At first look, this Halloween costume is amazing enough and the coolest costume ever seen - a highly detailed job of bringing the Bumblebee character to life from the Transformers movies. Wonder if this guy will go as a Chevrolet Camaro and then transform into Bumblebee and scream “TRICK OR TREAT!”
This Bumblebee outfit is offered by Terry Thompson Chevrolet located in Daphne, Alabama.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Alfa Romeo Brera 2.2 JTS
Alfa Romeo
Brera 2.2 JTSMotor
Engine Specifications: Sequential 4 Cylinder 16 Valve
Engine Displacement (cc): 2198 cc
Bore x Stroke: 86.00 x 94.60
Compression Ratio: 11.3:1
Engine power (hp-d / d): 185 hp @ 6500 rpm
Max. Torque (Nm-/ d): 230 Nm @ 4500 rpm
Fuel: Gasoline
TRANSMISSION
Transmission: 6 speed Manual
Drive: Front Wheel Drive
Performance
0-100 km / h (sec): 8.6 sec.
Max. Speed (km / h): 222 km / h
Flexibility Values:
(60-100 km / h 4.viteste) --
Flexibility Values:
(80-120 km / h 5.viteste) --
Fuel Consumption
Consumption (lt/100km): 9.4 lt
Range (km): --
Tires
Tire Size (Front): 225x50 R17
Tire dimensions (Rear): 225x50 R17
Bodywork
Class: Sports
Vehicle Body Type: Coupe
Dimensions (mm):
(length / width / height) 4410 mm / 1830 mm / 1341 mm
Axle Distance (mm): 2528 mm
Empty Weight (kg): 1470 kg
Luggage Volume (lt): 300 lt
Tank Volume (l): 70 lt
Turning Diameter (m): 10.7 m
Noise (db): --
Brake
Brakes (Front): 305 mm disc Cooled
Brakes (Rear): 278 mm Disc
Brake Distance (Cold) (m):
(100-0 km / h) --
Alfa Romeo 159 1.8 MPI Distinctive
Alfa Romeo 159 1.8 MPI Distinctive
Displacement
1796 cc
Maximum Power
140 hp
100 Km Acceleration
10.2 sec
Maximum Speed
206 km
Fuel Consumption
7.7 lt
27 CENT PETROL PRICE INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY
The government has announced that a 27 cent/ litre rise in all grades of petrol is on the cards for Wednesday 2nd of December 2009. The price of wholesale diesel will increase by 25 cents a litre while illuminating paraffin will increase by 29 cents.
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The Department of Energy says consumers are simply carrying the international price increases for these liquids as well as suffering from a weak Rand/ US dollar exchange rate.
“The average Rand/US Dollar exchange rate for the period 30 October 2009 to 26 November 2009 was 7.5722 compared to 7.4988 during the previous period,” said the Ministry.
No indication has been given as to which direction these commodities will take in January, but because of signs of economic recovery in many parts of the world, as well as the winter that’s upon the northern hemisphere which will increase demand and prices, it would be safe to assume another increase.
Picture courtesy of www.driving.co.za
27 CENT PETROL PRICE INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY
The government has announced that a 27 cent/ litre rise in all grades of petrol is on the cards for Wednesday 2nd of December 2009. The price of wholesale diesel will increase by 25 cents a litre while illuminating paraffin will increase by 29 cents.
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The Department of Energy says consumers are simply carrying the international price increases for these liquids as well as suffering from a weak Rand/ US dollar exchange rate.
“The average Rand/US Dollar exchange rate for the period 30 October 2009 to 26 November 2009 was 7.5722 compared to 7.4988 during the previous period,” said the Ministry.
No indication has been given as to which direction these commodities will take in January, but because of signs of economic recovery in many parts of the world, as well as the winter that’s upon the northern hemisphere which will increase demand and prices, it would be safe to assume another increase.
Picture courtesy of www.driving.co.za
2010 VW POLO WINS EUROPEAN CAR OF THE YEAR
The new Volkswagen Polo has just been voted the 2010 European Car of the Year. The votes were carried out by a jury of 59 motoring journalists from 23 European countries. This is the first time in 18 years that a VW car has won the title. The last time was in 1992.
VW SA will launch the new Polo towards the end of January 2010, possibly with a 1.2 TSI and a 1.6 TDI worth 77kW each.
