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Italian shoes are a girls' best friend. VW's are a man's best friend.

Lauren Leigh — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:35:39 +0000

Woehoe! Mijn favoriete schoenwinkel Cecil was vandaag alweer geopend. Natuurlijk moest ik meteen eens een kijkje gaan nemen. Resultaat: Lauren Leigh is twee paar schoenen rijker en 169 euro armer. Bovendien heb ik uiteindelijk mijn perfecte beige schoenen (die ik uitvoerig heb omschreven in mijn vorige post) niet gekocht, hoewel die ideaal te combineren waren met mijn beige truitje. De schoenen die ik wél heb gekocht passen echter ook onder dat truitje, en onder nog veel meer. Zwarte, redelijk eenvoudige pumps met een leuk strikje achteraan passen immers overal bij. Zwarte pumps (net zoals zwarte kledingstukken) vind ik doorgaans zonde van het geld, maar soms heb je nu eenmaal wat basics nodig, zeker als je vorige basisstukken te klein/versleten zijn. Ter informatie; mijn vorige zwarte pumps hebben geen zool meer. Eerlijk.
Het andere paar is gewoonweg verrukkelijk. Denk veel gelakt krokodillenleer en strikjes. In de mooiste intens groene kleur die je je kan voorstellen (ooit die prachtige jurk van Keira Knightley in Atonement gezien? Zulk groen!). Het strikje aan de tenen kan je er afhalen, als je een eenvoudigere look wil. Wonderful! Het enige nadeel is dat ik op amper een uur tijd weeral een walgelijk bedrag heb uitgegeven aan schoenen die ik eigenlijk niet nodig had. Oh well. Had ik nu maar een full-time job.
(Bedenk ik plots: nog eventjes en ik heb eigenhandig de slangen- en krokodillenpopulatie uitgeroeid. Ooit krijg ik die debielen van Gaia nog eens op m'n dak...)

Stoere Ridder van de Carrousel heeft voor een veel minder walgelijk bedrag een nieuwe Polo 1.9 TDI gestrikt. 45000 km's en slechts 2 jaar oud, dat allemaal voor 11000 euro. Met veel toeters en bellen, zuinig, vlot, genoeg ruimte, spiksplinternieuw. En hij wordt gekeurd voor verkoop. Perfect! Binnenkort zal je ons dus zien rondtoeren in een donkergrijs schattig Polo'tje. Ik kijk er al naar uit! Voorproefje:

Is ie niet schattig?

Kus,
Lauren Leigh

Being a Good Canine Citizen

wanderingkatie — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:16:02 +0000

JB and I informally started working on getting her CGC designation about 2 weeks ago. What might you ask is a Canine Good Citizen and why does it matter? It's an AKC-sponsored award that dogs can earn via a testand is an important step to take if you would ever like your dog to be a therapy or library dog or compete in agility or other performance-based events. Or simply have good manners. The test items involve sitting quietly and allowing a stranger to pet the dog, allowing grooming, not reacting negatively or with interest in another dog, sitting, staying, behaving in a crowd of people - pretty standard obedience things. Jo did training classes as a puppy and while her attention span was short I think it has helped her not be an annoying large puppy and gave us a good head-start. We will be going back for brush-up classes with Jackie at some point too.

Bella won't be going for her CGC. She can be a decent Canine Good Citizen except for this rule: "Any dog that growls, snaps, bites, attacks, or attempts to attack a person or another dog is not a good citizen and must be dismissed from the test." She's good with people but has a short list of dogs she will tolerate (the list seems to get shorter each week - now it's Jo, her foster brothers and Pacey - a huge goofy black shepherd at daycare that she has always loved). I have to say Bella will always have hang-ups about other dogs but she has come a long way with handling it and people, too. Last night we sat out on the porch and even survived a dog across the street. We did have to go in when our neighbors started to pass by with their nutbag shepherd Jack.

