, J; c# L& N* T* e' T( M 伍德依据空气动力学原理,精心设计了一个线条流畅的全木车身。随后他又从家具市场上淘来上好的非洲桃花心木,造出一个厚度为6毫米的木质车身。最后,他为爱车涂上清漆,并起了“特亚尼二世”的名字。& j0 W- n4 t* w
! T+ b7 D" c ^4 Z. ?5 K 与传统汽车相比,它除了车身不是钢制的以外,总共只有三个车轮。它重408公斤,体长4.14米,最高时速达163公里。伍德的这辆新车被视为“绿色汽车”,一经问世,便深得国际环保人士的好评。 ! T( T8 {# G# g% B! f9 t- ] ) L: j: b ~; Z% Q; m' gThe three-wheeled car made from wood Z* Y; o% I5 t $ F" v, V3 t1 |- l* UIt weighs just 900lb, has a top speed of 101mph -and is made entirely out of wood. ( p7 D# u& v0 O : i0 z8 K+ i" ~It took furniture maker Friend Wood, 46, more than 2000 hours to build his three-wheel, tear-drop shaped car, which he has named 'Tryane II'.
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作者: 日月光 时间: 2007-4-28 11:12
The two-seater was put together using the chassis and 602cc engine from a Citroen 2CV. Mr Wood then built up layers of African mahogany around a basic mould using a boat-building technique known as 'cold moulding'. 3 r6 T& O5 v& o: f5 g% W* U l- W+ h% [$ k5 k0 C, b+ `8 Z
The car is a a three-wheel adaption of the classic four-wheeled 1969 Citroen Diane and is able to do between 55 and 70 miles per gallon.. |+ r- a6 a; q' d M% s; o; ^1 Q
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