This is how the voting points went:
Volkswagen Polo 347 points
Toyota iQ 337 points
Opel/Vauxhall Astra 221 points
Skoda Yeti 158 points, 54 votes
Mercedes-Benz E-class 155 points
Peugeot 3008 144 points, 49 votes
Citroen C3 Picasso 113 points
2010 VW POLO WINS EUROPEAN CAR OF THE YEAR
The new Volkswagen Polo has just been voted the 2010 European Car of the Year. The votes were carried out by a jury of 59 motoring journalists from 23 European countries. This is the first time in 18 years that a VW car has won the title. The last time was in 1992.
VW SA will launch the new Polo towards the end of January 2010, possibly with a 1.2 TSI and a 1.6 TDI worth 77kW each.
This is how the voting points went:
Volkswagen Polo 347 points
Toyota iQ 337 points
Opel/Vauxhall Astra 221 points
Skoda Yeti 158 points, 54 votes
Mercedes-Benz E-class 155 points
Peugeot 3008 144 points, 49 votes
Citroen C3 Picasso 113 points
GAVIN CRONJE TESTS LM P1 IN FRANCE
Gavin Cronje, a South African motor sport champion in international competition in 2009, completed a successful LM P1 prototype sports car test with French Le Mans 24 Hours winners Team Oreca Matmut AIM in the south of France this week.
The test, which saw the 30-year-old from Johannesburg joined by three other Formula Le Mans winners in a two-day programme at the Paul Ricard circuit at Le Castellet, was Cronje and Belgian co-driver Nico Verdonck’s prize for winning the inaugural Formula Le Mans Cup. The other two drivers, Valle Makela of Finland and Mathias Beche of Switzerland, were the runners-up.
The six-round series, in which Cronje and Verdonck scored nine victories in 12 races, is a dedicated launch pad for the top echelon of endurance racing and the car Cronje drove is the one campaigned by Bruno Senna, Olivier Panis, Stephane Ortelli and Nicolas Lapierre in this year’s Le Mans Series.
Lapierre, winner of the last Le Mans Series race, the Silverstone 1000 km, was on hand to offer advice and instruct the four drivers. The aim of the test was not to evaluate their outright speed, but to give them a taste of what it’s like to drive at the highest level of sports car racing.
The first day started with a visit to the French prototype constructor’s workshop, a briefing with technical staff plus seat and driving position fittings.
The next day the four Le Mans Series hopefuls got down to the serious business of sampling the LM P1 Oreca around a 3.8km version of the main circuit. In an all-too brief 25-laps during the day, split into three sessions of five, 10 and 15 laps, Cronje warmed to the task at hand as the circuit, slowed by due in the opening session, warmed up and lap times came down.
Gavin Cronje: “It’s been a great pleasure to drive this car. I was very impressed by the performance of the Oreca prototype; it’s obvious that it’s very different to the Formula Le Mans car. It goes a lot quicker and the most striking difference is the aerodynamic package, which generates enormous grip. For safety reasons there was no question of any of us trying to find the limits of the car, and I think we all played fair.
Nonetheless, it gave us an opportunity to glimpse this car’s potential and I’m really delighted to have taken part in this test. It’s the result of Nico’s and my great season with the DAMS team. This test is clearly the most interesting experience I’ve had in motor racing so far, and I’d be all the happier if I could orient my career towards an LM P1 programme. It’d be the next step and that’s what I’m working towards, but it’s still a bit too early to say what I’ll be doing next season.”
STORY BY: Peter Burroughes Communications
PICTURE BY: GavinCronjeRacing.co.za
GAVIN CRONJE TESTS LM P1 IN FRANCE
Gavin Cronje, a South African motor sport champion in international competition in 2009, completed a successful LM P1 prototype sports car test with French Le Mans 24 Hours winners Team Oreca Matmut AIM in the south of France this week.
The test, which saw the 30-year-old from Johannesburg joined by three other Formula Le Mans winners in a two-day programme at the Paul Ricard circuit at Le Castellet, was Cronje and Belgian co-driver Nico Verdonck’s prize for winning the inaugural Formula Le Mans Cup. The other two drivers, Valle Makela of Finland and Mathias Beche of Switzerland, were the runners-up.
