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Luxury bus Hits 250 km/h Track

Admin — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 09:01:14 +0000

The 250 km/h, luxury equipped, carbon fiber bus is the product of the University of Delft in the Netherlands. With 800 horsepower on it, all-electric bus is designed to revolutionize public transport. And it works! the video evidence below.

This Superbus demonstrator has been tested up to 80 km/h in the Netherlands, NSis set for a more high-speed unveil in Germany in the coming weeks. The 23-passenger bus combines high-technology with first-class accommodations and convenience in a way its backers hope will revolutionize mass transit.

Watch the video

$2,000 Tata Nano car to hit Indian streets in July

Admin — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:17:13 +0000

After getting official over a year ago, missing its original production plan and eventually hitting a wall with respect to production, Tata’s long-awaited Nano vehicle is all set to take to the streets this July.

According to a fresh report over at Reuters, the world’s cheapest car (100,000 rupee, or $1,980) is expected to be the hottest thing around when it ships in India in a matter of months. In fact, there are so many orders waiting to be filled, initial owners will be “randomly selected from bookings made between April 9 and 25.” We’re also told that a European variant will be launched by 2011, and while a US model is still a possibility, no firm launch date has been given there. Good luck getting your rear into one, and be sure and shoot us a few hands-on shots if you do.

Mercedes McLaren SLR Stirling Moss goes Official

Admin — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:04:20 +0000

McLaren SLR Stirling Moss will be one of the most attention – grabbing cars of 2009. It’s the latest product that Mercedes-Benz will officially show on the Detroit Auto Show. This is the last vehicle that will come out from the McLaren – Mercedes partnership.

It will cost 750.000 euro or about $1.000.000 even though I don’t think Mercedes will have any problem in finding customers who are able to buy the only 75 rare models that will go to the market.
The Stirling Moss, will feature a full carbon fiber body making it super light. It is boosted by a supercharged 5.5-liter V8 engine with 650 horse power and an automatic five-speed gear box borrowed by the SLR 772.
The odd thing about this car is that has no roof and windscreen and it still can hit the 217 mph or 350km/h, it can go from 0 to 60 in 3.5 seconds.
Some other cool features are the swing-wing doors, a retractable air brake and a tonneau cover that can cover the passenger seat or the entire cockpit.
From the images below I can see a little bit of similarity between McLaren SLR Stirling Moss and Lamborghini Reventón front Bumper. No I am not saying that Mercedes copied Lambo but the similarity is there. What do you think?

Source: autoblog.com