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CLASSIC RACING CAR REVIEW #MITSUBISHI GTO

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Menu NZ Autocar Logo Search < Back Mitsubishi GTO-static dps SHADES OF FUTURE PAST: A PAIR OF MITSUBISHI GTOS WITH #MITSUBISHI PRODUCTS FOCUSED CURRENTLY ON PRACTICAL RATHER THAN PERFORMANCE OFFERINGS, ENTHUSIASTS MUST CELEBRATE THE MARQUE’S HIGH POINTS BY LOOKING TO PAST OFFERINGS. WE DETAIL THE GTO, THE FIRST SPORTS COUPE OFFERED BY THE NOW NISSAN-OWNED MANUFACTURER WORDS: RICHARD OPIE | PHOTOS RICHARD OPIE Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn The demise of the Lancer Evolution X signalled the end of a decorated period in automotive history. For the brand with the three diamonds shining on the grille, the ‘Evo’s’ swansong signed off the marque’s involvement with the production of enthusiast-focused vehicles. If we’re honest, it ended with the IX, and the X merely signalled the demise. In its wake, the end of the Evo left more than a few puzzled expressions on the faces of the brand’s devotees. It’s with the Evolution series of Lancer sedans that Mitsubishi fortified its sporting intent. The Evolution genome can trace its roots to the Galant VR4 of the late 1980s, the catalyst for a four-wheel drive, DOHC intercooled turbo rallying career that spanned almost 20 years. With the Evo’s success, it’s easy to forget Mitsubishi’s other forays into sporting vehicles. In the 1980s, turbocharging was a feature of damn near every vehicle in the range. Even pedestrian models like the Mirage and Sigma were given a boosted performance injection. On the flipside, so too dedicated sports variants like the Starion, a capable 2+2 GT car powered by turbocharged four-cylinder engines. But winding the clock right back to the very early 1970s, Mitsubishi entered the sports coupe market with a model that continues to retain a cult following. The story of the Colt Galant GTO begins with the A50 chassis Colt Galant, Mitsubishi’s mid-sized sedan of the late 1960s. The Galant proved a sales success. Crisp, “dyna-wedge” styling cues born of supposed aerodynamic efficiency endowed the little sedan with fresh, clean looks, and it was lapped up by the Japanese buying public. A range of four-cylinder powerplants between 1.3- and 1.7-litres slotted neatly between the struts and offered reasonable performance. For Kiwis, the Colt Galant was our first real taste of Mitsubishi; Todd Motors began local assembly of the Colt 16L coupe in 1973. Peugeot 5+5+5 Advertisement On the back of the domestic market success, Mitsubishi debuted the Galant GTX-1 at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1969. With lines penned by Hiroaki Kamisago, the GTO exhibited an American influence which came to dominate the Japanese motor industry of the time. Notably the flowing waistline with a sharp kick over the rear quarter, the truncated tail and the tapered, pillarless side opening echoed American muscle. Given Kamisago-san’s design education in the United States, it’s little wonder the GTO mimicked the styling exemplified by the “pony car” craze across the Pacific. In 1970 the GTO became available to the public, right on time to challenge fellow Japanese manufacturer Toyota, with the freshly minted A20 series Celica, Nissan, with their proven Bluebird SSS coupe, and Mazda with the rotary-motivated Capella coupe. It was the beginning of a golden age for Japanese motoring. Three versions of the 1600cc GTO were initially available, from the single carb M1 variant right up to the MR version, packing a 125bhp twin-cam four with a brace of Mikuni-Solex sidedrafts hanging off the side. While the Mitsubishi competition arm (Colt Speed) harboured an intention for the GTO to compete among the RX3s, Celicas and Skylines on the JCCA touring circuit, this never happened. The GTO did find a brief home on gravel, with Japanese Alpine Rally success perhaps offering a glimpse into a rallying future for the company. While the GTO never saw the export proliferation of many of its compatriot vehicles, New Zealand received the greatest number of the lithe coupes outside of Japan. In 1972 the first completely built up (CBU) units were running on Kiwi roads with the 1.6-litre “Saturn” engine, before quickly being superseded by the GTO 2000. The 2.0-litre 4G52 “Astron” engine offered a handy 110bhp to the local buyer, running for a couple of years before the late 1975 cars received the updated Astron 80 variant, employing Mitsubishi’s famed balance shafts. Spec levels on Kiwi shores saw you buying either a GS, or the sportier GSR. It was sportier in name and trim only however. The car featured a deep front air dam, sports-trimmed interior, wheel arch flares and of course badging that ensured the casual onlooker knew you’d made an extra splurge at the dealership. Then, in 1975 the GTO vanished from our showrooms, replaced by the unfairly maligned Celeste coupe, a car the classic jury is still deliberating over. For West Auckland-based research engineer, David Lee, the Colt Galant GTO became the object of automotive