When you are shopping for a car, you want to be able to shop for the car that you would want. You want to make sure that it is the right color, that it fits your needs such as if it just for going to and from work or if it going to be for long-term use, the car's mileage (if applicable) and so on. But, every once in a while, you run into that one pushy salesperson that will do anything to make you buy a car at their dealership that very day, even if it means trying to force you into buying th newest and best on the market with a loan attached to it and all of that extra interest. I have had two occassions where this has happened to me. The first when I bought my first newer vehicle and the second when I was with my husband when we were shopping …show more content…
With the news that the Car of Tomorrow will be run exclusively in 2008 instead of 2009, the debate is heating to a boiling point. Car owners agree that it makes sense to go ahead with the Car of Tomorrow on a full time basis. Of course, they look at it from a financial standpoint, not from a competition standpoint. All Nextel Cup teams, are being forced to run two programs simultaneously. The Car of Tomorrow is scheduled to run 16 races this season with the current car running the rest. The burdens put on the teams and owners are more than is necessary. Financially, it is especially hard on the smaller teams that have much less of a budget. Most of the drivers aren't too happy with the Car of Tomorrow. They complain about how the car handles and say it's hard to drive. Some compare the Car of Tomorrow to trying to drive a bus or truck around the track at 150 miles per hour. Even though he's won two races with the Car of Tomorrow, Jeff Gordon isn't ready to go full time with it yet. His criticism is the Car of Tomorrow has yet to run on a 1.5 mile track. "I still think there are things that need to evolve with this car that are not there yet," Gordon said. Most drivers favor going with either the Car of Tomorrow or the current car full time. Earlier this month, Dale Earnhardt Jr. said, "I don't like doing two different cars, it's one or the other. I'd …show more content…
Korea's auto giant has made a name for itself, as a viable player for prospective car buyers. The reasons are simple, as they manufacture reliable, decent performing vehicles for a reasonable price. Hyundai does not want its name associated with BMW, Lexus, or Mercedes. It does not want to mentioned in the same sentence as Daihatsu, or Yugo either. Hyundai wants to be mentioned as a competitor and a option to Chevrolet, Ford, Honda, and Toyota. They have done well with this, and are selling record amounts of vehicles internationally. Their lineup is impressive, and as a salesman in the automotive business, I have found they have a lot to offer. Their vehicles are well made, and I have a Santa Fe in my family that is an absolute joy to drive. Its a shame that the Tiburon does not live up to the rest of the Hyundai line. Tiburon in Spanish means shark. This vehicle certainly has a mean look with its aggressive styling, but it really should be called, " Tres Pereza de toed." The Tiburon gets a lot of "looks," and this car is aimed to the 16-25 year old market. The sloped hood looks nice, and the back of the car has just the right amount of curve to give it a aerodynamic appearance. However, appearances aren't everything, and the Tiburon does not drive or handle like a sports car at all. I have driven previous years GT versions with the 2.7 V6, but I was stuck with the 2.0 liter
...yers every year. The American public is not going to pay for something of standard quality and performance when they can get a better and less expensive car that out performs the higher priced one. "The bottom line clearly reveals that from this group of long time nemesis, the Camaro once again emerges as offering the most bang for the buck" (Bartlett 30 - 38).
Stoklosa, A. (2011, December 5). Ford racing announces 2013 mustang cobra jet drag racer, only 50 to be produced. Retrieved from http://blog.caranddriver.com/ford-racing-announces-2013-mustang-cobra-jet-drag-racer-only-50-to-be-produced/
The sport of NASCAR is extremely fast paced. The average speed of a NASCAR is 210.364 MPH.This can make it exciting for many people. Anything can happen in a split second too. One race Kyle Busch started 39/43 and finished in 3/43. That is a change of 36 places. This can also make it exciting because you will never know what’s going to happen.
Some say that automotive racing began when the second car was built. For over a hundred years, competition has driven innovation in the car industry, thus the industry maxim “Win on Sunday, sell on Monday.” NASCAR and drag racing contributed greatly to muscle cars’ success. Muscle cars were born from these competitions as factory made race cars. Because of this, the muscle car quickly moved from a low quantity specialty item to the image of the American automotive scene. Each brand had to have one and each one needed better performance and personality than the next. The Golden Age began in the 1960s with the introduction of more performance models such as the Chevy SS Impala and the Ford Galaxy Starliner (Auto Editors).
