Novitech Rosso – F430 Scuderia
July 1, 2008
The Ferrari F430 Scuderia could always hold its own as a 510hp, 320kmh, 0-60mph in 3.5 seconds supercar. However, this wasn’t enough for Novitech Rosso. As a Ferrari tuner specialist they released their own “special” tuning package that brought the already screaming engine to 717hp, with the capability of reaching speeds of 348kmh.
The tuned engine has new belt-driven twin-superchargers, two high-performance air filters and larger fuel injectors. Did we mention that they also added a whole lot more of that wonderful Carbon Fiber? Well they did, in the steering wheel and shift paddles.
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Pagani Cinque – 3.4 seconds!
June 9, 2008
Pagani’s Cinque stands for 5 and only five of these beauties will be made. But don’t think that you will be able to get your hands on one because the 5 are already spoken for.
The Pagani Cinque is a 678 horsepower and 575 lb. ft. of torque beast. It will peel your skin off with 0-to-60 times of 3.4 seconds. And at 186 MPH the car could drive upside down using the downforce that it creates. Sounds great, sign me up!
It also has a sequential 6-speed transmission, which you can flick through with paddles or a gear shift on the center console.
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Air-less Tires on a Audi A6 – Hmmm…
June 9, 2008
These tires are airless and are scheduled to be out on the market very soon. Again with holding of the breath…we’re not. Although this is true innovation, we do not see too many car manufacturers or car owners buying a set of these for their cars.
Impact on existing technology:
A. no more air valves
B. no more air compressors at gas stations
C. no more repair kits
D. no more flats
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Hybrid Technologies – LiV Rush
June 8, 2008
Hybrid Technologies LiV Rush (ready-to-order), a completely gas free vehicle with a 0-60 time of 5.9 seconds, a range of 160km and a distinctive design. Available now for a bargain basement price of $100,000. The company’s tag-line: “
The Specs:
Performance
Speed:
up to 120 mph (193 km/h)
Acceleration:
0-60 mph in 5.9 seconds
Range:
100+ miles (160+ km)
Charge Time:
8-10 hours (110-120 VAC or 220-240 VAC) for full charge
Cycle Life:
1500+ full charges
LCD Touch Screen:
Vehicle operations monitor – miles remaining, power consumption, each cells’ level of charge, battery temperature, drive time, distance traveled, and average speed.
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Toyota brings fuel cell dream closer to reality
June 7, 2008
TOKYO (AFP) — Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday it had developed a new zero-emission fuel-cell vehicle that has a longer cruising distance than previous models and can operate in freezing temperatures.
Japanese companies have been working to create a viable zero-emission car running on fuel cells, which produce electricity through a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen, leaving water as the only by-product.
Toyota’s system “was enhanced to further improve cruising distance and low-temperature starts, which had presented obstacles to widespread fuel-cell vehicle use,” the company said in a statement.
Toyota engineers managed to control the amount of water produced inside the fuel-cell system, which previously interfered with electrical generation at low temperatures. Fuel efficiency was also improved, the automaker said.
Toyota said it would continue to strive to improve the durability and reduce the cost of fuel-cell vehicles to bring about their widespread use.
Toyota president Katsuaki Watanabe has said previously that it will take years to make eco-friendly cars running on fuel cells commercially viable.
Besides the hefty price, motorists would also need an infrastructure of hydrogen filling stations if they are to take the cars on the road.
Toyota was a pioneer of petrol-electric hybrid cars which are attracting growing interest at a time of soaring oil prices and increasing concerns about global warming.
The International Energy Agency estimated Friday that nearly a billion electric or fuel-cell vehicles may need to be put on the road as part of an “energy technology revolution” to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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Yamaha Deus Ex Machina
June 1, 2008
Jake Lonia a student at Art Centre Pasadena has designed this Yamaha-branded Deus Ex Machina concept motorcycle. Powered by ultra-capacitors and doped nano-phoshpate batteries and it is controlled using 36 pneumatic muscles with 2 linear actuators set along a spine consisting of seven artificial vertebrae. Even the helmet is pneumatically attached.
The designer believes that it could achieve a top speed of 120 kph (0-100kph in 3 seconds) with a recharge time of 15 minutes and cycle time of 1 hour.
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Ultimate Car Sounds III
April 21, 2008
If you like cars, you love the sound that they make. There’s something intoxicating about the sound that you can’t explain. To help with your undying addiction we present you with a compilation of the best of the best that will probably have you speeding the next time you are in your mom’s Camry.
Take a look / listen:
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