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What pros and cons does your car have?
My current car, a 2017 Renault Fluence (the sedan version of the Renault Megane III for Europeans who are not Irish). The pros It has tons of space in the cabin. It is comfortably sprung, not too hard that you get shaken with every bump on the road, but not too soft that you feel like you’re floating. The engine makes it easy to cruise if you don’t want to drive fast, but at the same time I can drive upwards of 180 km/h (110 mph) without much fuss. The speakers sound amazing, so I don’t really need to buy aftermarket parts to make it sound great. Large boot/trunk - the biggest in its class on the market. Free service for 100,000km / 5 years, whichever comes first. By my calculations, I won’t have to pay for service until 2021 because I’m certainly racking the mileage - this is only my 2nd year but I’ve already driven upwards of 60,000 km. The cons Not sure whether its for the entire production line, or just my car, but the paint is easily chipped. My car looks like it went through a scratcher with all the large scratches all around the car. The rear view camera has a low definition. I may look into replacing it someday. No Android Auto, although it ,can ,be activated through a convoluted process using an OBD2 cable & an ECU reprogram - something that I can’t really do & nobody in my country can seem to do. It’s not easy to find the tyre size used by Renault. And if I do, it will be costly. Right now I’m using a tyre that has a slightly bigger width, but slightly smaller aspect ratio, which means there’s a noticeable gap in my wheel well.
How do German consumers rate Japanese automobiles in comparison to German ones?
The German auto club ADAC (the local partner to the AAA and British AA) rates all major car types and manufacturers for models sold in Germany every year, grouped by car type and platform. They primarily base their ratings on reported breakdowns and necessary repairs., Generally speaking, the top of the list tends to be Audi, BMW, Mercedes, VW, and Ford of Europe (in no particular order). Then come the Japanese, usually led by Toyota, Honda, and Mitsubishi. Opel is usually floating around in there somewhere as well. Kia and Hyundai have been slowly but surely rising, too, starting to crack into this level. Then come the French (Citroën, Renault, Peugeot) and American imports (Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge). Nissan also tends to be in this range. Usually rounding out the list are Fiat, Dacia, and various and sundry others, though Fiat is a definite wild card. Sometimes they’re OK, sometimes they aren’t. There is a lot of overlap between these groups,, but that’s the (very) broad strokes of what ADAC says based on their stats. And their opinion carries a good deal of weight with German consumers, so while I don’t have any data on what ,consumers, think, whatever ADAC says is going to be pretty close. So basically you could say that in German eyes, Japanese cars are almost, but not quite, as good as German ones — but still better than French or Korean or American.
What are interesting facts on Volvo?
“Volvo” was originally the trademark for a line of inexpensive ball bearings that were to be made by SKF, the Swedish bearing manufacturer. The name is latin, for “I roll.” in the 1920s, the best-selling automobile in Sweden was the Chevrolet. Two employees of SKF lamented that there was no Swedish automaker, and left the company to found an automobile company. SKF sold them the rights to the “Volvo” trademark, and Gabrielsson and Larson named their fledgling auto company “Volvo.” Engines were purchased from Pentaverken, which Volvo later purchased and merged into the company. Volvo Penta still markets marine engines. Drive axles were purchased from what would become Dana/Spicer, the same axle manufacturer that supplies axles to Jeep, and a number of pickup trucks. Volvo automobiles quickly garnered a reputation for rugged dependability. In the 1950s, Volvo engineers would demonstrate the durability of their