Let's Get It On! Recently, classic Porsche lovers were shocked by the latest creation of a Californian's Porsche specialist modification house, named Singer Vehicle Design, which introduced its latest project called the Porsche 911 All-terrain Competition Study (ACS). In this modification project, Singer did not build only one of the classic 1990 Porsche 911 (Type 964) but two cars at the same time with the concept of off road racing.
Porsche 911 All-terrain Competition Study (ACS) by Singer Vehicle Design. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3iAFLqz)
In the process, the American modification house was assisted by Richard Tuthill, a British Porsche 911 rally specialist. In short, the two Porsche 911s were built very seriously to be able to compete and explore off-road tracks.
For the first Parallax White-colored Porsche 911 is built with the concept of high-speed desert rally. While another Corsica Red-colored car was later built for the high-speed tarmac rally car. It could be said that in general, these two Porsche 911 cars are modified to be ready for the off-road competitions, such as the Baja 1000 and the Dakar Rally.
Porsche 911 All-terrain Competition Study (ACS) by Singer Vehicle Design. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3iAFLqz)
Then the optimal changes are made by elevating the car body, installing a longer travel suspension and strengthening the legs and chassis. Furthermore, the entire bodywork is custom made of carbon fiber with easy access to the legs. Because this car will be used for off-road purposes, so there's a 4-wheel drive system with a permanent AWD system is also attached on the cars.
For their power source, on each of these cars use a 3.6L air-cooled flat-six engine coupled with a twin-turbocharger and a water-to-air intercooler system. As a result, Singer claims that its maximum power can reach 450 hp with a ferocious torque number of 569 Nm.
Porsche 911 All-terrain Competition Study (ACS) by Singer Vehicle Design. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3iAFLqz)
While the transmission system uses racing specs sequential (5-speed sequential dog-box), with a limited-slip differential (LSD) at the front, center and rear. For the legs, that the rims use forged aluminum with a spec of 16x8 inches which is then wrapped with the special off-road BF Goodrich A/T tires.
Porsche 911 All-terrain Competition Study (ACS) by Singer Vehicle Design. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3iAFLqz)
And for the car's deceleration system, brakes with 4-piston calipers are used, monoblock disc brakes with hydraulic hand brakes. Because they are made for competition specs, the roll bar and custom seats are made to meet FIA specifications.
Porsche 911 All-terrain Competition Study (ACS) by Singer Vehicle Design. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3iAFLqz)
Then the car's inside, the interior looks dominated by black, silver, and bright red which is also made very functional because the car owner really wants to use this modified classic Porsche 911 for rally racing. Therefore, the cabin of the car is also made like a real racing car, starting from the three-spoke steering wheel with a few buttons at the bottom of the steering wheel. And there is also a large screen on the passenger side for navigation purposes.
Porsche 911 All-terrain Competition Study (ACS) by Singer Vehicle Design. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3iAFLqz)
"We built the car inspired by the Rothmans-sponsored Porsche 911 SC/RS and 959 racing legends in the mid-1980s, then combined it with the latest technology and skills from the Singer team," explained Rob Dickinson, the founder and CEO, Singer Group Inc. in its official release.
Richard Tuthill also added, "This collaboration combines off road cars with the latest innovations and technology inspired by the Porsche legend of the 1980s."
Then there is good news for those whose are interested to change the appearance of their beloved Porsche 911 to be like this, that Singer Vehicle Design is allowed to apply the concept to their next clients. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | SINGER VEHICLE DESIGN | CARSCOOPS ]
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Let's RIDE! We know that technology has developed rapidly at this time, especially electric-powered vehicle technology.Inevitably, these technological advances have penetrated the automotive world massively. And the world of two-wheeled vehicles also does not want to be left behind, many companies from various parts of the world are competing to create and present reliable electric-powered vehicles.
This can be witnessed by us, recently a Chinese automotive manufacturer named CFMoto has just introduced an electric-powerd scooter concept which looks really tempting. As reported by Motorcyclenews, the electric-powered scooter named Zehoo Cyber Concept.
If we look at the designs presented, we can be sure that the design concept of the Chinese electric-powered scooter is no less cool than those made by the Japanese one. This motorcycle design was created by CFMoto in collaboration with Kiska Design, a well-known design company that has also handled several KTM motorcycle designs.
