Auto Car Rewess: January 2010

Sunday, January 31, 2010

New BMW Z4

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BMW has announced the details of its all-new Z4 sports car, which features a two-piece folding hardtop for the first time. The car also represents the BMW debut of new suspension technology.
Visit the Geneva Motor Show report on the Which?
www.which.co.uk/reviews-ns/geneva-motor-show-2009/index.jsp

New BMW Z4

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Alfa Romeo Mito GTA

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The Alfa MiTo GTA concept is the perfect car to be on show at Geneva. The Swiss motor show is renowned for being a showcase for the world’s most exotic automotive machinery and the GTA embodies the rich competition heritage of the Alfa Romeo brand.

Alfa Romeo Mito GTA

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Mercedes E-class Coupé

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The Mercedes E-class Coupé is a sleek design packed with high technology features. In fact, it's so sleek it has the best aerodynamics of any current mass-produced car – with a drag coefficient of just 0.24Cd.
http://www.which.co.uk/reviews-ns/geneva-motor-show-2009/index.jsp

Mercedes E-class Coupé

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Nissan Qazana

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It takes a lot to steal the thunder of Nissan’s latest GT-R and 370Z sports cars , but the Nissan Qazana concept car has managed just that at the Geneva Motor Show.

Visit the Geneva Motor Show report on the Which? website for more on this car.
http://www.which.co.uk/reviews-ns/geneva-motor-show-2009/index.jsp

Nissan Qazana

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2010 Honda Racing HSV-010 Super GT (Spec and Picture)

2010 Honda Racing HSV-010 Super GT

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. introduced the Honda HSV-010 GT, which will compete in the GT500 class of the 2010 Super GT Series.

Honda HSV-010 GT Technical Specifications :
    - Dimensions
          * Length: 4675 mm
          * Width: 2000 mm
          * Vehicle weight: 1100+ kg
    - Engine
          * Engine name: HR10EG
          * Configuration: Liquid-cooled, naturally aspirated, longitudinal V8
          * V angle: 90°
          * Valve train: Gear-driven DOHC - 2 intake and 2 exhaust valves per cylinder
          * Displacement: 3397 cm3
          * Bore x stroke: 93.0 x 62.5 mm
          * Maximum output: 500 PS (370 KW)
          * Maximum torque: 392 Nm
          * Throttle control system: Mechanical
          * Fuel supply system: Programmed fuel injection system (Honda PGM-FI)
          * Fuel: Lead-free premium gasoline
          * Lubrication: Dry sump
    - Powertrain
          * Transmission mechanism: Constant mesh
          * Transmission shifting method: Steering paddle shifter
          * Steering system mechanism: Rack and pinion system with electric power steering (EPS)

    - Tires
          * front: 330/40R18
          * rear: 330/45R17
    - Brake type and mechanism: Hydraulic ventilated disc system
    - Suspension system: Double wishbone
    - Stabilizer: Torsion bar

Saturday, January 30, 2010

volvo fh16 700 truck

volvo fh16 700

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volvo fh16 700

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Volvo FH16 700 pwerful truck

Today is the day Volvo Trucks is launching the world’s most powerful series-manufactured truck. The Volvo FH16 with 700 hp and 3150 Nm of torque.

Volvo Trucks is the first manufacturer in the world to be able to put a 700 hp badge on its vehicles. The truck model in question is the company’s flagship, the Volvo FH16, which to date has had a maximum power output of 660 hp.

“The Volvo FH16 is intended for the very heaviest and most demanding of transport operations. It is also a highly prestigious truck for the customer who is looking for something truly out of the ordinary. And with 700 hp, the Volvo FH16 sets itself apart from everything else in the industry,” says Staffan Jufors, President and CEO of Volvo Trucks.

With higher power, one might well expect that fuel consumption would head in the same direction, but that is not the case.
“Our aim is to have both the best performance and the best fuel economy in the segment. We have succeeded in keeping fuel consumption the same as before despite the power increase. In a comparison with the competition, we are doing very well indeed,” reveals Staffan Jufors.

The Volvo FH16 is certified for the new Euro 5 European emission requirements that come into force in autumn 2009, which means that emissions of nitrogen oxide have been cut by more than 40 percent. In other words, the Volvo FH16 has become even more powerful but without compromising on the environment. In addition to the 700 hp version the Volvo FH16 is also available in variants producing 540 and 600 hp respectively.

Chinese Chauffeurs during the 1920s and "The Squeeze"

Hi folks -- I had a student come in to my office the other day wondering about doing a term paper on the history of the automotive industry in China. In searching the literature I found this curious Department of Commerce report from 1923 entitled "Automotive Market in China, British Malaya, and Chosen." I promptly ordered this report from Ohiolink, and it had a number of interesting bits after review that I wanted to share with you. In 1923, no cars were manufactured in China, although there was a trade in body construction. The above photo shows an example of what was said to be the very fine work of Chinese craftsmen in body construction, and particularly paint and upholstery.
Secondly, there was a discussion of the corruption associated with Chinese chauffeurs. The term used is "the squeeze" and is discussed on page 11:
"Hardly anyone who has ever done business with the Chinese has failed to come into contact wit the multifarious forms of petty graft known to foreigners as "squeeze" and to the Chinese as "cumshaw." It is the greatest tax which industry and life of the country generally had to bear. Foreigners have tried to stamp it out, but in many lines of activity they have given up the task as hopeless. Wherever there is a transaction in buying or selling, hiring or "firing" is involved, it is almost certain that the squeeze enters. in many cases the acceptance of the squeeze is quite open, and there are many Chinese who regard it as a right. This is especially true in the automotive industry.
Squeeze beings with the sale of the car and follows it through its career until the last of its parts are utterly useless. Owners know that their chauffeurs are constantly collecting commissions, and many are aware that their employees are not above taking nuts and bolts to be sold to the native repair shops which will alter be put the same nuts and bolts back on the car when the chauffeur brings it in for repair, but they are helpless. the owners claim that it serves no purpose to discharge a pilfering chauffeur, for his successor will be no better. one of the sources of revenue to the chauffeur is the dale of gasoline drained from the car's tank and sold to native dealers at one-third its value."

Porsche 911 GT3 R HD Picture 2010

2010 Porsche 911 GT3 R Wallpaper

2010 Porsche 911 GT3 R HD Picture

2010 Porsche 911 GT3 R Interior

As the newest Porsche chase car, the 911 GT3 R has an absurd provenance. In 2009, the ultimate antagonism Porsche 911 - the GT3 RSR - won the GT2 Drivers' appellation in the FIA GT Championship, the GT2 appellation in the American Le Mans Series and additionally in the Le Mans Series of ability races, and additionally triumphed in the backbreaking 24 Hours of the Nurburgring race. Like the 911 GT3 Cup and 911 GT3 RSR, the Porsche 911 GT3 R is advised and congenital by the Porsche Motorsport Department at the company's Weissach Development Centre. First deliveries to chump teams about the apple activate in the spring, and the abject amount of the Porsche 911 GT3 R is 279,000 Euros additional bounded sales tax/VAT.