Not Toyota, Honda, Suzuki or Daihatsu, but Mitsubishi is the first time to have cars sold to Japanese society.
Mitsubishi has a factory located in Okazaki, Aichi, Japan. Around the factory there is a Mitsubishi Auto Gallery that contains vehicles in the early days of Mitsubishi. Well that's where we can see at a glance Mitsubishi car history.
1917 Mitsubishi Model A at Mitsubishi Auto Gallery. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2uuxCNZ)
The car is one of Mitsubishi's core businesses, in addition to cars, Mitsubishi also has other industries that are very large and diverse, ranging from ships, aircraft to rockets. Another business lines like food and fashion even Mitsubishi has it.
History of Mitsubishi actually began in the 1870s but they just made a real car in 1917, so in 2017 Mitsubishi Motors Corporations is already 100 years old. So what's the first car made by Mitsubishi? The car was Mitsubishi Model A. This car is inspired from European cars in that era. This car is also listed as the first mass-produced Japanese passenger car.
This car uses an engine with a capacity of 2,800 cc with a length of 3.8 meters and only produced as many as 30 units including the prototype. But unfortunately the model on display at this Museum was not the original model, but a replica of size 7:10. The replica in its original form are being borrowed.
Replica model of 1917 Mitsubishi Model A was rebuilt by West Coast Customs. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2uxW9Bi)
This year as Mitsubishi Motors' 100th anniversary celebration and collaborated with West Coast Customs the renowned American custom workshop, they revived the Mitsubishi Model A. The car will be built from the most advanced Mitsubishi platform today - the platform that produces the Outlander Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV).
Although the model was an old-school model, the car will have the latest features such as a highly efficient 2.0-litre gasoline engine and two high-performance electric motors, and Mitsubishi’s superior Super All-Wheel Control (S-AWC) system, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV delivers SUV capabilities and EV fuel economy. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | OTO-DETIK | WHEELS.CA]
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Aston Martin is still developing their latest hypercar AM-RB 001 with official name Aston Martin Valkyrie. Since the hypercar exhibited for the first time in July 2016, now Aston Martin with Red Bull Advanced Technologies and AF Racing project partners have been working intensively to develop aerodynamics, body styling and cockpit of this hypercar.
Marek Reichman of Aston Martin, Adrian Newey of Red Bull and the F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo was unveil the AM-RB 001 aka Aston Martin Valkyrie at Gaydon back 2016. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1c931m)
Now, Aston Martin began to leak the look of the Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar both exterior and interior. Aston Martin Valkyrie design form is indeed quite unique with a form that is more concerned with aerodynamics.
As written in a press release on Monday, July 17, 2017, this hypercar has an upper cockpit surface with a teardrop shape and the bottom chassis with a Venturi tunnel that extends and crosses the cockpit floor. Venturi tunnel is responsible for accommodating air passing under the car and forwarded to the rear diffuser.
Front three quarter of Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar as seen as on Aston Martin's press release on July 11, 2017. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2uz2i0I)
The Venturi tunnel section is key in generating downforce for Aston Martin Valkyrie. That way, the top of the car does not require additional aerodynamic devices that could damage the car's design aesthetics.
Aston Martin Valkyrie has a headlight that gets inspired by the functionalities of Formula 1 car components. The headlights on this car are 30-40 percent lighter than the lightest Aston Martin production headlamps currently available.
Left side view of Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2uz2i0I)
Aston Martin logo badge in this car is also called lighter than the regular Aston Martin logo badge that is considered too heavy and a simple logo sticker not suitable for Aston Martin Valkyrie car's quality. The Aston Martin Design Team found an aluminum badge carved with chemicals that only had a thickness of 70 microns. That means it's 30 percent thinner than a human hair and 99.4 percent lighter than any other Aston Martin badge.
