Friday, October 31, 2008
Sistema antifurto agora � obrigat�rio
Segundo a Resolu��o 295, a partir de agosto de 2009 ser� iniciado o processo de instala��o dos dispositivos atendendo a 20% da produ��o de cada montadora. Em dezembro de 2010, todos os carros produzidos dever�o conter o equipamento.
O dispositivo antifurto dever� possuir um sistema que possibilite o bloqueio e o rastreamento do ve�culo. O sistema de bloqueio s� poder� ser acionado se o ve�culo n�o estiver em movimento, para evitar acidentes.
Em rela��o ao rastreamento, a legisla��o pro�be a ativa��o sem o pr�vio conhecimento e autoriza��o do propriet�rio do ve�culo. A ativa��o desta fun��o n�o ser� obrigat�ria. Quem quiser o servi�o ter� de contratar uma empresa especializada em rastreamento e localiza��o e pagar a habilita��o.
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Aston Martin One-77
Voc� tem mais de R$ 4 milh�es para pagar por este carro? N�o! Pois � eu tamb�m n�o. Veja ent�o as fotos dele que � o mais pr�ximo que chegaremos.
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Thursday, October 30, 2008
Fotos oficiais do Nissan 370Z
O 370Z ser� apresentado oficialmente no Sal�o de Los Angeles em novembro. Ele vem com o motor V6 de 3,7 litros com cambio manual de 6 marchas e autom�tico de 7.
Confira abaixo as fotos do Nissan 370Z e o v�deo do 370Z no jogo Need For Speed Undercove.
Fusion 2010
Ele ter� as seguintes op��es em motores o quatro cilindros 2.5 Duratec de 174 cv para o modelo de entrada e o motor V6 3.5 para as vers�es intermediarias e top de linha com 240 cv no primeiro e 263 cv no modelo mais caro.
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Racing Lancer o fora de estrada da Mitsubishi
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Volkswagen Eos no Brasil
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O Ka que quero ver nas ruas do Brasil
N�o seria nada mal a Ford lan�ar estes carros no mercado com certeza sairia uma fortuna mas penso que teria tamb�m uma boa sa�da.
Beauty
The Beast
Monday, October 27, 2008
Honda Fit 2009 ou �New Fit�
A nova gera��o do Fit esta um pouco maior ficando com 3,90 metros de comprimento e 1,53 m de altura, como na vers�o anterior e 1,70 m de largura.
O porta-malas ficou com 384 l, antes tinha 380 l. As vers�o dispon�veis ser�o as seguintes LX e LXL com motor 1,4 litro de 16 v�lvulas.
O pre�o ainda n�o foi definido, mas imagina-se que a vers�o 1.4 custe cerca de 49 mil e o 1.5 16V custe R$ 56 mil.
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Os An�is de pist�o - 9� parte
Fundi��o Centrifugada
Este processo de fundi��o � utilizado para an�is que suportam grandes esfor�os em funcionamento, e que, portanto, necessitam de materiais especiais em sua composi��o. O metal fundido � despejado em coquilhas que giram em alta velocidade, centrifugando-o e dando-lhe formato tubular.
Fundi��o centrifugada
Tubos de material especial
Depois que o material se solidificou, a coquilha para de girar e os tubos, assim obtidos, s�o retirados e postos a resfriar.
Em seguida, os tubos passam por uma opera��o de corte onde s�o divididos em v�rios an�is individuais.
Um anel individual, logo ap�s cortado em um desses tubos, apresenta uma espessura radial bastante larga, bem superior � sua medida final.
Isso � feito para garantir que o anel tenha material suficiente para ser retirado no torneamento de forma, onde lhe ser� dada a forma especial, ligeiramente ovalada, respons�vel pelas principais caracter�sticas de funcionamento do anel.
Retifica��o das laterais
A opera��o seguinte, tanto para os an�is obtidos a partir de fundi��o dupla ou centrifugada, � a retifica��o das faces laterais que � feita em primeiro lugar, pois, a maioria das opera��es seguintes � realizada com os an�is colocados um ao lado do outro, formando pilhas. S�o necess�rios v�rios passes atrav�s da ret�fica para conseguir-se um bom acabamento das laterais (da ordem de 0,40 um Ra), um alto gral de planicidade e toler�ncia da ordem de 0,012 mm, essenciais para um bom desempenho dos an�is.
Retifica��o das laterais
Torneamento de forma
A pr�xima opera��o � um torneamento especial do di�metro externo do anel, chamado de �torneamento de forma�, onde os an�is s�o colocados lado a lado, formando um �pacote�, preso por um mandril.
