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Geely IG to undercut the NANO

Remember the chinese maker GEELY,which was in the news recently for acquiring VOLVO from Ford? The same company has again been in the limelight for its development of an all new lost cost car for emerging markets,the GEELY IG.To be priced at just US$ 2250 when launched in the chinese market in 2012,the IG will undercut even the TATA NANO by at least 20-30 percent.The IG will later be launched in several other markets with India being on top of the priority list.
The two door 4 seater will be based on the IG show car that was unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show earlier this year.It wil be powered by a 1.0 litre 70ps engine with 5 speed gear box. Officials quoted that the IG will be built to a higher quality than the NANO.GEELY is also studying the feasibility of coming up with an electric version,due for launch somewhere in 2015.Will GEELY actually pull this off?Our fingers are crossed.

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Ecological Drive Assist System,honda

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Ecological Drive Assist System

To help users realize the benefits of the Honda Insight in car technology, a new technology called Drive Assist System Ecological (Eco Assist), is included in the standard for all models.
Eco Assist combines several functions:

• Econ Mode, With just the touch of a button, can adjust the function of mechanical power output, extend the duration of silent time vehicle position, increasing the electric shock at the decline over the speed and gain energy savings in the unit Air conditioner. As a result, fuel efficiency can be achieved.

• Guidance function, is used to estimate the acceleration and braking while driving. Change the colors on the speedometer may indicate the fuel efficiency of the driver's style. If the driver drove the vehicle correctly, then the light will turn green indicating drave
loving environment. Then, if the indicator light is blue-green, this indicates that the driver's quite efficient. Now the latter, if the speedometer shows in blue, meaning the driver did not love the environment because of driving with excessive use of fuel. Motorists can get fuel efficiency simply by referring to the intuitive color display.

• Scoring Function, located in the center of the instrument panel. Multi-information display provides information about the numbers (scorring function), which can be seen the numbers indicate the fuel efficiency of stage performance based on results of the driver. When the car is turned off, the rate of car usage when first turned on until turned off will be listed. Figures also show the cumulative performance so far has been crossed. Given Honda's HDD Internavi system, drivers can access directly the result for this car usage and the addition of a statistically complete assessment. InterNavi Consumers can access directly via the internet about fuel efficiency based on how they drive, the overall rate of usage of fuel efficiency, ranking among the other drivers in all of Japan and other information related to fuel efficiency. Scoring function supports the driver to be more interested to know more about fuel efficiency and familiar with the usage of technology like this car in the long run.

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Michelin enters indian tyre market

Michelin Group has signed a MoU with the Tamil Nadu government to set up its tyre manufacturing unit near Chennai. The MoU was signed by state industries secretary MF Farooqui and Prashant Prabhu, president, Michelin Africa-India-Middle East.

An investment of Rs 4,000crore, the project will come up on 290 acres at the Thervoy Kandigai, 50km north of Chennai in Thiruvallur district and will bring with it an employment opportunity for 1,500 local workers.

The plant will produce heavy commercial vehicles tyres, off-road heavy tyres fitted in construction equipment made by JCB, Caterpillar and others.

“The manufacturing facility will focus on a range of radial\bus tyres. The plant will start operations in 2012 and will focus on the growing Indian market,” the company said in a statement.

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New Hyundai i20 1.4-litre CRDi engine

The new 1.4-litre CRDi engine is built on the same basic architecture of the existing 1.5-litre CRDi VGT. However, the new 1.4 CRDi has a few more technologies tucked away under its timing belt. Hyundai's focus with the new engine has been to keep its fuel efficiency at an optimum, without affecting its performance.

The new 1,396cc, DOHC, common-rail engine manages to best the class with its peak power of 90 PS, which also gives it a class leading power-to-weight ratio. While the new engine has the inherent advantages that the common rail injection system offers, Hyundai engineers have also added a couple of more features to reduce engine noise and vibration, including a roller swing arm and a hydraulic lash adjustor for consistent value performance.

