Autos: 2011 Smart Fortwo Electric Drive

VEHICLE TYPE:
rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 2-passenger, 3-door hatchback or convertible

LEASE TERMS:
48 months at $599 a month

ENGINE TYPE:
AC permanent-magnet synchronous electric motor

Power (SAE net): 40 hp
Torque (SAE net): 88.5 lb-ft

TRANSMISSION: 1-speed direct drive

DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 73.5 in Length: 106.1 in
Width: 61.4 in Height: 60.7 in
Curb weight (C/D est): 2150 lb

PERFORMANCE (C/D EST):
Zero to 60 mph: 14.4 sec
Top speed (governor limited): 62 mph

BY MICHAEL AUSTIN
June 2010

The Smart Fortwo electric drive is not going to be a geopolitical game changer. It’s not even going to change neighborhood energy policies. That’s because the initial run of this vehicle is limited to 1500 cars, only 250 of which are coming to the United States. Even when full-scale production begins in 2012, the volume will be a minuscule fraction of the few-dozen-million or so cars sold each year. But the electric Smart does give us a look at one approach to the electrification of the automobile.

As a diminutive city car (more than three feet shorter than the Mini Cooper), the Fortwo makes sense as a candidate for electric conversion. Why worry about range in a car that isn’t made for road trips in the first place? If it weren’t for the green wheels, mirror caps, and safety cage, the swap from petrol to electrons would be invisible from the outside. The electric motor, the single-speed transmission, and the Tesla-developed battery pack all sit below the rear cargo compartment in the space the 1.0-liter inline-three used to inhabit. Peak output of 40 hp is available in brief spurts; otherwise, there are 27 ponies on tap. Torque is quoted at 88.5 lb-ft, and yeah, that extra half lb-ft is probably worth mentioning.

Smart claims a 0-to-37-mph (60 km/h) time of 6.5 seconds, the same as for the gas version. Top speed is limited to 62 mph, and range is projected to be 84 miles from the 16.5-kWh battery pack. The whole system adds 308 pounds to the Fortwo, for a total of about 2150. Charging occurs through a 3.3-kW onboard charger and the recently adopted SAE J1772 standardized charging socket. With a 220-volt connection, the battery can fully charge in fewer than eight hours.

Autos: 2011 Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet

VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, front-wheel-drive, 4-passenger, 2-door convertible

BASE PRICE: €23,625 (Germany, 1.2 TSI)

ENGINE TYPE: turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 16-valve inline-4, aluminum block and head, direct fuel injection

Displacement: 121 cu in, 1984 cc
Power (SAE net): 210 hp @ 6200 rpm
Torque (SAE net): 207 lb-ft @ 1700 rpm

TRANSMISSION: 6-speed dual-clutch automatic

DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 101.5 in Length: 167.2 in
Width: 70.2 in Height: 56.0 in
Curb weight (C/D est): 3550 lb

PERFORMANCE (C/D EST):
Zero to 60 mph: 6.4 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 15.0 sec
Top speed (drag limited): 146 mph

FUEL ECONOMY (C/D EST):
EPA city/highway driving: 22/30 mpg

BY JENS MEINERS
May 2011


When it comes to convertible roofs, most enthusiasts agree on the ragtop’s superiority: they’re lighter and they take up less room when stowed. More subjectively, they often look better when raised, and a fabric roof evokes nostalgic memories of classic roadsters and droptops. Of course, folding hardtops have their good points, too. They give an impression of having a coupe and a convertible in one vehicle, they are a bit easier to care for, and they provide a sense of security—no thief will ever be tempted to shred through a metal roof with a knife.

VW is playing both sides in its lineup, as its folding-hardtop Eos is now joined by this cloth-roofed Golf Cabriolet. Both models are based on similar architecture, but the Eos has its own unique sheetmetal, while the Golf Cabriolet is spun off Europe's most popular hatch. Another key difference: The Eos is sold here, while the Golf Cab will stay in Europe.