I think Jo will excel at her CGC with the exception of 2 things. First she hates being messed with. If she sees me with the brush you'd think I was coming after her with a machete. When she went through my front window the tech at the vet had to lay on top of her so they could even examine the wound so the grooming piece is going to be an issue. And I wonder how Jo will fare if she does her usual what I like to call "Pokey Jo" crotch greeting. She likes to poke her head into a person's midsection when she is particularly excited or happy to see them and based on her height it usually lands on the crotch - it's not a sniffing thing - its a very defiinte "I'm here acknowledge me" kind of poke. This behavior is most certainly not helped by the fact that Brigitte, Ariane and I laugh and giggle when she does it.

Gone Bio Diesel Crazy

onestraw — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:12:36 +0000

We are heading out tomorrow morning to grab the Golf. Spent much of the weekend first researching VW tuning (Friday) and the boning up on Bio Diesel Processing. Here is some of my findings

VW Tuning

The MK IV cars (1999.5-2004) come into the world with 90hp/155lb ft torque. They also make a routine of going 700+ miles on their 14.5 gallon tanks (45-48mpg). They also come very well equipped 4 wheel disc brakes, side curtain air bags, and lots of luxury items in the GLS models. The mileage is great, but I need a bit more power to tow my barrels. Luckily the tuner community has lots of answers.

Fuel Nozzles. Upgrading these to "Euro" spec injectors nets 10-15hp and 20#'s of torque. No loss of mileage if you keep out of the turbo
"Chip" tuning will clean up the fuel map and bump the boost up a bit to 18.5psi max. This get you another 10hp and real close to 200#/ft of torque.
2.5" Down Pipe and performance cat and remove the muffle (diesels are quiet) gets you a broader power band (turbo spools 300rpm's sooner), a handful of ponies/torque, but more importantly let the turbo breather better and lowers your Exhaust Gas Temps (EGT's) by several hundred degrees (reduces stress on engine components/oil). This one is optional and will only get done if I see my EGTs going up on towing runs.
There are many drivers with these mods in the "800 Club": 800 miles on one tank That's 55mpg in vehicle that can tow 2000#'s while seating 4 adults in 5star safety. Nice.

Bio Diesel

I'm not going to go into all the ins and outs of making it here. A staggering amount of info can be found on Journey to Forever's bio fuels pages which is where I have spent several hours this weekend as I huddled indoors to avoid the ragweed pollen until my allergy medicine could catch up. I am convinced that we will be going Bio Diesel and not WVO at this point - our Subaru may very well get traded in for a '09 Sport Wagon Jetta, and one BD processor can handle multiple vehicles if it is sized right. Progress so far:

First contact at our local China Buffet -permission granted to salvage their grease!
Spoke to my farmer friend and he is willing to donate space for a Processor-I am not willing to have 99.5% pure Lye and Sulfuric Acid within reach of the kiddos. Our discussion grew into making an "Energy Shed" to house a gasifier, Bio Diesel Processor, and an Ethanol Still. Huh.
Emailed out to several Craigs listers with various Processor Bits for sale -mostly large drums, pumps, etc. Looks like a 50 gallon sized still can be made for under $1000. That is big enough for 2500 gallons a year or so. That would be 112,000 TDI miles so there is room for 3-4 more in the project, or more likely I only run it once a month.

Time will tell where this goes. I would be happy making 5-10 gallons weekly, but it seems that the effort is about the roughly same if you make 1 gallon or 40. If I proceed, it will likely be with a 5 gallon mini processor to get the feel of it, and then maybe ramp up to a 50 gallon processor if it seems doable. Price for BD home brew seems to be in the $1 range these days -driven mostly by the price of methanol which I still need to find a local supplier for.
Much of this was mulled over while harvesting (and selling!) my 900th pound of potatoes. Still 3-500 pounds left!

-Rob

Novo Gol, o carro que sempre se reinventa.

blogycarros5 — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:39:01 +0000

Lançado há 28 anos, líder de mercado desde 1987, o Volkswagen Gol finalmente passou por uma grande reformulação, algo que não acontecia desde 1994 e estão equipadas com os motores 1.0 e 1.6. E comprovou na prática que, se o Gol atual já é o mais vendido, o Novo Gol deverá nadar de braçadas frente à concorrência.

É verdade que equipamentos como pára-sóis com espelho, banco do motorista com ajuste de altura, controle interno manual dos retrovisores laterais, relógio digital e ajuste de altura dos cintos de segurança dianteiros, que antes eram impensáveis em modelos populares, estão lá de série.

