It also began to preview the more aggressive wedge shape
found on the production car twins.
Not exact matches
In terms of
production design, did you
find yourself having to scale back
on things like vintage
cars and elaborately costumed crowd scenes to maintain the focus the story needed?
Prior to the 757, Mazda had partnered with other motorsports engineering firms
on their prototype race
car chassis designs and used a two - rotor engine directly linked to the 13B rotary unit
found on production RX - 7 models.
Acura's signature «jewel - eye» LED headlamps — also
found on the RLX sedan and the forthcoming NSX super
car — trickle down to the MDX, but the thin LED driving lamp assemblies used in the lower front fascia of the earlier concept were ditched
on the way to
production.
Other favorites included a 1998 Dodge Viper GTS - R, a limited -
production version of the Viper GTS coupe built to homologate all the aerodynamic aides
found on the GT2 - class race
cars that ran in international events including the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Mazda has based these
findings on what it calls a «well - to - wheel» emissions evaluation, taking into account the entire life - cycle journey of the corresponding electricity from its point of
production right through to its consumption within the
car.
Just 100 of these limited -
production versions of the Viper GTS coupe were built to homologate all the go - fast aero bits
found on the GT2 - class race
cars that ran in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, among other races.
Whether that's true (thereby bestowing
on VehiCROSS an attention to detail normally
found in high - buck sports
cars), or it's that the process of sticking ribbed body panels and poly - propylene cladding together is
production - intensive, is a moot question.
The race
car and
production model also share a similar 90 - degree V8 engine configuration and feature rear wheel drive, meaning that the ZL1 you can
find at dealerships has a strong link to the one
on the track.
After a few seasons of racing gasoline - powered prototypes in North America, Mazda switched to a diesel engine based
on the 2.2 - liter SkyActiv - D unit
found in its
production cars.
Rotary aside, the CEO also confirmed that Mazda is working
on a new generation of SkyActiv technologies that will
find its way into
production cars by March 2019.
Unlike some
cars, the
production A110 stays relatively true to the design of the concept
car on which it is based, using the same central infotainment screen, centre console, quilted leather, and digital dash as
found on the inside of the concept.
We wouldn't be surprised to see the RS5 TDI hop
on the assembly line over the next couple of years, but, if that doesn't happen, the electric turbo will
find its way into other
production cars.
Records are broken
on a pretty regular basis, but it's not often a newer
car can
find itself in the top 10, let alone be crowned as the fastest rear - wheel drive
production car on the «Ring.
Of course, the
production model won't be this aggressive, but some of those sporty and stylish cues will definitely
find their way
on customer
cars.
The C7.R lacked the large splitter
found on most GT
cars, but carried most of the updated elements of the 2014
production vehicle.
All data is transmitted by telemetry to the pits and shown in the cockpit
on a steering wheel mounted display, similar to the MMI - System
found in Audi
production cars.
This navigation system stores its maps
on an 80 GB hard drive, the biggest you will
find in a
production car.
It will take a few years before this styling language
finds its way
on a
production car, but the results should be interesting to say the least.
Comparing the full lifecycle emissions of greenhouse gases by the two fuels from
production through combustion in
cars, Eric Johnson, editor of Environmental Impact Assessment Review, and Russell Heinen, Vice President of SRI Consulting,
found that «biodiesel derived from rapeseed grown
on dedicated farmland emits nearly the same amount of greenhouse gas emissions (defined as CO2 equivalents) per km driven as does conventional diesel.»
Obviously, the Insight vs. Prius comparison isn't very satisfying from a more objective perspective, with Honda's hybrid being a small aluminum two - seater and Toyota's hybrid being a mid-size «family»
car, but PR and marketing are rarely based
on objective standards, so it is not so surprising to learn that Honda is
finding that the «halo» effect of having the fuel economy leader is worth keeping in
production a
car that sells about 2,000 units per year.
Josh from the Aptera forums was hanging around the TED conference (if you don't know about TED, you have to check out the videos
on their site — just make sure you have lots of free time before starting) where the Aptera will make its public debut tomorrow when he
found two Aptera electric
cars (the
production 2e and the Typ - 1 prototype) in a public parking garage.
The company — led by its main financier, Chinese billionaire Jia Yueting, who
founded the electronics company LeEco — introduced an electric autonomous
car at this year's CES conference called the FF 91, with the intention of beginning
production on the vehicle in 2018.