All Forced Induction, All Four-Cylinder
The Golf convertible powertrain lineup includes four gasoline and two diesel engines; all are force-fed and all have four cylinders. The petrol burners include a 105-hp, 129-lb-ft, 1.2-liter TSI; a 122-hp, 148-lb-ft, 1.4-liter TSI; a 160-hp, 177-lb-ft, 1.4-liter Twincharger; and a 210-hp, 207-lb-ft, 2.0-liter TSI. The diesels are a 1.6-liter making 105 hp and 184 lb-ft and a 2.0-liter with 140 hp and 236 lb-ft. We spent the majority of our time with the 210-horse 2.0-liter; it’s the engine that you’ll find in the Euro GTI, although it’s mated exclusively to a six-speed dual-clutch automatic in the Golf Cabriolet. Manuals are available with all of the other engines.

Autos: 2012 Ferrari FF

Specifications

VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, 4-wheel-drive, 4-passenger 3-door hatchback

ESTIMATED BASE PRICE: $300,000

ENGINE TYPE: DOHC 48-valve V-12, aluminum block and heads, direct fuel injection

Displacement: 382 cu in, 6262 cc
Power (SAE net): 651 bhp @ 8000 rpm
Torque (SAE net): 504 lb-ft @ 6000 rpm

TRANSMISSIONS: F: 2-speed automatic, R: 7-speed dual-clutch automatic

DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 117.7 in Length: 193.2 in
Width: 76.9 in Height: 54.3 in
Curb weight (C/D est): 4150 lb

PERFORMANCE (C/D EST):
Zero to 60 mph: 3.5 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 11.5 sec
Top speed: 208 mph

BY MICHAEL AUSTIN
March 2011


As I’m driving through hairpin corners in the Dolomite Mountains of the South Tyrol region of Italy, the Ferrari FF’s two-door wagon body style is the last thing on my mind, which is interesting because it’s probably the first thing anyone else would notice about the latest four-seater from Maranello. Instead, my most pressing thought, besides not dropping a $300,000 GT car off a cliff, is the FF’s four-wheel-drive system, which has so tamed the 651-hp V-12 engine that a tail-out hero photo of a drifting FF requires serious commitment with the stability control fully switched off. When the back end finally does come around, though, it does so in a predictable, gentle manner. In sport mode, the sportiest of the five chassis settings accessible via the steering-wheel-mounted manettino knob, the back of the car hardly wiggles on dry pavement.

But the first roadgoing Ferrari to put power to all four wheels doesn’t understeer like so many other four-wheel-drive sports cars. It’s actually mostly neutral through corners. Ferrari engineers repeatedly explained to us that the front wheels are used mostly for traction in bad weather and that power is otherwise shunted to the rear wheels as much as possible. Based on a cockpit display of power to the front wheels (we were told the display won’t be on customer cars), however, that’s not entirely true, as the system activates on almost every uphill corner if you request full power. Without the display, the only clue the FF isn’t rear-wheel drive is the aforementioned lack of oversteer. There’s no torque steer, no power-on push. And so it seems that the biggest compliment we can pay to the FF’s groundbreaking four-wheel drive is, paradoxically, that it’s not really a big deal.

What is a big deal, of course, is the FF’s body, a shape known to most of the world as a three-door hatchback, or a shooting brake. The latter term dates to the days of horses and carriages. In more modern times, it represents a sporty car in which a gentleman has enough room to carry his guns and hunting dogs. But Ferrari doesn’t necessarily prescribe a tweed jacket and a couple of hounds for customers (of which there will be about 1000 per year worldwide); it sees the FF simply as an evolution of the GT car with more cargo space and more mobility than its predecessor, the 612 Scaglietti, had. Heck, this Ferrari even has cruise control and cup holders. How’s that for progress?

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I must say I am pretty impressed by this travel guide to Sydney. And I can doubly assure you of that it is excellent because I live here in Sydney! The reason I got this book was because in my experience the best travel guides are generally the ones from DK and this one didn't dissappoint. A travel guide like this is great for people who come to Sydney and stay with me. I can lend them this book to get around town during the weekdays while I am at work - but that said, even I find it useful.

I do a fair bit of travelling around internationallly and tend to take Sydney for granted. Reading through this book there are great little accounts of it's history as well as interesting suggestions for good restaurants and bars. When you've lived in a place for a long time you tend to frequent the same favorite spots over and over so it's nice getting tips for 'best restaurants and bars' that differ from those from other sources. One of the best things here are the walks at the back. I know most of the areas on them modestly well but I must say they are brilliantly planned. Also, as always, the maps of every suburb listed here are excellent for the novice to navigate around this city.