The six-round series, in which Cronje and Verdonck scored nine victories in 12 races, is a dedicated launch pad for the top echelon of endurance racing and the car Cronje drove is the one campaigned by Bruno Senna, Olivier Panis, Stephane Ortelli and Nicolas Lapierre in this year’s Le Mans Series.
Lapierre, winner of the last Le Mans Series race, the Silverstone 1000 km, was on hand to offer advice and instruct the four drivers. The aim of the test was not to evaluate their outright speed, but to give them a taste of what it’s like to drive at the highest level of sports car racing.
The first day started with a visit to the French prototype constructor’s workshop, a briefing with technical staff plus seat and driving position fittings.
The next day the four Le Mans Series hopefuls got down to the serious business of sampling the LM P1 Oreca around a 3.8km version of the main circuit. In an all-too brief 25-laps during the day, split into three sessions of five, 10 and 15 laps, Cronje warmed to the task at hand as the circuit, slowed by due in the opening session, warmed up and lap times came down.
Gavin Cronje: “It’s been a great pleasure to drive this car. I was very impressed by the performance of the Oreca prototype; it’s obvious that it’s very different to the Formula Le Mans car. It goes a lot quicker and the most striking difference is the aerodynamic package, which generates enormous grip. For safety reasons there was no question of any of us trying to find the limits of the car, and I think we all played fair.
Nonetheless, it gave us an opportunity to glimpse this car’s potential and I’m really delighted to have taken part in this test. It’s the result of Nico’s and my great season with the DAMS team. This test is clearly the most interesting experience I’ve had in motor racing so far, and I’d be all the happier if I could orient my career towards an LM P1 programme. It’d be the next step and that’s what I’m working towards, but it’s still a bit too early to say what I’ll be doing next season.”
STORY BY: Peter Burroughes Communications
PICTURE BY: GavinCronjeRacing.co.za
Modified Tata NANO
Trendy to give Indians an opportunity to personalize their Nano have designer Dilip Chhabria of DC Design and Carnation Auto joined beaten to a modest tuning package development.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
THREE MERCEDES-BENZ MODELS SCORE 5 STAR SAFETY
MERCEDES-BENZ SAYS: No less than three Mercedes model series at once have achieved the highest rating of five stars in the more stringent EuroNCAP test - the E-Class, GLK (not sold in SA) and C-Class.
In line with the claim that 'One star is sufficient', Mercedes-Benz has always taken a comprehensive safety approach that reflects what actually happens in real accidents. “Real Life Safety is far more than performance in standardised crash tests or the number of onboard airbags. The innovative PRE -SAFE system for example, which improves safety shortly before an accident occurs, is not assessed at all by EuroNCAP,” Schöneburg explains.
THREE MERCEDES-BENZ MODELS SCORE 5 STAR SAFETY
MERCEDES-BENZ SAYS: No less than three Mercedes model series at once have achieved the highest rating of five stars in the more stringent EuroNCAP test - the E-Class, GLK (not sold in SA) and C-Class.
In line with the claim that 'One star is sufficient', Mercedes-Benz has always taken a comprehensive safety approach that reflects what actually happens in real accidents. “Real Life Safety is far more than performance in standardised crash tests or the number of onboard airbags. The innovative PRE -SAFE system for example, which improves safety shortly before an accident occurs, is not assessed at all by EuroNCAP,” Schöneburg explains.
Rinspeed iCharge Concept Photos and Detail
Single three-person sports car aerodynamics in a few seconds to a comfortable car that can comfortably take turns easily. The trick, explains the company car: "the touch of a button when the car's rear end in the form of drops in a magical way to rise. We have designed an extremely flexible tool, and we did. This tool is versatile and ever-changing energy demands of themes we've gained a logical solution. Results aerodynamics, light, producing zero emissions, have dramatically reduced energy consumption was a car.
Deco Rides Liner and Scoot - perfect design
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Today we tell about the project quite bright studio Deco Rides - Liner and Scoot. Development of the car lasted 3 years - was taken as the basis for Lincoln Sedan Delivery 1939. Peredneprivodnoe chassis developed by another studio - under the leadership of Gary Brown (Gary Brown). The car is called Deco Rides Liner.
Complete with Liner is another project studio - based on '92 Harley Sportster. Motorcycle mounted on sliding 9-foot area in the center of the car. Handling is carried out through the resulting single element back.
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