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Único Mosler Raptor GTR está à venda
Por isso, o único Mosler Raptor GTR fabricado está à venda. O veículo possui um motor 7.0 V8, sobrealimentado por dois turbos, que desenvolve 838 CV de potência, e é capaz de levar os 1.170 kg do Raptor GTR da inércia aos 100 km/h em 2,6 segundos e atingir a velocidade máxima de 386 km/h.
Se problemas não tivessem atingido a empresa, o carro ainda poderia ser mais veloz, através de um pacote de alterações, que elevaria a potência do motor para 1.212 CV, reduzindo em quatro décimos o tempo de aceleração de zero a 100 km/h.
O Mosler RaptorGTR foi desenvolvido pela Supercar Engineering, que possui os direitos de distribuição do veículo. Quem pagar 700 mil dólares pelo carro pode ainda customizar o interior do habitáculo de acordo com seus gostos e preferências.
Highest power-to-weight ratio factory street car for 2012
Supercar Engineering, Inc. Distributor for Mosler Automotive 15 October 2012
Mosler developed and produced extraordinary street and racing machines with a principal focus on lightweight technologies. The primary ingredient in the Mosler vehicles was extensive the use of the strongest and most expensive materials in the world. For example, the roof structure was a total of 20 layers of 3x3 twill carbon-fiber yielding a safety cell that proved to be the strongest structure the crash-testing agency had ever tested. Pound-per-pound, carbon-fiber is 5 times stronger than steel.
Unfortunately Mosler was pulled into the vortex of the financial downturn and only produced one of its latest products, the 2012 Mosler RaptorGTR. This product features both light weight and high power, netting the highest power-to-weight ratio of any factory street car ever produced: 649hp/ton.
The development and testing process for a vehicle at the cutting edge of technology is lengthy and extraordinarily expensive. It's the sport of kings. In the case of the Mosler MT900s (the first Mosler vehicle), even if the truly massive development, crash-testing, emissions-testing, certification and tooling expenditures are ignored; the cost to build every Mosler vehicle to the required level of perfection was breathtaking. Having first-hand knowledge of this process, it is clear why low-volume carbon-fiber hyperexotics typically cost more than $1,000,000USD.
Earlier Mosler products won the Car & Driver Lightning Lap both times that they competed against the best from Lamborghini and Ferrari. Mosler MT900R race cars hold the highest percentage of podiums/start of any manufacturer in FIA sports car racing. The pinnacle of the Mosler's street & racing development is the RaptorGTR, which combines the proven, crash-tested, ultralight, LeMans Prototype-style construction chassis with a truly exotic powerplant with visible twin turbos and several upgrades to the interior and exterior. The combination produces 838hp at an overall weight of 2580lbs; netting a power-to-weight ratio of 649hp/ton. The turbos behind the 7.0L forged V8 engine produce a fighter-jet soundtrack above 4000rpm that is unlike anything else on the road.
Acceleration = Force / Mass. The RaptorGTR's 838hp doesn't sound superlative compared with the 1200hp Bugatti Veyron SuperSport, however horsepower is only half of the equation. The other equally-critical factor is the weight that the engine has to propel. The RaptorGTR's 2580lbs (1173kg) is nearly a ton lighter than the 4545lb (2066kg) Veyron SuperSport. The Bugatti's power-to-weight ratio comes in at 528hp/ton. This is 121hp/ton less than the RaptorGTR. For reference, a 2012 Porsche 911 has a power-to-weight ratio of 230hp/ton.
The chart below tabulates the power-to-weight ratio of the top supercars and hyperexotics available in 2012. Figures are estimates based on published data.
Product Power Weight Hp/Ton Price (USD) Production
Mosler RaptorGTR 838 2580 649 $700,000 1
Bugatti Veyron SuperSport 1200 4545 528 $2,400,000 100
Pagani Hyuara 730 2970 471 $1,200,000 100
Ferrari F12 730 3355 421 $450,000 3000
Lamborghini Aventator 403 3472 403 $425,000 4000
Only one person will get to enjoy the machine that Ezra Dyer of Automobile Magazine described as: "It's like a bomb went off behind the rear bumper and we're surfing the shockwave."
Although only one person can own the highest power-to-weight ratio street car in the world, millions of enthusiasts will get to enjoy the online version of the RaptorGTR exclusively through AutoClubRevolution.com; a new online racing community developed by the engineers behind the largest console racing games. The virtual RaptorGTR is launching in time for Christmas as the highest performing car in the game: VPR over 600. Stay tuned for the exact VPR figure.
The 2012 Mosler RaptorGTR was developed by Supercar Engineering in cooperation with Mosler and fully built by Mosler Automotive. Supercar Engineering developed and owns technologies integrated into the RaptorGTR.
