Archive for August, 2009
More Progress Ongoing For Bmw
Mario Theissen BMW motorsport director is positive that his teams rate of progress in Formula One will continue after emerging as one of the closest challengers for this year of both Ferrari and McLaren.
Theissen has witnessed how his team has become the third best in the F1 this season and that is despite the fact that he has previously admitted that going for wins on pure pace will be impossible in 2007 but development work at their Hinwil factory could change that scenario for the team next year.
Theissen said “We have every reason to be satisfied with what we have achieved so far. Our goal for 2007 was to make it onto the podium on our own merit. Nick Heidfeld already managed that in Montreal with his second place at the same time claiming our best individual result so far. I am confident this will not be our last podium finish this year. We have clearly established ourselves as the third strongest team and we have no intention of relinquishing that position during the remainder of the season. For 2007 we have already notched up 56 points. Last year we finished the season with 36. We have come away from every Grand Prix with points.”
He also added “I’m particularly pleased with all of this since we haven’t yet completed our twoyear development phase. The Hinwil factory extension won’t be ready until the end of the year: that’s when we will be operating at full power. I am convinced that the route we have chosen is the right one.”
LPGPowered BMW
And speaking of development and ongoing progress at BMW the maker of BMW 323 parts a German research and development team is planning to develop a recordbreaking car that is going to be based on the BMW 1 Series car utilizing an engine that runs on liquefied petroleum gas LPG.
The tuning firm Hartge in Saarbruecken says that the car at the center of the project V300 will be able to top 300km an hour making it the fastest LPGdriven car to date.
The liquefied gasengine according to the tuning firm is set to produce 550 brake horsepower. They also claimed that the engines fueled on LPG burns much cleaner and in most cases produce more power and torque as compared to petroldriven engine of a similar capacity.
Aside from the team of engineers from the tuning company the team will also include experts from the University of Technology and Economics in Saarbruecken the German environment ministry state economics department officials and automotive and energy specialists.
About the writer: Hailey Kerr is a Business Administration graduate. She is currently part of a business consulting firm in Massachusetts. Hailey loves to write and enjoys doing her favorite hobby during her free time cooking French cuisines.
Modify Your Car And Standout From The Crowd
Perhaps you have been searching online for a new car. Well I guess I should say the newest used car. Thinking about this and the amount of money it shall cost is daunting particularly if you have a few more payments to make. Looking for the perfect used car can be a hard task but have you thought of the alternative. Why not reevaluate your wants and wishes and consider repairing and upgrading what you already have. I logged on to a number of sites and found some wonderful car makeovers. You might like to have a look at uniquecarsandparts.com.au where you can join the forum ask questions and perhaps learn about refurbishing your car.
Checking out what is online will make this decision easy and believe me the products all of which are guaranteed to impress will set you apart from the pack. OzFreeOnline.com has a comprehensive used car section where all you do is register log in and search. You will find thousands of cars for sale; search by category find articles and information on Australian and European cars and you can even browse motorcycle classifieds.
Perhaps you have found yourself with a few extra dollars that you can spend on your vehicle. You can add and stamp your own personality to your basic car by just investing in a few fresh innovative ideas. New products on the automotive accessory and customising market at present are not only functional but also can be a cosmetic improvement. You might even consider
overall vehicle design total vehicle enhancement or just do something simple and have grille guards installed or choose window tinting.
The cost of this equipment and trappings ranges from a few dollars to a small fortune however you can have them installed for much less than the price of a new vehicle. Going online to search for these items is most likely the best way to find exactly what you want. Your car service centre and large automotive supplier are two good ways to find local sources as well.