BLOC.TDI #13: Metaversos, poesia, cinema i molta música per passar els mesos de més calor

bloctdi — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:36:11 +0000

Aquesta setmana a Bloc.tdi repassem una agenda cultural que, malgrat la calor, no deixa d'estar plena d'activitats!

Maika Makovski, Pink Martini i Hombres G ens posen la banda sonora d'aquests dies.
En Josomid, des de les Illes, ens parla sobre les possibilitats de Metaversos.
Escoltarem versos, però d'un altre tipus, a Olot, dins del cicle Els Dijous de Juliol a pas de poetes
Tarragona i Palma ens ofereixen dues exposicions d'artistes contemporanis poc visibles en els circuits convencionals.
I us convidarem a veure Harry Potter a l'aire lliure i la preestrena de Kabluey.

Pots veure la primera part:

La segona part:

I el final!

Fins la setmana vinent!

Just some pics from one of those infinite trips to Sadar...

Sid — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:34:33 +0000

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Whenever we go to Sadar (or any other place, by the way), we almost certainly take our cameras with us..
But the problem with taking photographs there is that all of them look almost alike..

But I'm publishing some pics from our latest trip anyways.. Check em' out..

These were snapped yesterday, when Verma took us all on a little shopping trip..

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Here's one taken for no particular reason..

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Here's the video:

I am in love with my car now thanks to RocketChip.

Jason Haas — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:13:05 +0000

Attention TDI drivers: Get a RocketChip!

It's really a reprogramming of your car's fuel management EPROMs. But look at what it did for my car:

+25 HP (U.S.)

+45 lb/ft. (+61 Nm)

which for my VW Jetta TDI means roughly

125 @ 4000 RPM

222 lbs/ft (~300 Nm) at 1800 RPM

and -- ZOOOOOOOOOM!

It's become a brand-new car, far more powerful than the old one. I think it handles better and shifts better, too, although the reprogramming didn't do anything to the handling, nor certainly did it do anything to the transmission. But my god does it like to be shifted!

Best part is, it still handles gentle as a babe if that's how I drive it. Or if I floor it while in first gear, I'm gone like a flash! It's now easy to reach 80 MPH in fifth gear -- imagine that! Fifth gear in a diesel car is fantastic for low fuel use, but not for acceleration. Not until now anyway!

Mitsubishi Montero Sport

pedrocoches — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:19:06 +0000

Como muestra de la creciente importancia de Rusia en la industria del automóvil, Mitsubishi ha publicado los primeros detalles del Montero Sport, un nuevo todoterreno que será presentado en el Salón de Moscú y que a pesar de su nombre tiene poco que ver con el Montero tradicional.

A pesar de su calandra tipo Outlander, el Montero Sport es un derivado del pickup Mitsubishi L200/Triton (con el comparte su construcción de travesaños), y solo será comercializado en Rusia, Latinoamérica, Oriente Medio, Oceanía y los países del Sureste asiático. Por tanto, Europa, Norteamérica (seguramente a excepción de México) y Japón deberán conformarse con verlo en internet.

Como de costumbre, en los países de habla no hispana la denominación comercial del vehículo será Pajero. En Rusia sólo será ofrecido en configuración de cinco plazas y con un motor 3,2 L a gasoil, si bien en otros mercados podrá adquirirse un modelo de tres filas con capacidad para siete personas. Además del propulsor diésel mencionado, habrá una mecánica de 2,5 L (también common rail) y un 3,5 L V6 a gasolina para los que quieran unas prestaciones más elevadas. Al igual que el Montero a secas, el Sport utilizará el sistema de tracción total Super Select 4WD.

Su puesta de largo tendrá lugar el 26 de agosto en el salón del automóvil de la capital rusa. Es de suponer que entonces tendremos más detalles y fotografías.

Volkswagen Golf Twin Drive

pedrocoches — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:12:55 +0000

Combinar un motor eléctrico, cuyo uso principal está destinado a la circulación urbana, y un motor de combustión, habitualmente de gasolina, para los trayectos más largos no es en absoluta ninguna novedad, pues así es como trabajar la mayoría de los vehículos híbridos. Volkswagen trabaja ahora con su nuevo prototipo, el Golf Twin-Drive, ese principio de diseño dotándole de dos añadidos que pocos híbridos promueven: la carga eléctrica externa y la inclusión de un motor diésel.