As for shortcomings, these are few and far between but even then it seems you can't please everyone. You can easily list things that could have been covered in better detail - but then again most people who visit here just won't have enough time to cover them all. Chinatown for one gets covered rather superficially. Also there is excessive coverage of St Mary's Cathedral - you can find plenty of far older and architechturally grander churches in any town in Europe. Churches of this size are rare here in Australia so for Australians it is considered worthy of mention but otherwise don't even bother going there. Ditto for the Art Gallery of New South Wales - compared to Boston, New York or any major European city it is laughable, except of course for the wonderful Aboriginal section there. As for the rest of it, I find it an embarrassment that the authors insist on dwelling on it.

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This book is an exception to my general rule. DK Publishing has done a really good job of presenting this beautiful city in stunning color photography, good maps, and enough words to present the city completely and accurately. A visual guide to Stockholm makes sense because Stockholm is such a visually appealing city. It works. The aerial photograph of Gamla Stan that opens the catalog chapters of this guide will just blow your hair back!

Obviously, those readers and travelers who enjoy art and architecture will also enjoy this book.

The coverage is good, with chapters dedicated to Gamla Stan, the City Center, Blasieholmen, Skeppsholmen, Djurgarden, and (especially) Sodermalm. I was slightly disappointed that the "excursions" chapter did not include pieces on Visby and Uppsala, without a doubt the best excursions from Stockholm. The guide includes particularly good sections on Stockholm's many superb museums.

Listings are not entirely comprehensive, and tend to focus on the excruciatingly expensive luxury segment. If you're most concerned about a pragmatic guide with comprehensive listings covering the entire range of prices and options, the Rough Guide will be a better choice (but be sure to get a recent edition! Rough Guides go out of date quickly since they tend to focus on the quirky, "off-the-beaten-path" options).


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The guide begins with a brief overview of Parisian history. Next, it covers fourteen of the city's districts - the Ile de la Cité and the Ile St-Louis, the Marais, Beaubourg and Les Halles, the Tulieries, St-Germain-des-Prés, the Latin Quarter, the Jardin des Plantes, the Luxembourg Quarter, Montparnasse, Invalides and the Eiffel Tower Quarter, Chaillot, the Champs-Elysées, the Opéra Quarter, and Montmarte. There is also a section about some outlying areas.

The thing I like most about this series of travel guides is the amount of information that is given. For the novice, there is probably too much "stuff" packed into this guide. There are many sites and cultural tips that one could not hope to see in a week-long trip. It would be easy to be overwhelmed. This is also not the guide for those who want to study the life of the modern Parisian. Although it provides a lot of info, this guide does not do much more than scratch the surface.

There are those travelers who fall in between the novice and the expatriate, such as myself, the "Joe Friday" type - "Just the facts, ma'am." When I travel, I prefer to walk around a city until I'm lost. Then, and ONLY then, will I pull out my guidebook. As with the other DK Eyewitness Travel guides, I can whip this book out, find the section of the city in which I am lost, and find out one or two interesting things about everything around me. Armed with this little bit of information, I can decide whether I want to find out more by asking the locals. Invariably, when I have decided I am "done" with being lost, the excellent maps in this book get me back to wherever I want to be in a snap.

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This review is from: New Zealand (Eyewitness Travel Guides) (Paperback)

Liked it for what I needed it. It only gives a VERY BRIEF overview of what there is to see and to do. You basically just get a general idea and then you have to do some more research yourself. I was lucky I was visiting a friend who lived there. Not a good guide book if you're going on your own and need to rely on it.

Liked the abundance of photos.

It seemed like they included mostly all very touristy attractions. There's other things to do in NZ that are very cool and sometimes even free and should be mentioned.

Also, I wish they had talked a little bit more about camp grounds and hostels. I found that to be a great alternative to pricey hotels while traveling around.

Additionally, you also have to get a more detailed map of the major cities (usually I found them for free at the I-Sites) and the roads if you're traveling by car.

No mention in the book about the tour buses like Kiwi Adventures. Would have been useful to know about but I'm glad I didn't use those buses after all.

