Technique
Braking system in the Polski Fiat 125P
Braking system in the Polski Fiat 125P. The Polish Fiat 125P car is equipped with disc brakes on 4 wheels with a floating caliper, with steering cylinders for each wheel. Hamulce są uruchamiane hydraulicznie za pomocą podciśnieniowego …
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 the Lexus GS floorboard in it 300, about the spacing …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Additional heating system in the car
Additional heating system in the car.
The additional heating system in the car only seemingly seems to be a device that only affects the comfort of driving. In addition, undoubtedly an important task is also to fulfill functions important from the point of view of preventive and active safety. Thickly dressed, …