immersion. With two of the classic coupes in his possession, each differing in their approach, the infatuation was ignited back in 1988. Attracted by the aesthetic and the relative performance on offer, David tracked down a red 1973 GS model. By his own admission, the car had endured a tough life, showing signs of general neglect. Like any Japanese car of the era it was tainted by rust. And the Astron engine had previously been cooked, with a warped head causing some strife. Nevertheless, David’s first GTO (and, incidentally, his first-ever car) provided 11 years of dependable service, and over 100,000 daily driven miles. The car was never modified for performance. David explains it was simply maintained and kept on the road. “I replaced the doors… the guards and fixed as much rust as possible, then repainted it. The engine was eventually replaced by an Astron 80 with the balance shafts, which in retrospect was detrimental to performance.” Peugeot 5+5+5 Advertisement The GTO bug bit. With a PhD under his belt and free of student debt David got a little more serious with his GTO habit, scouring the classifieds for a new challenge. Finding specimens that were more iron-oxide than steel became the norm, until a tip-off from a GTO owners club member lead him to the blue 1975 Colt GTO GS 2000 he still owns to this day. The bog-standard condition of the GTO exhibits a perfectly weathered visual with the light patina only a well maintained original car can pull off. Though bought 12 years ago, the condition remains the same, with a replacement exhaust the lone deviation from stock. Under the bonnet is a 2.0-litre Astron 4G52 engine, best described as having a focus on torque rather than outright power. In the cabin, it’s nothing but black and it shows off the seventies-Japanese trait of embossing just about every vinyl surface with a pattern or bespoke logo. While the stock GTO offers an ideal seventies Japan motoring experience, the urge to tinker kicked in when David bought a home with a bigger garage. This prompted the purchase of a project GTO, now resplendent in the ocean light blue hue taken from a Suzuki Swift catalogue. The agenda was a twin-cam 4G63 conversion, something David had wanted to transplant into a GTO ever since the engine’s introduction in the E39A Galant of 1988. In fact, the contemporary advertising for the Galant featured an old GTO with the implication the newer car had achieved similar standing. Only two years after nabbing the ’75 GS, David soon tracked down an engine-less 1976 example. The goal? “Go harder, stop faster, corner flatter and keep it reliable and straightforward to work on.” Bolting the later model engine into the GTO was a task David describes as “80 per cent easy.” The original Astron 80 2-litre was also a member of the “4G” engine family, meaning the originally front-wheel drive 4G63 bolted in with a minimum of fuss to the original crossmember using engine mounts from a Starion. The ancillaries proved a tougher task. To clear the firewall, comprehensive modification to the water flow through the head was required, with the exit now at the front. Additionally, the cam and crank angle sensors had to be relocated to the front of the engine using a combo of Kiggly racing and OEM Mitsubishi RVR parts. David reckons the power delivery is smoother, and revvier than ever. With compression of 10.5:1, deleted balance shafts, Kelford 264-degree cams timed with AEM pulleys, and a Link G4 ECU, the engine produces 140bhp at the wheels with a fat torque curve peaking at 3500rpm. It’s ideal for retaining a retro feel with the bonus of modern driveability. Outwardly the GTO even sounds a little bit 70’s. Suspension is much improved. Custom adjustable coilovers front and rear upgrade the leaf springs to keep the GTO on the road. BMW E30 3 Series brakes up front pull up the car better than ever, but it’s the exterior that is the most striking. David purchased the GTO in a non-factory colour, allowing the freedom to choose. Following a bare metal strip down, the Suzuki blue was applied and you’d be forgiven for thinking it wasn’t from the period. A home-fabricated front air dam inspired by the top-spec GSR along with GSR wheel arch flares adorn the bodywork, the latter an addition forced by a pair of replacement GSR-spec front guards. Beneath the arches, a set of retro-cool Work Equip 03 wheels measuring a 15x7 and 15x7.5-inch front to rear are a nod to the Japanese “Kyusha” way of life. Little details include early-model GTO C-pillar vents that tie in with the classic rear louvre, and the GTO MR version-inspired side stripe. Of late, David explains quite a few GTOs are starting to reappear from garages and sheds across the country, keeping the enthusiasts’ dream alive. Also, he credits the dissipation of the “Jap Crap” stigma finally allowing Japanese cars of the past to be appreciated as classics by the wider community. As for Mitsubishi and their scope for enthusiast vehicles, David answered one parting question. “It’s sad how far Mitsubishi has fallen, and from an enthusiast’s viewpoint it looks terminal. There’s always hope, even if it’s small and Mitsubishi has pulled rabbits from the hat in the past.” With the Nissan-Renault alliance ownership still in its early days who knows what the future holds. 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#LEWIS HAMILTON WINS ITALIAN GRAND PRIX 2018

