The Cars

Saturday, March 2, 2013

BlackBraid Bike

BlackBraid bike, produced by Munich Composites features you a super light bicycle (less than 5kg) without compromising its style. Just like champagne and caviar, vodka and martini, style and sustainability, this combination allows for beautiful, modern, creative bike for urban lifestyle. Braided carbon frames were developed based on a new procedure in braiding technology to produce high-performance material, stable as metal yet weight less than aluminum. Together, PG-Bikes and Munic Composites teamed up to create a master piece for the road, BlackBraid bike that is offered in 2 different models: Fixie (city bike) and Touring (long distances).

Designer : PG Bikes

Blackbraid Fixie
Blackbraid Bike by PG-Bikes

Blackbraid Touring
Blackbraid Bike by PG-Bikes

Blackbraid Bike by PG-Bikes

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Audi’s 5-millionth Quattro vehicle – White Audi A6 Allroad

Audi recently completes 33 years of car production. Till now Audi builds 5 million vehicles with Audi Quattro drive systems.

In 1980 Audi was first introduced in Geneva Motor Show. From 1980 to still now, Audi using Quattro four-wheel-drive system on more than 140 various cars including sports cars. Recently Audi makes 5 millionth vehicles, it is White Audi A6 allroad 3.0 TDI (as seen in Fig above). It is the premium version in the world.

Quattro is the main key pillar of the Audi. The name ‘Quattro’ represents the driving safety and sportiness. Almost all the Audi car fans prefer Quattro model only, because of its performance. With this Quattro only, Audi gets popular among the people. For more information, see the below Audi official press release,

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Sunday, February 24, 2013

2015 SRT Barracuda

This is the 2015 Barracuda concept. It's very similar to the challenger, but it comes in a smaller package. A whole 300 pounds smaller. This is obviously a modified version, given that the hood has been painted and the chrome wheels have been put on. There isn't much information on this new car since it is two years away from actually being produced. But hey, since they have almost redone every other muscle car, might as well redo the Barracuda as well. It's definitely a classic car that has a good reputation. The only thing I hate about what Chrysler is doing is putting a 2.4L 4-cylinder in it as one of the options for the car. Which they have done with all the other cars that they've redone. Makes me mad because it takes away from the original. No one bought this car just for the looks, they bought it for the power. The powerful V8's that all of them carried are slowly being deminished. It's the sad truth. But thankfully they're making a V8 option too. Either a 5.7L or a 6.4L SRT. The value hasn't leak out yet, but manufacturers are guessing that this car will be the most expensive out of the modern day muscle cars. I can't wait to see what car they're going to redo next!

Sunday, February 17, 2013

2014 Nissan GTR

?The beast of all V6 cars. If cars were alive, and they were stuck with a V6 size engine, this is the car that they would want to be. This car is unbelievable. This car is classed as a supercar, like the same class that Ferrari, Lamborghini, Audi, and Porsche. But most of those cars have V8 to V12 size engines. It has also been awarded the title of one of the fastest cars in the world and is part of the "2 Second Club" because of its astonishing 0-60 time of 2.9 seconds. But this is only possible because of the engine design. The new 2014 model has higher output injectors to increase the acceleration when you're already travel at highway speeds. An updated twin-turbocharger setup to increase the speed also, especially at high RPMs. Nissan has also added a new baffle plate inside the oil pan to help stabilize the oil pressure better than before. The GTR is known as one of the most well handling cars on the market. It was already amazing at handling, but then they modified the shock absobers and the front stabilizer bar to increase the handling. The suspension is setup to balance the offset weight of the driver, with the spring in the front on the driver's side has a higher rate than the other one. And the back springs are the opposite. The GTR has an all-wheel-drive system along with a six speed dual clutch manual transmission with paddle shifters on the back of the steering wheel. Which is also quite nice as well. I chose this car as my next post because it's the only V6 car that has caught my attention and earned quite a deal of respect with the auto industry and mine as well. I would die to have this car. It gets pretty decent gas mileage too, at 23 highway and 16 in the city. That's way better than my truck, and this car is so much faster. It's not fair. But the price well suits the car at $96,820.

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Honda Type E City Pod

The single-axle Honda type E concept uses similar physical principles as a segway for maximum maneuverability in the urban jungle. The ultrasmall vehicle focuses on minimum space consumption, maximum driver visibility, easy access, high efficiency, and, most importantly, driving dynamics that make it capable of turning 360 on the spot. It's got a far-out aesthetic, but it's really not all that unrealistic from what we'll probably see not-so-distant future.

Pros:
- no drive chain (lower weight, low fictional resistance)
- no steering ear (lower weight)
- turns on a dime
- high efficiency start/stop-drive with regenerative braking
- standing phase without loss of energy (traffic)
- minimum use of parking space
- zero emissions

Designer: Michael Brandt

Citroen DS BiRotor

The Citroen DS BiRotor merges the aesthetic attention to detail of top-end brands with the efficiency & economic sensibility of modern hybrid-drive vehicles. Laser headlights, AMOLED driver interface, carbon fiber everywhere, & a photosensitive polycarbonate roof/windows are just a few of the pros… but what sets it apart are the innovative tires which adapt to weather & driver demands by expanding & contracting to allow for water flow, increased traction, or higher efficiency. Hit the jump to see how it works!

Designer: José Eduardo Sánchez

Friday, February 15, 2013

Taxi BP

Taxi BP was a design project at University of Art and Design Budapest with "future city mobility" theme. The main body design of this car also considered Budapest traffic conditions and road construction. The goal is to create driverless mobility vehicle for big cities in the future, in this case 2046, it features elegance characteristic of old carriages to define a new experience for a taxi service in a smart concept.

The interior features hi-tech navigation with driverless technologies, it's equipped with eco-friendly system for clean, safe and quiet run. The overall body boast compact size in friendly proportions, in this way, 4 passengers can still enjoy spacious area inside the car. When the weather condition is great, passengers can open the rooftop of Taxi BP to enjoy fresh air while huge windows have been designed for great sightseeing.

Designer : Dániel Ruppert

Taxi BP by Daniel Ruppert