Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Mercedes "Magic" Suspension



Mercedes engineers are developing a new suspension for their cars calling it "Magic Body Control". It is an improvement from their already advanced and sofisticated suspension system. The new system uses cameras to view the road in front of the car and the "magic" suspenison adjusts the shocks individually for all four wheels to give the most comfortable and unjostled ride. Mercedes engineers are saying it practically neutralizes every imperfection in the road. This new technology is still in development stages and will not be seen in any Mercedes-Benz models for a few years.

Ariel Atom: My Favorite 2 Seater



One of the most interesting looking cars ive ever seen, the Ariel Atom 3, features an F1 style, skeleton like body. It has an optional 300hp supercharged 2.0 liter Honda k20 motor (thats more than 100hp per liter!) that launches this little beast from 0-60 in sub 3 seconds! You can get this mini F1 racer for under $50,000, which is amazing considering the output this car has compared to most V8 muscle cars. Watch Top Gears' Jeremy Clarkson get his face ripped apart by this supercharged rocket on youtube or on BBC America on TV.

Check out this Ariel Atom on Top Gear 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaWoo82zNUA