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Once again, the Japanese have placed themselves right there at the forefront of cutting-edge technology – style included. Check out Nissan’s newest breakthrough concept, Pivo 2. Here’s what I gathered from the recent interview with their designer and technical development engineer: Fuel cell vehicle (Read: Eco-friendly!) Rotating three-seater cabin: Achieved through electric “by-wire” technology, downsizing mechanical parts and [...]
Continue reading...23. April 2008
Honda is well known for its cars and motorcycles. What is less known is its research in robotics technology, as seen in the Honda ASIMO robot. Since the company is capable of making ASIMO walk “reliably” on its own, why not extend the technology to help humans in walking? And thus, Honda’s new Walking Assist Device [...]
Continue reading...25. April 2007
Imagine if you’re one of the swanky 150 owners of the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition. Well, even if you have $480,000 to spare and an extreme need for speed, it seems like you’ll have to satisfy it another way. Apparently, each and every one of it has already been spoken for. I’ll leave you to the [...]
Continue reading...18. March 2007
Enough of those lousy sticky grip pads. They just aren’t good enough to hold your gadgets when you perform those dangerous turns (to impress your girl friends of course). The Koosh-like design by Renault is what they call the “Grass Mat”. It’s integrated into the dashboards of their new vehicles and is able to securely hold [...]
Continue reading...10. February 2007
Driving your BMW out for camping? Hmm. Well, BMW must know their own drivers well right? The tent attaches to the rear of BMW 1-series. It inflates by itself with a low-voltage fan hooked up to the car’s cigarette lighter, and accomodates two person. And it comes with a spiffy BMW logo on the side to [...]
Continue reading...2. January 2007
Set to be revealed at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show next week, the Toyota FT-HS Hybrid Sports is the sporty alternative to the winning Toyota Prius. Other than looking amazingly-cool, Toyota claims that it can achieve 0-60 in just four seconds. 400 horsepower 3.5-liter V6 engine 4-seater Retractable hard roof (covers backseats, rendering the car a 2-seater) 170.3 inches from [...]
Continue reading...14. December 2006
If Toyota Prius can self-park, so can LEGO. It’s not perfect yet though, as it still knocks around the barriers a little. It’s a kind of robot-car done with LEGO mindstorms NXT elements that can automatically park itself if it detects enough space between 2 objects. It has got an ultrasonic sensor that detects the length [...]
Continue reading...13. December 2006
I hope this video is simple enough for you to understand the meaning of Nissan Pathfinder’s “Front Independent Suspension” system. Please excuse me while I wipe the blood trickling off my nose.
Continue reading...22. November 2006
In case you haven’t heard of drifting: Drifting refers either to a driving technique, or to a sport based on the technique; this article deals primarily with the sport. When the rear slip angle is greater than the front slip angle, and the front wheels are pointed in the opposite direction to the turn (e.g. car [...]
Continue reading...19. November 2006
What do you get when you mix a team of Hungarian engineers, an old Russian tank with its gun turrets removed, two turbines from a MiG-21 fighter jet and lots and lots of water? You get the ultimate fire extinguisher powered by fighter jet turbines! The vehicle will prove extremely useful in putting out oil-fires that would [...]
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