Ferrari Concepts Car Contest Nominee
Saturday, 8 August 2009
The 20 best nominees for the Ferrari of the future, created by automotive design students of four of the most prestigious schools worldwide (Center for Creative Studies of Detroit, Coventry School of Art and Design, European Institute of Design of Turin and Tokyo Communication Arts), are currently being exhibited at the Galleria Ferrari in Maranello.
The students have been challenging themselves in the production of scale 1:4 Ferrari models, innovative and fresh in style and functionality.
Here Some of the Ferrari Concept Car Photo
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ABS Break turns 25
ABS is 25 five years old. This is an evolution in car industry technolgy where eventually wheel can be controlled by the electronic device.
ABS is An anti-lock braking system (is a system on motor vehicles which prevents the wheels from locking while braking. The purpose of this is twofold: to allow the driver to maintain steering control and to shorten braking distances.
Some History of the ABS
The German (ABS German name is “Antiblockiersystem” given to it by its inventors at Bosch) firm of Bosch had been developing anti-lock braking technology since the 1930s,
But only until In August 1978, Mercedes-Benz was the world̢۪s first motor manufacturer to officially introduce the new ABS. In December 1978, ABS became optionally available, initially in the S-Class at an extra charge of DM 2,217.60.Before long, it also became available for the other model series. In 1984, ABS became standard on Mercedes-Benz passenger cars for the first time.
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI spec C
Subaru car maker, Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI) officially announced they will submit homologation(practice of approving things such as chassis etc. by FIA) application to FIA for the new Subaru Impreza WRX STI spec C to rally as a Group N vehicle in 2006.
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