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Construction work on the liner is said to be right on schedule. Like other large ships, the cruise ship is built in sections and then slotted together. Its large size does have some disadvantages: modifications may have to be made to Bermuda's North Channel in order for the ships to dock there on their Caribbean cruises.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382895274030681316.post-51545025164458073432013-12-04T00:37:00.003-08:002013-12-04T00:37:23.542-08:00Adjustable Bike Concept Design<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KKv4mTKGRyU/Up7pNIzsJWI/AAAAAAAAA6k/epM2Clxumys/s1600/flexi_bike1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KKv4mTKGRyU/Up7pNIzsJWI/AAAAAAAAA6k/epM2Clxumys/s320/flexi_bike1.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #40444b; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Bicycles, by design, are beautifully engineered for simple function. The frame, more often than other parts the bicycle, is re-imagined </span><a data-ls-seen="1" href="http://gajitz.com/sculptural-wooden-bike-is-a-rolling-piece-of-structural-art/" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">artistically</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #40444b; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">. Now the functionality of the gears, chain, pedals and seat have been challenged by the </span><a data-ls-seen="1" href="http://www.yankodesign.com/2013/10/17/the-joy-of-biking/" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Flexi-Bike</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #40444b; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #40444b; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Designer Hoon Yoon is quite literally stretching the limits of the bicycle. The main joints of the Flexi-Bike are adjustable to multiple postures. According to the Flexi-Bike’s description, the “main gear part” was designed with organic shape in mind. Between the handles sits a pretty LED display that lists basic information like speed, as well as custom stats like calories burned and weather.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;">The concept evolves the </span><a href="http://www.carbodydesign.com/archive/2007/04/23-buick-riviera-concept-design-gallery/" style="border: 0px; color: #aa0000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Buick Riviera Concept">original Riviera Concept</a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;"> unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show in 2007. The exterior design has classic coupe-like proportions and stance, with the precisely-shaped fenders that frame the front and rear end forming distinctive side air openings.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;">The single, large gull-wing doors allow for easy access in the futuristic cabin, which blends classic premium materials such as leather and wood with more high-tech trims in aluminum and blue LED ambient lights.</span><br />
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Up front, the concept vehicle’s updated waterfall grille and wing-shaped daytime running lights will both become key elements of Buick’s future design DNA.</div>
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The new Riviera has a low drag coefficient and a harmonious balance between style and performance thanks to its raked windshield, 14-degree fastback design and metallic fiber spoiler, which are complemented by active grille shutters and diffusers, and active pneumatic wheels.</div>
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The interior carries on Buick’s signature 360-degree integrated design with high levels of elegance and refinement.</div>
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The eaglewood tone interior features the abundant use of refined materials such as sand-blasted aluminum alloy, lava suede and ebony used in a bold style reminiscent of traditional Chinese jade-inlaid wood. This creates a striking visual effect as well as a subdued sense of luxury.</div>
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The interior features a compact center console, front floating seats and adaptive seating system, as well as its noise-absorbing head restraint system.</div>
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The new Riviera has adopted BIP (Buick Intelligent Performance) technology. It is equipped with GM’s all-new, dual-mode W-PHEV (wireless plug-in hybrid electric vehicle) propulsion system. The user can drive the car on green power in electric mode and enjoy the exhilarating handling and performance of a sports car while driving “green” in hybrid mode. In addition, the vehicle can be charged with a traditional cable or wirelessly via a sensory recharge panel on the car’s chassis. The charging port is integrated into Buick’s iconic porthole design.</div>
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The new Riviera is also equipped with intelligent four-wheel steering, an electromagnetic-controlled suspension and an air spring package for sure handling and comfort in extreme conditions.</div>
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The innovative mobile Internet system adopted in the new Riviera supports high-speed 4G LTE network use. The concept vehicle offers real-time traffic information, weather updates, and news and entertainment while communicating with other vehicles. The vehicle’s voice commands and controls along with touch and gesture recognition activate a range of vehicle systems and enable seamless interaction between driver and vehicle.</div>
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The new Riviera employs a forward-looking active safety system that collects traffic information through 10 high-resolution cameras (for image monitoring) and 18 micro high-precision sensors (for distance monitoring). The information is integrated and presented in a holographic image onto the windshield.</div>
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The intelligent driver assist system provides occupants a high level of active safety and security. The system incorporates a variety of driver assist functions, including: an eagle view record system, night view assist, side blind-zone alert system, lane departure warning system, full-speed range-adaptive cruise control system, lane change assist system, parking assist system, rear cross-traffic alert system, autopilot system and “transparent” A pillars.</div>
