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Thursday, April 30, 2015

Changing the Classic Beetle into a racing car

Being born from a direct order given by Adolf Hitler to automotive genius Ferdinand Porsche as Germany's 'people car' has been around from the '30s, the Beetle is one of the industry's most loved cars.
Alpera Tulpar is a 500 hp monster beetle with retro-looks. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1KoWDsf)
An eccentric modification performed by Alpera Motors home modifications on the classic 1974 VW Beetle. Therefore, the car dubbed as "the Bavarian bugs" was transformed into a grim-looking race car, complete with ferocious power.

As reported by Autoevolution on Monday, April 27, 2015, a modification car called 'Alpera Tulpar' retains a bit of the classic model, but rich in modern touches. However, in general the car was lumpy looking like the New Beetle.
Left side view of Alpera Tulpar. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1KoWDsf)
Meanwhile, the most obvious classic impression in the stretches design of "nose" and mated with four rows of vents on the lid of the machine. This car is also more attractive thanks to the MacPherson strut suspension pinned.
Rear view of Alpera Tulpar. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1KoWDsf)
Its taillights also appear eccentric thanks to the installation of one-line slanted lights to represent the car speed. Then the body is built with carbon fiber on the top of monocoque frame of which is equipped with several racing elements. Some of these include the diffuser at the rear, air intakes, and a rear wing similar to the cars in Need For Speed ​​games.
But unfortunately, there is no information about the technical specifications of the engine. However, from the information gathered, the car uses a twin-turbo boxer engine which capable of spraying power up to 500 horse power. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | ALPERA MOTORS | AUTOEVOLUTION]
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Are you overheated? Just blame the climate change (and yourself)

If you are bathed in sweat on a very hot day, the probable cause is your own. Mankind responsible for causing the rising temperature of the earth to the role of greenhouse gases, according to a study published in the Nature Climate Change journal. Although not entirely responsible for climate change, 75 percent or three quarters of the cause is a greenhouse effect that is increased to exceed 95 percent.
The next day it’s unusually beastly hot, scientists say you can blame three-quarters of it on humans. As climate change gets worse around mid-century, that percentage of extremely hot days being caused by man-made greenhouse gases will push past 95 percent, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1byp3UG)
Human impacts are not sekentara on increased rainfall. A group of Swiss scientists who did the study found only 18 percent of heavy rainfall events caused by climate change. But if the Earth's temperature increased by 1.1 degrees Celsius, is expected by mid-century, about 39 percent of heavy rains caused by human influence, according to the study. The impact comes from greenhouse effect, especially carbon dioxide from burning coal, oil and gas.

"This new study helps explain how much the probability of human influence," according to Jonathan Overpeck, a climate expert at the University of Arizona, who was not involved in the research. "This is the key if you do not like to get extreme temperature, you know you can reduce the probability by reducing emissions of greenhouse effect."

Principal investigator in the study, Erich Fischer, a climate expert at ETH Zurich, a university in Switzerland, and his colleagues, Reto Knutti, check out just days most heat, or one-tenth of 1 percent of a hot day. By using 25 different computer modules, Fischer and Knutti simulate a world with no greenhouse effect emissions caused by humans and found the hot days occur once every three years.

Then they count how many times it happens with levels of heat-trapping gases and the number increased to four days. So three of the four days were very hot caused by humans, according to the team. And when the scientists increased levels of greenhouse effect to simulate the Earth at mid-century, they got 26 very hot days, or "almost a full month," said Fischer.

The figures were obtained by Fischer and Knutti an estimate for the whole world. They also found that Africa and South America has a number of very hot days caused by human influence, respectively 89 and 88 percent. In Europe, the percentage is 63 percent and in North America, 67 percent. In the middle of the century (2050), if emissions continue to rise at current growth rates, all continents will be able to blame at least 93 percent of a very hot day in humans.

Some scientists praised the validity of this study. When people ask whether an unusual weather events caused by human activity or merely the natural variation, it is the wrong question because both are always involved, said Michael Oppenheimer, a climate expert at Princeton University, who was also not involved in the study. This study, he said, asking the right questions: "How many people and how the changes are caused due to natural variation?"

And so the percentage of destruction, costs and mortality can be attributed to humans, it is easier for countries to assess the price of carbon dioxide emissions in an effort to control climate change, according to Drew Shindell, an expert from Duke University. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | US NEWS]
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Seeing the real figures of Infiniti Vision GT Concept

There is always a surprise in the automotive world exhibition event, including the Shanghai Auto Show 2015 which has become a showcase of Infiniti. The luxury brand of Nissan has brought real version of their concept car that ever made in the digital version for the GrandTurismo 6 game on the Playstation 3 game platform to the Shanghai Auto Show 2015.
Infiniti has brought a real version of their concept car that ever made in the digital version for the GrandTurismo 6 game named Infiniti Vision GT Concept at the Shanghai Auto Show 2015. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1aEZc4)
As quoted of Gizmag on April 29, 2015, another car designed for the virtual world of Gran Turismo has been brought into the physical realm. The design was first unveiled in December as a "vision of what a high performance Infiniti could look like in the future." The flesh-and-bones Infiniti Vision GT concept car was recently shown off at the Shanghai Auto Show.

