Next-gen Hot Hatch by Honda

The Paris motor show is heralded as the world's biggest motor show, claiming more visitor footfall than any other auto show. No wonder car makers are scrambling to prepare their new car launches in time. It rounds up all the cars, world debuts and major launches at the Paris motor show. It has the reputation of becoming as a one-stop shop for everything about the Mondial de l'Automobile.

        On 1st Oct, 2016, Honda’s crazed 10th-generation Civic Type R prototype made its bombastic entrance at the Paris Motor Show. The current ‘FK2’ Type R is arguably the most hardcore of all the hot hatches, so naturally we’re a bit excited about the new one.

        The Honda Civic Type R is the highest performance version of the Honda Civic made by Honda Motor Company of Japan. It features a lightened and stiffened body, specially tuned engine and upgraded brakes and chassis. Red is also used in the interior to give it special sporting distinction and to separate it from other Honda models.
      
         Interior of the 10th gen Type R will resemble the new generation Civic model but with recognizable sporty red interior with a lot of carbon fiber and aluminum inserts on the dash, seats, doors, and steering wheel. The seats are like it can be expected from Honda’s popular sports hatchback a Recaro ones. Unlike regular Civic, 2018 Honda Civic Type R has a metal shifter, some carbon-fiber details, metal pedals with holes in it and has two drive modes – Comfort and R.

         
        The exterior of the new Civic Type R, will have a Hatchback look, while the rest of 10th gen Civic family will traditionally be offered as four-door-sedan and two-door-coupe body style. Honda is trying with this to attack a few markets with the one car, and the targeted rivals will probably be Ford Focus RS, Subaru WRX STI and Volkswagen Golf R. The car will have some similarities to its previous version but it will get slightly updated in the segment of front fender vents, dual lip spoilers, front bumper air curtains, side skirts and rear spoiler, front and back lighting. One more characteristic of the new Type R Civic will be a triple exhaust tips mounted at the center of the rear bumper together with a more aggressive posture. The wheels will get bigger, measuring 19 inches and inside each of these will host a 4 piston Brembo brake calipers and probably 13.7 inch discs at the front. The car will have a new set of Aero kit which has been carried forward from the ninth generation Civic except for the presence of little lumps and winglets at the rear end of the roof. These acts as 'Vortex Generators' which has the role of calming the air stream going over the roof and to the rear wing, helping create maximum downforce.

     
         Engine fitted into this vehicle is already known and it will be a 2.0 L, 4 cylinder with direct fuel injection, turbo-charging and VTEC variable valve timing. Maximum power should be close to 320 HP and 295 lb-ft of torque, which is found in the current Type R sold overseas, and all of that power will be delivered to front tires via six speed manual transmission. Torque steer will be suppressed by a new “Dual Axis Strut Front Suspension” and adaptive dampers all around. Also aiding the handling are the numerous body enhancements aimed at producing more downforce. Fuel consumption has been reduced but will definitely worry when you floor the pedal. 

         From what is being insinuated by Honda, that engine will still power the front wheels, we assume using the same mechanical limited-slip differential/dual-axis strut combination to transfer the power to the road successfully. It might also have fully independent suspension.with a more sophisticated chassis.

          Even though we are still speaking before the launch, the new Civic Type R and Honda wants it to be as fast as possible because they have set their eyes on the FWD Nordschleife lap time record.  The current ‘Ring record holder is the Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport and Honda aims at beating it in 2017.

     
         Honda has promised a production version “next year,” but it’s widely understood that we’ll first see it at the Geneva Motor Show this March - particularly since Geneva was chosen as the debut show for the FK2.

Let's tango

ASUSTeK Computer Inc., known as ASUS, is a Taiwanese multinational computer hardware and electronics company was founded in 1989 in Taiwan. ASUS is one of the world's largest computer hardware companies. Its products include desktops, PC peripherals, laptops, smartphones, tablets and hybrid devices. The company has made Android phones powered by Intel and Qualcomm SoCs.