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Our days of fighting the wind with our umbrellas might soon be over. We might actually be able to use that situation to our own advantage. You have to admit that you have at least on one occasion fought the wind with your umbrella. Sometimes it’s tough to find the right direction to hold it in order for it not to go inverted. It’s a problem that a lot of people have experienced, but there could soon be a better way. The people<span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD1" style="background-attachment: scroll !important; background-color: transparent !important; background-image: none !important; background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: repeat repeat !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(68, 95, 120) !important; border-bottom-style: dotted !important; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; color: rgb(68, 95, 120) !important; cursor: pointer !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1px !important; position: static;">working</span> on a product called Airblow might just have a clever solution.</div>
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The Airblow is a futuristic concept umbrella which uses a powerful stream of air to cover you from the rain instead of using a textile. This concept could prove to be both more effective and a whole lot more casual. The basic concept behind Airblow is that the umbrella rod shoots air out through its nozzle which deflects the rain, keeping it from hitting you. It’s an interesting concept that reminds me of Blade Runner for some reason. There are no umbrellas in that movie that do this, but it’s still one of those science fiction gadgets that could totally reinvent how we use our umbrellas.</div>
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The concept comes from French designer Quentin Debaene, and it received a nomination for the<span style="list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">James Dyson Award</strong></span>. The Airblow 2050 (as it is really called) uses a powerful <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD2" style="background-attachment: scroll !important; background-color: transparent !important; background-image: none !important; background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: repeat repeat !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(68, 95, 120) !important; border-bottom-style: dotted !important; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; color: rgb(68, 95, 120) !important; cursor: pointer !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1px !important; position: static;">Dyson motor</span> that can silently draw in and push out air in speeds that would keep its owner from being hit by the rain. Whether this futuristic product will ever become reality is of course hard to say. However, our technology is definitely advanced enough to realize this new and quite amazing umbrella concept. I can’t wait to pick one of these up instead of an ordinary textile umbrella. It will be nice not to have an invisible battle with the wind every time it’s raining. Hopefully this Airblow umbrella will be available before 2050 – that number that seems to be indicating a year. We all need this now! Get innovating!</div>
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Mercedes-Benz introduced its new SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive at the Paris Motor Show in a fitting electric blue color. The world’s most powerful electric car features four electric motors, which produce a combined output of 740Hp and a maximum torque of 1,000 Nm. It can accelerate from 0 to 62 mph in just 3.9 seconds and its top speed is electronically limited to 155mph.<br />
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Mercedes optimizes air flow on the Aerodynamic Trailer using a series of measures. An air deflector on the trailer's bulkhead reduces the distance between it and the tractor cab. Meanwhile, curved side panels and a paneled underbody direct air flow toward the rear, where a tapered "boat tail" and rear diffuser take over. Mercedes says the trailer modifications reduce drag by 18 percent. It estimates that the trailer can save 2,000 liters (528 gallons) of fuel each year, cutting costs by €3,000 (about US$3,850 as of publishing) and CO2 emissions by 5 tons (4.5 tonnes).<br />
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The aerodynamic changes do not impede the trailer's hauling capabilities. It is a standard 13.6-meter (44.6-foot) trailer. Mercedes says that it meets the "day-to-day requirements of haulage operations, from ground clearance through approach/departure angle to user-friendly operation of the rear portal."<br />
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The Aerodynamics Trailer is designed to fit with the Actros with StreamSpace Cab semi tractor, which Mercedes calls the most efficient heavy truck on the road. That cab, which is already available, is aerodynamically optimized and can be fitted with an aftermarket streamlining kit that adds a roof air deflector, side deflectors and side paneling.<br />
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Mercedes has also designed a solo truck called the Aerodynamic Truck. The design of the truck is similar to the Aerodynamic Trailer, using a contoured body, paneled underbody, boat tail and a rear diffuser. It also has a roof spoiler. The truck reportedly increases aerodynamic performance by about 12 percent over a conventional design, enabling an estimated fuel savings of around 350 liters (92 gallons), €500 (app. $640) and one ton (0.9 tonnes) of CO2 per year.<br />
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The Aerodynamics Truck and Trailer are still in the prototype stages, and Mercedes plans to do more testing after showing them at this week's 2012 International Commercial Vehicles Show. Mercedes says that if demand is appropriate, the trailer and truck can be put into series production swiftly. Mercedes is relying on European Union lawmakers to approve legislation increasing the maximum allowed length of the trailer by 500 mm (1.6 feet). This would allow for the extra length added by the boat tail. Mercedes believes such legislation will pass by next spring.<br />