Es el punto “plug-in” de este nuevo concept como enganche del acercamiento a las nuevas tendencias por parte del grupo VAG. Simplemente se conecta el compacto a un enchufe eléctrico convencional y se recargan las baterías de ion litio con las que cuenta, que poseen la característica de ofrecer un tiempo de carga bastante reducido. El pequeño propulsor eléctrico bebe de estas baterías para ofrecer 82 Cv de potencia y una velocidad máxima de 120 km/h, suficiente si contamos con una utilización masivamente urbana, para la que este motor ofrece una autonomía de 50 km.

Para ofrecer estos resultados, sólo con el motor eléctrico, además de la capacidad de las baterías, es necesario la combinación con la función start&stop y el sistema de regeneración de energía eléctrica en las frenadas, clásicos elementos en los modelos híbridos. Una vez se termina la capacidad de estas baterías, se pasa a utilizar un motor TDI de 2.0 litros y 122 Cv, como el que ya utiliza el Audi A4.

Con cierta lógica, se equipa un cambio automático para favorecer una buena elección de marchas y aumentar la autonomía genérica.

Las modificaciones en el interior incluyen una opción para el navegador, con la que se puede monitorizar gran cantidad de datos del sistema híbrido, y un tacómetro que marca los kW que está desarrollando el motor eléctrico en lugar de las RPM del motor de gasoil, que no está claro si puede marcar además la potencia del segundo aunque sea en kW.

Sell the 'Cuda?

kopper — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:56:45 +0000

Well, it looks like I'm probably going to have to sell my '65 Barracuda. I just don't have nearly enough time to dedicate to fixing it up like I would like to, nor can I really justify the money it would take to do that. And with the rising gas prices and the poor gas mileage it gets, it just isn't practical to drive anymore. As it is, I'm putting $30+ of gas in it every couple of weeks, and I'm basically only using it to drive to work and back every day (a 10-mile roundtrip). So I've decided that I will need to get a more fuel-efficient daily driver, and I'm seriously looking for a diesel-powered car that I can run on biodiesel (used vegetable oil). Probably an early 2000s VW Jetta TDI (preferably a wagon) or a late '80s/early '90s Mercedes-Benz 300D Series. Depends on what I can find and how quickly I can find it. I also need a car that is easier to take my son places. The Cuda has no seat belts in the back, so my son has never been able to even go for a ride in it. I originally had plans on yanking out the back seat and installing belts back there, but like most everything else with that car, other things (house projects, repairs, vacations, bills, etc.) have taken priority. Anyway, this is just a post to let everyone know that I'm seriously considering selling it at this point and will entertain any serious offers. I bought the car for $3,300 in 2002 and have invested a good amount of money in engine work, brakes, wheels, tires, maintenance, etc. that I would like to make at least a little money on it, but I'm not sure what I would ask... it badly needs a paint job as the paint on it now (it was repainted at some point, probably the mid-'80s) is faded and peeling near the gas cap. Some very minor body work, too... very minor dings here and there, but nothing serious. It has virtually no rust, but there is some creeping in here and there if you look closely enough. So if anyone is thinking about buying a very nice, original '65 Barracuda (it has a Slant 6, by the way... very strong and runs great) that has never had the sideview mirrors installed (the only one like it that I have ever seen without sideview mirrors as it originally rolled off the dealer's lot), by all means let me know. I'm also interested in hearing what anyone out there thinks I should set as my asking price... $3,500? $4,000? I wouldn't go more than that, I don't think. Thanks.

BLOC.TDI #9: L'estiu comença amb Sant Joan!

bloctdi — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:17:28 +0000

Quan s'acosta Sant Joan és el signe definitiu que tenim l'estiu a sobre.

Aquesta setmana a Bloc.tdi hem preparat un programa dedicat a posar-te en safata activitats culturals que pots fer durant els mesos de més calor.

