Audi Concept Car: Audi Avus Quattro concept car, Audi Locus concept car, Audi Quattroflex concept car, Audi R Zero concept car, Audi RSQ concept car, Audi A8 Concept car,
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Audi Concept Car
Saturday, April 18, 2009
The Mercedes-Benz SLK350 Review
Too small and uncomfortable.. That more or less sums up what I think of the Mercedes SLK 350.
I have always enjoyed Mercedes cars and my SLK experiences started with a 2002 SLK 320 Manual. It was bright red and my, so called, friends referred to it as a "hairdressers" car!
Looks aside, it was not a bad car, the gearbox was a bit notchy and the suspension was not very sporty but on the whole I quite liked it. So when I first took delivery of my SLK 350 auto with the F1 style front end and the more powerful engine I was excited, I like to drive fairly quickly and I enjoy driving for drivings sake. The new car looked better than the old model and the interior felt more up to date.
My first drive of the 350 was quite interesting. As I pulled away, with far too much throttle, the rear wheels snatched at the tarmac for grip and the car snaked it's way up the road. My first impression was positive, I like a lively drive and this certainly felt quite lively. But my initial impression did not last for very long. I discovered that if I drove the car with too much vigor that the gearbox would soon start to mess about, it would refuse to change up and hold the car in a gear for far too long. On one occasion I arrived at a t-junction which was on a fairly steep incline; the car would not move! it just sat there with it's engine revving away. After what felt like an age a gear was found with a bang and away we went.
I continued my drive in a far more sedate manner and the car behaved as it should, but this experience had tainted my view and I was never particularly happy with the car's performance.
Another problem with the SLK 350 Auto is one of having a very slow gearbox when it comes to selecting reverse gear after drive. If you are driving along a busy high street and spot a parking space you pull up just past the gap and select R on the auto box and then wait.......it feels as though it's going to take forever. The only thing I will say about this is that it's a problem with ALL modern Mercedes auto's and the SLK is not alone.
The Interior cabin of SLK is quite well appointed, if a little on the small side. There is a distinct lack of accessible storage and trying to find find somewhere to put your house keys, mobile phone and pack of gum is quite a challenge.
The folding roof is quite superb and should be a standard feature on all cars. The only small problem is the amount of luggage space space left when the roof is folded down.
The cars performance on a nice wide open, smooth, bump free road is very good. The car accelerates well and stops well. The engine feels a little harsh when being driven in anything other than a docile way and I have already given my opinion of the gearbox.
The car's suspension is very hard and is set up in such a way that hard driving into corners will produce a little initial under-steer followed by very controllable over-steer. The suspension is, in my opinion, just too hard for everyday use.
In conclusion, The Mercedes SLK 350 is not my type of car. It's not an exciting drive in the sense that a Caterham or a TVR is exciting and it's not comfortable like some of it's bigger brothers. I think this car is targeted at the 50+ female driver who does not want to drive quickly and is more interested in the look rather than build quality and performance.
Colin Mather Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Colin_Mather |
The Jaguar D Type
The Jaguar D-Type was built between nineteen fifty four and nineteen fifty seven, a total of three years. The D type shared the same engine design as the previous C Type Jaguar, although this was the only similarity between the two cars, with the D Type having major changes made from its predecessor. The most notable change was the monocoque chassis, which was highly innovative and drastically improved aerodynamics and efficiency, a large feat for a competitive racing car. The car originated as a competitive racing car, but once Jaguar ceased racing the D-Type was converted for public sales.
The Jaguar XKSS was the road car created from the left over D-Types. An additional seated was added to the car, a full windscreen, a passenger door, and other changes to make the car more practical for the general public.
Unfortunately for Jaguar, a fire destroyed nine of the twenty five cars which were either completed or close to completion on the twelfth of February nineteen fifty seven. The market for high performance European cars was highly profitable in that time, the main reason for converting the unused chassis into production cars to gain back some of the investment.
The design on the D-Type really mirrored that of an aircraft, with the innovative introduction of the monocoque body style. The fuel for the car was within bags within the cells of the chassis, another design aspect which mimicked that of aircraft engineering. The aircraft style like engineering was down to the work of Sayer, a former Bristol Aeroplane Company worker, who successfully brought his innovative design to the table.
From a mechanical standpoint, the D-Type shared many attributes with that of the previous C-Type. The engine was unchanged, and the disc brakes kept. The major changes came from the work of Sayer, who managed to make the car much more aerodynamic and efficient. The body style was so successful the Jaguar E-Type maintained many features as the successor of the legendary D-Type.
Bonhams auction sold a first factory production D-Type for £2.2m in the summer of 2008 at their popular auctions.
Classic Cars For Sale has Jaguar cars for sale. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Andy_Webbed |
Top Gear Magazine (April 2009 UK)
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Toyota Levin
This nacreous miracle misleads practically all. Both casual passers-by, and experts. Only owners of the same car can learn it, and that, only sideways. What lead the owner when he has decided to change cardinally appearance and without that, concerning the rare car for Russia? Desire to differ from all or only from similar?
What car can be with identical success by the first car in a life and the most successful racing bolid, a top gear of sports career? And, at last, what car on arrival in Russia, despite the right wheel already has one who «precisely takes away», two who «I will arrive and I will necessarily buy» and those tens who is distressed: «it was necessary to occupy the day before yesterday turn»? It is Toyota Levin. Knowing people unanimously tell all: «Yes. Levin – the good car» another it is not given.
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LSD-doors for Nissan GT-R!
Studio LSD Design has published the information on new doors of own manufacture for car Nissan GT-R. Received rather creative name LSD Flügeltürbeschläge, they are the next short step on a way of the decision of a problem on an individualization of each copy Nissan GT-R descending from the conveyor forces of every possible tuning firms.
You will receive the specified doors for 1949 euros and rollers directing, guaranteeing accurate slippage at each opening and door closing. One more plus is ease of installation – the design firm asserts that for this purpose it is not required paints, welded works. To use doors also is much easier, than to say their name as for fastening it is used standard fixing points Nissan. Therefore at an exit it will be necessary only hardly to push away a door outside and to allow her to rise in air, and lock-up is carried out by one smooth movement of a hand. Doors already in sale.
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Advertising of show "Bodensee Tuning World"
Anyone who once was on motor show SEMA, not by hearsay knows that tuning and seminude girls – concepts practically not divide. Addition of beautiful girls and cars – a key component of success of such actions both in the USA, and in Europe that once again proves an advertising videoclip of autoshow Bodensee Tuning World which will pass in Germany from April, 30th till 3th May. Judging by it, in an exhibition hall the area of 81 755 square metres it will be possible to take a look not only at the cars exposed by 250 firms, but also on some rather nice girls.
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