ALL ABOUT CAR CONTEST: Agustus 2008

Jumat, 29 Agustus 2008

New Honda City: Full details and new photos

New Honda City: Full details and new photos

August 20th, 2008 ·

Exclusive Spy-Shots! Full Exterior and Interior photos are now online
First captured in India and then announced for launch in Thailand, the Honda City has now been spotted in China. The new Honda City is rumored to launch in Thailand as early as next month and will come in three variants: S model, V Model and SV model. Other countries like China, India, Malaysia and Pakistan can expect the car sometime in 2009. >JCB Archive: Full Honda City Preview Details

The City currently competes very well head-to-head with Toyota Vios, despite the Vios being a next generation model, so Honda can be pretty confidence that it will compete well because of the new (and more) sporty look. The sub-compact market section makes up 43% of the sedan market or 47,795 units in the first half of 2008. Considering the size of the market, it is surprising that there are still only three main competitors; Honda City, Toyota Vios and Chevrolet Aveo. The Thai motor industry is made interesting by these compact cars in the market, and of course, Honda is the main contributor to this. Honda sent its Jazz in the beginning of the year and now it’s sending the latest 3rd generation City into the market. At this moment Honda is training their employees and dealers about the new City. This 3rd generation City is different from the previous model in that it doesn’t use the same body design as the Jazz. Although it’s harder to tell from the recent face-lifted model, the initial City shared very similar exterior proportions to the Jazz. This time the City will only share the same chassis and basic structure, along with engine technology. The engine is the same 1.5 ltr i-VTEC with electronic drive-by-wire. Honda is confident that the City will do really well, not only because the engine is good, but also thanks to the safety features on offer.

City Model Line-up The Thai City will share the engine and transmissions from the Jazz, the engine being the i-VTEC 120hp unit, while the transmission options will range from the 5-speed manual on the base S model, to the 5-speed automatic transmission complete with steering-wheel paddle shift on the top spec SV. The vast majority will be sold with the standard 5-speed auto. The base model S and mid-range V spec will be available with a beige interior, while the top-spec SV model will be set apart with black trim. The V will come in two versions, the V AT, and the V AT(SRS), with the SRS version being the first model that safety-conscious buyers will be able to consider, as the first that comes with dual airbags. The SV has airbags as standard. The City will have a new “Advanced Audio” system with 4 speakers, but only on the V and SV models. The SV will also have fog lights, indicator lights on the wing mirrors, paddle shift manual mode automatic transmission, etc.

Pricing In Thailand, the new 2009 City will be priced just below the Jazz. This should be easier for Honda to achieve now that the Jazz has gone up by $300 across the range. Although pricing hasn’t been confirmed yet, we can expect it to be in the $15,500 to $19,500 range.

Styling No surprises in any of these details. The small sedan market is pretty predictable these days. The surprise will probably come from the styling of the new City. The previous model was very awkward looking, and basically it was just a Jazz with a boot. Spy images of the new City would suggest that Honda is making the City much more of an individual, separating the design from the Jazz this time around.

The first photos AutoCar India has been paramount in breaking the news of the new Honda City. Their widely renderings (below) have also proven to be a spot on forecast of the actual Honda City. The whole team deserves a round of applause.

Specifications

Honda city 2008 S model: * beige tone interior * Remote Control Key with Immobilizer * 3rd rear brake indicator * 15 inch wheel with wheels cover * Sterio 2 din mp3 playing enable * Front Dual speaker

Honda City 2008 V model * beige tone interior * Remote Control Key with Immobilizer * 3rd rear brake indicator * 15 inch Alloy wheel * Advanced Audio system Sterio 2 din mp3 playing enable * Dual speaker of front and rear * chromium door handle * Driver seat low-high adjustment enable * Luggage under of rear passenger seat * ABS,EBD,BA * Dual airbag SRS (V AS only)

Honda City 2008 SV model * Black sporty looking tone interior * Remote Control Key with Immobilizer * 3rd rear brake indicator * 16 inch Alloy wheel * Fox lamp in the front and rear bumper * chromium exhaust pipe * Turn light indicator of side mirror * Switch steering * Paddle Shift * Rear seater can be folded 60:40 enable * Incline forward rear back seat * Front armrest * Map lighting * Advanced Audio system Sterio 2 din mp3 playing enable * Dual speaker of front and rear * chromium door handle * Driver seat low-high adjustment enable * Luggage under of rear passenger seat * ABS,EBD,BA * Dual airbag SRS (V AS only)

Source from :www.japancarblog.com

Minggu, 24 Agustus 2008

Adding a supercharger - the advantages and disadvantages.