Both the components go on to reduce tappet noise and improve engine performance, ensuring that the valve opening and clearance is automatically adjusted for any changes that may otherwise be caused due to wear and tear.

The new 1.4 CRDi also features a swirl control valve that has been located in the intake manifold for improved air-fuel mix. By increasing the level of air swirl, the fuel mixture is more consistent (instead of being richer or leaner in parts).

This helps improve combustion and reduces emissions, particularly NOx (Nitrogen oxide). The feature is a first in the segment.

The i20's 1.4 CRDi also employs a exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system to reduce pollution levels to within Euro IV levels.

In the place of a regular mechanical EGR system, this engine has been given an electrical EGR valve and a liquid cooling mechanism that enables a richer mixture to be passed into the intake manifold, leading to better combustion and lower maintenance.

Working in tandem with the EGR system is a Lambda sensor that tracks the air-fuel mixture ratio in the exhaust.

It feeds the information to the engine's electronic control unit (ECU) which in turn optimises the duration of fuel injection to ensure that excess unburnt fuel in the engine doesn't lead to higher emissions and lower fuel efficiency.

Thanks to the loads of torque they offer, small diesels are inherently more driveable than similarly sized petrol engines and you don't have to worry about them guzzling fuel either.

With a peak torque of about 240Nm starting all the way from 1,750 rpm, the new i20 CRDi also tops the segment in this parameter.

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New Mahindra XYLO E8 with ABS technology

Latest technology that was introduced into the automobile sector, ABS is now going to be introduced into the new E8 variant of the Mahindra XYLO. This new technology Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) is provided by Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) in their multi-purpose vehicle XYLO for improving the safety measures in it.

Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) improves vehicle stability by preventing the wheels from locking when brakes are applied on any skid-prone surface such as snow, water, loose gravel, or oil. ABS also enables the driver of the vehicle to be in control during extreme braking, since wheel-lock will not be one of the side-effects.

Along with some features in Mahindra XYLO such as Flat Bed front seats, Digital Drive Assist System (DDAS), foldable flight trays, reverse park assist and surround cool dual ACs, now the technique of ABS too will be introduced in the new E8 Variant of XYLO. This new top end E8 version of the XYLO is going to be available at a price of Rs 8,18,535 (ex-showroom, Delhi). These vehicles will be available at all Mahindra dealerships by the end of June 2009.

Mahindra group are planning to introduce this technology of ABS in other variants too in the future.

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Nitrogen gas in tyres

Filling nitrogen gas in tyres

In India filling nitrogen gas is not very much common. But in the other countries they filling of nitrogen in tyres is very mych common. From the past many years itself rcing cars, aricrafts, and even the space shuttle is using nitrogen in its tyres. There are so many advantages and disadvantages of filling nitrogen in tyres. Also in India there is another factor also - whenever so many people are trying one thing then only others will come into use with it. Likewise Indian are not much aware of the nitrogen filling procedures and how to maintain it. But in so many petrol pumps in India also instead of air there is nitrogen filling apparatus is also provided. During puncture ther is the problem exists. ie, When a problem of puncture occurs there is not any nitrogen gas available at ordinary shops. So the wastage of time and money will occur. Anyway by filling those nitrogen gas there are some advanatages and disadvantages. Some of them are....

Advantages

Nitrogen reduces the running temperature of the tyre. The moisture content of nitrogen leads to a cooler running tyre, which is advantageous when the car is operating at its maximum load and speed capacity.
Nitrogen in tyres improves the ride quality. That gas is very slightly lighter than air and thus, benefits the tires in terms of un-sprung weight.
It is assumed that Nitrogen increases tyre life. It reduces the operating temperature during times of load and speed and thus, enhances the life of a tyre.
It is believed that nitrogen keeps tyre pressures more constant. The gas is assumed to provide more stable pressure range in connection to the tyre temperature. However, again, the factor is applicable in times of heavy load/high-speed conditions.
Tyres are susceptible to loss of pressure as a result of being porous in nature. Due to its chemical structure, Nitrogen leak out slowly as compared to compressed air. Therefore, it slows the rate of pressure loss.
Oxygen reacts with the tyre and rim materials causing oxidation or the rust formation in the metal parts. Nitrogen, being an inert gas, does not react with the tyre and rim materials.

