In the future we will be forced to drive these small cars. Take a look at this!!!!!!! very small but very smart cars. See all the ‘great new choices’ We will have from ‘The SMART Car’:
Do You Still Want a Smart Car? Not if you are smart!
Below is a photo of a wreck in Jefferson Parish, LA (near New Orleans) between two trucks and a Smart Car. Think I’ll pass on the Smart Car.
If there is a car that sets the standards for automotive design, luxury and safety, no car can measure up to the standards of the Mercedes-Benz. And today, the world shall prepare for the unveiling of the latest class of this particular vehicle kind, it is the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class produced by the local importer and retailer of the said car, the CATS Motors.
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To begin with it is the first roadster in the history of BMW that has a fully retractable hardtop. This two-piece roof structure in light aluminum shell technology opens and closes electro-hydraulically at the touch of a button within just 20 seconds, the two roof elements coming to rest in snug and compact arrangement in the roof compartment. Enhanced remote control with Comfort Access is available as an option, allowing the user to close the roof also from a distance.
For golfers, with the roof up the BMW Z4 Roadster can easily accommodate a 46-inch full size golf bag, and two of those when the roof is closed.
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During a weekend “madness promo” the author signed for Nissan’s cheapest unit. Yet he advises others to use public transport. Or simply walk.
To buy or not to buy a car—that is the question.
Cars come in various sizes, colors, models and makes. They different brand names—Nissan, Mitsubishi, Kia, Toyota, Daihatsu, Mazda, Honda, Mercury, Hyundai, Ford, BMW, Volkswagen, Subaru, Daewoo, Mercedes, Chrysler, Rolls Royce, and so on.
Cars have nationalities too, if you please. They maybe Japanese, American, Korean, German, or what have you.
These vehicles, like people, grow old too. Unlike people, through, they don’t seem to care celebrating their birthdays. But however you may classify cars, they invariably fall under two general categories—old or new.
Ferrari has just announced the Mille Chili lab, an initiative with the University of Modena, to help future Ferrari models weigh under the 1000 kg mark. Let’s hope they don’t just make another Millechili concept.
The new Ferrari University, Mille Chili, is not only aimed at lowering overall vehicle weight, but its also an initiative to reduce Ferrari’s carbon footprint and give it a better standing with all the performance-hating treehuggers out there. They’ve teamed up with the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia’s engineering department to train prospective Ferrari engineers in the weight reducing arts.
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HOW TO PROTECT YOUR CAR
Always lock your car doors. Be certain all windows are completely closed. When driving, keep all doors locked. It is best to park in attended lots. If you must leave a key with the attendant, leave only the ignition key. In all cases lock your car. At night, park only in well-lighted areas.
If you have a garage, the single lock on the door is inadequate to keep intruders from prying up the opposite side and crawling in. One of three methods may be used to secure the door: (1) Add another bolt and padlock on the opposite side, or (2) Install a pair of cane bolts to the inside - only operable from the inside, or (3) Add a top center hasp. Any person of average height can operate this locking device. The hasp must be of hardened steel and installed with carriage bolts through the door or gate. Use large washers on the inside. After the nuts are secured, deface the treads of the bolt ends with a hammer to keep the nuts from being removed.
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Blondie Superstar Paris Hilton Gets Herself a Pink Bentley, this obviously explains that Paris is so mad about pink color. Not only that, interior of the car is also pimpled out in pink. With her new toy, namely a Bentley Continental GT in a shade of pink that is usually more apparent on her hot pants, the attention meter flew off its walls. Aside from ripping the Bentley’s sophistication with her Barbie doll paint, she has also managed to give the car makers a lump in their throats by ripping off the prominent B on the car to a PH. As much as the whole thing creates such pain in our hearts, she is jumping in glee at her new possession and just ‘loves it’ and it’s so ‘pretty’.
Tata Motors manufacturer of the world’s cheapest car “The Nano”, with the help from some 100 component manufacturers. Unleash to the production of the world’s cheapest car which make this car on sale and available for only P100,000.00 ($2500), The CEO of Tata Group, Mr. Ratan Tata was able to keep his promise and deliver a car and it was unveiled in India.
India’s Tata Motors introduced the “Nano”, bringing new mobility within the reach of tens of millions of people. Chairman Ratan Tata said “Let me assure you and our critics the car we have designed will meet all safety norms and all foreign environmental criteria”.
The TATA motors are also in the process of manufacturing a car that will run on compressed air.
The Nano has a snub nose and a sloping roof and it can fit five people. The basic version the costs $2,500 has no radio, no passenger-side mirror, no air conditioning unit and has only one windshield wiper.
Solar power is currently being used to power some cars. Each year, various organizations hold solar challenges, like the North American Solar Challenge (NASC) and the World Solar Challenge. These challenges host teams of future engineers that build and race solar-powered cars. The teams come from various colleges and universities around the world.
The cars, however, don’t look like anything on the road today. For one, they are long, wide and very flat. This allows them to run with minimal wind resistance while also having plenty of space for their solar cells. Even though the vehicle dimensions are large, there’s typically only enough space for one person. This is to reduce the overall weight of the vehicle. They may be unconventional, but these solar-powered projects really do work.
In the American Solar Challenge events, the cars race across the United States and Canada; in the World Solar Challenge events, they race across the Australian outback. The cars can reach speeds up to 50 mph (80 km/h) as they cross the entire continent without using a drop of fuel. But, for the most part, these challenges are only engineering exercises. That is, they’re held simply to learn about various aspects of solar power and car design, not to ready the technology for production.
With gas prices at historic highs in the United States and fuel-efficient cars in vogue, the time might be perfect for DaimlerChrysler to introduce the Smart Car to U.S. markets. Already popular in Europe, the Smart Car is small in stature but big on economy. The updated Smart Fortwo (named because it’s “for two” people) is ready for release in 2008, so we could be seeing a lot more Smart Cars on the road in the near future.
The Smart Car began with Nicolas Hayek, the man who invented Swatch watches. He wanted to make a small car that would be fuel efficient, environmentally responsible and easy to park in small spaces. The Swatch Company collaborated with Daimler-Benz (after a failed venture with Volkswagen) to create the first City Coupe under the company name Micro Compact Car (MCC). Development began in 1994, and the first car was unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1997. The MCC went on sale the following year, but Hayek was disappointed with the use of a conventional engine — he’d wanted a hybrid or pure electric motor — and the price of the car, which was higher than expected. When initial sales were slow, Swatch pulled out of the partnership, leaving Daimler-Benz (now DaimlerChrysler) full owner of the Smart division. Today, Smart is part of DaimlerChrysler’s Mercedes group.
When you see the Smart Car, the first thing that you notice is its size. The City Coupe (renamed the “Fortwo” once Smart began releasing other models), is only 8 feet, 2.5 inches long, less than 5 feet wide and about 5 feet tall. (In comparison, the original Hummer H1 is over 7 feet wide.) That means that instead of parallel parking in line with other cars, a Smart Car can back right up to the curb. Two or three Smart Cars can park that way in a single curbside parking space.
In the next sections, we’ll look at what that small size means in terms of safety and gas mileage.
The name “Smart” came from a combination of Swatch, Mercedes and the word “art.” The company also markets the cars with the brand and model name in lowercase to emphasize their small size.
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