TOYOTA SETSUNA + Más madera!!!

Toyota Setsuna concept car was designed in wood to highlight the affection owners develop for family vehicles over time, which is in contrast to the more disposable nature of digital devices.

"Wood was chosen as the primary material for Setsuna's construction to express the idea that love grows as time passes," said the Japanese auto brand in a statement. "Wood changes in colour and feel in direct response to the love and care shown to it."

"As Setsuna is passed from generation to generation, the physical changes in its wooden bodywork reflect the bond it has built with its owners and their shared experiences."

Toyota said that the Setsuna is not a piece of furniture, it is a fully functional vehicle. However it isn't road legal.

Japanese cedar forms the exterior panels due to its flexibility and distinctive grain, while Japanese birch is used for the vehicle's frame, thanks to its rigidity.

Each section of the car is joined using traditional Japanese joinery techniques, according to the manufacturer. These include "okuriari", a type of dovetail joint, and "kusabi", a mortise and tenon joint.

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http://www.dezeen.com/2016/04/06/toyota-setsuna-concept-car-snubs-high-tech-milan-design-week-2016/

ELECTRICS CLASSIC VOLKSWAGENS + Zelectric

ELECTRICS CLASSIC VOLKSWAGENS + Zelectric 

 http://www.zelectricmotors.com/

 

CRAZY HEAD

CRAZY HEAD

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AUTO UNION Type C + 3D Printer In Metal

 AUTO UNION Type C + 3D Printer In Metal

Audi’s favorite new toy isn’t the 1:2 scale model of their 1936 Auto Union Typ C grand prix car. It’s the printer that made it. Like most car companies, Audi is constantly pushing the limits of toolmaking and other manufacturing processes. Their latest success is part of the 3D printing revolution, but the results are more robust than typical plastic prototypes because Audi is printing in metal.

The process is analogous the one used by tabletop 3D printers that melt plastic beads and extrude hot, sticky goo in layers, forming differently shaped plastic things.

Audi’s process uses metallic powder — either aluminum or steel — with grains less than half the size of a human hair. The powder is melted by lasers, and applied in layers that can produce parts as large as eight inches cubed. That’s not yet big enough to make even a TT (which accounts for the pint-sized grand prix car), but it can make complicated parts that would otherwise need to be machined or cast — and, in some cases, printing enables the production of parts that are otherwise impossible to make. Not only does printing allow more precision for involved geometries, the resulting parts are denser than ones formed by die casting or hot forming. Audi sees a future in which metal printers are a staple of series production.

But in the mean time, they built a pretty nifty little car.

via: http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20151105-audis-3d-printer-works-in-metal

VOZZ HELMET

VOZZ HELMET
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VALENTINO ROSSI, THE DARK SIDE OF A LEGEND

VALENTINO ROSSI, THE DARK SIDE OF A LEGEND

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MERCEDES BENZ W123 Hybrid 1982

Motivated by the 1979 energy crisis, Mercedes-Benz traveled to the 32nd annual Hanover Trade Fair that took place in 1982 to showcase a battery-powered prototype based on the w123 wagon.  The electric w123 was part of Mercedes’ goal to test all technically and economically feasible alternatives to traditional gasoline- and diesel-powered cars and it was never considered for mass production.

via: http://ranwhenparked.net/2013/01/08/a-look-at-the-1982-mercedes-benz-w123-plug-in-hybrid/

Jeremy Clarkson's new TOP GEAR

 VIA: http://www.theweek.co.uk/jeremy-clarkson/62887/jeremy-clarksons-new-top-gear-will-amazon-set-him-free

Jeremy Clarkson says that signing up to make a Top Gear-style motoring show with Amazon Prime has made him "feel like I've climbed out of a biplane and into a spaceship". But what will the new car show be like?

The 55-year-old presenter and journalist has said that he is looking forward to a "liberating" new chapter in his career after the BBC dropped him for punching a producer who failed to provide him with a hot dinner.

For his part, Clarkson's co-star Richard Hammond said: "Amazon? Oh yes. I have already been there. I got bitten by a bullet ant."

James May added: "We have become part of the new age of smart TV. Ironic, isn't it?"

Just how similar to Top Gear will the new show be? Amazon is staying tight-lipped, but some clues came last week from former Top Gear executive producer Andy Wilman.

According to Motor Authority, Wilman was "the brains behind much of the style and humour of Top Gear". Clarkson's long-time collaborator Wilman left the BBC in solidarity with his old friend and Hollywood Reporter confirms he will be part of the new Amazon show.

Wilman said the new show will retain Top Gear's mix of studio segments and "international escapades" but would have a "new look, new elements, new home … lots of newness".

He said that Amazon had commissioned three seasons with 12 episodes, each roughly an hour long. But he suggested that, unlike other high-profile shows made for online streaming, the new programme would not be released all in one go.

Instead, it will keep to a weekly episode structure, like Top Gear. "We're a one trick pony," Wilman joked. "I wouldn't watch 12 episodes in a row."

There has been speculation that the show could be more spectacular than Top Gear because Amazon will spend more money on it than the cash-strapped BBC. Wilman confirmed that he was looking at a "really good budget" and said that one of the reasons for signing with Amazon was "the money".
The deal is thought to be costing Amazon £160m, though only a part of that will be spent on production.
In one major respect at least, the new show will be identical: Clarkson will be joined at Amazon by his Top Gear co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May. Top Gear fans can expect the trio to continue their unique brand of banter in the new show.
Non-fans might be wondering if Clarkson will continue to court controversy in his new job, with further references to "lazy Mexicans" and "slopes". Launching the show in LA this week, Amazon Studios director Roy Price dodged the issue, the BBC reports.
Asked at the event if he would be setting ground rules for Clarkson's use of "language and slurs", Price said he preferred "not to think a lot about it" and would not comment on "details of our discussions or contracts".
One thing fans may be able to look forward to is more of Clarkson's startling on-screen honesty.
Earlier this week, the 55-year-old presenter retweeted a tweet from @TheLADBible featuring an excerpt from an old episode of Top Gear in which Clarkson explained why he feels affection for the Porsche 928, despite Hammond and May telling him that it is a "dull" car.
Clarkson explained that in 1994 he was living in London and got a call one night from his mother telling him that his dad was very ill in a hospital in Sheffield and that he should get there as quickly as he could.
"I had just taken the chicken out of the oven and I thought 'well I'll take that for my mum because she won't have eaten'", he said.
"I ran outside and had the 928 on test that week. And when I arrived in Sheffield, the chicken was still warm and my dad was still alive.
"And the truth is, if I hadn't been driving a car that could sit quite happily at 170 miles per hour, I wouldn't have had the opportunity to say goodbye to my dad.
"So as far as I am concerned the 928 is alright."

DESGUACES CHINOS

According to the latest census, China has a population of roughly 1.4 billion people. Just for comparison, the United States has around 319 million residents. South America: 387.5 million. All of Europe? 742.5 million. With the world’s largest population, you’re going to have an awful lot of old stuff laying around, like used cars and motorbikes. So what’s the Chinese government doing with these old vehicles that no longer meet emissions standards? The answer isn’t recycling, but to create these massive junk yards. 

via: http://www.carbuzz.com/news/2015/6/15/China-Disposes-Old-Cars-And-Motorbikes-The-Same-Way-It-Does-Human-Dissidents-7727516/