Last posts on automobile

Hot and Spicy Supercars

2008-05-30T12:28:09+02:00

The high-end sports cars with superior performance are typically exotic or rare cars – the supercars The Lamborghini Miura was the first one to be called a supercar. They are street legal and factory made cars. Enzo Ferrari, McLaren F1, Lamborghini Reventón, Porsche Carrera GT are typically some of the best known super cars.Supercars have rear mid-engine and rear-wheel drive for better weight distribution. There are also some supercars with an all-wheel-drive (like Bugatti Veyron) with new engines for better performance.For higher acceleration and more agile handling, the supercars have high power engines and low vehicle mass. That’s what supercars are known for – extremely high acceleration. Once a supercar is not a supercar forever- time changes all.Built for superior cornering speeds, supercar has maximum cornering and road gripping ability. supercars are brand-centric – First the brand proves itself and then it gets to launch a supercar. And brands are also about style – they’ve got to have those ravishing & seductive looks. They are not necessarily rare, but do become rare cars, when they run into limited production. Supercars definitely spice up the roads they vroom on!!!

Customized Collectibles - Lowriders and Hot Rods

2008-05-15T08:13:41+02:00

Since it's inroduction, Lowriders have been an evolution and have taken the world by storm, it has also taken the mainstream automotive industry by surprise--no one seems to know where the world's number one auto trend came from. Lowriders are highly modified classic cars or trucks, which ride at a very low level to the ground. With the use of modern day hydraulics, users have height adjustable suspension. Most of the Lowriders are vintage cars of the 1940’s to 1960’s.Lowering cars to almost the sidewalk level and customizing them dramatically has been a status symbol. Lowriders signify prestige. In the 1940's people had to wait for Sundays to catch a glimpse of a Lowrider. Soon enough Lowriders became a trademark for anyone seeking for attention or for someone cruising highways day after day. Lowrider cars inspired the making of lowrider bicycles.Creating a lowrider is an art that’s evolved from using heavy weights and chopping springs to bring the body close to the ground; to modern day hydraulics that raise and lower the car, and also make it hop, and tilt it from side to side. Lowriders are designed with triple dipped chrome accessories, gold plating, stunning paint schemes, twin side pipes, spot lights, wire wheels, spinners and more. One can see a lot of vehicle makes, visual styles and a diverse mix of cultures in lowriders. A lowrider's internal parts are more likely to get damaged from road surface imperfections and obstructions.Traditional low riders were made from cars of the 1960’s like Chevy Impala, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Buick Regal, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, Lincoln Continentals, and Pontiac Grand Prix. At times they are radically modified reducing them to pure show cars.Hot rods, the typical American cars with large engines modified for linear speed are a compelling blend of vintage cars and today’s high performance engines. Car owners modify their production car in the attempt to increase acceleration and top end speed. For most Americans restoring their vintage cars as hot rods is more of a national sport.The vintage cars of the 40’s to 60’s still have the potential to turn heads and that’s why there’s so much craze for Hot rods. The traditional hot rodding concept was based on reusing original, old parts from the junkyard and remanufacturing cars that were popular from the 1940s through the 1960s. But the street rodding concept is based on building or getting cars built with new parts.While modifying a vintage car to a hot rod – one of the things is to reduce the weight of the vehicle by removing certain parts. That’s why hot rods have abundance of chrome parts and minimalistic chassis with no roof, hood, bumpers, seats, windscreens or fenders. Sometimes the original engines are replaced by high speed ones and tires are fattened up for extra traction. Most hot rods are typically painted with a design of flames behind the front wheels. Building a hot rod requires skills in mechanics, welding, automotive paint and body work.Hot rods catered to the rebellion and attention seeking needs of American teenagers. The modifications of hot rods are a vent to the frustrations of conventional styling. Hot rodding is an art work that replenishes the golden past with the present day high speed performance. Hot rods are a display of American pride.

Infibeam - Online Shopping Portal in India out of Beta!

2008-03-18T10:34:31+01:00

Going full throttle, leading B2C Shopping portal in India http://www.infibeam.com has come out of its Beta version to be a full-blown web portal with new look, feel and user-friendly experience.Since its debut in September last year in beta version for consuming India, infibeam.com has been making waves on the internet.Infibeam.com today has become full fledged website or rather a web portal and marketplace with a spanking new layout and user friendly features.Infibeam.com offers a host of products and services like New Cars, Bikes and Scooters. In addition, the company has made it easy for anyone to list their Used Cars and Bikes for Sale on Infibeam.com in less than 5 minutes to make it available for its millions of visitors. It has now added services like Customer Reviews, Industry News, Finance Options, EMI Calculator and Featured Car Section with advanced search facility. Facility for review and rating of a particular vehicle can also be seen before arriving at a buying decision for a particular model.Spelling more details, Infibeam.com Founder and CEO Mr Vishal Mehta says, "Besides offering special deals to purchase products, we offer Cars on rental hire to Individuals and Corporate for the benefit of our valuable members and visitors. Our introductory car rental scheme for all vehicle segments including SUVs like Tavera or Innova at Rs 999+ per day with unlimited mileage is proving to be a boon to all executives, business persons and individuals with families, wishing to travel in brand new air conditioned comforts and safety."The website is now visited by millions of visitors who discover useful product information and benefit from attractive prices and convenience from shopping at their leisure.Although Infibeam.com has not disclosed any forward looking plans to date, they are already looking to hire buyers to source consumer electronics products on several employment portals. Thus, Infibeam.com has become a full blown website or web portal which thrives on superb customer experience, choice selection and very attractive pricing for all products offered on the portal.