Minggu, 24 April 2011

New Corolla Altis "Facelift" from India




The new Corolla Altis is equipped CVT 7-speed in combination with 1.6-liter engine that is claimed to be very helpful in fuel efficiency. The presence of this sedan to compete with Honda City and Volkswagen Vento. Changes to the exterior (outside view), appears on bumper design with wind channel model upside down. Likewise, upper grille (for radiator) and the bottom as well as house new fog lamps. Who's on the back, change comprehensive look at the license plates are on top there is a kind of license plate garnish, reflector lamps with different combinations, and more sporty bumper model.

Besides the exterior, interior, too, improved the quality of the display. As contrived wheel flat model, the feature indicator meters from the yellow color became white. Then, the instrument panel and door handles painted silver. Likewise, the center console and door opener lever.

New Mitsubishi i-MiEV, Cheapest Electric Car



Mitsubishi i-MiEV standard in the selling price of U.S. $ 28,190 or $ 4,000 cheaper than the Nissan Leaf in the United States. Price does not include government incentives, namely tax cuts $ 7,500. Nevertheless, Nissan Leaf larger dimension.

Mitsubishi i-MiEV offers the highest variance, with the price of 30,190 dollars. This version comes with 8-audio speakers, steering wheel leather, two-color interior, 15 inch sport rims and fog lamps.

Mitsubishi i-MiEV open orders from Friday (22 / 4) at New York Auto Show which took place at the Jacob Javits Convention Centre, from April 22 until May 1, 2011. This four-seater small car, can travel a distance of 130 km for a single battery charge. While top speed of 130 km / hour.

New Subaru Boxer Manufactured 2012




New Subaru Boxer with a model of transparent, so the engine and the legs clearly visible. In this project, Subaru BOXER supplies the normal engine capacity 2,000 cc horizontally mounted near the front. Subaru Boxer uses aluminum to reduce weight. Compared with the Subaru AWD (All Wheel Drive), according to the Subaru, "The position of the machine is now located lower and result in better balance, good handling and a lower center of gravity." In terms of dimensions, they are different. If a Toyota has a long 4235 mm, width 1795 mm, height 1270 mm with a wheelbase of 2570 mm. Medium Subaru, a lower height of 200 mm and 350 mm shorter in length.

Jumat, 15 April 2011

New Volvo Diesel Engine More Powerful and Save Money





In Europe, diesel engines are now to be excellent. Almost all producers, from city cars to luxury, offering a diesel product. The reason, the modern diesel engine technology with "common rail" is more friendly to the environment, more efficient fuel consumption, engine sound which is no longer harsh and more subtle vibration. In addition, for treatment, not too complicated so that more practical and economical. Hence, more and more manufacturers to develop diesel engines with better capabilities.

One European manufacturer is aggressively develop a diesel engine is a Volvo. Last Swedish carmaker now owned by Geely, China, modify to increase the working capacity of the diesel engine used for the V70, XC70 and S60, the cylinder D5 engine, 5-cylinder turbo diesel and and D3. With this new engine, the fuel consumption of the Volvo S80 is fitted with a manual transmission system start / stop system, the fuel consumption (combined) - based on the European test standard - 4.9 liter/100 km or 20.4 km / liter. "Actually, the development in some parts of the machine that performed at the same time making the car more stable steered. Operational costs are also cheap / It took a while to determine and fix the small details for the machine work more efficiently, "says Derek Crabb, Vice President of Powertrain Engineering Volvo Cars.

Sequential Turbo
Before the developed again, D5 engine is considered as the best diesel engine in its class. Because this engine uses a twin-turbo technology, sequential (consecutive), glow plugs and fuel injectors ceramic piezo-electric. New features are developed in a twin-turbo engine is turbocharged with two different sizes, working in tandem to increase the power in the range of engine speed is greater. As a result, the engine became more responsive and powerful and more stable at high rotation speed up. Piezo electric injector technology makes the distribution of fuel into the combustion chamber more accurately. Meanwhile D3 engine that produces 183 PS power and 400 Nm of torque Vovlo introduced in S60 and V60 in 2010 essentially the same as D5. Just a shorter step so that the capacity down to 2.0 liters.

Both engines use the same injector, namely piezo-electric. With accuracy and high working pressure, the injector is working more effectively to produce combustion. Further, steady diesel-engined car at various speeds and speed up the spin machine. Other factors that also make it more powerful diesel engine, urbocharger used is the type of geometry that can change the alias VGT (variable geometry turbocharger). Angle leaves the turbine turbo vary according to engine speed or pressure released by the engine exhaust gas.

New Mitsubishi Pajero Sport with the VGT Engine




New Mitsubishi Pajero Sport new engine has a torque of 350 Nm at 1800-3500 rpm spin, higher than the previous torque impulse is just 320 Nm. However, this new machine will not replace the old machine. "Only an option for consumers who want big power," he said.

How to work VGT? At low and medium engine speed, the fins in the VGT engine automatically moves to close so that the exhaust gas passage narrows, causing the exhaust gas turbine to rotate faster. Meanwhile, the non-VGT turbo engine, exhaust gas volumes are very few moving into a wide hallway, so that the air velocity decreased and make the turbines spin more slowly. These conditions make the turbo work less than optimal. At high engine speed, exhaust gas volume will be solid, so that the VGT moving fins enlarged. This will reduce the exhaust back pressure and keep the turbine speed. VGT will optimize the performance of the turbine to achieve high torque at low speeds, and issue a maximum strength at high speeds, so it can produce great power, 178 PS at 4,000 RPM.