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Saturday, January 14, 2012
Fusion offers three gasoline engines and two hybrid powerplants. In addition to the standard 2.5L Duratec® I-4 engine, there are two new available EcoBoost® engines – 1.6L and 2.0L – that offer a no-compromise combination of power and efficiency. In an effort to maximize efficiency while lowering carbon emissions, the conventional and plug-in hybrid electric powerplants each feature a gas engine and electric motor. The new suspension system delivers a smooth ride, while electric power-assisted steering (EPAS) provides a responsive and comfortable driving experience. And for peace of mind, the available Intelligent All-Wheel-Drive System gives you traction when and where you need it most.
Electric power-assisted steering (EPAS) automatically adjusts to deliver precise feel and control at higher speeds, and the required assistance at slower speeds when needed. EPAS features pull-drift compensation and active nibble control. Pull-drift compensation technology detects road conditions – such as a crowned road surface or crosswinds – and adjusts the EPAS to compensate. The active nibble control feature uses the EPAS motor to reduce unwanted vibrations in the steering wheel. The result is a comfortable driving experience.
Thanks to an advanced multilink independent rear suspension, the ride in Fusion is refined and comfortable.
Standard and available engines include:
• Standard 2.5L Duratec® I-4 engine. Coupled with SelectShift Automatic® six-speed transmission with thumb switch on gear shift knob.
• Available new 1.6L EcoBoost* engine. Coupled with standard SelectShift Automatic® six-speed transmission or optional manual transmission.
• Available new 2.0L EcoBoost engine. Coupled with six-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters.
• Available hybrid 2.0L I-4 Atkinson-cycle powertrain. Coupled with electronically controlled continuosly variable transmission (eCVT).
• Available plug-in hybrid electric 2.0L I-4 Atkinson-cycle engine. Coupled with electronically controlled continuosly variable transmission (eCVT) and high-voltage electric motor.
Gas and HEV available summer 2012. PHEV available early 2013.
• Standard 2.5L Duratec® I-4 engine. Coupled with SelectShift Automatic® six-speed transmission with thumb switch on gear shift knob.
• Available new 1.6L EcoBoost* engine. Coupled with standard SelectShift Automatic® six-speed transmission or optional manual transmission.
• Available new 2.0L EcoBoost engine. Coupled with six-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters.
• Available hybrid 2.0L I-4 Atkinson-cycle powertrain. Coupled with electronically controlled continuosly variable transmission (eCVT).
• Available plug-in hybrid electric 2.0L I-4 Atkinson-cycle engine. Coupled with electronically controlled continuosly variable transmission (eCVT) and high-voltage electric motor.
Gas and HEV available summer 2012. PHEV available early 2013.
Ford just took the wraps off three streamlined new 2013 Fusions, including a head-turning plug-in hybrid it claims can do 100 MPGe, or “miles per gallon gasoline equivalent,” a way of quantifying performance when measuring electricity in lieu of traditional fuel. The other two vehicles are equally impressive: a regular gasoline version Ford says will deliver 37 mpg on the highway and 26 mpg in the city (beating all other current non-hybrid contenders), and a straightforward hybrid that’ll do 44 mpg on the highway and 47 mpg in the city (a significant step up from the 2012 Fusion hybrid’s 36 mpg highway, 41 mpg city).
Let’s talk about the hybrid plug-in, which Ford calls a “Fusion Energi.” That 100 MPGe is 8 MPGe more than Chevrolet’s Volt, claims Ford, and “more than the projected efficiency of the Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid model.” If that number proves realistic in independent tests, it’ll be impressive indeed (and without offending our aesthetic sensibilities, like 2010′s X-Prize winning but extremely fugly-looking Very Light Car No. 98, the first “consumer friendly” vehicle to top 100 mpg, though it did so running on E85, a gasoline-ethanol blend).
Another interesting development: All three Fusions run on 4-cylinder engines ranging from a 1.6-liter EcoBoost (179 horsepower) or 2.0-liter EcoBoost (237 horsepower — this one replaces the V6) to two 2.0-liter naturally aspirated hybrid versions to a 2.5-liter naturally aspirated version (170 horsepower). Fords says the engines come with automatic start-stop systems (the engine powers off at stops, then turns on again when the brake pedal’s released, which Ford says reduces fuel consumptions and emissions “by approximately 3.5 percent”), front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive and will be available with both manual six-speed or automatic transmissions.
The new Fusions will also include Ford’s “Lane Keeping” system tech, Ford SYNC (the company’s voice recognition system), blind spot checking, the MyFord Touch entertainment system, adaptive cruise control and active park assist (for parallel parking).
And just look at the thing in picture (up top) — Ford swapped out the three-bar blade-style front grille on its older model Fusions for something that looks suspiciously like the nose of an Aston Martin (though retaining the pronounced lower side lights, which makes the front end look a little stacked).