Música, viatges solidaris, cursos i tallers i exposicions són els protagonistes dels mesos de juny i de juliol.

Aquí podeu veure la primera part del programa:

La segona part:

I la tercera:

Highways and transit: Are you listening, Wisc. DOT? (And a bit of praise for jrowen)

Jason Haas — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:14:57 +0000

James Rowen has done the sort of blogging I aspire to do on the topics of highways and transit. First, he cites a report rightly predicting a "mass exodus of vehicles off America's highways" when gas prices hit $7/gallon. (Diesel, by the way, is already at $4.68 in Milwaukee. I paid $67.86 for 14.56 gallons of it just tonight. It's not going to go down even if we drill in every wildlife preserve in North America.)

The first post, specifically, is the sort of writing that I aspire to. Rowen asks if the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission are doing the same sort of critical thinking and analysis as the authors of this report. The report was not written on behalf of some wacky lefties, but for a Canadian bank. Institutions of that sort want realistic projections of what is likely to happen, not candy-colored descriptions of how great the future will be.

WiscDOT and SEWRPC seem not to share this clear-eyed view, as they still plan to have I-94 widened to no end while making no plans or accommodations for the sort of mass transit that's rapidly becoming needed. I often brag about my car's fantastic combined mileage of 48 MPG (a Volkswagen Jetta TDI, if you're wondering), but at $6 or $7 per gallon for fuel, even I'll be on the road as little as possible.

Rowen's second post is short but sweet. I quote it here: "Douglas and Superior Counties want a high-speed passenger rail link to the Twin Cities across the state border.

Maybe our railophobics in the southern part of the state could learn a thing or two from their upnorth counterparts."

Hats off, Mr. Rowen. Well said.

El "nuevo" entra en escena

TDI — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:03:36 +0000

Oh, una nueva entrada, que bien. Pero quien es el adefesio que la ha escrito, no puede ser, ¿que ha pasado con mvp14? Estábamos acostumbrados a mofarnos de él para ver como lloraba desconsolado, pero a este no lo conocemos.

Más o menos es esto lo que se os habrá pasado por la cabeza a más de uno (¿¡Qué no!?, no puede ser...).

Dejad que me presente, soy Tipo de incógnito o TDI, quizás me conozcáis de webs como Resolviendo la incógnita o la Inciclopedia. Como podréis adivinar, mi estilo será distinto al de mvp14, pero como este es su blog, tampoco iré a hacer lo que me de la gana, tendré que cumplir unas estrictas normas (tirar de la cadena cuando voy al váter, comer con la boca cerrada, no rascarme la espalda con la boca...)

Intentaré estar a menudo por aquí, y aprovecharé mi condición como administrador para cumplir los sueños húmedos de cualquier Troll, cargarse un blog/foro desde dentro.

Aunque sea nuevo, feo y huela mal, tratadme con cariño (Como hariais con él)

VW Passat 200.000 km :)

Andrei Rinea — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:31:49 +0000

De curand am ajuns la 200.000 km si tin sa sarbatoresc asta printr-o poza. TDI-urile astea sunt reusite :)

Audi: модели 2009-2010

pofigist — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:22:29 +0000

В отличие от многих других компаний, занявших выжидательную позицию на рынке, менеджмент Audi решился выпустить достаточно большое количество новых моделей. Фактически, единственным сегментом, в котором Audi еще не отметилась, это минивэны. Все остальное уже либо есть, либо планируется к выпуску. Я уже писал здесь о некоторых новых моделях, таких как A1 Cabrio, A7, A5 Cabrio и Cross Coupe (Q3), но список новых моделей далеко не исчерпывается вышеперечисленными машинами. Итак, посмотрим, что нам приготовили в Ингольштадте.

Модель: Audi A1
Платформа:VW Polo (?)
Класс: Супермини (класс B)
Двигатели: несколько 1.4л (65 л.с, 85л.с, 105л.с.), 1.4л турбо (140л.с., 170 л.с.), 1.6 турбодизели (75, 90, 105 и 130 л.с.)
0-100 км\ч: нет данных
Макс. скорость: нет данных
Средний расход топлива: нет данных
Выбросы СО2: нет данных
Цена: от £11,000.
Конкуренты: Mini, VW Polo и любая другая машина класса супермини
Начало продаж в UK: конец 2008 года
Шансы: Интересное предложение. До сих пор, у Audi не было ничего в этом классе, если не считать не очень-то успешную А2. Думаю, что интерес покупателей к этой машине будет достаточно стабильный.

