31/07/2014

ATS:

"The resurrection of another great Italian brand"

ATS (Automobili Turismo and Sport) "Sometimes they come back .." 
ATS is an Italian automotive constructor and racing team that operated between 1963 and 1965, formed after the famous "Palace Revolution" at Ferrari. 
The company was formed by Carlo Chiti and Giotto Bizzarrini, among others - the intention to be a direct competitor to the Ferrari both on the track and on the road. Chiti and Bizzarrini built, with the sponsorship of the Scuderia Serenissima's' Count Giovanni Volpi, a road-going sports car and a Formula One car. 

The sports car was the ATS 2500 GT, a small coupe developed by Chiti and Bizzarrini built with bodywork designed by Franco Scaglione Allemanno. The engine was a mid-mounted 2.5 L V8 designed by Chiti, capable of reaching 245 hp (180 kW) and the acceleration to 257 km / h (160 mph). Only 12 cars were built as reported, and few exist today. In addition to being one of the first mid-engined sports car (René-Bonnet Djet in France is said to have beaten the market by a few months), 2500 GT never gained fame or popularity, but his 90th DOHC V8 engine with a crankshaft flatplane was then developed in the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 engine 2 L, 2.5 L and 3 L formed by Carlo Chiti at Autodelta. 

The F1 car was the Tipo 100, a 1.5L V8 engine that powers a frame that was a virtual copy of the obsolete Ferrari 156. Driver Phil Hill and Giancarlo Baghetti, also fleeing from Ferrari during a period of political turmoil, have been signed to drive the new car, but a sad season Chiti forced to close the door on the race team. The ATS was later used in the Derrington-Francis F1 project led by Rob Walker's former chief mechanic ', Alf Francis. 

Count Volpi subsequently supported the Serenissima brand that has used a lot of technology similar to ATS. Bruce McLaren used a motor Serenissima for a couple of Grands Prix in 1966. 
After the death of ATS, Bizzarrini moved to the first Lamborghini to build their own machines as Bizzarrini, while Chiti founded Autodelta, who would work closely with Alfa Romeo for the following decades. 

In 2012, 50 years later, ATS starts building two new cars: ATS 2500 GT and SPORT 1000

In 2013, the new 300 ATS Light, a 2-seater spider with the retro style, is announced. 
In mid-2014, ATS has acquired the rights to the legendary De Tomaso brand and is preparing to re-launch with a new lineup  

(below the front of the 2500 GT draws a style reminiscent of certain purely Ferrari and McLaren or even for certain traits the Alfa Romeo 4C)

The newer models are capable of better performance worthy of the Ferrari and to leave behind much of the competition, such as the Porsche 918, 911, McLaren 650, Aston Martin and Mercedes SLR. 

In fact, the 2500 GT model has an output of 500 horsepower but not allowing excessive speed of 320 km / h and acceleration to 100 km / h in just 3 seconds, thanks to its low weight with the help of sophisticated materials fruit of years of research , a weight of less than 1000 kg

While you can buy a model even more exaggerated with which you can safely go for a walk in Monza and Nurburgring, because it is a real car plate Lemans prototype can also make fun of group C cars 80 years old and put in serious difficulties in prototype 24 Hours of Le Mans 2014 Audi R18 included.

This is the ATS 1000 Sport riding a motorcycle with an engine of 300 hp and a weight of just over 400 kg and for those who want more there is an upgrade kit that allows you to reach an output of 500 horsepower, practically a F1 car with plate and arrows, right, because you do not mess with this, in fact, is able to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 2"0 seconds to touch 200 km/h in 5 seconds and, according to experts (in largely developed) should be able to follow the track of Nurburgring in less than 6 'minutes.

Crazy is not it? 
Italians do it "much" better, is not possible cancel an history of many years of success


Editorial staff

Sources:

wikipedia.it (initial part)

Autor:

Alberto R. Caramazza 2013 ©