        
       Their latest flagship device is a bit different from every other manufacturers that are trying to achieve the near "The perfect phone". So in this state of the art technological world their offbeat approach made everyone think, towards which way are these devices leading.

        ASUS has made the world’s first Tango enabled and Daydream ready phone "ASUS ZenFone AR", which they launched in CES 2017. Tango is a set of sensors and computer vision software that supports smartphone augmented reality experiences. Daydream is Google's platform for high quality, mobile virtual reality.

   ZenFone AR has the ability to understand space and motion like humans do, which gives ZenFone AR augmented reality capabilities that feel positively futuristic. Tango adds motion tracking, depth perception, and area learning capabilities to ZenFone AR, so it can understand its motion as it moves through an area, detect how far way it is from the floor, walls, and objects, and see and remember the key visual features of a physical space in three-dimensional space.

Augmented Reality

       ZenFone AR is equipped with the innovative TriCam system consisting of three rear cameras — a motion tracking, depth sensing, and high-resolution 23MP camera with Sony IMX 318 sensors, that helps the phone to a create a three-dimensional model of its surroundings and track its motion. Together with Tango, the ZenFone AR promises to deliver an engaging augmented reality experiences.

       The Zenfone AR is a sleek phone that does not look like the tanky old Tango devices of before. It features a 5.7" Quad HD (1440 x 2560 pixels) Super AMOLED display, with an impressive 79% screen-to-body ratio. Alongwith ultra-smooth graphics, and high-fidelity sensors that precisely track head movement, the device can immerse anyone in the VR world that would feel realistic. And to protect itself it has Corning Gorilla Glass 4 on it.

Virtual Reality

       The ZenFone AR features the powerful 14nm fabricated the Qualcomm's Snapdrago 821 processor, that has been optimized for Tango to deliver ultra-fast performance. It first comes onboard with 8GB of RAM under the hood and Qluacomm's Adreno 530 GPU. It brings a 40% improvement in graphics performance at 40% less power than the Snapdragon 810. So it can provide more hours of augmented reality along with supercharged graphics. ZenFone AR has a sophisticated vapor cooling system that enables the CPU and GPU to work more efficiently and combat overheating efficiently.

      ZenFone AR features a high-resolution 23MP camera as part of its TriCam system. With a large f/2.0 aperture lens, lightning-fast 0.03 seconds TriTech autofocus with subject tracking, and 92MP Super Resolution technology. It also has Optical and electronic image stabilization help ensure blur-free shots and 4K video recording lets you capture moments in the highest quality. It has 8-MP front shooter for taking selfies.

      The device has leather rear back which has a precision driller steel frame in which houses the TriCam system.The ZenFone AR has the ASUS's SonicMaster 3.0 technology in speakers which has five-magnet speaker which is driven by a powerful NXP Smart AMP, for expansive, high-volume output. As a result the output is 140% louder and 42% less distortion.

TriCam system

        The Asus ZenFone AR runs Android 7.0 and is powered by a 3300mAh non removable battery. It is a dual SIM smartphone that accepts Micro-SIM and Nano-SIM. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, NFC, 3G and 4G. Sensors on the phone include Compass Magnetometer, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Gyroscope and Barometer.

       The ZenFone AR is going to be released in the market during the second quarter of 2017. The official price of the device haven't revealed yet. The future technology is here now.

