May 29th, 2008
After going over a staggering 4000 video entries, the three presenters of the Aussie version of hit UK TV program Top Gear were announced last night at a function in Sydney.
Charlie Cox, Warren Brown and Steve Pizzati are the inaugural presenters for the program and come from a diverse set of backgrounds.
Cox, 47, is a motorsport commentator who worked in Sydney in the ’80’s before moving to the UK where he won several motoring titles in the ’90’s.
Brown, in his mid-40s is best known for his work as a cartoonist in The Daily Telegraph and also has a passion for historic cars.
Finally, Steve Pizzati, the youngest of the group - in his 30s - works as an advanced driving instructor and a race driver for Porsche Australia.
Producers claim that the Australian Top Gear will have a distinctly Australian feel, but will still be based on the popular UK version of the show.
February 3rd, 2008
It is no secret that Bugatti has a second car in development to accompany the infamous Veyron. Although many expected a more subdued and affordable model, this may not be the case.
Bugatti official Julius Kruta has said the Veyron was only the beginning, and that the brand would soon build a second hyper-model.
“Even though it is not economically viable for us, we will do it again. We have bigger plans for the future and the next one from our stables will be even more expensive than the Veyron,”
Reading between the lines, does this mean this new model - unbelievably - will be even faster than the Veyron?
Despite the Veyron’s enormous million-dollar price tag, each car was sold at a loss and its predecessor will be no different.
“The idea was to make a showcase car to tell the world what the Volkswagen group is capable of doing if the sky is the limit, it is a statement car and we are not even meeting the cost of production.”
The Bugatti Veyron’s quad-turbo W16 powerplant already produces 750kW (a symbolic 1001 bhp) in a completely drivable package, one can only begin to imagine the ridiculous figures associated with Bugatti’s next model.
Source: Business24-7
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