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At first sight impression, the classic aura so feels on BMW 328 Hommage

Car and Accessories: On the Concorso d’Eleganza exhibition Villa d’Este in Italy, German car manufacturer BMW was going to offer a BMW 328 Hommage concept car.

At first sight impression, the classic aura so feels, but some details on the whole body strongly suggests that this BMW 328 Hommage is a futuristic car for the future.
The BMW 328 Hommage developed on the ConnectedDrive vision based, this car is designed as a retro car on the one side, while offering a futuristic impression by taking some elements from the standard version of the BMW 328.

The result is a sleek concept car, with typical BMW kidney grille, the open roof, also   double windshield, with exterior and interior are made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic, making so much lighter and more stable than aluminum. This retro-futuristic concept car is equipped with a 6-cylinder in-line machine and 3.0 liter capacity. So far there has been no record of acceleration and performance for this car.

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“We want to learn how to make all hybrid-powered Porsche sportcar in the future,”

Car and Accessories: Porsche was sure able to make the fast cars become more environmentally friendly hybrid technology. Even Porsche plans to have a hybrid version of the line-up engine in each model produced. This was disclosed by Wolfgang Duerheimer, Porsche Chief Development as released Autonews. Of course, this statement becomes the answer to the seriousness of the Porsche in developing hybrid technology, and is the beginning of a series planned to spawn cars hybrid technology.

Duerheimer  said: “We want to learn how to make all hybrid-powered Porsche sportcar in the future,”. In addition to developing hybrid technologies, Porsche has also developed a smaller engine to reduce emissions. Four-cylinder engine with direct injection and turbocharger technology are prepared. So is the heavy, Porsche also is developing a lighter carbon fiber body.

At the end of this year, Porsche will launch a hybrid version of Cayenne SUV. Porsche Panamera will also be sold and brought the hybrid technology similar to that applied to the Porsche Cayenne in 2011. With engines that combine gasoline engines and electric motors, the Porsche Cayenne hybrid sure to run only with electric motors only as far as 6 kilometers. Able to run without a gasoline engine and accelerated with the aid of electric machines, of course, would reduce gasoline fuel combustion emissions in the gas leaving the dump. So as to reduce the CO2 emissions of 255g/km, 216g/km in 2015 to the next. (Executive summary from www.otomotifnet.com)

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It is most common to rebuild one of the stock original stock engines and with the vast availability of Porsche aftermarket parts

Car and Accessories: The Porsche 914 is an extremely adaptable sports car. Introduced in 1969 the model was produced until 1976. The mid engine two seater is a small car and very nimble. The engines available in the stock 914 during the run were the 1.7L (flat-4), 1.8L (flat-4), 2.0L (flat-4), and 2.0L (flat-6). This is where the modification of the Porsche 914 begins. It is most common to rebuild one of the stock original stock engines and with the vast availability of Porsche aftermarket parts and OEM parts you can put together a very snappy 914 with acceptable horsepower increases. Where the fun is is in the installation of more productive Porsche 911 engines. The most popular engine change is the 2.7L, next on the list in popularity is the 3.0L both produce excellent horsepower and are extremely reliable. When changing out the stock engine with one of the more powerful Porsche 911 flat-6 engines it is necessary to install stiffening kits into the 914 because of the increase in torque and horsepower these engines deliver.

Modifying the body of the Porsche 914 will absolutely change the dynamics of the car

The next natural step in the modification of the Porsche 914 is the suspension. The stock 914 used a 4 lug bolt pattern for the wheels which doesn’t leave much room for change. The stock suspension should be upgraded to the 911 in the front for the 5 lug bolt pattern which is more responsive can be upgraded easier and carry larger wheels and tires. Also the rear of the car must have 914-6 hubs installed and the trailing arms reinforced, this will also allow the use of 5 bolt pattern wheels. Changing to the 5 bolt pattern also allows you the option of using any of the Porsche fuchs wheels of the appropriate size.

Finally, the last of the Porsche 914 modifications is the body. Without taking away the original look of the 914 there are a variety of body kits available from fender kits in steel to fiber glass to Porsche 916 look alike kits. The ultimate body modification kit for the 914 is the 1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS Coupe. Modifying the body of the Porsche 914 will absolutely change the dynamics of the car. Mechanical changes to effect overall performance, suspension changes to increase stability and driveability and body modification to personalize the exterior of the car.

Executive summary about Porsche 914 Modifications by LeVier Byrem

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