Модель: Audi A1 Cabrio
Платформа:VW Polo (?)
Класс: Кабриолет
Двигатели: 1.4л TSI (140л.с. и 170л.с.), 1.6л (102л.с.), 1.8л турбо (150л.с.), а также двухлитровых два турбодизеля мощностью 140л.с. и 170л.с.
0-100 км\ч: нет данных
Макс. скорость: нет данных
Средний расход топлива: нет данных
Выбросы СО2: нет данных
Цена: нет данных
Конкуренты: Mini Convertible, VW Beetle Ragster
Начало продаж в UK: 2010 год
Шансы: Любой кабриолет такого класса - это нишевое предложение и рассчитывать на ажиотажный спрос не стоит.

Модель: Audi A3 (facelift)
Платформа:PQ 35 (VW Golf IV)
Класс: Малый семейный (класс С)
Двигатели: 1.4л (125 л.с.), 1.6л (102л.с.), 1.8л турбо (160л.с.), 2.0л (200 л.с.), турбодизели: 1.9л TDIe (105 л.с.), 2.0л (138 л.с.) и 2.0л (168 л.с.)
0-100 км\ч: 6.6с - 11.8с
Макс. скорость: 184-237 км\ч
Средний расход топлива: 4.5-7.5 л\100 км
Выбросы СО2: 119-178 г\км
Цена: от £14,995
Конкуренты: VW Golf, BMW 1, Ford Focus, Mazda 3, Honda Civic и так далее
Начало продаж в UK: лето 2008 года
Шансы: особых изменений во внешности машины не произошло. Думаю, что и в продажах тоже не будет.

Модель: Audi Cross Coupe Quattro (Q3)
Платформа:нет данных
Класс: Внедорожник
Двигатели: 2.0л TFSI, 2.0л турбодизель (204л.с.)
0-100 км\ч: нет данных
Макс. скорость: нет данных
Средний расход топлива: нет данных
Выбросы СО2: нет данных
Цена: нет данных
Конкуренты: Toyota RAV4, BMW X3, Honda CR-V, Land Rover Freelander 2
Начало продаж в UK: 2010 год
Шансы: довольно неплохие, поскольку бренд отличается высокой лояльностью покупательской базы. Главное, чтобы в Audi не сотворили сами себе какую-нибудь гадость.

Модель: Audi Q5
Платформа:Audi A4
Класс: Внедорожник
Двигатели: 2.0л (207л.с.) , 2.0л турбодизель (167л.с.), 3.0л турбодизель (235л.с.)
0-100 км\ч: 6.5с-9.5с
Макс. скорость: 203-224 км\ч
Средний расход топлива: 8.0-10.6
Выбросы СО2: нет данных
Цена: £30,000.
Конкуренты: BMW X5, Merc ML, Land Rover Freelander
Начало продаж в UK: осень 2008 года
Шансы: довольно неплохие, поскольку бренд отличается высокой лояльностью покупательской базы. Главное, чтобы в Audi не сотворили сами себе какую-нибудь гадость.

Модель: Audi R8 TDI
Платформа:Lamborghini Gallardo
Класс: Суперкар
Двигатели: 5.9л V12 твинтурбо дизель (493л.с.)
0-100 км\ч: 4.2с
Макс. скорость: 297 км\ч
Средний расход топлива: 12.3л\100 км
Выбросы СО2: нет данных
Цена: £80,000.
Конкуренты: Прямых конкурентов нет.
Начало продаж в UK: 2009 год
Шансы: очень интересное предложение от Audi - дизельный суперкар. Прямых конкурентов у него нет, а из непрямых, пожалуй он будет бороться за толстые кошельки с Lambo Gallardo и Aston Martin Vantage

Модель: Audi TTS
Платформа: VW Golf (PQ35)
Класс: Спортивный
Двигатели: 2.0 TFSI 270 л.с.
0-100 км\ч: 5.4с
Макс. скорость: 248 км\ч
Средний расход топлива: нет данных
Выбросы СО2: нет данных
Цена: £34,000
Конкуренты: Peugeot 308 RC Z, Nissan 350Z
Начало продаж в UK: лето 2008 года
Шансы: ну что тут можно сказать? Это просто более мощный вариант TT. Но, в отличие от обычного ТТ, эту модель вряд ли будут покупать метросексуалы.

