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Future Sporty Cars - Audi A5
The Geneva 2003 Nuvolari show car hinted at this sporty new coupe, the first on Audi’s new A4 platform, which pulls the transmission partially alongside the engine, with a separately mounted front differential. The production model makes its debut this year at Geneva. It’s on sale late this year, before the next-generation A4. Later, we’ll see an A5 convertible, which essentially replaces the A4 cabrio. The A5 Spaceback, based on last year’s Roadjet concept, hasn’t been approved for the U.S. yet.
TO SUM UP: Audi shoots for the3 Series coupe/convertible market.
Source: MotorTrend
Furture Sporty Car - Alfa Romeo BC
Photography by Editors of Motor Trend, Hans G. Lehmann/Hidden Image, the Manufacturers
Might this stunning coupe be the first Alfa model to go on sale in the U.S.? That’s what those perennial teases in Milan are suggesting now. The hottest rumors have Maserati building a limited-production run of about 600 8Cs in Modena for Alfa starting in September on modified GranSport Coupe underpinnings. The engine is a 450-horse, 4.7-liter version of Maserati’s Ferrari-derived V-8.
The svelte bodywork is carbon-fiber, and the chassis is free of Skyhook electronics. If the Italians stick to the plan (don’t hold your breath), 99 8C coupes will arrive stateside, priced near $200K. The roadster is DOA.
TO SUM UP: The ultimate Italian tease.