27
Apr

The “small” Lambo has been re-portrait by the preparer SR American Automotive Group. The LP560-4, called “Erebos, thus receives the front bumper of the gargantuan LP570 Superleggera.

La bomba latina dressed side skirts Carbon fiber signed RSC. The rear spoiler, also produced by the RSC, and the hull of the mirrors also receive the envelope of carbon fiber.

Perched on the shiny black rims 20 inches, it has something to show off! And what divert the curious of the technical parts. For apart from the exhaust system RSC, nothing new has been brought to 5.2 l V10 engine with 560 horsepower …

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23
Apr

On the occasion of the 14th annual auto show in Shanghai, Audi unveils the world premiere of the Audi A3 concept e-tron.

The Audi A3 e-tron concept is a four-seat sedan that incorporates the latest technology the automaker from Ingolstadt. Long by 4.44 meters wide by 1.84 meters and 1.39 meters high, the Audi show car displays a dynamic character. The doors, hood and tailgate are made of aluminum concept Audi.

Audi Hybrid Concept offers a wheelbase of 2.63 meters at its occupants and a boot space of 410 liters. Rear passengers have two individual seats, while the front seats are sports seats use.

With a heat engine, an electric motor, a transmission s-tronic dual-clutch seven-speed and lithium-ion batteries, the concept e-tron A3 is able to run on electric power alone for 54 km.

The concept of Audi Hybrid is powered by a 1.4 TFSI four-cylinder engine with turbocharger and gasoline direct injection of 155 horsepower and an electric motor with an output of 27 hp (20 kW). The combined power of the A3-tron concept e reaches 238 hp (175 kW). This architecture allows the show car Audi 1720 kg accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in 6.8 seconds and reach a top speed of 231 km / h.

The lithium-ion Audi concept are located behind the rear seats. With a capacity load of 12 kWh, they give the Audi sedan autonomy in electric mode up to 54 km.

To limit its consumption, the concept Audi has a start-stop system and a system for recovering energy that charges the batteries when the car travels.

The batteries are recharged from concept to rest on a household electrical outlet.

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23
Apr

Improvements, additions and new options: Porsche launches new vintage of the Cayenne. The Cayenne Diesel and acquires a second-generation engine for even greater efficiency.

This 6-cylinder engine now develops 3-liter 245 hp (180 kW), 5 hp (3.7 kW) more than before, and consumes only 7.2 liters per 100 km (a reduction of 0.2 l ). With a rate of CO2 emissions of 189 g / km, or 6 g less than before, the Cayenne Diesel regains its Cayenne model as the most economical and the most sober

Improved power obviously affects the performance of this new model: 0 to 100 km / h is reached in just 7.6 seconds (0.2 seconds less) and top speed gains 2 km / h to 220 km / h.

These improvements are the result of a number of measures, ranging from the use of new materials reducing the weight of the vehicle to optimize the injection system, through the reduction of friction or the use of a new turbocharger and a thermal management system improved. The innovations introduced have reduced the weight of 20 kg of 6-cylinder engine, bringing to 2,080 kg, the empty weight of the Cayenne Diesel.

The Cayenne Hybrid has also benefited from improvements: when the conditions are met, it is now possible, during a cold start, operate and drive at low speed by soliciting only the electric motor. Previously, it was possible that once the operating temperature reached.

As the Panamera Turbo, the Cayenne Turbo is now available in a more powerful version develops 540 hp up (an increase of 40 hp) and a torque of 750 Nm 0-100km / h is reached in just 4.6 seconds (0.1 second improvement) for a peak speed reaching 281 km / h (up to 3 km / h). Consumption and emissions remain unchanged, this improvement does not optional performance Cayenne Turbo only consume 11.5 liters of fuel per 100 km in the European combined cycle, and display a level of CO2 emissions only 270 g / km.

The increased power is not without consequences for the braking system. The brake cooling becomes more efficient and the optional ceramic composite brake (PCCB Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake) now stands by front discs of larger diameter (420 mm). A spare 20-inch optional on vehicles equipped with this system.

The new year also introduces many options for customizing the interior of the Cayenne, including new shades of leather and decorative stitching, as well as elements made ​​of precious wood ” Mahogany Maritime . The offer also includes the switch S Tiptronic and aluminum door sill door stainless steel or carbon.


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23
Apr

The new vintage of an option introduced Cayenne “Porsche Exclusive” special risk of interest to many.

This is a kit available power to order that provides the additional 40 horsepower twin-turbo V8.

An option is therefore the addition of 540 nag. The couple also grows and changes from 71.4 to 76.5 mkg.

What better 0 to 100 km / h than a tenth of a second (4.6 seconds) and increase the speed of three units (281 km / h).

