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Dual Turbo of Saleen S7

Steve Saleen is known as a tuner of American cars, chiefly of Fords. Then some time throughout the 1990s, he developed a thought wherein his goal was to create a true American supercar.

This marked the creation of the story of the Saleen S7, one of the fastest cars that ever came out of American top soil.

During its release in 2002, it is deemed as one of the most technically highly developed cars in the world, and one of the distinctions that it had then was it was the only American street-legal car that packs over 500 horsepower in stock tidy.

The S7 got some serious love from both enthusiasts and critics alike, admiring its unbelievable quickness and technological advancements. His team upgraded the S7 to the summit that it has become a whole new car, ready to take on latest challenges.

Twin turbochargers are now equipped to the already terrible 7000 cc V8 engine found in the S7. But, there are extra changes in this car than just the engine.

If you would look closely, in order to pick up aerodynamics, modified front fenders, as well as new diffusers and spoilers were installed. The result: a 40 percent reduce in drag and a 60 percent rise in down force.

The same in house urbanized 7000cc V8 engine makes its way to the S7 Twin Turbo, and it possesses a lot of state of the art equipment from the intake down to the drain.

Two turbochargers capable of pressurizing air up to 5.5 psi, are mounted at the high performance drain system, boosting performance to a new stage.

The Lightweight Sports Car of BMW 328 Hommage

The BMW 328 is average speed was 103 miles per hour, and it was position way back in 1940. That car, the BMW 328, is a celebrity in the automaker's halls, and was named one of the 25 greatest cars of the century.

Dubbed the BMW 328 Hommage, this ultra-lightweight sports car was built to mirror the philosophy used to create the original 328. The 328 Hommage weighs in at a slender 1,720 pounds, proficient through the use of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic.

While CFRP wasn't precisely around in the 30's and 40's, BMW engineers of that era kept the 328 light during the use of aluminum and magnesium. Both cars are cut from a like cloth to achieve a lightweight end result, even if the methods to get there are extremely different.

Many design essentials are communal between both cars. The original 328 was one of the earliest BMW vehicles to show off the now well-known kidney grilles.

Those grilles practically jump off the expression of the 328 Hommage. Out back, the wide-set extension lamps help close up off the extensive stance that runs the length of both versions.

BMW indifferently mentions that the 328 Hommage is powered by a 3.0-liter six-cylinder engine. Yet, we have no word on any probable output figures or what type of transmission it might be connected to.

BMW fans strength remember that the automaker built a comparable concept a few years ago. It was called the Mille Miglia Concept Vehicle. Surprising at the time, the 328 Hommage ups the wow factor numerous notches.

Fastest Car Power-Driven by Dry-Cell Batteries

Panasonic and the Tokyo Institute of Technology produced the first manned jumbo jet to be power-driven by 160 AA “Oxyride” batteries – a fantastic achievement, but the record category itself is not one that is monitored by Guinness World Records.

Undeterred, a year shortly Panasonic set their sights on a new world record-breaking challenge – that is, to build the greatest car powered by dry-cell batteries.

To do this, they teamed positive with students from Osaka Sangyo University to form The Oxyride Speed Challenge Team, and improvement began on the Oxyride Racer.

The Racer procedures 3.3 m long, 78 cm wide and 56 cm tall. Its body is prepared of plastic that has been unbreakable by carbon fiber – a muscular and light composite material, which means the car weighs in at only 38 kg.

It’s insignificant, but high-speed. Guinness World Records' June Otsuki was on hand over at a test course in Shirosato city in Ibaraki territory on 4 August 2007, to monitor the affair.

On the day, student Takashi Sudo piloted the Racer to achieve an average speed of 105.95 km/h and a maximum speed of 122 km/h and all this on just 192 Oxyride batteries.

Car makers turn to exports to make up for low domestic sales

To tide over the sluggish demand in the domestic market, triggered by periodic petrol price hikes and higher interest rates, car makers in India have sharpened their focus on exports.

While dampened sentiment crimped car sales by 1.8% to 1,378,513 units in April-October 2011, according to industry lobby Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam), exports for the same period moved up 19% to 293,426 units.

