Shifting Paradigms: Automation Comes to Wheel Balancing With ABB robots and a new material from 3M, Esys Automation is revolutionizing the important-but-often-ignored world of wheel balancing. In tire and wheel assembly there aren't a ...
The Rolls-Royce Ghost Golden Sunbird special edition has been revealed, taking inspiration from an ancient Chinese artefact. Shown on the British marque’s Facebook page, the Rolls-Royce Ghost Golden Sunbird is a one-off model based ...
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Car tyres are a complex assembly of materials with very different properties. The following are some of the key elements: 1. Tread The tread rubber compound determines how well the tyre grips dry roads. In the wet, the best car tyres ...
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c We've been talking to drivers* about the impending tyre labelling system and nine out of 10 we spoke to weren't aware of it at all. Given that more than eight out of 10 of them have purchased tyres in the last two years (and are ...
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When you start looking for the best car tyres, the first thing you'll need to do is check what tyre size and specification you need for your car. This information is specified in your car's handbook, or on the sidewall of the tyre itself. ...
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Mercedes-Benz AMG has questioned the viability of its third-party V8 Supercars team following a dour and controversial season. Erebus Motorsport, run by Westfield-founder heiress Betty Klimenko, a major customer of AMG, was approved the ...
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Infiniti has confirmed that a smaller crossover SUV, likely to be called Infiniti QX30, is on its way as part of the company’s model expansion plans. Speaking to the Australian media at the Nissan 360 event in Los Angeles, ...
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No news on the next-generation Land Rover Defender is not necessarily bad news according to the company’s key directors, who insist the program to replace the iconic off-roader is still on track. The British SUV maker has been ...
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Once named the “bubble car”, the Isetta turns heads wherever it goes. It gets people’s creative juices flowing, and not just for thinking up nicknames. BASF has created a unique “MySetta” show car based on a ...
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Czech automobile manufacturer ?KODA has unveiled its economical and low-emission GreenLine models at the Frankfurt International Motor Show in Germany. Features of the GreenLine models include start-stop system, brake energy ...
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Lexus International, the luxury vehicle division of Japanese carmaker Toyota, has unveiled its new concept vehicle, LF-NX compact crossover, at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany. The LF-NX concept is targeting the growing segment of ...
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Audi will need to put into production a sports coupe to fill the gap between the Audi TT and Audi R8 before 2017, chairman of the board at Audi AG Rupert Stadler has claimed. Speaking at the Frankfurt international motor show, Stadler ...
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A hybrid version of the Toyota 86 is reportedly under development, with production yet to be given the go ahead. Toyota drivetrain engineering?senior manager Koei Saga has told Autocar that?development of the hybrid Toyota 86 – ...
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BMW is keeping its M division and i-brand as separate entities, confirming at the launch of the BMW i8 that no M engineers worked on the hybrid supercar project. This is despite the i8 – despite the three-cylinder turbocharged ...
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BMW M division product planning manager Carston Pries says there is little his Munich-based team can do to prevent rival Mercedes-Benz from positioning its A45 AMG rival next to the M135i. Asked whether the 'M performance' package that ...
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