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Thursday, September 23, 2010

Dakota Performance Tips

Tips and Hints For Car Re-Spray For Effective Car Modification

 

The most fantastic way of car modification and to change the appearance of your car is to re-spray it. One way to avoid the problem of scratches scrapes or paint degradation is to apply bare metal spray.
Spray cans are only appropriate when you are repainting at small scale. Repaint at big level will require a professional finish and therefore acceptable arsenal of car repaint equipment which includes filtered booth to avoid emission carcinogens and other environment damaging gases into the atmosphere and a high quality spray gun with different sizes of nozzle depending on the paint and finish required.
Before starting the car repaint jobs please make sure that the area is completely dust free. Performing car repaint is encouraged in a warm environment as it really makes your job easier and really enhances the finish of your paint. If you happen to be in a cold territory then make sure you have an access to a low bake oven.
Make sure you apply the right paint for the right job as varieties of different paints are available in the market all made for different purposes. For instance if you want to apply a flip paint or even want to give a special effect to your car by repainting it then both will require different types of paints. There are variety of effects to choose from which includes metallic, pearlescent, translucent and many more. Obviously the technique to apply these will differ accordingly. However I will presume a regular base paint in this article in order to just make myself clear.
Before you start to repaint your car make sure that you have complied with all the safety measures. The most important safety step before repainting your car is to cover your mouth with good filtration. The paint fumes are believed to be medically injurious to inhale so a normal decorator mask is not going to provide appropriate safety. Furthermore ensure that the area in which you are performing the repaint is well ventilated and there's a good passage of fresh air.
As explained above spray paint cans are good only for small scale repaint. For large scale repaint you need to acquire a spray gun and good quality paint. Moreover spray paint cans are more expensive on aggregate basis so if you are looking for a cool and stunning car modification through repaint you have to stop relying on spray paint cans. As large scale repaint means that you will be doing 5-6 thin mist coats so it would require at least 18-20 spray paint cans. So you can estimate the overall cost when you are trying to be a miser and avoid spending on spray paint gun and good quality paint.
Now coming to the procedure. For your convenience I have tried to divide the whole procedure into sequential steps so you would feel easier to remember and act as explained in this article. 
Step 1: Wash thoroughly, the area where the paint has to be applied. Make sure that the sanding and filling has been done before you reach this stage. Even the slightest uneven body surface will stand out so keep on watching the car's body from different angles and ensure that not even a slightest bump remains there. An effective technique to figure out any bump on the car is to wet the surface and use a lamp to inspect for any flaw. All the bumps can be seen if any. 
Just in case you did not replace the old paint using paint remover and protected the metal with rust inhibitor, make sure that all the dust, grit and road film are removed via a good quality car cleaning fluid free of wax additives.
Step 2: Do some clinical cleansing.  Use a paper towel or a screen wipe which is more preferred and any solvent cleaner such as IPA or similar spirit used for cleansing purposes wipe over the surface to a smear free finish.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

2012 Ford Focus ST Specification

Ford Focus ST-2 2.5 3 door Engine Data
Cubic Capacity - 2522 cc
Cylinders - 5
Valves - 20v
Power - 225@6000 ps/rpm
Torque - 236@1600-4000 lb/ft

Ford Focus ST PhotosFord Focus ST Specification

Ford Focus ST WallpaperLuxury Car Design From Ford Focus ST

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Ford Focus ST Interior DesignFord Focus ST Interior DashBoard Design

Ford Focus ST-2 2.5 3 door Performance
Maximum Speed - 150 mph - (Man)
0 - 62 mph (acceleration) - 6.8 seconds - (Man)

Fuel Consumption and Capacities
Fuel Type - Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Capacity - 55 litres / 12.1 gallons
Cost To Fill Tank - £64.29


Ford Focus Fuel Consumption :: (ST-2 2.5 Manual)
Urban Fuel - 20.5 mpg
Extra Urban - 41.5 mpg
Combined - 30.4 mpg
Theoretical Range to Empty - 368 miles
Fuel cost per 12,000 miles - £2,098 or £0.17 per mile
Cost of Fuel used above - £1.169 - Unleaded Petrol
Cost per Gallon of Unleaded Petrol - £5.31 - Unleaded Petrol

