WHERE ARE THE DIFFS?
On Tue, Sep 06, 2011 at 11:34:04AM -0400, Daniel Villarreal wrote:
> Thanks, that's very interesting. Melkus Sportwagen GmbH is offering an RS
> 2000 for only 109.900 EUR. The RS 1000 had a 2-stroke engine. I bet that
> gets some attention.
>
> I was just studying production-line methods of Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz
> SLS Gullwing and Automobili Lamborghini Holding Spa's MurciC)lago.
>
> Whereas an Italian worker unceremoniously tossed the wiring harness into the
> motorcar, the Germans moved the wiring harness on a tray to the motorcar
> and gently placed it into the car. While both motorcars were basically
> crafted and, no doubt there is great accountability with such a small
> workforce, the Germans used teams of people and the one person putting the
> motor together personally puts his name on the motor with a metal tag. I
> found the German innovation very impressive, for example, just to name a
> few...
> 1. The use of carbon-fiber for transmitting power from the motor to the
> axle(s).
> 2. The use of special production equipment to tighten many critical motor
> bolts all at once.
>
> Daniel
>
> On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 6:49 AM, Philipp Westphal <ph.westp...@arcor.de>wrote:
>
> > Well exotic?
> > Melkus RS 2000
> > (http://www.melkus-sportwagen.de)
> > Regards Philipp
> >
> > > Seeing and hearing that Lamborghini was a pleasant surprise. I'd also be
> > > interested in checking out one of the Tesla motor cars...
> > > Daniel, what you think is a nice exotic sports car ?
> >
> ...
