Wednesday, October 6, 2010

How to measure your car’s horsepower?

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Try the following. You’ll be surpised with how accurate and fun this can be!

In a legal and safe way, make a little test run area. Mark out exactly one quarter of a mile (1320 feet). Weigh the car with a full load of fuel and driver (you can do this at a commercial place that weighs trucks, or place four weight scales under each tire simultaneously, or just use a published figure and add the weight of the driver for an estimate). Start an acceleration run through this distance. When you are crossing the end line, note your speed at that point.

Iran, Turkey to jointly produce a car! Pakistan included in principal market

042709-4 Iran and Turkey are said to cooperate to jointly produce a car and the development of Iranian space program.

Great Wall Motors – An emerging Chinese auto giant

20080301-6 Great Wall Motor Company Limited is China’s top SUV & Pickup manufacturer. With more than  30 subsidiaries and 28,000 employees, it is capable of producing 500,000 vehicles per year that fall into three categories of HAVAL/HOVER (SUVs), Voleex (Passenger Cars) and  Wingle (Pickups & MPVs). It is also able to produce core parts such as engines and front  & rear axles on its own.

Ministers request Cabinet to allow Duty-Free imports of Bullet Proof cars

Bullet Proof Wapda Minister GEO TV News update just told that the Ministers have requested the Cabinet to allow Duty-Free imports of Bullet Proof cars for the Ministers.
The report also said that Rehman Malik have supported the proposal whereas Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping, Babar Ghauri opposed the proposal.

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Honda Civic 2012

12civic_bp-10 The 9th generation Civic is right around the corner, and its’ gotten lots of paparazzi-style publicity recently. The Temple of VTEC has been quick to catch the upcoming Civic with its clothes on.

If Pakistan can make a jet fighter, then dude, where’s my car?

army_mehran_8KS_PakWheels(com) Yes, a Pakistan made car is long overdue. The attempt by Feroz Khan was a noble one, but he relied on all the wrong folks, thus the failure. We all know that if an ordinary educated Pakistani decides to do something, he faces dire consequences of bribery, deceit, theft, fraud and above all: The Government.

A delightful coincidence between a Ferrari and a Honda

 Here’s the dash of a Ferrari 458 Italia:
Dash of Honda CR-Z: