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Nicola Larini is the owner of the first 8c competizione production.

I don't know.There was a rumour that it would only be a soft top and that the cc was cancelled.Granturismo is a wonderful car....just wait until you see it live...only the mirrors (same with 159's) do not fit...they look too bulky for the rest of the car which is sleek.The original mirrors on the Granturismo were supposed to be more like those on the 156,very similar in design.It looks fresher than the quattroporte and has more presence.The quattroporte is more bulky...the GT is sleeker,more athletic and a more inspiring shape....the quattroporte is morbido.The interior is identical in style and value to the Quattroporte.I also like the wheels but i prefer the other wheels (blue GT) which were displayed in the display case in geneva.The production version will look better....it will have a more beautiful grille with bars painted and chromed...this will finish the front a lot better.

Granturismo price in Italy:115.000 €.All maserati engines will be in blue and mirrors are from the alfa 159.The production version will have a chrome and painted grille.Spyder will be even more beautiful...maybe launch in geneva 2008.

http://www.worldcarfans.com/photos.cfm/photoID/3070322.003/country/gcf/bmw/new-bmw-m3-v8-engine http://www.m3post.com/

Any news about 848?

It's a blaupunkt system.OK - Maserarti are ofcourse finding ways to reduce costs....which is a good thing.They want to make some profit for a change.It means that by reducing costs by component sharing, for example, that they can improve in other areas.

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They have voted the Ducati 1098 not only the best in its class within the Supersport category, but also the overall best design of 2006, winning this year’s Motorcycle Design Trophy. http://www.italiaspeed.com/2007/cars/other/ducati/02/design_association_award/2102.html

http://www.supercars.net/pitlane/pics/3242775d.jpg

They are from Castriota,project manager of Pininfarina....

Car Design of the Year 2006 - Production 1st Place: Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione. Over 73% of the votes for a top three place 2nd Place: Audi R8. 71% of readers awarded it a top three place 3rd Place: Ferrari 599GTB. 47% of readers awarded it a top three place http://www.cardesignnews.com/site/home/display/store4/item65121/

A frined of mine is thinking to equip his 156 1.8ts with 215/45-R17 (his alfa is fitted with R16,bilstain and OEM springs). I want to hear some pros and cons.

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Do we know anything about price??

Do we have any news about new 848 or new 749 (rumors says that it will be 800cc) ?

video http://www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/news/evonews/203729/evo_car_of_the_year_2006.html

Quotes from CAR mag. for 8c Spider. -Alfa's Ferrari -As BALLISTIC AS FERRARI F430 and quicker than a Maserati Gransport. -The sparco racing seat was originally developed for the ferrari enzo. -SYMPHONY...the noise it makes is absolutely divine.The four tailpipes sound like an orchestra,lifting the v8's burbling vibe to a cresendo.The alfa minders listened nervously. -The 8C even TRUMPS THE FERRARI'S F430 4.3 LITRES and serves up more torque. -ALFA RISING..nobody at Alfa is kidding themselves that the 8c is a turnaround car.But it's one hell of a halo model,and it could just be the start of another era of Italian glory. Ferrari 599 GTB 2,7kgr/hp Ferrari F430 3kgr/hp Alfa 8C Competizione 3kgr/hp Ferrari F430 Spider 3,1kgr/hp Ferrari 612 Scaglietti 3,4kgr/hp Maserati Gransport 4,2kgr/hp Maserati Coupe 4,3kgr/hp Maserati Gransport Spyder 4,3kgr/nm Ferrari 599 GTB 2,8kgr/nm Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione 2,9kgr/nm Ferrari F430 3,1kgr/nm Ferrari 612 Scaglietti 3,1kgr/nm Ferrari F430 Spider 3,3kgr/nm Maserati Gransport 3,7kgr/nm Maserati Coupe 3,7kgr/nm Maserati Gransport Spyder 3,8kgr/nm

http://socalspeedzone.com/pages/ferrarifactory.html

Car Magazine December 2006 "Absolute Alfa We drive the glorious 8c Competizione the coolest italian of modern times" "In December's issue ON SALE NOVEMBER 1st! It's the coolest, most stirring Italian sports car of modern times, and CAR is the only magazine in the world to drive it. Welcome to the Alfa 8C Competizione" "Driving Alfa's Ferrari beater It's a world exclusive for the explosive new issue of CAR magazine, on sale from 1 November. The 8C Competizione is an Alfa that will cost over £100k and out-punch its own brothers from Ferrari and Maserati. A year before it goes on sale and ages before any other magazine on the planet, CAR gets a drive… " "World exclusive: we drive Alfa's supercar Alfa Romeo's achingly beautiful 8C supercar has the performance and dynamics to match its looks. We know, because CAR is the only magazine in the world to drive it. Our December issue, officially on sale today (1 November), includes an 11-page feature on the new supercar, with breath-taking images of the car shot in Alfa's old Arese plant. CAR Online has told you the 8C basics, that the supercar has a 4.7-litre V8 packing 450bhp, and that the lightweight beauty can devour the 0-62mph sprint in 4.0sec, before blasting onto 185mph. But in the latest CAR magazine, we can reveal the feel of the controls, the sensation of its acceleration, and how sharply it handles. And in Georg Kacher's world exclusive, we also reveal how much input Ferrari and Maserati have had in the 8C.Ferrari helping to create an in-house F430-botherer...who'd have thought it?"

http://www.vroom.be/fr/actualite-auto-moto/auto-3696_autre-marque-autodelta.asp video http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2248943437344613749&pr=goog-sl