You may well ask what is a Ferrari model 166 Inter? Not too many people have ever heard of this car, and even Ferrari owners look a little confused. Why shouldn't they? The 166 was the first Ferrari road car. The Ferrari Company was primarily involved in building pure race cars. This was Enzo Ferrari's passion. However you do have to pay the bills and this was the car that started the road car business. In 1948 the Ferrari 166 introduced at the Turin Motor Show. Typical of the companies' later cars, this was powered by a V12 engine in the front. The engine had two overhead cams, one of which was on each side of the V12 banks.Total engine capacity was 1995 cc or about 2 liters. If you were to divide the total 1995 by 12 you would get 166.25. The company dropped the .25 and the car was called the 166. Naming a Ferrari after the cubic centimeter of one cylinder is now common, and this was the first car to be named this way. The word "inter" was the way the factory would designate cars that were not built with the idea of racing in mind. However, many owners felt that a Ferrari was a dual purpose car. That is, you could drive it in a race and then drive it home. Ferrari owners were not alone in this belief, as many other sport car owners felt the same way about their brands.
The car was a two passenger two door coupe. Ferrari coupes are sometimes called "berlinetta" or a "little saloon" car. Since the 166 Inter Ferrari has built two and four passenger cars, but they all have two doors. No four doors Ferrari has been sold to date. The 166 Inter was raced and it won the Mille Miglia race in May of 1948. Cars like this continued their dual purpose role and over the years Ferrari's reputation began to grow. Total production of the 166 Inter was 36 cars over a three year span. In today's world a 105bph car capable of 120 mph would not be looked at twice. But if you would like one RM Auctions is advertising a 1949 model for sale on May 17, 2009. Estimated value is around $500,000.
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When most people talk about Ferrari they think about and discuss either the single passenger pure race cars or the two passenger sports racing or the two passenger road cars. Very little is ever mentioned about the four passenger cars.
Ferrari decided to build a four passenger car so that the company could get into additional markets. However, one of the decisions he made was that it had to have two rather than four doors. To date, as far as I can tell, the factory has never produced a four door model for the general buyer.
The challenge faced by the company was to make a four passenger car on their current two seat chassis. In later years they were faced with the same problem, and they came up with the 308 GT/4, not a particularly popular car.
In 1960 they solved the problem with the 250 GTE 2+2. Was it successful? Well about 950 of them were made, which makes it the top seller in the 250 series.
The designation of 250 GTE 2+2 as the model number was based on several factors. First the 250 represented in cubic centimeters the cylinder size of one of the V12 cylinders. The GT was for Grand Touring and the E was from the 508E, a new chassis design. The 2+2 meant that the front two passengers found a normal sized area up front, and the +2 meant that two could sit in the rear. For this car the two rear seat passengers had adequate but not spacious room. Many other brands have used the 2+2 designation, but in the majority of cases, the rear area had no leg room. It was more of a marketing ploy to satisfy some government regulations about the need for larger capacity cars.
The 250 GTE 2+2 was rated at 235bhp, slightly lower than the typical 250 series car. It had an unusual gear box with four speeds and an electric overdrive. Disc brakes were fitted all around. The top speed was listed as 136mph, again lower than other 250 series models. However, keep in mind that this particular car was designed as a road car and not a sports racing automobile. Other significant factors were a generous boot to hold luggage, and improved heating and ventilation for the passenger's comfort.
While an outstanding handling car and a great touring car, the 2+2 does not rival the other 250's when it comes to the used car marketplace. It has been typical of Ferrari 2+2's that the original prices are higher than the companion two seat versions, they depreciate much faster and are less sought after by collectors. A 1961 model with 34,000 miles was recently advertised in England for $134,000. Still a lot of money for a used car, but nothing like what other Ferrari collector cars would bring.
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The new Audi A6 Allroad quattro is developed on the base of current generation Audi A6 Avant, just like the first generation. From the stock A6 the difference is air suspension, different bumpers, different grill, quattro Four wheel drive and other elements already in the stock model.
