Posts Tagged ‘Technology’


1,000,000 of BMW Efficient Dynamics

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

Bmw festeggiera short production millionth vehicle with technology Efficient Dynamics, with the arrival on the market for the new 7 Series. Thanks to this set of devices BMW has managed to remain a leader among premium brands on the average levels of emissions. Will be 23 models with values of less than 140 g / km of CO2.

BMW: brand cleaner in Britain

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

An independent study conducted by www.cleangreencars.co.uk has crowned the range BMW as the cleanest in the production of CO2 emissions. In addition, the data showed emerged as the BMW has also had over time the highest percentage improvement in this area among all manufacturers premium. Looking at the average emissions in the range it was discovered that for this first half of 2008, BMW has recorded an average value of 161.64g/km.

Compared Audi and Mercedes have certificates respectively 177.36g/km and 192.85g/km. Even Lexus, it can build on its hybrid technology was not capable of doing better than the 194.85g/km. Jaguar veleggia on 200g/km while Porsche has almost course, the worst recorded value of 275.64g/km.

Smart mhd: October in the U.S.

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Smart mhd: October in the U.S., Smart car, latest,new,car

A car so, the Americans did not think could even exist: 2.70 meters long, two seats and little else consuming content in just 3.4 liters per 100 kilometers. Do not we want friends Yankees, still with a certain expertise, but considered their standards when it comes to cars, a Smart, for more with mild hybrid technology, it should inspire in them a certain dismay.

Starting from October, the almost devastated rib Mercedes will introduce in the chaotic market overseas version mhb (Micro Hybrid Drive) lilliputian of town, offered with three engines - two petrol, from 61 and 71 horses, and a diesel 45 - one of the most bursar consumption vary from a maximum of 4.3 to the already reported 3.4 km / l, while CO2 emissions range from between 103 grams per km of petrol to 88 most powerful of cdi.

Mercedes-Benz TecDay 2008: here’s how the DiesOtto

Friday, June 27th, 2008

The Mercedes-Benz TecDay this year, an appeal yesterday, has touched many issues related to aspects of cutting-edge technology that is home to work in Stuttgart, doing a little stock of the situation of recent technological developments applied self and seizing the opportunity to explain in detail some innovative solutions.

YouTube was literally flooded with tens of video, of which we chose one of the most significant. In the movie, Dr. Gunter Karl briefly explains-but-effective operation of motor DiesOtto, a propeller really innovative and interesting in many respects.

How many of our readers will know, the DiesOtto (says the same name) was born with the declared aim of combining the inherent advantages of ignition and those with a compression ignition, and then briefly, high specific power, Low cost and low emissions of gasoline, with the great availability of torque and reduced consumption of diesel engines cycle.