Motorola Moto X Style/Pure/Play Edition

Moto X Style/Pure Edition

After a pretty long time I'm writing blog again and it feels great. Likewise Motorola has launched their next flagship phone or phones rather into the market. But it's a rather bit confusing as we have got three editions of the device i.e. Moto X Style/ Moto X Pure /Moto X Play. The name of the thing is different based on which part of the planet you happen to be on.
      As to all readers I just want to make it clear about what I'm referring to, as I can't speak out the two names i.e. Moto X Style or Pure Edition, when underneath its hood everything happens to be the same. These two phones have same internal specifications and features but are going to be sold by different names so as to put the customers in a position figuring out why Motorola made this so complicated? Though the phones hasn't hit the market yet, till then you can all clarify your doubts or speculations coming up in your mind.
      The phone has revamped its line of specs targeting the other flagship phones in the market waiting to give a tough competition to its contenders. The device is like a baby of Nexus 6 and Moto X(2nd gen). It has the same design and feel of Nexus 6 except for the coloured metal band at the back the colour can be changed as per the 7 metal accents available. At the bottom of the band it has retained its dimple as its present in the Moto phones. The Moto X has replaceable back shells and the customers are able to choose among a bunch of different colours as well as the material of which they are made making a total of 18 inlays.
      Moto X Pure has pretty killer specs on paper having a rocking 1.8Ghz Qualcomm Hexa-core Snapdragon 808 processor backed up by 3 gigabytes of RAM along with Adreno 418 GPU, Natural Language Processor and Contextual Computing Processor. The device has a 16/32/64 gigabytes of storage and can be expanded via microSD slot up to 128 gigabytes. The device runs on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop with near stock android feel. The device fits in a 3,000 mAh battery at its curve back and has superfast turbocharging which they claim to fastest on any phone which is like 10hrs of charge in 15mins plugged in. It has a 5.7inch Quad HD LCD display which is about 520 pixels per inch and the super thin bezels which makes it look really big. The screen has the protection of Corning Gorilla Glass 3. It has two front facing Stereo Speakers with smartboost technology. The camera unit has been upgraded from its previous version, it is a 21 megapixel unit with an aperture of f/2.0 at the back with dual LED flash which can record some crisp 4k video. In the front it has wide angle 5-megapixel selfie camera with a flash. The device has NFC, 802.11 a/g/b/n/ac as well as MIMO and LTE Cat 6 (upto 30mbps) Network connectivity . Putting everything under its hood it just weighs around 179 gram for this huge 5.7" device.
       The Moto X Play is almost the same phone except for a downsized 1.7Ghz Snapdragon 615 processor along with 2 gigabytes of RAM and 16/32 GB of storage along with 128 GB expandable memory. The device packs in a huge battery of 3,630 mAh battery.
      The Moto X Pure and Style Edition are going to enter US market on September with a very competitive price of $399.99  of both locked and unlocked devices. Motorola has laid out its card and now it's matter of time to see what result comes out of it whether it has liven up to your
definition or not.
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Cross it over by SX4 S-Cross

Front part of SX4 S-Cross

         Hello guys welcome to my blog http://techsonwheel.blogspot.in/. First of all i want to say thanks for spending your time in reading my blog. Today I'm going to write about a special car which has been anticipated after its unveiling at 2013 Geneva Motor Show in March. The S-Cross will be launched in India in the last week of January 2015. The S-Cross is going to notch up the level of hot and lucrative crossover market followed by equally awaited Maruti XA Alpha mini-SUV.

          So the final deal is what is a crossover? We have all known and seen Hatchback(Maruti Alto, Hyundai i10 or i20, Ford Figo etc) and SUV(Tata Sumo, Hyundai Santa Fe, Toyota Fortuner etc), so the crossover we can say a mixture of both Hatchback and SUV. So simply its a vehicle which is built on car platform combining the highly variable degree of features of SUV along with that of passenger vehicles that of hatchback. It may offer FWD, RWD or AWD configurations along with the capability of light off-road. The SX4 S-Cross is going to take over Renault Duster, Ford Ecosport and Fiat Avventura.

        The SX4 S-Cross being a crossover does have familiar looks due to the presence of SX4 on India grounds since 2006. The car on the front has a three piece black grill with prominent Suzuki logo in its middle. The headlights have projector headlamps along with LED daytime running light(DRL). The S-Cross has sporty front guard below the license plate which runs below till the rear that helps accentuating higher ground clearance.

       The side profile of the car has changed a bit with the roofline being altered. The rear has a newly designed tailamps but it could have made much more sportier like the Honda Mobilio RS. The silver claddings can be seen on the rear and runs along the length. The Indian version is also expected to get black roof rails.