Last year, buoyant demand from the home market made car firms in India curtail exports. For April-October 2010, domestic car sales saw a 33% increase over the same period a year ago, while car exports registered a less than 2% growth during the same period. This year, however, the trend has reversed.

The overall expansion in the exports volume was led by the local arms of global car makers such as Nissan Motor Co. Ltd and Ford Motor Co​., both of which have identified India as an export hub for small cars and have recently started shipping models from their factories in India.

Nissan, which sells the compact car Micra, the Sunny sedan and the X-Trail sports utility vehicle (SUV) in India, started exports of the Micra in October 2010. The company despatched 59,770 units of the model in the April-October 2010 period, according to Siam.

Similarly, Ford India​ Pvt. Ltd began overseas shipments of its small car Figo in June last year, and ramped up export volumes to 15,402 units during the same period from 4,882 units a year ago.

The export volumes for the last four years, too, suggest a strong correlation with domestic demand. In years, when the domestic market has been sluggish, auto makers have been aggressive on exports and vice versa.

Michael Boneham, president and managing director at Ford India, said his firm plans to ship out 20% of the total production by the end of this fiscal. Nissan India declined comment. An email sent on Friday remained unanswered.

Kumar Kandaswami, a senior director at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India Pvt. Ltd, said overall volumes will only expand as existing and new global car makers start exports. “A lot will depend on how volumes stack up at the two biggest exporters,” said.

Car makers said exports will also help them in pushing volumes of their petrol models abroad, demand for which has slumped in India owing to the wide price gap between diesel and petrol.

The current trend is a part of the long-term strategy of companies and is only partially influenced by the ongoing domestic scenario, according to Rakesh Batra, a partner and national leader, Ernst and Young. However, “the additional focus on exports will help them make up for the shortfall in domestic volumes”, he added.

Ford to idle workers in Spain

Ford has proposed temporary layoffs for 4,000 of its 6,200 workers at its Spanish assembly plant in Valencia because of sluggish European demand for new cars. Ford's Spanish division says it wants the workers to stay home for 39 days between January and October of next year.

Company spokesman Jose Perez said Wednesday that the division has started talks with unions to negotiate terms of the temporary layoffs.

The company says demand for cars in Spain and Europe is expected to remain weak in 2012 and that the Valencia plant needs the investment to produce new models. Ford in June announced an investment of 812 million euros ($1.1 billion) for the plant that it said would create dozens of jobs.

Police in Tuscaloosa, Ala., said Wednesday they dropped a charge against a German Mercedes-Benz executive who was arrested under Alabama's new crackdown on illegal immigration after a police officer caught him driving without identification required by the law.

Though Tuscaloosa police arrested the man last week for not having proper citizenship documents while driving a rental car in the city, city attorney Tim Nunnally said in an e-mail that the charge was dismissed after the man later provided the documents in municipal court.

Police identified the man as Detlev Hager, 46. The company said he was in Alabama on business at the time but declined further comment.

The arrest drew widespread attention because the German automaker is one of the state's leading employers, and its decision to build its first U.S. assembly plant in Alabama in 1993 provided the spark that helped lead to the state's large automotive industry, which includes foreign manufacturers Honda, Hyundai and Toyota.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch cited the executive's arrest in urging Mercedes to move to Missouri from Alabama.

Force India to auction art car

Force India has collaborated with renowned motorsport artist Dexter Brown to create an art car that will be auctioned for charity.

Brown has hand-painted a VJM01-05 chassis from the 2008 season which will be officially presented at the Force India post-race party at the British Grand Prix on Sunday. The team has announced that Formula One drivers and figures will be invited to sign the car during the week leading up to the race at Silverstone, with Bernie Ecclestone being the first to add his signature on Wednesday.

The car will be auctioned off later this year following the inaugural Indian Grand Prix, with the proceeds being split between Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and the Force India Driver Academy, which is giving Indian youngsters an opportunity to get involved in motorsport.

Force India chairman Dr. Vijay Mallya said that he hoped the unique idea would raise a lot of interest as well as a substantial amount.

"Seeing one of my Formula One cars transformed into a painting is a wonderful initiative that combines two of my greatest passions: cars and art. I wish to thank Dexter for producing this exquisite piece of work, which I am sure will be of great interest to art collectors around the world, and will raise valuable funds for charity."