Race Car Aerodynamics Gregor Seljak April 8‚ 2008 1 Introduction First racing cars were primarily designed to achieve high top speeds and the main goal was to minimize the air drag. But at high speeds‚ cars developed lift forces‚ which affected their stability. In order to improve their stability and handling‚ engineers mounted inverted wings profiles1 generating negative lift. First such cars were Opel’s rocket powered RAK1 and RAK2 in 1928. However‚ in Formula‚ wings were not used
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Edelman Award Paper Revenue Management Saves National Car Rental By M.K Geraghty and Ernest Johnson In the January/February 1997 issue of INTERFACES magazine‚ M.K. Geraghty and Ernest Johnson were presented as finalists of the Franz A. Edelman award for their presentation on a state-of-the-art Revenue Management System that would turn a huge money losing rental car company‚ National Rental Car‚ into a profitable business within two years. In 1993‚ General Motors took a $744 million dollar
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major step forward the mainstream of our society. The development of driverless cars does not only focus on the realm of theoretical science like physics and mathematics but also involves the significant breakthrough in engineering fields including automatics‚ robotics‚ human intelligence‚ automotive engineering. In addition‚ it has the bright perspective in reality and potential strategic value as well. The driverless car‚ serving as the testing cradle or the ideal carrier of burgeoning innovations
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Marshall Crawford & Rob Donaldson MKT 313—Dr. Mothersbaugh Case Analysis 3-7 1. Develop a questionnaire to assess the perceived position of the Yaris on the two dimensions of the perceptual map. Have 5 participants from Yaris’s target age group complete the survey and plot their location on the map. Repeat this with 5 participants in the 45-to 65-year-old age group. 18-34 1. Dull_________*___________Exciting Economy*______________________Luxury -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2
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Could you imagine a car from 1969‚ manufactured by Ford‚ reaching an approximate value of almost $550‚000? You would think cars are supposed to depreciate over time‚ right? It’s not like the 429 Boss is an Italian made vehicle‚ or any luxury-made German car. In 1969‚ the 429 Boss sold for $3529 brand new. Adjusted for inflation‚ that is about $22‚880.32 in today’s market. But they are valued between $450‚000 and $550‚000. That’s a 2‚185% increase in value‚ which is astounding for any vehicle to
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1934‚ while still a department of Toyota Industries‚ it created its first product‚ the type a engine and in 1936‚ its first passenger car‚ the Toyota AA. TOYOTA – BANGLADESH NAVANA LIMITED‚ the flagship company of the NAVANA GROUP (previously Islam Group) was doing business under an exclusive distributorship agreement with TOYOTA of Japan to market Toyota cars. MARKETING STRATEGY A strategy consists of a well thought out series of tactics to make a marketing plan more effective.
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for 2000cc mid-size category between Japan cars and Germany cars The line graph shows the information about the time taken for 2000cc mid-size cars from Japan and Germany cars to reach 100km/h. The Japanese cars acceleration was a bit slower than the Germany cars with the same engine capacity. The Honda Accord was clocked at 10.7 seconds when it reached from 0-100km/h. The second car was the Toyota Camry‚ scored a 12.5 second for its trial. The next car was the Nissan Teana that achieved a time
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A hybrid vehicle is one that combines the best features of two different energy sources‚ one of which is electric power. The three vehicle I would choose is a Ford Escape‚ Chevrolet Tahoe‚ and a Honda Insight. Hybrid are a viable option than other cars because owner will never have to buy gasoline. Also‚ driving a hybrid is good for pollution levels. There are no emissions to harm the environment. The pros for the Ford Escape it is the most-fuel efficient SUV‚ very smooth between gas and electric
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Refrigerated rail cars‚ also known as reefers‚ are insulated boxcars that keep their cargo at a regulated temperature‚ usually around 2 or 3 degrees Celsius. The first reefers relied on ice to cool their load‚ but now diesel-powered refrigeration units have replaced the ice as a more effective way to cool the load. The refrigerated rail car was patented by J.B. Sutherland in Detroit‚ Michigan in 1867. He designed an insulated car with ice at either end. This allowed air to come in from the top‚ pass
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Muscle Cars: Past and Present There have been many different car designs throughout the years but none as popular as the muscle cars of the 1960’s. The 1960’s was a golden era for American automakers with the creation of the vintage iron. With that era long gone‚ the automakers were driven to recreate visions of the past. The 1960’s muscle car is the inspiration to the newly resurrected models of 2010 with great style and performance. Muscle cars are an American icon‚ and it still holds true with
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