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Daimler/Mercedes isn't the only truck manufacturer working on a more efficient tractor trailer. Other examples include the wildly styled Innotruck and the terrain prediction system.<br />
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Manufacturing Company creates unusual aquarium, which is able not only to decorate the bedroom, but also create a real interior, where it will be cozy and comfortable. Constructive solution of this aquarium is impressive. Based part of his soars in the air and relies on bedside tables. Can you imagine, what a unique look and what kind of atmosphere around you, when you wake up in the morning and see the amazing pictures, floating fish, and all that be in the aquarium. Besides, it is so interesting in terms of a nightlight. It’s amazing, is not it? <br />
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London Design Festival: the family home of the future will feature mechanised floors and furniture that emerge from walls, floors and ceilings at the touch of a button, according to Yo! Sushi and Yotel founder Simon Woodroffe<br />
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A master bedroom can be lowered down over the sunken seating area of the living room, while a breakfast counter slides out from the walls of the kitchen and a dining table folds up from the floor.<br />
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Rooms can be reconfigured using sliding partitions, giving residents the option of an open-plan layout.<br />
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“Since the invention of the city centre apartment, we’ve never really re-invented it,” said Woodroffe. ”YO! Home is that new invention. Twelve moving parts drawing on the mechanics of stage scenery allow the transformation of an eighty square metre space, the size of a one bedroom apartment, into a much bigger home.”<br />
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Theatre and exhibition specialists were brought in to assemble the moving mechanisms, which give the apartment two bedrooms, two living rooms, a cinema, an office, a kitchen and dining room, a bathroom and a wine cellar.<br />
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Woodroffe previously launched the Yotel concept at 100% Design in 2007, and has since opened a flagship branch in New York’s Times Square.<br />
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And that means the rider can get to other parts of town even more quickly and effortlessly – and without breaking into a sweat. The BMW i Pedelec Concept can be folded up almost in the blink of an eye and, handily, there is room for two of them in the boot of the BMW i3 Concept. Plus, their batteries can be recharged while they’re in there.<br />
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Like the BMW i3, the BMW i Pedelec Concept is a thoroughly high-tech form of personal transport. Advanced componentry – such as disc brakes at the front and rear, a three-speed gear hub integrated into the motor, a lightweight frame made (like the BMW i3 Concept) from aluminium and carbon fibre, a torquey electric motor complete with electronic management system and high-performance battery, and a clever folding mechanism – make this motor-assisted bicycle an extremely practical transportation solution. As well as its impressive riding and packing characteristics, the BMW i Pedelec Concept can also be converted in a matter of seconds to offer a handy pushing mode, which allows it to be rolled and steered and therefore taken on public transport at no extra cost, saving the rider the effort of having to carry it around.</div>
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Because the electric hub motor only assists the rider’s pedalling up to 25 km/h (16 mph), the BMW i Pedelec Concept does not need to be insured or registered, no licence is required to use it, and the rider does not have to wear a helmet. Depending on the nature of the route, rider’s weight and degree of motor assistance utilised, a full battery charge will give a range of 25 – 40 kilometres (16 – 25 miles). Under braking and when riding downhill, the hub motor acts as a generator and supplies the battery with energy. It takes just four hours – or 1.5 hours on a quick charge – for the empty battery to be fully recharged, either from a domestic plug socket or inside the boot of the BMW i3 Concept.</div>
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<tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Length</td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">1,480 mm</td></tr>
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<tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Weight</td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">>20 kg</td></tr>
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250 W/20 Nm (15 lb-ft.)</td></tr>
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Styling wise, the new Acura NSX combines sporty and exotic design cues into a single package, some may even say that certain elements remind of BMW’s i8 hybrid sports car. If you’re looking for Honda contract hire in the meantime, then now is the time to get in before the 2012 Acura NSX release date comes by.<br />
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One thing you should notice about the car is that all 2012 products are assembled manually by craftsmen Acura, so you can be sure that it will be assembled correctly. The 2012 Acura NSX not only has a beautiful exterior and interior design, but the car is also equipped with many modern automobile technology and a lot of fancy features, 2012 Acura NSX in fact, the first car that is able to offer an original VTEC or also known as variable valve timing and lift electronic control system. VTEC is capable of delivering this car with the high end and low end torque, in addition to the innovative system.<br />
