Electronic pedestrian protection (EPP) System - Bosch

Technology does not die when car crash

Bosch, pedestrians and cyclists can protect against traffic accidents for the purpose of the new technologies developed by specifying, among these technologies, a collision of the vehicle's front end, most of the absorption effect innovations are providing.

EPP; accident for years, has proven himself to determine the car's front end and for the acceleration sensors in the engine hood of a second chip improves the trigger actuator consists of a control unit. The system is multiplied to the body a more effective 'deformation field' gives reduces the risk of injury. As an alternative, as a protective airbags in a collision are taken into consideration.

Spyker's interest in Saab

Carmaker Spyker is interested in Saab and enter talks with its U.S. parent company General Motors (GM).

Investors apparently closing a possible acquisition a good chance of success again. The share Spyker recorded a half hours for the final 17.7 percent.

Spyker in talks backed by its major shareholder Convers Group of Vladimir Antonov, as Spyker confirmed Wednesday. This company has a 29.9 percent interest in Spyker.

Koenigsegg CCX specs and pictures

Koenigsegg

CCX

Motor
Engine Specifications: V 8 Cylinder 32 Valve, Twin Turbo
Engine Displacement (cc): 4700 cc
Bore x Stroke: --
Compression Ratio: --
Engine power (hp-d / d): 806 hp @ 6900 rpm
Max. Torque (Nm-/ d): 919 Nm @ 5700 rpm
Fuel: Gasoline

TRANSMISSION
Transmission: 6-speed Tiptronic
Drive: 4x4

Performance
0-100 km / h (sec): 3.2 sec.
Max. Speed (km / h): 395 km / h

Bodywork
Class: Super Sports (Supercar)
Vehicle Body Type: Coupe-Cabrio
Dimensions (mm):
(length / width / height) 4293 mm / 1996 mm / 1120 mm
Axle Distance (mm): 2660 mm
Empty Weight (kg): 1180 kg

Chinese may buy Saab - Dazong - Koenigsegg

Automotive Industry Holding Corp. Bejing. General Manager Wang Dazong, General Motors (GM) announced that they are interested in within the Swedish brand Saab. Dazong, kept in GM's Saab's own constitution and decide not to keep waiting said. Good faith agreement in August to get Saab have signed and then abandoned in the consortium led by the Koenigsegg Automotive Industry Holding Bejing was also included. GM, Hummer vehicles right to the production of 150 million dollars, sold Tengzhong'a Chinese Sichuan.

2010 New Audi A8 Pictures, Detail and Video

Here is the first official video and photo of the new Audi A8. The German Admiral has been totally redesigned and is presented to an international audience with a load of technological innovations the. Among the significant elements of design, to signal the lighting completely LED, both front and rear.

Debut will be available only from 372 hp V8 4.2 TFSI, followed by the V8 TDI 4.2 of 350 hp. In the video you can see in action the new system with the innovative MMI multimedia touch pad.

Lancia Delta 1.4 Turbo-Jet 120 HP Specs and Photos

Lancia

Delta 1.4 Turbo-Jet 120 HP

Motor
Engine Specifications: Sequential 4 Cylinder 16 Valve, Turbo
Engine Displacement (cc): 1368 cc
Bore x Stroke: 72.00 x 84.00
Compression ratio: 9.8:1
Engine power (hp-d / d): 120 hp @ 5000 rpm
Max. Torque (Nm-/ d): 206 Nm @ 1750 d / d
Fuel: Gasoline

TRANSMISSION
Transmission: 6 speed Manual
Drive: Front Wheel Drive

Performance
0-100 km / h (sec): 9.8 sec.
Max. Speed (km / h): 195 km / h
Flexibility Values:
(60-100 km / h 4.viteste) 10.9 sec
Flexibility Values:
(80-120 km / h 5.viteste) 15.8 sec

Fuel Consumption
Consumption Karma (lt/100km): 6.6 lt
Range (km): 674 km

Tires
Tire Size (Front): 205x55 R16
Tire dimensions (Rear): 205x55 R16

Bodywork
Class: Compact (Bottom Middle)
Vehicle Body Type: Hatchback (5K)
Dimensions (mm):
(length / width / height) 4520 mm / 1797 mm / 1499 mm
Axle Distance (mm): 2700 mm
Empty Weight (kg): 1300 kg
Luggage Volume (lt): 380 lt
Tank Volume (l): 58 lt
Turning Diameter (m): 10.6 m
Noise (db): 60 db

Brake
Brakes (Front): 284 mm disc Cooled
Brakes (Rear): 251 mm Disc
Brake Distance (Cold) (m):
(100-0 km / h) 39 m

New VW Fox arrives in July 2010 - AutoEsporte shows how the visual is

The new 2010 VW Fox comes to the domestic market in July. This is the first major change that Fox will win, when it enters the new visual standard of the brand and also gain a new interior.

The above projection, made by the Journal AutoEsporte based on information sources related to the brand, will be revealed as the new front, which gets a new set of optical lines similar to the newly released Polo Golf New European and Scirocco.

The back should also change a little. Lanterns should keep the same format, but the internal design will be updated with new arrangement of the elements.

Inside, the model will ultimately have a larger instrument panel, the main criticism of the current model, and receive finishing materials of better quality. The magazine shows in its print edition, a photo of this new panel, and a projection of the back (which is almost the same).