Ford Focus ST-2 2.5 3 door CO2 Emissions

Emissions Class
EU4
CO2 Exhaust Emissions
224 g/km - Manual Transmission
3522 UK Cars Listed by
CO2 Emissions

VED - Vehicle Excise Duty Band (Car Tax - 12 months)
VED - Vehicle Excise Duty - [ K ] £550.00 (Man) - 1st year
- [ K ] £245.00 (Man) - thereafter

Ford Focus NCAP Rating
NCAP - Adult Occupant Rating - ncap5 star rating
NCAP - Child Protection Rating - ncap4 star rating
NCAP - Pedestrian Test Rating - ncap2 star rating

Insurance Group
Car Insurance Group (Old Rating) - 17 - fairly expensive to insure.
Obtain an Insurance Quote - Ford Insurance

Warranty & Servicing Schedule
Warranty - 3 years / 60000 miles
Servicing Schedule - 12500 miles
Car Parts - Ford Focus Parts

Ford Focus Dimensions and Capacities
Length - 4357 mm - 14'4"
Width - 1839 mm - 6'0" - exc. mirrors
Height - 1497 mm - 4'11"
Wheel Base - 2640 mm - 8'8"
Split/Fold Rear Seat - standard
Boot Capacity - 385 litres (min)
1247 litres (max)
Gross Weight - 1860 kg
Kerb Weight - 1392 kg
Towing Limit (braked) - N/A kg

Safety and Security
ABS - Anti Lock Brakes - standard
ESP - Electronic Stability - standard
Front Seat Belt Pre-Tensioners - standard
Driver Airbag - standard
Passenger Airbag - standard
Front Side Airbags - standard
Alarm - standard
Immobiliser - standard
Central Locking - standard
Rear Parking Sensors - optional - £225

Comfort
Power Steering - standard
Air Conditioning - not applicable
Climate Control - standard
Electric Front Windows - standard
Rear Electric Windows - not applicable
Manual Sunroof - not applicable
Electric Sunroof - optional - £500
Electric Mirrors - standard
Leather Seats - not applicable
Cruise Control - not applicable
Alloy Wheels - standard
Metallic Paint - optional - £445

In Car Entertainment and Satellite Navigation
Radio/CD with RDS - standard
Satellite Navigation - optional - £700
DVD Player - not applicable

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

2011 OPEL VAUXHALL GTC SPECIFICATION

Vauxhall GTC Specification

Chassis

Wheels 21-inch wheels
Engine
Type: A four-cylinder, 2.0-litre turbocharged
Exterior
Headlights Slim, eagle-eye shaped headlamps

  • Three door Astra-based concept stars on Vauxhall’s Paris Show Stand
  • Dynamic, sweeping lines make bold statement about Vauxhall’s design evolution
  • Innovative suspension and drivetrain features hint at performance remit
Luton – These are the first official pictures of Vauxhall’s GTC Paris Concept, which gives the strongest hint yet to the Astra Sport Hatch’s successor and is set to cause a stir when it receives its debut on September 30 at the Paris Motor Show.

Mark Adams, Vauxhall/Opel’s Vice President of Design, has described the GTC Paris as, ‘bold, pure and iconic’ in its appearance. Vauxhall has hinted that a production version will not stray far from the rakish lines of the concept, and if the GTC moniker were to be adopted, it would be the first time that a Vauxhall has been so named.

At 4.46 metres, the GTC Paris offers ample space for five people, yet still maintains a svelte and sporting appearance. Adams’ team has maximised ‘tension’ in the design by limiting the amount of lines in the car’s profile, and leaving the impression that the car’s highlights and surfacing are ‘pressed’ on to the concept’s 21-inch wheels.

Vauxhall’s signature blade mimics that on the Insignia and creates a fine, tense crease along the rocker panel. This combines with a second line running from the door handle to the rear of the car, emphasising both a fine undercut and broad shoulder. A third line following the silhouette of the roof is finished in fine brushed aluminium accentuating the window graphic and leads to a sharply accented integrated spoiler.

Slim, eagle-eye shaped headlamps, flanked by LED running lights with chrome surrounds dominate the front of the GTC Paris. A sharp centreline crease runs down the bonnet (a trademark styling cue from Vauxhalls of yore) and leads to a dramatically low trapezoidal grille incorporating a chrome emblem bar.

