Ixoost: music from supercars exhaust [video]

Matteo Panini, the owner and the founder of the Ixoost, shows you his creation: iPhone and iPod docking station and speaker audio system made from Formula 1 car exhaust. His workshop is based in Modena, Italy, in the centre of the Motor Valley. The idea behind iXoost is that the sound of an engine should be listened to just like a symphony. The iXoost dock station is hand-built and uniquely put together with an exhaust manifold. There are several exhaust manifolds to choose from that come from different makes of racing car such as Renault, Ferrari, Maserati, Bugatti or Cosworth. You can choose your eight, ten or twelve cylinders exhaust, then continue changing it into your iXoost by choosing from a selection of colors and finishes.

Video and pictures below!

Alfa Romeo 4C sound: start up and revving [video]

I filmed two Alfa Romeo 4C Launch Edition, one in Bianco Carrara and the other one in Rosso Alfa. In the video you can see all the details of the car, the interior and exterior and of course you can listen to the loud sound of the engine: after the start up, several revs! The Launch Edition has racing exhaust. You can also see the car in the night, taken out of the dealership and putted on the road!

Many thanks to the dealership Autostile in Reggio Emilia, Italy, for let me take the videos!

Just some specs before watching the video below:

the car weights just 895 kg, and thanks to the 4-cylinder 1.750 TBi engine with 240 hp, it can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.5 seconds and it reaches a top speed of 255 km/h.

Talbot Sunbeam Lotus: powerslides on track [video]

I filmed this Talbot Sunbeam Lotus at the Modena racetrack. In the video you can see the Talbot in action on the trak: acceleration, fly by, powerslide, drifting and fast driving!

Fiat 127 w/ Alfa Romeo V6 Turbo engine: start up and track [video]

I filmed this FIAT 127 at the Modena racetrack. It features a 2.0-liter V6 turbo engine of the Alfa Romeo 164. In the video you can see several start up and some action on the track: accelerations and fly bys. During the return to the box, you can see it spitting flames from exhaust.

Ferrari 458 Speciale in action on the track [video]

I filmed this Ferrari 458 Speciale at the Modena racetrack. In the video you can see small details of the car, the start up, the take off, the acceleration on the straight, some fly bys, downshifts and the action on the track. Watch it during fast accelerations and fast fly bys and listen to the sound of its screaming engine! Top speed on the straight: 210 km/h.

BMW M3 G-Power drifting + on board [video]

I filmed this supercharged BMW M3 E92 at the Modena racetrack, during a day of drifting. In the video you can see the G-Power supercharger kit, some drifting scenes all around the racetrack and finally some on board scenes. Listen to the brutal noise of the V8 and watch the smoking tires during powerslide!

+300HP Alfa Romeo Giulietta QV w/ Tubi Style exhaust: revs and accelerations [video]

In the video you can see this modified Alfa Romeo Giulietta Quadrifoglio Verde fitted with Tubi Style exhaust in action! Some details of the car, then the start up, some revs and accelerations, also some on board scenes. Listen to the brutal sound of the engine. The 4-cylinder 1750 turbo produces here 306 hp on the dyno and a +60 Nm of torque, the car is fitted with aftermarket exhaust, ecu, air filter, bigger IHI turbo and injectors.

BMW M3 pick-up drifting [video]

I filmed this BMW M3 E46 modified into a pickup during a day of drifting at the Modena racetrack. In the video you can see some drifting scenes filmed from outside, then the on board action!

Volswagen Golf GTI Mk1: start up and track scenes [video]

I filmed this modified Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk1 at the Modena racetrack during the Japanese Cars Meeting. In the video you can see some details of the car, then you can listen to the start up of the engine and see driving scenes on the track, with pure sound during acceleration. The GTI was powered by a 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine fed by a Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection, which helped it develop 110 PS at 6,100 rpm and 140 Nm of torque at 5,000 rpm. Aided with a curb weight of just 810 Kg, it allowed the GTI to accelerate 0-60 mph in 9 seconds and reach a top speed of 180 km/h.

Modified Ford Escort RS Cosworth: start up and track scenes (video)

I filmed this modified Ford Escort Cosworth during some tests at the Modena racetrack. In the video you can see the start up of the engine and some driving scenes on the track. Listen to the brutal noise of the turbo during acceleration!

Renault Clio Cup in action: start up, revs and track (video)

I filmed this Renault Clio Cup during the JCM at the Modena racetrack. In the video you can see some details of the car: the exterior, the interior and the engine. Then you can listen to the start up and the pure sound of the engine, some revs to warm up and see some driving scenes on the track. 

Watch the video below!

Mazda MX-5 on board at JCM (video)

I filmed this Mazda MX-5 Miata NA at the Modena racetrack during the Japanese Cars Meeting 2013. In the video you can see the start up of the engine, then some on board action on the track: the driver raced a Citroen Saxo VTS and tried to battle an Honda S2000. In the video you can see also some drifting. Amazing car, fantastic experience, I didn't imagine that a 1.6-liter engine can give so much fun! 

Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evoluzione revving and spitting flames (video)

In the video below you can see a Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evoluzione revving and spitting some flames from the exhaust. The video was taken at the Top Gear cup at the Modena racetrack.

Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 spotted

In the pictures below you can see a wonderful Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 that I spotted around my town. This is the second series, built from 1965 to 1967 in 474 examples. The engine was a 4.0-liter V12 60° front-mounted, the power delivered by the engine was 300 hp at 6600 rpm. The maximum speed reached by the vehicle was 245 km/h.

JCM @ Autodromo di Modena

Yesterday the Japanese cars meeting, a gathering of Japanese cars, took place at the Autodromo di Modena. The car arrived a bit 'all over Italy were certainly more than a hundred! The show was guaranteed. In addition to the static gathering, where you could see the cars parked in the paddock, the track was open to run and do battle! I could taste the curves of the track as passenger aboard a fantastic Mazda MX-5, for which I thank very much the owner! In the coming days I will upload the video on board and much more! Meanwhile, check out the pictures below!

Ford Focus ST: start up, revs and launches (video)

I filmed this awesome Ford Focus ST at the Modena racetrack during a safe-driving course. In the video you can see the details of the car, then the start up and some revs. Later, the driver brings the guys who participated at the course for an hot lap on the track! This car is just insane, listen to the brutal sound during the full throttle acceleration. This Focus is fitted with aftermarket exhaust.
Watch the video below and see the pictures.

2014 BMW X5 xDrive 30d

Last night I went to the dealer presentation of the new BMW X5. Here you can see the photos of the X5 xDrive 30d, one of the engines available at launch together with the 5.0 V8 petrol xDrive 50i 450 hp and the 3.0 turbodiesel 381 hp and 740 Nm of the M50d xDrive. The engine of the 30d is a 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder with TwinPower Turbo technology, which delivers 258 hp at 4,000 rpm and 560 Nm from 1,500 to 3,000 rpm. The X5 xDrive 3.0d accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.9 seconds and it reaches a top speed of 230 km/h. The 2014 Bmw X5 comes standard with the 8-speed automatic transmission with Launch Control function. Initially the car will be available in a single trim with three levels of customization: Business, Experience and Luxury. On all of these, 18-inch alloy wheels, electric tailgate, cruise control, touch screen 6.5-inch iDrive system, Bluetooth connectivity, audio system with USB input, leather sport steering wheel and Stat&Stop system are standard. At a later time other engines will debut: the 306 hp xDrive35i , the 313 hp xDrive40d and xDrive and sDrive 25d equipped with 218 hp 4-cylinder diesel engine.

See all the pictures below.

+200 HP Fiat 500 with Suzuki Hayabusa Gsx-R1300 engine (video)

I filmed this Fiat 500 with Suzuki Hayabusa Gsx-R1300 engine at the Modena racetrack. In the video you can see the details of the car, then the start up of the engine and some driving scenes on the track. Listen to the pure sound: the beer can on the exhaust pipe works as a silencer! The engine of the motorbyke is modified, so it produces more than 200 hp! Watch the video below.

Ferrari 458 Speciale at the Ferrari Museum

My father went to the Ferrari Museum in Maranello some days ago and this is what he found there...The new Ferrari 458 Speciale! The quality of the images is not very good, but you can appreciate the car! The Ferrari 458 Speciale features a 4.5-liter V8 with 605 hp at 9000 rpm and 540 Nm at 6000 rpm; it has a specific power of 135 hp/liter. The weight/power ratio is 2,13 kg/hp, so the 458 Speciale can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in less than 3 seconds and from 0 to 200 in 9,1 seconds. It lapped the Fiorano track in 1’23”5. The car has been lightened (it weights 1290 kg) and it is equipped with active aerodynamics and SSC (Side Slip angle Control).

Porsche 356 1600 spotted

The Porsche 356 was produced from 1948 to 1966 and it can be considered the first production model of the Stuttgart house. The cars could be coupe, convertible, Speedster, Karmann hardtop coupe and roadster. The engine, originally a 1.1 liter, then brought in different versions to 1.2 - 1.3 - 1.6 and 2.0 liters, had a range of outputs that ranged from 40 hp of the first versions to over 110 hp of Carrera versions and it was derived from the Volkswagen engine that powered the Volkswagen Beetle. The architecture of the car was derived from the latter, however, also designed by Ferdinand Porsche: rear engine, air-cooled and rear-wheel drive. The 356 boasts outstanding levels of handling, lightness, reliability and road-holding and it is the anticipation of the Porsche 911. 

See all the pictures I took to an example of 356 1600 parked in Lido degli Estensi.