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Renault Étoile Filante
The Renault ''Étoile Filante'' (''Shooting Star'') was Renault's only attempt at both creating a gas turbine-powered car and setting a land speed record for such cars. History In 1954, the French aeronautical turbine manufacturer, Turbomeca, proposed that Renault make a gas turbine car to exalt the technology's benefits and try to break the speed record for gas turbine vehicles. Renault developed and tested the car in a wind tunnel between 1954 and 1955. In 1956, Jean Hébert and a Renault Team went off to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah for speed tests. The car reached an average speed of . In the mid-1990s, Renault restored the car and made it operational again. The car was completely dismantled at the Billancourt factory in Paris, respraying the chassis and repairing the engine. In front of an expectant crowd, the car was fired up and moved under its power for the first time since 1956. It is now conserved as a part of Renault's Historical Cars Collection. A pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renault 21
The Renault 21 is a large family car produced by French automaker Renault between 1986 and 1994. It was also sold in North America initially through American Motors dealers as the Renault Medallion and later through Jeep-Eagle dealers as the Eagle Medallion. A total of 2,096,000 units were produced. The Renault 21 Sedan (automobile), saloon was launched in the beginning of 1986, as the successor to the successful Renault 18, and this was followed a few months later by the seven seater station wagon, the R21 Nevada, marketed as the Savanna in the United Kingdom. In 1987, ''What Car?'' awarded the Renault 21 GTS ''Best Family Saloon''. The Renault 21 Savanna was awarded ''Car of the Year'', as well as ''Best Family Estate''. Design Unusually, the Renault 21 was offered with disparate engine configurations. The 1.7 litre version featured a transverse engine and transmission, but Renault had no gearbox suitable for a more powerful transverse engine: accordingly, faster versions fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utah
Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northeast, Idaho to the north, and Nevada to the west. In comparison to all the U.S. states and territories, Utah, with a population of just over three million, is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 13th largest by area, the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 30th most populous, and the List of U.S. states by population density, 11th least densely populated. Urban development is mostly concentrated in two regions: the Wasatch Front in the north-central part of the state, which includes the state capital, Salt Lake City, and is home to roughly two-thirds of the population; and Washington County, Utah, Washington County in the southwest, which has approximately 180,000 residents. Most of the western half of Utah lies in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950s Cars
1950s American automobile culture has had an enduring influence on the culture of the United States, as reflected in popular music, major trends from the 1950s and mainstream acceptance of the "hot rod" culture. The American manufacturing economy switched from producing war-related items to consumer goods at the end of World War II, and by the end of the 1950s, one in six working Americans were employed either directly or indirectly in the automotive industry. The United States became the world's largest manufacturer of automobiles, and Henry Ford's goal of 30 years earlier—that any man with a good job should be able to afford an automobile—was achieved. A new generation of service businesses focusing on customers with their automobiles came into being during the decade, including drive-through or drive-in restaurants and greatly increasing numbers of drive-in theaters (cinemas). The decade began with 25 million registered automobiles on the road, most of which predated Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renault Vehicles
This is a list of vehicles badged as Renault. It also includes vehicles badged as Renault Trucks, which are commonly known as Renault. This list does not include vehicles marketed under Automobiles Alpine, Alpine or Mobilize (marque), Mobilize or List of Dacia vehicles, Dacia marques. Current models Historic models Pre–World War I To World War I (1899–1918) *Renault Voiturette, Voiturette (Type A/Type B/Type C/Type D/Type E/Type G/Type H/Type J) (1899–1903) *Renault 8CV, 8CV (Type L/Type M/Type Z/Type AJ/Type AL/Type AN/Renault AX, Type AX) (1902–1914) **Renault 7CV, 7CV (Type R/Type T) (1903–1904) **Renault 14CV, 14CV (Type N (a)/Type N (b)/Type U (b)/Type U (c)/Type U (d)/Type X/Type AB/Type BX/Type CC/Type DJ) (1903–1914) ***Renault 10CV, 10CV (Type N (c)/Type Q/Type U (a)/Type U (e)/Renault Type Y, Type Y/Type AH/Type AM/Type BK/Renault GS, Type GS/Type IC/Type IG/Type II/Type IM/Type JR) (1903–1923) (Was facelifted as the Renault KZ in 1923) ***Renault 20CV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyota GTV
is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on August 28, 1937. Toyota is the largest automobile manufacturer in the world, producing about 10 million vehicles per year. The company was founded as a spinoff of Toyota Industries, a machine maker started by Sakichi Toyoda, Kiichiro's father. Both companies are now part of the Toyota Group, one of the largest conglomerates in the world. While still a department of Toyota Industries, the company developed its first product, the Type A engine, in 1934 and its first passenger car in 1936, the Toyota AA. After World War II, Toyota benefited from Japan's alliance with the United States to learn from American automakers and other companies, which gave rise to The Toyota Way (a management philosophy) and the Toyota Production System (a lean manufacturing practice) that transformed the small company into a leader in the industr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rover-BRM
The Rover-BRM was a prototype gas turbine-powered racing car, jointly developed in the early 1960s by the British companies Rover and British Racing Motors (BRM). The car is part of the collection at the British Motor Museum. Rover had already been working with gas turbines for road vehicles since World War II. A series of potential road cars were also produced, starting with the early prototype '' Jet 1'', through the more developed examples ''T2'' and '' T3,'' followed by the ''T4'', which performed demonstration laps around the Le Mans circuit before the 1962 race. Seeing an opportunity for even more prestige, Rover decided to enter a gas turbine car into the race. A prize was to be awarded for the first gas turbine car to complete 3,600 km over the 24 hours, an average speed of 150 km/h, approximately 93 mph. A crucial step in this plan was a chance meeting betweeWilliam Martin-Hurst MD of Rover, and Sir Alfred Owen of Rover's component supplier Rubery Owen, but more relev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Motors Firebird
