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After 20 years of cars production (mostly of Italian origin), the Novitec company got into the world of the exclusive handmade sports vehicles with Novitec TuLesto. Or what is the same, their first car developed exclusively by them. I spent a lot of time analyzing the images, because as I suppose that it will happen to you also.
The first thing I saw there was Ferrari F430 modified to their style. Though they do not mention the Italian sports in the press release. They say to us the fact is that it will be an exclusive production limited to 11 units, only available for the wealthiest people and those who wants to park in their garage something that almost might be unique. Those who will do it do not have bad taste. Novitec TuLesto has the engine V8 4.4. This engine is dressed up with a pair of volumetric compressors that grant it maximum potency of 777 CV, transmitting a maximum pair of 727 Nm. It is not bad at all. This engine is associated with a semiautomatic six speed box, regulated by two levers made of carbon fibre and located after the steering wheel. For a perfect transmission of the pair to the wheels, it is provided with a slide limited differential and the drive control is provided with the mode Launch Control. It will be a hard type of accelerating 0- 100 km/h, because it will do it only in 3, 4 seconds. To run 300 km/h, it only needs 22, 6 seconds. What about its maximum speed? It is more than 350 km / h. It is 4, 26 meters long, 2, 04 meters wide and only 1, 22 meters high. The chassis and the safety guard are completely constructed in aluminum, in order to provide it with the maximum possible rigidity and reduce the weight. Its weight is 1.260 kilos, what is translated in an excellent ratio of only 1,62 kg / CV weight / potency, comparable to that of the best sports ones of the mar Read more about: 2009 Novitec TuLesto.
I traveled 1.005,5 kilometers. It was still remaining combustible for more than 130 km. The definitive average remains 1.135 theoretical kilometers, with little margin of error, on having consumed approximately 63 liters of diesel oil. Final average consumption was 5, 59 l/100 km, and the last kilometers were faster than in the rest of the test, with real top speed 133 km/h. The trip computer showed 5, 1 l/100 km. For those who want to know the second opinion, other test-drivers who tested 1.4 CRTD engine said that the computer indication was exact and that if the fuel distance was zero and the tank was filled with 43 liters, less than 40 would not fit. Their opinion could change everything, but not taking into account this fact I consider everyone thinks what he wants to think. I have no means to check either the real size of the tank or the exact real consumption without margin of error.
General assessment.
Well: 1.4 CRTD or 1.6 CRTD? It is clear that it is better to have 90 CV than 68 CV, or 205 Nm to 2.000 RPM instead of 160 Nm to 2.000 RPM. 1.6 CRTD, which also originated from PSA-Ford, approves only 0, 1 l/100 km more than 1.4 CRTD. On the other hand, engineering developments are practically the same in 1.6 CRTD. With tires adequacy and only more than 50 kg of ballasting, 1.6 CRTD turns out to be the most powerful engine consuming little less than 1.4 CRTD. According to the last tariffs 1.4 CRTD Activate + price is 13.950 euros and 1.6 CRTD Activates + is 15.200 euros. 1.6 CRTD value is practically undepreciated. Of course, if you are able to afford it, it is better to choose 1.6 CRTD. Finally! Is it gasoline or diesel? This car runs on diesel. The rival of 1.4 CRTD is 1.3 of 86 CV with as cheap equipment as in 1.4 CRTD, only 50 euros cheaper, the CRTD is amortized at once. 1.3 of 75 CV is equipped worse. As for 1.6 CRTD, it is only 650 euros more expensive than 1.5 in the Sportive version. To sum up it should be mentioned Mazda2 1.4 CRTD does not Read more about: Mazda2 1.4 CRTD, test of consumption (part 3).
