When its tech
makes it to production cars, it could transform the world of hybrid - and fully - electric motoring.
Porsche actually began developing it back in 1970, but it took until the 2009 model - year 911 and Boxster / Cayman before
it made it to production cars.
The 23 - inch wheels you see here won't likely
make it to the production car and will be downsized by two / three inches.
Not exact matches
Production has risen in the world's fifth largest oil producer, but full pipelines and a rail
car shortage have
made it difficult for drillers
to ship out of Canada.
While we haven't yet got
to the point where Canadian oil
production is literally stranded — shut down for lack of a place
to store, let alone ship it — our product is selling for far less than the North American and world benchmark prices that continue
to make filling up your
car an expensive proposition.
Production has risen in the world's fifth largest producer but full pipelines and a rail
car shortage have
made it difficult for drillers
to ship oil out of Canada.
The
car, which is expected
to go into
production toward the end of the year, will be capable of traveling up
to 200 miles on a single charge and is priced at $ 37,500 ($ 30,000 after tax credits),
making it within reach of average consumers.
The second is that, while U.S.
production remains underpowered, it will inevitably mean higher prices for goods
made in the U.S. using steel and aluminum — which is everything from beer cans
to cars and airplanes.
Musk had said in October that Tesla has been «deep in
production hell»
making the Model 3, its first attempt
to cross over from being a niche maker of high - end electric
cars to a mass manufacturer or more midpriced vehicles.
According
to the electric
car maker, these improvements
make the sedan with Ludicrous mode the third fastest
production vehicle.
On - time
production is critical for the company, since it will only be able
to make its first dollar profit in 2013 if it delivers
cars on schedule.
With Tesla building its most affordable
car yet, Tesla continues
to make products accessible and affordable
to more and more people, ultimately accelerating the advent of clean transport and clean energy
production.
The factory outside Reno is now
making 3,000
car battery packs a week, leading
to increased
production of the Model 3 electric
car
In a recent PhD thesis he gives clear advice
to industry, policy - makers and authorities
to work together
to develop electric
cars by
making their
production as fossil - free as possible.
Tapping the sponsorship of none other than lumbering, financially troubled General Motors and blending it with the skills of some of the most innovative, daring engineers in the vehicle business, MacCready has driven his small company
to design and build a
car that many observers think will
make the biggest splash since the ’65 Mustang, and maybe even since the Model T. It's fast, it's sexy, and it's being rushed into mass
production.
DisneyToon's animation can practically be mistaken for that of the first
Cars eight years ago, even though the $ 50 M
production budget is just a small fraction of what is spent
to make Pixar and Disney Animation Studios» films these days (which each cost upwards of $ 150 M).
The
production design helps greatly with this; Wan and crew pulled out all the stops in
making everything from the costumes
to period
cars scream the exact kind of washed - out 1970s look the film needs
to match its period and remind us of those great 70s haunted house flicks (The Exorcist, Poltergeist) this film pays homage
to.
According
to THR, Seinfeld has just
made «a multifaceted
production deal» with the streaming giant, which includes his popular Crackle series Comedians in
Cars Getting Coffee and is estimated -LSB-...]
Daybreakers conjures a convincing mood, punctuated by a sharp
production design, vivid creature - feature gore splashes, and a few inventive action sequences (a
car shoot - out, where Edward has
to avoid scorching light shafts
made from bullet holes, is a film highlight).
Jaguar would not be able
to make the 150
cars required
to qualify the XKSS for
production - class racing, which may have spearheaded a return
to motorsports after Jaguar bowed out in 1956.
Like in the
production of those
cars, carbon - fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) parts
made in Moses Lake, Washington, are shipped
to Germany for final assembly.
The
production 2015 Acura TLX, which will hew closely
to the Detroit concept
car (pictured), is due
to make its first public appearance next month at the New York auto show.
What we said: «The Ford GT was the most exciting, most innovative, and most surprising meant - for -
production car to make an appearance in 2015, period.
Ford spokesman Alan Hall told us, ``... the Need for Speed Mustang is a movie
car, therefore we
made sure
to work with the
production company
to deliver an exciting customized Mustang that met the movie narrative, yet is also a genuine story in terms of performance capability.
If you take away a few of the Trail» ster's exaggerated show -
car bits like giant foglights, a retractable canvas roof, and oversized wheels and tires, it's not a stretch
to imagine the modifications Kia would
make to create a crossover - ified Soul for
production.
To clarify something... the drivetrain is made so if you are requiring the car to go quicker (pressing the accelerator pedal harder), the transmission will hold the gear until it reaches a fail safe shift point (a point at which is predetermined if you go over «this point» it will cause damage to your drivetrain — this is on most stock production vehicles) or until you ease off the accelerator pedal, which tells the powertrain you no longer need to try and go quicke
To clarify something... the drivetrain is
made so if you are requiring the
car to go quicker (pressing the accelerator pedal harder), the transmission will hold the gear until it reaches a fail safe shift point (a point at which is predetermined if you go over «this point» it will cause damage to your drivetrain — this is on most stock production vehicles) or until you ease off the accelerator pedal, which tells the powertrain you no longer need to try and go quicke
to go quicker (pressing the accelerator pedal harder), the transmission will hold the gear until it reaches a fail safe shift point (a point at which is predetermined if you go over «this point» it will cause damage
to your drivetrain — this is on most stock production vehicles) or until you ease off the accelerator pedal, which tells the powertrain you no longer need to try and go quicke
to your drivetrain — this is on most stock
production vehicles) or until you ease off the accelerator pedal, which tells the powertrain you no longer need
to try and go quicke
to try and go quicker.
