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Mercedes Confirms SLC Model For 2014
Mercedes Design Head Gorden Wagener has confirmed that company is working on a successor to SLS series which would be released in 2014. The new band concept is named as “SLC”.
The first details regarding the specs has only 4.0L V8 engine with the SLS style doors replaced by a newer design. The production version would be called “CLA”. Before CLA is available for purchase in...
5 Tips For Safe Driving
Drive safely is a wish we make for any of the person around us be it family members, friends, colleagues or anyone leaving after meeting you. Accidents are a part of this hustle and bustle that has created due to increased reliance on personal vehicles for transportation. More cars on road means higher probability of an incident. But that can be hugely eliminated by following few rules, both for our...
Wireless Charging For Electric Vehicles Developed
In future, you might not need to stop midway for charging your EV (Image: Telegraph UK)
Witricity, a MIT spin off company which has broken the headlines earlier on regarding wireless transfer, have developed a new system that can charge Electric Vehicles (EVs) while they are moving.
Wireless charging uses the principle of magnetic resonance coupling, where two copper coils are made to resonate at the...
Honda In Hot Water Over Advertised Mileage Claim
Judge in California has ordered Honda to pay 9867 US$ to a woman who filed a case against them blaming them of advertising a false figure regarding the mileage of Civic hybrid car.
Heather Peters is the woman who filed the case against the company in the claims court. She claimed her car, Honda Civic Hybrid 2006, was achieving mileage less than what Honda advertised. They claimed its mileage to be...
Engine That Uses Liquid Air As Fuel
Dearman Engine Company is developing an engine which runs on liquified air and the emissions from it are well – air !
The piston of this engine gets force to move from the expanding air that is stored in the cylinder. Since air wont exist at ambient temperature, it is maintained at -256 degrees Fahrenheit in the cylinder. The engine itself is made of pretty much same materials as used in conventional...
Audi R8: World’s Fastest Limousine
You must already be aware of the little R8, but when did the bigger R8 come? Well the stretched version of same R8 is the world’s fastest limousine and you might consider it if you are going for a luxury car.
The car is street legal with massive power from a V10 engine that can push the car from 0 to 62 mph in 3.9 seconds. Frankly speaking any number below 4s is awesome when it comes to measuring...
What is Engine Braking? How It Helps?
Engine Braking simply means slowing down your car by downshifting to a lower gear instead of putting your foot on brake pedal. The lower gears are “hard to drive fast” for the engine and as a result, speed drops.
Engine braking proponents say that it minimizes the brake pad wear if you substitute the foot brake by engine braking in certain situation. This is mostly true. However, the engine...
2012 Donkervoort D8 GTO – The Four Wheeler Rocket
The Donkervoot D8 GTO is the product of a collaboration between Donkervoort Automobielen and Audi Quattro GmbH, and is no less than a rocket that flies on 4 wheels. You will find it much alike in looks to the famous Ariel Atom, world’s fastest accelerating vehicle.
Appearance
You can visibly analyze the tubular frame of the car which is made up of steel. They are all joined to look like trusses...
Car Manufacturers Drop 2012 Models Prices
Car manufacturers have reduced the prices of redesigned models for 2012 in a bid to attract more customers after the auto industry has seen sales plummet since 2009.
Volkswagen Passat, the model Volkswagen dropped for 2011 makes a return for 2012 with more legroom and space for luggage. Engine options include 2.0 litre turbodiesel engine with a mileage of 31 miles per gallon (mpg) in city and 43 mpg...
Eight Ferraris, Lamborghini & Mercedes Collide in World’s Most Expensive Car Collision [With Photos]
As much as 8 Ferraris, a Lamborghini Diablo, Mercedes and few other cars were destroyed in a collision in Japan, which is by far the most costly collision ever happened.
The accident happened on expressway China Road in Yamaguchi prefecture, leaving all cars destroyed and 10 people injured.
According to Japanese police, the accident occured when a group was driving to attend supercar meet up in Hiroshima....