Scania AXL – A Look At A Driverless Concept Truck Without A Cab

Here’s a new member of Scania: AXL, a futuristic fully autonomous concept truck without a cab. It’s a heavy-duty self-driving vehicle designed by a group of Scania experts from different fields. This concept truck is designed without a cab, featuring Scania’s modular system at the core of the design. Currently, there are different industries are searching for more sustainable, self-driving vehicles to increase their productivity and performance. Mines and those large closed construction sites are good examples of environments, which are favorable for self-driving pilots since they are well-controlled locations.

Scania AXL autonomous concept truck is a step forward to smart transportation systems of the future, many of us vision that self-driving vehicles would play a natural part in our transportation system. Scania explains that they will continue to build and pilot concepts to demonstrate what they can do with available technology today.

For autonomous vehicles, the software would be more important that hardware. That’s why Scania AXL is steered and monitored by an intelligent control environment. In mines, for example, autonomous operations can be facilitated by a logistics system that tells vehicle how it should perform.

We already have many self-driving trucks design where the customer is in operations, the driver stays in the cabin who can intervene anytime if necessary. Scania AXL is designed without a cab, it means no driver will be in the truck. The combustion engine is powered by renewable biofuel, a combination of traditional and new technology. The robust and powerful features behind Scania AXL matches tougher environments in mines or large construction sites.

Citroën eCV Concept Car Is Undergoes A New Transformation Into Iconic Citroën 2CV

This project wants to bring back the iconic Citroën 2CV (Chevaux Vapeur) into our modern world. In 1949, Citroën introduced the 2CV, now, 70 years later, Martin Hajek re-imagines all-electric, self-driving Citroën eCV, a 21st-century make-over. Even though this is not the first attempt to bring that classic car into this century just like Citroën’s own attempt in 2007, it still leaves a lot of room for imagination.

The inspiration came to Martin Hajek when he visited Paris, it occurred to him that this French capital didn’t have really a taxi icon like a black cab of London or the iconic yellow cabs of New York. So why can’t Citroën become this icon?

With electric cars and autonomous driving becoming a common thing, there are many car manufacturers start to bring their classic designs to this century such as Smart Vision EQ ForTwo, Honda Urban EV, or Peugeot e-Legend.

Citroën’s eCV concept car replaces that traditional dashboard with a digital version, it also has smaller headlamps, and replaces side mirrors with tiny cameras. Overall, it actually looks like a cartoon car, what do you think?

This BAC Mono R Single-Seater Vehicle Sold Out Ahead of Its Release

Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) releases Mono R, the next generation of Mono with higher performance, lighter, and more advanced technology. Of course, it features the same stunning Mono DNA with new materials and technology that delivers world-beating performance on the road and track. The R version is 35bhp more powerful (340bhp) yet 25kg (555kg) lighter than standard Mono. It means Mono R has a remarkable power-to-weight ratio of 612bhp-per-tonne.

It is one of the exclusive supercars ever made, with just a limited of 30 models produced and sold to existing Mono customers around the world. In fact, ahead of its launch at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2019, the full production of Mono R has sold out.

Mono R still features single-seater’s design DNA, but it has a brand new approach to its body engineering. All surfaces were designed from scratch and those 44 bespoke carbon parts were restyled to give this car a more aggressive and futuristic look. Particularly that shark-nose front, it stands out and gives Mono R its signature look, it delivers true efficiency of form courtesy of a sleek and homogeneous redesign. The main LED headlights are centrally mounted on this nose, reducing the frontal area and contributing to its minimalist appearance.

The new nose of Mono R is combined with Formula-inspired ram-air inlet system offers a hint at the R’s phenomenal performance potential. The upper body features a more slender and organic design to enhance aerodynamically. All technical surfaces are thinner and more blade-like to effectively sculpt and divert airflow. Overall, there’s been a reduction in height but a 25mm increase in length over the standard Mono.

The interior offers a perfect space for customer personalization, with the new look, race-inspired cockpit, the steering wheel is even lighter with optional carbon interior side panels.

Key Statistics:
Top Speed: 170mph
0-60mph: 2.5 seconds
Power: 340bhp
Weight: 555kg
Power-to-Weight ratio: 612bhp-per-tonne
Price: from £190,950
First deliveries: Q4 2019

2020 Mustang Shelby GT500 is its most powerful car ever - FORD

Ford had promised the Mustang Shelby GT500 would be its most powerful factory-built car ever. Now we know how powerful.

Ford said Wednesday that the 2020 model of the car, set to go on sale this fall, will have a 760 horsepower V8 engine.

That engine will allow it to go from 0 to 60 in about 3.5 seconds "making it the most powerful street-legal Ford ever," said the automaker. "Enough said."

Ford hasn't yet said the new car will cost. This year's version of the Mustang starts at $59,140. But that is for the GT350, which has a 662 horsepower engine.

Ford (F) has a complicated but fruitful relationship with the Las Vegas-based Shelby American company. Shelby Mustangs were originally made by Shelby using Mustangs supplied by Ford as a starting point. Shelby still does these sort of performance conversions.

In fact, there are already Shelby Mustangs, such as the Shelby-produced Super Snake, with more than 700 horsepower. This one, though, will be the most powerful ever produced by Ford itself.

McLaren GT Debuts As The Practical Supercar With 620 HorsePower

McLaren promises its new GT will change the game in the grand tourer segment with its unique combination of lightweight construction, powerful new twin-turbo V8 engine, and unprecedented interior space never seen before in a product of the Woking-based company. In addition to these characteristics, the new model from the British automaker offers a “true supercar” performance.

Built around the carbon fiber MonoCell II-T Monocoque structure with exceptional levels of strength and rigidity, the grand tourer weighs just 3,373 pounds (1,530 kilograms). At the back, there’s a 14.83-cubic-feet (420-liter) luggage compartment hiding underneath a glass tailgate with soft-close function as standard and an optional power opening and closing. McLaren says it has positioned the engine and its exhaust system as low as possible to free up more space. Another 5.30-cu-ft (150-liter) cargo space is located at the front for a grand total of 20.12 cu-ft (570 liters) – the most you’ll find in a McLaren. For comparison, the GT's spiritual successor, the 570GT had 13.1 cu-ft (370 liters).

Step inside the cabin, and you’ll find a cozy space designed for long trips with comfortable, electrically adjustable, and heated seats. McLaren says they are specially optimized for long-distance travels with perfect padding and shoulder plus back support. The interior also features “the most sophisticated McLaren infotainment system,” ambient lighting, and an optional electrochromic glass roof instead of the standard glassy black carbon fiber panel. A 12-speaker Bowers & Wilkins premium audio system with carbon fiber subwoofer and Kevlar midrange speakers is also available at an additional cost.

To further improve the comfort for the driver and passenger in the cabin and minimize chassis noise, McLaren uses special engine mounts that are only half as stiff as the 600LT's. Speaking of the motor, the GT employs a new 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 delivering 620 horsepower (462 kilowatts) and 465 pound-feet (630 Newton-meters) of torque between 5,500 and 6,500 rpm. Connected to a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, the unit propels the grand tourer from a standstill to 62 miles per hour (0-100 kilometers per hour) in just 3.2 seconds. More importantly, McLaren explains the engine with internal code M840TE has more than 95 percent of its peak torque available between 3,000 and 7,250 rpm, which ensures you’ll have more than enough oomph when overtaking at any speed.

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