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Powered by a direct-injection VTEC V-6 engine paired with a Sport Hybrid drive system that uses a pair of electric motors at the front combined with a Bilateral Torque Adjustable Control System and a dual-clutch gearbox-mounted electric motor, the NSX’s mid-engine, SH-AWD all-wheel-drive layout is borderline supercar territory in specification, not far off Porsche’s 918 Spyder. In fact, Acura is calling the NSX Concept a supercar, though in modern parlance, it’s likely a few hundred horsepower short of the appellation.<br />
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The aerodynamics of the concept car was designed in a new innovative way, the side deflector intakes of the front were made broader, so a much larger amount of air does not get stuck by the engine, instead, it flows behind the front wheels.</div>
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One of the main characteristic feature of the Jaguar XKX is the totally disappearing side mirrors. At about 1cm thickness, the mirrors perfectly fit the shallow hatch made in the door piece when the car is stopped and they unfold again in working position when it’s turned on.</div>
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The eHighway concept is the electrification of trucks and select highway lanes via overhead electrified wires similar to how modern day trolleys or streetcars are powered on many city streets. However, personally I do not believe this will be widely used as inductive charging also known as non-contact charging will gain ground. At least I hope it does because having wires all along highways seems so primitive.<br />
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The airy frame boasts a low center of gravity and a compact overall volume. In this way, the e-bike is superbly agile at the sporty handling limits. The lithium-ion battery is incorporated into the frame and needs 2.5 hours to fully charge. On long trial tours, only a few simple steps are required to remove the battery and replace it with a charged one.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">The frame and the swinging arm that holds the back wheel are made of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP). The same material is used for the 26" wheels, which feature an innovative "Audi ultra blade" design with broad flat spokes for an optimized transmission of pedal power. "We were able to demonstrate with the choice of materials just how closely design goes hand in hand with expertise in ultra lightweight construction," Hendrik Schaefers comments.</span>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">The cyclist can choose between a total of five cycling modes – pure muscle power, the electric motor alone, or pedaling supported by the electric motor. In the "Pure" mode, the drive power is purely the product of the cyclist's legs, while in "Pedelec" mode you are supported by the electric motor that then makes speeds of up to 80 km/h (50 mph) possible and gives you a range of 50-70 kilometers (31-44 miles). If you select "eGrip", the Audi e-bike Wörthersee runs solely on the electric motor and can reach a top speed of 50 km/h (31 mph). The cyclist then controls forward momentum using a gripshift and can configure the power as desired using the computer.</span>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">The electric motor is located at the lowest point on the frame and drives the bottom bracket shaft directly. The maximum torque delivered to the rear wheel is 250 Nm (184.39 lb-ft). The electric motor generates a maximum output of 2.3 kW, a new world best for e-bikes. The complete bike excluding electrical components weighs in at 11 kg (24.25 lb), equivalent to a power-to-weight ratio of 9 kg (19.84 lb) per kilowatt, or 7 kg (15.43 lb) per horsepower – another record-breaking value.</span>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">When performing wheelies, an electronic control system support the rider when performing tricks and back-wheel biking. Different modes can be set using a smartphone or directly on the e-bike – either "Power Wheelie" mode, with adjustable wheelie angle for less skilled bikers or "Balanced Wheelie" mode for sporting challenges. In "Balanced Wheelie" mode, the electronic control system maintains the rider's balance, by compensating the biker's movements forwards or backwards via the electric motor. This means the rider can influence the bike's speed by shifting weight: if you lean forwards the bike picks up speed, and if you lean back it slows. You select "Training" mode if you want to keep your performance constant for training purposes.</span>
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/03/28/mini-cooper-s-john-cooper-works-gp-spotted-testing/" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1567b6; font-family: arial, verdana, sans-serif; font: inherit; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Spy shots</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"> pretty much said it's coming, and here it is: the new </span><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/Mini/" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1567b6; font-family: arial, verdana, sans-serif; font: inherit; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mini</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"> John Cooper Works GP. It's making an appearance at the Mini United Festival in France this weekend, and while Mini has yet to detail specific power numbers or show off the car's interior, it has produced a Nurburgring time: 8 minutes, 23 seconds, which, </span><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/04/04/mini-cooper-s-jcw-gp-is-20-seconds-faster-around-the-ring-than/" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1567b6; font-family: arial, verdana, sans-serif; font: inherit; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">as we reported back in April</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">, betters the last Mini GP (circa 2006) by 19 seconds.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 10px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 10px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Like its predecessor, the GP-spec hardtop loses its back seat for weight reduction, gets a full complement of power and suspension upgrades, including a race-spec suspension and brakes, and sports exclusive aero tweaks, wheels and graphics to differentiate itself from "regular" JCW models. Figure on a power figure north of the 214 horses the last GP produced (standard JCW Minis make 208 hp right now). Only 2,000 of the new Mini JCW GPs will be built and sold globally.