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JOãO LUCAS and MARCELO – TCHU TCHA TCHA (LYRICS)
João Lucas and Marcelo – Tchu Tcha Tcha (lyrics)
In Portuguese
Eu quero tchu
Eu quero tcha
Eu quero tchu tcha tchá tchu tchu tchá,
Tchu tchu tcha tchá tchu tchu tchá
Eu quero tcha
Eu quero tchu tcha tchá tchu tchu tchá,
Tchu tchu tcha tchá tchu tchu tchá
Eu quero tchu
Eu quero tcha
Eu quero tchu tcha tchá tchu tchu tchá,
Tchu tchu tcha tchá tchu tchu tchá
Eu quero tcha
Eu quero tchu tcha tchá tchu tchu tchá,
Tchu tchu tcha tchá tchu tchu tchá
Cheguei
na balada doidinho pra birita
A galera tá no clima, todo mundo quer dançar
Uma menina me chamou, disse: faz o tchu tcha tcha
Eu perguntei o que é que é isso?
A galera tá no clima, todo mundo quer dançar
Uma menina me chamou, disse: faz o tchu tcha tcha
Eu perguntei o que é que é isso?
Ela
disse: vou te ensinar!
É uma dança sensual, em Goiânia já pegou
Em minas explodiu em Tocantins já bombou
No nordeste as mina foi, no verao vai pegar
Entao faz o tchu tcha tcha,
O Brasil inteiro vai cantar
Con João Lucas e Marcelo
Em minas explodiu em Tocantins já bombou
No nordeste as mina foi, no verao vai pegar
Entao faz o tchu tcha tcha,
O Brasil inteiro vai cantar
Con João Lucas e Marcelo
Eu quero tchu
Eu quero tcha
Eu quero tchu tcha tchá tchu tchu tchá,
Tchu tchu tcha tchá tchu tchu tchá
Eu quero tcha
Eu quero tchu tcha tchá tchu tchu tchá,
Tchu tchu tcha tchá tchu tchu tchá
Eu quero tchu
Eu quero tcha
Eu quero tchu tcha tchá tchu tchu tchá,
Tchu tchu tcha tchá tchu tchu tchá
Eu quero tcha
Eu quero tchu tcha tchá tchu tchu tchá,
Tchu tchu tcha tchá tchu tchu tchá
Cheguei na balada doidinho pra birita
A galera tá no clima, todo mundo quer dançar
Uma menina me chamou, disse: faz o tchu tcha tcha
Eu perguntei o que é que é isso?
Ela disse: vou te ensinar!
A galera tá no clima, todo mundo quer dançar
Uma menina me chamou, disse: faz o tchu tcha tcha
Eu perguntei o que é que é isso?
Ela disse: vou te ensinar!
É uma dança sensual, em Goiânia já pegou
Em minas explodiu em Tocantins já bombou
No nordeste as mina foi, no verao vai pegar
Entao faz o tchu tcha tcha,
O Brasil inteiro vai cantar
Con João Lucas e Marcelo
Em minas explodiu em Tocantins já bombou
No nordeste as mina foi, no verao vai pegar
Entao faz o tchu tcha tcha,
O Brasil inteiro vai cantar
Con João Lucas e Marcelo
Eu quero tchu
Eu quero tcha
Eu quero tchu tcha tchá tchu tchu tchá,
Tchu tchu tcha tchá tchu tchu tchá
Eu quero tcha
Eu quero tchu tcha tchá tchu tchu tchá,
Tchu tchu tcha tchá tchu tchu tchá
Eu quero tchu
Eu quero tcha
Eu quero tchu tcha tchá tchu tchu tchá,
Tchu tchu tcha tchá tchu tchu tchá
Eu quero tcha
Eu quero tchu tcha tchá tchu tchu tchá,
Tchu tchu tcha tchá tchu tchu tchá
Eu quero tchu
Eu quero tcha
Eu quero tchu tcha tchá tchu tchu tchá,
Tchu tchu tcha tchá tchu tchu tchá
Eu quero tcha
Eu quero tchu tcha tchá tchu tchu tchá,
Tchu tchu tcha tchá tchu tchu tchá
Eu quero tchu
Eu quero tcha
Eu quero tchu tcha tchá tchu tchu tchá,
Tchu tchu tcha tchá tchu tchu tchá
Eu quero tcha
Eu quero tchu tcha tchá tchu tchu tchá,
