Friday, April 1, 2011

Sword Codatronca Monza: designed for the track

Marquez of Monaco at the Top (April 14-17), one of the most eagerly awaited proposals will be the revolutionary Sword Codatronca Monza, derived from a spider that Codatronca as defined by the same Ercole Spada - the designer who designed it - or you love or hate. " The reasons for this definition can be found in extreme line of the car, and made sharp cuts that characterize a body low profile, space-important, as demonstrated by measurements of length and width, respectively, 4.76 and 1.94 meters.

The front end is distinguished by its large mouth, which includes two lower air intakes surmounted by the nose pitched down and enhanced by the geometric shape projectors that use LED technology. The profile low shot is joined with the genuine hallmark of the car, or the tail of the truncated form that gives inspiration to the name of this charming two-seater and discovery lies in a single element to the large air extractor and the two rectangular stainless steel exhaust.

The central part of the passenger compartment hides minimalist clearly inspired by the competition and protected in front by a small windshield and rear two-roll bar. The instrumentation was designed to facilitate the use of the car on track thanks to a sophisticated telemetry device that displays up to 80 hours of data and record 40 channels including parameters related to the steering, the lateral acceleration and longitudinal and lap times with the possibility of connecting to the GPS system of the car.

With a lightweight aluminum tube frame combined with a magnesium frame designed to support the original Corvette engine. This is a powerful 7.0-liter V8 developed by Italtecnica by the addition of a turbocharger in a position to get the maximum power to a peak of 700 hp and torque to 950 Nm, all downloaded through a rear wheel drive manual transmission six-speed transmission.

The high power combined with a total weight of content in just 1,200 kg, this makes splash supercar from 0 to 100 km / h in 3 seconds flat, while the top speed is of 335 km / h. The grip of the car is insured by the enormous tires Pirelli 285/35 for the front and 345/35 for the rear wheels mounted on 19-inch OZ alloy, while the braking system is controlled by a system composed of Brembo 380 mm discs with 8 piston bites and supported by an electronic traction control with three different settings that allow you to make it less invasive or disconnect it completely.

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