Alfa Romeo 4C Appears in a Cherry Red Shade at Concorso d'Eleganza, Wins Concept Car Category

With the clock ticking for the launch of the production version of Alfa Romeo's 4C sports car, the Italians showed the prototype model in a new cherry red metallic hue at the famous the Concorso d'Elegance Villa d'Este in Italy this past weekend.

The mid-engined Alfa Romeo sports coupe won the eyes and votes of the visitors at the show and took honors as the most beautiful machine in the Concept and Prototype class.
The two-seater model is powered by a 1.7-liter turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine, which produces up to 232hp in other Alfa Romeo cars like the Giulietta (Alfa hasn't said how much it will deliver in the 4C), driving the rear wheels through a dry-clutch transmission.
Alfa Romeo claims that the 4C will weigh less than 900kg (1,984 lbs) and promises a zero to 100km/h (62mph) sprint time of under five seconds and a top speed in excess of 250km/h (+155mph).
Production of the 4C will reportedly begin at Maserati's Modena plant in Italy from May of 2013. The four-meter sports car will be the first Alfa Romeo to arrive in the States before the end of next year.
European pricing is rumored to start from around €50,000 (about US$63,000 at today's exchange rates).
Photo Credits: Autoblog.nl

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New Porsche 911 Club Coupe Special Edition with 424hp Limited to 12 Units

On May 26, 1952, only four years after Porsche began producing cars, a group of seven enthusiasts in Germany established the first Porsche Club in the world. The same year saw the foundation of a second Porsche Club with six members. Today, there are 640 official Porsche Clubs with some 181,000 members in 75 countries around the globe.

To mark the 60th anniversary of the first Porsche Clubs in Germany, the Stuttgart sports car maker has readied a special edition version of the 991 aptly named the 911 Club Coupe.
Based on the latest 911 Carrera S, the new model is available exclusively to Porsche Club members with production limited to only 13 units, one of which will remain with Porsche.
All 13 examples of the 911 Club Coupe are painted in a classic “Brewster Green” hue and feature the standard Sport Design Package that adds a new front bumper and a 'ducktail' rear spoiler, while riding on 20-inch SportTechno alloy wheels.
The interior package includes dark brown leather sport seats with decorative beige stitching, illuminated door entry guards bearing the model designation and anniversary logo, and an aluminum trim kit with a personalized laser engraving "911 Club Coupe – personally built for" and the name of the client.
Under the sheetmetal, the standard PASM sports suspension allows the driver to drop the 911's ride height by as much as 20mm, while the newly developed Carrera S Powerkit provides an extra 30-ponies lifting output from 394hp (400PS) to 424hp (430PS).
Porsche says that with the PDK double-clutch transmission, the 911 Club Coupe completes the 0-100km/h (62mph) sprint in 4.0 seconds.
As mentioned earlier, only 12 club members will have the chance to acquire one 911 Club Coupe, each through a lottery and only after they register their interest on Porsche's dedicated website until July 16, 2012.
Pricing in Germany is set at €142,831 (excluding taxes) and in the U.S., at $175,580.


Via: carscoop

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