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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2008 => Topic started by: chapel on December 13, 2007, 09:41:41 AM

Title: Name that car #2 - Delfino Feroce
Post by: chapel on December 13, 2007, 09:41:41 AM: Another one of my favorites. While it IS a CGI rendering in the photo below, it was built and looks identical in real life.
Title: Re: Name that car #2
Post by: chapel on December 18, 2007, 11:17:35 AM: Have at it, pros
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Post by: chapel on December 20, 2007, 10:59:21 AM: wow... no one?

you guys need to play more VIDEO GAMES.

I still say it is a REAL car. A similar prototype car was built by a famous racing team recently that basically made this car extremely desirable by people that wanted a drivable version of that prototype
Title: Re: Name that car #2
Post by: Arthur Dent on December 20, 2007, 11:50:17 AM: Some variant on the McRae R4 maybe?
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Post by: @re on December 20, 2007, 11:51:27 AM: I know the car. The problem is, I won't be back home until January and so I don't have access to my library. I know it's in there. But I can't remember what it is.
Title: Re: Name that car #2
Post by: chapel on December 20, 2007, 11:53:40 AM: Nope, on the R4
Title: Re: Name that car #2
Post by: @re on December 20, 2007, 12:03:22 PM: Not an early version of this, hopefully...

http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=3000.0

(http://auto.aol.fr/content.do?id=20364&v=1169052623267)
Title: Re: Name that car #2
Post by: chapel on December 20, 2007, 12:49:06 PM: no, but that's cool
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Post by: chapel on January 01, 2008, 08:38:47 PM: wow, have I stumped the whole crew?
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on January 19, 2008, 04:18:25 AM: Is it from France?
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Post by: @re on January 19, 2008, 10:44:22 AM: I may be wrong, but I think it's British. I think I remember it being featured (with this picture) in an earlier edition of 'evo' magazine, but the problem is, my early editions are stored at my parents' place, which is quite far from where I live... so I've momentarily given up on this one :-\
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Post by: chapel on January 19, 2008, 01:09:36 PM: It is British made. The drivetrain is not.
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Post by: billtorrance9999 on February 10, 2008, 06:47:51 AM: Prodrive?
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Post by: chapel on February 10, 2008, 04:50:37 PM: nope
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Post by: @re on February 10, 2008, 06:55:13 PM: Went through a whole bunch of old evo magazines, but didn't find it.

It isn't an Ascari, is it?
Title: Re: Name that car #2
Post by: chapel on February 10, 2008, 07:53:45 PM: nope. should I post some more clues?
The motor in this car is also used in the Prodrive car you guys think this is.
The third post should also be a big clue
Title: Re: Name that car #2
Post by: @re on February 11, 2008, 08:06:03 AM: Well, what do you know. This is a rendering for the Delfino Feroce, as shown in the company's official web page.

But I'd say that you're being a bit optimistic saying that it looks identical in real life...

(http://www.diseno-art.com/images_2/Delfino_Feroce_rear.jpg)
Title: Re: Name that car #2
Post by: chapel on February 11, 2008, 08:15:01 AM: what on earth is that? Must be a really early roadster prototype

The Impreza STI powered coupes look just like the rendering at the top of the page.

however, good luck finding a photo of one... I saw ONE (still considered prototype) in person and didn't have a camera on me. The coupe didn't have the Impreza like fog lamps and the front end looked completely different.
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Post by: @re on February 11, 2008, 08:26:39 AM: This is the original Delfino Feroce from 2000, with the Impreza engine:

(http://www.autocult.com.au/img/gallery/TorqueOmata949.jpg)

It is currently being re-branded as the Murtaya by Adrenaline Motorsports:

(http://www.subaru-impreza.it/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/murtaya.jpg)

If you say you've seen a coupe version in real life, I won't doubt that, but if it hadn't been for that, I would certainly have believed that the elusive coupe car is nothing other than computer renderings. It is quite strange that not even the company's official website (www.delfino.co.uk (http://www.delfino.co.uk)) has one real picture of it, just renderings...
Title: Re: Name that car #2
Post by: chapel on February 11, 2008, 08:33:48 AM: also, the car I saw in person was for the launch party of Project Gotham Racing 2 (which it is a hidden car)
the car at the show was a running prototype and is how the car is portrayed in the videogame and how the car was designed to be for consumption by the public

some game photos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mister_slimm/379972724/
Title: Re: Name that car #2
Post by: @re on February 11, 2008, 08:36:24 AM: Yeah, I knew it was in the video game - but as you can see, it wasn't very similar to the Feroce I was familiar with :)

I still know I've seen that rendering, though - but it was probably at the Delfino website, where it's featured.
Title: Re: Name that car #2
Post by: chapel on February 11, 2008, 08:39:57 AM: I just took a look at the PGR2 launch date, so the car I saw was from 2003
None of the staff on hand knew anything about the car aside from it's name and that it was turbocharged (it was a microsoft launch party)
Cameras were not allowed at the event, so I didn't bring my camera.
It was definitely a prototype of some sort as the panel fit was subpar and the windows seemed like Lexan
Title: Re: Name that car #2 - Delfino Feroce
Post by: Carnut on March 12, 2013, 07:19:00 AM: Another pic (and how did a Rookie - Chapel - what happened to him - get to post a puzzle?!):
Title: Re: Name that car #2 - Delfino Feroce
Post by: chapel on March 12, 2013, 10:12:57 AM: The rules were different I think when I started here.
Title: Re: Name that car #2 - Delfino Feroce
Post by: Carnut on March 12, 2013, 12:23:09 PM: Quote from: chapel on March 12, 2013, 10:12:57 AM
The rules were different I think when I started here.

Amazing - the day I ask the question 'what happened to Chapel' and up pops Chapel!
Welcome back!
Title: Re: Name that car #2 - Delfino Feroce
Post by: chapel on March 12, 2013, 12:27:29 PM: apparently I had email notification turned on
Title: Re: Name that car #2 - Delfino Feroce
Post by: Carnut on March 12, 2013, 03:45:28 PM: Quote from: chapel on March 12, 2013, 12:27:29 PM
apparently I had email notification turned on

Ah - there's always a logical answer!
I hope we'll be hearing more from you.