#Lewis Hamilton equals Michael Schumacher's record with win in Italy Skip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer Our network Log In OPENMENU The Sydney Morning Herald SUBSCRIBE- NRL Rugby Union AFL Soccer Cricket Racing Motorsport Netball Cycling Tennis Basketball Golf NFL Athletics Swimming Boxing Sailing SPORTMOTORSPORTFORMULA 1 Lewis Hamilton equals Michael Schumacher's record with win in Italy By Alan Baldwin 3 September 2018 — 1:50am Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Send via Email Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size 1 View all comments Monza: Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton equalled Michael Schumacher's record of five Italian Grand Prix wins on Sunday and left Ferrari feeling the pain once again in their own backyard. Lewis Hamilton takes the chequered flag for Mercedes to win the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on Sunday. Lewis Hamilton takes the chequered flag for Mercedes to win the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on Sunday. Photo: AP The Briton and Sebastian Vettel – his closest title rival now 30 points behind – collided on the opening lap, with the German Ferrari driver sent spinning down to 18th place before recovering to fourth. Hamilton then twice overtook Kimi Raikkonen, who had started on pole, to dampen the spirits of the Ferrari fans who had turned out in droves in the hope of celebrating a first home win in eight years. The thrilling victory was a fifth in a row for Mercedes at Monza, spiritual home of the sport's most glamorous and successful team, and one of Hamilton's most satisfying. "Today was so difficult. Whilst the negativity is never great, that's what powered me along. I actually accept it," Hamilton said as the crowd booed him on the podium. Lewis Hamilton celebrates extending his championship lead at Monza on Sunday. Lewis Hamilton celebrates extending his championship lead at Monza on Sunday. Photo: AP "I love being here in Italy ... the track is incredible, and it's a such an honour to win here in front of such a great crowd." Hamilton's sixth win of the season lifted him to 256 points, to his German rival's 226, with seven races left in what remains a fierce battle between the four times world champions. Mercedes have 415 points to Ferrari's 390 in the constructors' standings. Raikkonen had looked to be in with a chance of his first win in 108 races but the Finn, who seized back the lead after Hamilton passed him on lap four, was unable to hold off the Briton. RELATED ARTICLE Alonso 'thinks he's a god', says angry F1 rival Magnussen FORMULA 1 Alonso 'thinks he's a god', says angry F1 rival Magnussen Add to shortlist Hamilton passed him again eight laps from the end and never looked back. "I think it (the car) was quick enough but unfortunately our rear tyres went," said Raikkonen, who was hardly in the mood to celebrate his 100th podium in Formula One. "It was a losing battle from that point. We did our maximum," said the 2007 world champion. "For sure we tried but the rear tyres gave up before the race ended." The winner was also helped considerably by teammate Valtteri Bottas, who led after Hamilton pitted and managed to hold up Raikkonen long enough for the other Mercedes to close the gap. RELATED ARTICLE German Formula One Grand Prix looks set to stay FORMULA 1 German Formula One Grand Prix looks set to stay Add to shortlist "I was really trying to do everything I can to get to the podium. First my mission was to hold off Kimi, and then I was challenging with Max," said Bottas. Vettel, who made two stops including a first one to replace a damaged front wing, and Bottas both moved up a place at the finish after Red Bull's Max Verstappen was handed a five-second penalty for pushing the Finn off track on lap 44. Verstappen's Red Bull teammate, the Australian Daniel Ricciardo, failed to finished. 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HOW TO STOP A CAR WITH ABS BRAKES

How to Brake and Stop a Car in the Shortest Distance Braking is a lost skill. With so many cars having anti-lock brakes (ABS), many people just slam on the brakes without making any other necessary adjustments. If you want to know how to brake and stop your car in the shortest distance while maintaining control of your vehicle, just follow these steps. Method One of Two: Braking and Stopping a Car with ABS Edit 1 Press down the brake firmly and smoothly. If you push your foot down on the pedal in a car with ABS, you will feel the brake pulsating under your foot, sometimes violently. Don't be afraid of this or let go -- that just means the brakes are doing their job. Depress your brake pedal with rapidly, but not instantly. This is essential to maximize the braking potential of your car. The goal is to bring the vehicle's tires just shy of breaking traction. It is important, though, to avoid "squeezing" down on the brakes if your car has ABS. The key is to apply the brakes quickly and deeply, while applying pressure with the left foot against the footrest to stabilize the body. As the car's speed is being scrubbed off, you can progressively and gently ease off of the brakes to keep them at the point of maximal efficiency. 