Toyota FCV concept 2015/ Honda CFX Clarity

This weeks car is quite a bit different than last week. Because instead of having a normal gasoline engine, this one has an electric motor. But the motor is not powered by batteries, but instead hydrogen.

The name FCV, Fuel Cell Vehicle, reflects exactly what the car is, a hydrogen fuel cell car, that supposedly will save our live in 2015. Now, Honda has a hydrogen fuel cell car already available to those who are unfortunate enough to live in Southern California called the FCX Clarity. However since the FCV is going to be unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show on the 22 or 23, I thought that the "new" Prius deserves the spot light.

How does it work? Well, its actually pretty simple. Compressed hydrogen is stored in onboard tanks, probably in the rear like the Honda. The hydrogen is then passed thorough a "compact fuel cell stack" that converts the hydrogen to electricity producing the cars only bye product, water. The electricity then powers the electric motor, to zip you to your next environment meeting in hemp tents which could be as much as 300 miles away.

I think that a car like this could change the automobile industry in very good way. Since there are almost now moving parts they are easy to maintain. Furthermore, hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, that we know of. They could also solve water shortage problems because theoretically the water that would come out the back would be drinkable, how cool is that! I still think that gas, diesel, and battery electric cars have a lot of potential, specially electric. Gas and diesel however, are limited by how much oil we have left on this planet, but I think that they will never die out until there is no more oil left, because we are alway improving upon what we thought was already perfected. Plus, the FCV might cost more then a efficient four door sedan because hydrogen stations are far and fewer between the electric charging stations.

Until hydrogen is available at every gas station, I will continue driving around my combusting time bomb.

Arrinera supercar

The Arrinera supercar is a mid-engined, British-Polish masterpiece designed by Lee Noble, who built the test mule that turned into the legendary McLaren F1. The Arrinera supercar is not only a master piece in its design in beauty, but also master piece with aerodynamics. The Arrinera my not have very sophisticated aerodynamics, but it has a very low and streamlined profile giving it an exotic look. Unlike most other super cars, the Arrinera has a Noble designed steel chassis giving it  considerable torsional strength. The body, if the buyer chooses, can be made of a high strength compost carbon-kevlar fiber. The inside of the Arrinera is just as elegant but still a little "un-normal" as the outside. You even get electric windows and A/C believe it or not. The most important part of the car is at the heart of the beast, which is a 6.2 liter V8 with 650 hp that can shoot the 2,866 lbs rocket from 0-60 mph in just 3.2 seconds and will get the Arrinera up to 211 mph.
The Arrinera supercar is something that I would love to have in my garage. Its small, fast, and looks good while doing it. It can also handle really well thanks to Lee Noble's brilliant suspension, pulling 1.3G in the skid pad. There is just one problem, it cost $160,000, but then it only cost $160,000 for a work of 650 hp art from Poland. Thats a pretty good deal.

Jaguar F-Type Coupe/ C-X16 concept name: first look

According to the Top Gear site, the article about the F-Type Coupe is published tomorrow. Oh yeah it is tomorrow for them. Anyway, Jaguar recently, like tomorrow, released some information on the Coupe version of their F-Type. And limited it is, we know it will have a roof which is a good sign, because it is a coupe. We also know that, unlike the C-X16 concept that it evolved from which, had a 475bhp hybrid power train, it will have the same three engine options that the F-Type convertible already has. Those three engines are a 335bhp V6, 375bhp V6S and a massive V8S with 488bhp.

This new F-Type is part two from Jaguar to "out-911 the Porsche 911", with a lighter, more powerful version to be spawned from the coupe down the road. The F-Type Coupe will also eventually inherit the new all-wheel drive system that is going to be found on the upcoming 'baby saloon' and C-X17(I will do both soon), which stays in RWD until power is need to the front wheels via an electric center differential. But for now the F-Type Coupe will most likely be just RWD.

By the picture I saw of the F-Type Coupe, I think it will look better then its convertible sibling. I have actually been anticipating the release of the coupe version since Jaguar unveiled the F-Type more then the F-Type itself. In Los Angles, on November 19, Jaguar will reveal the rest of this beauty.

(These are all C-X16 picture, because there are no real good pictures of the F-Type Coupe yet.)