Lancia Ypsilon VERSUS

Lancia Ypsilon VERSUS has been announced by the Italian group and will be premiered at Paris Auto Show this year.

Lancia Ypsilon VERSUS features a bronze chrome finished grille, handles, molding on the doors and rear bumpers and tailgate handle. Lancia Ypsilon VERSUS’s interior featuring a special upholstery and brown leather.

Lancia Ypsilon VERSUS comes with special Bronzino Bronze body color, a screen-printed ‘Versus’ logo on the roof and bronze 16″ alloy rims.

Lancia Ypsilon VERSUS has been developed in collaboration with the Versace Group brand and will be limited to 500 units with the sale in March 2009. However, there are no announcement yet about the Lancia Ypsilon VERSUS’s price.

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Goodwood Earls Court Motor Show

The recreation of the classic London Motor Show that was held after the War at Earls Court has been announced by Goodwood.

The Goodwood Earls Court Motor Show will give visitors an insight into how motoring of the future might look from a pre-1966 perspective, with a display of “futuristic” 21st century cars. Each stand of the Goodwood Earls Court Motor Show will be styled like one of the shows from of the 1950s or 1960s.

The Goodwood Earls Court Motor Show also featuring a concours d’elegance organized in collaboration with BGC that will commemorate “the Fastest Car in the World”, featuring around 25 performance cars from the 1920s, right through to the present day.

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IFR Aspid Debut at London Auto Show

The IFR Aspid had its world debut today at the London auto show. The IFR Aspid manages to keep down the weight, fuel consumption and CO2 emissions through a number of technical innovations incorporated in the chassis, suspension, brakes and electrical systems.

The IFR Aspid features an ultra-lightweight aluminum extrusion composite panelled chassis with a mass of just 75kg. This structure offers up to ten times the torsional stiffness of a conventional un-panelled space-frame and enhanced crash protection.

The IFR Aspid also features an ultra-lightweight stainless steel brake system that includes thin twin discs each with turbine-shaped slots for maximum air cooling and braking efficiency.

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