Tchu tchu tcha tchá tchu tchu tchá
In English
I want (to hear) a
"tchu"
I want (to hear) a
"tcha"
I want "tchu tcha tcha
tchu tchu tcha"
"Tchu tcha tchá tchu
tchu tcha"
I want (to hear) a
"tchu"
I want (to hear) a
"tcha"
I want "tchu tcha tcha
tchu tchu tcha"
"Tchu tcha tcha tchu
tchu tcha"
I arrived at the party,
craving for a beer
The guys here are in the
vibe, everyone wants to dance
A girl called me and said: Do
the "tchu tcha tcha" to me
I asked her "What is it
like?" She said "Let me show you"
It's a sexy dance, it catched
on in Goiania
It was an explosion in Minas
(Gerais), it catched on in Tocantins
The girls from the North
dance to it, it's gonna catch on this summer
So do the "tchu tcha
tcha" to me. The whole Brazil will sing it along
With Joao Lucas e Marcelo
I want (to hear) a
"tchu"
I want (to hear) a
"tcha"
I want "tchu tcha tcha
tchu tchu tcha"
"Tchu tcha tchá tchu
tchu tcha"
I want (to hear) a
"tchu"
I want (to hear) a
"tcha"
I want "tchu tcha tcha
tchu tchu tcha"
"Tchu tcha tcha tchu
tchu tcha"
I arrived at the party,
craving for a beer
The guys here are in the
vibe, everyone wants to dance
A girl called me and said: Do
the "tchu tcha tcha" to me
I asked her "What is it
like?" She said "Let me show you"
It's a sexy dance, it catched
on in Goiania
It was an explosion in Minas
(Gerais), it catched on in Tocantins
The girls from the North
dance to it, it's gonna catch on this summer
So do the "tchu tcha
tcha" to me. The whole Brazil will sing it along
With Joao Lucas e Marcelo
I want (to hear) a
"tchu"
I want (to hear) a
"tcha"
I want "tchu tcha tcha
tchu tchu tcha"
"Tchu tcha tchá tchu
tchu tcha"
I want (to hear) a
"tchu"
I want (to hear) a
"tcha"
I want "tchu tcha tcha
tchu tchu tcha"
"Tchu tcha tcha tchu
tchu tcha"
BiLAKAH LELAKI MENJADI DAYUS?
BILA
LELAKI MENJADI DAYUS?
Secara mudahnya cuba kita lihat betapa ramainya lelaki akan menjadi DAYUS apabila :-
1) Membiarkan kecantikan aurat, bentuk tubuh isterinya dinikmati oleh lelaki lain sepanjang waktu pejabat (jika bekerja) atau di luar rumah.
2) Membiarkan isterinya balik lewat dari kerja yang tidak diketahui bersama dengan lelaki apa dan siapa, serta apa yang dibuatnya di pejabat dan siapa yang menghantar.
3) Membiarkan aurat isterinya dan anak perempuannya dewasanya terlihat (terselak kain) semasa menaiki motor atau apa jua kenderaan sepanjang yang menyebabkan aurat terlihat.
4) Membiarkan anak perempuannya ber’dating’ dengan tunangnya atau teman lelaki bukan mahramnya.
5) Membiarkan anak perempuan berdua-duaan dengan pasangannya di rumah kononnya ibu bapa ‘spoting’ yang memahami.
6) Menyuruh, mengarahkan dan berbangga dengan anak perempuan dan isteri memakai pakaian yang seksi di luar rumah.
7) Membiarkan anak perempuannya memasuki akademi fantasia, mentor, gang starz dan lain-lain yang sepertinya sehingga mempamerkan kecantikan kepada jutaan manusia bukan mahram.
Secara mudahnya cuba kita lihat betapa ramainya lelaki akan menjadi DAYUS apabila :-
1) Membiarkan kecantikan aurat, bentuk tubuh isterinya dinikmati oleh lelaki lain sepanjang waktu pejabat (jika bekerja) atau di luar rumah.
