Articles by LamboV10
Italian Cars
31/03/23
That’s right, folks! After a long, long wait, the replacement of the Aventador has finally been revealed! It’s called “Revuelto” and it is an important step forward for Lamborghini, being the brand’s first production hybrid supercar, a.k.a. HPEV (High Performance Electrified Vehicle) .
Gaming
22/04/21
So yesterday, after a long 9-month wait, the first proper trailer for the long-awaited new game in the Test Drive series, Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown , has finally been showed to us. Despite only being a 1-minute long cinematic trailer, with no in-engine footage to be seen, it actually revealed quite a lot of new information about the game:
Italian Cars
07/09/20
It all began two days ago. Two days ago i went on a family trip to one of the country’s biggest lakes. We visited some ancient ruins and looked at a massive statue of a saint… but that’s not important, is it? The reason i was so excited about this trip was that, this time, i was the one driving. For the first time in my life since i got my license i drove for more than 30 minutes, while also learning to tackle things such as hairpins and a ridiculously tight bridge.
Italian Cars
22/08/20
It is no secret that Japanese people love cars. Not surprisingly, Japan’s car culture is considered by many as the best in the world, because you can find literally any kind of cars: not just Japanese ones, but also European and even American ones!
Gaming
07/07/20
What is Test Drive? Racing games have existed for a long time. Starting from Atari’s Gran Trak 10 , released in 1973 , racing games have evolved in many different ways, and several franchises, each with their own unique characteristics, have become extremely successful at entertaining players and car enthusiasts all around the world.
Japanese
07/06/20
When most people hear “Isuzu”, the first thing thst springs into their mind is likely going to be diesel engines and trucks. But what if i told you that Isuzu once made sports cars as well? And that their sports cars were also good? In 1980 Isuzu lauched the Piazza , a Giugiaro-designed, wedge-shaped, sporty 3-door liftback coupe, which replaced the beautiful 117 Coupe. It was sold as the Isuzu Impulse in the USA and Canada, and as the Holden Piazza in Australia.
Japanese
01/05/20
The world we live is is constantly evolving, with new andd more advanced technoogies being developed and made available to the public. Cars are part of this evolution, and in the last few years have spent enormous amounts of time and money in researching and developing more efficient, usually electric vehicles, as well as highly advanced computerized systems capable of driving a car without the aid of a human being. The key words here are: Electrification and Autonomous driving .
Japanese
13/04/20
When someone mentions racing anime, pretty much everybody knows about Initial D or Wangan Midnight , but those are not the only racing anime in existence. If you’re an old timer you might have heard of an old anime from the late ‘60s known as Mach GoGoGo (a.k.a. Speed Racer ), which was hugely successful at the time, but there are still a lot more racing anime in the world. Most of said racing anime, however, didn’t last long, and have since fallen into obscurity, even in their home country of Japan.
Gaming
08/04/20
Ladies and Gentlemen! The 2nd Round of the PCRGT Championship , which was entirely dedicated to the Nissan Skyline, has just ended! A total of 10 drivers from 54 different teams took part to the race. Before diving into the race let’s talk about the drivers and their cars.
Italian Cars
24/02/20
The victorious Lancia and the struggling Alfa Romeo During the late ‘80s and the early ‘90s Lancia was dominating the WRC . Thanks to the Delta HF Integrale , Lancia won the WRC’s Constrctor’s Championship six times in a row, from 1987 all the way to 1992 , plus four Driver’s Championships ( Juha Kankkunen (1987-1991) and Miki Biasion (1988-1989) ), a record still unbeaten today.
Italian Cars
24/01/20
1994 I.DE.A. Fiat Lampo The Fiat Lampo was designed by Italian design and engineering company I.De.A Institute S.r.l. back in 1994 . It was based on the 1st generation Fiat Punto, of which it represented a coupé-style renterpretation.
Gaming
20/01/20
YES! YOU READ THAT RIGHT! A French Reddit user has recently written a post in which he shared some interesting information regarding a new TDU game. Said information was allegedly sent to him by a group of friends who work for different French game developers, who also have friends who apparently work at Bigben and represent the source of the leak.
Italian Cars
24/12/19
After a long hiatus, Raging Bulls is finally back! Sorry if it took so long, but unfortunately i had to temporarly stop working on this issue because i had to concentrate on more important things, such as school, etc… Anyway, this is my Christmas gift to all of you. Hope you like it and have a good read! Oh, and Merry Christmas!
Italian Cars
24/09/19
The Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale was a mid-engined sports car built in a very limited series by Alfa Romeo between 1967 and 1969. It was based on the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 racecar. Due to its high usage of race-derived technologies, it was one of the most expensive cars of its time, with a retail price of about 9,750,000 lire . The 33’s curvy lines were penned by Franco Scaglione and the car itself was built by Carrozzeria Marazzi. To this day, it is considered by many as the most beautiful car ever made.
British Cars
06/09/19
The late ‘90s/early ‘00s are considered by many as British sports car manufacturer TVR ‘s golden era. With models such as the Cerbera, Griffith, Tuscan and Sagaris, TVR represented a serious threat to estabilished supercar brands such as Ferrari and Lamborghini. But the TVR we’re looking at today is way more interesting than the aforementioned models.
Gaming
01/09/19
Yesterday was the 25th Anniversary of Need For Speed .
Italian Cars
03/08/19
In 1971 Lamborghini presented the stunning Countach LP500 prototype. Three years later, in 1974 , the Countach entered production as the LP400 . In the following years, Canadian billionaire Walter Wolf modified three LP400s and his modifications would later give birth to the improved LP400 S version, built in three distinct series.
Gaming
06/07/19
A warm summer night in 199X. It’s 10:00 PM on Mount Akina, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Everything seems calm, when all of a sudden a deafening noise can be heard echoing through the mountains. Soon, four cars appear out of nowhere, drifting downhill at high speed. All these cars are part of the local street racing team, the Akina Speed Stars
Italian Cars
02/07/19
In the late 60s, Automobili Lamborghini took the world by storm with the Miura. The Miura was widely acclaimed after its intruduction in 1966 and was a very succesful car that went as far as revolutionizing the concept of ‘supercar’, but by the early ‘70s it was starting to show its age, especially due to the arrival of new, more modern rivals, such as the Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona . As such, Ferruccio Lamborghini decided it was time to start working on a successor for the Miura.
Italian Cars
23/04/19
In 1970, Ferruccio Lamborghini decided to replace the Islero, of which only 225 units had been sold, with a brand new model. The Islero’s successor, called the ‘ Jarama ‘, was presented in March 1970 , at that year’s Geneva Motor Show . Ferruccio Lamborghini intended the name to recall the fighting bulls bred in Jarama river area in Spain and not the Jarama racing circuit near Madrid.
Italian Cars
10/11/18
Today, dear CTzens, is a very important day. Because on this exact day, 63 years ago, a man named Horacio Pagani was born.
Italian Cars
22/10/18
The 2nd-generation Fiat Panda has seen a lot of special versions over the course of its 10-years-long production run, with some never entering production.
Italian Cars
20/10/18
Just like its predecessor , the 2nd-generation Fiat Panda has had its share amount of special versions, some of which never entered production. Here they are! (Warning: it’s going to be a long article. Prepare yourselves!)
Italian Cars
17/10/18
First of all, i want to apologise for beign so late with part 4. It was supposeed to be uploaded 3 days ago, but school stuff kept me from working on it. Now, though, i’m free, so enjoy part 4 of History of the Fiat Panda! The first-generation Panda went out of production in September 2003 , after a 23 years long run and over 5.000.000 units sold. But a new car was ready to take its place.