Thread: Caterham oči hypercar

Britanski proizvajalec parcel nov športni avto z motorsport znanja in cilje azijski širitev Caterham šef Tony Fernandes želi, da bi njegovo podjetje Porsche Asias dolgoročno — in vidi vse-out hypercar kot pomemben del načrta, skupaj z več mainstream modelov.
Govori, da avtomobil po razglasitvi podjetja tie-up z Renault za proizvodnjo skupaj novi športni avto za prodajo obeh blagovnih znamk, Fernandes je pokazala, da sodelovanje je le prvi korak v partnerstvu.
To je šele začetek vrstice za Caterham izdelke, je dejal Fernandes. Vem, da zveni ambiciozen v skrajnosti, vendar Porsche mora biti moje predloge.
Poglejte kaj so dosegli, raste po športni avto podjetje z Cayenne in Panamera. Pričakujemo, da naš največji uspeh z športni avto, da pridejo v Aziji, in to je trg, ki ima rad SUV in mesto avtomobilov tudi. Če bomo lahko dobili blagovne znamke, sedež, potem imamo priložnost.
Fernandes je dejal, da on pričakuje, da delo z Renault na prihodnjih projektov zaradi prihranki stroškov, ki ponuja skupno podjetje, vendar je poudaril, da sporazum ne izključuje obeh pogodbenic, ki delajo z drugimi partnerji, ali sam.
V ta namen Fernandes tudi potrdila željo graditi na hypercar, ko podjetja je spekter več cenovno dostopnih avtomobilov na prodajo. Nekdanji tehnični direktor F1 in zdaj šef Caterham tehnologij Mike Gascoygne potrdila, da projekt pod oceno.
Caterham je motorsport znanje, znanje carbonfibre, dinamiko in aerodinamične znanja, da se je zgodilo, je dejal Gascoyne. Moja naloga je, da v bistvu komercializaciji naše sodelovanje motorsport. Imajo halo avto, ki dokazuje, da naše strokovno znanje je eden, zelo privlačen način počne to.
Projektiranja in delo na Caterham in alpski športnih avtomobilov je dejal, da je zelo napredovalo, s projektom začeli dolgo pred uradno najavo zadnjih tednov. Čeprav prodaje niso zaradi začne do 2014 prej, koncept avtomobila lahko pojavijo v enem letu, je dejal Gascoyne.
Alpsko bo styled sklicevati na A110, ampak na Caterham bo imamo popolnoma drugačen pogled. Avtomobilov bo videti popolnoma različne.

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.