Rear part of SX4 S-Cross

        The interiors looks familiar to the ones found on the smaller hatch Swift. If someone is blinfolded and made to seat in this car it would be hard to tell the difference on which Suzuki vehicle is he/she sitting. The only major difference would be if the Indian variant possess the four wheel drive configuration there would be drive selector and if lucky Diff-Lock. The rear seat can generously sit three people comfortably. The car has a generous 430litre boot space which can be increased by 60:40 split of rear seats.

      The Indian version of crossover is expected to be powere dby different set of engines. While the European markets has 1.6litre petrol and diesel variant, but the Indian bound S-Cross is going to get 1.3litre fiat multijet diesel(92hp) and 1.4litre petrol(94hp) units.

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e-Clutch as an alternative to AMT

The Automated Manual Transmission is a familiar concept which was first introduced by Maruti Suzuki along with the hands of Magneti Marelli. It eliminates the need for clutch providing an affordable automatic driving experiences. Bosch has developed a system called the e-clutch that functions in a manner similar to AMT but does not eliminate the clutch pedal from the car.This allows users to shift manually but at the same time allows an automated response from the transmission when required, say while driving in urban traffic conditions.

electronic clutch

          The source of the AMT has encouraged Bosch to engage in talks with several Indian Automotive manufacturers to adopt the system since its benefits outweigh those offered by AMT. Mr. Steffan Berns, MD of Bosch limited and President of  Bosch Group India, told that several manufacturers were interested and that they are conducting their due diligence on the system. Bosch is working closely with all three big Indian Automotive manufacturers Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra & Mahindra and Tata Motors in additon to players in the commercial vehicle segment.

          The first biggest benefit of the system is the higher fuel efficiency derived as compared to the AMT. The e-clutch has a start-stop coasting function that reduces fuel consumption by nearly 10 percent. The Bosch e-clutch system has an intelligent system when it detects that the driver is reducing the pressure on the accelerator pedal it decouples the engine from the transmission system to reduce the fuel intake.

           The e-clutch system also offers other benefits such as smoother and quicker gear shifts. Bosch's e-clutch system is going to score big in the larger hatchback and mid-range C-segment  sedans where customers would appreciate the better refinement, smoothness and efficiency without burning  hole in the pocket. The Bosch e-clutch system definitely has the potential to bring that sort of interest levels for clutchless driving in higher segments given its fuel saving credo.

            The biggest question would be how affordable will it be. Although Bosch claims the system would be cheaper than any conventional automatic transmission available today.

Business matters

Hello friends welcome to my blog http://techsonwheel.blogspot.in/. Luxury, it means a state of great comfort or elegance, especially involving greater expense. The other name of luxury in automobiles is Audi A8L. The 2014 Audi A8L is back again with new looks and refinement. This is a car that has been crafted to suit those who believe in finesse.

   

     Audi has a lot of accolades to its name from pioneering the Quattro wheel drive technology to dominating endurance races around the globe. The first Audi A8L first debuted at Geneva Motor Show, March 1994. Till now there had been three generation of Audi A8. The 2014 Audi A8L is a comeback of its previous model to tackle Mercedes Benz S Class that launched on the last quarter of 2013.
     Audi has stepped up with its new variation of in house developed LED (Light Emitting Diode) lighting in its car. The striking new feature is the Matrix LED headlamp. Audi’s new Matrix LEDs has set up a new path in lighting up the road up ahead. It’s a complicated setting of 25 LEDS per headlamp connected to sensors and onboard cameras to scan the surroundings and accordingly control the luminance of LED and dims the individual LED in millisecs if it senses a car ensuring they don’t get blind folded by the bright light, yet continues to light up the road. If the car’s infrared night vision camera detects a pedestrian or animal in your driving line then it automatically flash beams in the direction. This not only warns the oncoming car, but also alerts the driver of their location. It also works with GPS to understand the road directions and illuminating the corners and turns. In fact the Matrix LED headlamps are now available in India but sadly it comes as an optional package. The taillights are also LED wrapped inspired from R8 along with new boot lid, trapezoidal exhaust and reshaped bumper to match the front ones and fair bit of chrome lining.