Esta � a mais importante e uma das principais opera��es do processo de fabrica��o de an�is, pois, � onde � dada a forma especial que vai determinar a disfun��o de press�es ao longo do anel e lhe dar as melhores caracter�sticas de funcionamento.
Essa forma especial, que n�o � circular mas, ligeiramente ovalada, � previamente definida para cada tipo de aplica��o do anel, j� no seu projeto e � obtida no torno com o aux�lio de uma ferramenta de corte que ao inv�s de ser fixa, oscila acompanhado um came.
Torneamento de forma
Anel ap�s o torneamento de forma
Update: A 10� e �ltima parte de aneis de pist�o esta no ar
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Primeiro Sal�o da Motocicleta em S�o Paulo
Primeiro Sal�o da Motocicleta em S�o Paulo acontece a partir do dia 22 e vai at� o dia 26 de outubro.
Dos dias 22 a 24 o hor�rio de visita��o � das 13h �s 21h j� no dia 25 vai das 10h �s 21h e no ultimo dia (26) das 10h �s 20h. O evento fica na Expo Center Norte Rua Jos� Bernardo Pinto, 333 - Pavilh�es vermelho, verde e branco - S�o Paulo (SP). Os Ingressos nas bilheterias do sal�o, at� uma hora antes do encerramento di�rio com pre�os de R$ 20 (adultos) e R$ 13,50 (crian�as de at� 12 anos); idosos com mais de 65 anos, pensionistas e crian�as menores de cinco anos n�o pagam. O Estacionamento de 12.000 vagas (R$ 8,00 para motos e R$ 16,00, carros).
Um dos destaques do evento � a primeira moto bicombust�vel do mundo, apresentada pela AME Amazonas. O modelo AG, como foi chamado pela marca, � uma 300cc, que funciona com �lcool, gasolina e ambos os combust�veis. H� ainda o retorno das antigas mobiletes montadas a partir de bicicletas tipo BMX, modelos para manobras radicais. Apresentada pela Wind Motors, o produto parece algo vindo da China, mas o fabricante garante ser "100% nacional".
No evento ter�o motos para todos os gostos e equipamentos de todos os tipos.
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Porsche 911 totalmente el�trico
E desta vez a vitima do o Porsche 911 e para deixa-lo totalmente movido � energia teve que utilizar 96 baterias Axeon de �ons de l�tio. Com a energia desta 96 baterias conseguiu 204 cv de pot�ncia o bichinho vai de 0 a 100 e 7 segundos, s� n�o consegue baixar disso pois o �tanque de combustivel� (baterias), pesam ao todo 550 kg deixando o carro com 1.910 kg.
Mesmo com esse peso todo ele consegue atingir a marca de 225 km/h e autonomia para 250 km podendo chegar a 320 km dependendo do motorista.
Achei legal esta iniciativa de transformar um cl�ssico como o Porsche 911 em um veiculo que n�o polui. Perdemos o ronco do motor mas ganhamos ar puro.
Veja o v�deo do Porsche 911 eRUF
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Tried & Tested: 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution (Evo X) with TC-SST
Living with an iconic moniker like �Evo� (not the auto mag) or �Evolution� does have its plus point of customer �blind� loyalty and faith. A close associate of mine � who is incidentally a German car fan - just signed up for one without batting an eyelid, being one of the first thirty owners in Malaysia who took delivery of the latest Lancer Evolution (X) with TC-SST. On the flipside, expectations are high for this all-new Evo X since its predecessor, the Evo IX MR was such a capable, brute beast with plenty of grip and intoxicating turbo kick!
Mitsubishi Motors has done well in styling the Lancer 2.0 GT, so much so its biggest selling point must be its pseudo-Evolution X outlook and image. A check with the on-road population in Kuala Lumpur/Petaling Jaya would reveal almost half of �em running around with after-market square frontal registration plates shifted to the right, while the tranverse bar dissecting the grille and air-dam gets darkened out with black paint. (Errr...the slim shady keeps it in the centre!). To the regular Joes and Janes (?) the new Lancer GTs must have been heaven sent. But for someone who forked out a third of a million Ringgit, I could feel the disdain of how too much unassuming the real McCoy can be. Strangely, not many cars in front ever gave way to my onslaught in a 295bhp and 366Nm sports machine. In fact, no other motorists ever could ever discern an Evo X in motion having front ventilated bonnet and fenders made of aluminium, the truly superb AFS bi-Xenons being projector items, those rolling lightweight 18� BBS alloys with all-round Brembos or those �pregnant� wheel arches and the shorter tail/rear bumper plus the taller rear spoiler. Not helping much is the �Evolution� badge at the rear that is smaller than your regular RM1 ball-point pen. My esteemed associate at NST-CBT - when he earlier took out this very same Mitsu - was even asked by a petrol attendant: "Is this a real Evo?".
