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Frankfurt preview : Ford Evos concept
The Evos concept car signals a new design direction for Ford.
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“We wanted the Ford Evos Concept to give a clear message about where Ford design is heading,” said J Mays, Ford’s design chief. “Our exciting new design DNA has been developed and refined by an intensive effort by all of our talented global design team.”
Penned in both the United States and Europe, the Evos is a fastback coupe-like car with four gullwing-style doors. While we wouldn’t look for those unique portals to make production, it’s safe to say that the more aggressive front fascia with its angled, almost Aston Martin-esque front grille will serve as inspiration for future Ford products.
Evos is about the length of a C-segment compact car, but it’s wider than typical in order to give it a more sport-oriented stance.
Inside, Evos boasts a driver-oriented cabin with limited switchgear. Instead, the car features a high-tech, cloud-based system of displays that actively grab information to both present it to the driver and to modify the vehicle for various conditions. For example, Ford says that Evos will automatically change steering and suspension response in accordance to varying weather conditions it might discern from cloud-based information sources.
Ford says it thinks of the Evos as a personal assistant, not a vehicular smartphone. The automaker says it is considering new systems that will help better integrate its infotainment devices – like those powered by its Microsoft Sync system – into the driving experience. For example, it says that the Evos could be programmed to automatically close a garage door or turn off lights when it senses it is leaving a user’s house.
“The cloud-connected vision shows the enormous potential of tailoring the driving experience to suit the exact personal tastes and moods of the driver,” said Paul Mascarenas, the company’s global research and innovation chief. “From recommending a great driving road from friends on your social networks or resetting your alarm clock to let you sleep in when a morning meeting gets cancelled.”
Powering this concept is a lithium ion plug-in hybrid powertrain that Ford says offers the same performance and fuel economy as the Ford C-MAX Energi the automaker will introduce here next year. [via : Leftlane]
Video: Tanner Foust’s record-setting practice jump almost turns into disaster
By now we’ve seen the footage of Tanner Foust, aka Hot Wheels’ ’Yellow Driver’, and his remarkable record-setting jump for the longest of a four-wheeled vehicle at the Indianapolis 500.
The feat in itself is very impressive considering the dangers and risks involved in such a daredevil stunt. But while we applauded and congratulated Foust for his courageous derring-do, what we didn’t know at that time was that the whole jump almost never happened.
In a recent video that was just released by Hot Wheels, the company took us back to one of Foust’s previous practice sessions and showed us just how close he came to severely crashing his four-wheeler.
The video goes into detail about how a perfect jump is supposed to happen - Foust was supposed to hit the ramp at a speed of 109 mph and continuing to accelerate - and how Foust got it wrong on one of his attempts, a mistake that almost proved fatal were it not for the modified suspension system in the four-wheeled vehicle.
Check out the video and watch how a practice stunt that almost went wrong could have severely injured one of Top Gear USA’s hosts. [via - topspeed]
Video: Bmw 1-Series M leaves us speechless in its latest ad
Regarding the 2012 Bmw 1-Series, for those who don’t know, this car is powered by a 3.0-liter in-line 6-cylinder engine delivering an impressive 250 kW/340 bhp and a maximum torque of 450 Nm at as little as 1500 rpm. The torque can be increased by 50 Nm in full throttle by means of an overboost function.
With these numbers, the car is capable to hit 62 mph (100 km/h) in just 4.9 seconds, 200 km/h (124 mph) in 17.3 and has a top speed electronically limited to 250 km/h (155 mph). Moreover, the engine has a fuel consumption of 9.6 litres per 100 kilometres and CO2 emissions to 224 grams per kilometer. In the United States, the 2012 Bmw 1-Series has a starting price of $46,135![via - 4wheelsnews]
2012 Bmw 1-Series M Coupe
Video: Roger Federer drives the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster
In this video, Federer describes the car as being “wonderful” and giving him “absolute pleasure” and an “exhilarated feeling.” He says at the end of the video: “This is one of the cars of all time favorites. I love it.” It’s likely to be true since this is one awesome vehicle.
Powering the SLS AMG Roadster is a 6.3 liter V8 engine that delivers 563bhp and with 650 Nm (480 lb.ft) of torque. It is coupled to a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, enabling the car to sprint from zero to 100 km/h (62 mph) in only 3.7 seconds and reach a limited top speed of 317 km/h (197 mph). [via - 4wheelsnews]
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