    The interiors get the new ‘Unicum’ leather that has a more natural, skin-like texture unlike the grainy leather used in conventional upholstery. The rear seats offered on Indian spec A8L come with the ‘Executive Package’, which give you recliners like the business class seats seen in passenger aircraft. The rear seat also gets footrest, a massaging function, individual LCD screens, writing table with a personal fridge and 4-way automatic climate control. The optional gizmos like the panoramic sunroof, automatic parking, rear seat entertainment, dynamic steering, 360-degree camera, Night vision, park Assist and heads up display are present at an extra cost over the ₹ 1 crore price tag.
    The Audi A8L has 3 engine option in India one 4.0 TFSI quattro petrol engine and two 3.0 TDI quattro and 4.2 TDI Quattro diesel engines. The 4.0 litre V8 engine uses Audi’s FSI technology in combination with turbocharging to produce a power output of 309kW and a peak torque of 600 Nm, enabling the car to accelerate from 0 to 100km/h in 4.6 seconds. The 3.0 litre turbo-diesel engine produces a power of 258PS between 4000-4250rpm and produces 580Nm torque at 1750-2500rpm which helps it to sprint from 0-100kmph in claimed 6.2secs. The 4.2 litre TDI engine produces 385bhp power and a peak torque of about 850Nm which whisk you from 0-100km/h in claimed 4.6secs. The top speed is limited up to 250km/h. Driving through the urban conditions is effortless and the eight speed-speed dual clutch transmission makes it quick, barely noticeable shifts.
    The A8L comes with air suspension which lets the driver to alter the stiffness levels through comfort and dynamic mode or it can leave the computer to adjust it automatically. The suspension setup works amazingly well on our road and ride quality is comfortable throughout. But the long 5.2m long body has relatively low ground clearance, so deeper potholes and speed humps needed to be dealt carefully.
    The Quattro system not only aids the high speed stability, but also makes sure that the 1965 kg car doesn’t understeer at corners and still it can shoot out of corners with complete composure and a wide grin on the face. While doing so, the cabin remains as silent as you would expect from a luxury car in this segment. It has a mileage of 6.7 kmpl in city and 10.4 kmpl in highway. The car is competitively priced at ₹1.16 (ex-showroom Kolkata) slightly above Mercedes Benz S350 CDI price. Thanks to better features that demand its higher price, can find itself in right spot.

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Decoding Automated Manual Transmission

AMT Gearbox

             Hello friends welcome to my blog http://techsonwheel.blogspot.in/. Automated Manual Transmission (AMT) (also known as clutchless manual transmission or semi-automatic manual transmission) in an automobile transmission that does changes gear automatically rather facilitates manual gear changes by dispensing the need to press a clutch pedal at the same time as changing gears. It uses electronic sensors, actuators, pneumatics and processors to change gears on the command of driver or by a computer. AMT is not a new system it had early employed in European automobiles before applying it in Indian market.

            

            Maruti Suzuki Celerio is the first car in India to be equipped with AMT technology. This technology is perfect for Indian buyer as it provides a hassle free city commutes without burning a hole in our pocket.  This car was employed in Europe but was successful as the drive was not jerk free or seamless like automatic gearboxes. Moreover the gear shifts per kilometre are fewer than countries like India and they are not obsessed with “Kitna deti hai”. So either they made out with manual gearbox or paid extra a bit for automatic gearbox.

AMT is perfect for technology for India. It gives the driver of peace of mind for clutch less shifts while moving around in metropolitan cities which they die for, it’s also fuel efficient like manual gearbox and it’s a cheap technology that doesn’t increases the price of car too much. Maruti was able to launch Celerio at a price of ₹ 4.3 Lakhs ex-showroom.

