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Honda FCX Concept
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Simply put, a fuel cell is battery that can be continually replenished with hydrogen. The fuel cell stack takes in the hydrogen, tickles its electrons away and sends them off to boot camp in an electric motor. Once the electrons have produced useful work as electricity, they are then reunited with the leftover portion of the hydrogen atom, married to oxygen and form water. They then live a life of yard work, screaming kids and TV sitcoms.


Two tanks, filled with hydrogen compressed to 5,000 psi, are located between its rear wheels, giving the FCX Concept a reported driving range of about 350 miles. Like all things mileage-related, range will vary with driving style, ambient temperature and planetary alignment, but it’s still a healthy jump over the 210-mile range of the current FCX. The latest stack — designed and manufactured by Honda — can be started in minus-20-degrees-Fahrenheit weather conditions.

Flooring the “gas” pedal results in instantaneous and seamless thrust, giving the FCX Concept noticeably more grunt than the current FCX. The FCX Concept pulls itself forward in eerie silence, with just a whine from the screw-type compressor required to pressurize the stack with oxygen. In fact, the entire driving experience is similarly uneventful, which demonstrates just how significant an accomplishment the FCX Concept is. This is a car that, with only refueling as a notable exception, compromises little to nothing of what consumers have grown to expect from modern cars, yet does it producing only water vapor from the tailpipe.

Its electric motor is rated at 127 horsepower and 189 pound-feet of torque, allowing the FCX Concept to reach a top speed of 100 mph. Since much of this torque is available at very low speeds and is assisted by a lithium-ion battery, acceleration from a standstill is respectably brisk. On the track, the car reached speeds approaching 80 mph in the space of 0.3 mile along Laguna’s main straight, which has a slight rise before Turn One. There was room to go faster, but since it wasn’t our multimillion-dollar prototype, we took it easy.

read comments (1)Mustang V6 Deluxe
Author: <ADMINNICENAME>I present you here some collection pictures with the new Mustang Deluxe V6. Those cars are amazing..with their supercharged 5.4-liter, 32-valve. Al these make this a very high performance car. Enjoy also the “tropical” convertible version of the car in this gallery thanks to edmunds webiste company.






read comments (0)Mustang by Giugiaro
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The debut of the Mustang by Giugiaro isn’t the first time the two have come together, however, as Giorgetto Giugiaro, founder of Giugiaro Design, fused the two to create the Bertone Mustang in 1965.
The transformation started with a slightly wider body that adds an extra 30mm in front and 80mm in back. It’s enough to make you notice a difference, but it avoids the typical big-fendered look of most aftermarket kits. From there, Fabrizio gave this Mustang a much longer, lower profile thanks to an innovative panoramic roof built by a Detroit area supplier. It’s made from a special crystal that filters out 100 percent of UVA rays so you can enjoy unobstructed views without getting cooked.

From there, he turned his attention to the details. In back, Fabrizio added a twist to the Mustang’s classic three-lens taillights by giving them a new overall shape that not only looks more modern, it mimics the rear window louvers. Up front, Giugiaro maintained the unmistakable shape of the headlights, but added LED lights that match the body’s eye-catching orange color.

Open up the dramatic scissor doors and you’re greeted with an unusual set of brown horse-hide seats complete with Mustang logos in the headrests. Additional detailing was added to the dash and gauge cluster, but much of the Mustang’s distinctive cabin design was left intact.

More than just a design concept, this Mustang was built to run with help from Ford Racing. Starting with a standard GT’s 4.6-liter V8, Ford’s engineers added a twin-screw supercharger, Ford GT fuel injectors, larger mass air meter and a free flow filter. Along with Ford Racing muffler and an X-pipe, this concept delivers an estimated 500 horsepower.

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