four-cylinder pushrod engines by taking automobile journalists around the test track in Gothenburg, Sweden, in first gear, accelerating to the point that the engine would start exhibiting valve float (a condition where the valve springs hit a resonant frequency, ~ 6,000 RPM in this case), feathering the throttle through valve float, and then increasing the RPM to 10,000. Volvo test drivers would do this for days on end, drive a test car with the engine doing 10,000 rpm, screaming around the test track in first gear to see how long things would last. The result? A long time. Volvo was the first automaker to offer seatbelts as standard equipment, in the 1950s, years ahead of other automakers. They were the first to offer three-point restraints, too. Volvo automobiles maintained a steady reputation for safety, dependability, and long life through the 1960s, 70s, 80s, and into the 90s. One advertisement featured a Volvo 120 “Amazon” parked beside two autos that were crushed into “cubes”, with the tag line, “An 18-year old Volvo and two of its contemporaries.” Other advertisements and commercials spotlighted Volvo owners who survived serious accidents and crashes with little or no injury due to their Volvos intentionally wadding up accordion-style to absorb crash energy and protect the passengers. Today, most passenger cars and SUVs utilize the same design techniques and “crumple zones” that were pioneered by Volvo decades earlier. Volvo owns the world record for the personal vehicle driven the most miles by one owner. It is a 1966 P1800 coupe owned by the late Irv Gordon of Long Island, NY, bought new, and driven for 3.2 million miles up until Irv passed away in Nov 2019 at a too-young 77 years. Irv was a former schoolteacher who commuted to Manhattan to work each day, and a voracious driver on the weekends. It was nothing for Irv and his wife and young kids to leave Long island and “have lunch” in the PA Dutch country of Lancaster, PA. And go someplace else the next weekend. The late Irv Gordon and his record-holding ’66 P1800: Volvo were also manufacturers of successful trucks and off-road equipment, having purchased the Swedish tractor manufacturer Bolinder Munktell, calling the division Volvo BM. Volvo Truck eventually absorbed White/GMC, the successor to White trucks and the Class 8 and 9 truck business segment of General Motors, and later bought Renault trucks in Europe, and Mack Trucks in the US, the latter which it continues to operate under the Mack name. Volvo BM later became Volvo CE, or Volvo Construction Equipment. A division of Volvo made the jet engines for SAAB fighter aircraft. In 1999 Volvo AB sold Volvo Cars to Ford Motor Company, which formed part of Ford’s Premier Auto Group along with Aston Martin, Jaguar, and Land Rover. Ford since sold those marques, with Volvo Cars being acquired by the Chinese Geely concern, who owns it today.
Which products is France famous for?
Some good answers already, but I’m going to go the other way… What products is France NOT famous for.. What do people generally not realise the French are good at making and selling abroad, what are France’s ‘forgotten’ exports… Anything with wheels, from cars (peugeot, citroen, renault, dacia) to trains (TGV, Pendelino, the Trains on the NW Corridor between Boston & Washington), Metro systems (North Africa, Europe, Saudi Arabia, hell, even the NY subway), Trams (Australia, Europe, North Africa) Anything that floats, cruise ships - the QM2, Harmony of the Seas; Military craft - australian submarines, Russian/Egyption LPDs, frigates, destroyers; LPG tankers, oil tankers… Nuclear power - uranium enrichment for the USA , mining in Canada, EPR NPPs for the UK, NPPs for China, North Africa, Kazakhstan… these are just a few examples off the top of my head… France still has one hell of an industrial infrastructure, and its surprising just how much they manage to sell abroad. And what’s even more surprising is how relatively unknown it all is.
What allows formula one engines to red line high (17,000+ rpm), compared to that of production street cars (8,000 rpm)?