This kit offers up performance almost trivial especially as Porsche can improve the responsiveness of the SUV on a daily basis.

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23
Apr

We knew Scuderi Group , American engineering company that promotes the combustion engine to separate cycle (See our article), but the test results it has presented to the Congress of the SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers), deserve that we reconsider this innovation.
The principle is simple, rather than having an engine where each cylinder follows a four-stroke cycle: Intake Compression; Explosion; Exhaust (Cycle de Beau de Rochas), Carmelo Scuderi had the idea to assign the first two dead time (intake, compression) to a cylinder and the stroke (Explosion) coupled to another cylinder escapement. The objective is to minimize the size of the first cylinder to reduce its energy consumption and increase the overall efficiency of the engine. This is facilitated by the addition of a turbo recovering waste heat of exhaust gas to compress the intake air.

According to the initial physical tests performed, this new engine concept, when combined with a turbo 3.2 bar, reduced specific fuel consumption up to 14% because there is a parallel increase in brake mean effective pressure (SMFEs) of 140%. The size of the engine, meanwhile, is reduced by about 29%.

The end result is a smaller engine and more efficient, which significantly increases the volumetric efficiency and power while reducing the specific fuel consumption. Studies currently underway at the laboratory will be published in the coming weeks. They demonstrate the impressive performance of the Scuderi Split-Cycle Engine in a Nissan Sentra for 2011 , “said Salvatore Scuderi , son of the inventor and current president of the company.

He even promises a reduction of NOx emissions by 80% and reduced consumption by 50% with ongoing developments, such as adding a storage tank of compressed air through the cylinders during the downturns vehicle, air is reused during acceleration.

In short, the advantages of internal combustion engine with virtually no downside. And if that was the future of clean cars? To follow a track when the accident Fukushima / Daiichi and the inevitable withdrawal of nuclear impose it, could well have whistled the end of recess for electric cars.

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20
Apr

With a turbocharger are high torque and thus greater engine performance can be achieved.This is achieved by the intake air is compressed. The increased density can therefore get more oxygen with each intake stroke into the combustion chamber of the engine. With the higher oxygen content, a better combustion is possible – increasing the performance.

The heat and kinetic energy of the engine exhaust gas can be used to drive the exhaust turbine of the turbocharger. The gas turbine drives the compressor. This compresses the intake air, so it heats up. The charge air cooler it is cooled.

Turbochargers are generally used in four-stroke piston engines used.
A four-stroke piston engine is controlled by valves. Unlike the two-stroke engine in which all the power strokes occur during one crankshaft revolution, the four-stroke engine requires a cycle 2 crankshaft revolutions.

  • 1. Suction stroke
    The piston moves in the direction of crankshaft (bottom dead center). The inlet valve is open. The air-fuel mixture is sucked by the vacuum formed.
  • 2. Compression stroke
    The inlet valves are closed and the piston moves towards top dead center. Since then reduces the volume of the air-fuel mixture, same time, pressure and temperature of the mixture.
  • 3. Stroke work
    All valves are closed. At the moment of greatest compression, the air-fuel mixture is ignited by the spark plug for the gasoline engine, the diesel engine is kompriemiert so high that it ignites spontaneously. The volume of the air-fuel mixture increases do and the expanding gases are a work in which push the piston toward bottom dead center.
  • 4. Ejecting stroke
    Upon reaching the bottom dead center the exhaust valve opens. The piston is now moving towards top dead center. By opening the exhaust valve, the pressure drops to a value close to the external air pressure. At the end of this stroke, the exhaust valve closes and the inlet valve opens. A new four-stroke cycle begins!

To today’s point of view of economy, CO2 emissions and noise emission demands, offers here the turbo-charging is particularly appropriate.

Exhaust energy

In exhaust gas turbocharging actually lost much of the exhaust gas energy to drive the turbocharger is used. Within a turbine of the turbocharger is driven by the exhaust energy, which then drives a shaft, is sitting on the end of a compressor. The compressor wheel compresses the intake air to the engine.

Weight

By supplying compressed intake air increases the power of the engine. Turbocharged engines may be smaller (downsizing) and thus more easily constructed and manufactured as the same power suction motors. Due to this weight reduction decreases to the fuel consumption.

CO2 emissions

The use of today’s turbo-charging systems reduces CO2 emissions by improving the filling of the cylinder with the air-fuel mixture under nearly all conditions and thus provides for a “cleaner” burning.

Consumption

All these considerations add up the basic requirements for bringing a low fuel consumption. A pure performance of petrol engines, such as from the early days of turbochargers, is no longer the reason for a charge. Rather, this technology today, the emission reduction is a priority.

