The first step to laying out a car is to decide where the people will sit. The link below has a crash test of a smart car which actually does pretty well in...
yes... drive a tank... or a brinks truck... but I don't want to be on the same road as you... :P but seriously... it needs to have large crush zones......
Hi all, I recently came across the Pininfarina Nido small/safety concept car from 2004. It's got some good ideas. Take a look at this website. It's in Polish...
... Unfortunatly, thanks to Jerry Ford and CAFE, we have SUV's. These 2- 3 ton pieces of steel hitting a small car is a frightening thought! Even the a 1 ton...
how do the propellers get power transmitted to them ? From: Fred This is close to what i'm looking for! I've never considered an auto gyro, but it's a cool...
SNIP ... SNIP That in itself if a contradiction. A crush zone (actually the term is crumple zone), is the car body that crumples under impact, so that the...
Could it be that we are focusing too much on moving air over the car? Have you thought of moving the air around the side of the vehicle? You can have just as...
... On an autogyro, the big top blade is none powered. The propeller is belt driven off of a reduction pulley from a 2 stroke engine, just like most...
... That's called a diving engine, it is often used on 4wds. You use a reinforced deflector plate where the tunnel joins the firewall to force the bellhousing...
Timm, Broadly speaking physics will usually win but good design can minimize the damage to human life. Look at the videos on the Horlacher web site ...
Greg, I went to the web site and had a look. If they can do 90% of what they claim they'll have quite a car. It almost seems unbelievable. OK styling but I'm...
More about 3 wheelers here: http://www.businessweek.com/print/autos/content/mar2006/bw20060303_661925.htm John [Non-text portions of this message have been...
The Intergalactic Motor Company You're sitting on the couch quietly watching the game on Monday night, when a loud humming noise outside makes you run for the...
in tact as in one piece... It gives from the inside out... as well as outside in... deceleration in both directions as well as a shearing ability that would...
... I couldn't agree more! ... My question is how to build this cheap? I own a laser engraving business and i can cut up to 20"x32" pieces of foam with my...
... My goal is FUN! There should be some vehicle which is both cheap to buy and cheap to run which is also FUN! Imagine if you could take your car to any boat...
I'm having problem visualising what something needs to look like. At issue is the suspension of a vehicle. I've got half an idea, but can't yet see, what it...
... fuel required ... made car on ... Given that you are planning to finance the car till it reaches 120,000 miles and you expect it to be worthless at...
Fred, I'm not sure exactly where you are going but thinking of a normal double a-arm or wishbone suspensions you will have to have transverse members or...
... yourself. "I think I go home and ask the good people on the WWW". There's a recipe for trouble. Assuming that your cash gets a discount rate of 11%, and...
Good answer Mike: Average new car is about $25 grand and gets 28.5 mpg according to EPA (who seem to reevaluating mpg now, especially for hybrids). The 40%...
... For a lightweight car you'd probably be better off using a macpherson strut setup than double wishbones. If you can afford to do any development work then...
... Mac struts still need a lower control arm and an upper stabilizing point, both of which must endure lateral loads. Thus, the horizontal members poking...
I would like to offer another perspective on what high mileage means to me. In 1973 I was a 20 year old college student that owned a bicycle and a 100cc Honda...
Interesting perspective John. I believe that if Middle East oil stays high (over $50 or so) we will massive development of Canadian tar sands, US coal to oil...
Are you sure you pay your gas the price it is worth, I mean the social cost, including pollution, temperature raise ? Are you ready to invest some bucks for...
... social cost, including pollution, temperature raise ? ... premium for a better mpg. So, how much extra are you really prepared to pay per mpg improvement?...
I've always be that way. I'm not american, I'm french and we pay gas circa 1.20 Euro a liter which is about 5 to 6 $ a gallon. I don't remember how many liters...
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