Модель: Audi TT TDI
Платформа: VW Golf (PQ35)
Класс: Спортивный
Двигатели: 2.0 TDI 168 л.с.
0-100 км\ч: 7.5с
Макс. скорость: 224 км\ч
Средний расход топлива: 5.3 л\100 км
Выбросы СО2: 139 г\км
Цена: £26,350
Конкуренты: Nissan 350Z, Porsche Boxster
Начало продаж в UK: осень 2008 года
Шансы: еще одна дизельная "зажигалка" от Audi. На этот раз, для тех, кого волнует экология и расход топлива, хотя, на мой взгляд, звучит это довольно странно.

Модель: Audi A5 Cabrio
Платформа: Audi A4
Класс: Кабриолет
Двигатели: 1.8л (170 л.с), 3.2л V6 (265 л.с) и дизельные 2.7л (190 л.с) и 3.0л (240 л.с)
0-100 км\ч: нет данных
Макс. скорость: нет данных
Средний расход топлива: нет данных
Выбросы СО2: нет данных
Цена: нет данных
Конкуренты: Volvo C70, BMW 6 Cabriolet, VW Eos
Начало продаж в UK: 2009 год
Шансы: Продажи в этом сегменте никогда не отличались высокими продажами, но потраченные на разработку деньги машина вернет.

Модель: Audi R8 Spider
Платформа:Lamborghini Gallardo
Класс: Суперкар
Двигатели: 4.2 FSI (414 л.с)
0-100 км\ч: нет данных
Макс. скорость: нет данных
Средний расход топлива: нет данных
Выбросы СО2: нет данных
Цена: от £80,000.
Конкуренты: Aston Martin DB9 Volante, Jaguar XK Convertible
Начало продаж в UK: 2009 год
Шансы: в полном смысле слова, крышесносящая машина. Какая разница, сколько их продадут, но уже одно то, что Ауди все-таки выпустила такое чудо, уже можно назвать достижением.

Модель: Audi A7
Платформа:Audi A6
Класс: Представительский
Двигатели: 2.8л (204л.с.), 3.0л (300л.с.), гибридный привод
0-100 км\ч: нет данных
Макс. скорость: нет данных
Средний расход топлива: нет данных
Выбросы СО2: нет данных
Цена: от £35,000.
Конкуренты: BMW 6, BMW X6, Mercedes CLS
Начало продаж в UK: 20010 год
Шансы: На самом деле, А7 - это не одна модель, а целое семейство, состоящее из А7 купе, А7 кабриолета, S7, RS7 и гибрида. Думаю, что заявленная цель в 40000 продаж будет достижима.

Tenaga Dalam Ilahi

parvateshwar — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:57:12 +0000

Ilmu Tenaga Dalam (Inner Power)

Tenaga Dalam (Inner Power) can be raised by breathing practice, either by holding breath in the abdomen, chest or below the navel combined with concentration at a certain point. This kind of inner power can accumulate into a supernatural power that is filtered from Daya Hayat (life power)/ Daya Prana (Prana power)/ Magnetis (magnetic power) that exist naturally and within us. However, if these powers are not routinely used or practiced, they will disappear automatically.

This Tenaga Dalam Ilahi (Celestial Prana) has a specifically different method from other prana. This celestial prana sources at our faith to God the Almighty combined with full concentration. This prana will function forever and will automatically recharge itself after being used. The initiation process can be done directly or long distance. For long distance initiation, the process will be done through sound wave, through telephone. Celestial Prana consists of Mental Prana and Physical Prana, the combination of both will prevent the practitioner from being exhausted after practicing it. Most other Pranas only has one aspect, that is the physical prana causing the practioner to feel terribly fatigue after practice. Celestial Prana combines both Pranas to automatically recharge itself after being used. In addition, the breathing techniques given in this manual will fasten the process.