At the rear, the imposing features of the concept are enhanced with LED tail lights, showcasing a long, stretched ‘wing’ night time graphic.

Underpinning the GTC Paris is a specially designed chassis with an extra-wide stance. Hinting at the car’s power potential is an electronic limited slip differential and an updated version of Vauxhall’s FlexRide adaptive damping system. The new Astra’s unique compound crank / Watt’s link rear suspension provides excellent packaging and secure, driver-focused dynamics.

A four-cylinder, 2.0-litre turbocharged engine, with direct petrol injection and Start/Stop technology is mated to a six-speed manual gearbox, providing drivers with high levels of performance and fuel efficiency.

More details about the GTC Paris Concept will be revealed before the Paris Motor Show.


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Sunday, September 5, 2010

Honda CR-Z Custom Design Interior

Honda CR-Z is adapted with a 3-Mode Drive System. The prices starting beneath $20,000 and topping out aloof aloft $23,000 with a CVT and navigation.

This different affection allows the disciplinarian to accept amid three active modes. which adapt the responses of the throttle, steering, altitude ascendancy and the akin of abetment provided by the IMA syst.

The 2011 Honda CR-Z’s exoteric is boilerplate abreast as close and bound as that of the abstraction Honda appear at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show, which beatific the blogosphere into a aberration of anticipation: Was Honda bringing aback the CR-X? While the assembly CR-Z lacks some of the beef of the concept, it still looks like annihilation abroad on the road; that large, arty grille and upslanting headlights alpha a architecture burden that finishes with a adventurous classy for a C-pillar and a sculptured rear deck.

Honda CR-Z Custom DesignHonda CR-Z CUSTOM CAR

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Many readers will bethink the wedge-shaped CR-X of the aboriginal 80s and see some cardinal resemblances. But as activity baton Norio Tomobe acicular out at our drive session: “We were not aiming for a avant-garde day CR-X. We capital to actualize a absolutely new blazon of amalgam sports auto that would booty us into a added acute and environmentally-conscious 21st century. The actuality that’s it’s a amalgam aloof adds addition arresting ambit to the adventurous mix. If it reminds you of the CR-X again that’s absolutely coincidental.”

Built on a hardly shorter, but wider, Insight platform, the CR-Z’s wheelbase has been abrupt 4.5 in compared with the Insight. It’s additionally 1.2 in lower, and 97 lbs lighter. It seems abundant added low-slung back you blooper into the driver’s seat, because the H-point is afterpiece to the floor. There’s affluence of allowance for driver’s up to 6 ft 5 in, but balloon the rear seats, which would attempt to board a 12 year old. Flatten the rear seats and you actualize 14.1 cubic anxiety of baggage space, abundant for a brace of suitcases, or two golf bags.

At aboriginal look, autogenous trim and affection seems about one and a bisected levels aloft that of the Insight’s, and the chart boasts added architecture flair. The CR-Z’s birr is able-bodied set out, alluringly aflame and intuitive.

2011 Lotus Evora S Specifications

Lotus Evora S Specifications

VEHICLE TYPE: mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 2+2-passenger, 2-door coupe
ESTIMATED BASE PRICE: $75,000

ENGINE TYPE:
DOHC 24-valve V-6, aluminum block and heads, port fuel injection
Displacement: 211 cu in, 3456cc
Power (SAE net): 276 bhp @ 6400 rpm
Torque (SAE net): 258 lb-ft @ 4700 rpm
TRANSMISSION: 6-speed manual

2011 Lotus Evora S Specifications2011 Lotus Evora S Specifications
Lotus Evora S Pictures2011 Lotus Evora S Luxury Car

Lotus Evora S Wallpaper2011 Lotus Evora S Steering Design

Lotus Evora S Images2011 Lotus Evora S Wallpapers


DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 101.4 in Length: 170.9 in Width: 72.8 in Height: 48.1 in Curb weight: 3050 lb

PERFORMANCE (MFR'S EST):
Zero to 60 mph: 4.9 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 12.3 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 13.5 sec @ 105 mph
Top speed (drag limited): 162 mph