The Celerio was first launched in Delhi Auto Expo 2014 by Maruti. The show stopper then was not the car it was the technology that was used in the car to drive it. Maruti Suzuki went on with Magneti Marelli 4^th generation AMT technology because the brains behind the Celerio tells that Magneti Marelli system is an excellent balance between efficiency and cost, that is specially made for Indian market.

In a conventional manual gearbox a set of cables or link usually operates the gearbox in two step processes i.e. selection and engagement of gears. So in Automatic Manual gearbox or AMT essentially replaces the mechanical linkages by electromechanical individual devices that work off the engine management and transmission management control units. The electronically controlled clutch actuator uses an electric motor to operate the clutch instead of a conventional pedal and cable operated setup. The pioneers of the AMT gearbox claims that this setup not only stimulates clutch-less driving but also increases the longevity of clutch components  and increases fuel economy.

In an AMT, the electromechanical or hydraulically operated actuators take over the clutch and the shift action. This is predominantly due to the fact that the driver can still choose to manually engage a particular gear either by shifter lever or by paddle shifters mounted on steering wheel. AMTs also help to reduce the torque intervention during changing gears manually. An array of sensors is present to monitor the driving conditions and gives it to Transmission Control Module or TCU which processes the information and reacts accordingly to the driver based input.

The other Indian brands Tata (with Zest) and Mahindra (with Quanto) have expressed their willingness to adopt AMT as their transmission. But according to reports it says that unlike Celerio’s Magneti Marelli AMT, Tata & Mahindra uses AMT developed by ZF. The AMT system is developed to enhance the driving pleasure without the use of the stick and provide hassle free journey in the busy roads of India without hampering the fuel economy. AMT has a great future in India unlike Europe due its benefits.

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Stingray Reincarnated

Hello friends welcome to my blog http://techsonwheel.blogspot.in/. This year we are noticing the 20^th tournament of FIFA World Cup in Brazil. It is the most anticipated game of the year. Brazil has noticed their automotive revolution after Chevrolet rolled off their assembly line in 1925. With all these years leaving in past the company has moved forward along with the motto of Brazil “Ordem e Progresso” i.e., “Order and Progress”.

2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06

                The Chevrolet Corvette C7 or Z06 is a sports car produced by Chevrolet division of General Motors. The new 2015 Corvette Stingray is the beauty of design and engineering with new advanced technologies, supercharged engines and race proven bloodline it’s a super car in the new territory. The Corvette Z06 is one of the industries only supercars to achieve over 600+ hp under its hood with its big 6.2L supercharged V8.

               

                   The Z06 elevates us to new level of experience of driving the new lightweight but rigid space aluminium frame, carbon fibre body works with removable roof top, chassis architecture, engine technologies and aerodynamic strategies. The Z06 itself envelopes within, the performance of street and track car. The Z06 has cosmetic upgrade of its sibling Stingray. The Chevrolet replaced the standard set of tires with new sets of larger Michelin summer only tires. The car has wider fender to accommodate larger tyres for more grip on any track. Its unique honey comb grill at front serves a better flow of air for cooling purposes. It also has larger spoiler to keep the car stick to tracks.  The new Z06 features Carbon Fibre hood and removable carbon fibre roof panel which helps to keep the centre of gravity low and maintaining optimal weight distribution for precise handling.

                The interior of the car driver focused cockpit and can be easily differentiated between from Stingray. The esteemed customers can choose from two different seat versions- a GT for all round comfort and support and Competition seat with aggressive side bolstering, which provides greater support on track. The model also offers premium soft touch Napa leather material, aluminium, and carbon fibre and suede microfiber.

                The Corvette Z06 is powered by 6.2L Supercharged V8 delivering at least 625hp and 635lb/ft of torque at your ease. The small block’s 625lb/ft of torque peaks at 3600rpm. The engine continues to make 90% of peak torque or 592lb/ft of torque from 2500-5400rpm. The supercharger of Z06 is smaller but sin faster allowing for instantaneous power whenever required. In addition the engine has lightweight titanium intake valves and connecting rods for reduced reciprocating mass. To increase the fuel efficiency of the engine, the corvette stingray introduced Direct Injection, Active Fuel Management and Continuously Variable Valve Timing. The Z06 offers two choices of transmission- a 7 speed manual gearbox or all new track certified 8-speed automatic dual clutch gearbox for delivery of high performance without sacrificing refinement. In the central console of the car it has the wheel for drive mode selector between driving modes: Weather, Eco, Tour, Sport and Track. Each mode electronically calibrates the performance variables to customize and optimize the Corvette Z06 supercar for any road.

