Wednesday, August 20, 2008

ktm xbow

KTM- Second largest motorcycle producer in Europe, created a concept car based on there motorcycle engines. The body is made of carbon fiber monocoque, on e of the lightest material and strongest ever made.With its Spectacular design, it can cut of air turbulence on high speed.The engine is a Four-cylinder TFSI from Audi  with a displacement of 1984 producing Kw(HP) 177(240) at 6000rpm, torque Nm 310 at 2000-5500rpm with 6 speed transmition. It can reach from 0-160km/h at 8.51sec. with a top speed of Km/h/mp/h 220/136.

The X-Bow isn’t just a racing machine, even if it is going to accomplish spectacular performance feats on racing circuits. With its modern technologies and exceptional solutions, it’s much more oriented towards sporty drivers who seek a purist’s driving experience. By foregoing electronic assistants and today’s standard comfort features, the X-Bow offers an unfiltered adventure – aided by its standalone wheels in the style of monoposto racing cars, transparent technology and the car’s reduced concept, i.e. no roof, doors or windscreen.

On the production side the X-Bow will be ready for its first 100 units last 2007. The first 10 buyers was very whelm and shock ont he new beast, they say its like riding a sports bike with for wheels but with the respones like a real supercar.

Autopartswarehouse, one of the leading on line car parts shopping, reviewed and announced the the Xbow , is one of the greatest concept car every made by a motorcycle company.

source: The Ktm x-box

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Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Toyota’s Research Institute for North America

Toyota Motor Corporation is so keen about producing vehicles that promote its sustainable mobility ideals that the Japanese automaker pushed to establish its Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRI-NA) in Michigan this month.

According to an official statement of the Toyota Technical Center (TTC), the company will shell out as much as $100 million for the next four years to fund the advanced research, studies, and experiments of the new facility, which will be housed at the company’s technical center in Ann Arbor.

“Creating the Toyota Research Institute is the next step to strengthen Toyota’s advanced research function throughout North America and to discover cutting-edge technologies for sustainable mobility,” said Dr. Noboru Kikuchi, who is a professor and a director at the University of Michigan’s Mechanical Engineering Department and Japan-based Toyota Central Research and Development, respectively.

For years, the leading Japanese carmaker has constantly pursued incorporating sustainable mobility qualities in its cars, vans, and trucks. Sustainable mobility focuses on areas about advanced automobile technologies that do not aggravate the environment. Aside from vehicles being eco-friendly and efficient, these wheeled machines have to offer utmost safety and convenience to its users.

Japanese engineers and specialists will make the upper board of the TRI-NA. Dr. Kikuchi. As a start, TRI-NA will house 35 researchers and admin staff. Midway this year, 10 more researchers will be employed and another 20 in two years.

For the past years, Michigan has been the home of numerous automobile plants and facilities, wherein the Toyota Research is its latest ‘recruit’.

“Toyota’s decision to establish the Toyota Research Institute in Ann Arbor to direct advanced research activities for North America is another piece of good news for Michigan,” said Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm. “Toyota’s decision demonstrates that Michigan is a leading state for research and offers an attractive business climate for companies to grow.”

To date, Toyota is the second-largest automaker worldwide, behind American automaker General Motors, in terms of volume sales.

Source: Toyota via Autoblog.

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