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The very first online public disclosure of 3D Car – the innovative 3D Car Configurator from Bluemind Software.

Founded in 2004, Bluemind Software is a SME (micro enterprise) in the software development field. The company’s mission is to bring its contribution to the world through innovative and useful software products and through quality custom software development services.

Bluemind Software possesses good experience in developing 3D applications, CAD/CAM systems, engineering software, scientific software, multimedia applications, applications that combine desktop and web environments and others.

Applications like 3DCar, an interactive 3D car configurator, started in 2005 (on display at SIAB 2007), at a time when even decent 2D car configurators were scarce, show the company’s innovative side.

Bluemind Software also benefits of good understanding of research activities and proper communication and collaboration with the academic environment (the owner holds a Dr. title himself). The company is part of a research consortium, through which they participate in European research projects.

The website development services comply with the standard specifications(ISO/IEC 15445, XHTML, CSS etc.) for high quality.

3DCar is the innovative, fully interactive, car configurator developed by Bluemind Software (started in 2005, when even 2D configurators were rare).

It certainly was at least one of the first, if not the very first, configurator in which the user can interact with the car.

Unlike other products released in this niche, 3DCar works very well even on 5-6 year old PCs using complex 3D models with over 1 million triangles.

I believe that this application can really help the clients to visualize their dream car, from exterior to interior. With 3DCar, the client has the possibility to choose from different existing models the one he wishes for. I can hardly wait to have this 3DCar configurator in our showroom on plasma screen! “

Cosmin Nicolescu – Mercedes Benz sales specialist

This is a screen capture of an interactive 3D car configurator for a Porsche Carrera GT – you change it’s colour, interior and more provided by the other 3D provider:

BLUR – Powered up Racing – Blur™ is the ultimate powered-up racing experience, dropping players into heart-pumping, electrified action with multiple cars trading paint as they charge towards the finish line …

Please take a look at this interesting 3D Car design concept

Following the incident in yesterdays round four of the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo, after which the race was cancelled, a unanimous decision has been taken by all teams today to cancel the remainder of the weekends racing.

The driver of car number 22, Giorgio Bartocci, was taken to hospital following an accident at the start of the first race of the weekend. He remains in intensive care in hospital in Brno, where his condition is currently stable.

Rounds four, five and six of the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo are therefore officially cancelled.

That day in the evening his wife and her sister came to the hospital to see him…after two days he was transported to brno airport and flew back to rome…he was stabilized…he and his family were happy with the medical care, they even said that it was better than in italy…

The following videos explains the “Vehicle speed sensor” scanner testing.

The vehicle speed sensor is used by the transmission computer or TCM to shift the unit.
And also, please learn more regarding how ABS System is working for car direction.

Dear car drivers, I’m posting for Speed Market from Romania. I have received a link regarding “Reverse innovation in action: Romanian cars from a french company on the german autobahn” and i’m able to give more details regarding.

First, please take on the post described by “Hardvard Business Review” on the blogs section:

Imagine you’re German, you need a new family car, and you have a limited budget — say, US$9,400. What can you do? Continue using public transportation? Buy a used car? Or maybe buy a brand-new Dacia Logan!

Dacia is a Romanian car manufacturer acquired in 1999 by French automaker Renault with the aim of designing low-cost passenger vehicles for emerging Eastern European markets. The Logan, a five-seater with a spacious trunk, was introduced in Romania in 2004 and subsequently to neighboring countries. The Logan’s basic version, costing US$6,500, was revolutionary in the automotive industry well before the Tata Nano appeared on the scene. Dacia now offers pickups, vans, station wagons, and mini SUVs (Duster) in emerging as well as developed markets. In Germany alone, where the car is offered starting at US$9,400, Dacia’s sales jumped from about 6,000 units in 2006 to about 85,000 units in 2009 — this in a land studded with its own car brands.

To offer the car at such low prices, Renault followed a stringent design-to-cost approach. The Logan consists of fewer parts than the average Western car and is made of traditional steel in a labor-intensive assembly process in a low-cost country. To meet the needs of emerging market customers, the car has a fuel filter, increased ground clearance, and a battery that can survive extreme weather conditions. Maintenance is simple; a basic technician can do the work. Interestingly, the Logan originally was conceived at Renault‘s French R&D headquarters. Product development responsibility gradually shifted to the company’s new R&D center in Romania.

When Dacia launched the Logan in Germany, they followed five principles that may be useful to other companies planning to bring emerging market products into developed markets.

Focus on building platforms, not products. Platforms can be scaled up or down for global markets. For the German market, Dacia scaled up the product platform with more safety features and more appealing exterior characteristics, such as metallic paint. This allowed the automaker to charge higher prices and, in turn, reap higher profit margins.

Select target customers. The company carefully chose its target customers. Typically, these customers are people who buy a Logan instead of a used car, a cheap, Asian import, or a very small European car. These customers value price, space, and reliability. Renault highlights Logan’s best space-price ratio in its respective car segment. The car’s exceptional reliability is highlighted via guarantees, regular checks, and customer satisfaction surveys.

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Did you know that about Dacia ?
Dacia is a Romanian car manufacturer, named for the historic region that constitutes much of present-day Romania. It is now a subsidiary of the French carmaker Renault. The company is the main exporter from Romania with a market share of 10% of total exports.