                The Corvette Z06 convertible is built on same rather chassis as of the coupe versions. The convertible Z06 delivers the same optimal performance like the coupe. The Z06 takes 0-60mph in 3.4secs and acquiring a top speed of 205mph.

                At the price point the Z06 has got two rivals standing on their way i.e. 2015 SRT Viper ACR and Ferrari 458 Speciale. I would let you decide which one to choose from.

                The 2015 Corvette Z06 put all supercar manufactures on the notice with its 625 horsepower engine under its hood.

                 So as the FIFA fever is going fast its also moves fast within a fraction of secs.Got any queries to ask write it in comment box below.

Wheels of Future Past

Hello friends welcome to my blog http://techsonwheel.blogspot.in/. In this new era we have seen many innovative cars evolved around us and along with the regular taste. The big V8, mighty V12, fuel efficient cars, hybrid cars and electric cars or EV’s. As the days are passing by we are leaving our carbon footprint in nature by our vehicles, industries etc. So as to reduce this carbon footprint by vehicles we have shifted partly towards hybrid and electric vehicles.

Tesla Model S

                Today I’m going to tell about a car which runs on batteries but competes with the big V8 in terms of performance, ride quality and cost of running. Tesla Motors Inc. founded by Elon Musk, Martin Eberhard, Marc Tempenning, JB Straubel, Ian Wright in the year 2003 sells electric cars and electric vehicle powertrain components.

                The Palo Alto Company gain widespread attention by producing their Tesla Roadstar, the first fully electric sports car. The company’s second vehicle is the Tesla Model S the electric luxury sedan. The Tesla Model S dispels conventional thinking about EV’s with spacious & luxurious interiors, driving dynamics, ride comfort along with 200 miles of range. The Tesla Model S is a full sized five door electric sedan. It was released on the 2^nd quarter of 2013 in Europe. There are presently two models available one is equipped with 85kWh Li-on Battery which can travel 426km (265 miles) and the other is packed with 60 kWh Battery with a range of 335km (208 miles). The Tesla is expected to release a base model with 40 kWh Battery with range of 260 km (160 miles).

                The Model S Signature model with an 85 kWh pack rated by EPA has a top speed of 125 mph (201 km/h) and accelerates from 0 to 60 miles per hour (0 to 97 km/h) in5.4 seconds. The Model S Signature Performance model has a top speed of 130 mph (210 km/h) and accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 4.2 seconds, while the base 60 kWh battery model has a top speed of 120 mph (190 km/h) and accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 5.9 seconds.The Model S is offered with two battery packs a base model with 60 kWh Battery with range 335 km and 85 kWh Battery with range 426 km. The 85 kWh Battery packs 7,104 Lithium Ion battery cells in 16 modules wired in series and the 65 kWh Battery packs around 5432 Lithium Ion battery cells. Tesla motors guarantee the Model S BATTERY FOR 201,000 km or Eight years. The 80 kWh battery pack gets guarantee of Eight years and unlimited miles. The Model S takes pride in having flat floor as it packs the battery modules in floor of the vehicle with lower centre of gravity.
                The Tesla Model S can get fully in 30 hrs. From a household 120 V/15 A outlet the car recharged by 8 km in every hour. Through 10 kWh 240 V/30 A outlet the Model S gets charged up 50km in every hour. Using Tesla 20 kWh, 240 V High Power Wall Connector and the range can be restored by 100 km for every hour if the car is configured with twin charger (20 kWh). The Tesla Supercharger can add up to 320 km in 30 min. Supercharging is available in the 85 kWh variant. But as an extra option of $2500 the 60 kWh that can be enable supercharging any time only it just requires minor software change.
               The Tesla Model S has 17in LCD display in the centre console of the car which displays all the information and controls of the car from air-conditioning, audio and functions such as regeneration braking, air suspension height even the charge-port hatch, sunroof and demisters. Only glitch is that everyone must have a reliable 3G to power the Satnav. The 60 kWh variant crosses 0-97km/h in 5.9 sec with a top speed of 193km/h. The 85 kWh variant crosses 0-97km/h in 5.4 sec with a top speed 200km/h and lastly the Model S Signature Edition (85 kWh) marks 0-97km/h in 4.2 sec with a top speed of 210km/h.
              Prices start at $49,900 for 60 kWh and $69,080 for 85 kWh variant. It has got many awards from different companies ‘The most stylish car’, ’Car of the year in Norway’, ‘Car of the Future’, ‘Motor Trend’s Car of the year’ etc. It’s a brilliant car in many ways but lack many features and naïve, arrogant in some ways and I think it fix them as time passes. Unfortunately it isn't available in India.

