Mercedes Benz SCL600 – No Steering

April 19th, 2009 socalledengineer Posted in Techonology, news No Comments »

Mercedes Benz SCL600 - No Steeting
Mercedes Benz SCL600 - No Steeting

This car is really different.

Mercedes Benz SCL600 - No Steering

That’s not what is different about it.

Mercedes Benz SCL600 - No Steering

That either.
…..and now for the ‘really different’ part: Here is what is different

Mercedes Benz SCL600 - No Steering
Mercedes Benz SCL600 - No Steering

No steering wheel, you drive it with a joystick. No pedals either.
Can you drive with a joystick? Your kids and grandkids probably can.

The influence of video games in our lives has really arrived, wouldn’t you say?

AddThis Social Bookmark Button

1 Litre for 100 KM Car

April 19th, 2009 socalledengineer Posted in Techonology, news No Comments »

At the 42nd Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Volkswagen AG in Hamburg, the most economical car in the world is presented: the 1-litre car. The prototype, which until now has been kept closely under wraps, and which many people never believed could be built, was driven under its own power from Wolfsburg to the Annual Meeting in Hamburg. Before the Annual Meeting, the current Chairman of the Board of Management, Dr. Ferdinand Piëch, drove this research vehicle to Hamburg from the company’s headquarters at an average fuel consumption of 0.89 litres per 100 kilometres. This has once against impressively demonstrated Volkswagen’s position at the cutting edge of modern technology.
1 Liter for 100 KM Car

1 Liter for 100 KM Car

1 Liter for 100 KM Car

1 Liter for 100 KM Car

1 Liter for 100 KM Car

1 Liter for 100 KM Car

The objective of developing a roadworthy vehicle that consumes just 1.0 litre of fuel per 100 kilometres could not be achieved through compromise. All existing technical solutions were examined, and in close cooperation with numerous suppliers, replaced by better, and principally lighter versions. The result is a vehicle that looks more like  a sports car than a typical research vehicle.

Read the rest of this entry »

AddThis Social Bookmark Button