Audi R8 GT is the top model (flagship) from the ranks of the Audi R8. Audi R8 GT is lighter and more powerful than the Audi R8 2.5 FSI Quattro predecessor. Cars that produce maximum power 552 HP was sold for £ 142,585.

Audi R8 GT gets an extra power 27 HP and 10 Nm of torque if it is compared with its predecessor.  The weighs is also 100 pounds less. With the 552 HP maximum power and maximum torque 540 Nm produced by 5.2-liter engine capacity (5,204 cc), 10 cylinders in V configuration (V10), Audi R8 GT capable racing with speeds of 100 miles per hour from the stop position within 6.3 seconds.

That means the Audi R8 GT can accelerate from 0-100 kilometers per hour, 0.3 seconds faster than the Audi R8 2.5 FSI Quattro. It makes the Audi R8 GT is the fastest of highway vehicle. Its maximum speed is 318 kilometers per hour.

The engine capacity of 2.5 liter and V10 that Audi R8 GT had, was taken and modified from the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4. With the addition of energy and reduction in weight, the Audi R8 GT accelerates from 0-100 kilometers per hour, 0.1 seconds faster than the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4. Unlike the Audi R8 2.5 FSI Quattro that uses wings that can be removed or inserted at the rear to increase stability in high speeds, the Audi R8 GT uses a permanent wing from carbon material at the back.

Audi R8 GT is equipped with electronic stability program (ESP) which will prevent the car from the possibility of oversteer or understeer when cornering at high speed. By activating the sport mode, the rider can feel the sensation of oversteer in a controlled manner. If you drive the Audi R8 GT on a special path or circuit, the ESP can be deactivated.

Design materials that are used trying to give weight to a minimum. Therefore, the design of this car as much as possible using plastic. Framework of the chair, made from ultramid balance, a kind of polyamide consisting of 60% renewable materials, such as thermoplastic and foam that absorbs energy. This foam, which is called luquafleece, able to absorb heat during the summer so that the passengers feel more comfortable. The seats were made by considering the analysis of the material tensile so that it can optimize its structures.  BASF fake the streon which has the ability to absorb and deliver energy in line with changes of shape.

The discovery of several new materials makes the possibility of a new design without sacrificing the function. On the other hand, the function also does not sacrifice performance and efficiency. For the dashboard, for example, i-Flow is able to provide the shape and color of the dashboard that reflects the sensation of light with varying intensity. This is thanks to elastoskin, polyurethanes materials which have optical and haptik properties, applying the human touch to the computer. This material is also making energy-efficient cars.

Besides using energy gathering ideas, such as a roof with solar panels and generator thermoelectric, Hyundai also favor energy-saving technology called Blue Drive. Examples of efficiency measures taken is the downsizing of one liter of kappa petrol and 1.7 liter U2 diesel engine offset by improved of performance by reducing friction in the valves, optimization of gear, and the optimization of combustion. U2 1.7-liter engine is also being hydrides with two-level turbocharging and Hyundai Lithium Ion Polymer- battery for efficiency.

The technology of heat setting is closely related with a reduction in energy consumption. BASF uses pigment called Sicotan, Sicopal, and Lumogen for the dashboard, seats and center console.  This pigment creates a dark surface and stays cool while having a hot sun.  As a result, the drivers will be more comfortable and saving energy for cooling.
In addition IGloss technology from BASF made the layer of i-Flow was scratch resistance.

The pressures of Community and environmental make the automotive and chemical industries now join hands to build a future that is more lightweight, efficient, small, and efficient with a higher capacity and fashionable appearance.

The point is that the car audio system is actually quite different from the stereo unit that you might be using at home, or have seen being used at a restaurant etc. these actually have quite different features and are installed in the car in a different way. The basic parts that a complete car audio system consists of are the head unit, the amplifiers attached to the speakers. These are the basic components of a car audio system that come along with your manufacturer’s delivery of your car. However the quality of the audio system that a manufacturer would deliver will surely not be up to the mark of the quality of music that you look for in your car music experience. This is the reason why most car owners replace their existing audio system in the car for new and better quality ones. There are also the more advanced music systems that also have LCD screens for display of tracks and also the features of playing DVD’s. another very common addition, more popular than the installation of the DVDV player are the subwoofers that help enhance the frequency of the speakers and thus make your music experience in your car an inexperienced one.