What we see here — four weeks prior
to the official launch at the Tokyo Motor Show — is the first undisguised
production car, one of only 500 LFAs
to be
made, estimated
to cost a breathtaking $ 350,000
to $ 400,000.
The
car was supposed
to have a Jaguar V - 12, but the brand couldn't
make it work and had
to move
to the six, but it didn't stop the XJ220 from claiming the world's fastest
production car mark for one year in 1992 before it was superseded by the McLaren F1.
As automakers continue
to push electrified and electric powertrains in their
production cars, Formula E is beginning
to make sense for more manufacturers.
Mazda's Skyactiv - D # 70 prototype
car and the Ford Riley Daytona prototype both use existing
production engines, helping the brands demonstrate the viability and capability of their current technologies, all while gathering data
to make future iterations more durable, reliable, and drivable.
Despite much interest, Ford decided the
car wasn't
to make production and prepared
to have it destroyed.
The Pininfarina - penned Fittipaldi EF7 is actually set
to go into
production,
making it relatively rare among Vision GT
cars.
None of them actually move, but the jewel - like delta - wing - shaped menu buttons are ridiculously evocative, and although the wheel has loads of functionality — from Launch Control
to Sport mode, damper adjustment (non-functional in this
car) and even a thumb - recognition starter (hope this
makes production!)
Intelligent Design — Reg Winstone ponders the significance of the rediscovered Gerin prototype exhibited in public for the first time earlier this year at Rétromobile / Leather conservation — Matthew Bell visits the Leather Conservation Centre and learns about its approach
to preservation — including that of old -
car upholstery / Guy: the first British
production V - 8 — Michael Worthington - Williams tells the story of the
cars made by commercial vehicle manufacturers Guy Motors Ltd / Dieppe GP — Celebrating 100 years since the 1912 French GP, a group of enthusiasts headed
to Dieppe.
Car companies tend
to like
to make a big, official
production of new vehicles, whether concepts or
production models.
If it
makes it
to production, the Q8 will join Audi's family of Q
cars, which currently includes the Q3, Q5, SQ5 and Q7.
The only thing I don't like about this
car's sleek, relatively understated styling is the unlikelihood that it will
make it
to production without gaining a dozen ungainly flourishes.
It
makes the SLR Roadster, unveiled at Geneva in March and now in
production at an eye - watering # 350,000, a more enticing prospect than its coupe cousin, promising
to kill stone dead even the subtle scuttle wobbles that afflict the mainstream Merc SL65 and in so doing putting some clear blue water between itself and a
car that, on paper, all but matches its straight line pace for less than half the price.
The three - spoke steering wheel and digital gauge cluster were on the Geneva
car and both already
made it
to production on the Bentayga, but center stack and console are new.
Citroen - based CDW Special that nearly
made it into
production / Sunbeam three - litre — the
car that STD built / Spirit of a Silver Ghost — article on daughter of the chauffeurs who drove AX 201 during its years of private ownership / Bentley's first Lagonda was built
to challenge Rolls - Royce — Michael Bowler tries a 1938 V12 / Australian government bought a fleet of 1942 Chryslers in 1944 — one left assigned
to the Prime Minister the next year / Automobile Summer Challenge / Austin Ulster and three - litre Bentley get a few problems sorted — Motorhouse
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Although the automaker says the
car, «provides a possible and highly provocative glimpse into Kia's future,» it would likely be several years before
production - ready coupe inspired by this GT4 concept
made it
to showrooms.
I think of the people, the engineers, the technology, the minds behind who built that and what they went through
to make a
production car do that.
The GT - R Nismo is still the fourth - fastest
production car to lap the Nordschleife, and you can argue that it is the fastest
car in genuine volume
production to ever
make the circuit.
It's unclear how much of those specs will
make it
to the
production version, but Audi does say the E-tron Sportback will use a 320 - kilowatt electric drive system tailored for the
car's architecture.
Hopefully some of the design
makes it
to production because Subaru's track record isn't that great for translating a concept
car into a
production model.
VW promises that the
production car will be recognizable from «twenty meters» away as an EV but at the same time
makes clear its aims
to produce a refined compact
car first, and an electric
car second.
ADDITIONAL SPECS: According
to Jaguar, the XKR - S coupe will go from 0
to 60 mph in 4.2 seconds and will reach a top speed of 186 mph,
making it the most powerful and fastest series
production sports
car Jaguar has ever built.
The Ford GT was the most exciting, most innovative, and most surprising meant - for -
production car to make an appearance in 2015, period.
For those who like huge SUVs with dubious styling there was the X7 Concept
to take in but we were more excited by our first glimpse of the BMW M8
production car, with the road -
car based M8 GTE racing
making an official debut.