Kimera Evo37

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This new vehicle is a tribute to an iconic car of the past. The Kimera Evo37 is a recreation of the iconic Lancia

037 which won the 1983 World rally Championship, beating the mighty Audi Quattro, and became the last two wheel drive car to win the World rally Championship. The new Kimera Evo 037 has a price tag of around £414,000 and is produced in Italy by former World Rally driver Luca Betti. Chassis development has been aided by double World Rally champion Miki Biasion and engine development has seen Claudio Lombardi involved. He ran Lancia’s powertrain development back in the day. It has a four cylinder 2.1 litre engine. It has an electric driven Volumex supercharger for improved low-end performance and has a turbo to boost performance. The original Lancia 037 developed around 200 bhp, the Kimera Evo37 produces 500bhp. The new car features a steel monocoque with added tubular structure to the front and rear, which improves torsional rigidity. Suspension is forged double wishbone with dual Öhlins dampers on the rear, with a more compact coilover setup on the front. Brembo supply the brakes. The body panels are made of carbon fibre, the original Lancia had Kevlar panels. The plan is to build just 37. It is possible to have the car with a paddle-shift automatic transmission, but the first 20 sold all had a six-speed manual Graiano transmission. Mclaren had on the centre-piece of their display the McLaren XP7W Prototype vehicle. This is the McLaren Elva with a front windscreen. The original McLaren Elva has a ‘virtual’ windscreen for the true open air driving experience. The Elva is powered by a 4 litre, twin-turbo V8 engine which develops over 800 bhp, and a 7-Speed seamless shift transmission system.

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