Trivia

[dragvorl]

First power steering - 1950 (for the 1951 model year) Chrysler Imperial
First cruise control - 1956 (for the 1957 model year) Imperial

[aleksa]

Jel zna neko jel ovo tacno, davno sam to negde cuo, procitao...

Bugati prvi imao aluminijumske felne, a Lancia sve 4 diks kocnice?

[elMaestro]

First disc brakes - 1948 (for the 1949 model year) Chrysler Crown Imperial (4-wheel and standard)

[dragvorl]

Jel zna neko jel ovo tacno, davno sam to negde cuo, procitao...

Bugati prvi imao aluminijumske felne, a Lancia sve 4 diks kocnice?

The use of cast aluminium wheels was premiered by Ettore Bugatti on his Type 35 in 1924. These wheels incorporated an integrally-cast brake drum. In addition to a considerable weight saving over a conventional wheel and separate brake drum, the Bugatti’s wheels acted as large heat sinks to provide improved brake cooling. Bugatti continued development on cast wheels of this type, culminating in the massive 24-inch 8-lug version used on the Type 41 Royale.

[aleksa]

Ustvari Lancia prva imla kocnice na sva cetiri tocka...

[Geza]

Džentlmenski sporazum japanskih proizvođača automobila o maksimalnoj snazi motora.

Japan Dumps 276-hp Pact
http://www.caranddriver.com/news/japan- ... t-car-news

Since 1989, Japanese automakers have all endorsed—at least on paper—a kind of gentlemen's agreement that limited their advertised horsepower to 276 on domestically produced vehicles. Their primary goal was to avoid a horsepower war in a country where the maximum speed limit is 62 mph. But in October, Honda officially broke the agreement at its Legend (Acura RL in the U.S.) press conference when it unveiled the model's 300-hp, 3.5-liter V-6.

For years, it's been presumed that once an automaker stuck out its neck and ignored the 276-hp mark, the rest would quickly follow. And judging by what's in the Japanese production pipeline, it looks as if the conventional wisdom was correct. Coming on the heels of that new Acura RL will be the Lexus RX400h with an estimated 300 horsepower, and then the flood gates open—Mazda will introduce a 300-hp two-seat RX-7, Acura will again cross the line with a new NSX with at least 400 horses, and Toyota will mark its territory with the supercar on page 36.

Japanese engine designers, however, will readily concede that the country's manufacturers have been building cars with more than 276 horsepower. It's just that none of the automakers wanted to officially break the agreement. It's no secret that Mitsubishi Lancer Evos, Subaru Impreza WRXs, and Nissan 300ZX twin-turbos have been in violation of the agreement for years, but at least in Japan, they all claimed to have 276 horsepower. The false advertising was ignored for the sake of harmony. Not anymore.

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Nemci su, sa druge strane, ograničili maksimalnu brzinu svojih automobila.

GERMANY: Car makers dropping 250km/h speed limit
http://www.just-auto.com/news/car-maker ... 74149.aspx

Premium automakers are quietly abandoning their informal agreement limiting the top speed of production cars to 250km/h.

Audi, BMW and Lexus are gingerly exploring how to match the tuned-for-speed performance models of rivals Mercedes-Benz and Porsche and satisfy customer demands for cars they can drive at 300km/h or even 320km/h.

The only place in Europe to legally drive that fast is on unrestricted portions of the German autobahn system. BMW initiated the voluntary limit in 1987 when it introduced a V12 version of the 7 series, defusing a German legislative effort to impose autobahn speed limits. Mercedes, Audi and others adopted the voluntary limit, but not Porsche.

By September, BMW could introduce high-performance M models with an electronic cut-off raised as high as 320km/h, insiders say.

"BMW will find a responsible solution," board member Burkhard Gšschel said.

He emphasised that BMW-owned M GmbH, which produces the high-performance M3, M5 and M6, is a separate company.

That's exactly the approach at Mercedes-Benz, where the AMG models can - at customers' request - be programmed to allow top speeds of 280km/h, or 300km/h for supercharged and turbocharged models. Mercedes' performance-oriented Maybach 57S is governed at 275km/h.

Regular Mercedes-Benz and BMW cars would continue to be governed at 250km/h.

Audi will also allow speeds above 250km/h with its R9 sports car based on the Le Mans Quattro concept due in late 2006, said a company source. As a test, Audi sold a few RS6 Plus models last year that were governed at 280km/h. No public discussion took place.

Lexus executives say the next-generation SC sports car and LS luxury sedan will be their first ungoverned models, but the automaker does not want to take the lead.

"We are waiting for Audi to make the leap," an executive said.

The rising speed capabilities of commonplace cars have challenged the "hierarchy" on the autobahn. The six-cylinder, 239hp Porsche Boxster can reach 256km/h because it is ungoverned, allowing it to overtake more expensive and powerful cars electronically limited to 250km/h.

"We needed to respond to our customers," said a German auto executive. "It is ridiculous to have a high-performance car being passed by ungoverned six-cylinder vehicles."

CSM analyst Arne Behlmer agrees.

"It is about time carmakers, organisations and politicians take note of reality," he said. "The 250km/h cutoff has existed only on paper for years because many customers [take] new cars and replace the engine chips."

[aviator]

Maksimalna dozvoljena brzina u Japanu 62mph~100 km/h!?

[Geza]

Da.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_limits_in_Japan

[HKS]

Pa i nema smisla, pukneš tolike pare na S65 npr a na autobanu ideš isto kao S350d.

[nidza]

Kako radi diferencijal, fenomenalan video:
https://youtu.be/K4JhruinbWc

[goblin]

Pa i nema smisla, pukneš tolike pare na S65 npr a na autobanu ideš isto kao S350d.

Zato i imas fabrice pakete koje doplacujes da bi auto isao 280 ili 300km/h umesto limitiranih 250km/h (mada svi oni idu odprilike oko 260km/h po satu sa blokadom). A ako ti ni to nije dovoljno, onda odes u ovlasceni servis i trazis da ti skroz skinu blokade i onda se vozis +300km/h...

[Kuzmanovic]

[pedja]

Ja bih rekao da pokazuje sa koje se strane puni.

P.S. iako realno nisam ni primetio tu strelicu u autu

[Kuzmanovic]

To uglavnom stoji u komentarima na fejsu. Nikad mi ne bi palo na pamet, a i nikad nisam ni primetio tu strelicu.

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[dragvorl]

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