Rumormill: Nissan’s new RWD sports coupe could be hybrid-powered
Written by admin on May 16, 2008 – 10:38 pm -
We’ve carried on obsessively subsequent to the developments surrounding Nissan’s imaginary re-entry to the compact, RWD market, and up until now, it is been believed the a small-displacement engine would be mounted up front, perhaps fitted through a turbocharger. But according to a prediction by Drive.com.au, Nissan is actively getting ready to a hybrid drivetrain to electricity its Silvia replacement.
The Aussie automotive surprise outlet spoke amidst Junichi Endo, Nissan’s senior vice president of intercontinental marketing, who argued so the automaker is making an effort to strike a match between “fuel market’s success and driving pleasure,” and who a hybrid-powered sports car has a “50-50″ try at production. However, the fate of this kind of a car hinges on the hybrid sports coupe’s marketability.
While the concept positively certainly isn’t initial – Toyota is getting ready to a gasoline-electric hybrid sports car inspired by the and Honda has verified that the is on its way – the move by Nissan ought to be a valuable departure for an automaker that is kept hybrids and hybrid development at arms length, save the Altima hybrid. Additionally, Nissan maintains such a if this a car appreciations the affection of consumers, an all-electric sports car is the coming realistic step.
[Source: Drive.com.au]
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Scooter-geek’s dream ride: Yamaha Vino scooter, fully farkled
Written by admin on May 9, 2008 – 4:27 am -
Though it’s usually the adventure touring crowd that excels at turning their motorcycles into rolling technology test-beds, we’ve recently run across a Yamaha Vino scooter that has been fully farkled. Featuring an on-board computer based around a VIA mini ITX form factor motherboard that’s cleverly been hidden under the stock Vino’s seat, this rolling geek-mobile packs in WiFi, Bluetooth, USB, GPS, FM radio, a TV tuner and a front-mounted camera in its diminutive frame. With the full-spec computer, pretty much anything should be possible right from the road using this scooter. While this is certainly a cool project, we have a few questions regarding its durability. How long will the acrylic plate that makes the structure for the computer hold up? Perhaps most importantly, how long will the scooter’s battery be able to power all this technology? In the name of science, of course, we graciously offer our services for a road trip on the machine to find the answer to these all-important questions. Thanks for the tip, jared!
[Source: Thought Lab]
Tags: farkle, farkled, geek scooter, GeekScooter, yamaha vino, YamahaVino
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