Automobile Dacia company was founded in 1966 with assistance from Renault and the main Dacia factory was built in 1968, in Colibaşi (now called Mioveni), near Piteşti. Dacia acquired the tooling and basic designs of the Renault 12. However, until the tooling was ready it was decided to produce the Renault 8 under licence; it was known as the Dacia 1100.

From 1968 to 1972, some 44,000 were produced, with a very minor cosmetic change to the front in early 1970. Also produced in very limited numbers was the 1100S, with twin headlamps and a more powerful engine, used by the police and in motor racing.

And now …

Dacia Logan

Dacia Logan MCV

Dacia Sandero | Dacia Sandero Stepway

Dacia Duster, first concept car

Dacia Duster

Romanians car, Dacia are very good cars, for the prices and quality and the road’s infrastructure. The low cost models are Dacia Logan, Dacia Logan MCV, Dacia Sandero, Dacia Sandero Stepway, Dacia Duster.

Check here more information regarding Dacia and it’s car models.

An anti-lock braking system, or ABS is a safety system which prevents the wheels on a motor vehicle from locking up (or ceasing to rotate) while braking.

A rotating road wheel allows the driver to maintain steering control under heavy braking by preventing a skid and allowing the wheel to continue interacting tractively with the road surface as directed by driver steering inputs.

ABS offers improved vehicle control and decreases stopping distances on dry and especially slippery surfaces.

However, on loose surfaces like gravel and snow-on-pavement, it can slightly increase braking distance while still improving vehicle control.

Since initial widespread use in production cars, anti-lock braking systems have evolved considerably. Recent versions not only prevent wheel lock under braking, but also electronically control the front-to-rear brake bias.

This function, depending on its specific capabilities and implementation, is known as electronic brakeforce distribution (EBD), traction control system, emergency brake assist, or electronic stability control.

The anti-lock brake controller is also known as the CAB (Controller Anti-lock Brake).

A typical ABS is composed of a central electronic control unit (ECU), four wheel speed sensors — one for each wheel — and two or more hydraulic valves within the brake hydraulics.

The ECU constantly monitors the rotational speed of each wheel, and when it detects a wheel rotating significantly slower than the others — a condition indicative of impending wheel lock — it actuates the valves to reduce hydraulic pressure to the brake at the affected wheel, thus reducing the braking force on that wheel. The wheel then turns faster; when the ECU detects it is turning significantly faster than the others, brake hydraulic pressure to the wheel is increased so the braking force is reapplied and the wheel slows.

This process is repeated continuously, and can be detected by the driver via brake pedal pulsation. Engine is influenced by the ABS System.

Anti-Lock Brake Systems Video

Source: Some test portions from Wikipedia

Car tuning is both an industry and a hobby, in which an automobile, motor bike, scooter or moped is modified in order to improve its performance, handling and presentation and improve the owner’s driving style.

As most vehicles leave the factory set up for average driver expectations and average conditions, tuning has become a way to personalize the characteristics of the vehicle to the owner’s preference.

example, they may be altered to provide better fuel economy, produce more power at high RPM or the ride comfort may be sacrificed to provide better handling.

Car tuning is related to auto racing, although most performance cars never compete. Rather they are built for the pleasure of owning and driving such a vehicle.

Another major facet of tuning includes performance modification to the car exterior.

This includes changing the aerodynamic characteristics of the vehicle via side skirts, front and rear bumpers, adding spoilers, splitters, air vents and light weight wheels.

A big part of car modifications are car clubs or groups. Many are specific to particular car manufacturers. Clubs often attend national shows all over the country.

Please welcome the best drifts and car tuning events around the world! This post will aggregate the most important tuning event …

Car Tuning Show

Drifts & BurnOut Car Tuning Event

Tuning Event 2009

Germany Tuning Show

Tuning Show & Service Preparation

Recaro Tuning Days

Maxi tuning show

Tuning Garage

Learn more garding car tuning

“It stars The Fuel Girls, by their own definition a “kick-ass, ultra-sexy, fire breathing rock and roll, dance and stunt show” from the UK.

If you watch the video, you will see that the part about breathing fire is to be taken quite literally.

As you would expect from a car styling event held in the porn capital of the world, the video is somewhat heavy on skin, so please watch with care if you happen to be at a typical American office.”

You’ll learn more about tunning and restyling just checking this video …

and now please welcome the best car drivers from Eastern Europe

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AMG test pilot and 5-time German Touring Car champion Bernd Schneider takes the 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG around Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for a hot lap.

2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG in Action

Ride with BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team driver Bill Auberlen during qualifying for the May 22, 2010 six-hour race at Laguna Seca.

Copyright BMW of North America, LLC.

Let’s see an amazing 3D Car Animations made in Russia…

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Road test drive comparing the Mercedes-Benz GL 420 CDI, Audi Q7 3.0 TDI, and Range Rover 3.6 V8 diesel! Please check this interesting road comparation:

Read more: GM Corvette Stingray Concept

A stunning, smaller Audi e-tron wows us at the Detroit show! Release date is late 2011

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The 2010 Kia Forte Koup is largely based on the Kia KOUP Concept we saw last year and we couldnt be happier with the results.

Keeping the concepts swept-back wraparound headlamp design, low profile and athletic stance, the Forte Koup is peppered with sporty design elements like dual exhaust outlets, maw-like air intakes, and a rear diffuser