Dear Ultimatecarpage.com visitor,

While all eyes were on Detroit, Beck Engineering used the Vienna Supercar show to unveil the striking new LM800. Using the company's vast composite's experience they have managed to keep the weight down to 900 kg (including a 80kg driver); combined with a turbocharged Audi V8, the low weight offers a power to weight ratio of 720 bhp / ton. The next major auto show is in Geneva and the first releases set to debut have already hit our desks. Mercedes Benz will showcase the next generation of their top seller; the C-Class. Opel must have looked with a lot of envy at the universal acclaim the Renault Clio Sport has received over the last years and will now field a serious competitor, the 192 bhp Corsa OPC.
The influx of new racing cars also continues with the Jaguar XK GT3 at the recent Autosport Show in Birmingham. BMW Sauber took the wraps off the F1.07 at Valencia last week as well.
Shortly after founding his own coachbuilding company Battista 'Pinin' Farina received a Cadillac V16 to body for an Indian Maharaja. Despite serving many years in the jungle the 452 A V16 Pinin Farina Roadster survived and remains one of the earliest examples of the legendary company's work. We would like to conclude this week's update with a look at two French racing cars. First up is the unique Delage La Torpille, which won numerous races and records in the early 1920s. The other was literally built in Jean Rondeau's backyard; the Inaltera GTP. It was the first in a line of Le Mans racers that eventually won the 24 Hours in 1980.

Enjoy the links:

Beck LM800
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...hp&carnum=3073

BMW Sauber F1.07
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...hp&carnum=3077

Cadillac 452 A V16 Pinin Farina Roadster
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...hp&carnum=3047

Delage DF 'La Torpille'
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...hp&carnum=3037

Inaltera GTP
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...hp&carnum=3036

Jaguar XKR GT3
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...hp&carnum=2956

Mercedes Benz C 350
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...hp&carnum=3079

Opel Corsa OPC
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...hp&carnum=3066

Regards,
Wouter Melissen