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Lobini H1
The Lobini H1 is a sports car produced by the Brazilian automaker Lobini. It first appeared in 2005 and went through a minor redesign in 2007. It has a carbon steel tubular chassis and a fiberglass body shell. It makes use of a Volkswagen 1.8L turbocharged 20V engine, the same used in some versions of both Volkswagen Golf and Audi A3. Background The Lobini H1 was idealized by José Orlando Lobo and Fábio Birolini, and is the first car to be produced by Lobini. It was designed by Graham Holmes, former Lotus Cars, Lotus designer, and was clearly inspired by the Lotus Elise. The car's prototype was first presented to the public at the 22nd São Paulo Motor Show, in 2002, and the first finished unit was sold in 2005. At that time, it was only available in the targa top configuration. In 2006, minor redesigns were announced for the 2007 model. Also, at the 26th São Paulo Motor Show a new coupé model was introduced and a racing car, racing model was shown. Though it was well received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lobini
Lobini was a Brazilian automobile manufacturer. The company produced a sports car called the H1 which uses Audi engines and fiberglass bodies produced by fellow Brazilian sports car manufacturer Chamonix. Lobini, named after founders José Orlando Lobo & Fábio Biroliini, was a project created in 1999 aimed at developing the best Brazilian sports car with a technology to be compared with the international vehicles of the same category. The Lobini H1 was a success in "Salão do Automóvel 2002". The company has recently shipped one of its cars to England, and it has been working with Lotus for the technical validation of Lobini in Europe. Lobini was bought by Brax Automóveis in 2006. The same year they presented the new 2007 Lobini H1 at the "Salão do Automóvel 2006". The car has a removable hard-top roof, redesigned front with new headlights and an aerodynamic kit. On the inside the Lobini H1 comes with leather seats available in light gray, dark gray or black. The Lobini H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |