Students from Okayama Sanyo High School automotive department is successfully created the world's smallest car named "Mirari". High Car Mirari defeat even high Flatmobile made by Perry Watkins who had entered the Guinness world record as the shortest car in 2008.
When Perry Watkins able to make the car as high as 48 sentimenter, a new generation of Japanese is successfully making the car as high as 45 centimeters, or just a few inches shorter than the work of Perry Watkins.
As quoted from automotto, Wednesday (02/16/2011) in addition to unique because of its size, the technology also has the meaning Mirari 'future' is also quite innovative with the support of six electric batteries to power all four feet.
Innovation these students better than Flatmobile who still use the gasoline engine.
Meanwhile, to reduce weight, the students were using a plastic material called Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) to cover Mirari tiny frame. Display a sporty exterior is made possible and embedded LED lights.
And so small Mirari car, this car could only accommodate one rider in a chair placed in the middle of the chassis. With it, Mirari can run up to speeds of 50 km / hour.
Longleat - Looking at the behavior of animals at the safari park is fun. But it would be a disaster if we meet a bunch of monkeys like the hordes of monkeys fun at Longleat safari park in England that 'destroy' a Mercedes-Benz.
But Mercedes-Benz is stripped down by hordes of monkeys is not a car belonging to visitors, but the car did belong to the safari park are deliberately prepared to 'destroyed' by the hordes of monkeys.
Monkey Ready Car Wreck
This was deliberately prepared by the safari park it for the monkey felt 'satisfied' so do not do that to a car that used to frequent visitors as they did.
"We think it is best to give them their own car for their return to the 'swing' before the start of the season (holiday) recently," said Vice Chief of Longleat Safari Park, Ian Turner as detikOto quotes from the Mirror on Friday (03/25/2011) .
"It's clear to see we can run the test. However, the delinquency is still very large in their minds and they do not forget their favorite cars," he added.
Hordes of monkeys at Longleat safari park itself successfully dismantle a car belonging to a safari park. Mercedes-Benz completely disempowered.
Starting from a small device that is on the exterior are easily taken as an emblem that is quite difficult to part like the engine hood and rim dof their success was random-random.
A newfangled electric motor bikes named SWIGZ.COM Electric Superbike Pro Racing last weekend was just gobbled speed 306.7 km / h with Chip Yates, who finished their riders.
Records are obtained in the Mojave Mile Shootout after a long prepared for a long time. This motor is designed like motorcycle racing in general equipped with an aerodynamic design and fairing of Catalyst Racing Composites.
The software that keeps an electric motor is supplied by UQM Technologies with six-cell lithium ion battery.
With the speed obtained when running 1.6 km, the motor is electric motor speed record beat the Lightning Motors inscribed on Bonneville Salt Flats in September 2010 when a drive with a speed of 278.4 km per hour.
But despite a record, Yates was not satisfied with these results. Therefore, the speed obtained was still below the target speed that he planned that approximately 200 mph or 321.8 km per hour.
"All motor models we have data today that could make it run more than 200 mph in 1 mile, but unfortunately I can not menggebernya until habus at 1 mile was because some jerk actually make the motor slow down like in the Auto Club Speedway in January and February , "said Yates, as quoted from Motorcycle detikOto, Tuesday (04/12/2011).
"We made some aerodynamic changes to improve the stamping but then suffered a failure in our spare battery charger and recharge the generator is too big of a rental," said Yates.
"With no way to charge us, I am satisfied able to bring the run up to 2 times. I was disappointed not to reach 200 mph today, but we knew we could do it in the future and for now I am quite happy to make our bikes as an electric motor fastest in the world, "he concluded.
Shanghai - If affairs mimic the design, manufacturers China Jagonya. Looks like no cars they could not duplicate the design. Consider just Geely cars Emgrand EC6-RV, so precise with the BMW MINI output.
As reported by China Car Times, Thursday (14/04/2011), this car will be exhibited at the Shanghai New International Expo Center next week. So the eyes of visitors likely will be focused on this Chinese version of the MINI.
This car is similar to the MINI Cooper but with the addition of another style so similar also with Citroen DS3.
Even so, its size is reported to have a longer length of 3845 m of 100 mm from the MINI. Wheelbasenya was 6 mm longer that is 2467 m.
While the machine using a 1300 cc engine with a turbocharger. Transmission options include dual-clutch and manual 6-speed.
For suspension Geely will use a semi-independent torsion beam in the rear, but McPherson also likely to be used Geely
