getting exotic

Quaranta

Exotic cars are definitely the ultimate in tuned cars since they come straight out of the factory, driven to perfection. While most students like me cannot afford exotic cars, many car tuning hobbyists can create innovations for us. In actual fact, with the right tuning car parts, excellent know- how and maintenance, we can easily surpass the performance of even the most expensive and rarest vehicles down the road.

While continuing my fascination with exotic cars I may never own, let us put our focus on this great driving machine that is named Quaranta.

Quaranta is the Italian word for 40. This car name is given to an innovative concept car from ItalDesign Giugiaro, which was built to commemorate Giorgetto Giugiaro's 40th year of auto design. Hmm..very logical eh?

Anyway, this is the first concept car to incorporate Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive in a mid-engine layout. The idea was originally to create an extreme, but ecological, 4-wheel-drive supercar containing a cabin that can accommodate three adults plus an infant.

The midship packaging of the hybrid powertrain enabled Giugiaro to make a one-volume, sleek silhouette shape. This is so vital to mitigating the aerodynamic drag isn’t it? Additionally, the slick shape of the vehicle itself is incorporated with rear aerodynamic flaps inspired by Formula 1. Italdesign implies that Quaranta’s low wind resistance enables it to reach a top speed of 155 mph and to accelerate from 0–100 km/h (0–62 mph) in 4.0 seconds.

Unquestionably, Quaranta is not simply a design exercise, it is a way of showcasing the high class automotive expertise of Italdesign Giugiaro. With the details the exterior and interior car designs, the Italian firms obviously provide great engineering services for chassis, mechanicals and bodywork. By the way, do you know the latest in their automotive technology? If not so, then better search for their innovative use of solar panels in obtaining additional energy for the hybrid powerplant. This innovation will amaze and impress you more. Italian automotive firms are not just ordinary group of experts, they are equipped with highly technological facilities.