Ruoteclassiche Review – June 2016 (Italian)
La 911 del dopo "RS" L'opera omnia sulla 2.7 del '74. Da veri cultori
La Bibbia della Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 MFI (la sigla che identifica i motori a iniezione meccanica) è scritta in inglese. ma non importa. È talmente ricca di notizie, immagini, foto esclusive e descrizioni dettagliate di ogni modello che la lingua è un particolare trascurabile. Con "Carrera 2.7" Ryan Snodgrass ha realizzato per l'americana Parabolica Press un libro davvero unico, facendo dell'accuratezza una dote imprescindibile. Che si percepisce in ogni pagina. partendo da un'introduzione che racconta come d modello 1975 della 911 meriti la medesima attenzione dell'iconica 2.7 RS dell'anno precedente, tesi supportata da spiegazioni sulla tecnica e la struttura della più moderna 2.7. I tre anni della sua stona – compresa tra il 1974 e il 1976 – sono raccontati in 406 pagine suddivise in 9 capitoli; le appendici sono dedicate alle omologazioni sportive. agli equipaggiamenti disponibili. alle modifiche intervenute durante la produzione e alle specifiche tecniche. Se i primi affrontano argomenti tecnici (dal motore all'iniezione. dalla trasmissione alle sospensioni, a freni e ruote), sono divertenti e interessanti i capitoli dedicati alle carrozzerie, con le ricche e spettacolari "cartelle colori" delle tinte disponibili nei vari anni, e agli interni, con la rassegna più completa dei tessuti tartan con cui allestire la seduta dei sedili.
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Turbo 3.0 Book Wins MOTORWORLD Buchpreis
The Turbo 3.0 book wins first place in the coveted MOTORWORLD BUCHPREIS for the Markenbuch category (best book for a single brand), which honors the best car books of the year. The award ceremony took place on Thursday, May 23, 2019 inside the Arthur Bechtel Classic Motors showroom at the Motorworld Stuttgart V8 Hotel in Böblingen, Germany.
For almost 20 years, noted automotive historian and journalist Jürgen Lewandowski has presided over the Autobuchpreis which honors the best works produced each year on automotive and motorsports topics. For 2018, MOTORWORLD Group became the primary sponsor for the Autobuchpreis, hosting the event and judging team of Jürgen Lewandowksi (chairman of the jury), Andreas Dünkel (Motorworld Group Chairman), Mark N. Backé (Grand Basel Chairman), Vittorio Strosek (Strosek Design), Michael Stoschek (Brose Chairman), Christian Steiger (Classic Cars Editor-in-Chief), Dr. Andreas Kaufmann (Leica Camera Chairman) and Robertino Wild (Capricorn Chairman).
Turbo 3.0 Wins Significant Independent Book Publisher Award
We are honored that the Turbo 3.0 book not only won an IPPY Gold medal at the 2019 Independent Book Publisher Awards, but the overall win within one of eight "Outstanding Books of the Year" categories was special, tying for the Best Book Arts Craftsmanship category. This award is extra meaningful as all books published by independent publishers around the world were eligible, not just within the narrow field of automotive books. Tough competition for sure!
The IPPY “rewards those who exhibit the courage, innovation, and creativity to bring about change in the world of publishing,” with the judging criteria “based on quality of content, originality, design, and production with an emphasis on innovation and social relevance.” The eight overall Outstanding Books of the Year categories choose books from "regular entries for being the most heartfelt, unique, outspoken and/or experimental."
Many thanks to all the contributors to the success of the Turbo 3.0 book: art director Richard Baron; cover artist Guy Allen; cutaway illustrator Makoto Ouchi; photographers Claus Bachl, Michael Furman, and Randy Wells; editors Jonathan Stein and Mary Snodgrass; designer of our first book style Christoph Mäder; prepress support from iocolor with Stephanie Lock, John Bailey, and Gary Hawkey; and the printer Artron Art Group.
Published by Parabolica Press, Turbo 3.0 was officially available for purchase in October 2018. The 23rd Annual IPPY Awards ceremony will be held in New York City on May 28, 2019.
Elferspot Turbo 3.0 Book Raffle - Ends May 15, 2019
Porsche enthusiast site Elferspot is offering a RARE opportunity to win a copy of the epic Turbo 3.0 book until May 15, 2019. Not only that, they created a quick video to showcase the book for those who have never seen it in person. See more details about the contest on the Elferspot website.
