An Ecological Vehicle For An Unreasonable Price
California. Electric vehicles per capita in this blessed province, perhaps are more popular than anywhere else in the world. It is not surprising - the richest state of the U.S. has always been famous for the most stringent laws in the field of ecology. Perhaps that is why the newly formed company Coda Automotive intends to sell its electric car only in its native California. Where it will be in a guaranteed demand.
The truth is that the electric car will be manufactured very far from the West Coast of the United States. For its construction, even under the close monitoring of Americans, responses Hafei company from China. As a basis sedan princip is chosen, a little known even to USA drivers. However, representatives of Soda Automotive swear that the structure of the body is so perfect that Coda is able to get four or even five rating in crash tests.
The battery comes from China too - 333-Volt lithium-ion batteries from Tianjin Lishen Battery Joint-Stock Co., Ltd concern are provided for the car. Full charge of Coda Sedan should be enough for 145-190 km, and the charge from the home network takes six hours.
UQM supply company from Colorado provides electric engine, and the entire electrical vinaigrette specialists from the California Bureau of Miles Electric Vehicles help to set up, which is selling electro cars in the United States, based on unnoticeable Chinese cars.
The same company will be responsible for implementing the Coda sedan. Californians already announced the price for electrical «Chinese», which will go on sale next year - $ 45 thousand. Not much for a golf class car with a very questionable origin?
After all, for nearly $ 50 thousand you can buy a more interesting electro sedan Tesla Model S, if its production does begin.
Warranty for a Californian car is three years or 36 thousand miles (57 600 km).
Equipment - for maximum: airbags, ESP stabilization system, navigation system, satellite radio installed with MP3 support, and a full electro package.
Roadster Ferrari 250 Testarossa Went Under The Hammer For Record Price
There are a lot of amazing in the automotive world. Well, hypercar Bugatti Veyron was made at last, which had 1001 horsepower, and developed 406 km / h, speeding up to hundred for less than three seconds and was worth more than a million euros. But even its prohibitive price fades in comparison to the amounts that are given for a car on auction. For example, recently one of a series of shattering events: on the annual Leggenda e Passione auction in Maranello Ferrari 250 Testarossa roadster was sold for an unprecedented big price - nine million euros ($ 12 235 513). In such a time of financial crisis!
Of course, the organizers of the event from the association of RM Auction have not told the name of a lucky owner, but one thing is clear: he got a legendary car. Released in 1957, the roadster equipped with the 300-strong motor V12 3.0 and four-speed mechanic gearbox. And in 1958 «stallion» began its racing career: the debut in the race «A thousand kilometers of Buenos Aires», a victory in 12 hours Sebring and Le Mans and in the competitions Targa Florio.
At Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa a 12-cylinder V-type engine with 2953 cubic centimeters volume and the output of 300 horsepower is installed.
Exclusive copy, which has gone under the hammer, was the fourth car in a limited series of Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa. In total for 1957-1958 only 22 copies of the model were manufactured.
This car has a rich history: made in Italy, the car spent many years outside of Europe - in the United States and Japan.
Incidentally, in the past two years, the most expensive car sold at the auction, were Ferrari. Last year’s record - Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder roadster - went under the hammer for $ 10 894 000, and 2007-m-the most valuable car was Ferrari 330 TRI / LM - $ 9,3 million.
Audi A4 Sedan On Natural Gas Has Improved The Speed Record
It seems that the representatives of the German TUV Technical Inspection and studio Hohenester Sport providing them technical support envisaged a good tradition. Last year, Jürgen Hohenester, a former racer and now head of the Bureau of Hohenester Sport, has set a record speed of vehicles operating on natural gas. He disbanded 585-strong sedan Audi A4 (code B7) to 327.2 km / h. And this year the record will be updated.
The participants are the same, but the machine has changed. This continues to be the last generation Audi A4 with engine V6 3.0, but the two turbocompressors make the car to give 700hp. Together with small aerodynamic improvements that gave impressive results - incredible 364.6 km / h!
But engineers from Hohenester Sport office argue that the result could be even better: out of the engine, you can squeeze up to 800hp, but the transmission will no longer survive after that. But for loud advertising of alternative fuels the achieved results are quite enough.