FUEL ECONOMY (C/D EST):
EPA city/highway driving: 19/28 mpg

2012 Audi TTS Specifications

Audi TTS Specifications

VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, 4-wheel-drive, 4-passenger, 3-door hatchback
PRICE AS TESTED: $52,125 (base price: $46,325)

ENGINE TYPE:
turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 16-valve inline-4, iron block and aluminum head, direct fuel injection

Displacement: 121 cu in, 1984cc
Power (SAE net): 265 bhp @ 6000 rpm
Torque (SAE net): 258 lb-ft @ 2500 rpm

TRANSMISSION:
6-speed dual-clutch automated manual

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Audi TTS InteriorAudi TTS Interior Design

DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 97.2 in Length: 165.3 in Width: 72.5 in Height: 53.1 in Curb weight: 3264 lb

C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 4.8 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 12.4 sec
Zero to 130 mph: 32.7 sec
Street start, 5–60 mph: 6.0 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 13.5 sec @ 104 mph
Top speed (governor limited): 155 mph
Braking, 70–0 mph: 154 ft
Roadholding, 200-ft-dia skidpad: 0.95 g


FUEL ECONOMY:
EPA city/highway driving: 21/29 mpg
C/D observed: 21 mpg

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Sportscar Audi R15 TDI

The Le Mans-conquering Audi R15 TDI sports ancestor is apprenticed for Silverstone, area on Sunday September 12th it will afresh be bent up in yet added arresting skirmishes in the action for the new Intercontinental Le Mans Cup.

The ultimate Audi chase car, accepted internally as the R15 TDI ‘plus’, is based on the aboriginal 2009 R15 TDI, but appearance all-encompassing modifications to aerodynamics and to the almighty V10 agent agent fabricated aftermost winter to accede with new regulations. The full-blooded of these thoroughbreds includes the acclaimed R8, declared by Autosport annual afresh as ‘the best anytime sports prototype’, and the V12 TDI-powered Audi R10 TDI that fabricated history in 2006 by acceptable the aboriginal sportscar to win the Le Mans 24-hour chase beneath agent power.

Sportscar Audi R15 TDIAudi R15 TDI WALLPAPER

Sportscar Audi R15 TDIAudi R15 TDI IMAGE

Sportscar Audi R15 TDIINTERIOR Audi R15 TDI CABIN DESIGN

In its revised form, added by anew developed turbo chargers with capricious agent geometry (VTG), the latest 5.5-litre, ten butt agent assemblage powered the Audi R15 TDI into the top-three places in this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours, the brand’s ninth achievement in arguably the world’s toughest motor race.

2011 Mercedes Benz Viano Specification

The Mercedes-Benz Viano leads its class, defining the new criterion for large-capacity vehicles. New engines and new transmissions abate emissions and ammunition burning while acceptable performance. The new anatomy offers the ultimate in ride abundance and alive safety. The cockpit and commuter alcove are added convenient and alluringly appointed than ever. The Mercedes-Benz Viano is instantly recognisable by its "face", featuring the Mercedes brilliant in the appearance of the accepted commuter cars, and a anew advised rear section.

The Mercedes-Benz Viano and its arresting new advanced design

The new "face" of the Mercedes-Benz Viano presents a yet added arresting and characteristic look, in befitting with the appearance of the accepted commuter cars from Mercedes-Benz. Three slats corrective in argent with chrome trims allotment the radiator grille, against a adventurous atramentous grille featuring a architecture pattern. The radiator grille is account by new reflector headlamps in a characteristic design. The reflector has been continued to access the ablaze output. The daytime alive lights which appear as accepted are chip with their own ablaze antecedent in the headlamp housings, calm with the fog lamps.


2011 Mercedes Benz Viano Side View

2012 Mercedes Benz Viano Interior Specification

Mercedes Benz Viano Engine Specification

New: Bi-xenon headlamps with LED daytime alive lights

The Mercedes-Benz Viano is now optionally accessible with a aggregate of Bi-xenon headlamps, LED daytime alive lights, cornering lights, Add-Light arrangement and a headlamp washer system. The cornering ablaze is controlled via the indicator batten and is able up to a acceleration of 40 km/h. The Add-Light arrangement is alive at speeds of up to 70 km/h, depending on the council angle. The decidedly all-encompassing Viano Ambiente accessories band includes the Bi-xenon headlamps as standard.