Ford says it’s also improved safety standards, increasing overall vehicle body strength by 10% through the increased use of high-strength steels like boron. And the company’s including size- and shape-friendlier airbag tech, adding dual first-row knee airbags as well as frontside airbags that adapt to each occupant’s size and position by modulating the way the bags vent and tether.
More than five years after its introduction, the Ford Fusion remains one of the Blue Oval’s most popular models, but the end is in sight for the current car. Ford is hard at work on the next generation of its mid-size sedan, which will finally ditch its antiquated Mazda-based platform and ride on bones shared with its European counterpart, the Mondeo.
Captured here as a development mule wearing much of a current Mondeo body, the second-generation Fusion will arrive next year as a 2013 model. Like the new 2012 Focus and next-gen Escape, the Fusion will adopt Ford’s Kinetic global design language, which the Mondeo has worn since 2007. Just how much the 2013 model will evolve from the current Mondeo’s appearance remains to be seen, however, as heavy camouflage on this mule covers everything that isn’t a current-gen part, and even much of what is under the wrap looks to be largely current-production.
We are more confident discussing what Ford didn’t have to disguise: powertrains. Ford will likely offer the 2013 Fusion with at least one naturally aspirated four-cylinder engine making around 170 or so hp. A powerful V-6 like the one available in the current car isn’t likely, as a turbocharged EcoBoost four-cylinder should take over as the top mill. The turbo 2.0-liter will make 247 hp in the upcoming Focus ST, and would do quite well as the uplevel engine in the Fusion. The hybrid will definitely return, and we expect to see its combined fuel-economy rating squeak past the 40-mpg mark. (The current hybrid’s combined figure is 39 mpg.)
Our hope is that at least one of these engines will come with a traditional manual transmission (the European Mondeo certainly will offer the option), but six-speed automatics and dual-clutch trannies will do the shifting for the majority of American Fusions. More significant, perhaps, the Fusion will receive a fair amount of Euro-flavored chassis tuning to match its European styling. That bodes well for the Fusion: The more European Ford’s U.S.-market products feel, the more warmly they tend to be received—we just crowned the Focus champion of a hard-fought five-car comparison test. If the next Fusion is anything like its little brother, Ford won’t have any trouble maintaining the car’s sales momentum.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Everyone car lover loves Lamborghini for sure. As technology evolves, we shall be seeing new concept cars with some unique design anatomy. I guess most of us dream of owning a car like the one we see in ads but only few live long enough to experience them. Though fascinating, some of these cars concepts share a common aptitude of never making into the real world.
Compiled below is a list of the most amazing concept Lamborghini cars you will ever see. Some of them may even hit the roads of reality in coming future but most of them are just idealized for the imaginary world.
Lamborghini Ankonian Concept
Lamborghini Ankonian Concept is being designed by Slavche Tanevsky which is basically more aggressive version of the famous Lamborghini Reventon.
Lamborghini Reventon Roadster
Is a beautiful concept turned into a real car. Reventón Roadster costs around $1.6 million dollars and only 20 cars will be made.
Lamborghini Embolado Concept
Designed by a talented Italian design student Luca Serafini, the name of the concept derives from a Spanish festival called “Embolado Bull”.
Lamborghini Furia Concept
Inspired by the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4, designer Amadou Ndiaye has come up with a new version, the Furia, which is designed with more dramatic and aggressive lines.
Lamborghini Ratun Concept
Beautiful Lamborghini concept car designed by Niels Steinhoff is an aggressively styled concept for a flagship supercar designed to compete against the Bugatti Veyron.
Lamborghini Cachazo Concept
Designer Marouane Bembli thinks this car could be a suitable replacement for the Lamborghini Gallardo. The concept car has been created with Lamborghini’s design language in mind, albeit with some alterations that would give the concept its own place to stand.
Lamborghini Timador Concept
Lamborghini Timador design by Johannes Brandsch was to create a lighter supercar through the use of overlapping shells the biggest one of which forms the shoulders of the car separating the air inlets from the passenger compartment story.
Lamborghini Madura Concept
Designed by Slavche Tanevsky, this concept was created in collaboration with Lamborghini’s and Audi’s designers, and is a proposal for the first hybrid Lamborghini that is scheduled for a 2016 launch.
Lamborghini Insecta Concept
The design of this Lamborghini concept combines the brand’s styling cues with elements inspired by insect exoskeletons.
Lamborghini X Concept
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Collingswood Fair Car Show is fantastic show for every person and every age. In this day a lot of people arrived a popular place with cars, In this show whose cars is beautiful and clean then he get a price from other peoples. If you go on this show then you see everywhere is beautiful and fair cars, These cars really awesome and its better then the normal cars in other words more then 80 percent people are racers and he want to make our car more faster then the others But in this show the fairness of car is also important and car fairness tell the other that how much you love your car and how much you try to maintain it. Lets our beautiful and so impressive collection.
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Monday, January 9, 2012
5. The Mystery Machine (Scooby-Doo)
In the summer of 2002, Lou and Steve Raguse painted an old van into a replica of the Scooby-Doo Mystery Machine. Raguse’s paint job was so realistic that they decided to paint two more vans to sell.