Rear side view of Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2uz2i0I)
From the photos released, on the car is not seen the rearview mirror because it has been replaced by the camera. With the camera, there will be no more aerodynamic disturbances due to the rearview mirror and make the driver's view almost undisturbed.
Interior view of Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2uz2i0I)
Dashboard view of Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2uz2i0I)
Turning to the interior, Aston Martin Valkyrie seat directly pinned to the chassis with the position of the legs stretched straight ahead, similar to the Formula 1 racing car and 24 Hours Le Mans Prototype. With this position, drivers and passengers will feel very safe and truly become one with the car. This car has a four-point safety belt as its standard.
The Aston Martin Design Team is highly focused on minimizing driver distraction and keeping the driver focused forward. To achieve this, the gearshift lever is placed on the steering wheel and all important information is displayed on one OLED screen. The car's steering wheel can be removed to help drivers enter and exit the car and function as an additional security device. Make it really like a real racing car. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | ASTON MARTIN | MOTORTREND | JALOPNIK]
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Loving futuristic things make Peterson Rivai successfully won the Honda Modif Contest 2016 on National Matic Class. Now, when he challenged to pour his idea on the Honda Dream Ride Project 2017, he again presents a future-themed motorcycle, which is named 'Future Sport Bike CBR250RR'.
Honda CBR250RR Custom Future Sport Bike by Peterson Rivai of Zone Modified Project Bandung for Honda Dream Project 2017. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2vs7RdJ)
"From the first I was interested in matters relating to the future, including for motorcycles. That's why I made the Future Sport Bike Concept because I like to fancy about future motorcycles," said the man who likes the science fiction movies to NaikMotor.
No half-hearted, to support the Future Bike concept view, the buider from Bandung-based workshop named Zone Modified Project is to make itself almost all the details on the motorcycle. Starting from the fairing, bodylight, rims, front forks, headlight, stoplamp, and turn lights at the end of the brake lever.
The Future Sport Bike concept is built because the builder likes to fancy about future motorcycles. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2vs1N4X)
According to Peterson, the difficulty in the manufacturing process is to unify the concept as a whole. Because Honda gave the requirement that the characteristics of a standard motorcycle must remain visible. There are two choices, tank and headlamp (fairing). If changing the tank then it should not change the headlamp and vice versa.
Rear side view of Honda CBR250RR Custom Future Sport Bike. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2vs1N4X)
"Most difficult to make a front girder. After that just combine the concept of design as a whole, between the tank, girder and fairing. Because the tank can not be changed. I choose a tank because if the bike use a standard headlamp will not fit the concept," he said.
For the body is 'matching' now turn to adjust the height of the air suspension. "If people see first will say, it's too short, can it run? So we use this air suspension. The point is to set the higher-lower position is difficult to fit the proportion of the body," he said.
After three months of making process, finally the Future Bike Concept completed and then introduced in Jogyakarta. However, Peterson admits he still wants more. "For the design is satisfied, but still feel there is less hell in detail. Yes because of time constraints actually," he concluded. Kept
spur your adrenaline on the power of two-wheeled monster and stay alive
with the true safety riding. May God will forgive Your sins and so does
the cops.... •••[EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | NAIK MOTOR]
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Do not know why, when I saw this Honda custom motorcycle on Naikmotor page for the first time, I immediately fell in love with it. Maybe this is called Love at first sight. Yes, the figure of the enchanting custom motorcycle with café racer theme is built from the base of Honda CBR250RR by Lunatic Custom Motorcycle Jakarta for the 'Honda Dream Ride Project 2017'.
Honda CBR250RR Custom Neo Café Racer by Yuwono Jati of Lunatic Custom Motorcycle Jakarta for Honda Dream Ride Project 2017. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2vjcUNt)
According to the builder Yuwono Jati of Lunatic Custom Motorcycle Jakarta, the basic idea in developing the concept of café Racer in the Honda Dream Ride Project 2017 is very different from the café racer concept in general. Inevitably the result of Honda CBR250RR Neo Café Racer this time is a sweet blending between classic and modern concept.