The shape of the front is slightly tapered, with the main light in the middle. The right and left wings extend downward. While the fenders are made minimalist, located between the two wings. The deck footrest is quite wide, the shape extends backwards, and its rider seat made also in modern style.
Uniquely, this motorcycle uses a chain and gear, not a belt like most automatic scooters that exist today. The CFMoto Cyber Concept uses a 10 kW electric motor dubbed Cobra, and is claimed to produce 213 Nm of torque.
So that it can make this motorbike run up to a top speed of 112 kph. Furthermore, the Cyber Concept electric motorbike is also equipped with a lithium ion battery with a capacity of 4 kWh which, when fully charged, can take this motorbike to roam as far as 128 km.
Regarding their products in the electric motor segment, CFMoto creates a special brand called Zehoo. Unfortunately, it is not clear when the electric scooter will enter the production line and said to be in the first half of 2021. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | CFMOTO | MOTORCYCLESNEWS | ELECTRIC VEHICLE WEB | AMCN.COM.AU ]
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Unique ONES By 1956, Abarth had built a wide reputation as the ultimate engine tuner for Fiat cars and started to penetrate to the world's racing championship in various classes of motor sports. For an example, to compete in the 750 cc class of the Grand Touring Championship, so in mid-1956 Abarth commissioned the Carrozzeria Zagato coachbuilder to make the new Fiat 600 bodywork design into a capable racing car.
1956 Fiat Abarth 750 GT Zagato Double Bubble Coupe uses an upgraded the Fiat 600's four-cylinder engine, which previously has a power of 22 bhp to 47 bhp at 6,000 rpm. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2LXEHRn)
As the result, here's the famous racing car featured with Zagato's double-bubble roof design named Fiat Abarth 750 GT Zagato Coupe. By referring to the 747 cc drivetrain tuned by Abarth, then Zagato used lightweight materials into those iconic Fiat 600 new bodywork, and succeeded in making the body was so light (only 535 kg).
1956 Fiat Abarth 750 GT Zagato Coupe has several distinctive features such twin vertical bumpers on the front, double-bubble roof top and double intake in the engine back cover all styled by Zagato. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3nUHCrq)
While in the engine sector, Abarth upgraded the Fiat 600's four-cylinder engine, which previously has a power of 22 bhp to 47 bhp at 6,000 rpm. The top speed achieved by the Fiat Abarth 750 Zagato Coupe was 118 mph or 189 kph.
1956 Fiat Abarth 750 GT Zagato Coupe (livery #52) drove by Alfonso Thiele has managed to touch the 1957 Mille Miglia finish line in the 2nd place for the 750 cc class. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3bP82bt)
The Fiat Abarth 750 Zagato Coupe was then introduced to the public at the 1956 Geneva Motor Show, and entered the production line in early 1957. The production version included several updates such as twin vertical bumpers on the front, double-bubble roof top and double intake in the engine back cover styled by Zagato.
1956 Fiat Abarth 750 GT Zagato Coupe (livery #52) drove by
Alfonso Thiele has managed to stand the 2nd place on the 1957 Mille
Miglia racing podium for the 750 cc class. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3bP82bt)
The five production versions of the Fiat Abarth 750 Zagato cars were later deployed at the 1957 Mille Miglia rally, where one of them driven by Alfonso Thiele has managed to touch the finish line in the 2nd place for the 750 cc class.
1958 Fiat Abarth 750 Record Monza Zagato intended to pay tribute for the success in the 750cc class of the 1957 Mille Miglia and breaking of 15 new records in the same year. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3nUHCrq)
In July 1957, Abarth committed to breaking racing records with a slimmer body car designed by Pininfarina with a tube frame chassis and along with a 747 cc engine, this car raced on the Monza circuit for four days, and broke 15 new records including an average speed of 165.376 kph for the 72 hours full on the racing track.
At the 1958 Paris Motor Show, Abarth launched a new version of the car and named Fiat Abarth 750 Record Monza Zagato (with double bubble or none). It was done in honor of the racing success when won the 1957 Mille Miglia in the 750cc class and breaking of 15 new records in the same year.