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20
Apr

With some improvements, additions and new options sends Porsche, the Cayenne and Panamera, the new model year. First is the Cayenne Diesel, The engine for even more efficiency to the second generation was developed. In the bore and stroke unchanged three-liter V6 makes 245 hp now, five more horsepower than before, but consumes only 7.2 liters of diesel per 100 km (minus 0.2 l/100 km). In parallel, the decrease of CO2 -Emissions by six to 189 g / km. Of course, affects the performance gain (minimal) also affects the performance. Thus, the reduced acceleration time from 0 to 100 km / h in 7.6 seconds (down 0.2 seconds), top speed increases by two to 220 km / h …

The improvements were achieved by using new materials to reduce weight, the friction resistance decreased to the revision of the injection system and a new Turbochargerand an advanced thermal management. Specifically, for example, the crankshaft was redesigned, with less counterweight holes and hollow it is easier and therefore easier to turn than before. The pressure of injection increased by 200 bar to a maximum of 2000, which directly impacts on the quality of mixture formation. The variable geometry turbocharger is also a new design with optimized storage and a new compressor wheel, which is characterized by improved response and higher efficiency. Also dropped by the set of measures the weight of the V6 engine by 20 pounds, which reduces the empty weight of the diesel Cayenne to 2080 kg.

Improvements, the Cayenne S Hybrid: it offers through adjustments of the hybrid manager more specific driving experience. Are the conditions met, can now be at a cold start with low rates hit all-electric and ranks.Until now, the electric driving and maneuvering after engine start only after reaching the operating temperature.

With the model year are also new options PorscheExclusive for the Cayenne models are available. For the Cayenne Turbo now an increase in performance is similar to the Cayenne Turbo service, which raises the maximum power of 40 to 540 hp. Peak torque grows to 750 Nm.ThePerformanceimproved to 4.6 seconds (minus 0.1 s) for the sprint from 0 to 100 km / h to 281 km / h (plus three km / h). Consumption and emissions remain unchanged, the Cayenne Turbo also comes with the optional power increase of 11.5 liters per 100 km in the NEDC, corresponding to 270 g / km CO2.

The extra output will include two new turbocharger with titanium-aluminum turbine wheels and a change achieved in the engine electronics, which again leads to a significantly improved engine response. The extra power is not without consequences for the braking system. The cooling of the brakes is further improved and the optional Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake (PCCB) is delayed now enlarged to 420 mm diameter front brake discs. For correspondingly equipped vehicles, a 20-inch collapsible spare wheel to choose from.

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20
Apr

called by the tuning with a chip and chip tuning, you lose the warranty from the vehicle manufacturer.

Several tuning companies offer insurance as an addition to the pleasure obtained from motor damage.

At NSA (Switzerland) is obtained for a professional installation, a tuning warranty on the following car parts .

The engine will be following parts Insured: cylinder block, camshaft, tappets, rocker arms, camshaft, intake manifold, exhaust manifolds, cylinder head, cylinder head gasket, pistons, rings, connecting rods, valves, valve guides, carburetor, crankshaft, crankcase, oil cooler, oil pan, oil pressure switches, oil pump, air flow meter , air mass meters, sensors, storage

a turbo installation or tuning is correct is an option to insure the following car parts: Turbo, G-loader, compressor, charge air coolers.

In the following, you may see mechanical and automatic transmissions to insure. This includes any car parts including shafts, gears, selector forks, drive shaft, bands, valves, controllers, main shaft, safety valves and planetary. This includes all power-transmission shafts such as shaft drive and electronic control devices.

In brake systems, you can option to take out insurance to the following components: power steering pump, brake booster, master cylinder, vacuum pump, wheel cylinder, brake control, stress reducer, ABS, ABS control unit, ABS Sensors

Particularly expensive electronic parts are when purchasing a new extremely expensive. Since it does often resort to hand car parts. But if you’re cheap insurance with NSA and electrical arrive. These include: windshield wiper motor, central engine of the doors, to the starter and engine controllers.

Conclusion: If they recommend their vehicle to a subject Motor Tuning Tuning a warranty, take in the event that the engine will damage the chip tuning. Are they on the safe side with a warranty. The other car parts are optional insured.

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18
Apr

Volkswagen has chosen no less than three mega cities – Berlin, New York and Shanghai – to renew his iconic New Beetle, which leaves room for a Beetle 2011 to look more dynamic.

To replace the New Beetle in 1998, which was iconic neo-retro design with its release, the Wolfsburg manufacturer has decided to put the dishes in the main.

It is indeed during events organized in collaboration with MTV that she is revealed: in New York at a concert of Black Eyed Peas , in Berlin during a performance by the Belgian duo2manydjs and the Shanghai Motor Show where an exclusive Sound System was presented by one of the music channel VJ America.