2 Don't brake and swerve the car at the same time. Gentle turning while braking can help you avoid a collision. However, don't ever swerve or jerk the steering wheel, as this can cause the vehicle to go out of control. It is not uncommon for people to swerve to miss a small animal and end up colliding with a tree or another car. In some circumstances, such as if a child jumps in front of your car, it is prudent to turn while you apply your brakes. You should practice this in a safe environment so you'll get an idea of how the vehicle will react. Here are some different ways to brake your car:[1] Brake-turning. Turning the wheel into the corner while still lightly on the brakes. This causes the car to lean forward, pressing the front tires to the ground, giving them more grip for steering. This a basic technique, and no corner should be made without it. Trail braking. This is a method of feathering the brakes while turning into the corner and it will provide the best and safest control over the vehicle as it is leaning on the front tires, allowing for more traction to those tires. An emergency stop. If a need to stop quickly is due, you should not fear using the brakes, even mid-corner: With ABS, depress the pedal all the way down. Without ABS, brake moderately hard (70%) while taking off a bit of steering. 3 Avoid using your transmission for quick stops. The transmission is design to accelerate the vehicle not slow it down. The design of the load points on the transmission gears are not designed for this. It is not a component of the braking system. If you operate a tractor trailer, it is a different story. They are equipped with air brakes and engine brake for a reason that is irrelevant for cars. However, it is a good practice to use engine braking for maintaining or decreasing speed on long downhill stretches. The heat generated is absorbed by the engine and removed efficiently by its coolant, radiator, and fan, which prevents the brakes from overheating so they will be most effective when needed for maximum braking. 4 Focus on where you want to go, not what you want to avoid. It's very difficult to steer away from something that you're looking at directly, and many people have a tendency to focus on what they are worried about colliding with. Instead, concentrate on where you want the car to go (to the side of the object) and pay attention to how the car feels—whether you're at OSP or locking up. Advertisement Was this method helpful? Braking and Stopping a Car with ABS Method Two of Two: Braking and and Stopping a Car without ABS Edit 1 "Squeeze" the brakes. If your car does not have ABS, then you shouldn't hit or slam the brakes. Instead, you should squeeze the brake pedal firmly with your foot to stop the car as quickly as possible. You should squeeze the pedal down until right before the tires begin to skid, which will reach the limit of the traction of the tires. If you push down on the pedal too hard, you will lock the brakes and will lose control of your vehicle.[2] 2 Brake at the limit before the brakes lock up. This is called "threshold braking" and will make your car stop as quickly as possible. Listen for a faint howl from the tires, which will tell you that you haven't reached the limit and that you're doing the right thing. If the wheel locks up and you've lost control of the car, then you've gone too far and have to let go and reapply the brakes again.[3] 3 Don't look at the object that you are colliding with. Look to either side of the object and try to aim the car away from it instead of colliding with the object head on. If you're mesmerized by the object that you're about to hit, then you won't be able to focus on threshold braking, which will require your full concentration. 4 Press your left foot against the floor. Pressing your left foot against the rest pad area will help you brace your body against the damage and will make you for sensitive to knowing how you should modulate the brake pedal.