Iħjut Għajnejn Caterham, hypercar

Manifattur Britanniku plottijiet ta ' Sport ġdid li juża l-g ħarfien ta ' motorsport u jimmira espansjoni Asian Caterham boss Tony Fernandes jixtieq jagħmel ditta tiegħu Asias Porsche fit-tul-u jara l-hypercar ta ' kollox bħala parti vitali tal-pjan, flimkien ma ' aktar mainstream Mudelli.
Tkellem ma ' Autocar wara t-t ħabbir tad-ditti ingravata ma ' Renault biex tipproduċi b ' mod Konġunt karozza ġdida għall-bejgħ miż-żewġ marki, Fernandes żvela li l-kooperazzjoni kienet biss l-ewwel pass fis-s ħubija.
Dan huwa biss il-bidu tal-linja fuq prodotti Caterham, qal Fernandes. Naf li ħsejjes ambizzjużi fl-estrem, iżda Porsche għandha tkun il-mudell tiegħi.
Ħares lejn dak li kisbu, tkabbir lil hinn minn ditta tal-karozzi tal-isports b ' Cayenne u Panamera. Aħna nistennew l-akbar suċċess tagħna mal-karozza sportiva li ġejjin fl-Asja, u dan huwa suq li jħobb lil SUVs u l-karozzi tal-Belt ukoll. Jekk inkunu nistgħu niksbu l-marka stabbilita hemmhekk, mela jkollna opportunità.
Fernandes qal li huwa jistenna li jaħdem ma ' Renault fuq proġetti futuri minħabba l-iffrankar tal-ispejje ż li l-joint venture toffri iżda huwa saħaq li l-Ftehim ma jipprekludix lil xi parti milli taħdem ma ' sħab oħra, jew waħedha.
Għal dak il-g ħan, Fernandes ikkonferma wkoll ix-xewqa li jibni hypercar meta d-ditta kellha firxa ta ' karozzi aktar affordabbli għall-bejgħ. Ex-Direttur tekniku tal-F1 u issa boxxla ta ' Caterham technologies Mike Gascoygne kkonfermat li l-pro ġett kien taħt evalwazzjoni.
Caterham għandha l-g ħarfien motorsport, l-g ħarfien tal-karbonfibra, id-dinami ċi u l-g ħarfien aerodinamiku biex dan iseħħ, qal Gascoyne. Xogħli huwa li essenzjalment jikkumerċjalizza l-involviment tal-motorsport tagħna. Li jkollok karozza donnhom raġġiera li turi l-g ħarfien espert tagħna tkun waħda, b ' mod attraenti ħafna li tagħmel dan.
L-in ġinerija u d-disinn tax-xog ħol fuq il-karozzi tal-isports Caterham u Alpini huwa ddikjarat li huwa għaddej sew, bil-pro ġett beda ħafna qabel l-a ħħar ġimgħa tħabbira formali. Għalkemm il-bejg ħ mhuwiex mistenni li jibda sa 2014 l-aktar kmieni, il-Kun Ċett ta ' karozza jista ' jidher fi żmien sena, qal Gascoyne.
L-Alpi se jiġu stilati biex jinvokaw l-A110, iżda fl-Caterham se jkollna ħarsa totalment differenti. Il-karozzi se jidhru kompletament differenti.

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.