2) Membiarkan isterinya balik lewat dari kerja yang tidak diketahui bersama dengan lelaki apa dan siapa, serta apa yang dibuatnya di pejabat dan siapa yang menghantar.
3) Membiarkan aurat isterinya dan anak perempuannya dewasanya terlihat (terselak kain) semasa menaiki motor atau apa jua kenderaan sepanjang yang menyebabkan aurat terlihat.
4) Membiarkan anak perempuannya ber’dating’ dengan tunangnya atau teman lelaki bukan mahramnya.
5) Membiarkan anak perempuan berdua-duaan dengan pasangannya di rumah kononnya ibu bapa ‘spoting’ yang memahami.
6) Menyuruh, mengarahkan dan berbangga dengan anak perempuan dan isteri memakai pakaian yang seksi di luar rumah.
7) Membiarkan anak perempuannya memasuki akademi fantasia, mentor, gang starz dan lain-lain yang sepertinya sehingga mempamerkan kecantikan kepada jutaan manusia bukan mahram.
8) Membiarkan isterinya atau anaknya menjadi pelakon dan berpelukan dengan
lelaki lain, kononnya atas dasar seni dan lakonan semata-mata. Adakah semasa
berlakon nafsu seorang lelaki di hilangkan?. Tidak sekali-sekali.
9) Membiarkan isteri kerja dan keluar rumah tanpa menutup aurat dengan sempurna.
10) Membiarkan isteri disentuh anggota tubuhnya oleh lelaki lain tanpa sebab yang diiktoraf oleh Islam seperti menyelematkannya dari lemas dan yang sepertinya.
11) Membiarkan isterinya bersalin dengan dibidani oleh doktor lelaki tanpa terdesak dan keperluan yang tiada pilihan.
12) Membawa isteri dan anak perempuan untuk dirawati oleh doktor lelaki sedangkan wujudnya klinik dan hospital yang mempunyai doktor wanita.
13) Membiarkan isteri pergi kerja menumpang dengan teman lelaki sepejabat tanpa sebarang cemburu.
14) Membiarkan isteri kerap berdua-duan dengan pemandu kereta lelaki tanpa sebarang pemerhatian.
Terlalu banyak lagi jika ingin saya coretkan di sini. Kedayusan ini hanya akan sabit kepada lelaki jika semua maksiat yang dilakukan oleh isteri atau anaknya secara terbuka dan diketahui olehnya, adapun jika berlaku secara sulit, suami tidaklah bertanggungjawab dan tidak sabit ‘dayus’ kepad dirinya.
Mungkin kita akan berkata dalam hati :-
” Jika demikian, ramainya lelaki dayus di kelilingku”
Lebih penting adalah kita melihat, adakah kita sendiri tergolong dalam salah satu yang disebut tadi.
Awas wahai lelaki beriman..jangan kita termasuk dalam golongan yang berdosa besar ini.
Wahai para isteri dan anak-anak perempuan, jika anda sayangkan suami dan bapa anda, janganlah anda memasukkan mereka dalam kategori DAYUS yang tiada ruang untuk ke syurga Allah SWT.
Sayangilah dirimu dan keluargamu. Jagalah dirimu dan keluargamu dari api neraka.
Akhirnya, wahai para suami dan ayah, pertahankan agama isteri dan keluargamu walau terpaksa bermatian kerananya. Nabi SAW bersabda :
من قتل دون أهله فهو شهيد
Ertinya : “Barangsiapa yang mati dibunuh kerana mempertahankan ahli keluarganya, maka ia adalah mati syahid” ( Riwayat Ahmad , Sohih menurut Syeikh Syuaib Arnout)
Sekian
Petikan Oleh; Ust Dr Zaharuddin Abd Rahman
9) Membiarkan isteri kerja dan keluar rumah tanpa menutup aurat dengan sempurna.
10) Membiarkan isteri disentuh anggota tubuhnya oleh lelaki lain tanpa sebab yang diiktoraf oleh Islam seperti menyelematkannya dari lemas dan yang sepertinya.
11) Membiarkan isterinya bersalin dengan dibidani oleh doktor lelaki tanpa terdesak dan keperluan yang tiada pilihan.