After the first part of test had been finished Mazda2 1.4 CRTD did not seem to have so low consumption as its registration document promised. According to the vehicle registration document consumption had to be 4, 1 l/100 km, but after the test it was 6, 05 l/100 km. I kept hoping for the fuel margin. With a partner and some baggage I left Murcia. I tried that not to exceed 110 km/h on the hills and 120 km/h in plain (-8 km/h real). I thought that it had high consumption because of its rhythm. That is why I did not drive with the same speed. I did not light the A/C until it was not necessary; it worked only a few kilometers. As a result the fuel distance was 730 kilometers after the filling station. The figure of fuel distance was falling down in directly-proportional form. It did not seem that the computer was wrong and the level of fuel also was falling down. We realized it was consuming in excess of standards. Distance to Empty jumped to 664 kilometers. The curious thing was that it wasMazda2 1.5 gasoline with 103 CV under test. In that model the Distance to Empty jumped to 467 kilometers.
I stopped in Le Roda (Albacete), 4 km after the fuel margin indicator jump. The mileometer showed 668,2 km, distance to empty was 59 km. It gave us 727, 2 km, with 43 liters average real consumption was 5,913 l/100 km. It is clear that the fuel margin of the car is very small. If we take 5,913 l/100 km as standard for it, fuel margin is only 3, 54 liters (proportionally). It is not the first diesel car that has less than 100 km in reserve, but nevertheless it seems ridiculous to me. I tested the pressures of the tires again. It was correct. The first 250 km of the test (approximately) I did them with 0, 3 bars below the recommended pressure, though they were pumped up earlier. The Repsol tyre pressure gage Read more about: Mazda2 1.4 CRTD, test of consumption (part 2).
They say Mazda2 1.4 CRTD of 68 CV consumes less than other compact vehicles at the motor market. It uses the same engine as lots of Citroen, Ford or Peugeot known as 1.4 HDi or 1.4 TDCi models, according to its log book it has 68 or 70 CV. In case of Mazda, mixed consumption is 4, 1 l/100 km. In contrast to Ibiza Ecomotive and similar cars, this model is not optimized especially to consume little. The fact is that the car is like that without transmission developments, special aerodynamics or various gadgets. I had tested this model before it was brought to the market. I traveled little more than 12.000 kilometers.
After getting into the car, the first stop was a petrol station. The filling full tank cost me only 4 euros. It is small, but speaking about a 43 liters tank it is a difference that would be evident very much in calculations. The computer was showing a fuel distance of little more than 550 kilometers. Fear gripped me. There were about 50 kilometers to my house, my speed was 90 km/h, because I was on M-30 and I could not drive faster. In this car the error of the speedometer is approximately 8 km/h, as always to the fall. First of all I was impressed by its tires, aerodynamics and especially the engine. I could swear that Citroen C2 HDi I tested in 2004 was less noisy, but then I had to admit that I was less experienced in 2004. I traveled the first 78 km, computer showed 4, 1 l/100 km. As for vibrations, I should admit it was vibrating no more than TDI of the Ecomotive (CRTD is L4, TDI L3). It has a five speed manual transmission gearbox; its design enables better acceleration, which is 0-100 km in 15, 5 seconds. It does not mean it asks for the sixth one loudly, but in certain conditions it might go faster. Next day I initiated the night trip to Murcia. It is approximately 400 kilome Read more about: Mazda2 1.4 CRTD, test of consumption (part 1).
Ferrari F450 with KERS? (Companies) Added: 11/03/10 2:54 PM (Nine hours, five minutes, six seconds ago) Photos(4) Rating(0) Viewed(1711)
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As you remember, new Ferrari F450 will benefit from the last technological improvements in the cars of Maranello competing in the Formula 1. One of these improvements is said to be the system of kinetic energy recovery KERS. A few new spy photos have also appeared. Thanks to them we can see it is still a sports one, but it has much softer forms than its foregoer, Ferrari F430.
And both with these new images some information about its engine happened to appear. Though the information about its cylinder capacity keeps on being the same, V8 4.5, its potency increases a bit. Now its potency is said to exceed to 520 CV, something more coherent, because in accordance with the previous information it was about 10 CV more.
