City Car 119

Are you hunting hobby and want to modify a car that fits? Perhaps it’s a special car hunting Khalid bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, the king who ruled Saudi Arabia in 1975-1982, this could be an inspiration.
As reported by jalopnik, Thursday, October 27, 2011, in the late 80s, King Khalid who do not like the political uproar that was ‘fever’ hunt. To be able to channel his hobby with a safe and comfortable, the king ordered a vehicle to a modifier of a Swedish car, Franco Sbarro Windhawk.

“He asked for a special car made ??for her favorite sport, hunting hawks,” the website wrote.

Windhawk was agreed. He revolutionized the Mercedes Benz G-Klasse wagon version into a special wagon to hunt monsters. He put six tires on a 6900 cc engine car powered 217 horsepower with a maximum speed of 200 kilometres per hour.

While the roof of the front and rear respectively uprooted and replaced with a sunroof that can be opened automatically. Interestingly, the front passenger seat can be increased or decreased, hydraulically so that users can get a comfortable position to shoot the target when firing.

Not only that. So that the car can be used to hunt up to distances of hundreds of miles without stopping in the desert, then the fuel tank is also adjusted. Tank capacity reached 350 litters.

While the car is able to bulldoze every field, whether sandy, rocky, muddy or even once, modifiers that make the legs of devices that can be set. The goal is that the car deck height from the ground (ground clearance) can be adjusted with the track that will be crossed.

Only, do not mention how much it cost to modify the German luxury wagon. But certainly, the car was not used again after the King Khalid died in 1982.

On the mat Driving Sustainable Mobility yesterday (26/10/2010), in China, KOMPAS.com opportunity to taste the future of cars General Motors (GM), Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet Equinox and Networked-Electric Vehicle (EN-V).

“They become the solution that we offer to consumers in the future,” said Michael Albano, Director of Communications and Technology, GM International Operations (GMIO).

“We have many customers with different needs. Among other things, only to move within the city, travel long distances between cities. To this end we offer a variety of solutions and not just an option,” said Michael. According to him, Volt, Equinox and the EN-V is not just a choice based on your needs, as well as future transportation solutions.

Volt electric car plug-ins in the world’s first mass production with machines to increase mileage (extended range). “Volt creates a new segment of the global automotive market as an electric car with the distance away,” said Steve L. Clarke, Vice President of Vehicle Engineering GMIO. “This is not a pure electric car, and also not a hybrid,” he said.

According to Steve, this car could not operate without electric motors. “Electric Motor that drives the wheels, with the energy supply of lithium-ion battery. While the 1.4 liter gasoline engine from working when the battery can no longer meet the energy needs of an electric motor to spin the wheel,” said Steve.

Conventional machines, the work plays electric generator that will fill back into the battery. “If necessary, the resulting electric generator to directly supply power to electric motors and drive wheels, for example when the maximum acceleration or uphill paths,” added Steve.

Steve refused to say if the Volt as a hybrid car. “The technology is different from hybrid Volt usual. We put the Volt in the segment is really new in the world,” he said.

When driven, Volt provides excellent first impression. new driving experience. Among others, her voice is very smooth, making all the people outside do not think this car is ready to slide. When driven, hardly any significant difference with the premium hatchback petrol engined diesel Atua.

Equinox Fuel Cell Technologies fuel cell (fuel cell)) used in the Equinox is the fourth generation of GM. Hydrogen is converted into electrical energy turning the electric motor. As a result, the performance of Equinox the same as those using conventional driving source and better than conventional electric cars.

“With a full hydrogen tank, Equinox Fuel Cell can roam up to 320 km with a great electric motors. You do not use fossil fuels, emissions it produces only water,” said George P. Hansen, director of Asia Pacific Fuel Cell Commercialization, GM Asia Pacific.

There was no significant difference between driving the Equinox Fuel Cell is with a conventional car, except the engine. This car is comfortable steered.

EN-V This is the future of personal transportation GM version. “Electric two-passenger vehicle is designed to overcome the problem of traffic congestion, limited parking, air quality and transportation needs in cities big future,” said Christopher E. Borroni-Bird, Program Director of the EN-V GM.

With dimensions of only a third of a conventional family car, EN-V saves space on the highway and parking. With a fully charged battery condition, its ability to surf could reach 40 km.

