BMW 2014 Models

BMW has once again proved themselves amongst the best of the best, a new line of models, and a fresh sleek design. The 4-series will be offered in either rear or all wheel drive in the 428i, 428xi, 435i, and 435xi. All 428i models will have a turbocharged 2L engine and about 240 Horsepower, the 435i will have 300 horsepower. BMW says production in germany will begin in july. the 4-series coupe has something called an “Air Breather” which is a new take on aerodynamics, basically its a vent behind each front wheel. They are also renaming the series, so before this would have been the M3 but now its called the M4 because BMW stated they made many changes and wanted to hold on to exclusivity. The M4 is a little bit longer then previous models also it is about a half inch lower. The interior is mostly wood trimmed and leather trimmed, leather seats to of course.

W Motors Lykan Hypercar

The First Arabian Supercar has 750 horsepower, tops out at 245 mph and does 0-60 in 2.8 seconds, whats the catch? well its pretty simple actually…the catch is about $3.4 million us dollars. So whats different about this car then other Super cars your probably thinking, well you can get diamond encrusted headlights, you can have precious stones (whatever you want basically). There’s only 7 of these cars in the world and each one is labeled with the according number. They use the number 7 a lot on the car because it has a special meaning for arabic. It has a holographic display with interactive motion, to do everything from changing the music to viewing GPS.

The Lykan Hypersport has a new digital cluster on the dash that looks amazing, this truly is a work of art and you can tell W Motors went above and beyond for this Super Car. With the purchase of a Hypersport you get a special very expensive Cyrus Klepcys watch witch is very rare and unique as theres only 7 in the world and its valued at $200,000.

Volvo claims Crash-Proof cars by 2020

In 2008 Volvo stated something nobody would really believe, that they promise zero injuries or deaths by driving in one of their cars. As ridiculous as that sounds, its actually somewhat a possibility. Volvo is going to have to rely on a number of things for this to happen, for example their city-safty low speed collision avoidance system, and the high speed system witch allows cars to all follow each other in a line without anybody steering.

They plan on launching the pedestrian airbag (an airbag outside of your car) in many models in the US, in V40 already has this but its only sold overseas. Volvo has a team in their testing facility in gothenburg that goes to any accident within 30 miles that happened with one of their vehicles. If what they promise is true and other auto makers implement these features we could see a huge drop in automotive deaths, 1.2 million a year to be more precise.

Combating Driver Distractions

Automotive Technology Supplier Continental is in the works of trying to reduce human error while driving, which is the cause of over 1,100 accidents a year, the number is said to probably be much, much higher since most people probably aren’t going to admit to the police the were distracted by their cell phone or the cars radio. Continental said they plan to do something about it. So they developed a concept vehicle and added some new systems for it. The concept uses an infrared camera to what the drivers face and it studies their movements and watches their eyes to see what their looking at or whats distracting them. They say about 80% of accidents are related on driver mistakes so tackling this issue could save thousands of lives and thousands of accidents and injuries. Once the systems detects a driver distracted it uses its Halo Guidance system to intervene, what that does is use a light path to guide the drivers eyes back to where they should be. While this concept is still being developed it will probably become more of a reality when the industry actually adopts it, So its probably a long ways off but developments and improvements in this technology may one day save many, many lives and help reduce accidents.

2014 Corvette uses shape changing materials?

what exactly is this shape changing material? and why exactly is the 2014 corvette going to blow your mind..heres the scoop the new corvette uses this “smart” material that changes shape when heat is applied, basically its a lightweight metal alloy wire that changes its form, hardness and strength, it can also be activated by an electrical field or a voltage. This new material can remember its original shape so after it changes its form it can change back. The new corvette uses this on the hatch vent to help the trunk lid close easier, this material can virtually replace over 200 mechanical movable parts on cars in the future. This material is actually cheaper then what the corvette used before, and cheaper then most motorized parts automotive companies use today. This material has helped trim the new corvette of 99 pounds from the previous model.