Free eBooK: Germany - Eyewitness Travel Guide

Germany - Eyewitness Travel Guide 2010

If you are heading to Germany you must get this guide. It was very helpful in planning a trip from Berlin to Munich and the Bavarian Alps. It lays out towns in Germany and what to see in each. We stopped at some wonderful villages on the way and this guide could not be beat. The region by region analysis is great and is useful for planning if you are only heading to one area. If you are just going to Berlin I would get their Berlin guide as this would be a little too much. Otherwise this is the only guide to use for a trip to Germany.

Free eBooK: France - Eyewitness Travel Guide

France - Eyewitness Travel guide 2010

You'd be hard-pressed to find a more comprehensive, engrossing, and just plain fun-to-read guidebook than the Eyewitness Travel guide: France. Spilling over with all sorts of useful information for the traveler, you'll find three-dimensional drawings, floor plans, and detailed neighborhood maps, as well as timelines, charts, even Metro stations. Broken into four sections--"Introducing France," "Region by Region" (covering Paris quite impressively, as well as the Loire Valley, Provence, Brittany, and Normandy), "Traveler's Needs," and "Survival guide"--the guide paints a complete picture of the country. Readers will especially appreciate the hundreds of color photos of everything from ski towns in the Alps to the beaches of St. Tropez to vineyards of the Rhone Valley. You'll also find street-by-street illustrated city walks (Paris's Champs-Élysées and St. Germain-des-Pres are two good ones), not to mention the best brasseries, bistros, and boulangeries. --Jill Fergus --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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Free eBooK: Europe - Eyewitness Travel Guide

Europe - Eyewitness Travel Guide 2010

"DK Eyewitness Europe" travel guide will lead you straight to the best attractions this diverse continent has on offer. Packed with photographs, illustrations and detailed maps discover Europe: from the majestic peaks of the Alps to the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean. The guide provides all the insider tips every visitor needs from how best to explore the luscious green landscape of Ireland to lazing on a beach in Greece with comprehensive listings of the best hotels, resorts, restaurants and nightlife in each region for all budgets. You'll find 3D cutaways and floorplans of many of the must-see sites plus street-by-street maps of some of the best cities Europe has to offer. "DK Eyewitness Europe" explores the culture, history, architecture and art of the continent not forgetting the best of Europe's gardens, beaches, cathedrals, castles and shopping. With up-to-date information on getting around by train, car, walking in cities and all the sights and resorts listed town by town, "DK Eyewitness Europe" is indispensable. Don't miss a thing on your holiday with the "DK Eyewitness Europe".

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Cracow - Eyewitness Travel Guide 2010

Cracow is one of Europe's best-preserved medieval cities - a long hidden gem that is now established as a bustling Central European vacation destination. This DK Eyewitness Travel Guide will help you find your way through cobbled alleys and discover the perfect pierogi. Our highly visual guidebook will help to make your trip hassle-free and pleasurable, and will serve as a souvenir long after your holiday is over. Over 650 color photographs, maps & illustrations. Four Great Days Out in Cracow Cutaways and floorplans of all the major sights 3-D aerial views of Cracow''s most interesting districts. Enlarged and enhanced full-color Street Finder mapping and three specially devised walking tours. 

Free eBooK: Australia - Eyewitness Travel Guide

Australia - Eyewitness Travel Guide (2010)

New, expanded edition: the world's best full-color travel guides just got better. This volume in the award-winning Eyewitness Travel Guides series show Australia as it has never been shown before. With the help of this guide, you can explore the sites with 3-D cutaways, and get the inside scoop on the best restaurants, museums, shops markets, festivals, art, and more! 

Free eBooK: New York City - Eyewitness Travel Guide

Packed with photographs, illustrations and maps of New York the guide includes in-depth coverage of New York's unforgettable sights from the neon lights of Time Square to the bustling New York Stock Exchange, unearthing the best of the city's dazzling skyscrapers, historic synagogues and phenomenal museum and art galleries in between. You'll find 3D aerial views of the Big Apple's most interesting districts, cutaways and floorplans of all the major sites, and detailed listings of the best hotels and restaurants in New York for all budgets.

The guide includes four "Great Days Out" in New York and extensive practical information and handy insider tips on everything from fashion, shopping and entertainment to where to sample a classic Manhattan cocktail and watch a 'movie'.
Whether you are taking in the peace of Central Park, feasting on a Brooklyn Bagel, or exploring the unique charm of the city on one of the guide's specially devised walking tours, the "Eyewitness Guide to New York City" is indispensable.


