Friday, December 16, 2011

Enthusiast Racecar of BAC MONO


Cool cars have never been cooler similar to the BAC (Briggs Automotive Company) MONO. Car enthusiasts all over the world have drooled over the magical that the BAC MONO brings. It has racecar equipment that can be used on the road by any racecar enthusiast.

It has horse supremacy of 520 bhp/ton and speeds to 60 mph in 2.8 seconds! And the MONO zooms to 100 mph in 6.7 seconds. The MONO’s max speed reaches an astonishing 170 mph.

The car is also made of science and art brought by the Brigg’s brothers’ expertise and familiarity with Ford, Porsche, and Mercedes-Benz. The car’s engine has a capability of 2.3 liter inline-4, natural aspiration, a torque of 207 lb-ft, and has a weight of 1, 190 lbs.

The cool car MONO is a mechanism that is designed superbly with carbon fiber and tubular steel safety cell. The enormous power of the MONO comes from its 280 hp, 2.3-litre Cosworth unit, mated to an electronically-controlled, paddle-shift, six-speed sequential Hewland diffusion with limited-slip differential.

The braking is designed by AP Racing, the bespoke HRT alloy wheels is completed by OZ Racing, the public road legal track tires by Kumho, and the vehicle electronics and instrumentation by GEMS.

Monday, December 5, 2011

EV Car Architect Aptera Shuts Losing


Automotive establish company Aptera Motors, supporter of the weirdly styled, three-wheeled 2e electric car shut down on Friday, saying it was out of money.

The company said it was unable to raise funds from personal investors that would have kept it going until it received a $150 million loan from the Department of Energy's Advance Technology Vehicle Manufacturing curriculum.

This is a difficult time for everyone associated with our company because we have never been closer to realizing our vision, CEO Paul Wilbur said in an announcement.

In August, Aptera returned cash deposits it had taken from potential buyers of the 2e. At that time it said the refunds were compulsory because a six-month window with its credit card processor to launch construction had passed.

Aptera garnered attention by entering the 2e in the 2008 Automotive X Prize contest. At that time, the company claimed the 2e would get the comparable of 300 mpg and cost less than $30,000.

Wilbur said Aptera has spent the last year emergent a hybrid-powered sedan, about the same size as a Toyota Camry, which would return the comparable of 190 mpg and have a base price less than $30,000. Aptera had been negotiating to use a blocked auto plant in Moraine, Ohio, to build the car.

Aptera has also been distillation technology that let it produce body panels from compound materials with a Class A surface finish that would not need to be painted--which would severely cut labor and manufacture costs.

We remain confident, even as this chapter closes, that Aptera has contributed new technologies to build an opportunity for more efficient driving. Through the enthusiastic staff at Aptera, our board and suppliers we have touched this outlook. All that remainder is for an important person to grab it.