Jul 052012
 

The thought of travelling on a cable car which flies 1,900 meters up into the Swiss Alps will strike panic into the hearts of those who are scared of heights.

For those journey on the world’s first convertible cable car, however, even that small speck of security won’t be available.

Double Decker Cable carPassengers enjoying a journey on the first ride of the world’s first open air double Decker cable car

Switzerland CABRIO
The Cabrio, reaches the STanserhorn Mountain in Switzerland which has a height of 1,850 meters.

Starting in Switzerland, The Cabrio goes up to a height of 1.2 miles above sea level as it climb the Stanserhorn peak.

But even those riders with less of a experience for heights might not get the inside much of a safe haven, as the lower floor is covered entirely in glass.

Beginning at Kalti, which is 711 meters above sea altitude, the Cabrio transports passengers to the summit station 1850 meters up.

Open Air double decker car

The open air stage, which has space for up to 30 passengers, will offer supreme panoramic views of the Alps

The length of the new cable car is 2.3 kilometers – ride the cable car will complete at an exciting speed of eight meters a second, the ride will take only six minutes to ferry passengers up the Stanserhorn.

The cable car of Emirates Air Line cable car provides passengers visions over the River Thames and the east of London.

The  Emirates Air Line cable car

Talking at the launch of the cable car in London, the Mayor said that get on this cable car immediately. It’s gorgeous, worth every currency and a surprising part of engineering.

In order to get to the starting point of their journey on the open-top cable car, passengers first have to take a journey on a funicular which entered trip in 1893 and was one of the world’s first mountain railways to be powered by electricity.

 Posted by at 5:13 am
May 292012
 

Volvo V40 Bio-Diesel Racer

The V40 is an essential vehicle not only for Volvo itself, but also for the tuners that specialize in customizing the Swedish automobiles.

The German tuning firm implicit a little week ago at its impending line of products for the new sport wagon, and has now followed up by publicizing the racecar you see here. The modified V40 version built for two purposes: The first one is Nürburgring racing for 24-hour. Secondly, it previews a range of modification that the company will be offer buyers of the new V40.

The mod work includes full aero things, complete with blazed wheel arches, rear diffuser, front splitter and a big rear wing. In this modified version V40 the exhaust, suspension and rolling stock have also been upgraded. Its five-cylinder turbo-diesel adjusted to produce 300 horsepower on bio-diesel fuel. So we can tell this race as “Green Racing”.

 Posted by at 9:00 am
May 262012
 
Top 10 Expensive cars

Edmunds calculated the America’s 2012 top 10 most expensive cars. According to this Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG takes top credit as the most expensive of them all with a “true cost of ownership” of $245,469 in addition to the gullwing supercars of $210,875 MSRP. In the top 10 cars Mercedes-Benz occupies four cars on the list. The most 10 expensive cars are,
1. SLS AMG

  • Make: Mercedes-Benz
  • Style: 2dr Coupe (6.2L 8cyl 7AM)
  • True cost of ownership: $245,469
  • Purchase price: $210,875
  • Combined (city and highway) MPG: 16

Mercedes Benz SLS AMG

2. R8

  • Make: Audi
  • Style: 5.2 quattro 2dr Coupe AWD (5.2L 10cyl 6M)
  • True cost of ownership: $193,429
  • Purchase price: $170,175
  • Combined (city and highway) MPG: 15

Audi r8
3. ALPINA B7

  • Make: BMW
  • Style: SWB 4dr Sedan (4.4L 8cyl Turbo 6A)
  • True cost of ownership: $153,150
  • Purchase price: $133,445
  • Combined (city and highway) MPG: 17

alpina b7
4. CL-Class

  • Make: Mercedes-Benz
  • Style: CL550 4MATIC 2dr Coupe AWD (4.7L 8cyl Turbo 7A)
  • True cost of ownership: $142,558
  • Purchase price: $121,671
  • Combined (city and highway) MPG: 18

mercedes benz cl class
5. SL-Class

  • Make: Mercedes-Benz
  • Style: SL550 2dr Convertible (5.5L 8cyl 7A)
  • True cost of ownership: $129,588
  • Purchase price: $106,718
  • Combined (city and highway) MPG: 17

mercedes benz sl class
6. LS 600h L

  • Make: Lexus
  • Style: 4dr Sedan AWD (5.0L 8cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
  • True cost of ownership: $129,542
  • Purchase price: $119,019
  • Combined (city and highway) MPG: 20

lexus ls600h L

7. G-Class

  • Make: Mercedes-Benz
  • Style: G550 4dr SUV 4WD (5.5L 8cyl 7A)
  • True cost of ownership: $126,714
  • Purchase price: $108,900
  • Combined (city and highway) MPG: 13


8. ActiveHybrid 7

  • Make: BMW
  • Style: 750i 4dr Sedan (4.4L 8cyl Turbo gas/electric hybrid 8A)
  • True cost of ownership: $122,076
  • Purchase price: $101,545
  • Combined (city and highway) MPG: 20

BMW Activehybrid 7
9. Range Rover

  • Make: Land Rover
  • Style: HSE 4dr SUV 4WD (5.0L 8cyl 6A)
  • True cost of ownership: $118,158
  • Purchase price: $88,862
  • Combined (city and highway) MPG: 14

Land Rover Range Rover
10. GT-R

  • Make: Nissan
  • Style: Premium 2dr Coupe AWD (3.8L 6cyl Turbo 6AM)
  • True cost of ownership: $117,892
  • Purchase price: $91,830
  • Combined (city and highway) MPG: 19

Nissan GT R

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