Sunday, August 29, 2010
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
BO Hatchback Compact EV
The market trend in the automotive industry is moving toward electric cars, and Italian auto design house Pininfarina is among the companies who will be coming out with their line of electric models.
The B0 or B Zero is Pininfarina’s five-door hatchback compact EV which was designed to be a solution to have a cleaner world. The B0 was unveiled at the Paris Mondial de l’Automobile 2008 in honor of Pininfarina’s late chairman and chief executive Andrea Pininfarina.
The production of B0 will be a collaborative project between Pininfarina and the Bollore Group, with the latter company in charge of producing the supercapacitators and the LMP or lithium-metal polymer battery pack to be used in the B0. For those who don’t know, the LMP battery pack is placed beneath the car floor and works to ensure that the weight distribution is balanced. Among the advantages of using the LMP battery pack is that it’s rechargeable in just a few hours, has high energy density, has a service life of 125,000 miles, and is maintenance free.
The market trend in the automotive industry is moving toward electric cars, and Italian auto design house Pininfarina is among the companies who will be coming out with their line of electric models.
The B0 or B Zero is Pininfarina’s five-door hatchback compact EV which was designed to be a solution to have a cleaner world. The B0 was unveiled at the Paris Mondial de l’Automobile 2008 in honor of Pininfarina’s late chairman and chief executive Andrea Pininfarina.
The production of B0 will be a collaborative project between Pininfarina and the Bollore Group, with the latter company in charge of producing the supercapacitators and the LMP or lithium-metal polymer battery pack to be used in the B0. For those who don’t know, the LMP battery pack is placed beneath the car floor and works to ensure that the weight distribution is balanced. Among the advantages of using the LMP battery pack is that it’s rechargeable in just a few hours, has high energy density, has a service life of 125,000 miles, and is maintenance free.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Jaguar XJ75
Jaguar is 75 this year, and as part of a year long anniversary celebration, Jaguar’s design team has created this XJ75 Platinum Concept, a one-off that was displayed at the Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance Concept Car Lawn over the weekend. It may look a bit overdone to some, but that’s because the XJ75 serves as a demonstration of the customisation potential of the new XJ limo.
Wearing a striking white and black contrast theme, the XJ75 Platinum is a 470 hp/575 Nm Supercharged XJ with new front, rear and side sills. Painted in Satin Matte Pearlescent White, standard chrome elements have been changed to either dark chrome or gloss black. The unique 22-inch wheels are in black and use a brushed contrast finish.
The contrast theme continues inside with gloss pearlescent white air vents, veneers and diamond stitch suede inserts to the seats and headliner, set against the backdrop of a full “Jet Softgrain” leather interior. Suede and leather accents are sprinkled throughout the interior.
Notice that the centre console houses a bespoke clock by Bremont. An independent British company, Bremont creates mechanical watches that are hand assembled in Switzerland. Entertainment is provided by a 1,200-watt Bowers & Wilkins sound system with 20 speakers via 15 channels.
Jaguar is 75 this year, and as part of a year long anniversary celebration, Jaguar’s design team has created this XJ75 Platinum Concept, a one-off that was displayed at the Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance Concept Car Lawn over the weekend. It may look a bit overdone to some, but that’s because the XJ75 serves as a demonstration of the customisation potential of the new XJ limo.
Wearing a striking white and black contrast theme, the XJ75 Platinum is a 470 hp/575 Nm Supercharged XJ with new front, rear and side sills. Painted in Satin Matte Pearlescent White, standard chrome elements have been changed to either dark chrome or gloss black. The unique 22-inch wheels are in black and use a brushed contrast finish.
The contrast theme continues inside with gloss pearlescent white air vents, veneers and diamond stitch suede inserts to the seats and headliner, set against the backdrop of a full “Jet Softgrain” leather interior. Suede and leather accents are sprinkled throughout the interior.
Notice that the centre console houses a bespoke clock by Bremont. An independent British company, Bremont creates mechanical watches that are hand assembled in Switzerland. Entertainment is provided by a 1,200-watt Bowers & Wilkins sound system with 20 speakers via 15 channels.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Ariel Atom
Everything you need to know about the Palatov Motorsport DP4: It weighs 800 pounds, it uses a 1.4-liter Suzuki Hayabusa engine it is obscenely, insanely quick.
The guys at Palatov took their super shifter kart to Oregon Raceway Park for its first-ever track day and, as you can see in the video, proceeded to smoke everything on the tarmac. That’s easy to do in a car that’s smaller than a Lotus Elise, weighs less than a Honda Goldwing and, when fitted with a Hayabusa engine, has a better power-to-weight ratio than the Ariel Atom.
This particular car uses a Hayabusa engine. Acccording to Jalopnik, one potential buyer has said of the DP4, “Going from the dp4 back to [a] Caterham CSR is like going from the Caterham to a stock Elise.”
Damn.
The DP4 is strictly a track-day machine that can run the SCCA D-Sports Racer league. Prices start at $25,910 (.pdf) for a bare-bones kit. Have Palatov build one using a Suzuki GSX-R1000 engine and you’re looking at $39,860. Go nuts with options (Ohlins suspension, AWD, ‘busa engine) and you’ll drop $50,610.
Not wild enough? Maybe you’ll like the DP1. It’s got a 500-horsepower Hartley V8 and weighs 850 pounds
Read More http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/06/palatov-motorsports-dp4/#ixzz0wixudFnv
Everything you need to know about the Palatov Motorsport DP4: It weighs 800 pounds, it uses a 1.4-liter Suzuki Hayabusa engine it is obscenely, insanely quick.
The guys at Palatov took their super shifter kart to Oregon Raceway Park for its first-ever track day and, as you can see in the video, proceeded to smoke everything on the tarmac. That’s easy to do in a car that’s smaller than a Lotus Elise, weighs less than a Honda Goldwing and, when fitted with a Hayabusa engine, has a better power-to-weight ratio than the Ariel Atom.
This particular car uses a Hayabusa engine. Acccording to Jalopnik, one potential buyer has said of the DP4, “Going from the dp4 back to [a] Caterham CSR is like going from the Caterham to a stock Elise.”
Damn.
The DP4 is strictly a track-day machine that can run the SCCA D-Sports Racer league. Prices start at $25,910 (.pdf) for a bare-bones kit. Have Palatov build one using a Suzuki GSX-R1000 engine and you’re looking at $39,860. Go nuts with options (Ohlins suspension, AWD, ‘busa engine) and you’ll drop $50,610.
Not wild enough? Maybe you’ll like the DP1. It’s got a 500-horsepower Hartley V8 and weighs 850 pounds
Read More http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/06/palatov-motorsports-dp4/#ixzz0wixudFnv
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