That was enough to attract a clientele less younger and still make a splash for her who wants a Beetle really rooted in the XXI century. Certainly, there are still some nods to the original Beetle but this new VW Beetle 2011 is more than one way.

Long, 4.28 m wide and 1, 80 m – ratings respectively up 15 and 8 cm – the Beetle in 2011, however, sees its height reduced to 1.48 m with a lowered flag is not without Ragster recall the concept of a few years ago.

A design element that offers more sportiness to the Beetle like its long hood, the windshield more sloped and extended wheelbase. Many features that blur the side certainly cute, but chubby cartoon of the New Beetle in 1998.

The bow lights enriched adopt LEDs, combined with a shield for the more angular profile is highlighted by chrome rocker and a belt line receiving a flat under the glass. Welcome architecture that reduces the verticality of the doors of the current model and brings more character.

The stern is also gaining in personality with the addition of a small spoiler at the base of the rear window and lights that are no longer round but shaped horseshoe.

Inside, unfortunately, the traditional austerity of Volkswagen is always appreciated. The vase Peace and Love has completely disappeared except the two-tone upholstery, there is little originality.

It will be noticed nonetheless painted inserts on the doors-cons and the typical large central counter of the old Beetle or the three round dials VDO, previously seen on the New Beetle RSI. These three round dials indicating engine speed, tachometer and fuel gauge are this time positioned at the top of the center console which also includes a multimedia screen.

Under the hood, the VW Beetle 2011 will choose between three petrol engines – 1.2 TSI 105 hp, 160 hp 1.4 TSI, 2.0 TSI 200 PS – and two Diesel: 1.6 TDI 105 PS and 2.0 TDI 140 PS.

Side equipment, the Beetle 2011 that has a trunk volume loading more generous – 310 liters or 96 liters more – may qualify with an optional sunroof, bi-xenon headlights or hi-fi facilities Advanced signed Fender and Panasonic.

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16
Apr

The new Q3 SUV from Audi is a premium compact. Audi true, it raises standards in all fields of technology – with its bodywork, engines, chassis and systems support multimedia and sophisticated. Versatile and city, the Audi Q3 will accompany you throughout your life.

The design of Q3 is typical of the brand – evoking a coupé silhouette is unusual for an SUV and reveals its sporty character.Projectors pose marked accents, the rear angle flattened emphasizes the sportiness of the Audi Q3 .

Thanks to its lightweight construction, the Audi Q3 does not even reach 1,500 kg in its basic version. The hood and tailgate enclosing the wings, which are housed in the rear lights are made of aluminum, rigid passenger cell, safe has a number of steel sheets of high resistance. The low drag coefficient of 0.32 also contributes to consumer controlled.

Inside the new SUV from Audi is very spacious, its ergonomics and quality of finish are exemplary. Like the exterior, the customer here for many customization possibilities – Audi offers a wide choice of materials and colors. The volume of the luggage compartment ranges from 460 to 1365 liters, ideal for sports and recreation.

Upon request, the equipment may be supplemented by several options from the category of prestige. These include the adaptive light for more xenon headlamps, which illuminates the road to perfection even in curves and a sophisticated parking assistant to alert the driver to obstacles on the side.

In the field of infotainment, Audi offers a full range of components – including the navigation system with MMI more large hard drive and Surround Sound System Bose speaker bass lit at the front. A little later the phone will Bluetooth Car online with WiFi hotspot, which will connect to the Internet in Q3.

The compact luxury SUV from Audi offers three engines at launch four-cylinder TFSI and two TDI one. All engines combine direct injection and turbocharging, a regenerative braking system and a stop-start. Their power ranges from 140 hp to 211 hp, all distinguished by their power and energy efficiency. In the basic version that will follow shortly, the Q3 2.0 TDI 140 hp FWD present average consumption of less than 5.2 liters per 100 kilometers.

The two more powerful engines, a gasoline engine and diesel, are associated with permanent quattro all-wheel drive and S tronic allowing a fast passage of the seven speeds. The S tronic has an innovation – where the Q3 runs on momentum, the box opens the clutch as long as the driver has selected the Efficiency of Audi drive select optional. This also helps to reduce consumption.

Thanks to Audi drive select, the driver can choose one of four modes and adapt to different systems and his driving style, including engine management and adaptive suspension option. The chassis of Q3 is very sophisticated with four-link rear axle, its electromechanical steering and brakes very powerful. An assistant starter is available as an option, an assistant driving downhill will follow later.

The Audi Q3 sales will begin in June. It will be sold in Germany at a base price of 31,200 USD.

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