The benefits after the initiation:

* To have self protection against any physical or metaphysical attack
* To have the protection against injury from sharp tools (when being attacked by an enemy)
* To cure any physical or metaphysical diseases
* To cure impotency
* To increase charisma and attraction
* To improve career and business
* To have the ability to communicate and control khodam (occult guide) if you want to
* To be able to push away enemies before they even touch you
* To borrow other people's supernatural power
* To be able to lock other people's power or attack
* To create protection for self, other people, house/company and wealth
* The real key to make heirloom (to fill keris, machete, knife, samurai, jewel, oil for attraction and water)
* There is no prohibition, side effect nor contradictive to other white isoteric knowledge. It will even unite. Only those supernatural powers coming from God will unite. Any other knowledges coming from things or other beings will disappear.
* And many other benefits

Celestial Prana (TDI) comes from faith of clean and pure heart. It will eventually lead you to faith to God the Almighty. This knowledge will function forever and will never vanish. It is non contradictive to other pranas.

TWO PHASE EVOCATION OF ILMU TENAGA DALAM ILAHI:

* Phase 1: Attunement and of Empowerment Energy Sensitivity during 7 day, its target to open and improve sensitivity feel and occult radar in participant body, So that can feel and detect energy.
* Phase 2: Evocation and of Empowerment Mystical Power during 7 day, after awakened hence needed by training of breath to strengthen mystical power which have been awakened. Mystical Power Science of Ghaib Real Light consist of two shares namely Mystical Power Mind and Mystical Power Physical. Practice Exhalation is to strengthen Mystical Power Physical, which if have perfected will felt like electrics sting, feel heat or warmness and sensitivity will mount drastically. Mystical Power Mind by itself will be empowered every day.

I-94 is completely open again

Jason Haas — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:51:36 +0000

Thank goodness. I'm glad that this major thoroughfare is open and that it's been deemed safe. Here's the latest WisDOT closed road map:

Compare this to the June 14 map:

Much better, eh? The other effect that I-94 westbound in Jefferson County being closed was that it made me take I-43, which offers a more relaxed pace of travel. That in turn allowed me to take this picture of my car's dashboard:

I'd driven 401.1 miles on about half a tank of fuel. Danke, mein TDI! Unfortunately, the car always seems to go through fuel faster on the second half-tank, and in the end my total miles were just under 650 miles from about 13.5 gallons of fuel, which makes for right around 48 MPG. Not bad. With diesel up to ~$4.60/gallon, and commercial biodiesel even higher, I need every efficient mile I can get.

AUDI R8 V12 TDI CONCEPT: MUCHO MÁS RADICAL

Mr. Nolla — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:54:11 +0000

En el Salón del Automóvil de Detroit, Audi nos mostrará un R8 con un motor Diésel de 500 CV que presenta una estética aún más deportiva, unas prestaciones mayores y un consumo más ajustado. De momento es tan sólo un prototipo.

Después de ver semejante aspecto, he ido rápidamente a consultar algunos de los datos de su motor y me encuentro con que los 420 CV del R8 que ya está en las calles se ven superados en este TDI que llega hasta los 500 CV. ¡Madre mía!

La verdad es que este coche es espectacular y, si algún día llegase a las calles tal y como lo vemos ahora, sería una gran noticia. Además, tengo ganas de que esto suceda para poder algún día escuchar el 'rugido' de este TDI V12. Tengo curiosidad de ver si realmente 'ruge' o más bien 'maúlla' ya que los R10 TDI que vencieron en las 24 horas de Le Mans corrían un montón pero lo que es sonar, no sonaban apenas, una lástima.

Turbo Diesel 2

lupul — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:50:03 +0000

N-am rezistat şi am mai făcut o plimbare la titanii negri...

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Au rămas totuşi uriaşii blânzi (Stralis-urile) probabil pleacă la noapte să nu fie prea incomozi, sau altă dată...

TDI Sexiness

tdindy — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:00:02 +0000

Yet another gratifying moment to be a TDI owner and enthusiast. Audi dominated the 24 Hours at LeMans race. See the article here.