Well Honda has been working on this one for a few years know. But would it be so awesome to have true air ride how Jdm would that be? This was supposed to be the future! That’s what I heard. I was always
told that in the future, we’d have flying cars. I’d say what happened
to that, but I know what happened to that: John Mahieddine happened to
that. The “Honda Fuzo” is a Vertical Take-Off and Landing concept. The
Fuzo is a futuristic fantasy with four high-powered turbines for
high-speed horizontal flight and Iron-Man-like handling. Cruzin in at
350 mph, two joystick control for speed, trust, and steering. Vertical
spaceways for ultra-infinite possibilities.
The joysticks. Here’s how they work. There’s two joysticks, one on
either side of the driver’s seat on the armrests. The left joystick
“allows the car to spin on its axis,” and the right one “manages tilt
and direction.”
At the floor are the normal pedals controlling power and brakes.
For safety, two things in particular:
1. Fly-by-Wire system that relies on GPS to keep cars from hitting one another. 2. Airbags that open inside AND outside of the vehicle to protect the
driver, the car, and anyone in the path of the car should it get in an
air-collision. (Speed Racer anyone?)
Of course, if you’re into the whole landlubber thing, you can drive
on the ground with the retractable wheels (the turbines convert into
these.) The vehicle is constructed of materials such as carbon fibre,
Kevlar, and carbon nano-tubes. The bubble canopy allows for two
passengers plus the driver, “in a very hightech comfort.”
One complete cycle of a four cylinder, four stroke engine. The volume displaced is marked in orange.
Engine displacementis thevolumeswept by all thepistonsinside thecylindersof aninternal combustion enginein a single movement fromtopdead centre(TDC) tobottom dead centre(BDC). It is commonly specified in cubic centimeters (cc),litres(l), or (mainly in North America) cubic inches (CID). Engine displacement does not include the total volume of thecombustion chamber.
In the United States, the cubic inch was the commonly used unit of measurement until the 1980s by the manufacturers to express the displacement of engines for cars, trucks, etc. (e.g., the "426" in426 HEMIrefers to 426 cubic inches displaced). It is still used for this purpose in the context of the classic-car hobby, auto racing, and so forth
The automotive industry nowadays usesthe International System of Units / le Système international d'unités(SI), a modern metric system for this purpose worldwide (e.g. 6.1 litreHEMI). However, in markets accustomed to cubic inches, the actual displacement measurements of an engine are still given by many manufacturers in these units, usually along with metric value; e.g. the 6.1 litre HEMI's published displacement is 370.0 CID/6,059 cc.Some examples of common CID-to-litre conversions are given below. Note thatnominal sizesare not always precisely equal to actual sizes. This principle is frequently seen in engineering, tool standardization, etc. (for ease of use), and in marketing (when a big round number sounds more impressive, is more memorable, etc.).
make (± division)
cubic inch displacement (CID)
- (actual) (nearest 1)
Taxation of automobiles is sometimes based on engine displacement, rather than the actual power output. Displacement is a basic fundamental of engine design, whereas power output depends a great deal on other factors, particularly on how the car manufacturer hastunedthe engine from new. This has encouraged the development of other methods to increase engine power, such asvariable valve timingandturbochargers.
There are four major regulatory constraints for automobiles: the European, British, Japanese, and American. The method used in some European countries, and which predates the EU, has a level of taxation for engines over one 1.0 litre, and another at the level of about 1.6 litres. The British system of taxation depends upon vehicle emissions for cars registered after 1 March 2001, but for cars registered before this date, it depends on engine size. Cars under 1549 cc qualify for a cheaper rate of tax.
The Japanese method is similar to the European taxation by classes of displacement, plus a vehicle weight tax.
The United States does not tax a vehicle based on the displacement of the engine (this is also true in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand). Engine displacement is important in determining whether or not smaller vehicles need to be registered with the state and whether or not a license is required to operate such a vehicle. A common threshold is 50cc.
In the Netherlands and in Sweden, road tax is based on vehicle weight. However, Swedish cars registered in 2008, or later, are taxed based on carbon dioxide emissions.
Displacement is also used to distinguish categories of (heavier) and lighter motorbikes with respect to driving licence and insurance requirements. In France and some other EU countries,mopedsof less than 50 cm3displacement (and usually with atwo-stroke engine), can be driven with minimum qualifications (previously, they could be driven by any person over 14). This led to all light motorbikes having a displacement of about 49.9 cm3. Some people tuned the engine by increasing the cylinder bore, increasing displacement; such mopeds cannot be driven legally on public roads since they do no longer conform to the original specifications and may go faster than 45 km/h.
Wankel engines, due to the amount of power and emissions they create for their displacement, are generally taxed as 1.5 times their stated physical displacement (1.3 litres becomes effectively 2.0, 2.0 becomes effectively 3.0), although actual power outputs are far greater (the 1.3 litre 13B can produce power comparable to a 3.0 V6 engine, and the 2.0 litre 20B can produce power comparable to a 4.0 V8 engine).As such, racing regulations actually use a much higher conversion factor.
[Automotive model names
In the automotive industry, engine displacement is frequently encoded in the auto manufacturer's model names. For instance, Nissan'sTeana 350JMis a car with a 3498 cc (213.5 cubic inch displacement (CID))]]engine). Motorcycles are often labeled similarly. However, this can be misleading. For instance, the BMW 335i only has a 3.0 litre (turbocharged) engine. Lexus hybrid vehicles (h) are marked higher than its engine size to signify the extra power from its auxiliary systems. (Examples: RX450h has a 3.5L engine, LS600h has a 5.0 engine)
2. Airbags that open inside AND outside of the vehicle to protect the
driver, the car, and anyone in the path of the car should it get in an
air-collision. (Speed Racer anyone?)