The General Motors Firebird comprises a quartet of prototype cars that General Motors (GM) engineered for the 1953, 1956, and 1959 Motorama auto shows. The cars' designers, headed by Harley Earl, took Earl's inspiration from the innovations in fighter aircraft design at the time. General Motors never intended the cars for production, but rather to showcase the extremes in technology and design that the company was able to achieve. GM preserved the prototype cars at the GM Heritage Center in Sterling Heights, Michigan. Models of the cars are in the permanent collection of the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, and the cars still make regular appearances at car shows. The tradition of offering prototype vehicles continued with the Pontiac Banshee series. From 1967 to 2002, the Pontiac division of GM marketed its Firebird line of pony cars, which had no direct relation to these series of Firebird concept cars. History General Motors researched the feasibility of gas turbine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiat Turbina
The Fiat Turbina was a gas turbine-powered concept car built by Italy, Italian car manufacturer Fiat Automobiles, Fiat in 1954. Fiat was the second car manufacturer, after Rover JET1, Rover, to introduce a car propelled by a gas turbine—Fiat touted the Turbina as "the first turbine car built in Continental Europe". The project took a long period of planning, studies began in 1948 and ended with a first track test on 14 April 1954 on the rooftop track of the Lingotto factory. The car was first publicly shown on 23 April 1954 at the Turin Airport, Turin-Caselle Airport, where it made some demonstration runs with Fiat chief test driver Carlo Salamano at the wheel. All major Fiat personalities were present, including Gianni Agnelli, president Vittorio Valletta and engineer Dante Giacosa, director of the technical office and responsible for the car's development. The Turbina was then displayed at the ongoing 36th Turin Motor Show. The turbine engine was placed mid-engine design, amid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrysler Turbine Car
The Chrysler Turbine Car is an experimental two-door hardtop coupé, coupe powered by a gas turbine, turbine engine and was manufactured by Chrysler Corporation, Chrysler from 1963 to 1964. Italian design studio Carrozzeria Ghia constructed the bodywork, and Chrysler completed the final assembly in Detroit. A total of 55 cars were manufactured: five prototypes and a limited run of fifty cars for a public user program. All have a signature metallic paint named "turbine bronze", roughly the color of root beer. The car was styled by Elwood Engel and Chrysler studios. They featured power brakes, power steering, and a TorqueFlite transmission. The Chrysler turbine engines, Chrysler turbine engine program that produced the Turbine Car began during the late 1930s and created prototypes that completed long-distance trips in the 1950s and early 1960s. The A-831 engines that powered the Ghia-designed Turbine Car could operate on many fuels, required less maintenance, and lasted longer tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renault Dauphine
The Renault Dauphine () is a rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive four-door economy car, economy sedan (car), sedan with three-box styling, manufactured and marketed by Renault from 1956 to 1967 across a single generation. Along with such cars as the Citroën 2CV, Volkswagen Type 1, Volkswagen Beetle, Morris Minor, Mini and Fiat 600, the Dauphine pioneered the modern European economy car. More than two million Dauphines were manufactured, many under licence by other manufacturers outside of France. Renault marketed numerous variants of the Dauphine, including a luxury version, the ''Renault Ondine''; a decontented version, the ''Dauphine Teimoso'' (Brazil, 1965); sporting versions marketed as the ''Dauphine Gordini'' and the ''Ondine Gordini'', and the ''1093'' factory racing model; as well as a prominent derivative, the ''Renault Caravelle, Caravelle/Floride'', a Dauphine-based two-door coupé and convertible. Conception As Louis Renault (industrialist), Louis Renault's successor, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Prost
Alain Marie Pascal Prost (; born 24 February 1955) is a French former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from to . Nicknamed "the Professor", Prost won four Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles and—at the time of his retirement—held the List of Formula One driver records, records for most List of Formula One Grand Prix winners, wins (51), List of Formula One drivers who set a fastest lap, fastest laps (41), and List of Formula One driver records#Total podium finishes, podium finishes (106). Born in Lorette, Loire, Prost began karting aged 14, winning the KF3, junior direct-drive Karting World Cup four years later, and progressing to junior formulae in 1976. Prost won his first title at the Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup, Formula Renault National Championship that year, prior to winning the Formula Renault#Championships, Challenge de Formule Renault Europe in 1977. Replaced by the French Formula Three Championship the follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nico Prost
Nicolas Jean Prost (born 18 August 1981) is a French professional racing driver. He most recently raced in the FIA Formula E Championship before quitting the series. Previously, he was a longstanding racer in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Lotus Rebellion Racing. He competes in the Andros Trophy. He was a reserve driver for the now defunct Lotus F1 team. He is a son of four-time Formula One world champion Alain Prost. Career Early years Born in Saint-Chamond, Loire, and despite being the oldest son of four-time Formula One World Drivers' champion Alain Prost and his wife Anne-Marie, he started his career at the late age of 22 in Formula Campus. He was born 2 days after his father had competed in the 1981 Austrian Grand Prix. Like his father, Prost is a golfer, and has won numerous tournaments during his tenure at Columbia University in New York. Formula Three In 2006, he joined Racing Engineering to contest in the Spanish Formula Three Championship. He won one race ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
