Wednesday, January 19, 2011
AUTOS: Surf's Up At Barrett-Jackson
Source: http://automotive.speedtv.com/article/autos-surfs-up-at-barrett-jackson/
Nelson Piquet Jnr explains infamous crash
Nelson Piquet Jnr has revealed he felt 'good' when asked by his former employers at Renault to crash his F1 car.
The incident, which took place at the Singapore Grand Prix during the 2008 season, went to court after Piquet sued Renault for libel after they claimed the Brazilian had lied about the orders he was given to crash.
Piquet has come out and described the crash which he was ordered ...
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Future Mercedes AMG models will use hybrid technology
Even high performance models like the ones from the AMG division of Mercedes have to obey the new emission and consumptions regulations and, in order to pass these regulations, Mercedes says it will include hybrid technology, as well as stop-start and energy recuperation devices, in the future high performance vehicles.
Our first reaction to this news was a collective shaking of our heads at the diminishing of vehicles with true power, but reading a little further, we discovered that Mercedes plans to go the hybrid route in a completely different direction than that of other auto brands. Mercedes’ main priority will be to improve fuel economy and lower CO2 emissions, but still offer true performance vehicles.
"In the future AMG will still offer high performance models, but there will be hybrids there. AMG needs to reduce fuel consumption," said Daimler?s head of future mobility and advanced engineering, Herbert Kohler in an interview with AutoCar.
He also said that AMG would not be following the same strategy Porsche did with the 918 Spyder: "Hybrids can boost, but AMGs will use stop-start and recuperation technology."
So how "hybrid" will these hybrid AMGs be? That’s a question will have to wait at least a year or two to answer.
Future Mercedes AMG models will use hybrid technology originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 18 January 2011 15:00 EST.
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F1 legend tips British duo for success
McLaren duo Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button can challenge for the 2011 Formula One Drivers' Championship, according to former champion Nigel Mansell.
The British pair finished fourth and fifth respectively in last season's standings, despite being in the top two places during the midway point of the campaign.
The McLaren car struggled to keep up with the Red Bull set-up in the ...
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Formula1Fancast/~3/HsY9R9NJe_4/f1-legend-tips-british-duo-for-success
Petrov Secures Seat For 2011 and 2012 at Lotus Backed Renault Team