12) Membawa isteri dan anak perempuan untuk dirawati oleh doktor lelaki sedangkan wujudnya klinik dan hospital yang mempunyai doktor wanita.
13) Membiarkan isteri pergi kerja menumpang dengan teman lelaki sepejabat tanpa sebarang cemburu.
14) Membiarkan isteri kerap berdua-duan dengan pemandu kereta lelaki tanpa sebarang pemerhatian.
Terlalu banyak lagi jika ingin saya coretkan di sini. Kedayusan ini hanya akan sabit kepada lelaki jika semua maksiat yang dilakukan oleh isteri atau anaknya secara terbuka dan diketahui olehnya, adapun jika berlaku secara sulit, suami tidaklah bertanggungjawab dan tidak sabit ‘dayus’ kepad dirinya.
Mungkin kita akan berkata dalam hati :-
” Jika demikian, ramainya lelaki dayus di kelilingku”
Lebih penting adalah kita melihat, adakah kita sendiri tergolong dalam salah satu yang disebut tadi.
Awas wahai lelaki beriman..jangan kita termasuk dalam golongan yang berdosa besar ini.
Wahai para isteri dan anak-anak perempuan, jika anda sayangkan suami dan bapa anda, janganlah anda memasukkan mereka dalam kategori DAYUS yang tiada ruang untuk ke syurga Allah SWT.
Sayangilah dirimu dan keluargamu. Jagalah dirimu dan keluargamu dari api neraka.
Akhirnya, wahai para suami dan ayah, pertahankan agama isteri dan keluargamu walau terpaksa bermatian kerananya. Nabi SAW bersabda :
من قتل دون أهله فهو شهيد
Ertinya : “Barangsiapa yang mati dibunuh kerana mempertahankan ahli keluarganya, maka ia adalah mati syahid” ( Riwayat Ahmad , Sohih menurut Syeikh Syuaib Arnout)
Sekian
Petikan Oleh; Ust Dr Zaharuddin Abd Rahman
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
EXTREME MACHINES MILLION DOLLAR MOTORS ~ PART4
The Cadillac Sixteen was a prototype of a stylish and high
performance automobile first presented by Cadillac in 2003.
The vehicle was equipped with a 32-valve V16 concept engine
displacing 13.6 liters (~830 cu. in) and was mated to a four-speed,
electronically controlled, automatic transmission driving the rear wheels. The
engine featured fuel-saving Active Fuel Management technology, much
improved from its notorious ancestor, debuting in 2004 on some 2005 GM models.
On the Sixteen, it would seamlessly shut down twelve cylinders in light
driving, eight during strenuous driving, and only awaken the entire engine
under full acceleration. With this type of system, the engine was capable of 20
mpg Imperial under normal conditions. The engine was said to produce 1,000
horsepower (750 kW) using no form of forced induction. The car itself
weighs about 2,270 kilograms (5,000 lb). The car was conceptually related
to the Cadillac V-16 of the 1930s. The actual design of the car was a
combination of Cadillac's current "Art and Science" design theme and
1967 Cadillac Eldorado cues. Additional original design elements were
provided by an in-house design competition led by GM Vice President Robert
Lutz. The Sixteen has the Cadillac logo carved out of solid crystal on the
steering wheel and a Bulgari clock on the dashboard. Although the
Sixteen fell short (narrowly, by some accounts) f production approval, its
legacy is alive in Cadillac's future product planning. The subsequent
generation of Cadillac products, particularly the revised CTS, have
incorporated elements of the Sixteen's design. A scaled-down version of the
car, referred to as the ULS (Ultra Luxury Sedan) or XLS, with a standard V8 and
an optional V12, has been rumored for production since 2005, but was shelved in
favor of the Cadillac XTS.
The wheels features disc brakes with 16-inch rotors and six
piston calipers on the front and back wheels that ensure safety handling at
higher speeds. The exteriors feature the stylish body structure, mirrors, LED
head and tail lamps. The interiors feature the Tuscany leather seats, Bose
sound system, silk carpets, sporty steering wheel, instrument panels,
navigation system, vehicle safety system and DVD information system.
