lolobetan: racer

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Audi Quattro Racer

The Audi Quattro is a road and rally car, produced by the German automobile manufacturer Audi, part of the Volkswagen Group. It was first shown at the 1980 Geneva Motor Show on 3 March.
The word quattro is derived from the Italian word for "four". The name has also been used by Audi to refer to the quattro four-wheel drive system, or any four-wheel drive version of an Audi model. To avoid confusion, the original Quattro model is also commonly referred to as the Ur-Quattro - the "Ur-" (German for "primordial" or "ancestral") is an augmentative prefix, in this case meaning "original", and is also applied to the first generation Audi S4 and Audi S6 models, as in "Ur-S4" and "Ur-S6".
The Audi Quattro was the first rally car to take advantage of the then-recently changed rules which allowed the use of four-wheel drive in competition racing. It won competition after competition for the next two years.To commemorate the success of the original vehicle, all subsequent Audis with their trademark quattro four wheel drive system were badged "quattro" with a lower case "q". The original car with the upper case "Q" in the Quattro name is a collectors piece.

Audi Quattro

Audi Quattro

Audi Quattro

Audi Quattro

Audi Quattro

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

2010 Benelli Cafe Racer 1130 Picture

The design idea used for the development of the Cafè Racer was that of generating a TNT inspired by the racing bikes of the past, but with a series of matchless, sophisticated details to make it modern plus effective.

The result is a motorbike with an strange persona - a bike which simultaneously offers riding comfort plus extreme performance thanks to its exceptional parts: a higher plus more protective windscreen for greater aerodynamic protection, lower clip-on handlebars in aluminium alloy, single chair ballypan plus tailpiece to experience the thrills of riding a true racer alone, eccentric foot board modification method, carbon parts plus chair support.
As with the design, the colour was also inspired by the past for an exceptional aesthetic impact plus to make the Café Racer even more exclusive in the world gamma of the Streetfighters.

An important innovation in the motor: as in all of the TNT model year 2005 versions, The Café Racer offers the likelihood of modifying motor functions by basically pressing a lighted button on the dash support. The engine control unit can be switched between free power plus controlled power for better control of the motorbike in poor traction conditions. This also guarantees a decrease in fuel consumption of 10-20% depending on driving style plus on the road.