Here is a lethal driving machine that is almost as famous as James Bond. But...just imagine the suave (and well-toned bodied) 007 wearing a pair of synthetic leather shoes in the upcoming �Quantum of Solace�. That�s how you feel as you usher yourself into the cabin. Don�t get me wrong: the fancy heated, leather-suede combo RECARO seats, leather-rimmed multi-function steering, leather-stitched gear knob, sporty shift gate, TC-SST toggle switch and magnesium alloy paddle shifters are indeed excellent. It�s things like the ever-remnant plasticky dash-top, door trim, sharp-edged inner door handles, unlabelled (red sticker missing) door lock switch and lateral rear view mirrors lacking tinting that just doesn�t cut it for this top-of-the �range model.
You will also wonder how the powerful 9-speakers Rockford Fosgate audio with a bassy sub-woofer in boot, auto headlamps and rain-sensing wiper fit into all of the earlier cost-cutting deficiencies, especially the ever-nasty low rent interior plastics. The piano-black glossy inserts, much like a Samsung flat panel TV frame � on the dash and front door trim - could have been real aluminium bits to lift its cabin ambience from all sombre black to something classier, with a more convincing sportier intent.
In all these scheme of things, you�d also probably not expect a sunroof, but there IS one as standard fitment for the 2008 Lancer Evolution in
So after all the bitching, has the latest edition of Lancer Evolution gone soft? If you are referring to the ride and cruising comfort, that�s a very welcoming and emphatic, yes. All for the betterment of things, since the latest E90 M3 sedan (with M-DCT) is indeed �softer� too in this respect while the new 911 Carrera 4 and C4S with PDK (997 facelift) driven in Berlin recently were almost as pliant. As for the latest Evo�s cornering prowess: an emphatic no. This all-wheel driven techno-gizmos on Dunlop SPSport is what I likened to a budget, smaller engined GT-R laden with S-AWC which encompasses active yaw control, active centre differential, sports ABS, traction control etc. I have not managed to unsettle it with my rather amateurish skills and I reckoned most of us could not take the new Evolution to its absolute limit given its enormous AWD traction. All I managed was to sense a wee bit of oversteer into one of the corners I had taken at higher-than-normal speed (I was alone in the car) and the electronics were quick to rein me back into safety zone.
What about the TC-SST then? Leaving the drive in �
With engine braking you get even more traction into and out of bends. Wicked and lovely. I have not sampled the SST�s 'SuperSport' mode seeing that I am thankful enough already for MMM to loan me this car. For Evo X owners who�d like to try this, apparently you can do launch control at 5,500rpm and the clutch will bite and blast the Evo off like there�s no tomorrow, for the robotic gearbox that is (yes! this can and will cause premature wear and tear it seems). On more than a few occasions in �
The new Evolution�s steering is a bit of a letdown though, since upon licking the 2nd rung of triple digit speeds the rack loses communication somewhat and becomes a tad too feathery in weighting. Yep! It requires you to have near rigor mortis � conviction and tension - at your wrist and elbow cruising at higher motorway velocity. It's not like the new Evo is unstable, far from it actually, but it can be tiring and stressful ''watching-over" the steering on long interstate jaunts. Just for heck of it, the Civic Type-R�s rack comes into contrast here, but that�s another story for another day (in another post).
In these times, I supposed most of you would like to know of the fuel consumption I have managed over my near three days of sampling the latest Lancer Evolution. The picture immediately above is worth a thousand words then. For the record, it averaged 16.5l per 100km (much like a 3-litre Mercedes E280 AMG Sport Package) for my mostly granny-on-a-Sunday drives, whenever my kids were put in the backseats (and my wife was seated beside me). The good thing was they didn�t even get carsick (motion sickness and the associated partial-projectile mess)�you can�t achieve this familial state of bliss in the old Evo IX can you?
Windshield cleaner reservoir moved to the back for better chassis weight distribution.
This would make any BMW owner proud of their 50:50 weight distribution obsession.
Lancer's A/C vents lack air-flow control and complete shut-out roller or slide lever.
All metal panels at front are of aluminium, but our Sunway boys will likely peddle carbon-fibre items soon enough. Note vents on top of hood.
Boot space is almost of a C-segment hatchback's.
The Lancer Evolution looking comfortable blending into a bungalow house frontage...no?
Related posts:
First Drive: Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution with TC-SST
2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X GSR
Full Road Test: Mitsubishi Lancer 2.0 GT