Usain Bolt Helped Make Nissan GT R Wrapped in Gold

The fastest man on the planet, Bolt help Nissan car Nissan GT-R special. Plan to be auctioned for charitable organizations, Nissan and bolts of the car.

Fastest Usain Bolt who is blatantly, like the Nissan GT-R before the withdrawal of the ambassador, the GT-R special coating of real gold. The car will be Bolts signature will be some of the attributes of the original gold-plated internal. The plan, the car will be auctioned on eBay, then donated to the Foundation Bolt, Bolt Foundation.

The auction results will help the Foundation of Olympic gold medalist to help children and young people in Jamaica.

Bolt GT-R is designed and tested, and Bolt himself at Nissan headquarters in Japan.

"Racing is my inspiration, I hope to help Nissan to become more attractive brand for everyone," Bolt simple.

"Nissan excited to share the spirit to conquer audiences around the world in the Olympic Games, no one to help us translate the spirit than the fastest Usain Bolt, it is a great experience," said Nissan Chief Operating Officer Toshiyuki Shiga.

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Ford and GM Make 9 Speed ??Transmission and 10 Speed With

Although for nearly a century continued to fight, the two largest U.S. automakers, Ford and General Motors was able to get along. Two brand is now known is collaborating to create a 9-speed transmission and a 10-speed.

New York Times report that quoted Car Advice says that Ford Motor Company and General Motors are now aligned to develop a high-ratio transmission for their use in passenger cars and light commercial vehicles.

Sources at both companies said that the giant 9-speed transmission will be applied on vehicles with front wheel drive system or a front-wheel-drive.

While the 10-speed transmission will be used on vehicles with rear wheel drive system or a rear-wheel-drive and all-wheel drive.

This rare collaboration can be realized as both conscious cooperation, development costs can be reduced. In addition, they can also be a strategy to penetrate the European market in the next decade require more environmentally friendly cars.

Industry analysts predict a joint investment from both companies will likely reach U.S. $ 1 billion, with estimates of more than 500,000 transmissions will be produced each year.

Even for the affairs of the two competing car sales. Collaboration to examine the gearbox is not the first time they did.

Ten years ago, they also announced an agreement to jointly develop and produce a 6-speed gearbox for front-wheel drive vehicles.

6F transmission dubbed by Ford and GM 6T70 by its production in 2006, and has since been applied to more than eight million vehicles worldwide with about 30 names of different vehicles.

Chance, 9-speed transmission and 10-speed collaboration between GM and Ford will reach the market in 2015.

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