The Rise of Automobile Technology

Aman Chauhan
The Lookthrou Mag: Guest Edition
5 min readJul 28, 2020

‘Car is an inseparable part of our life!’ The way the trend is going, the model is looking to go unimaginable. The futuristic models. Day by day the Automobile industry is renovating itself and we are gradually looking forward to the futuristic manufacture. Many challenges lie ahead of course — technological, industrial, and legislative — but the transition is already well on its way and the phenomenon will accelerate in the coming years. Many players are opting into the adventure: manufacturers, equipment manufacturers, service providers, telecom operators, web giants, etc. It’s a real challenge for the automobile industry. In fact, in order to be autonomous and make the right decisions, cars must be able to exchange a variety of information with the outside world: traffic, weather, vehicle condition, service stations, accidents, etc. The car of the future opens amazing doors to technological innovation.

Some Cars which tend to take the automobile industry to the FUTURE -:

1-Lykan HyperSport

The Lykan HyperSport ,is a Lebanese limited production sports car manufactured by W Motors, a United Arab Emirates-based company, founded in 2012 in Lebanon with the collaboration of Lebanese and Italian engineers. It has a 3.7 L twin-turbocharged flat-six engine(model 2016), The manufacturer claims a top speed of 395 km/h (245 mph) producing a (claimed) maximum power output of 581.6 kW (780 hp) at 7,100 rpm and 960 N⋅m (708 lb⋅ft) of torque at 4,000 rpm. At US$3.4 million, the Lykan HyperSport was the third most expensive production car at the time of its production. The HyperSport is the first car to have headlights with embedded jewels; they contain titanium LED blades with 440 diamonds although buyers had a selection of rubies, diamonds, yellow diamonds, and sapphires to be integrated into the vehicle’s headlights at purchase based on the color choice.

2- Mazda MX-5.

The Mazda MX-5 is a lightweight two-passenger roadster sports car manufactured and marketed by Mazda with a front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout. The MX-5’s first generation, the NA, sold over 400,000 units from May 1989 to 1997 — with a 1.6 L (98 cu in) inline-four engine to 1993, a 1.8 L (110 cu in) engine thereafter (with a de-tuned 1.6 as a budget option in some markets) — recognizable by its pop-up headlights. The fourth-generation Mazda MX-5 was unveiled in 2014 and has been in production since 2015. An updated model was introduced in 2018 and is visually identical to the pre-update model. It has been designated as series “ND2” due to an engine upgrade to 135 kW (181 hp) and several other improvements around the car.

3- McLaren 570S

The McLaren 570S is a sports car designed and manufactured by British car manufacturer McLaren Automotive. The car is powered by a new iteration of the 3.8-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine already used in the 650S and P1, designated M838T E with thirty percent of the parts redesigned. Arranged in the car as a rear-mid engine configuration, it delivers 562 hp (570 PS; 419 kW) and 443 lb⋅f.

4- Nissan GT-R

The Nissan GT-R is a high-performance sports car and grand tourer produced by Nissan, which was unveiled in 2007.It is the successor to the Skyline GT-R, although no longer part of the Skyline range itself, that name now being used for Nissan’s luxury-sport market. The Nissan GT-R is powered by the VR38DETT V6 engine, a 3,799 cc (3.8 L; 231.8 cu in) DOHC V6 with plasma transferred wire arc sprayed cylinder bores. The engine also meets California Air Resources Board Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV) standards.

5-Toyota Supra

Toyota supra is a sports car and grand tourer manufactured by Toyota Motor Corporation beginning in 1978. The initial four generations of the Supra were produced from 1978 to 2002. The fifth generation has been produced since March 2019 and went on sale in May 2019. The Supra is powered by two BMW-sourced engine options: a turbocharged 2.0-litre inline-four or a turbocharged 3.0-litre inline-six engine. The 2.0-litre engine is currently only offered in Japan, select Asian countries and Europe, the United States is set to receive the engine for the 2021 model year.

6-Ford Mustang Shelby GT350.

The Shelby Mustang is a high-performance variant of the Ford Mustang which was built by Shelby American from 1965 to 1968, and from 1969 to 1970 by Ford. Following the introduction of the fifth generation Ford Mustang in 2005, the Shelby nameplate was revived as a new high-performance model, this time designed and built by Ford.

By seeing these above futuristic cars, we can conclude that the future of the automobile industry is breathtaking. The way the automobile industry is improving it will soon be giving its most prominent cars. The flying car is one them. The automobile industry has already started giving the models for testing. We are looking forward towards the day when everybody will be owning these prominent cars!!!

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