Disadvantages

Inflating tires with Nitrogen is quite costly. The cost generally comes to somewhere around 25 to 50 per tyre for a passenger car.
Filling tyres with nitrogen requires more maintenance as compared to compressed gas.
The availability factor is the biggest disadvantage of inflating tyres with nitrogen, as the gas is not readily available. It is usually found only with specialist tyre dealers.

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Airflow in cars

We know that for a car to run in a proper manner there are so many factors that are to be taken into account. Not only the external parts but also the internal parts of the cars also. Internal parts means the elements that is being added on to the engine system. It may consists of the air flow regulator, fuel regulator, valves,etc..... Here we can have a look at the air flow regulator.

Air, Spark and Fuel together reacts to burst and generate energy. Its important that air flow is regulated and controlled with precision and the Throttle Body manages it efficiently. The throttle body sits between the air filter and the intake manifold regulating air in response to the accelerator. The throttle plate inside the throttle body is called the butterfly valve that controls the airflow.

We can mod the throttle body too to improve performance and this can be done by doing a throttle body enlargement. This is a process in which the diameter of the TB(Throttle Body) is increased by shaving it by 40mm or 50mm based on the type of car. Doing this mod will increase the airflow into the engine and the air mass sensor will detect the extra air intake and communicates with the ECU to inject more fuel hence extra power is generated. Injection of fuel than stock configuration translates to bad fuel efficiency, a sacrifice for that extra torque.

There are bolt on kits for hassle free upgrade and not having to break your head on making a right mod on the stock throttle body. Its best if the car is installed with a Free Flow Exhaust and better to have the engine Ported and Polished as well to squeeze the juice out of a TB enlargement mod.

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Fire exhausts on cars

Many times so many had thought of spit flame in cars. But it is not much popular in India. But in foreign countries we know that this tech is not a big matter. The flame throwers are one those simple kits that spit flame through your exhaust system. The kit comprises of a control box and a spark plug, here is how the flames are produced, through a pulsing spark plug ignites the unburnt fuel in the exhaust system.

Its a simple concept of igniting unburnt fuel present in the exhaust system. By an ignition bypass procedure the car's ignition is shut down for fuel to pass through the cylinders to reach the exhaust end and the kit ignites the unburnt fuel spitting out flames. This type of method usually have the fuel mix with oil hence having to change oil earlier than usual or rather often.

The other method is by having a line run from the valve through the exhaust system to the end of the pipe and have the spark to ignite the fuel sprayed through the line having more controlled flames. I am not a great fan of flame throwers though but something that I would like to see on show cars only and not on regular street cars.

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Stills and Specifications of Chevrolet Captiva

Technology behind Engine

Chevrolet Captiva features a next generation Variable geometry turbo Common rail Direct injection (VCDi) Diesel Engine. The modern four cylinder unit delivers a heart racing power of 150 PS. Variable Geometry Turbocharger (VGT) system creates torque of 320 NM even at low rpm. It's electronically controlled variable geometry turbo charger keeps the revs perfect at any speed whether you are on the highway or in the city.

The smooth turbine operation enables complete combustion for significantly reduced exhaust emissions. Developed from scratch, the new five speed manual transmission is being deployed in Captiva for the first time. The use of carbon fibre material in synchromesh makes shifting into high gear particularly easy and quiet.

