Jaguar XJ

Jaguar XJ’68: premiere of the XJ series luxury limousine; X ’86: body modification; XI ’89: modernization of the body (silhouette, interior); X ’94: model change; X 97: car restyling, as XJ8.

► Technical data
bodies: since: 4-door. dimensions 4990/1795/1360 mm, …

Spark plugs

When it comes time to periodically inspect the car and replace various operating fluids, filters or spark plugs, we often face a dilemma, whether to use the materials indicated by the car manufacturer in the instruction manual, czy skorzystać z jakiegoś zamiennika …

Traceless black transhipment

gear-steplessLeyland Vehicles has the opportunity to gain a significant advantage over its competitors in terms of fuel economy thanks to the use of a yearly patented continuously variable disc roller transmission in its vehicles 1899 by W.. D. Hojfman. The idea of ​​this gear was tried to be used …

Audi Quattro 1984 – 80 – Sport

audi-quatrro-sport-80-1984The 4X4 drive used in this car turned out to be the optimal solution, as it provides greater directional efficiency and an almost neutral cornering behavior, taking turns at high speeds, uniform wear of tires and less influence of driving forces on the system …

Turbocharged engine intake system

One of the more serious disadvantages of a turbocharged engine is its low dynamics in transitional states.
The possibility of a sudden increase in load here is limited by the inertia of the turbocharger rotor. The situation can be significantly improved by the use of a simple compressor bypass system at part load of the engine.
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Lateral positioning of the engine in a delivery vehicle

The "invasion" of the front drive with a transversely positioned engine, observed over the last several years, led to, that a passenger car with such a drive system is currently the dominant solution. The main advantage of this solution is the possibility of obtaining a large usable space in the vehicle. It enables …

Volkswagen Golf 2 against Golf 1

Volkswagen Golf 2 against Golf 1

golf2After nine years of production, a very popular VW Golf car in the world 1 was replaced on the market by another model. VW Golf 2 combines the advantages characteristic of its predecessor with "keeping up with the times" …