It was designed in the Italian workshops Italdesign, a functional prototype was created in the American department of the studio, in California. This is not a coincidence, because Buran is to create a vision of a vehicle that meets the requirements of a wealthy clientele of both continents. Powinien zatem oferować ten …
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Lexus Landau
Already in 1994 r. Italdesign stylists, working for half years 70. the problem of space rationalization, took up the challenge, preparing a concept car called Landau, referring to the exclusive horse-drawn vehicles of the last century. They used a floor plate in it …
Peugeot 309
IX’85: premiere of the five-door version; autumn '86: three-door version, new diesels and GTI with power 130 KM; ’89: gentle face lifting of the bodywork, new engines; '93: the end of production.
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bodies: 3- and 5-door; dim. 4050/1630/1380 mm; poj. trunk 395/1280 l.…
Air conditioning increases fuel consumption
Manufacturers of air conditioners and cars will certainly fight to reduce fuel consumption. Behr specialists have calculated, that in Germany with an average way of exploitation (the influence of climatic conditions and the realities of road traffic was taken into account) the car drives annually 15 000 km and consumes at …
Peugeot 205
I’83: premiere of the 5-door version; ’84: 3-door version. i GTI; ’86: convertible; ’87: stylistic changes, ’88: new engines; IV ’89: automatic transmission; '91: turbodiesel; ’95: end of sales in Poland.
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bodies: hatchback 3- and 5-door; dim. 3705/1570/1350 mm, poj. …
Multi-zone air conditioning
The interiors of modern vehicles are still very poorly thermally insulated, a quick improvement can be brought by the use of double glazing with an insulating layer of air between them. The solution has been known for years, but it does have two major disadvantages in motor vehicles. The first is the higher cost …
Peugeot 106
VIII’91: premiere of the three-door version; ’92: a five-door version goes into production; '93: new engines; III ’96: stylistic and design changes. Sports versions: Rally, XSi i S16.
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bodies: 3- and 5-door. hb.; dim. 3564/1590/1369 mm, poj. trunk 215/953 l; …
History of air conditioning
The first heating systems appeared in cars in the 1930s, over time, they were improved with fans supplying external air to the cabin. Air conditioning came to cars in the early 1950s, and no one is surprised, that it initially settled almost exclusively …
Opel Zafira
III ‘99: premiere of the 5-door van built on the basis of the Astra II, from the beginning of production, all engine versions were offered in Europe; I ‘2001: new engines 1.8/125 KM i 2.2/144 KM.
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bodies: five-door van, dim. 4317/1724/1634 mm; poj. trunk: 150/600/1700. …
Influence of air conditioning on driving safety
Tests commissioned by Opel showed, that after 90 minutes of driving without air conditioning at an ambient temperature of 35 ° C, the driver's reaction time is extended by up to 65%! In other words, braking distance from speed 100 km / h increases by 30 meters! Similarly …