Racing has always been about going faster than the next driver. It was about trying to beat course records and lap speeds. But if Tony George has his way, all course speeds will be reduced due to switching from turbo Indy V6 engines to normally aspirated V8's. The result is less horsepower, thus slower speeds. Records would never be broken, and the sport would lose some of its appeal. Racing has always been a strive to go faster; there is no real reason to change it now. One of Tony George's justification is that the sport would become safer. That is not true. The difference would not be much . The fatality rate for a 230 mph crash, and a 210 mph crash, is not that much different.
opinions of the sports car is vastly different from the Boxy and utilitarian Jeep line up
There are many different automobile companies providing buyers with many styles of cars, trucks, SUVs, and motorcycles. Toronto Star January 14, 2005 present ways to approach the automotive buying process. There are many different surveys, crash reports, and rating systems comparing different companies and their vehicles. Things you should look for when reading these published articles are who conducted the study? Who paid for it? Who gains from it? Who loses? These are all things to keep eye on as some automotive companies will run their own surveys making their products seem overpowering against the competition. Some prove their products are safer then the competition where the competition has been proven time and time again to make that survey seem inaccurate.
Nissan- focused differentiation, medium pricing, breadth of product line is high. A strength is styling, and a weakness is some Americans simply will not buy any car that is not American made; obviously this weakness applies to all imports, but is only listed once.
The most recent big named racer that raced in Indycar is Danika Patrick. Now, Danika races for NASCAR and had brought a new sponsor to NASCAR and has been pretty impressive in her races. Also, Indy car can use their newly promoted movie to inspire sponsors to join in with them. The movie “Turbo” was released in 2013 which was revolved around Indycar and the Indianapolis 500 (Ferrell & Hartline,
Drivers also need to find the best of the best race fuel so that is does not affect the race car at all. Pit stops and the time on the track will be a lot different than they are now they also might be a lot faster or it could be a lot slower. Going
Background Information: Racing as defined by the Formula 1 governing body is “The ultimate test of man and machine - pushing car and driver to their absolute limits in pursuit of one simple goal. Speed. “
Can you imagine jumping into your vehicle to go to school in the morning and it’s a battery powered car, with it having no noise of an engine or shifting of gears. I am a car enthusiast. I work on muscle cars, and am curious how new cars will evolve as time goes on. You guys will in time have a battery powered car in some part of your life.
Well that's not all, sometimes there will be big upsets. Do you really think we would make the race easy for the McLaren? Here’s a secret, all the vehicles at the races are decked out with upgrades. The speed of the cars are amazing to watch and the amount of time the owners put into the cars for upgrades, refurbishing and details is astonishing. Sometimes they will work on the car themselves instead of getting someone else to do it.
The F1 is the perfect example of performance. The F1’s 627 horsepower took it around the Nardo racetrack in Italy with an average speed of 240.1 miles per hour, a record that stood for seven years. The McLaren’s performance for its time was unparalleled, and it makes an incredible driver’s car
There are many inventions of the future that people either know or hope will happen and some inventions that people have never thought that would happen in this or the next lifetime. For instance, one piece of future technology that I believe may come to pass is the invention of flying cars. Since the time of being young and watching the Jetsons, many people have been waiting to see the first flying car. While bringing up the idea of a flying car to a lot of people would seem absurd or downright impossible to some, I actually believe that it is very much so possible to create given how far technology has come in the past few decades. I think that it is a very logical conclusion to assume that at some point in the future engineers, car makers, and others will start to pursue other alternatives to avoiding traffic jams and other problems on the road, and instead begin to examine the possibilities of taking to the air as an alternative solution. There is much talk about it over the internet and many people would like to try flying cars. While it would greatly improve traffic for those that prefer staying on the ground, it may prove dangerous in the beginning because of accidents in the air with other cars, planes, trees, and buildings. Some would say though, that the convenience would outweigh the risks because there would not be traffic jams, or detours because of road work. These cars would need something like a GPS system and an anti-wrecking system so people would not run into each other or other objects (How Flying Cars Will Work).