Untold zillions of molecules of iron, aluminum, and plastic
composites awoke at the flick of a human wrist on an ignition key. They were compressed
or stretched by the forces of combustion, they transferred heat from cylinder
walls to coolant, they transformed vibrations into noise, and they were
lubricated against the forces of friction. But before these molecules were
crafted into modern engines, virtual facsimiles of them were subjected to
vivid, lifelike simulations of these actions, the whole shebang conjured by an
artificial intelligence as sophisticated as anything conceived of in The
Matrix.
A year ago, the luckiest of these virtual alloy molecules
were grooving and grinding to the synthesized machinations of the first V-16
engine of the millennium. The mission to build an actual running engine for the
Detroit-show-stealing Cadillac Sixteen concept was launched in mid-March 2002.
At that point, Cadillac could have simply FedEx's a couple of V-8 crate motors
to a prototyping shop and subjected them to a welding-torch wedding. That
process could have produced a V-16 that would start, idle, and move the concept
car onto and off its auto-show runway.
Instead, GM decided to flex its advanced engine-engineering
muscle and highlight technology that would soon be appearing on the Gen IV
Corvette V-8 by designing and building a real V-16 from scratch-one that could
operate under load at redline on a dynamometer. No weld-'em-up motor could ever
withstand that.
The engine's refinement and output were supposed to get folks
thinking again of Cadillac as the Standard of the World. It's hard to beat a
smooth-firing sixteen for refinement, and it's tough to top 1000 horsepower and
1000 pound-feet of torque. But the engine also had to achieve the fuel economy
of a competitive V-12 while running on regular-grade fuel.
This daunting mission fell to Larry Cooper and about 10
people from the Power train High Performance Vehicle Group. They started with
the basic architecture of the next-generation Corvette's V-8, including its
variable cam timing-a first among pushrod engines-and a Displacement on Demand
system that shuts down cylinders to save fuel under low-load conditions.
Calculations of the cylinder pressures required to hit the
output targets suggested the need for a big bump in per-cylinder displacement,
so the bore and stroke were both increased by 6mm relative to the current
5.7-liter V-8. Small-block cylinder walls don't have 6mm to spare, so adjacent
cylinders ended up touching each other, and coolant could no longer flow in
between the cylinders. This complicates the cooling system, sometimes causes
the cylinders to go out of round as the engine heats up and cools down, and
presents dozens of other problems that don't spring instantly to the human mind
at the outset of such a project.
This is where the team engaged the General's considerable
computer-engineering might by sending the basic engine design off to be
thoroughly modeled, developed, and tested in the digital realm. In this cyber
world, the V-16 would be cold-started, over revved, bogged down, blown up, and
otherwise abused to the point of repeated destruction-all without ever staining
a floor.
The Rolls-Royce Phantom is a saloon automobile made
in England by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, a BMW subsidiary. It was
launched in 2003 and is the first model introduced during the BMW era.
The Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé, and the Rolls-Royce Phantom
Coupé, are both based on the 2003 Phantom. It also won the Top Gear Car
of the Year Award for 2003.
The Phantom uses a unique chassis platform, body, interior,
and retains traditional Rolls-Royce design cues. The body is mostly aluminum.
Final assembly, including all body, paint, wood, and leather work, is completed
to each customer's individual specification at the Rolls-Royce plant in Goodwood, West
Sussex. The plant is close to the historic Goodwood Motor Racing Circuit.
The plant contains the paint shop, body shop, leather shop, woodworking shop,
assembly line, and executive offices under one roof. There are only three
robots in the factory. The robots paint the body, the paint is
polished by hand after the robots spray each coat. The coach lines, which are
exactly 3 mm (0.1 in) wide, are done, as well as all other work, by
hand, in keeping with the Rolls-Royce tradition. It has a 6.75 litre,
48-valve, V12 engine that produces 453 bhp (338 kW;
459 PS) and 720 N·m (530 lb·ft) of torque. The engine is
derived from BMW's N73 V12 power plant and is assembled by BMW. It uses direct
fuel injection, and is a drive by wire design, using valvetronic
technology. The power output is regulated by infinitely varying valve lift by
moving the rockers and rocker fulcrums via electric servos, rather than using
the throttle body. The throttle body is maintained for fail-safe operation.