First generation Audi A6 Allroad quattro appeared in 2000. It remained as the only car of this class. It was so, because with the same ideology made Subaru Outback and Volvo XC70 were not its direct competitors, since they were smaller and cheaper. At the time the Audi brand direct competitors BMW and Mercedes-Benz were more focused on the SUV's - X5 and ML. Soon Audi did the same with Q7. However Audi also made a new A6 Allroad quattro.
The biggest difference in exterior from stock A6 are chrome details on the body. Interior of Audi A6 Allroad quattro is an analogue to the stock A6. About its off road characteristics tells plastic caps that protects it from scratches. However, unlike the previous generation model, these plastic elements are painted and gives elegance to the car. Despite the relatively large potential maximum clearance (7,3 inches), Audi A6 Allroad quattro with its silhouette looks more like a traditional wagon.
Audi A6 Allroad quattro 3.2 FSI Tiptronic dynamics are good. 255 horsepower engine allows to make 0-60 in 7, 7 seconds and reach 150 miles an hour. If 255 horsepower is not enough, there are 4,2-liter V8 engine with 350 horsepower. There are also available two diesel engines - 2.7 with 170 hp and 3.0 with 233 hp.
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The Ferrari 212 Inter was produced from 1951 through 1953. About 80 cars were built during this time period. Typical of early cars, the factory designed and built a chassis with full engine and running gears and the buyer was able to commission a different company to build the body. This is why many early Ferrari cars carry the same model number but do not look alike.
Typical for Ferrari the 212 designated the cubic centimeters of one cylinder of the engine. So the V12 engine for this automobile was 212cc x 12 or around 2,544 cc. The actual value was 2,562 cc as values for model numbers were rounded up or down at the factory's discretion.
The basic engine was the same design as the earlier 166 Inter, however it had been bored out to increase the horsepower to 150 with two carburetors. Cars towards the end of the series received three carburetors and were rated at about 170bph. As in earlier cars the Inter models were not designed for racing, but raced they were. If you wanted one specifically for racing you chose the 212 Export model.
These cars were bodied in coupe, cabriolet and spider designs by some of the leading companies such as, Vignale, Ghia and Pinin Farina (who changed their name to Pininfarina years later). The chassis was tubular steel, a practice that you could see on cars produced through the 1980's. The transmission was a five speed manual, again a design that lasted until 1994 when a six speed manual was introduced.
Are these models very valuable? Well at a December 2008 auction a Ferrari 212 Export (remember the model designed for racing) was bid up to $1,946,000 and not sold as the reserve had not been met.
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The company was founded in 1994 by Christian von Koenigsegg. Its profiles is world class super cars. Their first car - Koenigsegg CC prototype - was first publicized in 1996. It took them four years to present the full production prototype. It was shown at the 2000 Paris Motor Show.
After that it took two years to make a delivery. So in 2002 at the Geneva Auto Show first customer received his CC8S. In 2006 Koenigsegg introduced the CCX, but in 2007 - first green super car in the world - the CCXR, which is a bioflexfuel version of the CCX.
In the company works Swedish auto engineer Mattias Vöcks. His day job is also his hobby. He unbelievably loves these orange asphalt carnivorous. But there are something that he loves even a little more - the classical Volvo cars. Fortunately to Mattias, Koenigsegg management has authorized him in his free time to play with his hobbies. He creates old Volvo into quick and breathtaking super car.
First time when the world heard about Mattias Vöcks was in 2006. In time when he presented the classic 1967 Volvo Amazon, which looked like a hotrod and had 600 horsepower engine.
Now Mattias Vöcks has told that he is preparing a new Volvo explosive, which will be built on the basis of 1961 Volvo P1800 coupe. Now on public has came some of design studio Vizualtech made images so it is possible to see what Koenigsegg engineering masterpiece will look like.
The author of the project has noted that he had to changed classical P1800 proportions to achieve the desired power, aerodynamics and manageability. The car front end has had to extend about 70mm to mount 4.4-liter V8 engine with a turbine and it will reach around 600 horsepower.
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