The BMW Z3 was the first modern mass-market roadster produced by BMW, as well as the first new BMW model assembled in the United States. (The very first BMW assembled in the US was the E36/4, 318i that rolled off the Plant Spartanburg assembly line beginning in October 1994.) The Z3 was introduced as a 1996 model year vehicle, shortly after being featured in the James Bond movie, GoldenEye. At that time Karen Sortito created the BMW campaign for the film GoldenEye.[3] Afterwards, while the film was number one at the box office, sales of the car spiked.
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4th Mar 2011
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The Suzuki Swift is a subcompact car produced by Suzuki in Japan since 2000. Prior to this, the “Swift” nameplate had been applied to the Suzuki Cultus in export markets such as Australasia, Europe, North America.
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4th Mar 2011
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In this tutorial you will learn how to create automatically the garmin vehicle PNG frame with a gimp script fu.
Gimp is a free picture editing software. It is very powerfull and has a script support.You can download it at http://www.gimp.org
When creating a custom garmin vehicle, you have to create 37 pictures of your vehicle (36 pictures with your spinning vehicle and 1 for the view of your vehicle from the top)
Here, we just want to compose a PNG frame with the 37 PNG pictures, like this :
This frame will then be directly used to generate an .srf file.
- Download and install the provided script (see download at the end of the article)
- In order to install a script fu for gimp on MAC, copy the .scm file into /users/”your username”/library/Application Support/Gimp/scripts/
- Then, launch Gimp software.
- Normally, you will find a new menu called “Batch”, here you will find your program : Garmin Vehicles PNG Frame. Click on it.
- Select the folder where you have generated your 37 pictures on PNG format.
- Select your picture’s name : For example, if you recorded my_car0.png, my_car1.png, my_car2.png….my_car35.png… and… my_car_dessus.png : write the name “my_car”
- Click on validate.
This will normally generate a file my_car_frame.png with your garmin vehicle.
This script is very usefull to create a PNG file that will be converted to .srf garmin compatible file.
Enjoy!
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4th Mar 2011
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In this tutorial you will learn how to create automatically an animated gif with a gimp script fu.
Gimp is a free picture editing software. It is very powerfull and has a script support.You can download it at http://www.gimp.org
When creating a custom garmin vehicle, you have to create 37 pictures of your vehicle (36 pictures with your spinning vehicle and 1 for the view of your vehicle from the top)
Here, we just want to compose an animated gif with the 36 PNG pictures, like this :
- Download and install the provided script (see download at the end of the article)
- In order to install a script fu for gimp on MAC, copy the .scm file into /users/”your username”/library/Application Support/Gimp/scripts/
- Then, launch Gimp software.
- Normally, you will find a new menu called “Batch”, here you will find your program : Garmin Vehicle Gif Animation. Click on it.
- Select the folder where you have generated your 36 pictures on PNG format.
- Select your picture’s name : For example, if you recorded my_car0.png, my_car1.png, my_car2.png….my_car35.png : write my_car
- Click on validate.
This will normally generate a file my_car.gif with your spinning vehicle.
This script is very usefull to preview your spinning vehicle !
Enjoy!
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4th Mar 2011
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The Škoda Superb is a large family car primarily built by the Czech car manufacturer Škoda Auto as its flagship car. The versions produced from 2001 to 2008 are based on the platform of the Volkswagen Passat, but are elongated by 10 centimetres (3.9 in), and shares its major mechanicals and powertrain with the Passat, and therefore the larger resources of Škoda Auto’s parent company Volkswagen Group. It is currently the largest and most luxurious model in Škoda’s model range.
The Superb name is a resurrection, originally used by Škoda for a similarly large models, between 1934 and 1942.
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3rd Mar 2011
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The Toyota Yaris is a subcompact car produced by Toyota since 1999. Between 1999 and 2005, some markets received the same vehicles under the Toyota Echo name. Toyota has used the “Yaris” and “Echo” names on the export version of several different Japanese-market models.
