Peugeot Develops Hybrid Three Wheeler Evolution

November 16, 2009 · Posted in car technology · Comment 

Peugeot is developing a hybrid three wheeler which is named Hybrid3Evolution. Peugeot Hybrid3Evolution is designed having 300 cm3 compressor engine, providing the performance of a 500 cm3 engine.

The three wheel design it self means a much safer riding than a motorcycle on the road. The braking system is made in ABS (anti-lock) system, which regenerate the front wheel brake, the brake then links to the rear wheel. Peugeot stated that this ABS lock system reduction distance is around 30% compared to a two-wheel scooter with traditional brake.

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Lambhorgini Gallardo LP560-4 : 325km/hours Maximum Speed

July 31, 2009 · Posted in car technology · 1 Comment 

2009 Auto Shows in Korea this month has brought a fascinating news of car technology. And speaking about this luxurious stuff, I guess there’s nothing is more interested than hybrid, and the other hot stuff will be ….. sport car !!!.

Lamborghini Gallardo
Lamborghini Gallardo

So this post is about luxurious sport car in 2009 Korean Auto Show, which performed Lambhorgini Gallardo LP560-4 series. This is no joking when it’s said that this sport car can run super fast, it can reach the speed of 100km/hour in only 3,7 seconds count. That isn’t all, the maximum speed this can reach is 325km/hour.

Well there’s no price mentioned in the show, but anyhow sport car like this, is really something :)

New Ferrari 458 Italia – Adopting F1 Technology

July 31, 2009 · Posted in car technology · Comment 

Ferrari 458 series is the brand new Ferrari with mid-engine and two-seater design. A bit different from the previous ones, this Ferrari 458 is developed with Formula 1 racing efforts.  In order to support the idea of Formula 1 design, Ferrari 458 has a seven-speed-dual-cluth, a design which ever offered on F430 and 612 Scaglietti.

Brand New Ferrari 458 with Formula 1 Technology
Brand New Ferrari 458 with Formula 1 Technology

Another racing technology that appears is – as seen – in the electronic real differential, which already integrated with it’s traction control system. This design is claimed as able to increase the car’ speed up to 32% coming out of the corner.

The name ‘458′ refers to the engine type, it is a 4.5 liters V8, with inject system that will result to the fuel economy. Ferrari so far is actually never consider about the fuel economy, but the global awareness towards climate-change somehow has urged the company to go green and reduce it’s carbon dioxide emission.

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