[4] 5 Practice threshold braking. It takes time and practice to master this type of braking, and spending some time doing it in an empty parking lot can improve your chances of success if the time ever comes. Also, practicing squeezing the brakes both firmly and lightly in your everyday driving can help you improve your braking skills -- and can save your life when the time comes. You can measure this by setting up markers as to when to start braking and when you stop the car, and you can visually see the difference between your tires locked up and not. Extra practice: Purposely lock up your brakes. Now practice reducing pressure on the pedal until it stops locking up, then apply pressure again to the OSP (optimal squeeze point) again. Inevitably, you will go over your OSP, or you will change surfaces while braking, that is why this practice is essential. Take note: each surface and speed will have different OSPs. This is why you should practice while it is dry, then while it is raining, and then when it is snowy, if it's possible. Advertisement Was this method helpful? Braking and and Stopping a Car without ABS You're helping people by reading wikiHow wikiHow's mission is to help people learn, and we really hope this article helped you. Now you are helping others, just by visiting wikiHow. The Wikimedia Foundation aims to empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content in the public domain. In coordination with a network of individual volunteers and independent movement organizations, the foundation has created a movement with over 30 million registered contributors who work together to share the sum of all human knowledge with every person on the planet. Click below to let us know you read this article, and wikiHow will donate to the Wikimedia Foundation on your behalf. Thanks for helping us achieve our mission of helping people learn how to do anything. Yes, I read the article Community Q&A Question How much distance is needed to stop safely if a car is traveling at 100 km per hour? wikiHow Contributor Community Answer It depends on the car and the condition of the brake pads, brake calipers, brake fluid pressure, tires, suspension, and brake rotors (these will change if the car has drum brakes). 4 0 Question Is it necessary to push the clutch while using the brake to stop the car? Or when you are using 3-4 gear in hills while going uphill? Joseph_85 Top Answerer You need to push the clutch in to change gears but when needing to brake in an emergency, don't push it even if the car stalls. 7 1 Question Can I stop with my brakes without pressing the clutch? wikiHow Contributor Community Answer Unless you're driving in neutral, you have to press the clutch or else the engine is going to stall when you slow down. 16 9 Question When driving and coming to a stop sign, do I press both the clutch and brake at the same time before driving off? wikiHow Contributor Community Answer Just press your brake to reduce the speed of your car, and when it is about to stop, press on the clutch so as not to stall. 5 2 Question Can I use clutch and brake together? Joseph_85 Top Answerer Just brake without clutching, as the engine will help slow down the car. 10 7 Question When do I use the handbrake? wikiHow Contributor Community Answer You can use the handbrake to do a handbrake turn or a power slide but usually, just use it to park the car. The handbrake will lock the rear wheels, so you can leave the car just still and make sure it goes nowhere. Be sure to put it on before releasing the foot brake so that the car doesn't jump or roll forward when on a slope or in a car park. 9 6 Question What is the safest way to brake? wikiHow Contributor Community Answer The safest way to brake is to gently push your brake pedal until your car makes a complete stop. In emergency cases, press it rapidly while also possibly turning the steering wheel. In extreme cases, you can even use the hand brake to direct your path away from the object of collision, but you should have an idea as to when you should let go of the hand brake to avoid the car from stalling. 7 6 Question How do I drive a manual motor vehicle? wikiHow Contributor Community Answer Before you start, you should adjust your seat and the mirrors. Once you have done that, you put your left foot on the clutch (the pedal on the very left) and your right foot on the brake (the pedal in the middle). You can now insert the key and turn it to start the engine. Disengage the parking brake and shift into first gear. Release the brake pedal. Now, you must slowly release the clutch (if you do it too fast, you will kill the engine). 2 1 Question Do I brake with the left or right foot? wikiHow Contributor Community Answer Always the right foot for braking and accelerating. The left foot is only used for the clutch pedal. 3 3 Question What can cause the emergency brake to cut off the engine? wikiHow Contributor Community Answer If your car gets too slow, the engine's rotation speed is too low for it to function properly, which can cause the engine to die. Show more answers Ask a Question Your question here Submit Quick Summary If your car has anti-lock brakes, or ABS, stop your car by pressing down on the brake pedal firmly but smoothly. If your car does not have ABS, squeeze your brakes to the point right before they lock up. Practice in an empty parking lot so you can get a sense of when they lock up. Regardless of your brakes, do not jerk the wheel while braking to avoid a collision. Instead, focus on where you would like the car to go and steer that direction while applying gentle pressure to the brakes. Tips Edit If your rear brakes are stronger than your front, stop driving the car. Although a perfectly balanced