Alfa to return to WTCC under diesel power
After showing off one of the hottest concepts in the form of the 8C Competizione at the Paris Auto Show, Alfa Romeo is now making some greenish news in motorsports. According to Auto Industry, U.K. magazine Autosport is reporting that the Italian automaker will return to the FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) with a manufacturer-backed team and two diesel-powered vehicles. Autosport says that the decision was approved at the board level in September and that a racing version of the 147 is currently under development. It's speculated that four gasoline-powered race cars will accompany the two diesels.
This August article on the Autosport website discusses Alfa's decision to use the 147 over the 159 in a speculated full return to the series, but it doesn't make any references to diesel power plants. I wasn't able to find similar news from any other sources, so let's keep our fingers crossed and hope this isn't just a bunch of baloney (...er prosciutto).
[Source: Auto Industry]
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HYLTON E. DONALDSON 10:15PM (10/11/2006)
I HAVE READ MANY ARTICLES ON FUEL EFFICIENCY, ABOUT THE NEW HYBRIDS, THE IMPROVED DIESEL, ETC., ETC. BUT WHAT ABOUT IMPROVING GASOLINE ITSELF. I KNOW AS A FACT THAT GASOLINE IS A HIGHLY POTENT FUEL BUT ARE WE LACKING THE ABILITY TO HARNESS GASOLINE AND GET HIGH MILES PER GALLON? BACK IN THE LATE 70'S HIGH MILEAGE ENTHUSIASTS CLAIMED TO HAVE MADE CARBURETORS THAT GAVE OVER 70 MILES PER GALLON ON A FORD GALAXIE 500. WHY ARE WE NOW NOT HEARING ANYTHING ABOUT VAPORIZING GASOLINE? I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN BUILD A DEVICE COSTING LESS THAN $300.00 WHICH WILL GIVE OVER 60 MILES PER GALLON. THIS CAN BE DONE IN AN APPLIED PHYSICS LAB. ALL THE COMPONENTS TO DO THE JOB ARE NOW AVAILABLE, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF PUTTING THINGS TOGETHER.
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Peter 9:07AM (10/12/2006)
If the components are available, is there a way to find out what the components are?
I just thought that is was mythes about the magic carburators...
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Phil 4:45PM (10/12/2006)
If this thing is so freaking brilliant, why don't YOU DO IT?
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