2012 Maserati Quattroporte S and Sport GT S (4.7 l, M139, MY13) received a Power Increase package along with the new GranTurismo Sport. Thanks to optimising the engine mapping, increasing the valve overlap above 5,500 rpm thanks to VVT system and optimal use of timing advance. All this resulted in increased performance in SPORT mode…
Template:TVR road car timeline
As You may know I’m very active on Wikipedia. One of the pages that I have created is a timeline template for TVR in 2013. See more on Wikipedia
Lancia Kappa Performance Table
New performance table on wikipedia, collecting all the important performance data on Kappa saloon, SW and Coupé. Still couple of missing data that will be corrected soon. Lancia Kappa on Wikipedia
Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione
The 8C Competizione (production) has a unique platform that shares several components with the Maserati Granturismo and MC Stradale. The engine was dry sump (disputed – 2 owners manuals point to wet sump, also there is a regular oil dipstick same as on Maserati 4.7). – Centro Documentazione AR. Why is this important? Some claim…
Pagani Zonda performance table
Pagani Zonda on Wikipedia
Recent Wikipedia Activity
My recent Wikipedia activity that I wish to promote: Go check it out: Maserati Coupé and Spyder Jaguar XK8 (project code X100) Aston Martin DB7 *disclaimer: Levante and Ghibli tables were mearly updated, rest created
Maserati 3200 GT GTA Assetto Corsa production numbers
3200 GT 1998-2001: 2689 including: 3200 GT Assetto Corsa 2001: 163 3200 GTA 1999-2002: 2106 including: 3200 GTA Assetto Corsa 2001: 96 Total: 4795, including 259 Assetto Corsa Maserati Tipos on Bozhdynsky.com Maserati 3200 GT on Wikipedia Maserati 3200 GT project on Italdesign.it
Alfa Romeo Giulietta 116 1.3 engine rumour
There was a rumour that Giulietta (tipo 116) 1.3 engine was originally intended for GTA 1300 Junior. Both those cars had oversquare engines with 67.5 mm stroke. GTA 1300 Junior engine was based on 1.6 Twin Cam modified with shorter stroke. Interstingly both 1.3 Twin Cam engines from Giulia Sprint era had 1,290 cc capacity…
Gamma Coupé production tables update
New tables, first one deduced from both sides based on the series-specific production data from the other, with still 1 example missing. Looks like first examples of FL MY ’80 were in fact made by the end of ’79. Updated on wikipedia. Also a fun fact: both cars were designed by Pininfarina, but apparently only…
GTV/Spider V6 TB power
is… 147kW (200CV) 9 documents provided by manufacturer regarding the CORRECT GTV/Spider V6 TB power, both Phase 1 and Phase 2. All state 147kW (200CV) not 148 not 149. It does not matter if You found a journalist or a register that provides other information. MANUFACTURER states 147kW. See brochures, owner’s manual, workshop manual, press…
4C/8C unrelated
Reply from Alfa Romeo: Szanowny Panie. Odpowiadając na przesłany e-mail, zgodnie z informacjami otrzymanymi ze służb handlowych FCA Poland S.A. informujemy, ze modele ALFA ROMEO 8C i modele ALFA ROMEO 4C to 2 różne samochody. Dziękujemy za kontakt i łączymy pozdrowienia. Z wyrazami szacunku. Translation: Sir. Responding to the sent e–mail, according to information received…
Alfa Romeo GTV and Spider Production Numbers
Alfa Romeo GTV and Spider Production Numbers Following table is updated with my original research. And so years: 1993, 1994, 2002, 2003 ad 2004 are different from those based on other sources and are most up-to-date. Currently year 2001 is being researched as up to this point it was only done selectively in search of limited…
8C relation to 4C
Someone was constantly trying to ‘update’ wikipedia with his opinion that an Alfa 4C is a successor to an Alfa 8C Competizione. After a long struggle to keep the vandal away, person in question tried even to find a ‘half-pint’ source to his ‘half-pint’ factual opinion. Just because some journalist called a 4C half-pint successor…