front/rear bias will stop the car the quickest, all car manufactures engineer with front bias. A bit of front bias is the safest condition. If your rears keep locking up first, then something is wrong. Stop driving the car. It needs to be inspected by some competent in diagnosing and repairing brake systems. The repair may be as simple as using a more aggressive pad compound in the front or less aggressive pad compound in the rear. If your rear brakes lockup, back off the brakes until they are no longer locking. Braking with rear brakes locked will likely result in a spin. Helpful? If you experience poor front-to-back balance during a situation where you cannot check/change/clean them: if the front brakes are stronger than the rear, brake normally (while you will stop slower than with balanced brakes, this is still your best option). Helpful? Some times a good cleaning is all they need. The easiest way to clean them is to accelerate to highway speeds (65-70MPH) (in a safe area) and stop very quickly (do not lock up the brakes). Helpful? Practice in a safe location. Keeping you, your car, and others in the area safe is worth more than all the skills you think you have. Helpful? You want to hear a little bit of squealing when braking hard. This lets you know you are at the limit of your traction. Helpful? On a vehicle which the brakes are out of balance (the rear brakes are much stronger than the front or vice versa), be sure to check brake pads and rotors and replace them if necessary. Helpful? On low traction surfaces (loose gravel, snow, or ice) no squealing will be heard, and the OSP is more difficult to achieve. It is safer to keep traction and not push too hard (this also keeps your ability to steer). Helpful? On a vehicle which the brakes are out of balance (the left side brakes harder than the right or vice versa), enough traction must be kept to allow for the correction in vehicle direction. Helpful? Try applying the hand brake a little bit to reduce the stopping distance. Do not apply them too hard. Start lightly and keep increasing it. This requires a little bit of practice. It really helps. Helpful? Know a good tip? Add it. Add Warnings Edit Repeated or extended application of your brakes at high-speed can heat up the brake system and cause glazing, or brake fade. Brake fade will reduce stopping power. If during the braking practice, you notice increased stopping distances or a spongy brake pedal feel, allow the brakes to cool down before continuing. 13 Helpful? 4 Just because you are well-acquainted with your brakes doesn't give you an excuse to make it a habit of making sudden stops or tailgating. Always be aware of the road, keeping a safe distance from pedestrians and other cars. 14 Helpful? 7 If you overstep the OSP you may lose the ability to steer. While braking (as stated above) steering should be kept to a minimum, but losing traction could make the vehicle go in a direction which is not desired. Be sure to be comfortable with the extra practice on step 3 9 Helpful? 9 Never break the law! Obey speed limits, research state and local laws, and be sure to obey all the laws. 9 Helpful? 9 Always drive safely. Be observant of pedestrians and other vehicles. 8 Helpful? 9 Any practicing you do should not be done on public streets! Your own private property is the best. 7 Helpful? 12 Don't put an automatic transmission in reverse attempting to slow the car down. There's a chance it will stall the engine and you will lose power steering and braking. 5 Helpful? 16 Practicing panic stops that results in leaving rubber on the pavement may rotate the tire on the rim. This will make the tire unbalanced which will result in a rougher ride. Tire balance will need to be checked after such an exercise. 3 Helpful? 10 Panic stops may cause rotors on disk brakes to pulsate and vibrate the steering wheel under braking. This is commonly inaccurately described as "warping" the rotors. Even on race cars, the rotors don't warp. What causes this is the brakes being overheated. When the pads become overheated, they leave residue on the rotor. Typically, this happens after a panic stop or at a stop light when the brakes remain depressed. They are not allowed to cool naturally. Pad material is transferred to the rotor at the location it is being held tightly. This uneven buildup of material will be noticed whenever the brakes are applied again. 0 Helpful? 1 Related wikiHows Edit How to Stop a Car with No Brakes How to Make a Tight Turn Quickly in a Car How to Drive Tactically (Technical Driving) How to Enhance Your Driving Skills How to Change The Brake Pads in Your Car How to Install Brake Calipers on Car Wheels How to Choose a Car for Tactical Driving How to Stop at a STOP Sign Advertisement About This Article 9 votes - 100% Co-authors: 42 Updated: 7 days ago Views: 482,916 Categories: Featured Articles | Stopping Vehicles Sources and Attribution Did this article help you? Yes No Braking and Stopping a Car with ABSBraking and and Stopping a Car without ABSCommunity Q&ATipsWarningsRelated wikiHows Surprise Me! wikiHow to...

