Welcome to the age of printed cars. Arizona based car manufacturer Local Motors has come out with the World's first 3 D printed car - the Strati. It won the 2014 Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award in New York yesterday.
The car chassis/frame, exterior body, and interior features are made from ABS plastic reinforced with carbon fibres. The electric engine, wheels and other parts were sourced from Renault’s Twizy. It takes the company around 44 hours to print out.
It only has a top speed of about 40mph (60km/h) but I am sure the speeds will improve as time goes by. I am just thinking at the possibilities. In the future, you can probably print out spare parts at home.
The Strati -World's first 3 D printed car
The second generation Proton Perdana
The second generation Proton Perdana was unveiled last year and is only available exclusively to Malaysian Government officials. The car is available in 2.0 and 2.4 litre models and according to reports, is based on the 8th generation Honda Accord.
Saw one a few days back in PJ and it really looks nice.
2014 Proton Perdana Front Three Quarter CC BY-SA 3.0
Paul Tan paultan.org's contribution to Wikimedia
Proton Iriz Active concept car
Proton has come out with a concept called the Iriz Active. It was unveiled on the 28th of this month by Chairman Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad at Alami Proton.
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Supposed to be a crossover model.
End of the traditional paper tax disc in the UK
Moving into the digital era, the DVSA has done away with the need for traditional paper tax discs in the UK. The first paper tax disc was issued in the UK over 90 years ago.
No paper dics means less trees cut to make them.
Subaru launch Japan only car based on the WRX STI
It is powered by a direct injection 2.0 litre turbo engine which is tuned to produce 300hp. The engine is combined with Subaru's Lineartronic 7-speed gearbox.
Subaru Global vehicle production was up 17% on last year while total number of exports also increased by 15%.
Launch of the Proton's compact car - Proton Iriz in Malaysia
Malaysian car company is launching their new compact car the Proton Iriz today. Blogger Paul Tan is streaming the launch live.
Even before the launch of the car, it has received five-star rating in Adult Occupant Protection and four-star rating in Child Occupant Protection by the New Car Assessment Programme for Southeast Asian Countries (Asean NCAP).
The car will come in 3 Trim lines and 8 variants and in 7 colours.
Prices of the car (on-the-road) will be between RM42,438 and RM62,888.
Jaguar XE S Sports Saloon launch
The new Jaguar XE S sports saloon was launched in a big way all over London last night.
Powered by a supercharged 3.0 litre V6 with 8-speed automatic transmission, this sports saloon accelerates from 0-60mph in just 4.9 seconds.
Prices of the XE range start from £27,000.
Watch the launch here.
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