The auto industry has been abuzz about the developments and introduction of new technologies for as long as it’s been around. The big new of this decade is the introduction of the Hybrid car. It’s not quite the electric machine everyone thought we’d be driving by now, but it’s halfway there and it’s a good solid step in that direction. But what exactly goes on under that slick new hood that makes these cars so special?
Archive for September, 2008
Hybrid Cars and the Basics of How They Work
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008Auto Auctions Becoming More Common, Accessible
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
With the strong growth and widespread presence of eBay, the titan of online auction houses, buying and selling through auctions has become more acceptable, more commonplace and more accessible to millions. Even though there have been auto auctions for many years for liquidating repossessed and seized cars, used car auctions are becoming used for more general purposes, partly because of the influence of eBay.
The Fantastic History behind Ferrari
Monday, September 29th, 2008Ferrari cars, are one of the most wanted vechiles on the planet, usually due to both the compaines and vechiles reputations, they are also regarded as a sybmol of success in certain parts of the world.As time passed, Ferrari built cars either for the race track or the road, as it was impractical to make dual purpose automobiles. In 1987, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the company that bore his name, Enzo Ferrari personally introduced the F40. The X1′s real secret is how Wright engineers it all to keep the car in optimum race mode whenever you hit the accelerator. Company founder Enzo Ferrari himself, always felt that design of the road cars should stem from the racers. Therefore, it was entirely logical that the company’s latest creation should bear his name The Enzo, built in a limited run of 399, is an outstanding expression of the concept of extreme sportiness, developed for road use, yet epitomising the most advanced concepts of Formula 1 racing technology Ferrari set out to develop the Enzo as an integrated system designed for extreme performance, in which even the limits of the performance achievable by the driver were enhanced, thanks to a man-machine interface typical of Formula 1 . Obviously this sort of cars are difficult dreams to achieve for someone interesting in buy a ferrari , trust me: they are not cheap.
Check Out The New Toyota Prius Hybrid Car.
Monday, September 29th, 2008The Toyota Prius is still the most popular and best-selling hybrid car in the US and world today. When the Prius was released back in 1997 it pioneered the trend towards hybrid vehicles.
Purchases of the Toyota Prius started to rise as more models were released, even though, initially, sales of the now-popular hybrid vehicle were not very good. Toyota released its second-generation Prius in 2003 as the first midsize hybrid available to the public, and that year it was named Car of the Year by Motor Trend magazine.
Car Security Camera – Putting Car Thieves Behind Bars
Sunday, September 28th, 2008Car security camera systems are a new type of protection system for your car that has many people looking at security with a satisfying grin on their face on the implications for the bad guys. These types of cameras are typically digitally powered.
Because of modern technology their size has been greatly reduced to the extent that they can now stay hidden in most any part of the vehicle. These cameras typically have built in memory chips that have the ability to record up to 680 pictures. Both the time and date are automatically printed out on all the picture frames which can then be utilized as solid evidence and accepted in the court of law.
Brazil on the Road to Fossil Fuel Independence
Thursday, September 25th, 2008In the world today, Brazil is the one country that has already taken major steps to greatly reduce their dependence on foreign oil. During the 1973 oil crisis, the Brazilian Government at the time decided to implement their “National Alcohol Program”, better known in Brazil as “Proalcool”. It was a planned strategy to implement an ethanol production infrastructure for Brazil’s automobiles. Today, 8 out of 10 cars on the road in Brazil run on ethanol. Some run on 100% ethanol. This brilliant program set the stage for ethanol to fulfill the promise of energy independence and freedom from reliance on fossil fuels for the Brazilian people.
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