PROTECT YOUR CAR FROM KEYLESS THEFT

Home » Automotive » Car Detailing Customization Join Sign in EzineArticles - Expert Authors Sharing Their Best Original Articles Custom Search Search Ekim Sari Basic Author | 5 Articles Joined: November 22, 2016 United Kingdom The Rise of The Keyless Theft and How To Power Up Your Security By Ekim Sari | Submitted On June 05, 2018 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Expert Author Ekim Sari Auto theft rates have been on a decline for the last few years now, but a recent crime wave in the UK shows that modern vehicles with keyless technology are the new targets of the car thieves. Keyless car entry is designed to provide convenience for owners but it is now being used by organized crime gangs and opportunistic criminals to break into and steal vehicles that are equipped with the technology. Over 85.000 vehicles were stolen in the United Kingdom with a staggering 56% rise in the number of stolen vehicles compared to last year. What is more worrying is that 70% of the owners claim they still had their car keys on them. Keyless car entry and engine start features are great examples of innovations in vehicle technology but the relay thefts show us that exploitation of technology will always be an issue. A group of researchers from a German company called ADAC used radio transmitters to test which cars are susceptible to relay attacks. The Munich-based automobile club performed a study on dozens of cars to test a radio "amplification attack" that extends the range of unwitting drivers' key fobs to gain entry to cars and even start their ignitions. A whopping 110 cars from 27 different manufacturers were found to be at risk. ADAC says it successfully broke into 24 different cars, including European cars like the Audi A3, A4, and A6, BMW 730d, and Opel Ampera. It also found models like the Ford Galaxy, Kia Optima, and Toyota Rav4 were susceptible, among many others. An ADAC spokesman told: "We are revealing this IT problem at more and more brands across different manufacturers. This statement clearly suggests that millions of vehicles are vulnerable to theft. So, how do the thieves make off with a car without needing the owner's keys? The relay theft essentially requires a device called a relay box and two people. The device performs a search for the radio signal generated by the key fob inside the house and boosts its range to 15 to 20 meters. One person holds the device within range of the victim's key while the other perpetrator remains close to the car. Normally, to prevent the abuse of keyless entry, vehicle computer systems have restrictions and can seek out the key signal only within a few meters from the car. The relay box tricks the car into thinking that the key is in close proximity and allows the criminals to break into the car and even start the engine. The whole process takes less a minute. Modern vehicles are costly investments and yet a gadget that costs only £30 lets hackers steal them without even breaking a sweat. Thieves may seem to have the upper hand in this situation but let's not forget we live in a modern age where tech and security companies work tirelessly to find alternative ways to prevent relay attacks. Relay boxes need to pick up the signals from the key fob so the first order of business is to put your car keys in a container that blocks the radio signals. Securing the keys alone is obviously not enough; there are still adept thieves that can attempt to steal your car and with their experience, they might just be able to do it. That is why it is important to secure your car and delay the thieves as long as possible in the event of an actual theft attempt. There are several gadgets and security systems that can help the car owners to fortify their defenses against these tech-savvy criminals. Manufacturers insist that modern-day vehicles are more secure than ever, but criminals prove them wrong all the time and that is precisely why car owners need to adopt additional security measures in place to prevent theft. Most car owners tend to think that car alarms are useless and they only make noise but as a deterrent, they are one of the best solutions on the market. It is worth spending some extra money on a high-end car alarm that can delay or completely dissuade the thief. Steering wheel locks are great visual deterrents as well. Cheap models may not have a chance at stopping the criminals but a top-quality wheel lock can give even the most accomplished thief a run for his money. When it comes to car security though, there is nothing better than a vehicle tracking system. Vehicle trackers are armed with the best features to deal with the sophisticated thieves committing the relay attacks. State-of-the-art tools such as geo-fence zones, movement sensor, shock sensor and immobilization will ensure that no thief, no matter how experienced or skilled they are, will be able to get away with your car. And in case the worst should happen and criminals manage to steal your car, you can track the vehicle's precise location in real-time and inform the authorities. No other security system or device can offer the car owners the guaranteed safe return of their cars and that is why vehicle tracking devices are the best at what they do. Common sense goes a long way in protecting your vehicle against theft attempts. People tend to be careless when it comes to their cars; they leave the keys in the ignition for quick stops, keep the doors open or leave valuable items in plain sight inside the car. You have to make sure not to provide a window of opportunity for theft and keep the security measures active all the time. Unfortunately, even the latest technologies have vulnerabilities that can be exploited by criminals. Cars, especially the new models, will always the favorite targets of criminals; that is why vehicle owners need to go the extra mile and invest in the best security systems on the market. Failure to do so might cost you an expensive car. https://www.rewiresecurity.co.uk/blog/what-to-look-for-gps-tracker Article Source: https://EzineArticles.com/expert/Ekim_Sari/2355756 0 Comments | Leave a Comment Did you find this article helpful? Happy Face0 Sad Face0 Viewed 10 times Word count: 975 Article Tools EzinePublisher Report this article Cite this article Stay Informed Subscribe to New Article Alerts: Automotive: Car-Detailing-Customization Ekim Sari Email Address Subscribe We will never sell or rent your email address. 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CAR PAINT PROTECTION FILM HOW IT WORKS