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OnePlus ONE- Never Settle

Hello friends welcome to my blog http://techsonwheel.blogspot.in/. In this quarter of year we have seen fantastic flagship Android smartphones being released. Whenever we hear about flagship device of a company us thing about high end specs, also meant high price point. One Chinese company that is looking to completely shake up the status quo the OnePlus, bringing their 2014 Flagship Killer here.

        The OnePlus One stands out with their “NEVER SETTLE” tag, but the biggest question remains will it be able to stand true to it or not? The One boosts a 5.5inch 1080p full HD JDI screen with LTPS technology for a higher pixel density and sharper pixel density and sharper picture. It has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protects the screen against scratches, and with 178 degree vision.

            The performance is blazing fast in the device as it features the most powerful processing package currently available. Under the hood it has a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, clocked at 2.5 Ghz and backed by Adreno 330 GPU. It also has a 3 GB of RAM which is a bit of rarity in other certain flagship devices. The device runs on Cyanogenmod 11S which is the latest OS by Cyanogen. The software behind CM 11S knows how to the take full advantages of its processing capabilities. The CM 11S has a lot of customisation underneath and thus making it feel like stock android. It can be customised with widgets or shortcuts and icon through the settings or with their own theme engine. There are many more other features like double tap wake up, on screen gestures or draw gestures for a various tasks.

            On the hardware side the One has 16 GB and 64 GB variants at different price points, but it does not offers expandable storage like other flagship devices which shouldn’t be surprising considering the low price point. The device features Touch and Go, 3 MIC for noise cancellation, Bluetooth 4.0, Miracast, USB OTG, gyroscope, onscreen or capacitive buttons and all the other basic features. And atlast it packs a 3100 mAh non-removable battery.

            The One has a 13 MP Sony Exmor IMX214 sensor with f/2.0 aperture along with 6 physical lenses in it making it an amazing shooter for low light conditions and also producing sharper image in bright daylight. The cyanogens has its own camera application which also help you change the settings for ISO, exposure compensation as well as change the codec for video capture. The colour looks saturated and is not washed out and is beautifully balanced in all proportions. It has a front facing 80º wide angle camera of 5 MP, making it a great shooter for selfies. 4K video capture is available in it but surely you would run out of space in 16 GB model. Slow motion video is also available at 720p for 60 or 120fps capture that yield half or quarter speed videos. Finally while capturing photos you have do all the fun with all the live filters that are available.

            Finally we get on to the price the 16 GB Silk White comes with a price tag of $299 while the 64 GB Sandstone Black for $349 only. At this price range there is Moto X available for $299 but is not powerful as well. Next we have 16 GB Nexus 5 at $349 the closest competition of OnePlus One. The main rival would be the Chinese brand Oppo Find 7a at $499.

            The OnePlus One is a fully loaded device which packs an impressive specs sheet affordable price.

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