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3rd Mar 2011
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The Scirocco is a 3-door sporty small family car manufactured by German automaker Volkswagen, undergoing two generations of development between 1974 and 1992 and reintroduced in a third generation in August 2008.
The Scirocco name derives from the Italian word for the Sirocco wind — and the period in its history when Volkswagen named vehicles after prominent winds, including also Passat (after the German word for Trade wind), Golf (after Gulf Stream), Bora (after Bora), Polo (after Polar Winds), and Jetta (after Jet stream).
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3rd Mar 2011
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The Tesla Roadster is a battery electric vehicle (BEV) sports car produced by the electric car firm Tesla Motors in California. The Roadster was the first highway-capable all-electric vehicle in serial production available in the United States. Tesla had produced more than 1,200 Roadsters sold in at least 28 countries as of July 2010.[2] Tesla began producing right-hand-drive Roadsters in early 2010 for the British Isles, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore.[2]
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3rd Mar 2011
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Tags: battery electric vehicle, British, car, firm, Garmin, Roadster, sports car, Tesla Motors, tesla roadster, vehicle
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The Fiat 500 (Italian: cinquecento, Italian pronunciation: [ˌtʃiŋkweˈtʃɛnto]) is a car produced by the Fiat company of Italy between 1957 and 1975, with limited production of the Fiat 500 K estate continuing until 1977. The car was designed by Dante Giacosa. Launched as the Nuova (new) 500 in July 1957,[1] it was marketed as a cheap and practical town car. Measuring only 3 metres (~10 feet) long, and originally powered by a tiny 479 cc two-cylinder, air-cooled engine, the 500 redefined the term “small car” and is considered one of the first city cars.
In 2007 Fiat launched a similar styled, longer and heavier front wheel drive car, the Fiat Nuova 500.
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3rd Mar 2011
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Tags: car, dante giacosa, fiat 500, fiat nuova 500, Garmin, italian pronunciation, kwe, Measuring, production, town car
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The Audi A3 is a small family car produced by the German automaker Audi since 1996. Two generations of A3 exist, both based on the Volkswagen Group A platform, which they share with several other models such as the Audi TT, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Caddy and Volkswagen Touran as well as SEAT León, SEAT Toledo and Škoda Octavia.
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3rd Mar 2011
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Tags: Audi, audi a3, car, Garmin, platform, SEAT, SEAT Toledo, Toledo, volkswagen golf, Volkswagen Group A platform
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The Citroën C4 is a small family car produced by French automaker Citroën since autumn 2004. The C4 was designed to be the successor to the Citroën Xsara. It is mechanically similar to the Peugeot 308, which was launched in 2007. A revised version with new front end, reverse light and dashboard revisions was launched for the 2008/09 model year. In January 2010 it was announced that the Coupe version was to be discontinued in favour of the new Citroën DS4. The C4 came in 2nd place in the 2005 European Car of the Year awards.
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3rd Mar 2011
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In France, the National Gendarmerie (French: Gendarmerie nationale) is a paramilitary force in charge of public safety, with police duties among the civilian population. It is also a military police / provost force. It has a strength of more than 105,975 persons (in 2007).[2] The Gendarmerie works with the other national law enforcement agency, the Police nationale.
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3rd Mar 2011
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The Peugeot Partner is a van and leisure activity vehicle made by the French car manufacturer Peugeot. The van is named Partner and the leisure activity vehicle Partner Combi. In Italy it is known as the Peugeot Ranch.It is nearly identical to the Citroën Berlingo. Both the Berlingo and Partner have been produced in CNG and electric versions, all with four-cylinder engines.
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3rd Mar 2011
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Tags: car, French, French Gendarmerie, Garmin, leisure activity vehicle, Partner, peugeot, peugeot partner, Ranch, van
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The Ferrari F40 is a mid-engine, rear-wheel drive, two-door coupé sports car produced by Ferrari from 1987 to 1992 as the successor to the Ferrari 288 GTO. From 1987 to 1989 it held the title as the world’s fastest street-legal production car, and during its years of production, was Ferrari’s fastest, most powerful, and most expensive car. The car had no traction control, and was one of the few to utilize turbochargers.