4. Batmobile (Batman)
One of the Batmobiles from the sixties television series was sold for $233,000. After the series zoomed to popularity, the producers of the show commissioned a number of replicas for promotional use. This is Batmobile number six, and one of the functional models.
3. Ecto-1 (Ghostbusters)
This is the 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor ambulance limo that was transformed by Universal Studios into the Ecto-1 Ghostbusters car.
But actually, the cartoon was inspired by the movie “Ghostbusters” created in 1984. Thanks to Jayson for the tip!
2. Turtle Van (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
The Ninja Turtles Van (or Party Wagon, as it is sometimes referred to) is what the A-Team van would look like if it made sweet love to a tortoise. Fully equipped with a wide range of weapons and defense mechanisms, this is a transformed News Ch 6 mobile. Some hardcore fans have constructed their own Turtle vans, like the man of the picture above.
1. Mater (Cars)
Many people have seen the films made by Pixar, especially the movie “Cars”. These are cartoon characters of course, and yet, if we look at EP Industries run by the great Eddie Paul, he can transform these cartoon cars into real vehicles. So that means, you will see Mater the tow truck, Sally Carrera the Porsche 911 and the Lightning McQueen, which is the Pontiac Trans Am, all converted into the real thing!
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5. Hyper-Sub
Not even James Bond would scoff at the beautiful Hyper-Sub. After all, how could he not want to step foot onto a $3.5 million submersible powerboat? This craft designed by Marion HSPD, will finally be heading to the production line. Of course $3.5 million may be a tough price tag to cope with, but you’re getting a rather powerful little toy in exchange.
On the powerboat side, it’s a heavy-duty, 31-ft. surface-cruiser with an enclosed cabin. Powered by twin 440 hp inboard diesels for a total output of 880 hp, the Hyper-Sub has a maximum surface speed of 40 knots and a maximum surface range of 500 miles. In dive mode the Hyper-Sub can plunge up to 250 feet, and offers umbilical SCUBA support.
4. Yellow Submarine
This is another personal submarine, and it is yellow. Unfortunately, it is not big enough so we all can live in it, as it only seats two people with upright seating. It is good for going 1,000 feet under the water, and the life support is good for six hours. It also features a 120 volt and 24 volt battery bank, two 3 horsepower main thrusters, two 3 horsepower vertical thrusters, four external halogen lamps, VHF communication radio, GPS, as well as a climate controlled sphere. I’m not certain what that means, but I’m guessing you can make it very warm or very cool in there.
I don’t know how far you could go with this guy from the shore, but man, I would love to see it for myself. After all, they only cost a low price of…two million dollars? Well, I knew that this type of hobby wouldn’t be cheap.
3. EGO Compact Semi Submarine
Technically this isn’t a submarine. This is not to say that the EGO semi-submarine does not travel underwater. In fact, the cockpit is always that way. However, the upper part of the boat remains above the water all the time. This reduces the risk factor of traveling underwater, and makes it very easy to control. The company website says that “you don’t even need to know how to swim”. I say that it probably wouldn’t hurt.
The clear view gives the user a terrific view of the aquatic life, which is perfect for those who want to see fish up close without getting wet. Best of all, the EGO is eco-friendly as it is mostly electric-powered. On a 6-10 hour charge, the user is able to get about four hours worth of cruising time. The EGO semi-submarine is made by a company called RAONHAJE, and the product’s official website does not have a price. All I have to say is: “if you have to ask, then you can’t afford it”.
2. Seabreacher X
Called the Seabreacher X, this incredible shark-shaped water submersible boasts “a 260 hp supercharged engine, propelling the vessel to a top speed of 50 mph on the surface and 25 mph below.”
The Seabreacher X can sustain high speed dives and then breach the surface, launching the entire vessel clear out of the water. The new fully vectored thrust system mimic the tail articulation of real aquatic animals like sharks and dolphins. The custom tuned exhaust system also gives the vessel a more throaty growl as it tears across the surface.
1. Deep Flight Super Falcon
Marine engineer Graham Hawkes’ latest creation, Deep Flight Super Falcon is a $1.5 million battery-powered winged submarine that looks just like a plane, except it “flies” underwater.
It has a single rear-mounted propeller, looking much like an electric fan, drives the vessel, and a 48-volt lithium phosphate battery provides power. Its thick pressure hull is a carbon-epoxy mixture, and the two passengers aboard ride seated in cockpits fore and aft, observing their watery surroundings through thick Plexiglas canopies.
According to Hawkes, the craft “flies” just like a jet plane, with electric motors controlling for roll, pitch and yaw. It can fly downward at a maximum of 200 feet per minute, upward at twice that speed and keep flying for a maximum of five hours at 4 knots – about 4.6 mph. John McCosker, [California Academy of Sciences] chair of aquatic biology, said the agile submarine will enable him and his colleagues for the first time to follow along with the travels of “whales and dolphins and even super sharks – maybe even the mysterious giant squid.”
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