Captiva Specifications

Engine Type : Four Cylinder VCDi Diesel Engine
Fuel : Diesel
No. of Valve/OHC : 16 V / SOHC
Max. Output(PS)/rpm : 150 PS @ 4000 rpm
Max. Torque (NM)/rpm : 320 Nm @ 2000 rpm
Displacement : 1991
Compression Ratio : 17.5 : 1
Fuel system : Common Rail Direct Injection
Transmission : 5 Speed Manual
Tyre Size : 235/60 R17 (Standard)215/70 R16 (Spare)
Wheels : 7J X 17 (Alloy Standard)6.5 J X 16 (Steel Spare)
Length (mm) : 4660
Width (mm) : 1870
Height (mm) : 1755
Wheelbase (mm) : 2705
Front Suspension : McPherson strut with Twin tube gas pressure strut
Rear Suspension : Multi link level ride with Twin tube gas pressure strut
Front Brakes : Ventilated Disc
Rear Brakes : Ventilated Disc
Kerb Weight (kg) : 1820
Ground Clearance : 197
Turning Circle Diameter (m) : 5.8

Chevrolet Captiva prices about Rs 18,62,685/-

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Technology of mono suspension

Most of the people around us doesn't know much about the mono suspension technology.They doesn't know what it means.For those who want to know more about mono suspension bikes and mono suspension technology this post is added.

Actually the name itself gives us the idea about it. ie, mono suspension bikes means....there will be one suspension to support it.When monosuspension is mentioned everyone should remember that it should be on the rear side. Actually i think there is only monosuspension technology is on the rear side only.On Indian roads it is correct.But i don't know whether there is that type of technology on the front side.

Should this monosuspension actually gives comfort for the rider?

If i am answering for this question, i should say "YES".Ya actually compared to the other type of ordinary suspensions, this monosuspension is much better....We can only say that it is only much better...If u are a long distance rider,even in the monosuspension bikes also u may be uncomfortable.....But I am also accepting another fact also....Not only the monosuspension gives the rider a good comfort but also it depends on the other elements of the bike.

In Indian roads there are not so many bikes having the technology of mono suspension....Some bikes which is having that technology are HONDA UNICORN,YAMAHA FZ 16, YAMAHA R15.
From my knowledge about Indian bikes i think there are only these three bikes having the technology of monosuspension. In this category HONDA UNICORN had implemented this technology since 2005. As everyone knows the real power of Honda, it is not a surprising one....
Actually we have to ask the question that why Honda didn't implement this technology before that.Its not actually praising Honda.....Everyone should think that...No other bikes hadn't even tried that technology since 3 years.... We know everyone should go in the way of a person, if he is a succesful one...Like that We know Honda Unicorn has a very great impact on Indian roads and it was really a succesful one in the category of 150CC bikes.....Anyway it is not the time to check which bike is better in the Indian roads.We should have to know whether this monosuspension gives the rider a comfort?

From my riding experience its very easy to say that monosuspension is better than ordinary ones for the rider.Ya...It should be given bold because for the rider it gives much comfort.But the person in the rear side it is not much better.It should be easily evaluated from the picture given here.

From this picture everyone can clearly see that the suspension is given only to the rider.So i had said that the suspension only gives comfort for the rider.

Also in the foreign bikes and also for the mud racing bikes ther is much usage of monosuspension technology than ordinary ones.In the racing bikes also this technology is used.Some pics of these bikes are given below.....

Anyway let me conclude for the above question. For the better ride and comfort with 100% sure everyone can pick up a mono suspension bike.It will be better compared to other ordinary ones.So Enjoy the ride.........

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Working of Clean Diesel Fuel

For many American consumers, the word "diesel" conjures images of smoke-belching semis and clattery, smelly passenger vehicles. Those negative perceptions are true to a degree: Despite their superior fuel efficiency, diesel engines have a few practical disadvantages. Recent engine technology advancements have made great strides in minimizing the noise and vibration traditionally associated with diesels, but one major demerit remains: subpar emissions quality.

Ultra low sulphur diesel fuel stickers are madated by the EPA
to appear on diesel pumps at gas stations.

The exhaust fumes from a typical diesel engine are much "dirtier" than a comparable gasoline engine's. Not only is diesel smoke unpleasant, studies have shown it to be unhealthy for humans and the environment. The government is currently taking steps to make diesel vehicles much cleaner: the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recently implemented new laws that mandate the use of a new, cleaner-burning type of diesel fuel named ultra-low sulphur diesel, or ULSD. The EPA's new standards will have significant effects on the petroleum industry, automakers, and consumers.