As explained that the Infiniti Vision GT is a dream car which the whole of concept was designed by the Infiniti design division of worldwide. After going through various selection processes, finally Infiniti team of Beijing, China who is appointed to build the car.

Nissan spokesman said that the Vision GT Concept realized Infiniti's flavor that offers a blend of beautiful and wild design at the same time. In addition to its beautiful display, the performance is equally savage.

The dark silver colored concept car was featured muscular with wide grille covers the entire look of small lamps and air intake adopted the Q80 concept. The front mid-ship chassis model and trans-axle referred able to give a distribution ratio of the front weight and rear are almost balanced.
Infiniti Vision GT uses hybrid engine using as its drivetrain. The electric motors mated to a V8 naturally aspirated petrol engine capacity of 4,500 cc that certainly would produce a wild performance. In the car concept introduction event, Nissan spokesman revealed that the Infiniti Vision GT concept will become Infiniti's design direction in the future. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | CARSCOOPS]
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Bosch Autonomous Driving Technology

Though sophisticated, the automated (autonomous) driving technology that pinned on the car, still not much the public interest in general. Still far consumer access to technology makes people not yet fully aware of its superiority.
The experience of autonomous driving with the Bosch tech. (Picture from: http://aol.it/1GiImyP)
Well, the German component manufacturers, Bosch trying to present the autonomous technology that has been mastered via an interesting video presentation. Bosch tried to portray what the autonomous tech driving experience on the road.
On this occasion used Tesla Model S electric car, because it has a wide-screen dashboard. Lasted four and a half minute video is decrypting the desire of Philip, a young professional, driving to the airport. Do not think of this video is boring, because the technology owned by Bosch enough to make you amazed, how easy to use and useful for human life in the future. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | AUTOBLOG]
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Japanese being made the fastest maglev train in the World

Trains with magnetic levitation technique made in Japan managed to break the world speed record, in a trial near Mount Fuji to reach speeds of 600 kilometers per hour.

The train carrying seven cars that could even reach speeds of 603 kilometers per hour and successfully drove 600 kilometers per hour for 11 seconds. Thus operator of Central Japan Railway (JR Central) explained on Tuesday, April 21, 2015.

The speed record comes less than a week after the operator the same rail speed record of 590 kilmeter per hour, breaking the record held since 2003, reaching 581 kilometers per hour.
The maglev train on experimental track in Tsuru, west of Tokyo, in 2010. (Picture from: http://wapo.st/1GzlGdG)
Magnetic levitation tech lifted the train 10 centimeters off the rails and then move the magnetic force generated electricity. A total of 200 people gathered to witness the record-breaking speed. They cheered when the car reaches a speed of 600 kilometers per hour.

"It is very exciting. I want to get on the train. I like to see a new page of history," said an old woman to NHK as the train sped past her.

An AFP reporter who had boarded the superfast train, said he felt like he was riding an airplane. "The faster the car is going, the more stable the car. I think the quality of the train is increasing," said Endo Yasukazu. JR Central expects the railway is already fully operational in 2027 and serves Tokyo to Nagoya route as far as 286 kilometers.
With an average speed of 500 kilometers per hour, the Tokyo-Nagoya trip only takes 40 minutes or much faster than the Shinkansen bullet trains now serve the same route. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | HUFFINGTON POST]
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2 Japanese creations on BMW motorcycle

BMW Motorrad Japan launched two unique motorcycles that were created as part of the Ignite Straight Six project. These custom motorcycles use the engine and frame of the BMW K 1600 GTL, and carried out by Kenji Nagai of Ken's Factory, and Keiji Kawakita of Hot-Dock Custom Cycles. The collaboration of both create custom motorcycles as a tribute to the BMW's six-cylinder 1,649 cc engine.
Kenji Nagai and Keiji Kawakita in front of their bike creations. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1z4KdVa)
The first motorcycle is the result of the work of Kawakita, named 'Juggernaut'. This bike is called the synthesis of Mad Max and imagination-the imagination of Jules Verne. He looks like coming from the future, and has a military style wrapped in dark gray paint.

Here there are the pictures of Keiji Kawakita's Juggernaut. (All pictures taken from: http://bit.ly/1z4KdVa)


 

 


And these are the pictures of Kenji Nagai creation named Ken's Factory Special. (All pictures taken from: http://bit.ly/1z4KdVa)





On the other hand, Kenji Nagai created a motorcycle called 'Ken's Factory Special'. The specialty of this bike is reflected from a minimalist design that uses aluminum components. This bike also uses a unique alloy wheels measuring 23 inches in front and 20 inches in the rear.

Kept spur your adrenaline on the power of the two-wheeled monster and stay alive with true safety riding. May God will forgive Your sins and so does the cops...... *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | WORLDCARFANS]
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