The sports car and rally cars as I know it, is a fairly modern concept. The sports car was even more specialized. Such vehicles were, as the term implies, intended for sport, whether for rallies, endurance races or speed trials. They were fast, uncomfortable, hard to drive and usually extremely...
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Guide for finding and installing car parts
So you’re mechanically inclined? Fabulous! You probably know a lot about repairing and installing car parts. When working on vehicles, there are certainly times when parts need to be replaced, costing you and, in turn, the customer a lot of money. But there are ways to cut your costs. Have...
Read more 2011 Citroen C4
Citroën have announced that it will include their new micro-hybrid e-HDi powertrains which feature Start-stop technology along with Michelin Energy™ Saver tyres. This helps achieve an incredible 109g/km at launch, while future models will eventually only produce 99g/km. They have also used 15 percent green materials which is recycled polyamide...
Read more Dacia’s car models on German Autobahn
Dear car drivers, I’m posting for Speed Market from Romania. I have received a link regarding “Reverse innovation in action: Romanian cars from a french company on the german autobahn” and i’m able to give more details regarding. First, please take on the post described by “Hardvard Business Review” on...
Read more How the ABS system on a car works? About the direction system
An anti-lock braking system, or ABS is a safety system which prevents the wheels on a motor vehicle from locking up (or ceasing to rotate) while braking. A rotating road wheel allows the driver to maintain steering control under heavy braking by preventing a skid and allowing the wheel to...
Read more BMW Z8 Presentation (Engine, Road Test, Review)
The spectacular 507 roadster, built during 1956-59 in only 253 examples, is considered by many enthusiasts and collectors to be one of the most beautiful cars ever built. In developing the Z8, BMW designers were challenged to imagine what the original 507 would be like if it had never ceased...
Read more 2010 Audi R8 Spyder Review
The Audi R8 is a sports car with a longitudinally mounted mid-engine, and uses Audi’s trademark quattro permanent four-wheel drive system. It was introduced by the German automaker AUDI AG in 2006. The car was exclusively designed, developed, and manufactured by AUDI AG’s high performance private subsidiary company, quattro GmbH,...
Read more 2011 Ford MUSTANG Shelby GT350
Shelby American, a wholly owned subsidiary of Carroll Shelby International Inc., will fulfill the dreams of enthusiasts by returning the legendary Shelby GT350 to its lineup of American performance cars. The Shelby team unveiled a supercharged concept version of the Mustang-based 2011 Shelby GT350 to the surprise of thousands gathered...
Read more Honda’s Hydrogen Sport Car Concept
Green was the theme at the LA Auto Show as car manufacturers revealed a whole new line of hybrid, electric, and fuel efficient new cars… but none of them were as stylish as Hondas’s FC Sport Concept Car. The futuristic sports car is a hydrogen powered, zero emission fuel cell...
Read more 2010 Fisker Karma Hybrid Super Sport Car
Fisker Automotive, Inc., the new American manufacturer of premium green automobiles, unveiled its first production car — the 2010 Fisker Karma. With a starting price of $87,900 ($80,400 after US government tax credits), 1,000 orders for the 100 mile-per-gallon luxury plug-in hybrid have been received since the prototype debuted at...
Read more Alfa Romeo Spyder Concept
2010 marks Pininfarina’s 80th anniversary, and to celebrate, the design firm plans on building a special Alfa Romeo concept car for the 2010 Geneva motor show. Given Pininfarina wants this concept to celebrate its past, present, and future, an Alfa Spider seems to be a natural choice. Pininfarina has a...
Read more 2011 Dodge Circuit EV
The Dodge EV development vehicle, also called Dodge Circuit EV sports car, is a two-passenger, rear-wheel-drive, all-electric sports car introduced at the 2009 North American International Auto Show. The car is based on the current Lotus Europa S, and combines a lithium-ion battery pack with a 200-kilowatt electric motor, capable...
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