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May 13, 2013 1 Comment

Lamborghini Egoista: History Repeats Itself!

Attention readers! If you haven’t come across this monstrosity in the “world wild web”, don’t be alarmed. It’s not a car that you’d be racing from Mars to Sirius with. It’s the new Lamborghini launched just too 40 hours ago, and it’s already CONTROVERSIAL !

TORO! TORO!

TORO! TORO!

Being a 90′s kid, I’ve seen the births of many Lamborghinis right from the Gallardo and all it’s variants right up to the latest LP570-4, to the Murcielagos and its variants after the first LP640-4 was launched, the Reventon, Aventador, the Aventador J, the Urus etc etc. I remember a week before my 12th birthday I first read an article about “Lamborghini to hit Indian Shores” in the local newspapers and have followed the release of these bulls into our already chaotic land right from the start. Yes, at the risk of sounding a complete lunatic, it’s safe to say that I play Lamborghinis quite close to my chest. And in my last 9 years of lunacy, i must say that this must be the first time I didn’t wave my Muleta (the red cape used by the Matador) frantically to welcome this new bull in my life.… Read More…

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February 11, 2013 3 Comments

Epiphanic Echoes #3: Car Philosophies From An Alfista

Today’s topic: On why the DELTAWING was TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!

There are two problems with proposing a revolutionary idea in this vast engineering playground. Firstly, there aren’t any! Before you could even begin to ink the idea as a result of your lucid dreaming, some bloke from another land would’ve already accomplished what you wanted to.

Secondly, and this is the more itchy one- As society, our reflex tells us to completely ridicule any sign of ingenuity when it presents itself through the eyes of a visionary. Naming the likes of Leonardo Davinci, Wright brothers, Marie Curey, justifies what I’m trying to say.… Read More…

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February 3, 2013 Leave a Comment

Toyota: The Automobile Industry’s Clairvoyant

ToyotaThe conflict between designers and engineers has always been a rough one. A car designer’s ground shaking idea almost always contradicts with an engineer’s definitive principles. In very few cases have both their minds coherently worked towards achieving the same motive without getting their hands dirty.

Jump to the video below and you get the feeling that Toyota’s design department worked covertly on a project that wanted to  revolutionize the future of mobility and the way we perceive an automobile in 2043.… Read More…
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January 31, 2013 Leave a Comment

Pravega Racing: Art Of Engineering

Pravega RacingWhen during the heat of the 2012 F1 season Fernando Alonso declared that they are fighting not only Vettel but Adrian Newey too, he momentarily managed to shift the limelight to the almost magical but unfortunately obscure side of motorsport  the brilliant engineers and technicians who year after year dole out cutting edge, industry changing technologies. But if one was to say that every genius has a humble beginning, it would be a gross understatement because the origin of the new generation of motorsport engineers is far from humble, its mind blowing. Enter Formula SAE, a student design competition organized by SAE International, that has for a long time been the best platform to launch one’s career into the world of motorsport.… Read More…

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January 19, 2013 Leave a Comment

Stars To Lend Their Glitter To The Dutch Highways

In this so called happening world, there is a way too much shortage of the power sources required for events to be happening. Disco nights, we need electricity, Bash ups, electricity? Sports carnival, electricity? Transportation, electricity? Now while I do not want to comment on the necessities of people breeding in the society but I would surely say that there is a necessity of genuine thinkers to get in line and start etching out something rather than random people commenting on this. And then you never know, what the outcome could be.  There has and will always be a group of voices in the lanes which would appeal for the sensible introduction of the “alter—native” sources of energy!!!! And now some of you may think, they already have. I didn’t deny that either.… Read More…

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January 17, 2013 Leave a Comment

Return Of Stingray: C7 Corvette Introduced At Detroit Motor Show

C7 After several series of teasers since weeks and several leaks, named after the type of small, maneuverable warship the most awaited American dream Chevy Corvette stingray is back after an exile of nearly 9 years. And the first impression suggests that it is a worth wait.

Starting in late 2007, there didn’t look like there was going to be a Corvette anyway. The project was halted for about six months that year because of GM’s financial problems. Then stopped again in late 2008 as GM was going into bankruptcy. The iconic American sports car has survived a troubled birth, quality problems and development delays.… Read More…

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December 28, 2012 Leave a Comment

Physics Behind Race Car Drafting

NFS ShiftHave you ever noticed that in many car races, drivers often drive there cars kissing the tail of car in front. But have you ever wondered why is that so? You may think, as to make the race more thrilling and exciting. This could be one reason but answer lies in “aerodynamics”. Aerodynamics plays a critical role in racing. Good design can stick a race car to the track better and allow it to move faster through the air.… Read More…

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