"SuperCharge me."

Superchargers

These are driven by a belt from the engine effectively creating pull on the engine sapping up to 30% of the engines power.

For this reason superchargers are not as efficient as turbo chargers, which are driven from 'spare' energy taken from waste exhaust gases.

The big advantage for superchargers is that they produce additional power from much lower engine speeds and do not suffer from the inherent lag of turbos.

There are two main types of supercharger, a positive displacement supercharger, which gives a fairly constant level of boost making tuning a much simpler process, and dynamic compressors, which provide boost in proportion to the engines speed.

Any compression of air will raise the air temperature, so add an intercooler to keep the air charge cool.

It is better to fit a supercharger to a Naturally aspirated engine than going for a turbo because you will have much more control over the power and it will be delivered in a more consistent manner establishing a good base for ECU tuning to take full advantage of the power.

If adding forced induction to a standard naturally aspirated engine, a word of caution about engine knock. This is where pressure in the engine causes the air/fuel to prematurely ignite causing extensive engine damage. Just as with a turbo you would need to lower the compression ratio of the engine in relation to the amount of boost you are putting into the engine. Ideally you want to lower the compression of an engine to around 8:1 to allow a reasonable level of boost, although this varies from application to application.

Typically superchargers are more expensive to make than turbo chargers. As demand increases these costs will eventually come down to affordable levels and aftermarket kits will be available for most popular engines.

The other advantage of a supercharger is that the charge temperature is substantially lower than an equivalent turbo application and cooler air carries more oxygen which means more fuel can be burned therefore releasing more power.

Any form of compression of air creates a temperature rise so an intercooler is still a good idea on a supercharged engine. You will also need to uprate your fuelling.

Manufacturers are now producing dual forced induction systems. These give a good compromise between low down boost and top end power. Offerings such as Volkswagens 1.4 twincharger engine can produce a massive 168hp and 177 lb-ft torque, and still return fuel consumption around 40mpg. A smaller engine is also lighter and smaller so fairly small cars can be fitted with these engines and offer very good performance.

As modern engines are so well built there is a lot of scope for the addition of forced air induction without dramatically impairing reliability.

The supercharger is also an easier bolt on upgrade when compared with a turbo.

There are also some interesting projects around where superchargers are being added to turbo engined cars to provide the best of both worlds.

Auto Custom Engineering have just released a wide range of supercharger kits for German and popular cars. These are a bolt on upgrade running low boost and do not require major internal engine work.

Source from : www.torquecars.com

POWER VS ECONOMY

"Getting more power without hurting your pocket"

In today’s climate were fuel is expensive, the government are taxing us heavily and everyone is on about the theory of Global warming the motoring enthusiast who wants more power seems to be under attack.

Big engines are apparently killing the O-Zone layer (even though the whole has not changed in the last 20 years!)

So what do we do, give up our desires and resign to the electric car that barely makes 50 miles?

Or have to take a loan out to pay for the fuel tax on the car that will give us the power that we have always desired?

The answer NONE of the above, We are encouraged by the men in Downing Street and eco-friendly enthusiast to drive around in small engine cars, So lets do as they ask. But they have overlooked something, FORCED INDUCTION! They have failed to see that FI can produce as much power as the big straight sixes and V8’s with more benefits.

Auto Custom Engineering have produced ‘bolt-on’ turbo and supercharger kits for most German made cars

We have found the answer, Auto Custom Engineering have produced ‘bolt-on’ turbo and supercharger kits for most German made cars. They allow the car driver to still get nearly the same MPG as they expect from the small engine car.

