Thread: Keiraville silmad hypercar

Briti tootja kruntidega uue sportauto kasutades motorsport oskusteabe ja sihib Aasia laienemine Caterham boss Tony Fernandes tahab teha oma firma Asias Porsche pikaajaliselt — ja ta näeb kõik välja hypercar plaani koos rohkem mainstream mudeleid oluliste osadena.
Rääkides Renault valmistada ühiselt müügiks uue sportauto poolt mõlemad kaubamärgid koos Autocar pärast väljakuulutamist ettevõtete tie-up, Fernandes näitas, et koostöö oli ainult esimene samm partnerluses.
See on lihtsalt rida algab Caterham tooted, ütles Fernandes. Ma tean, see kõlab äärmiselt ambitsioonikas, kuid Porsche peab olema minu malli.
Pilk saavutuse, kaugemale sportauto arenev ettevõte Cayenne ja Panamera. Ootame meie suurim saavutus sportauto ees-Aasias, ja see on turg, mis meeldib maasturid ja linna autod samuti. Kui me saame seal asutatud brändi, siis on meil võimalus.
Fernandes ütles, et ootab ta töötada Renault tulevaste projektide joint venture hinnad kulude kokkuhoiu tõttu, kuid ta rõhutas, et kokkulepe ei takista kumbki lepinguosaline töötab koos teiste partneritega või üksi.
Sel eesmärgil Fernandes kinnitas ka soov ehitada ka hypercar kui firma oli hulga rohkem taskukohane autode müüki. Endine F1 tehniline direktor ja nüüd boss Caterham tehnoloogiate Mike Gascoygne kinnitati, et projekt on hindamise alusel.
Keiraville motorsport oskusteave, carbonfibre oskusteave, dünaamika ja aerodünaamiline oskusteabe teha see juhtub, ütles Gascoyne. Minu töö on põhiliselt kommertsialiseerimist meie motorsport kaasamine. Halo-kabiin, näitab meie teadmisi oleks üks, väga ahvatlev võimalus seda.
Tehnilise lahenduse ja projekteerimise tööd Caterham ja Alpi sportautode on öelnud, et juba alanud, koos olles algas ammu enne viimase nädala ametliku teadaande projekti. Kuigi müük ei hakka kuni 2014 kõige varem kontseptsiooni auto võiks ilmuda aastal ütles Gascoyne.
Alpide näidatakse stiilis tugineda selle A110, kuid kell Caterham meil täiesti erinev välimus. Autod otsib täiesti erinevad.

British manufacturer plots new sports car using motorsport know-how and targets Asian expansion Caterham boss Tony Fernandes wants to make his firm Asias Porsche in the long term — and he sees an all-out hypercar as a vital part of the plan, along with more mainstream models.
Talking to Autocar after the announcement of the firms tie-up with Renault to produce jointly a new sports car for sale by both brands, Fernandes revealed that the co-operation was only the first step in the partnership.
This is just the start of the line on Caterham products, said Fernandes. I know it sounds ambitious in the extreme, but Porsche has to be my template.
Look at what they have achieved, growing beyond a sports car firm with the Cayenne and Panamera. We expect our biggest success with the sports car to come in Asia, and that is a market that likes SUVs and city cars as well. If we can get the brand established there, then we have an opportunity.
Fernandes said that he expects to work with Renault on future projects because of the cost savings that the joint venture offers but he stressed that the agreement did not preclude either party working with other partners, or alone.
To that end, Fernandes also confirmed a desire to build a hypercar when the firm had a range of more affordable cars on sale. Former F1 technical director and now boss of Caterham Technologies Mike Gascoygne confirmed that the project was under evaluation.
Caterham has the motorsport know-how, the carbonfibre know-how, the dynamics and aerodynamic know-how to make it happen, said Gascoyne. My job is to essentially commercialise our motorsport involvement. Having a halo car that demonstrates our expertise would be one, very appealing way of doing that.
Engineering and design work on the Caterham and Alpine sports cars is said to be well underway, with the project having begun long before last weeks formal announcement. Although sales are not due to begin until 2014 at the earliest, a concept car could appear within a year, said Gascoyne.
The Alpine will be styled to invoke the A110, but at Caterham we will have a totally different look. The cars will look completely different.