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Free eBooK: Spain - Eyewitness Travel Guide

Spain: Eyewitness Travel" provides detailed, practical information and expert recommendations. It has information about Spain's country, historical, and cultural sides and includes features about food, wine, beaches and festivals. Check the Traveler's Needs section for restaurant and hotel recommendations and the Survival Guide has tips on everything from transport to using the telephone system. "Spain: Eyewitness Travel" helps you to get the most out of your visit.

Free eBooK: Singapore - Eyewitness Travel Guide

If you ever go to Singapore, don't forget to bring this book. Even if you have been there many times (I have), you will always find new and interesting sights to visit and new information you didn't know about. What I like most is the detailed map section that covers most of the central city, that is the part you would want to visit as a tourist anyway. The street-by-street pictorial maps are excellent, but not always true to detail. The general index (for looking up things) is very good. However, on the downside, I would have liked to see more budget options in the "where to stay"-chapter. Nevertheless, probably the best guidebook.

Music: Download Moby - Destroyed 2011

Moby - Destroyed 2011

Tracklist

01. The Broken Places
02. Be The One
03. Sevastopol
04. The Low Hum
05. Rockets
06. The Day
07. Lie Down In Darkness
08. Victoria Lucas
09. After
10. Blue Moon
11. The Right Thing
12. Stella Maris
13. The Violent Bear It Away
14. Lacrimae
15. When You Are Old

Music: Download Lil Wayne - Return To The Carter - 2011

01. We Back Soon
02. I Hate Love
03. Money In My Pocket (Remix) (Feat. Short Dawg)
04. Rock N Roll
05. Grenade (Feat. Bruno Mars)
06. Green & Yellow
07. Soo Woo (Feat. Game)
08. Can A Drummer Get Some (Feat. Travis Barker, Swizz Beatz, Game & Rick Ross)
09. Hustle Hard (Remix) (Feat. Rick Ross & Ace Hood)
10. Roman’s Revenge (Remix) (Feat. Nicki Minaj)
11. Welcome To My Hood (Feat. Rick Ross, Plies, DJ Khaled & T-Pain)
12. Someone To Love (Feat. Diddy & Mary J. Blige)
13. Look At Me Now (Feat. Busta Rhymes & Chris Brown)
14. One Night Only
15. RappaPomPom (Feat. Junior Reid)
16. All On Me (Feat. Kidd Kidd)
17. 6 Foot, 7 Foot (Feat. Cory Gunz)
18. Fire Flame (Feat. Birdman)
19. Motivation (Feat. Kelly Rowland)
20. Let Me Hit (Feat. Short Dawg & Tyga)

Music: Download Led Zeppelin - Studio Outtakes (2010)

 Led Zeppelin - Studio Outtakes (11 CD) (2010)

CD1:

Olympic Studios, London, September 20 - October 10, 1968
01 Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You (7:01)
02 Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You (6:16)
03 You Shook Me (7:56)
04 Baby, Come On Home (8:53)

Olympic Studios, London, October, 1968
05 Guitar, Organ Instrumentals (15:53)
06 Guitar, Organ Instrumentals (21:37)

Morgan Studios, London, June 1969
07 Sugar Mama (2:58)

CD2:

Olympic Studios, London, November 1969
01 Jennings Farm Blues (24:53)

Electric Ladyland Studios, New York, June, 1972
02 No Quarter (25:08 )

Headley Grange Studios, Hampshire, UK May - June 1970
03 That's The Way (5:37)
04 Feel So Bad, Fixing To Die, That's Alright (7:06)
05 Since I've Been Loving You (7:34)

CD3:

Headley Grange Studios, Hampshire, UK May - June 1970
01 Since I've Been Loving You (Vocal Track) (3:06)

Mirror Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA May 1969
02 Moby thingy (1:41)
03 Drum Set (7:01)

Bron-Y-Aur Cottage, Wales, UK May 1970
04 I Wanna Be Her Man, Guitar Instrumentals Inc., Down By The Seaside, Stairway To Heaven (Instrumental Take), Blues Guitar Instrumentals (54:41)
05 Blues Guitar Instrumentals (0:28)