The maximum rpm limit of a piston engine is mainly determined by two factors: piston speed and acceleration valves acceleration If the engine runs too fast, valve springs can’t return the valves to their seat with the cam follower still in contact with the cam. This phenomenon, called “valve float”, can launch the valve too high, up to the point where it’s still widely open when the piston arrives at the top dead center (TDC). Then a collision occurs which can bend and even break the valve. A broken valve head is thus set free in the combustion chamber where it will perforate the hot aluminum piston head and wreck the cylinder head, ending the engine‘s life. If the valve springs are strong enough to still keep the cam followers in contact with the cam and return the valves to their seat in time, the violent piston deceleration and acceleration near TDC may break a piston ring: a broken part will get loose in its groove, break the top piston land to finally also end in the combustion chamber where it’ll wreak havoc. The art of the designer of a racing engine has always been to match maximum piston speed and acceleration with maximum valve acceleration by choosing the optimum stroke/bore ratio (S/B) for the valve springs available at the time. Piston acceleration depends mostly on the mean piston speed (MPS), which, if the stroke (S) is in mm and crankshaft angular velocity (V) in rpm, is S x V / 30,000. The ratio of rod length / stroke (L/S) also has some influence: for a given stroke, the rod angularity is reduced if that rod is longer, which lessens piston max acceleration. (If the rod length could be infinite, the piston acceleration around TDC and BDC would be equal instead of being higher around TDC). On the other hand, there are also tribological reasons which limit the maximum piston speed below 45 m/s. This speed is equal to the MPS multiplied by 1.66 to 1.62 with usual rod lenght-to-stroke (L/S) ratios between 1.5 and 1.85 respectively. That 45 m/s limit is valid whatever the stroke is, while shorter stroke engines can withstand much more violent piston acceleration than long stroke ones. Obviously, the ability of an object to withstand violent acceleration depends on its mass. An elephant can’t accelerate like a fly! Launched at cruising speed, a supertanker carrying 2 million barrels of crude oil requires between 14 and 20 minutes to stop, during which it travels about twenty km. A larger bore goes along with bigger and heavier valves; therefore if the S/B is too low (large bore with short stroke), the absolute maximum engine rpm will be limited by valve float. On the contrary, if the S/B is too high (long stroke and small bore), the max rpm is dictated by the maximum piston speed. Doubling the number of valves to 4 per cylinder allowed smaller and lighter valves while greatly and constantly improved springs permitted greater valve acceleration and increasingly higher rpm, along with lower and lower S/B. Renault EF1, 1977-79. 86 x 42,8 mm, 1492 cm³, 510 hp at 11000 tr/min, 373 Nm (38 mkg) at 8000 rpm, ϵ 7 :1, one Garrett turbocharger The initial Renault F1 V6 had an extremely large bore of 86 mm and short stroke of 42.8 mm (S/B ratio of 0,5), and thus its revs were not limited by its MPS and piston acceleration, but by its valvetrain. In 1986, Renault introduced the pneumatic valve return system, replacing the valve springs by nitrogen compressed at 200 bars. From then on, the revs of the F1 engines could climb above 12,000 rpm while their S/B ratio was progressively reduced to 0.41 in 2006 V8s with 98 mm bore and 39.75 mm stroke. These were the engines reaching up to 20,000 rpm at a MPS of 26.5 m/s. Valvetrain of the 2006 Honda RA 806E About 20 m/s was a long time considered as a maximum MPS for a sufficient engine reliability and lifespan. Longer titanium rods (L/S ratio of > 2.5 instead of 1.45 - 1.8,5, in production engines), improved materials, better piston and rings technologies, specific oils plus extreme precision and quality control in manufacturing allowed to break this limit. Some production engines even have their max power at