We'll explore just what ULSD is and the impact it will have on the industry and consumers in the following sections:ULSD is a cleaner, more refined fuel than the previous standard for diesel. We'll examine what makes it different, and explain the recently enacted government regulations that will govern the changeover to ULSD. You'll also learn about particulate filters, the next-generation emissions control system that works in concert with ULSD fuel. These advanced filters clean diesel exhaust fumes before they exit the vehicle's exhaust system. We'll also explain why the "old" diesel fuel should not be used with this new technology.

ULSD is spurring significant changes in the diesel vehicle marketplace. Mercedes-Benz is the first auto manufacturer to introduce passenger vehicles that are designed to run on ULSD, but more are sure to follow. We'll look at Mercedes' current crop of ULSD vehicles for 2007, and what the manufacturer has on deck for 2008. We'll also preview new products on the horizon from other manufacturers, and examine how Mercedes' new diesel models stack up against comparable gas/electric hybrid models on sticker price and fuel economy.

Ultra-Low Sulphur Diesel Fuel Explained

What is Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel (ULSD) fuel? In a nutshell, it's cleaner diesel. Ultra low sulphur diesel fuel has been refined so that its sulphur content is 15 parts per million (ppm) or less. This is 97 percent cleaner than the standard highway-use diesel fuel sold in the US, which contains an average of 500 ppm of sulphur. Sulphur, a natural part of the crude oil from which diesel fuel is derived, is one of the key causes of particulates or soot in diesel. Soot is the main culprit of diesel engines' noxious black exhaust fumes, and is among the prime contributors to air pollution. The move toward ULSD is aimed at lowering diesel engines' harmful exhaust emissions and improving air quality.

ULSD fuel has been the standard in Europe for several years. In the U.S., the changeover process began in June 2006, when the EPA enacted a mandate requiring 80 percent of the highway diesel fuel produced or imported to meet the 15 ppm standard. The new ULSD fuel went on sale at most stations nationwide in mid-October 2006. Both diesel fuels will be on sale for the next few years, with the goal being a gradual phaseout of 500 ppm diesel. By December 2010, all highway-use diesel fuel offered for sale in the U.S. must be ULSD fuel. (ULSD is not to be confused with biodiesel , which is diesel derived from biological ingredients such as plant oil or animal fat and usually blended with standard diesel fuel.)

ULSD fuel will work in concert with a new generation of diesel engines that will begin arriving for the 2007 model year. Ideally, ULSD will enable the new generation of diesel vehicles to meet the same strict emission standards as gasoline-powered vehicles. The new engines will utilize an emissions-reducing device called a particulate filter. The process is similar to a self-cleaning oven's cycle: a filter traps the tiny particles of soot in the exhaust fumes. The filter uses a sensor that measures back pressure, or the force required to push the exhaust gases out of the engine and through to the tailpipes.

The particulate filter traps the particles of soot in the exhaust.

As the soot particles in the particulate filter accumulate, the back pressure in the exhaust system increases. When the pressure builds to a certain point, the sensor tells the engine management computer to inject more fuel into the engine. This causes heat to build up in the front of the filter, which burns up the accumulated soot particles. The entire cycle occurs within a few minutes and is undetectable by the vehicle's driver.

With appropriate vehicle maintenance, ULSD fuel is expected to be fully compatible with 2006 and earlier diesel engines and perform as well as previous diesel fuels in normal operating conditions. Diesel engines manufactured for the 2007 model year and later will utilize some type of particulate filter and will be designed to run solely on ULSD fuel. The use of non-ULSD fuel in these engines is illegal, as the higher sulphur content will prevent the particulate filter and other emissions controls from working properly. And, since non-ULSD fuel will damage the engine over time, its use will likely void the vehicle's warranty.

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