Indeed the builder is very fond of the café racer theme, besides that he wants to make something far different from the original images. The standard view of the CBR250RR is instantly overhauled based on the concepts that he made after long discussions with the Honda Dream Ride Project 2017 mentors.
Honda CBR250RR Custom Neo Café Racer is a sweet blending between classic and modern concept. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2vjcUNt)
Yuwono Jati totally changed the body of motorcycle by removing all of the standard fairing. Although impressed classical but the new fairing is quite modern, and he also did not make the fairing one fully set and let the engine form a little exposed.
Indeed, there is no total change, there are still some old parts that are deliberately maintained like a standard tank, and the mainframe also does not change to match the Honda's requirements for this event.
He then thought how to make the fairings with old-fashioned looks can still be pleasing to the eye when combined with the modern looks of standard CBR250RR tank. Because if one component wrong implementation would damage the overall concept, where the outline of the Neo Café Racer.
On the back of Honda CBR250RR Custom Neo Café Racer, the disc is replaced drumbrakes, and mounted tubular swing arm. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2vjcUNt)
To reinforce the classical impression he uses the spokes rims, then drumbrakes, and classic tread tires from Firestone. Then some innate parts are also not totally replaced, just by changing the original shape such as swing arm, then footstep, and lastly with the selection of white color.
Honda CBR250RR Custom Neo Café Racer have been tested on the streets as far as 500 km to prove the control is still comfortable for daily use. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2vjcUNt)
In the selection of colors, the builder deliberately chose a white color to reinforce the classic impression. And the rest for the frame and the legs are given gunmetal color, a little warm accent with red in the seat and mounting Honda-wing logo on the side of the tank.
Honda CBR250RR Neo Café Racer was built for three months, then introduced to the media through a special event in Yogyakarta. In addition, this motorcycle is also tested with a total distance of about 500 km along with other custom motorcycles. The goal is to prove that the custom motorcycle remains comfortable while on riding.
According to the builder, in the process of making this custom motorcycle until to appear maximally almost without significant constraints, only the limited processing time can be regarded as a major obstacle, and according to him also the limited time is a bit inhibiting to get the best quality results according to the his workshop standards. Kept
spur your adrenaline on the power of two-wheeled monster and stay alive
with the true safety riding. May God will forgive Your sins and so does
the cops.... •••[EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | NAIK MOTOR]
The world is currently concentrating on autonomous vehicles that have been developed by many automotive manufacturers. Autonomous cars or cars without drivers are often expected to be technologies that will be able to serve mankind and simplify their performance when under the car's control.
T-Pod, the world's first autonomous and emission-free road-based transportation system by Einride. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2ufJTW7)
But it turns out autonomous technology is not only targeted to develop technology to cars and motorcycles as developed by Honda some time ago. The automation technology is also developed for this truck. Under the name T-Pod, this white truck prototype made by Swedish-company named Einride is expected to be the first truck that uses an autonomous system while working.
And even more cool is that Einride-made trucks can go just like Tesla's electric-fueled car. So it is certain that this truck will save energy and not cause pollution because it does not emit emissions. This truck has a fairly large dimension with antelope-like logo on the front.
This autonomous truck has a total weight of 70 tons if it is in full condition, with a length of up to 7 meters. The unique thing is that this truck does not need the driver directly, because under conditions when driving on the highway this truck can use a fully autonomous system while if on the city streets this truck can be override by human-hand remotely.
As quoted of Autoblog, Einride is currently developing the charging infrastructure for its T-Pod, and plans to have a finished truck available to customers later this year. By 2020, the company plans to have 200 T-Pods operating on a route between the cities of Gothenburg and Helsingborg, Sweden, moving 2 million pallets of goods per year.