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 10px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 10px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Given that the regular John Cooper Works models are fairly marvelous as is, the GP should be deliriously fun. No pricing yet, but since a loaded-up John Cooper Works easily runs into the high-$30K range now, we'd expect the limited-production GP to skip right past the $40,000 mark.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Saab says the PhoeniX uses the platform for the next generation of the 9-3, as well as providing hints of the brand's future styling themes under design chief Jason Castroita. Saab calls the design "aeromotional."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The PhoeniX has a 0.25 coefficient of drag and uses winglets mounted on the sides to help manage airflow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And it is just as radical under the skin. The PhoeniX uses a parallel hybrid setup, with an electrically driven rear axle and a 200-hp, turbocharged 1.6-liter engine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The instrument panel is fitted with Saab's IQon car communication setup, which runs the Google Android operating system used by smartphones. Saab says IQon connects to the Internet whenever the car is started.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">NASA asked the world’s top aircraft engineers to solve the hardest problem in commercial aviation: how to fly cleaner, quieter and using less fuel. The prototypes they imagined may set a new standard for the next two decades of flight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">BOX WING JET, LOCKHEED MARTIN</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Passenger jets consume a lot of fuel. A Boeing 747 burns five gallons of it every nautical mile, and as the price of that fuel rises, so do fares. Lockheed Martin engineers developed their Box Wing concept to find new ways to reduce fuel burn without abandoning the basic shape of current aircraft. Adapting the lightweight materials found in the F-22 and F-35 fighter jets, they designed a looped-wing configuration that would increase the lift-to-drag ratio by 16 percent, making it possible to fly farther using less fuel while still fitting into airport gates.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They also ditched conventional turbofan engines in favor of two ultrahigh-bypass turbofan engines. Like all turbofans, they generate thrust by pulling air through a fan on the front of the engine and by burning a fuel-air mixture in the engine’s core. With fans 40 percent wider than those used now, the Box Wing’s engines bypass the core at several times the rate of current engines. At subsonic speeds, this arrangement improves efficiency by 22 percent. Add to that the fuel-saving boost of the box-wing configuration, and the plane is 50 percent more efficient than the average airliner. The additional wing lift also lets pilots make steeper descents over populated areas while running the engines at lower power. Those changes could reduce noise by 35 decibels and shorten approaches by up to 50 percent.—Andrew Rosenblum</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The first era of commercial supersonic transportation ended on November 26, 2003, with the final flight of the Concorde, a noisy, inefficient and highly polluting aircraft. But the dream of a sub-three-hour cross-country flight lingered, and in 2010, designers at Lockheed Martin presented the Mach 1.6 Supersonic Green Machine. The plane’s variable-cycle engines would improve efficiency by switching to conventional turbofan mode during takeoff and landing. Combustors built into the engine would reduce nitrogen oxide pollution by 75 percent. And the plane’s inverted-V tail and under wing engine placement would nearly eliminate the sonic booms that led to a ban on overland Concorde flights.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The configuration mitigates the waves of air pressure (caused by the collision with air of a plane traveling faster than Mach 1) that combine into the enormous shock waves that produce sonic booms. “The whole idea of low-boom design is to control the strength, position and interaction of shock waves,” says Peter Coen, the principal investigator for supersonic projects at NASA. Instead of generating a continuous loop of loud booms, the plane would issue a dull roar that, from the ground, would be about as loud as a vacuum cleaner.—Andrew Rosenblum</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The best way to conserve jet fuel is to turn off the gas engines. That’s only possible with an alternative power source, like the battery packs and electric motors in the Boeing SUGAR Volt’s hybrid propulsion system. The 737-size, 3,500-nautical-mile-range plane would draw energy from both jet fuel and batteries during takeoff, but once at cruising altitude, pilots could switch to all-electric mode [see Volta Volare GT4]. At the same time Boeing engineers were rethinking propulsion, they also rethought wing design. “By making the wing thinner and the span greater, you can produce more lift with less drag,” says Marty Bradley, Boeing’s principal investigator on the project. The oversize wings would fold up so pilots could access standard boarding gates. Together, the high-lift wings, the hybrid powertrain and the efficient open-rotor engines would make the SUGAR Volt 55 percent more efficient than the average airliner. The plane would emit 60 percent less carbon dioxide and 80 percent less nitrous oxide. Additionally, the extra boost the hybrid system provides at takeoff would enable pilots to use runways as short as 4,000 feet. (For most planes, landing requires less space than takeoff.) A 737 needs a minimum of 5,000 feet for takeoff, so the SUGAR Volt could bring cross-country flights to smaller airports.—Rose Pastore</span><br />
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