

* Auto headlamps w/washers
* Front/rear fog lights
* Light tinted windows
* Pwr heated mirrors w/tilt-down feature
* Rain-sensing wipers
* Rear lip spoiler
* Rear window defogger

Interior

* Alloy trim on gear knob
* Aluminum gear shift knob
* Aluminum instrument panel insert
* AM/FM stereo w/CD-inc: trunk mounted 6-disk CD-changer, amplifier, (9) speakers
* Automatic two-zone climate control
* Aux pwr outlet
* Cigar lighter w/ashtray
* Driver/passenger door pocket bins
* Floor console
* Front leather 8-way pwr bucket seats w/memory, adjustable head restraints
* Front/rear center armrest
* Front/rear floor mats
* Full leather headliner
* Ignition immobilizer
* In-dash clock
* Instrumentation-inc: tachometer, oil pressure, engine temp, trip odometer, ambient temp gauge, low tire pressure warning
* Leather trim on doors & dashboard
* Leather-trimmed pwr tilt/telescopic steering wheel
* Lighting-inc: delayed/fade courtesy lights, reading lights, cargo area light
* Lighting-inc: dome light, front reading lights, cargo light
* Passenger-side visor vanity mirror
* Pwr locks
* Pwr remote trunk/hatch release
* Pwr windows w/driver one-touch down
* Rear bucket seats w/adjustable head restraints
* Rear window defogger
* Remote keyless entry
* Security system
* Trip computer
* Window grid antenna

Mechanical

* 18" front/19" rear alloy wheels
* 4-wheel Anti-lock Brake System (ABS)
* 5.7L DOHC MPFI 48-valve V12 engine
* 6-Speed manual transmission
* Auto leveling rear suspension
* Electronic stability control
* Front/rear stabilizer bar
* Front/rear vented disc brakes
* Independent front/rear wishbone suspension w/coil springs
* Limited-slip rear differential
* P245/45ZR18 front tires
* P285/40ZR19 rear tires
* Pwr rack-&-pinion steering
* Rear wheel drive
* Traction control

Note

* **STANDARDS ARE PRELIMINARY**



Safety

* 3-point seat belts w/pretensioners
* 4-wheel Anti-lock Brake System (ABS)
* Driver & front passenger front airbags
* Driver & front passenger side-impact airbags
* Electronic traction control
* Side-impact beams