The RaptorGTR was intended to be the next model to extend the Mosler line. Macroeconomic conditions, phase-in of electronic stability control requirements on low-volume vehicles built after September 1, 2011, and other looming regulations for the American market has led to the Mosler factory being idled after the first RaptorGTR was completed and sold to Supercar Engineering on August 25, 2011.
Supercar Engineering purchased the RaptorGTR from Mosler in conjunction with an Exclusive Distributorship in China and Thailand. Since the change in circumstances has resulted in only one Raptor being built, SEI is marketing this unique vehicle to China as well as Russia, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and the United States. The list price is $700,000USD. Interior and exterior can be tailored suit the buyer's taste. Please direct inquiries to Supercar Engineering, Inc: 203.668.3904 or Supercar.Engineering.Inc@gmail.com. Supercar Engineering is responsible for the content of this release. See RaptorGTR.com for more information and photos.
Volvo encerra produção do C30
Parte do sucesso se deve ao fato de o Volvo C30 encontrar poucos rivais diretos na época, como o BMW Série 1 e o Volkswagen Golf GTi. Em 2010, o carro sueco recebeu uma reestilização, para acompanhar as mudanças na linguagem visual dos carros da fábrica, contudo, preservando as características mecânicas, como motorização e afins.
Mesmo com seu fim anunciado, a Volvo ainda não tem um sucessor direto para o C30, já que o novo V40, hatch-perua de quatro portas, será a opção de entrada da montadora. Após o Salão do Automóvel de São Paulo, entre os dias 24 de outubro e 4 de novembro, suas vendas no Brasil começam em breve, mas, desta vez, a briga será acirrada, já que estão no mercado as novas gerações do Audi A3, BMW Série 1 e Mercedes-Benz Classe A.
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Nissan DeltaWing envolve-se novamente em acidente
O piloto Gunnar Jeannette, após o último esse antes da entrada do pit lane, efetua uma ultrapassagem sobre um Porsche LMGTC, guiado por Peter LeSaffre, da Green Hornet Racing. No entanto, o piloto do Porsche toca no DeltaWing, que quase capotou. Apesar do impacto ter atingido 7G de aceleração gravitacional, Jeannette saiu do acidente caminhando.
O DeltaWing teve a suspensão traseira, a carenagem e o espelho retrovisor direito destruídos. A Highcroft Racing já teve que remontar um Acura demolido por Scott Sharp em outra ocasião, portanto, arrumar o Delta Wing deverá ser "fichinha" para eles...
Nissan cria sistema assistente de estacionamento guiado por câmeras
Durante o procedimento, o dispositivo utiliza câmeras para detectar os possíveis obstáculos ao redor do veículo, como paredes e outros carros. Caso o motorista, por exemplo, acelere o carro onde não possa ter feito isso, o sistema irá acionar o freio automaticamente, impedindo que aconteça uma colisão.
O novo assistente de estacionamento estará disponível na minivan Elgrand, comercializada no Japão. Em breve, a novidade deverá chegar a outros carros da Nissan e também aos modelos da Infiniti.
YOKOHAMA, Japan (October 12, 2012) - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced the development of the "Emergency assist for pedal misapplication (with Carpark Detection Function)" to help reduce accidents caused by pedal misapplication. This new technology will debut on the new Nissan Elgrand MPV by the end of the year.
For many years, Nissan has developed and refined technology that helps avoid collisions and has, subsequently, commercialized many ensuing safety technologies. One of these is the "Emergency assist for pedal misapplication (with Carpark Detection Function), due to premiere on the updated Elgrand model – an MPV sold in Japan and in select markets throughout Asia. To date, the Elgrand has been equipped with many examples of world-first advanced safety equipment, such as the Around View Monitor and Moving Object Detection functions, among others,
The Emergency assist for pedal misapplication technology is aimed at reducing acceleration accidents in parking lots and other spaces where a car could collide with walls if a driver mistakenly depresses the accelerator instead of the brake pedal. Using the four cameras of the Around View Monitor and ultrasonic sonar, the system detects if the car is currently in a parking space or not; and if there are obstacles such as walls in the direction the vehicle is traveling. The function automatically controls acceleration if necessary and applies the brakes before a collision can occur.
Nissan has established the Vision Zero safety goal, which aims to help eliminate deaths and serious injuries due to traffic accidents. The guiding force behind this goal is the concept of the "Safety Shield", which designates the condition a car experiences into six stages, from "normal driving conditions" through "post-accident conditions." The Safety Shield works to provide the most effective barrier against sources of danger occurring at each stage. Nissan's "Emergency assist for pedal misapplication" system is based on this concept. Predicated on the Safety Shield concept, Nissan will continue to develop safety technology into the future.
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