Not only that, the EN-V is designed to communicate between the vehicle (Vehicle-to-vehicle communications) is combined with Global Positioning System (GPS). In this way – let alone supported by the infrastructure – is expected to reduce accidents.

EN-V driving a very easy and practical. Control system is like a portable video game console. Operation is also simple. When you first try, to be sensitive control system. As a result, the car feels too aggressive due to spontaneous acceleration. But along with the increasingly familiar with the characteristics of this car, make you an expert in no time.

“This vehicle was about to happen ten or twenty years. What you’re driving now is just a concept. There is still much that must be developed to be more efficient in the future,” said Christopher.

You do not want to paint faded favourite car?

Despite the current dry season, but Jakarta and surrounding areas are still frequent rain. Sure, when it rains frequently make your car dirty.

Therefore, car washing is essential, in order to keep the car clean. But remember, wash your car carelessly can damage your car, such as car paint fade. For that, there are some things you should consider when choosing a garage where there is believed to clean the car’s pet.

Here are tips on choosing a good repair shop car wash:

1. Washing workshop must have full equipment, such as hydraulic, steam, and compressors. It is very good for washing the job easier and will look perfect washing results.

2. Choose the laundry shop who installed the affordable rates but with quality to compete.

3. Note the use of materials ranging from cloth towel washer, water content, shampoo, completeness others, as well as cleaning methods.
- Separation of cloth for wet and dry, there should be.
- Water and shampoo in accordance with the levels of acidity (pH) balance in order not to make paint faded.
- The under-carriage must also be clean.
- Need a soft brush for stubborn dirt in part under the car.
- The interior is also cleaned with cleaning fluid aspirated with the previously used vacuum cleaner.
- When tires polished polish, polish droplets should not be on the rim. If you frequent the rim, in the long run lead to layer easily peeled off the rim.
- Drying a good use of compressors, so that water spots do not stick to the body of the car. Read the rest of this entry »

Devices entertainment audio systems for most car owners a much needed tool. When they are stuck in traffic or simply reduces fatigue when driving long distances, the device was a loyal friend.

However, the device is at once would be a source of an annoying problem when the sound produced is not as expected. In fact, car users will be more patience is tested when the damage has spread to devices everywhere and drive to make the trip uncomfortable.

“Therefore, anticipating the problem while treating the audio devices are routinely and properly become mandatory,” said Oni Setyanto, Prima Audio, Parts Center, Atrium Senen, Jakarta, Monday, May 23, 2011.

Indeed, not all understand how to perform maintenance and anticipated damage to the audio system. Because the majority of car owners not the kind of connoisseur and enthusiast person who tinkers entertainment device.

However, errors or problems in the audio system will cause serious problems, both components of the device or even the electrical system as a whole. “When examined, there were some errors in the audio devices to treat it,” said Oni.

So what is wrong? Any problems that may occur due to these errors? Here is an explanation Oni.

1. Leaving the problematic electrical systems

Electric current instability can occur because of battery that has been worn or alternator that is not functioning properly fill out an electric current to the battery. Electric current is sometimes shrunken and enlarge it so potentially damaging components in audio devices.

2. Installation error

Cause car audio components broken can also be caused by improper cable installation. Inaccuracy occurred mainly when the car owner to up grade the audio system. Read the rest of this entry »

The worth of cars are often suddenly turned into a bonfire.

Many people have put their attraction to Lamborghini however Lamborghini Gallardo again made a bad record as the most frequent sports car on fire. In the last six months of this Italian-made cars had three times the burst and burned for no apparent reason.

As reported by autoevolution, Monday, September 26, 2011, the most recent incident occurred in Malaysia. At that time the owner of the car was passing at the Banyan Road, Bukit Damansara, Malaysia. Suddenly he saw a cloud of smoke at the rear of the car.

“I was driving in a normal speed. But all of a sudden, smoke came out of the machine. After that I stop and ask people to extinguish the fire, “said the owner of the Lamborghini Gallardo unnamed.

After several minutes of burning, the fire trucks came and tried to extinguish the fire. Successfully extinguished the fire, but the car valued at 150 thousand pounds were mercilessly burned a half-body.

“I do not know what causes the burning car. Though this car has never experienced a serious problem, “he said.

Similar events had happened before. An owner whose name was withheld when it was riding his Lamborghini, enjoying an afternoon in the highlands of Scotland. Suddenly, his car suddenly breaking down. From the sports car hood steaming smoke. Read the rest of this entry »