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Autodelta Unveils Alfa 159 J4 2.2 C Models

Autodelta is delighted to announce that it will reveal the bespoke Alfa 159 J4 2.2 C after 18 months of rigorous improvement of the 2.2 JTS direct injection engine at a special occasion at the Yacht Harbour of Driessen Amsterdam this coming June 2021 2008.

The Auto Channel reported that the Autodelta J4 2.2 C which denotes Compressore will develop into the third member of the elite bespoke Jseries models. It will join the Brera J5 3.2 C and Spider J6 3.2 C in the array when it is commercialized starting July 1st. Its primary theme carries on a long tradition of employing forced orientation principles by Autodelta to expand nothing less than the very definitive expression of high performance motoring like the other two recognized sports cars with its splendid auto body parts.

On the other hand the 159 J4 2.2 C will be launched with a supercharged edition of the 2.2 JTS direct injection petrol engine while the Brera J5 and Spider J6 models with their outstanding auto body parts have a deep focus on advancing Alfa Romeos 3.2 V6 engine. The addition of a Rotrex C3074 supercharger and a specificallyenhanced system boosts the 2.2litre units power from the standard 185bhp up to 245 bhp a boost of 60 bhp. For the time being peak torque is elevated from 230Nm to 290Nm providing the sports saloon an additional 60Nm of torque.

Both are high compression engines which mean that a very thorough development programme is called for says Autodeltas Managing Director Jano Djelalian but one of the biggest advantages is that a high performance driving experience can be coupled to excellent fuel efficiency something that is becoming more important with ever rising oil prices.

Actually Autodeltas technical brilliance is pretty basically unconcealed: no other company has been able to effectively supercharge and commercialize Alfa Romeos directinjection JTS engines.

Alfa Romeo created a superbly stylish sports car with the Brera and one that we were able to take forward in a number of areas says Jano It moved us forward as we welcomed a whole new type of customer coming through our doors; for the first time we also had one model that was in demand right across the world and as well as gearing up to cope with it here we had to take our global network of agents one step further.

The J5 arrived just as we celebrated our 20th anniversary continues Jano and it has superbly launched us into our third decade.

About the writer:  Anthony Fontanelle is a 35yearold automotive buff who grew up in the Windy City. He does freelance work for an automotive magazine when he is not busy customizing cars in his shop.

New Opel Logo To Be Revealed

The longtime badge of the worldrenowned German auto maker is set to be replaced this coming July 2008. A report from John Revill of Automotive News Europe accounted that General Motors’ Opel brand will reveal a new adaptation of its logo when it introduces the Insignia uppermedium car with the latest redesigned auto parts sooner this year. In addition to this the new version of the lightning bolt symbol which has been attached to Opel cars since 1963 will be showcased at the London auto show in July 2008.

The managing executives from GM further explained how they wished for to move Opel and move the brand upmarket by highlighting design and engineering supremacy based on traditional German manufacturing qualities. The changing of the Opels badge is part of improving the image of the brand.

“The Insignia embodies the confident exciting direction we are taking at Opel” says Alain Visser GM Europe’s chief marketing officer.”And this direction is immediately clear from the polished even higher class brand emblem. We will naturally use the new emblem from now on in all future models.”

The newest logo assimilates the brands name into an expanded boundary that surrounds the trademark lightning bolt. The latest badge to be obtained has a more molded design with sphereshaped surfaces that provides the symbol threedimensional deepness.

“Capturing that combination of beautifullysculpted shapes together with German precision is very much consistent with the overall design language and philosophy of our vehicles” says Mark Adams GM Europe’s head of design who led the team that redesigned the logo.

“The Opel Blitz evolved from a zeppelin a symbol of progress at that time which had been the radiator emblem of Opel vehicles since the beginning of the 1930s” said Heinz H. Zettl manager of Opel Heritage Institutional Communications.

A circle was added in 1937 to represent a wheel to symbolize mobility along with a representation of the endless innovation Opel has to offer all through the years.

This evolution was also influenced by the brand name of Opel’s light commercial vehicles which from 1930 to 1975 bore the name “Blitz Zettl added. It also featured a lightning bolt as a distinctive symbol”

The company’s sister brand Vauxhall will showcase a new version of its Griffin badge as well along with a set of brand new models that will feature enormous set of innovative auto parts at the London show.

About the writer:  Anthony Fontanelle is a 35yearold automotive buff who grew up in the Windy City. He does freelance work for an automotive magazine when he is not busy customizing cars in his shop.