Optimizing the Aerodynamic Balance of your Car
Optimizing the Aerodynamic Balance of your Car by: Miroslav Ovcharik Aerodynamics can be used to control the handling of a car in high-speed corners (greater than approximately 60 mph). Aerodynamic components push down on the car, or create downforce, which helps the tires maintain better traction. The two main aerodynamic upgrades are front bumpers and
Finding the Optimum Gear Ratios for your Car
Finding the Optimum Gear Ratios for your Car by: Miroslav Ovcharik The gears in the transmission and the differential control the acceleration and top speed of a car. A gear is identified using its “gear ratio”. For instance, the first gear in the Nissan 240SX 5-speed transmission has a gear ratio of 3.321:1. This means
Prop Shaft: An integral Part of the Automobile Machinery
Prop Shaft: An integral Part of the Automobile Machinery by: Trish Dougherty The automobile engine has evolved over time. Rapid advances in technology have meant that it is getting more and more sophisticated day by day. This has meant that all the ancillary machinery that is connected to the automobile engine has also seen improvements.
Wow! 250 MPH in a car
Wow! 250 MPH in a car by: Paul Cooper Is this crazy? Or does it make sense? Bugatti, a small car company bankrolled by Volkswagen (VW), has brought out the Veyron 16.4 with a top speed of 248 mph – and the car was tested at the speed on the fastest track Volkswagen could find
The hottest supercars are mid-engined
The hottest supercars are mid-engined by: Rex Truman For ultimate performance, the mid-engined layout is used for supercars – just like it is on racing cars. Typical mid-engined supercars are the Ferrari F430, Lamborghini Murcielago and Noble M400. Mostexotic supercars are also mid-engined. The mid-engined layout has these advantages over front-engined cars: There is more
Maserati MC12 A Winner
Maserati MC12 A Winner by: John Hartley Designed to win races, the Maserati MC12 is actually sold as a road car, albeit it a very impractical one. Still what do you expect with a 620 bhp exotic car? The car looks just like the sports racing car that it is. To be fair, it is
Then Came The CJ – The First Civilian Jeep
Then Came The CJ – The First Civilian Jeep by: Al Oberm The first Jeep was fostered and conceived in Butler, PA, by the American Bantam Car Company. Willys would shortly thereafter win the Army’s primary contact for building the Willys (the MB) with Ford also receiving a contract to build the vehicle (the GPW)
Porsche Accessories – Plenty Of Options
Porsche Accessories – Plenty Of Options by: Wayne Treister Porsche is a company built on quality and their designs go far beyond what the average sports car has to offer. And with that full line of sporty, elegant, quality cars is a full line of Porsche accessories that you can find at the Porsche Online
Porsche Caymen S
Porsche Caymen S by: Wayne Treister If you are knew to the world of Porsche and haven’t been keeping up with the Porsche changes the Porsche Caymen S is basically a Boxter with a hatchback and a steel coupe roof. But wait there’s a little more to it. The Cayman has a stiffer set of
Freestream: A Small Sports Car That Out-Accelerates The Biggest And Best
Freestream: A Small Sports Car That Out-Accelerates The Biggest And Best by: John Hartley Latest super-sports car from England is the Caparo Freestream supercar, which will have a power-to-weight ratio of 1,000 bhp per ton! The Bugatti Veyron which has 1,001 bhp manages about 560 bhp per tonne, so how you can see that the
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