around 25 m/s of MPS but their longer stroke limits their rpm. S/B ratios of less than 0.75 would be totally impractical nowadays in a road car for several reasons, particularly an excessive combustion chamber’s walls surface, bad thermodynamic efficiency and exhaust emissions. In order to limit costs, the current F1 regulations even specify the bore and stroke of the turbocompound V6s: it is mandated to be 80 x 53 mm (S/B ratio of 0.66). The maximum rpm allowed by the rules is 15,000 rpm but max power is around 12,000 rpm only, due to other rules limiting fuel consumption. EDIT : Thanks everyone for all the upvotes! It inspires me to write some more info. Ferrari tipo 049, 2000. 90° V10, 96 x 41.4 mm, 2997 cm³, 800 hp at 17,500 rpm, 343 Nm at 15,500 rpm Concerning materials, they have been strictly limited by the FIA rules, specially from 2006 on. From 1998 up to their ban by the FIA in 2001, in Mercedes F1 engines Ilmor used ,Aluminium-beryllium ,alloy pistons, reducing their weight by at least a third and gaining enhanced thermal conductivity. The cost of this alloy and the fact that beryllium dust particles are a health hazard has led to their ban. Then, MMC (Metal Matrix Composite) pistons were used in 2004 and 2005 — until they were also banned from 2006 on. MMC had improved their resistance to high temperature while lowering their weight from 255 to 210 g in a Honda V10 of 97 mm bore. ,Development of Metal Matrix Composite Piston The return to aluminum alloy pistons in 2006 caused cracking problems. It was initially solved at Honda by retarding the ignition point of 6.5° (at the cost of 7 kW). Finally, pistons cooling was improved with one of the two multi-holes cooling oil jets par cylinder extended to almost touch the inside of the piston crown at bottom dead center (BDC). This, with a total of at least 12 holes per pair of jets, provided a spray arc covering the whole inner surface of the piston head, including the part hidden by the rod small end. Recent F1 pistons have only 2 very thin rings pressed against the cylinder wall by an inner expander spring. In 2006, the steel rings have been substituted by titanium rings with tungsten carbide coating and diamond like coating (DLC) on the expander. The low thermal conductivity of titanium is not a problem since FI pistons are cooled by powerful oil jets. DLC is also applied on the cams, cam followers, piston skirts and sometimes on the rods’ small end sides, used instead of the sides of the crank pin to limit the rods lateral travel. This reduces friction losses. The rods are in titanium alloy, as well as the hollow and sodium-potassium filled valves. The aluminum-titanium alloy previously used for the valves has been banned in 2006. Rod and main bearings are in an expensive bronze-silicon alloy with nickel added (Corson). It provides the durability needed under a doubled contact pressure, even with a low viscosity oil. This expensive alloy is more resistant than steel while having thermal conductivity and slip properties close to those of copper. Furthermore, its modulus of elasticity is less than that of the conventional bearings and it crushes more under an equivalent pressure, which enables it to better conform to the deformation of the con rod and also represents an advantage in heat dissipation. A key feature is oiling from the crankshaft nose by its center line, instead of flowing from the periphery of the main bearings. Therefore, the oil pressure is helped by the centrifugal force instead of working against it. The crankshaft is machined inside in order to lighten it; to limit its diameter, it has tungsten counterweights. The combustion in the flat chambers created by the extremely low stroke/bore ratio is helped by valves not only on a transverse included angle, but also slightly inclined longitudinally. Main sources:, ,Honda R&D Technical Review F1 Special (The third Era Activities), ,Dans les entrailles des moteurs de Formule 1 de 1965 à 1988, ,Dans les entrailles des moteurs de Formule 1 de 1989 à 2013 , ,10 Years of BMW F1 Engines
How the transportation will be in the year 2050?