Telsa Model X…Revolutionary..

Telsa, a fairly new car manufacturer will unleash something that will change the world in automobiles, in technology and in the way you drive on a daily bases. The model X goes 0-60 in under 5 seconds, it has duel motor All-wheel drive technologies. The SUV has falcon wings, so when you open the doors they go up instead of out, which enables you to park in tighter spots, and fit in smaller garages. The seating is better then most SUVs because the 2nd row slides all the way forward and with the falcon wing doors up you can almost walk into the 3rd row instead of cramping in like most SUVs. The dash is decked out with panoramic glass and a 17’’ touchscreen. Oh, and lets not forget the Telsa X doesn’t use a single drop of gasoline, it uses a 60 or 85 kWh battery and creates 0 tailpipe emissions. Telsa has stated they plan on taking the model X to consumer market by 2014 and appears they are making progress for that possibility. You can view more of the Model X at the Telsa website http://www.teslamotors.com while you’re their you can check out the Model S as well !

Audi + ipad + slot cars = FUN

So…what does Audi, an Ipad, and a slot car has in common, well apparently a lot. Audi Canada recently partnered with a slot racing company called Slot Mods USA to create some pure magic. They have designed an entire track, and cars to be able to race each other, and you can do it all right from your Ipad. What they have managed to do is build the Quattro models scaled down to 1/32 of the real version. The design of the track is pretty impressive, everything has been professionally done down to the millimeter. One major creative aspect of this is not only can you use YOUR ipad to steer the cars but also the ipad app gives you a REAL time view as its being driven. It’s almost like playing a video game except the cars of real, the track is real, and your really racing other drivers, it’s just scaled down.

Bosch updates news on their infamous autonomous driving cars

Bosch who’s a huge automotive manufacturer (mostly outside the USA) tells us some new information on their autonomous cars, which are cars that, basically drive themselves. This may sound corky if you have never heard of this technology but its real, matter of fact its already made, other companies like google have a FULLY auto-drivable car, meaning you get in the car, tell it where you want to go and lay back and let the car do the rest. it’s capable of changing lanes, driving on the highway, watching out for other cars and people. Googles car is so good it has been on the road driving constantly fort about 2-4 years and has had little to no accidents, they say its more precise and accurate then a human driving. Bosch is like googles although Bosch says they plan on having theirs out on the market by as early as 2014. The system relies on a long range advanced radar to scan the scene around the car, it can detect objects more than about 800 feet away, it gives a 3d image type video, and it knows which direction the objects are moving in. Bosch traffic jam assistant will probably be the start of the launch and it will get deeper and deeper until they have available to the public and fully-automated car

Peugeot scraps battery in hybird car, now uses Compressed Air

A hybird car with no battery? who would have ever thought? Peugout thats who, the company recently announced they scraped the battery in their hybird car. The compressed air pushes the pistons inside the engine, as alternative to gasoline and air pushing the pistons in almost all the cars made today. To clarify now the car still has a battery to power its lights, stereo ect.. but not one that acts with the engine. This hybird still uses gasoline on the highways but uses a rather sophisticated hydraulic motor that can do up to 43 mph without gas being used. the Peugeot hybird avg’s about 117 mpg and they say the hope to be in full scale production by 2016

Siri coming to honda and acrua vehicles? awesome.

if you own an iphone you probably already heard of Siri, but if you havn’t, Siri is a built in app that does voice commands like “Call Joe” or “Text Jane” with many more features and functions. Now some cars already have functions like this, but its mostly just bluetooth, meaning you can only basically use your cars speakers, everything else is done from your phone like playing music, the music is playing on your phone but going through your car speakers, same with calling somebody, but now with Siri, you can have your little virtual assistant play music on your cd player or make calls or even text people, this will must likely be revolutionary in the user connectivity world or hands free cell phone operation while driving