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Yesterday I received an email from my friend from Europe and he sent me this pictures. It drives on a titanium chassis and it is powered by Audi 4.2l S8 Engine.[:0]
 
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That´s the C6W. Presentation of this will be in geneva this year. 6 cars per year are planned to be produced.

Did your friend take those pics? cause they are all over the net. your friend does not happen to be Ferruccio Covini, does he?
 
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they already have the manufacturing facility as far as i know. i don´t know if that model is aldready in production. according to the webpage this one will be officially presented to the world in geneva this year.
 
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j2azz said:
Whats the point of the 4 front wheels?
Two guesses (and I do mean guesses):
1. Technical - A Big rear engine with big fat tires will cause understeer because the front tires can't grip under all that power. Increasing the front traction (tire size or number of tires) compensates for it.

2. Cosmetic - It just looks wild!

Personally, I think it's mostly #2. F1 cars have big rear engines and don't have serious understeer problems.
 
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Found this:

It was with a large interest in automotive prototyping that Ferruccio Covini founded Covini Engineering in Italy with the aim of constructing static and dynamic automobiles. From Covini's passion for cars and engines came a body of work with a focus on experimentation.

Since Covini's first project, a rebodied 1977 Fiat Meta, he has collaborated with many companies, including Callaway (C7 Corvette) and Cadillac (1993 STS). Of all of his cars, none is more interesting and developed than the 2004 Covini C6W.

In his design, Covini ventured to create a practical sports car with an extra set of front wheels. This distinct concept had been used before on the Tyrell P34, a formula-one car that decreased drag by having smaller wheels and maintained grip by doubling them. Covini explained that the advantage of have four front wheels in a sports car :

- less risk for front tyre deflating
- less risk of aquaplaning
- better braking
- better grip
- better comfort
- better absorbing of frontal impact

The 6CW project first started in 1974 and was developed until it became too difficult to build with the given resources. With more recent financial backing, and newer technologies, such as ABS, the 6CW is finished.

The finalized version of the 6CW will be released at the 2004 Geneva Auto Show where orders will be taken. Expected production is set at six to eight cars a year in a new plant in Verbania.

Written by Richard Owen, edited by Leif Parker
 
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Im pretty shure he own the car and present it at all kinds of auto shows. But he might be a co-owner.

Transformer thats funny[fake]

To me it looks like a Ferrari Enzo when fully open.
And I have no idea why does it have four front wheels.[???1]
 
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Somehow I just can't imagine this being my dreamcar, but I gotta tell ya' I admire anyone with the b@lls to start a new company and design radical high performance cars. Go Covini! [thumb]
 


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