Posted on September 26th, 2011 by by qwcdirect
The hybrid cars and particularly electric cars are getting more attractiveness nowadays in the automobile market. There are some reasons for this popularity of hybrid vehicles. The reasons for the increasing popularity of the hybrid vehicles include the following:
• Saving money. The most important reason is that the electric cars are cheaper than the petroleum cars. The hybrid cars are best for the people who want to save money as well as want to help the environment clean.
• Pollution free environment. Hybrid car help the environment to be contamination free. Hybrid cars are powered by a mixture of gas engine and electric motor that helps the car to run on.
• Efficiency. Automatic Rechargeable Batteries power the electric motor. They have the improved mileage given. Hybrid cars create less sound and are very useful for the people who are having the hearing disability.
• Popular models. The designs of the hybrid cars are now being stylist and innovative. Car producer companies are now more focusing on newest mixture technology. Varieties of new designs of the hybrid cars is the another reason of the increasing popularity of the hybrid cars.
Posted on September 20th, 2011 by by qwcdirect
An electric car is an automobile, which is activated by the electric motor(s), using electrical energy stored in batteries or another energy storage device. Electric cars have several potential benefits compared to the conventional automobiles. They are:
• Electric cars include an important reduction of city air pollution. They do not emit harmful tailpipe pollutants from the source of power at the point of operation. In short, Electric cars allow zero tail pipe emissions.
• Electric cars reduced greenhouse gas emissions from the onboard source of power depending on the fuel and technology used for electricity generation to charge the batteries.
Electric cars were popular in the late-19th century and early 20th century.
• The electric smart cars are developed at the smart factory alongside the gas and diesel versions.
• The smart for two electric cars run exclusively on electricity. They can achieve the equivalent of 280 mpg and produces zero tailpipe emission.
• Smart electric drive is available to lease in limited volumes from January 2011 ahead of full series production starting 2012.
• eSmart is a Smart For two electric conversion, which has a 40 km range with AGM batteries.
Posted on September 15th, 2011 by by qwcdirect
The following are the guidelines to check your car from break down:
• A key routine activity to consider in avoiding car breakdown is performing the common services such as oil change and engine tune up.
• Ensure the brake fluid monthly, for enough amount and setting. If you continue to use a deficient amount or unclean brake fluid for long period of time, it can cause the brake to lose the braking efficiency.
• Examine and clean the car battery terminals every two months.
• Check the air filter and replace the air filter element if it is blocked with filth and dirt.
• Check all the belts monthly for laxity, damage or cracks. If the belt is in the bad condition, replace the belt immediately to avoid the breakage.
• If the car consists of automatic transmission, check the transmission fluids every 12000 miles.
• Replace the timing belts every 50,000 miles, whether the belt is damaged or not. Because if the timing belt fails, this can lead to engine damage, which will cause a costly repair.
• Check your car for damaged tires; replace the tire if it reaches the tire wear indicator limit. Check the tire inflation pressure weekly to guarantee that it has enough amount of air.
• Every two months check the power steering fluid for sufficient amount. If the power steering is insufficient, it means that the power navigation system has a leak and it is need to be inspected.
Posted on September 11th, 2011 by by qwcdirect
The Honda Civic is always been a reliable, well rounded car, which a lot of people rely on for perfect performance. Because of the encompassed qualities: environmental awareness, powerful performance and ideal protection, the Honda Civic is called as luxury car.
For the external appearance, the Honda Civic looks as smooth as many luxury cars: it has a metallic finish that gives it polish, an exclusive view and a soft streamline. The following features prove that Honda Civic is the best luxuries car.
• Distant Entry System. The distant entry system allows you to grant or deny access the car with the click of a button. On each side of the car there is a power side mirror, whose direction you can change from the comfort of the Honda car. The mirrors have the high quality and they allow you to see more details behind.
• Speed Transmission. The car is prepared with 5-speed manual transmission to allow a quick chase.
• Low Emission. The car still has low discharge rate and excellent mileage to gas ratio. The car is also supplied with anti-lock braking system, to prevent wheels locking up, and the Electronic Brake Distribution system balances the strength of the brakes.
• Satellite-Linked Navigation System. To make sure enlighten routing, Honda Civic is supplied with Satellite-Linked Navigation System, with voice recognition, having a database to provide maps and directions.
Posted on September 5th, 2011 by by qwcdirect
Fuel efficiency is a form of thermal efficiency that converts chemical potential energy contained in a carrier fuel into kinetic energy. Overall fuel efficiency may vary per device. Non-transportation applications, such as industry, benefit from increased fuel efficiency.