But when they want more power, the kits will gain them 30-40% on there engine producing them a car that will still keep money in their pockets whilst fulfilling the power desires they want!

The kits come complete with everything needed for the fitting, including full fitting instructions so if you feel confident the home tuner can fit it, if not we will fit it in our workshop in Surrey. The kits run low boost so no need to up rate any of the engines internals.

All kits come complete with a secondary ECU so no need for the expensive remap, They all come with guarantees and warranties, The kits start from £2900 and they are available for BMW, AUDI, MERCEDES, SEAT, SKODA,

We have kits for most engines sizes; 1600 right up to the M3/X5’s and more.

We also offer the facility of building custom kits for most cars up to your specification power; these are built in our workshop and tested on the engine dyno.

Please contact Dan Wilkie on 01483219589 or please email us on: enquiry@autocustomengineering.com and be sure to mention TorqueCars.

Source from : www.torquecars.com

Sabtu, 23 Agustus 2008

Car Contest

Carrying concept of street very racing jell and triffle, modification of Honda conducted S2000 the the owner of To day this Chandra is true spelled out members by impression and is properly placed as one of the King Nominee in Event Auto black through 2008 Field series. More than anything else, in test of dyno that goes on Sunday ( 17 / 8) night, noted from twice attempt, result of experience 195.8 Hp/ 146 kwh can make this roadster as quickest among is fourth [of] nomination of King other. " We enough satisfy with this result, almost matching with the one which we expect," express Jefri ( 30), one of [the] modificator deputizing To day of[is the owner, dyno before test that goes on Sunday ( 17 / 8) evening rather happy. (It) is true, from two [done/conducted] attempt, sport car of year 2002 this without direct hackneyed basa [of] best performance show above machine roller measure of energy race the car. Reliing on some sector modification race like Swap F20C DOHC VTEC, Supercharger Vortech, Koopling Exedy alumunium, radiator panel of ARC, Panel of Brake ARC, Header HKS 4-1 supported also with Twin Muffler Tanabe and final of Drive JS Racing 4.7 : 1, result of which [is] obtained [by] S2000 in both opportunity spelled out members enough impresif. That is [at] first test 175,5 Hp and [both/ second] 195,8 Hp.

This acquirement in comparison with all other King Nominee which is mean only can book number; 88,55 HP ( Honda Civic Tanata); 86,5 HP ( Toyota Harrier Priority-Sabrom) and 49,9 HP ( Kia Picanto), it is true make the the S2000 Illusion roadster as quickest King Nominee in ABT Field 2008.

Modification which also figure in Body Kit C-West, Engine Hood carbon, Mugen Hardtop, holografis rainbow airbrush, Velg Pros of Device Time Attack Edition 18x18", Tires proxes Toyo 225/18/40, Hot Bits Sport of suspension at part of foot/feet foot/feet and eksterior, and also Shift MUGEN knob, Seats Bride Low Max ( cevlar carbon), along with panel of full carbon at its interior sector this previously this can acquirement. in comparison with all other King Nominee which is mean only can book number; 88,55 HP ( Honda Civic Tanata); 86,5 HP ( Toyota Harrier Priority-Sabrom) and 49,9 HP ( Kia Picanto), it is true make the the S2000 Illusion roadster as quickest King Nominee in ABT Field 2008.

Source from : www.autoblackthrough.com

History of custom car

History

A development of hot rodding, the change in name corresponded to the change in the design of the cars being modified. The first hot rods were pre-World War II cars, with running boards and simple fenders over the wheels. These were modified by removing the running boards and either removing the fenders entirely or replacing them with very light "cycle fenders". The object was to put the most powerful engine in the lightest possible frame and body combination. The suspension was usually altered to make the car lower; the front was often made much lower than the rear. Much later some hot rods and custom cars swapped the old solid rear axle for an independent rear axle, often from Jaguar. Only rarely was the grille of one make of car replaced by another; one exception was the 1937 Buick grille, often used on a Ford. The original hot rods were plainly painted like the Model A Fords from which they had been built up, and only slowly begun to take on colors, and eventually fancy orange-yellow flamed hoods or "candy-like" deep acrylic finishes in the various colors.

