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Quello Delle Supercar Ecco Perché Il Bello Crisidella I ANNO 20 I NUMERO 78 AUTO MARTEDÌ 24 GIUGNO 2008 Caro carburanti e vendite a picco Ma c’è un mondo che gira alla rovescia: quello delle supercar Ecco perché Il bello crisidella Supplemento al numero odierno de “La Repubblica”. Spedizione in abbonamento postale. art.1 -legge 46/04 del 27 feb. 2004 - Roma la Repubblica @ PER SAPERNE DI PIÙ MARTEDÌ 24 GIUGNO 2008 www.repubblica.it/motori/supplemento/home.html www.anfia.it www.unrae.it I 3 Dalla crisi alle supercar 4 Supercar ieri e oggi viaggio tra i bolidi La sfida dei Suv compatti 30 il sogno più lungo tutti contro la regina Rav CAVICCHI, ORECCHINI, PELLEGRINI che ci fanno sognare CAVICCHI, NASCIMBENE, SCAFATI VALERIO BERRUTI Qui di numeri in rosso ce ne 8 Il ritorno della California sono pochi. La Maserati è torna- Fascino coupé-cabrio 34 a benzina è alle stelle ap- ta all’utile proprio quest’anno e prima Ferrari coupé-cabrio pena raggiunta dal gaso- nei primi cinque mesi è cresciu- l’auto a due anime lio. Scherzi di questa cri- ta nelle vendite del 56%, la Fer- BORGOMEO, CAVICCHI Lsi 2008 che ribalta le car- rari infila record su record (oltre CAVICCHI, PELLEGRINI te un po’ ovunque. Nel caso del- a quelli della Formula 1) su tutti l’automobile chi pensava di ri- i mercati e sempre nello stesso sparmiare grazie alla scelta del periodo è salita di oltre il 19 per 12 In nome del lusso diesel si ritrova a pagarlo quanto cento. Il mese scorso nell’asta Ma fra diesel e benzina 37 “la verde”, ovvero oltre un euro e che ogni anno si svolge a Mara- Maserati contro Aston mezzo. Per entrambi c’è poco da nello una GT California del ’57 è spunta la terza via scherzare. Forse potrebbe andar stata venduta a 7 milioni di euro, NASCIMBENE, PELLEGRINI meglio con Gpl e metano, carbu- una delle cifre più alte di sempre. NASCIMBENE, SCAFATI rante in grande spolvero sul E, guarda caso, California si mercato italiano, ma vista la cri- chiama anche la prossima Fer- si bisogna andarci cauti con i rari, la prima coupé cabrio della 16 I Suv oltre il limite nuovi acquisti. La parola d’ordi- storia del Cavallino. Il caso Germania 39 ne è risparmiare. Cosa che stan- Insomma, la crisi da quelle questione di giganti no facendo e faranno in molti nel parte non si fa sentire. E se i nu- quanto pesa la crisi nostro paese: alla fine dell’anno, meri hanno quasi sempre il se- CAVICCHI,PATERNÒ, PELLEGRINI infatti, secondo le previsioni gno “più” anche i modelli cre- ANDREA TARQUINI delle associazioni dei costrutto- scono e si moltiplicano. Dalle ri e analisti vari mancheranno classiche Aston Martin (bellissi- all’appello dalle 250 alle 300 mi- ma l’ultima DBS) all’intramon- 18 Come si guida un bolide la macchine, più o meno l’intero tabile Lamborghini che si per- Verso l’auto pulita 40 mercato della Svizzera o della mette anche di vendere in pochi consigli e segreti di Trulli Grecia. Un bel segnale per il pae- giorni i 20 esemplari della sua ecco le ultime promesse se dove circola un’auto ogni 1,4 Reventòn, un gioiello da un mi- ASSANTE, BORGOMEO abitanti, valore con cui detenia- lione di euro. C’è la nuova Mase- FABIO ORECCHINI mo saldamente il record euro- rati Gran Turismo S, più sportiva peo. Un segnale che fa dire a tut- e potente. C’è la Porsche che ti che erano davvero troppi i due proprio in questi giorni sta pre- 21 Dove andare al massimo milioni e mezzo di automobili sentando la nuova 911 Carrera. Italia-Giappone 43 vendute lo scorso anno. E che il Ci sono due formidabili outsi- l’ultima moda è la Scozia tempo dell’abbondanza è finito. der, l’Audi R8 e la Nissan GT-R, il futuro è iniziato Di sicuro questa crisi riporterà vere e proprie sorprese di grinta ENRICO FRANCESCHINI l’asticella dei consumi a misure e potenza. C’è la nuova Jaguar FABIO ORECCHINI più adeguate alle condizioni XKR-S, la coupé più veloce della della maggior parte degli italia- sua storia. ni. Una crisi che potrebbe addi- C’è, infine, anche un bel po’ di 23 Modelli & mercati rittura migliorare la qualità del- futuro che si chiama supercar Generazione 2Cv 44 la nostra vita, “costringendoci” elettrica. Sarà veloce come quel- le formule vincenti ad usare di meno l’auto perché le di oggi ma con un grande van- il mito compie 60 anni più chilometri fai e più spendi. E taggio: non lascerà traccia nel- MARCO SCAFATI magari facendoci scoprire che l’ambiente. Insomma sarà come COEN, PATERNÒ tante volte possiamo farne a me- la Tesla, capostite di questa ge- no per godercela di più quando nerazione che verrà. Un’auto serve davvero. nata in California che vedremo 24 Sorelle d’Italia Tutto questo interessa meno sul mercato nel 2009 e che pro- Compleanno Land Rover 47 chi