The fuel efficiency of vehicles can be expressed in two ways: Fuel Consumption (The amount of fuel used per unit distance) and Fuel Economy (The distance travelled per unit volume of fuel used).
More fuel efficient cars are manufactured without sacrificing performance and made available on the market.
With new engine technology and plenty of innovations, diesel cars are no longer unwieldy and are as trouble-free and maintenance-free as their petrol versions. Generally, there is a price difference of around Rs 100,000 between petrol and diesel cars. There are primarily two reasons why diesel cars are popular in India. Running cost per kilometer is less and diesel will always be cheaper than petrol.
New technologies are helping smaller engines and so many cars will be getting smaller engines. Engineers throughout the automotive industry are at work making smaller engines behave like bigger ones.
Posted on April 21st, 2011 by by qwcdirect
Audi is never known for its sports cars. Most of their cars luxury based executive cars. The sports cars usually don’t stack up to the others like Ferrari or Porsche. But this idea changed with the launch of the R8 V10 road car. The R8 V10 was not exactly a new design.
They decided to covert the R8 into V10 road car in 2005. The idea was to create something new keeping the original idea of the R8 in place. The end result was a 2-seater. It has a longitudinally mounted mid-engine and a four wheeler drive system.
The body makes use of aluminum composite material and this material gives high strength with lighter weight than most other carbon compounds. It makes use of an electronic stability program. It produces around 516 horse power. It costs around 146000 USD.
This car is a favorite with all sports car enthusiasts as well people looking for speed and control while driving.
Posted on April 12th, 2011 by by qwcdirect
Four wheelers existed since 1899. Like any other technology it has undergone several changes to get to where it is right now. Some of these four wheelers are also used in military purposes. There are several advantages to a four wheeler. There are several reasons to why these are preferred by people.
These vehicles avoid slips hence people are more confident on them than on two wheelers. Four wheel drives have great traction and is better than the rest of the cars. These vehicles give more control, especially on rough trails. So they are of great use when one is on an off-road adventure. In case of emergencies these also help in towing vehicles.
Most of these vehicles have anti-lock braking systems and so on; hence it is safe for driving. These vehicles are just great for road adventures hence loved by outdoor enthusiasts as well people looking for an off road adventure.
Posted on February 18th, 2011 by by qwcdirect
What is the best way of choosing most perfect racing go kart? The task is not an easy one and the one and only reason is the presence of a good number of options one go. However, prior to the selection of the vehicle mindset of the operator must be checked. If they are found to be not capable enough to deal with gas go cart, a vehicle of an electrical style seems to be the only option. Whatever it is, 3 primary sorts of gas go carts are there and choices have to made from here.
Do you know of Road and Lawn Carts? These two types of carts are badly suggested for newcomers to start off with. As per users, these are good and effective and above all no so dangerous like the other ones. These vehicles can be often speed controlled at 15mph, and also consist of outstanding stopping units and belt. The travelers remain assured of safety within.
Posted on January 30th, 2011 by by qwcdirect
Do you have any idea of the intrinsic nature of human beings? It is completely adventurous and this sole point of view enables it to take adventures in own life at times. Well, love for adventure sports and its mounting popularity among human beings do stem from this attitude. Again, in the midst of all sport adventures 4WD driving does excel, only since this motion does entail man along with machine.
What makes one opt for a 4WD drive so fast? There are a few basic reasons behind this and their charms are simply irresistible for a human being. The first one is that one can get lost in wilderness as a result of the drive. As a driver of a 4WD you can come across or come to know several newer aspects, how to deal with hard terrain along with road and much more. All will raise your excitement to a new height.
Thanks to all these you can share the thrill day in and day out! In the journey you can go across huge sand dunes, reflective deserted railroads and reminiscent mining villages and all these indicate that apart from an adventure, a 4WD rise is also an exploration.
Posted on January 2nd, 2011 by by qwcdirect
With improvement in technological aspect of cars there are many innovations being made and hence a lot of new changes have taken place in order to show that the car market around the world has moved on and there are indeed a lot of newer technology cars that have hit the market with new and added features. One such feature that has taken the world by surprise was the driver less cars that were introduced in the market in the later part of the last decade.
This feature is indeed great as it doesn’t require a driver to drive the car and the entire set up is automated and hence the time taken is less. But the process can have its own draw back as it is machine generated program so it can not be full proof when it comes to crowd roads and heavy traffics. Even then the car has a lot to offer and has been a huge success.