Showing posts with label cars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cars. Show all posts
Friday, March 30, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
AMG Performance Media Track Monitor Shown
AMG recently showed its AMG Performance Media module for its cars. The video below shows the data that can be accessed via the APM. These include 0-100 km/h acceleration times, a G-meter to measure acceleration, braking and cornering forces, throttle and brake inputs, lap timer, engine output, tire pressures, engine temp and a history function for comparing your and the car’s performance across various tracks. For the enthusiast, monitoring these functions enables one to use the data to improve the performance of the car and driver combination.
These real-time data logging functions have been available for some time now from aftermarket companies. But by allowing this data to be accessed through the multifunction display, the interior of the AMG vehicle retains its look without having a tacky add-on mar the availability of the additional data.
By the way, the demonstration run you will see was done on an SLS AMG at the Hockenheim circuit in Germany.
Mercedes-Benz Classic Center
by Emmanuel (RSS feed) October 19th, 2011 at 8:11 pm
Vintage race cars, pre-war models, one-off custom cars. Any one of these cars would fetch a commanding price if it were to find itself at an auction. But for the technicians at the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center, finding themselves in the middle of this rich automotive history is all in a day’s work. Entering the shop as rusting hulks, these cars each have a story to tell and the people in the Center are justifiably proud when what was once a heap of rusty metal components is turned into a concours-quality masterpiece.
As you will see, what these master craftsmen strive for is perfection in all aspects of a restoration. Whether it is in the exact tolerances of the mechanical parts, or the authenticity of the look or even in the way it’s put together. Because of this goal towards authenticity, the cars that come out of the shop don’t look restored but are instead presented as timeless pieces of automotive history.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Friday, July 08, 2011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Ford Model T (A looking back)
Ford continued to make engines for the Model T after the car finished production in May 1927. Production averaged 100 per month in 1931, then dropped to 10 a month. The last engine, with serial number 15176888, was built on the 4th of August, 1941!
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Tuesday, March 08, 2011
Inside Tesla's 1,000-pound battery pack
SmartPlanet takes a peek inside Tesla Motors' R&D lab and talks to CTO JB Straubel about the evolution of the electric vehicle and the technology behind the company's lithium ion battery pack.
Thursday, December 02, 2010
Animation: Honda's new plug-in hybrid platform
Honda unveils its plug-in hybrid platform at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The goal is to allow for all-electric short trips and longer commutes with a 2.0-liter, i-VTEC inline 4-cylinder gasoline engine tied to a CVT, or continuously variable transmission. It has three modes: all-electric, gasoline-electric and engine direct-drive. SmartPlanet goes under the hood and shows you animation of how it works.
Saturday, October 09, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Top Gear: BBC: Challenge to cross The Channel in Car Boats! - Top Gear
Hilarious challenge from the Top Gear boys as they attempt to cross the Channel to France in their brilliant but useless new model home-made amphibious cars.
Don't forget to hit 'view in high quality' at the bottom right of the video to get the best picture. Visit http://www.topgear.com for all the latest news and reviews.
Top Gear - Car-Boat Challenge - BBC
A chance to see the Top Gear boys famous car-boat challenge! Will any of their amphibious converted cars survive the Top Gear challenges? Find out in this BBC automobile video clip.
Friday, April 02, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
China plugged into electric cars
A Chinese carmaker has launched what it claims to be the world's first-mass produced electric car.
BYD have only been making cars for six years, but have produced a car that runs on batteries and can be plugged into an ordinary wall socket.
The company originally made mobile phone batteries, and it is this expertise that has allowed the upstart to leapfrog the likes of General Motors and Toyota.
The BBC's China correspondent, Quentin Sommerville, took the car for a spin.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