The following are a must for installing a proper car audio system for enjoying the joys of music on wheels: you will need the head unit as a must. This is going to be the source of the music that you hear in your car and without this unit your car audio system will not function. You will also need speakers, which will output the music for you from the head unit source. The sound of the music cannot be emitted without these speakers so depending on the car audio system as a whole and your budget you will have to buy the number of speakers you can. Amplifiers are another feature that helps magnify the sound that is emitted from the speakers. Of course you can do without the amplifiers but if there is a question of what would be best suited for the complete music experience in your car, amplifiers would be a necessity in such a case.

Capacitors, subwoofers, equalizers etc are all the latest in the music listening industry and of course they enhance the audio experience in your car to whole new heights, you can do without them.

By : Chris Gayle

A hybrid car is a means of transportation using two power sources; it uses a rechargeable energy storage system found on board and a fuelled power source as the vehicle’s driving force. The hybrid car pollutes less and uses less fuel.

Back in 1899, Ferdinand Porsche have developed and led the way to the very first working hybrid-electric vehicle. Other people followed suit in Ferdinand Porsche’s invention. Many people who became interested in the hybrid-vehicle concept have been continually making hybrid cars.  However, there was no major car manufacturer who invested in the hybrid concept and mass produced hybrid cars until the late twentieth century. The hybrid technology was mainly utilized in developing diesel-electric submarines during that interim period.

The diesel-electric submarines mainly operate very much the same as a hybrid car. However, the submarines main goal was to conserve oxygen rather than spend less fuel. During the later years, submarines have evolved and have begun using the nuclear power as a substitute for diesel.

During the 1990’s, the Toyota Prius and the Honda Insight were the first successful hybrid cars available in the market. It was two of the pioneers in the hybrid car concept which virtually changed the way the world thinks about cars.

An idealistic inventor, Victor Wouk, manufactured a hybrid electric and gas motor vehicle that siphoned fuel at half the amount as practically all the other cars being built then. He built the hybrid car thirty years before the Toyota Prius got the attention of the U.S. as an energy-anxious nation.

The account about the hybrid car and its inventor, who died in May, 2005, at age 86, is unfamiliar among even the most avid fans of the growing hybrid car association. In terms of hybrid car knowledge, it is in fact America that should have led all other countries. Wouk said that the government program that he developed about hybrids was unknown to everyone.

Victor Wouk founded and sold two successful electric industrialized companies in the late 1940s and 50s and in 1962 he was approach by Russell Feldman, one of the founders of Motorola, who recognized the pollution from the automobile as one of the biggest problem of the environment and he wanted to discover the possible solutions with regards to this problem. But his experiment did not work much for the possible solution.

Having an idea, Wouk pondered the problem throughout the 60s and ultimately reached a clever solution. He combined the low-emission benefits of an electric car with the power of a gasoline engine to produce a hybrid vehicle. But Wouk did not get any response to his ideas for creating a hybrid car; in fact he was heavily criticized for not believing in a full-electric system.

With the help of his colleague, Charlie Rosen, who shared his belief about hybrid cars, gave him the chance to prove his ideas of creating the hybrid car as one of the solution to the rapid health cost of auto-pollution. And now the impressive capabilities of the invention of Wouk, the hybrid cars, can now be a very great help in terms of less fuel consumption and less air pollution.

Wouk and Rosen put up a new company particularly to developed their hybrid car idea and make it possible to be in the market and be used as an everyday car that belched far less harmful vapors than contemporary vehicles.

The Prius

Ever since the Toyota Prius was released in the market, it has been able to remain as the premier choice of hybrid cars available. It is true that old hybrid cars looks more like an alien car and cost far more than the conventional car. However, because of the latest technology installed in newer versions of hybrid cars, it looks more like a conventional car and is far cheaper than its predecessors. It is a fact that hybrid cars today looks very much like conventional cars. However, it will enable you to cut fuel consumption in half.

For example, the Honda Civic Hybrid car looks very much like its conventional version. However, when you look at it closely, the hybrid version of the Civic is able to conserve fuel much better than its gasoline counterpart. The Civic Hybrid can get you 50 miles in just one gallon of gasoline.

During the year 2004, Ford has developed and introduced the very first hybrid SUV, which is the Ford Escape Hybrid. A year later, Toyota also introduced their line of hybrid SUV called the Highlander Hybrid.

Because of the growing demand for hybrid cars, other car manufacturers are now following the footsteps of the other companies who already released a version of their hybrid car in the market. For example, Nissan is now planning to develop and introduce a hybrid version of the Nissan Altima.

Nowadays, over 300,000 hybrid cars are running on American roads wherein 95 percent of them are Japanese made. The hybrid vehicles are truly very different technology that can both save money and our environment.