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Today's rant- Are car makers going the wrong way? 2008-04-26 05:25:00 As gasoline prices soar, car manufacturers are pushing hard to make fuel efficient cars. The different methods of getting there by these manufacturers areMore fuel efficient engineVariable valve timing (VVTi, Vtec etc), direct injection technology (Dicor, CRDe etc)More efficient transmissions by adding gears, modifying gear ratios and torque converters to yield maximum benefits.Hybrid cars. Mahindra's Scorpio Hybrid is around the corner, while Honda's Civic Hybrid is waiting for it's wraps to be removed. Type your summary hereThere are several ways to address this problem and one way that's slowly being adopted is by reducing the load on the engine- By making lighter carsThat by far is the easiest way you can reduce fuel consumption. Sounds simple doesn't it? A 1000 kg car consumes far les Read more:Today
Fantastic video showing how air can replace gasoline 2008-04-30 04:49:00 If you were wondering how air could be used to run an engine, this video
will clear all the cobwebs. The later part of the video shows how air can change the engineering aspect behind the conventional engine and make it tip the scales at an unbelievable 12 kilograms! It's one that will make the eco-friendly group jump with joy. Take a look Read more:Fantastic
Indian Car Blog on a break 2008-05-03 16:12:00 As you can figure out, Indian Car Blog is evolving and evolving for the better. Within 2 weeks of its launch, the weblog has attracted more than 600 visitors and 2000 page views. As the boring and dry layout is getting on everyone's nerve, its high time that its done away with. Right now several layouts are looked on to and its quite a time consuming process of selecting the right one.Do come back later for more news and updates. A lot of exciting, exclusive and entertaining stuff in store later on this month. Its worth the wait. Trust me :) If you still want to keep yourself informed, check out older entries which are packed with information that would instantly enhance your knowledge on the current happenings of the Indian Auto industry. Do leave a comment if you found something interes