With only about 600 units ever built, the Fiat Abarth 750 Zagato Coupe was one of the most successful racing cars of the '50s and' 60s, and is widely known for its iconic double-bubble roof feature. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | SUPERCARS.NET | OLDCONCEPTCARS | FIAT500OWNERS | ]
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Rare ONES For us (We hope You too) to talk about the classic scooter models that were present and were born around the 1950s to the 1960s is very exciting. Because as we all know in that period, the typical two-wheeled mode of transportation is enjoying its heyday. Many scooter models were born at that time and were made by many manufacturers from all over the world. Some of these companies come from British, and one of them is DKR which we will discuss today.
DKR line-up (Capella, Defiant, Dove, Manx and Pegasus scooter models) on display at the 2017 Vintage Motor Scooter Club’s Annual Extravaganza held in Coventry, West Midlands, England. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3nMGq9m)
For a moment, if we look physically at the scooters made in UK, they have a slightly different appearance from scooters from other countries, such as Italy, France and Germany.
The first scooter made by DKR Ltd. in 1957 is DKR Dove featured with a Villers 30C 147cc, 6.3hp engine coupled with the 3-speed manual gearbox. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3qtYwP5)
The average difference in appearance is seen in the front-ends, for example the appearance of the DKR scooters that were born since the 1950s to an early of the 1960s has a distinctive appearance with the the large-sized front-ends, making it look like a large nose.
DKR scooters were produced in Wolverhampton from 1957 to 1966. And the DKR Ltd. Co. was founded in 1957 by Barry Day and Noah Robinson, who were directors of the Willenhall Motor Radiator Co, and industrialist Cyril Kieft who also built racing cars. The company was run from premises at Pendeford Airport.
This
is DKR Pegasus featured with a 148cc single-cylinder Villiers engine coupled with a Siba Dynastart electric starter, which ensures first-time starts, a four-speed gearbox and a Villiers carburetor.
(Picture from: http://bit.ly/3oSvDvC)
Before continuing, does anyone know, what is the stands for DKR?
During the production period the company is known has five different models, ie the Dove, the Defiant, Pegasus, Manx, and Capellawhich were built and produced consecutively starting in 1957. As you've seen on the Dove, Defiant, and Manx models appeared with their front end shaped like a large nose, and some parties said those are it's just like a distinctive style and far from what could be described as "modern".
This
is DKR Defiant featured with a 197cc single-cylinder air-cooled Villiers engine
coupled with a Siba Dynastart electric starter, which ensures first-time
starts, a four-speed gearbox and a Villiers carburetor.
(Picture from: http://bit.ly/3oSvDvC)
The DKR's first scooter model is appeared in July 1957 which was named as the DKR Dove. Its appearance is said to be very stylish, although a bit heavy, and as its power source, the British manufacturer has paired a Villiers 30C 147cc, 6.3hp engine with a cooling fan, as well as a three-speed manual gearbox to drive the rear wheel.
This
is DKR Manx featured with a 249cc two-cylinders air-cooled Villiers engine
coupled with a Siba Dynastart electric starter, which ensures first-time
starts, a four-speed gearbox and a Villiers carburetor.
(Picture from: http://bit.ly/3oSvDvC)
And in 1958 there were two models appearing almost simultaneously, namely the DKR Pegasus and DKR Defiant produced and joined in the market with the company previous scooter model, the Dove. All new models are equipped with the same chassis and body.And what distinguishes it is only the engine, the Defiant is powered by a 197cc, blower-cooled, single-cylinder Villiers engine while the Pegasus uses a slightly smaller engine, ie a 148cc single-cylinder Villiers engine.
Both models have a Siba Dynastart electric starter, which ensures first-time starts, a four-speed gearbox and a Villiers carburetor.And for its performance, the engine is able to deliver it at a top speed of 60mph and gasoline consumption of 90 mpg at 30mph.At that time the DKR Defiant model was selling for £189.15s.5d and the Pegasus was selling for £177.11s.11d.
This
is DKR Capella started in the 1960 and featured with a 148cc single-cylinder Villiers engine which had revamped styling and bodywork.
(Picture from: http://bit.ly/3nUaOyP)
The DKR Manx was the next model produced starting in 1959. The scooter used a Villers two-cylinders 249cc two-stroke engine coupled with pretty much the same "distinct" body. In the 1960, the market saw the 148cc Dove II and the Pegasus II with new 174cc 2L engine.
Finally, after displaying a body style that could be said to be very monotonous on previous scooter models, it looks like this British company has been woke up and made a redemption by showing something completely new to the DKR Capella models that came out in the 1960s.
