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Tecnocraft Lamborghini Gallardo

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:45 PM PST

Tecnocraft has developed a carbon fiber kit for the Lamborghini Gallardo. In addition to classic accessories like the rear wing and the small front wing, even the body panels were reproduced with a very high quality. Fiber are also covers, rear diffuser, the seat structure, storage tank and front engine cover, was also made an original airbox intake.

There is no shortage panels dedicated passenger compartment. The entire kit can save you well over 136 kg in the standard Gallardo, in this case the first set with 5.2-liter V10, but obviously this has a price: Only the rear diffuser costs 4500 dollars, while the rear wing share rises to 6800 dollars, while there is no indication for other accessories.

Byd e6 Premier

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 08:20 PM PST

The American market will know the Detroit Motor Show (15-23 January) the latest news from BYD, the Chinese manufacturer, the electric e6 Premier and SUV dual mode S6DM. Two innovations including BYD e6 leads the Premier, revised version of the MPV e6, whose arrival should be for 2012. It is an electric car powered by batteries, iron phosphate, which defines the Chinese manufacturer to be the real future of the industry, capable of covering 300 km with zero emissions at a speed of 140 km / h. Charging times vary from 40 minutes to six hours, depending on the type of outlet.

Perhaps more interesting will be the S6DM BYD, a sport utility with a 2.0 liter engine combined with two different electrical units, for the front wheels use a 10 kW to 13 hp, while the 75 kW to 101 will push the rear, with the addition of a traditional two-liter Range Extender feature. The equipment includes automatic dual-clutch gearbox. According to the press for autonomous electric power alone that will become 60 km 500 km with the help of the internal combustion engine.

Ducati Diavel

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 08:18 PM PST

The new Ducati Diavel arrive in dealerships in late January with a starting price set at € 16,990 for the base version, and € 19,990 for Carbon. The new Ducati is a muscle bike with 162 hp and 127.5 Nm declared maximum torque, with a Testastretta 11 percent.

Ducati engineers have upgraded the engine to have a more linear delivery curve and offer so much torque even from low revs, Diavel also has electronic throttle-by-wire type ride.
The engine offers two side radiators and a water pump with a diameter of 64 mm, the exhaust ports are oversized and have a diameter of 58 mm, while the exhaust system uses a 2-1-2 pattern and ending in two silencers gun superimposed.

The frame is steel trestle large diameter and thin, with cast aluminum side plates, the wheelbase measuring 1,590 mm, the shock is the Sachs and is located in a low and horizontal. The fork is a Marzocchi fully adjustable compression and rebound damping and spring preload fork with 50 mm in diameter, while the trail is 130 mm and the extent of the offset is 24 mm.

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