Dec 18 2011
As such, engineers from General Motors have been working on the car’s development for over three years, and today they released a video featurette showing the concept’s first run out in the real world. According to the video, engineers ran the car all day long with a number of engine set ups and it “met or exceeded” all expectations.
Dec 16 2011
Filmed in Hong Kong, the Aston Martin Cygnet in action in its natural environment, the city.
Dec 12 2011
The FR-S is offered with a choice of six-speed transmissions, both built by Aisin. The manual gearbox is a short-throw unit with Reverse to the left of first gear, accessed only after lifting a collar on the shift lever. The automatic transmission is a modified version of the eight-speed gearbox used on the Lexus IS F, minus two cogs. It is a traditional wet torque converter design, but its software has been engineered to mimic the response of a dual-clutch gearbox. Its three electronic modes (Normal, Sport and Snow) are controlled via a switch on the center console. For improved manual control, there are also F1-patterned paddles mounted on the steering wheel, while a limited-slip differential is standard on the rear-wheel drive coupe, regardless of transmission choice.
Source: AutoBlog
