Monday, May 24, 2010
2011 Ford Start Concept Cars MEGA CITY
The first Motorbike Hearse, for that ultimate last ride
Someone once challenged Mike Price, a New Zealander, that he couldn’t build a motorbike hearse. The automotive engineer took the challenge and created what comes out to be world’s first motorcycle hearse. Powered by the 1,350cc Harley-Davidson...
Someone once challenged Mike Price, a New Zealander, that he couldn’t build a motorbike hearse. The automotive engineer took the challenge and created what comes out to be world’s first motorcycle hearse. Powered by the 1,350cc Harley-Davidson engine, Motorcycle Hearse incorporates a button pushing which the rig slides out the coffin at 90 degrees to let the pallbearers do the rest. On the other, there is a complex hydraulic system that helps stabilize the bike. Motorcycle Hearse needs two riders to take the deceased from place to place. The monster is 4.8 meters long, weighs around 600kg, has five gears and an adjustable underbelly cradle which is capable to carry up to 440 lbs.
Working Trunk-lid Beer Tap on VW Jetta – For that fun in style outdoors
While on the go, you might surely at times be missing all those beers and stuff in you small bar at home. But this man has something different in mind and imagined his way out to not to miss it while on the long drive. Yes, this VW Jetta’s owner has..
While on the go, you might surely at times be missing all those beers and stuff in you small bar at home. But this man has something different in mind and imagined his way out to not to miss it while on the long drive. Yes, this VW Jetta’s owner has installed a working beer tap on the trunk to have some fun some fun in style. And as long as it’s disconnected while driving, it doesn’t violate open container laws!
Audi to debut A2 as electric only car by 2012
As the electric vehicles are the latest rage, Audi is maneuvering the same. Audi A2 will be an electric only car when it will be launched in 2012. This move will put electric A2 in direct competition with the BMW Megacity, which is to go on sale in...
As the electric vehicles are the latest rage, Audi is maneuvering the same. Audi A2 will be an electric only car when it will be launched in 2012. This move will put electric A2 in direct competition with the BMW Megacity, which is to go on sale in 2013. This second generation Audi will be constructed with the conventional steel monocoque, borrowed from the A1 instead of pricey space-frame. There is no clue about Audi A2’s styling as it remains under the wraps, but, as per the guesses, it’ll follow the template of its predecessor – a tall one-box design and relatively narrow tracks. Well, those of you eco conscious people and Audi fans out there, keep your fingers crossed till the A2 electric only car comes or brand reveals its official details.
Via: Autocar
AMVOX DBS Transponder is first mechanical watch to control the locking mechanism of DBS
Those of you who might have seen James Bond controlling his cars with watch in old movies would never have had thought in rarest of dreams that one day it will be a reality. Yes, now it is. The AMVOX2 DBS Transponder is the most recent addition to...
Those of you who might have seen James Bond controlling his cars with watch in old movies would never have had thought in rarest of dreams that one day it will be a reality. Yes, now it is. The AMVOX2 DBS Transponder is the most recent addition to the exclusive AMVOX range of timepieces created jointly by Jaeger-LeCoultre and Aston Martin. This exceptional watch is able to lock and unlock the car, but you need to own an Aston Martin DBS for that matter. Though the 18-carat pink gold AMVOX DBS Transponder includes the same chronograph functionality as the AMVOX2 line of watches, but adds to that with a special miniaturized circuit that reads pressure on the sapphire crystal to allow locking/unlocking the car with nothing more than press on the watch’s face. As the driver will press the ‘OPEN’ position on the watch glass, the door-opening system will be activated and pressing the ‘CLOSE’ position will lock the car again. The watch has no push buttons and will be available exclusively through Aston Martin dealers.
Via: Motorauthority / Jaeger-lecoultre
SANYO Lithium-ion Battery powered Mira EV achieves 1,003.184km without charging
Electric vehicles are the environment saviors, undoubtedly. However, one of the biggest afflictions that EVs face to get that equal share on the road with their gas guzzling counterparts is their limited battery life. But the Japan Electric Vehicle...
Electric vehicles are the environment saviors, undoubtedly. However, one of the biggest afflictions that EVs face to get that equal share on the road with their gas guzzling counterparts is their limited battery life. But the Japan Electric Vehicle Club (Japan EV Club), a civic group based in Tokyo, has a different story to tell. To the delight of the environmentally conscious people, the club customized Mira EV to make it travel exactly 1,003.184 km without a charge. The club to claim a new entry in the Guinness World Record, as it’s shattered its own record from last month when Mira EV drove 555.6km from Tokyo to Osaka on a single charge. The all electric Mira EV was powered by a Sanyo lithium-ion battery that was designed by assembling 8,320 cylindrical lithium-ion batteries. Batteries provided enough juice to the car to run for 27 and a half hour at around 40km/h on average.
Via: Crunchgear / Sanyo