Washington, DC has one of the first auto shows on the calendar and this year is shaping up nicely. Check out their re-vamped website.
Photos coming soon.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Why do we Love Lamborghini?
Perhaps a better question would be, who doesn't love a Lamborghini? Answer: the president of Ferrari but I'm sure even he will admit that the Gallardo is a work of art (by the way, Gallardo is pronounced /guy-ardo/ yes, Akon got it wrong). Lamborghini took it a step further by making the Superleggera (super light) version in 2009 and it looks even more flash in the orange paint job pictured here.
The photo is of a Maisto model in 1:18 scale which, hopefully, fooled you at first glance. It's actually on sale on Ebay if you are interested. For the real thing, check out the photo below of yours truly. Those darn models kept getting in the way of the car!
photo bottom: This is the Lambo Murcielago taken at the New York Auto Show in 2009 and er...I was a happy man.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Saturday, December 31, 2011
2013 Ford Escape/Kuga Lands in the USA - Photos Here
Finally after all the waiting, we're getting the Kuga as the new Ford Escape. It looks like a winner!
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Guest Blog - How to Get Even More Out of Your Vehicle
It is absolutely remarkable what can be done today not just with the initial manufacturing of a vehicle, but also the modifications that can be made after purchasing one. This is not the same as it was just a generation ago. Once upon a time if you wanted a vehicle you checked out the car lot and picked from the models available. For those who could afford it, there were some limited options for getting an automobile that was more specific to your personal tastes, but again this was limited. Now the sky is the limit.
Now you can do nearly anything you want from dramatically modifying the exterior of your Audi to completely seizing control over the internal systems and forcing it to do precisely what you want. The amazing thing about this particular technology is that it is relatively easy to install.
The modification of internal systems is achieved by using Audi performance chips. These are computer accessories that are inserted into your on board engine control unit (ECU) and allows you to alter the functionality of a vast array of items. These systems include vital operational components such as the fuel injection, control over the automatic transmission and boost control, and the spark timing which is part of the heart of your engine.
The combination of modifying an assortment of these components can result in an incredible enhancement of a variety of aspects.
There are owners who report that utilizing Audi performance chips has enabled them to increase their overall horsepower, the fuel economy of the vehicle, as well as the ability to have much cleaner emissions.
The tuning chip has had nearly as long of a life span as the on board computer has. As long as there have been manufacturers and engineers that have worked to better the vehicle with automation and sensors there have been people crafting systems to use this technology to better enhance the vehicle. Although they first really started to see mass appeal in the 1980s, they didn’t become highly used until the 1990s. Now you can truly find nearly any brand or model performance chip designed to transform the functionality of that automobile.
In using Audi performance chips to increase the ability of your vehicle there are owners and drivers that have claimed to have achieved some remarkable results.
This includes being able to gain a substantial amount of horsepower. Some reviews show that utilizing a tuning chip the driver was able to gain as much as 60 horsepower and there are some reports that owners have also been able to acquire seven more miles to the gallon.
Above all the legitimacy of using Audi performance chips is not in question. However, the results of these practical tools can vary depending upon how they are used. There have been some reports that in order to get the best results compensating the alterations with a higher octane of gas was needed.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
A Car Knows When its Cold
Indeed it was freezing this morning and thank goodness my Volvo was able to remind me with a little snowflake symbol.
Monday, December 19, 2011
Life in Miniature
I get enough flack from being an international development worker who spends much of his spare time fixing up old Volvos or cruising car manufacturer "build your own" websites but Carma has even more geeky hobbies, one of which is collecting scale models of, you guessed it, cars.
Worse still, I am a passionate photographer of miniatures and my goal is to make it appear as if the car is indistinguishable from the real thing. What do you think?
middle: interior of Peugeot 407
bottom: Peugeot 407 from the rear. This one is selling on Ebay in case you are interested.
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