The transportation system in the future will be very different from our current system. We will see flying cars, self-driving cars, passenger drones, hyperloop one system that is projected to reach a top speed of 760 mph (1,220 km/h) and with Starship and the Super Heavy Rocket, most journeys will taking less than 30 minutes, with access to anywhere in the world in an hour or less. Starship-Super Heavy Earth to Earth : With Starship and the Super Heavy Rocket, most of what people consider to be long distance trips would be completed in less than half an hour. In addition to vastly increased speed, one great benefit about traveling in space, outside of Earth’s atmosphere, is the lack of friction as well as turbulence and weather. Consider how much time we currently spend traveling from one place to another. Now imagine most journeys taking less than 30 minutes, with access to anywhere in the world in an hour or less. It's designed to service all Earth orbit needs as well as the Moon and Mars. This two-stage vehicle—composed of the Super Heavy Rocket (booster) and Starship (ship). Hyperloop One : The Hyperloop is a new mode of transportation that moves freight and people quickly, safely, on-demand and direct from origin to destination. Passengers or cargo are loaded into the hyperloop vehicle and accelerate gradually via electric propulsion through a low-pressure tube. The vehicle floats above the track using magnetic levitation and glides at airline speeds for long distances due to ultra-low aerodynamic drag. Hyperloop One systems will be built on columns or tunneled below ground to avoid dangerous grade crossings and wildlife. It’s fully autonomous and enclosed, eliminating pilot error and weather hazards. Underground Tunnels Transportation : To solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic, roads must go 3D, which means either flying cars or tunnels. Unlike flying cars, tunnels are weatherproof, out of sight and won't fall on your head. A large network of tunnels many levels deep would fix congestion in any city, no matter how large it grew (just keep adding levels). Fast to dig, low cost tunnels would also make Hyperloop adoption viable and enable rapid transit across densely populated regions, enabling travel from New York to Washington DC in less than 30 minutes. Next concept is a simple two-seat passenger cabin that can travel one of two ways. The simpler and more conventional route involves attaching to a 60-kW (80-hp) electric powered sled and assuming the role of a self-driving car. Top speed is listed at 100 km/h (62 mph) and it would rely on a 15-kWh battery for a 130-km (81-mi) range. passengers plan their journey and book their trip via an easy-to-use app. The system automatically suggests the best transport solution - according to user knowledge, timing, traffic congestion, costs, ridesharing demands - joining either the air or ground module or other means of transportation to the passenger capsule, and following passengers’ preferences and needs. Renault Float : The Float is designed to take the social interaction of Facebook into the world of cars. The glass machine will look like a bubble when on the roads, floating around using magnetic levitation tech, while able to connect to other pods to create a weird bubblewrap-style convoy. Seats can swivel and sliding doors open to force you to interact while The Float can bob around in any direction. The concept also includes a smartphone app that lets you holler for a Float at any time – the Uber of the future, apparently. Mercedes-Benz F 015 Luxury in Motion : The Mercedes-Benz F 015 Luxury in Motion research vehicle makes the future tangible with the revolutionary concept of autonomous driving. A luxury sedan with total connectivity between vehicle, passengers, and the outside world, it's a preview of how the self-driving car of the future could evolve into a platform for communication and interaction. Transit Elevated Bus : Passengers on board the bus are expected to experience a ride comparable to riding in the upper level of a double decker bus. They will board and alight at stations at the side of the road with platforms at the bus floor height similar to stations of an elevated railway, or via stairs descending through the roof of the bus from a station similar to a pedestrian overpass. It will travel at up to 60 km/h (37 mph). Different versions will carry up to 1,200 passengers, with the larger versions being articulated to facilitate going around curves.
Why was Ralf Shumacher's car up in the air at the start of the 2001 Belgian Grand Prix?
As ridiculous as it may sound, during the Belgian Grand Prix when all other cars started their formation lap, Ralf Schumacher was left hanging when the engineers kept his car lifted on the jacks. This is what happened, The Race had actually started a while ago but due to an accident the race was red flagged and had to be restarted. During the preparation for the restart Williams driver Ralf's team mate Montoya had an issue with his rear wing. The Williams team worked and fixed Montoya's car. They also started working on the rear wing of Ralf's car (for precautionary measure) lifting his car up right there on the grid. They thought they could fix it on time but unfortunately they didn't. Race control announced for the formation lap to be started. Image:, Ralf Schumacher looking furiously at his engineers Now Team Williams had two options either leave Ralf on the grid like a sitting duck and face a start from the back penalty or move him to the pits and continue working, but this would lead to a stop and go penalty which would cost a considerably larger time and possibly lose a chance to score points.Hence they opted the first option. Image,: Notice that one car in the front right floating off the ground? The start of the formation lap was hilarious as cars roared past Ralf Schumacher, the engineers then fixed up his car quickly and now Ralf was positioned to the back of the grid. He finished the race in 7th just one position shy of scoring points (in 1991 only the top 6 scored points). Bonus info: The winners that race: First:, Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) Second:, David Coulthard (McLaren-Mercedes) Third:, Giancarlo Fisichella (Benetton-Renault)
Which country generally has better technology between France and Germany ?
