Today, the wheel of technology has turned.
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Initially, the Indian firm was interested in purchasing only Land Rover, for its four-wheel-drive technology.
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Compared with Nascar's traditional oval tracks and closed wheel cars, every F1 circuit is a winding roller coaster and every car a unique open-wheel marvel of technology.
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The company also is developing four-wheel-drive technology that powers two wheels with an internal combustion engine and two with an electric motor, eliminating the need for a drive train that takes up floor space, Ho said.
With the increasing use of technology and smartphones behind the wheel, driver distraction has become a concern.
Some of the big Chinese makers have realised that there is no point reinventing the wheel when there is so much foreign technology and design talent for sale.
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But GM says the next-generation technology could power rear-wheel-drive cars as well, such as the Cadillac XTS concept car, which was on display at the recent Detroit auto show.
The first GM-designed and built electric motors are scheduled to debut in 2013 in its next-generation, rear-wheel-drive, two-mode hybrid technology.
The CT200h brings a large cup of Lexus luxe to its interior, with plush, comfortable seating, a fat, tightly stitched steering wheel, a center console festooned with the latest technology and a top-notch audio system.
Even now, most of the company's products are up-to-date twists on technology that has been around since prehistoric times: the wheel and shaping metal into useful forms.
With access to the capital necessary to expand production and improve the quality and technology of their products, Liugong and Lonking, as well as the other major wheel loader manufacturers, will only get bigger and stronger.
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This is also the first product to ever incorporate a unique technology which spreads out vibrations throughout the entire structure so drivers can feel the track through the wheel and the pedals.
The V8 engine gets 767 total horsepower using flywheel technology at the wheels and a six-speed racing transmission with paddle-shifters at the steering wheel.
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S. (Global Vibration System) technology, allowing for the high-frequency vibrations from the motors to be felt not only on the wheel itself, but also throughout the cockpit's entire steering column and pedal set.
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