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3rd Mar 2011
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Tags: car, control, coupé, Ferrari, ferrari 288 gto, ferrari f40, Garmin, most expensive car, successor
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The Dacia Logan is a car produced jointly by the French manufacturer Renault and its subsidiary Dacia of Romania. It is manufactured at Dacia’s automobile plant in Mioveni, Romania, in Colombia, Brazil, Russia, Morocco, Iran, India and South Africa. It is also marketed as the Renault Logan, Nissan Aprio or Tondar 90 depending on the existing presence or positioning of the Renault brand.
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3rd Mar 2011
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The Porsche Cayenne is a five seat mid-size luxury crossover manufactured by the German manufacturer Porsche since 2002, with North American sales beginning in 2003. Its platform was developed by Porsche and is shared with the Volkswagen Touareg and the Audi Q7. It is the first V8-engined vehicle built by Porsche since 1995, when the Porsche 928 was discontinued. Since 2008, all engines have featured direct injection technology. The Cayenne’s chassis type numbers are as follows: Type 955 (2002–2006), Type 957 (2007–2010), and Type 958 (2011+).
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3rd Mar 2011
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The Peugeot 106 was introduced in the autumn of 1991, as the French marque’s entry level car slotting in beneath the 205 – although it is now largely considered the ‘true’ replacement to the 205. It was a substantial development of the Citroën AX, intended to make it both heavier and safer. It was aimed directly at cars like the Renault Clio, which had gone into production a year earlier, and as a more modern alternative to the slightly larger 205 which had been a massive success for Peugeot and was still proving popular almost a decade after its launch. Winning praise for its modern styling, comfortable ride, excellent handling and cheap running costs, the 106 quickly became popular. Going against the appeal were limited interior space and budget interior plastics.
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2nd Mar 2011
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The RCZ was originally planned as a simple concept car but it received critical acclaim, capturing the imagination of the public and professionals. Peugeot decided to take the leap from concept to actual car and began production. The car’s lines and style have remained very close to the original concept so as not to disappoint public opinion, however a series of changes were made to the central dual exhaust system which was replaced by a dual exhaust to the left of the rear bumper. The RCZ has double-bubble roof inspired by Zagato.[1]
Due to its dimensions — 4.287 m (168.8 in) long, 1.845 m (72.6 in) wide and 1.359 m (53.5 in) in height — the RCZ is planned as an exclusive “non-series” vehicle, according to a manufacturer’s statement.
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2nd Mar 2011
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Tags: car, concept, concept car, critical acclaim, Garmin, Garmin vehicles : Peugeot Rcz, peugeot, RCZ, series
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The SEAT Ibiza is a car in the European supermini class, constructed by the Spanish car maker SEAT S.A., is SEAT’s best-selling car and perhaps the most popular model in the Spanish firm’s range.[1]
The name Ibiza itself comes from the Spanish island of Ibiza, and its use in SEAT’s supermini car inaugurated the firm’s new nomenclature in naming models after Spanish locations.
It was introduced in the 1984 Paris Motor Show as the first car developed by SEAT as an independent company, though it was designed by SEAT S.A. in collaboration with well-known firms such as Italdesign, Karmann and Porsche.[1] From the Mk2 version onwards, the SEAT company formed part of the German automotive industry concern Volkswagen Group, and all further Ibiza generations, like the rest of the SEAT model range, have been built on Volkswagen Group platforms, parts and technologies.
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2nd Mar 2011
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Tags: car, Garmin, Ibiza, model, range, SEAT Ibiza, seat model range, SEAT S.A., Spanish firm, Volkswagen
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The Citroën C2 is a supermini-class car produced by the French manufacturer Citroën since autumn of 2003, replacing the Citroën Saxo. A different model, based on the Peugeot 206, is sold in China as the C2. The Citroën C2 was axed in late 2009 and was replaced by the Citroën DS3 in spring 2010.
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