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British Motor Show: The Aspid. Ultra sports meets efficient.

Click for high-resolution gallery Spanish company IFR Automotive has unveiled the Aspid at the British Motor Show. The Aspid is a new ultra-lightweight sports car. The Aspid (Spanish for viper, ahem) features a 2-liter I4 engine in two versions able to produce 270 and 400hp, the latter thanks to supercharging. This powerful engine, mated to a 700 kg (1,543 pounds) weight provides spectacular performance. The 270hp version runs from 0 to 100 km/h (62mph) in 3.7 seconds, and 2.8 for the most powerful version. IFR also announced the estimated ... Read more →

High technology provides solutions for paraplegics Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click on the image for more shots of the Future Chair wheelchairs While many engineers are looking towards carbon fiber as a way to lighten up our automobiles, with very good reason, others are using ...

Tom Cruise first to receive $72,500 carbon-fibre superbike Lascelles Linton

Tom Cruise is on the top of list to get Ducati's new $72,500 superbike, the Desmosedici RR, which was released this week. The bike uses lightweight but strong titanium, magnesium and tres green ...

Instructable of the day: build a bike fairing Jeremy Korzeniewski

There are plenty of established ways to get a three-dimensional structure made. Many people beat on metal for days with hammers and dowels, some spend huge amounts of time massaging wooden panels and ...

Nissan going for a lightweight strategy, looks for 15 percent reduction in 7 years Sebastian Blanco

While some of Nissan's green moves include forays into diesel technology (see these posts on the Titan and the Forum concept), the company is also working on a foolproof way to increase MPGs: ...

British Motor Show: The Aspid. Ultra sports meets efficient. 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click for high-resolution gallery Spanish company IFR Automotive has unveiled the Aspid at the British Motor Show. The Aspid is a new ultra-lightweight sports car. The Aspid (Spanish for viper, ahem) features a 2-liter I4 engine in two versions able to produce 270 and 400hp, the latter thanks to ...

High technology provides solutions for paraplegics 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image for more shots of the Future Chair wheelchairs While many engineers are looking towards carbon fiber as a way to lighten up our automobiles, with very good reason, others are using the lightweight composite material in human-powered vehicles, like bicycles and... wheelchairs. Not ...

Tom Cruise first to receive $72,500 carbon-fibre superbike 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Tom Cruise is on the top of list to get Ducati's new $72,500 superbike, the Desmosedici RR, which was released this week. The bike uses lightweight but strong titanium, magnesium and tres green carbon fiber. Specifically, the rear seat support is made from high-temperature resin type carbon fibre, ...

Instructable of the day: build a bike fairing 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

There are plenty of established ways to get a three-dimensional structure made. Many people beat on metal for days with hammers and dowels, some spend huge amounts of time massaging wooden panels and strips while still others create elaborate molds for fiberglass or even carbon fiber. Is there an ...

Nissan going for a lightweight strategy, looks for 15 percent reduction in 7 years 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

While some of Nissan's green moves include forays into diesel technology (see these posts on the Titan and the Forum concept), the company is also working on a foolproof way to increase MPGs: reducing weight. According to a story in DowJones, Nissan is working to slash the average weight of its ...


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