The aluminum extrusions that are used to construct the
aluminum space frame are produced in Norway using hydroelectric
power, shaped and machined in Denmark and finally hand-welded in Germany. Car
has a power reserve dial indicating how much of the engine's power is
left available to the driver. The instrument cluster is not shared with any
other vehicle. Doors are remote operated. The rear doors are rear-hinged, a
style commonly referred to as suicide doors, but called 'coach doors' by
Rolls-Royce. Because of the rear-seating position in relation to the rear
inner-door handles, buttons are mounted on both C-pillars which operate
hydraulic motors in order to close the rear doors. An electronic lock prevents
the doors from being accidentally opened when moving. The car will
automatically brake to a walking speed if a coach door remains open when
driving off. The rear doors also house umbrellas that are stored
within the doors, and can only be accessed when the front or rear doors are
open. The fabric of the umbrella is coated with Teflon to assist in
shedding water when the wet umbrella is stored within the door. The
traditional Spirit of Ecstasy ornament has an automatic electronic
retraction mechanism to prevent theft and protect pedestrians in the event of
an accident. It may also be retracted by the driver at the touch of a button,
and retracted when the alarm is armed. The base contains a sensor which detects
movement, and will retract if tampered with.
EXTREME MACHINES MILLION DOLLAR MOTORS ~ PART3
The Ford GT is a mid-engine two-seater sports car. Ford Motor
Company produced the Ford GT for the 2005 to 2006 model years. The
designers drew inspiration from Ford's GT40 race cars of the
1960s.The Ford GT began as a concept car designed in anticipation of
the automaker's centennial year and as part of its drive to showcase and revive
its "heritage" names such as Mustang and Thunderbird.
At the 1995Detroit Auto Show, the Ford GT90 concept was shown. At the
2002 auto show, Ford unveiled a new GT40 Concept car. Camilo
Pardo, the head of Ford's "Living Legends" studio, is credited as the
chief designer of the GT and worked under the guidance of J Mays. It
should be noted that Carroll Shelby was brought in by Ford to help
develop the Ford GT; which included performance testing of the prototype car.
The GT is similar in outward appearance to the original Ford GT40 cars,
but bigger, wider, and 3 in (76 mm) taller than the original
40 in (100 cm); as a result, a potential name for the car was the
GT43. Although the cars are visually related, structurally, there is no
similarity between the modern GT and the 1960s GT40 that inspired it. Three
production prototype cars were shown in 2003 as part of Ford's centenary, and
delivery of the production Ford GT began in the fall of 2004.
The Ford GT features many new and unique technologies,
including super plastic-formed frame, aluminum body panels, roll-bonded
floor panels, a friction stir welded center tunnel, a
"ship-in-a-bottle" gas tank, a capless fuel filler system, one-piece
door panels, and an aluminum engine cover with a one-piece carbon-fiber inner
panel.
Brakes are four-piston aluminum Brembo calipers
with cross-drilled and vented rotors at all four corners. When the rear canopy
is opened, the rear suspension components and engine are visible.
The mid-mounted 5.4 L Modular V8
engine is all-aluminum with a Lysholm twin screw-type supercharger.
It features a forged rotating assembly housed in an aluminum block designed
specifically for the GT program. A dry sump oiling system is employed, allowing
the engine to sit low in the car's frame. The DOHC 4-valve heads are a revision
of the 2000 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra R cylinder heads (with slightly
increased wall casting thickness in the exhaust port). The camshafts have
unique specifications, with more lift and duration than those found in the
Shelby GT500 or 2003–2004 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra. Power output is
550 hp (410 kW; 558 PS) at 6500 rpm and generates
500 ft·lbf (678 N·m) of torque at 3750 rpm.
A Ricardo six-speed manual transmission is fitted featuring a
helical limited-slip differential.
