Peugeot 301 Budget Compact Saloon Revealed Ahead of Paris Debut

With its sights set mainly on emerging markets, Peugeot has introduced a new compact sedan named the 301 in advance of its world premiere at the Paris Auto Show in September. The new 301 will be assembled in Peugeot's factory in Vigo, Spain, and will go on sale from November in Turkey and then into Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Greece, The Middle East, Gulf and African States, as well as in select Latin American markets.
The French firm says that the 301 has been designed to appeal to customers looking for an economical but modern compact saloon and that it was developed to adapt to all climates and conditions of use.
The 301 is 4,440mm long and rides on a 2,650 mm wheelbase offering a class-leading boot volume of 506 liters. Both the exterior and interior design of the saloon draw their inspiration from Peugeot's latest models such as the mid-size 508 and the 208 supermini.
Peugeot's rival to the upcoming Skoda Rapid and Seat Toledo models will become the second car in its range after the 208 to be offered with the brand's new 1.2-liter VTi petrol engine delivering 70hp (71PS) and linked to either a manual gearbox or an automated manual transmission (EGC).
Other engine options include a 91hp (92PS) 1.6-liter HDi turbo diesel matched to a manual, and a 114hp (115PS) 1.6-liter petrol matched to either a manual or automated manual gearbox.
The French carmakers says that, even though the 301 is a budget car, it will offer many comfort equipment features (depending on the model), such as electronic air conditioning, MP3 audio system with Bluetooth hands-free kit and USB connection, remote opening of the boot and rear parking assistance.

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New Alfa Romeo C12 GTS Concept

While not a household name yet, Ugur Sahin, a Turkish car designer based in the Netherlands, will ring a bell for many of our regular readers who will remember him from past projects such as the 2007 Ferrari Dino, 2010 Aston Martin Gauntlet and more recently, the 2011 Soleil Anadi. The latter is of particular interest as it's the production version of Sahin's 2007 Chevrolet Corvette Z03 design study.
The coach built Corvette was presented in the flesh at last year's 2011 Top Marques car show in Monaco, with Soleil planning to produce a total of 300 cars priced at US$299,995 a piece.
Now, Sahin has provided Carscoop with details about his newest project for a two-door, front-engined Alfa Romeo sports car named the C12 GTS Concept.
Through his company Ugur Sahin Design (USD), the young designer says he is actively looking for investors and parties who want to be involved in the project and build a production version of the sports coupe.
If you scroll down, you will find Sahin's description of the Alfa Romeo C12 GTS Concept as well as photos and a video of the design study.

From Ugur Sahin:

"The main goal of this design is to reinterpret Alfa Romeo’s historical lines, surfaces and styling cues with fresh perspective and state of mind in order to create an appealing design and combining the familiar design language of Alfa Romeo combined with sharper lines and surfaces without losing the organic attractiveness of the car.
One of the main features of the design is the way its stance is shaped. As a whole it gives you the impression of “forward-movement” even while standing still. The iconic Alfa Romeo Grille hosts the center of the organic lines which flow towards the back and around the car with minimum distraction and maximum visual impact. The way the front is designed consists of two different shape compositions to make the face of the car sporty and aggressive, yet so appealing.
The side silhouette creates a balanced front-to-back ratio that grabs your attention with proper proportional balance and the perfectly straight line that divides the upper and the lower parts of the car seamlessly wraps around the back making the car look as a whole.”
Currently we are actively looking for investors and parties who want to be involved in the project in order to build an exclusive car which is destined to give its owner the ultimate feeling of powerful design and driving experience."

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Ferrari F430 Scuderia Replica Out of a Ford Cougar ebay, Ferrari, Ferrari F430, Ford, Mercury, Replica, UK

Who would have thought that the Ford Cougar, known as the last generation Mercury Cougar in North America, would prove so popular with the replica crowd? After a couple of Bugatti Veyron 16.4s and an Audi R8, we have now unearthed a Ferrari F430 Scuderia clone based on a low-mileage Cougar coupe V6.
The car's British owner says that the F430 Scuderia replica was professionally built in Spain with no expense spared, as even the interior of the Cougar was re-done from the ground up.
The...Forrari Cougeria was recently listed for sale on eBay, but was not sold with the owner rejecting bids as high as £20,000 (about US$31,200 or €25,000).
More photos of the car follow right past the jump.

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Alfa Romeo Carlo Chiti Concept

Independent designer Marco Procaccini has come up with a new concept study for a modern day Alfa Romeo sports coupe with a front-engine, rear-wheel drive layout. The study is named Carlo Chiti after the Italian racing car and engine designer, who was best known for his work at Alfa Romeo's motorsports division.
Procaccini says the compact size and lightweight coupe has seating for two and measures 4,050mm long, 1,830mm wide, and 1,250mm tall.
While the Alfa Romeo Carlo Chiti study was completed just before we learned about the Fiat Group's deal to build the Alfa Romeo Spider on the next Mazda MX-5, the concept is very close in dimensions to the current generation of the Japanese maker's roadster.
Given that, the 4C Coupe will be a more hardcore and pricier mid-engine sports car, we cannot find a reason why Alfa would not want to expand the future Spider's range with a coupe model to battle the Toyota, Scion and Subaru triplets. What do you think?

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