France was a pioneer when it comes to Internet. Remember Minitel, the predecessor of the internet? The French were reluctant to share its Minitel technology to other countries not because they were selfish but because they were worried that if it falls on the wrong hands, there would be unauthorized credit card use, scam, fraudulent activities, phonography, bashing, etc. in anticipation. But the US has gotten the technology and gets all the credit but look what's happening to cyber world after the US introduced the internet? French computer scientists came up with two Programming Languages: Prolog (Programming in Logic) which is used by the Japanese Programmers for their Robotics and Video Games; Ada named after the world's first programmer, Ada Lovelace is the standard PL not C/C++ of US Dept. of Defense for its software development. The only famous German PL was the Pankalkül designed for engineering purposes but never used to develop softwares after it's development. The French TGVs were the only one to beat the speed record of the Japanese Bullet Trains. Don't know if Germany came up with its own. France was the birthplace of automobile but Germany was able make a huge leapfrog with such brands as Mercedes Benz, Porsche, and BMW which are more sophisticated than either Renault, Peugeot, and Citroën although the recent Exagon Electric Sports Car is at par with Porsche. Then there's the Renault Floating Car that does not have wheels because it is levitating. Also, the French developed the first flying motorcycle, the Lazareth LMV 496. When it comes to military technology, France's Mirage series fighter jets and the most recently developed Rafale were developed entirely by France while Germany collaborated with UK, Italy, and Spain to develop the Typhoon fighter. Germany is ahead of France when it comes to mechanical engineering. That's why most of the heavy machineries exported were from Germany. Even the US and Japan import them for their heavy industries. CONCLUSION: In some category, France is better but in some others, Germany.
What is the most interesting vehicle, land sea or air, you know about?
I present to you one of the weirdest vehicles I know of, The Land Train. 54-wheel-drive: The LeTourneau electric arctic land trains that put Australian road | Hemmings Daily, The six-wheeled LeTourneau TC-497 Overland Train MkII used four Solar gas-turbine engines (at 1,170hp each, that’s 4,680hp total) to spin generators that delivered juice to 54 total motors – one for each of its wheels. Of its 12 trailers, two were dedicated just to carrying the turbines and generators. The Overland Train stretched 572 feet long. This beast could travel over any type of land from plains to desert and snow. It did not carry much cargo but it could carry it for long distances over any terrain. Here are some other runners up... The Octo-Auto An eight wheeled car. Why 8 wheels you might ask? Why not is the only answer. The Hélica, by Marcel Leyat It could do over 60 mph and was very light weight. It also had no transmission or gearbox. Renault Racoon (1992) This thing is the ultimate off road vehicle. The wheels are on a moving chassis that allows the ground clearance to be increased 300 to 500 mm (~11-20 in) and oh yes it is amphibious. Notice there are no windshield wipers? That is because it uses ultrasonic wipers. It also had a navigation system and infrared cameras to make it easier to travel at night in the wilderness. The canopy could pop up to allow some sun and fun and it was a go anywhere vehicle. In the water mode the entire steering column would change into a more relaxed mode for water steering. Sea? The Jetlev. It is both an Air and Sea Vehicle. It allows you to float above the water on high pressure jets of water. ,As for Aircraft? ,Yves Rossy, has the best one in the world. A functional Jet pack! Flying alongside the Breitling Jet Team. Or The ,Martin Aircraft Company Jet Pack One prototype has been tested at over 5,000 feet.
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