The new Capella range, which had revamped styling and bodywork. It uses the three Villiers engine types, ie the 148cc 31C only for the Capella Mk 1, while the 174cc 2L only for the Standard version and the 197cc 9E plus electric starter is offered for the De Luxe versions. At the time, the Capella Standard sold for £152.13s.6d. For the De Luxe models, the 173cc version was priced at £166.10s.10d. and the 200cc version was priced at £173.13s.10d. These models continued for the next five years.
After operating for about 9 years since the company was founded in 1957, finally this company had to cease all production activities in 1966 after being unable to compete with other scooter products in the global automotive market.😢
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Unique ONES An American automotive startup company named Aptera has just launched a very promising electric car for the market. However, actually they are not a new company, the company has been established since 2005, but they went bankrupt in 2011. It was only in 2019 that Aptera was reformed by its original founders.
2021 Aptera Paradigm, a three-wheeled electric-powered vehicle is claimed to be able travel as far as 1,600 km on a single full charge. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3qndsyq)
And now they are ready to introduce their first car to the public which is named Aptera Paradigm. The electric car is claimed to be able to go as far as 1,600 km on a single full charge. The car carries a sleek and futuristic three-wheeled vehicle design with a shape similar to a wingless aircraft fuselage, and it seems to be the reason behind its small drag coefficient, which is 0.13.
2021 Aptera Paradigm carries a sleek and futuristic design with a shape similar to a wingless aircraft fuselage. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3qndsyq)
The main purpose of the Aptera electric-powered vehicle was created to eliminate carbon emissions that have been produced by conventional-fueled combustion engines. However, when the electricity itself still comes from a source that uses coal as its fuel, perhaps the idea of zero emissions is still not fully realized.
2021 Aptera Paradigm's cabin features simple modern dashboard coupled with 2 seater inside it. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3nM89Hl)
The Aperta will be available in several variants that are differentiated based on the cruise capability. At the very bottom, it uses a 25 kWh battery which can last up to 402 km on a single charge. In addition there is also a 40 kWh model with a range of 644 km and a 60 kWh battery for a distance of up to 966 km.
The highest variant of the Aptera electric-powered vehicle is equipped with a large battery with a capacity of 100 kWh plus a solar panel on the roof that can absorb energy to provide an additional 64 km of mileage in the sun. The number of solar panels can be increased to be placed on the hood of the car so that there is an additional 38.8 km of mileage with solar panels alone.
2021 Aptera Paradigm also has a solar panel on the roof that can absorb energy to provide an additional 64 km of mileage in the sun. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3nM89Hl)
Various motor drive configurations will be offered depending on the variant. No horsepower and torque figures are provided yet, but front-wheel drive models can typically hit 96 kph in 5.5 seconds. Meanwhile, this three-wheel drive car only takes 3.5 seconds to reach it. The key to the performance of this electric car is the fact that the 100 kWh battery of the Aptera electric car weighs less than 1,000 kg.
In addition, with fast charging, in one hour it can be charged to be able to go as far as 800 km. In other words, on the variant equipped with a battery with a capacity of 100 kWh, the distance is believed to be up to 1,000 miles (1,600 km) per charge. But efficiency is only part of the whole story, because Aptera Paradigm is also equipped with the ability to create its own energy.
2021 Aptera Paradigm is reportedly going to start production in 2021, and the company has received orders from the US consumers with an order fee of the US. $100. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3nM89Hl)
The method applied is almost the same, namely by attaching solar panels to the roof of the car along with the front and rear hood. In a day (assuming the weather is not cloudy and the sun shines so brightly) Aptera Paradigm's solar panels are claimed to be able to produce electrical energy equivalent to a distance of 64 miles (± 103 km).
Of course this can mean that the Aptera Paradigm is not a fully solar powered car and still needs to be charged as usual, but at least the presence of these solar panels can help eliminate the worry that the car's energy will not be enough to reach the destination, or better known as cool "range anxiety".
Aptera Paradigm is reportedly going to start production in 2021, and from now on, Aptera has received orders from consumers in the United States with an order fee of the US. $100 or Rp.1.4 million which is refundable if the purchase is canceled. The official price tag is in the range of $25,900 (or around Rp.365 million) - $46,900 (or Rp.648 million). Of course, the cheapest price is not for a capacity of 1,000 kWh, but for 250 kWh. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | APTERA.US | FORBES.COM | GREENMATTER.COM ]