In automotive design,
a RMR or Rear Mid-engine, Rear-wheel-drive layout is
one in which the rear wheels are driven by an engine placed just in front of
them, behind the passenger compartment. In contrast to the rear-engine RR
layout, the center of mass of the engine is
in front of the rear axle. This layout is typically chosen for its low moment of
inertia and relatively favorable weight distribution (the heaviest
component is near the center of the car, making the main component of its moment of
inertia relatively low). The layout has a tendency toward being
heavier in the rear than the front, which allows for best balance to be
achieved under braking. However, since there is little weight over the front
wheels, under acceleration, the front of the car is prone to lift and cause
under steer. Most rear-engine layouts have historically been used in smaller
vehicles, because the weight of the engine at the rear has an adverse effect on
a larger car's handling, making it 'tail-heavy'. It is felt that the low polar
inertia is crucial in selection of this layout. The mid-engine layout also uses
up central space, making it impractical for any but two-seater sports cars.
However, some micro vans use this layout, with a small, low engine beneath the
loading area. This makes it possible to move the driver right to the front of
the vehicle, thus increasing the loading area at the expense of slightly
reduced load depth.
The Maybach 62 (chassis no. V240) were the
first automobile models of the Maybach brand since the
brand's revival by DaimlerChrysler AG (now Daimler AG). They are derived
from the Benz Maybach concept car presented at the 1997 Tokyo
Motor Show. The concept car was based on the Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan,
as are the eventual production models. The Luxury Brand Status Index 2008
voted the Maybach 1st place, ahead of Rolls-Royce and Bentley.
The models will cease production in 2013, due to continued financial losses for
the marquee, and sales at one fifth the level of the profitable Rolls Royce
models. Both Maybach models are variants of the same ultra-luxurious automobile.
The model numbers reflect the respective lengths of the automobiles indecimetres;
the 57 is more likely to be owner-driven while the longer 62 is designed with
a chauffeur in mind.
Standard features of all models include, but are not limited
to: a navigation system with voice recognition, air conditioning with 4-zone
climate controls, power rear sunshade, rear-seat DVD entertainment system, interior air filter, front and rear seat
massage, 21-speaker premium sound system, power tilt/telescopic heated
wood/leather-wrapped steering wheel with radio and climate controls, power
trunk open/close, voice-activated AM/FM radio with 10-disc CD changer,
keyless start, heated front and rear seats, cooled front seats, power panoramic
sunroof, adaptive cruise control, premium leather upholstery, 18-way power
front seats, 14-way power rear seats, heated cup holders, rearview camera, iPod adapter,
wireless cell phone link, outside-temperature indicator, universal garage door
opener, night vision.
Options for the Maybach 57 and 57S and standard for the
Maybach 62, 62S, and Landaulet include: 18-way power rear seats (replacing
14-way), 5-zone climate controls (replacing 4-zone), power side sunshades;
cooled rear seats, wireless headphones, voice-activated power panoramic sunroof
(replacing power panoramic sunroof), steering wheel mounted navigation controls,
heated glass windows, and 30-speaker premium sound system (replacing
21-speaker). The engine is a Mercedes-sourced 5.5-litre twin-turbo V12,
generating 405 kilowatts (550.6 PS; 543.1 hp).
The Maybach 57 accelerates from 0 to 60 mph (0 to 97 km/h) in
about 5.1 seconds; the Maybach 62 and 57 S, about 4.8 seconds; the Maybach 62
S, 4.5 seconds, and the Landaulet, 4.5 seconds. Though not extraordinary by
today's sports-car standards, such acceleration is impressive for cars weighing
well over 6,000 pounds. Maybachs in general are extremely powerful: the 57 has
518 bhp, the 57 S, 559 bhp, the 62, 570 bhp, the 62 S,
612 bhp, and the Landaulet, 633 bhp.
The Maybach 62 includes many luxury features such as fully
reclining rear seats, Maybach 4 zone climate control, tinted-windows,
infrared-reflecting laminated glass all round, AirMATIC dual control air
suspension, display instruments in rear roof liner (showing speed, time and
outside temperature), folding rear tables (left and right), BOSE Surround
Everywhere sound system and a refrigerator compartment. The Maybach 62 also
includes an array of additional features such as Cockpit Management and
Navigation System (COMAND), which includes DVD navigation, CD changer in rear
seats, DVD players and TV tuners front and rear, two rear LCD TV screens
including remote control and two sets of headphones, and automatic closing
doors.
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