After seen and knew it, we can only hope that in the near future there will be present much more of useful technologies and as well as facilitate mankind work. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | EINRIDE | AUTOBLOG]
In addition to being famous for football turns out Brazil has also had a big cruiser named AME Amazonas. AME stands for Amazonas Motocicletas Especiais, and Amazonas is one of their flagship models.
Unfortunately, as Brazil's strength in the auto industry, AME Amazonas is considered to be one of the worst motorcycles in the world. In fact, this motorcycle is indeed the result of economic solutions rather than the development of automotive design and engineering.
In addition to Harley-Davidson in America or Honda Goldwing in Japan, it turns out Brazil has also had a big cruiser named AME Amazonas. This bike is quite striking in its era and use the VW Beetle engine. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2tKKEFT)
The history of AME Amazonas began when Brazil's economic conditions in the early 1970s began to develop from agrarian countries to industrialized countries. Various policies made by the government at that time, and anything that is not produced locally it will be taxable high.
It applies in all sectors, including finally to big motorcycles. The dilemma, government agencies that used to use large motorcycles that is the Brazilian armed forces and police eventually lacked a big motorcycle unit because the government was 'reluctant' to spend money for those vehicles. Then came Daniel Ferreira Rodrigues, a young businessman who was then aged 25 years. Like a hero, he told the government that he would make a local brand big motorcycle, and his factory would stand in Sao Paulo, and be named AME.
A Brazilian policeman rides on the AME Amazonas in 1970s. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2tgDSnP)
The idea attracted the Brazilian government's interest at the time. The related authorities even immediately agreed and gave him a contract. Although from some literature mentioned that Daniel has never showed a motorcycle blue print to be built.
Not long after the factory was established and immediately produce. But what to get? Instead of having R & D facilities, Daniel decided to use a car's engine base that is VW Beetle. The choice is based on the VW Brazil is one of the largest manufacturers in Brazil.
Brazilian military also use the AME Amazonas in 1970s. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2tgDSnP)
To capture the consumers, Daniel uses two of the most popular VW Beetle engines of the 1.3-liter and 1.6-liter. The smaller engines are sold as entry level, while the 1.6-liter as flag ship, including those ordered by Brazilian government agencies.
Once done with the engine problem is now turning to the chassis, and as mentioned, with minimal R & D makes AME Amazonas like a toy. As we knew, placing a VW Beetle boxer engine is not easy, and compared to making a 4-point cross-section of the machine, AME actually uses a swivel chassis.
Another problem that came because of many complaints with the process of 4-speed gear shifting. Its transmission system is hard, hard to do with the foot. Not to mention to save the production, the manufacturer would prefer to use the chain to the rear sprocket than the belt.
While the braking system is somewhat far from the good word. AME Amazonas uses cast iron discs purchased from a Ford factory near Sao Paolo. The condition of the discs are easily hot and thus makes it no grip when used to brake. While the rim with a size of 16-inch circumference wrapped with 5.00 tire type with 'AMAZONAZ' thick print on the side.
The first batch came out of the production line in 1977. Several hundred AME Amazonas were sent to the Brazilian armed forces and police for the next few years. But because the control is so bad, this motorcycle is more often used as a parade motorcycle.
Daniel Ferreira Rodrigues then sells AME to his colleague Guilherme Hannud Filho, who has the idea of opening markets in Europe and the United States. And in 1985 Filho set up shop in Houston, USA, but failed because the VW Beetle engine uses outdated technology so it did not pass DOT standard in 1986.
Although from the technical side is less satisfactory, AME Amazonas remain a valuable collectibles. During its life span this motorcycle only sold 450 units. While in Houston, USA, estimated less than a dozen. AME Amazon itself officially closed in Brazil in 1989. Kept
spur your adrenaline on the power of two-wheeled monster and stay alive
with the true safety riding. May God will forgive Your sins and so does
the cops.... •••[EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | WIKIPEDIA | NAIK MOTOR | ALPHAMOTOCLUBE.COM.BR]