The vehicle enhancement options available are vast. Anything goes these days fog lamps colour instrument dials silver or colour stitched leather gear knobs sports pedals spoilers body kits engine covers interior upgrades in many styles and materials even in wood grain and of course dont forget the special wheel and tyre packages. Most good shops have a selection of quality tyre brands from which to choose and can be complimented with any number of attentiongrabbing styles of genuine alloy wheels. Think about what your car would look like with a new set of wheels and tyres and if you are feeling the need to check up on prices and style log on to autoweb.com.au and search through the archives read the articles and browse through some of the new car reviews.
You may opt for part to full restoration or just standard to custom repairs and resprays to all stages. Full or part custom or standard panel and paint service. Maybe you would like clear taillights or euro style headlights in chrome or black. You could invest in a Body kit air bag and lowered springs suspension. But whatever you do make sure you buy exactly what you want and not what the sales person wants to sell to you. Search through the pages at OzFreeOnline.com before you do anything and go straight to the Cars Forum. You will find that customising your car is a real option and there are many who have registered; logged in and found out all the information they need right at their fingertips.
Here is a list of ideas that might spur you on:
Air dams and spoilers
Antitheft devices
Bug deflectors
Carrier racks
Custom seats
Instrumentation
Keyless entry systems
Personal breath alcohol testers
RV and towing accessories
Special shock absorbers
Stereo systems
Striping and/or decals
Sunroofs
Vehicle navigation systems
So if you are considering tradingin your present car do your sums first. You might find you would be just as pleased and a lot richer with a few particular improvements and spruce up your present car to make it part of your personality and stand out from the crowd. Have a good time customising your new car.
About the writer:nbsp;nbsp;An Article Writer for a year.He was inspired to write this article to share his thoughts about the essence of cars.
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Modern Muscle Cars
Modern muscle cars have really been a passion of many men and women for well over 40 years now. The new breed of modern muscle cars are sleeker sexier and ohso pleasurable to drive! Perhaps the most recognizable modern muscle car is the Ford Mustang. This beautiful high performance vehicle is simply amazing from its outward design to what’s under the hood. A modern day muscle car is typically a two door car that carries a strong sturdy v8 engine that has mainly real wheel drive. Another thing about modern muscle cars is that they tend to carry a bit of an affordable price tag making them perfect for young college students.
Muscle cars were intended to be used for racing but also has a lot of use for the roads and highways of America and elsewhere. It is a general consensus that muscle cars originated in the late 1960′s to the early 1970′s. While the original muscle car can be described as a true American car the philosophy behind it being that you basically just take a small car and then put a huge big engine inside of it. It can also be said that muscle cars were built mainly for high speed straight line racing while not necessarily carrying the sleek appearance or engineering agility and integrity of European cars.
It is not entirely understood or put in stone exactly which type of cars constitute a modern day muscle car: full sized cars pony cars or compacts. The term “muscle car” had not really entered into commonality or common terminology until after production of the same vehicle had ended unfortunately. American print media of the first heyday of the muscle cars had referred to them as “supercars” at that time.
So you might be wondering how ever did the trend of muscle cars become so developed as to what it stands for and is today? Manufacturers would often showcase their performance vehicles in highly publicized limited edition versions of the cars. This was a brave move and might very well be considered what really paved the way for the growing of the muscle car trend!
In the early 60′s we can see the rise of all sorts of muscle cars being developed by pretty much all car manufacturers! Now as far as modern muscle cars go we can see the conception of the Chevy Impala back in 19941996. This was simply a very high performance limited edition version of the Caprice. What made this car different was that it had the engine of a corvette! So as you can see from this model the conception of putting a bigger car’s engine worked in its favor since it now would have a 5.7 liter V8 engine.
In the world of today’s super famous modern muscle cars we can see that the Chevy Camaro the Ford Mustang and the Chevy Corvette are by far the most popular especially with college students and muscle car aficionados alike!
Now only if they can make the modern muscle cars more fuel efficient!
About the writer: Tony Arehart is the owner of Gears Garage an auto forum for diehard car enthusiast. If you would like to talk shop with fellow members of the auto community stop by and become a member today.
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