compra auto di super lusso, mette di raggiungere i 100 all'o- dalla Delta alla Mito zone di mercato dove la crisi non ra in meno di quattro secondi fuoristrada per sempre arriva quasi mai. È il mondo del- senza emettere un filo di fumo PELLEGRINI, TROPEA le supercar, le auto da sogno che dallo scarico. LEONARDO COEN in momenti del genere servono Insomma anche tra le super- anche a tirar su il morale. So- car c’è un futuro “pulito” dietro prattutto agli appassionati di l’angolo. Come ha detto Wie- 29 Viaggio tra i crossover automobili. A quelli che le com- deking, grande capo della Por- La corsa della Vespa 48 prano e a quelli condannati a sche: «non dovranno più essere la ricetta anticrisi guardarle. Se la storia dell’auto- viste in contrapposizione con e la storica Lambretta mobile non ha mai potuto farne l’ambiente». Lo speriamo tutti MARCO SCAFATI a meno un motivo ci dovrà pur insieme al fatto che continuino a MARRESE, PORCÙ essere. farci sognare... Sicuri su due ruote 52 e la sfida Superbike BORGOMEO, SCAFATI Letteratura e motori 55 i libri da non perdere FRANCESCO PATERNÒ Jaguar XKR-S Solo 200 esemplari per la Jaguar XKR-S che all’assetto ribassato abbina un motore 4200 V8 sovralimentato da 420 cavalli. Questa GT è disponibile, al prezzo di 118 mila euro, solo in colore “Ultimate Black” con interni completamente in pelle e impianto audio da 525 Watt Bowers & Wilkin Coordinamento Giuseppe Smorto Supplemento al numero odierno de “La Repubblica” Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso Spa a cura di Valerio Berruti vicecaporedattore Direttore responsabile Ezio Mauro Divisione La Repubblica, via C.Colombo 149 - 00147 Roma Tipografia: Rotocolor Spa via C.Colombo 90 - 00147 Roma e Vincenzo Borgomeo caposervizio Stampa: Rotocolor Spa via Casale Cavallari 186/192 Roma AUTO grafica e impaginazione di Ugo Alessandrini Rotonord via Nazario Sauro 15 Paderno Dugnano Milano disegni di Paolo Samarelli Reg. Tribunale di Roma n° 16064 del 13/10/1975 Pubblicità: A Manzoni & C. Spa via Nervesa 21 Milano tel 02 57494801 la Repubblica la Repubblica @ PER SAPERNE DI PIÙ MARTEDÌ 24 GIUGNO 2008 MARTEDÌ 24 GIUGNO 2008 www.museum-mercedes-benz.com www.ferrari.it www.fiskerautomotive.com.com I 4 I 5 Veloci, aggressive, bellissime Il passato E realizzate con un solo scopo: divertire chi siede al volante Quel design colpiva al cuore e appagare l’occhio di chi le guarda Viaggio fra le automobili che appassionano ancora potenza e qualche eccesso DANIELE P. M. PELLEGRINI modificato qualcosa, piuttosto trolio e i personaggi dello spetta- ha esteso il mito della supermac- colo di ogni angolo della terra. Per ambia il mondo e cam- china a livello planetario, come a tutti valgono il piacere di guidare biano le automobili, ma dimostrare che le sole autentiche un’automobile ai limiti della tec- le supercar? Come han- “world car” non sono le normali nologia e la soddisfazione di pos- Cno attraversato i decenni utilitarie ma proprio le auto da sedere qualcosa di prezioso e le vetture da sogno, quelle che si sogno. inavvicinabile ai più, ma che tutti vedevano solo al cinema nelle In fondo è sempre stato così, hanno desiderato fin da bambini. mani di eroi belli e facoltosi o di dai tempi nei quali principi, ban- Quello che è cambiato, e molto, cattivissimi senza scrupoli? Il chieri e maharajah andavano da è il contenuto tecnico delle su- concetto di automobile, simbolo Bugatti a cercare l’auto più esclu- percar che ha seguito fedelmente di potere e di ricchezza non è siva fino ai giorni d’oggi, quando l’evoluzione generale dell’auto- cambiato molto nel tempo e alla vecchia clientela istituziona- mobile e in un certo senso l’ha an- nemmeno la globalizzazione ha le si sono aggiunti i signori del pe- che “sofferta”. Infatti mentre in passato, quando la tecnologia era sostanzialmente semplice, solo le supercar potevano permetter- si soluzioni tecniche raffinate, oggi si è arrivati a un progressivo livellamento tecnico dal quale è difficile sottrarsi. Supercar La storia delle auto eccezionali è segnata dagli 8 e 16 cilindri di 2008, a pannelli solari Bugatti e dai 12 cilindri di Ferrari, motori straordinari che nelle ri- La Fisker Karma, supercar spettive epoche solo pochi pazzi elettrica, ha un tetto ricoperto visionari potevano concepire e di celle fotovoltaiche in grado realizzare perché erano lontanis- di ricaricare parzialmente simi dalla normalità dell’auto e le batterie durante la sosta da questo punto di vista la realiz- del veicolo zazione di una supercar era so- prattutto una dimostrazione di 1954, ali di gabbiano coraggio nello sfidare la norma- lità puntando tutte le carte sul- La Mercedes 300 Sl aveva le l’eccesso.
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