With the change in automobile design to encase the wheels in fenders and to extend the hood to the full width of the car, the former practices were no longer possible. In addition, there was tremendous automotive advertising and subsequent public interest in the new models in the 1950s. Hence custom cars came into existence, swapping headlamp rings, grilles, bumpers, chrome side strips, and tail lights, as well as "frenching" and "tunnelling" head- and taillights. The bodies of the cars were changed by cutting through the sheet metal, removing bits to make the car lower, welding it back together, and adding a lot of lead to make the resulting form smooth (hence the term "lead sled"; lead has been replaced by Bondo). By this means, "chopping" made the roof lower; "sectioning" made the body thinner from top to bottom. "Channeling" was cutting notches in the floorpan where the body touches the frame to lower the whole body. Fins were often added from other cars, or made up from sheet steel. In the custom car culture, someone who merely changed the appearance without improving the performance substantially was looked down on.

Paint was an important concern. Once bodywork was done, the cars were painted unusual colors. Transparent but wildly-colored candy-apple paint, applied atop a metallic undercoat, and metalflake paint, with aluminum glitter within candy-apple paint, appeared in the 1960s. These took many coats to produce a brilliant effect — which in hot climates had a tendency to flake off. Customizers also continued the habit of adding decorative paint after the main coat was finished, of flames extending rearward from the front wheels, scallops, and hand-painted pinstripes of a contrasting color. The base color, most often a single coat, would be expected to be of a simpler paint. Flame jobs later spread to the hood, encompassing the entire front end, and have progressed from traditional reds and yellows to blues and greens and body-color "ghost" flames.

Once customizing post-war cars caught on, some of the practices were extended to pre-war cars, which would have been called fendered rods, with more body work done on them. An alternate rule for disambiguation developed: hot rods had the engine behind the front suspension, while customs had the engine over the front suspension. The clearest example of this is Fords prior to 1949 had Henry Ford's old transverse front suspension, while 1949 models had a more modern suspension with the engine moved forward. However, an American Museum has what could be the first true custom, built in 1932, amongst its exhibits.

With the coming of the muscle car, and further to the high-performance luxury car, customization declined. One place where it persisted was the U.S. Southwest, where lowriders were built similar in concept to the earlier customs, but of post-1950s cars.

Customizers

Examples of notable customizers around 1960 were Bill Cushenberry, the Alexander Brothers, Darryl Starbird, and Pete Chapouris. Several customizers have become famous beyond the automobile community including George Barris (1960s and 1970s) and Boyd Coddington (1990s) thanks to their proximity to Hollywood; Barris designed TV's Batmobile, while Chapouris built the flamed '34 five-window coupé in the eponymous telefilm "The California Kid". Another Barris creation, Ala Kart (a '29 Ford Model A roadster pickup), made numerous appearances in film (usually in the background of diner scenes and such), after taking two AMBR wins in a row.

Notable customs

The most coveted award for customizers is the AMBR (America's Most Beautiful Roadster) trophy, presented annually at the Oakland Roadster Show since 1948. This competition has produced famous, and radical, customs, notably Silhouette and Ed Roth's Mysterion, some of which were turned into Hot Wheels cars, among them The Red Baron.

Others became notable for their appearances in film (such as Ala Kart, The California Kid five-window, or the yellow deuce from "American Graffiti") or television (such as The Monkeemobile, the "Munsters" hearse, or, more recently, Boyd's full-custom "Tool Time" '34, or Pete and Jake's '33 three-window, Eliminator, built for the ZZ Top video). Specialist vehicles, such as the T/A, KITT, from "Knight Rider", are not usually considered customs, but movie or TV cars, because they retain a mostly stock exterior.

Gallery

Rodded '57, typical of late '50s and early '60s. Note the wide rear rubber.	Henry J custom, with hood spike and door pulls painted contrasting color	'56 Ford pickup with Appleton spots	Chrome aircleaner, custom-milled with flames
Flush-mounted Miata doorpull	Custom door lock knob	'56 Crown Vic taillight with '59 Cad spike	Oval LED taillight
Custom oval LED front turnsignal

Source from : Wikipedia.org

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