Home » Automotive » Car Detailing Customization Join Sign in EzineArticles - Expert Authors Sharing Their Best Original Articles Custom Search Search Max Narelik Basic Author | 4 Articles Joined: March 7, 2018 Australia Paint Protection Film - What Is It? By Max Narelik | Submitted On May 30, 2018 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Expert Author Max Narelik Everything you purchase, you seem to want to keep safe from harm. Whether it be screen protectors and cases for your phone, or sleeves for your laptop, you want to ensure it remains scratch and damage free for as long as it can survive. So why then, do people not care the same about their cars? I mean sure, you wouldn't give two hoots if the car you drive is just some beat up old lemon, but there are more new cars on the road now more than ever (FCAI 2017). New cars today are more fragile, delicate, and quite frankly, aren't exactly built to last like old cars. No wonder you hear the passing comment of "they don't make 'em like they used to". So it makes sense to want to ensure your car will last as long as it possibly can. Now, there are preventative measures, such as ensuring it's well maintained, cleaning it, and driving carefully. But, what about factors you can't control. For instance, a small piece of gravel that's been kicked up by a semi-trailer, and ricochets off your bonnet, or roof, or mirror, or any part. This is where paint protection film steps in. Its purpose is similar to that of bulletproof glass (please do not shoot at a car with paint protection film). It's job is to absorb the impact by acting as a barrier. Its composition is made up of a polyurethane film, not too far off the stuff used on armoured glass. The use of paint protection film is to ensure that little to no harm comes to your vehicle. I mean, it's not going to protect you if you another car slams into you at 60km/h. That job is reserved for your seatbelt and airbags. It will, however, stop those unruly scratches, stone chips, and even minor abrasions. It even protects your paint work from pollutants and contaminants, such as bird droppings, tree sap, dirt, dust and other unfavourable things that could damage your paint. Paint protection film can save you a tonne of money in the long run. While more affordable alternatives, namely ceramic coating, are available, they do not provide the protection against scratches and rock chips. Paint protection film does. Paint protection film is also a fantastic way to preserve your vehicles colour, especially if it's a custom colour! It's a preferred product for classic cars, you know, the ones that were "made like they used to". These cars are often high end classics, with discontinued paint finishes, so it's no wonder they would want paint protection. For more information on our services, contact us at http://www.provinyl.com.au Check out our paint protection prices and packages here: http://www.provinyl.com.au/price.html Article Source: https://EzineArticles.com/expert/Max_Narelik/2523635 0 Comments | Leave a Comment Did you find this article helpful? Happy Face0 Sad Face0 Viewed 0 time Word count: 431 Article Tools EzinePublisher Report this article Cite this article Stay Informed Subscribe to New Article Alerts: Automotive: Car-Detailing-Customization Max Narelik Email Address Subscribe We will never sell or rent your email address. Car Detailing Customization Article Feed Car Detailing Customization Article Feed Find More Articles Search Similar Articles Paint Protection - Why You Need It Cellar and Basement Waterproofing and Conversions Recent Articles The Rise of The Keyless Theft and How To Power Up Your Security What Is A Car Wrap? Enhancing Tyres With Nitrogen Inflation Performance Car Tuning: Enjoy UN-Interrupted Performance of Your Car Mobile Valeting Service - The Right Choice to Keep Your Car Clean Installing the Low Range Off-Road Defiant Armor Suzuki Samurai Bumper Wheels and Tyres: City Driving The Different Types of Car Modifications 4 Mistakes to Avoid While Selecting Car Cleaning Services The Power of the Race Car Clutch EzineArticles.com About Us FAQ Contact Us Member Benefits Privacy Policy Shop Site Map Blog Training Video Library Advertising Affiliates Cartoons Authors Submit Articles Members Login Premium Membership Expert Authors Endorsements Editorial Guidelines Terms of Service Publishers Terms Of Service Ezines / Email Alerts Manage Subscriptions EzineArticles RSS © 2018 EzineArticles All Rights Reserved Worldwide

#FORD MUSTANG 2019 OVERVIEW

Home » Automotive » Classic Cars Join Sign in EzineArticles - Expert Authors Sharing Their Best Original Articles Custom Search Search Chandrasekhar Bhattacharjee Basic PLUS Author | 27 Articles Joined: October 31, 2013 India A Brief Overview of the 2019 Ford Mustang By Chandrasekhar Bhattacharjee | Submitted On March 15, 2018 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article 2019 Ford Mustang - Introduction According to many, the Ford-Mustang is the best car brand. Whenever we talk about the best car then it implies car with the best technology, possessing the best features and having super efficient machine system. Undoubtedly, Ford is one of the acclaimed manufacturers in the auto industry. On a yearly basis, the auto companies attempt to design and manufacture new cars that are supposed to meet requirements of customers. The car is a popular car as it has a number of features, attributes and therefore many like to invest in such vehicles. The brand new 2019 Ford Mustang will hit the market by 2019, it is as decided by the Ford team. 2019 Ford Mustang- Exterior and Interior The exterior look of the 2019 Ford Mustang is charismatic. It has approximately 4.7 liters straight, small block V8 engine. There is available different shades of this vehicle. The car is available in different shades. It has a rain detection wiper that forms the key exterior attribute. Besides, the car has other features like the tire camo wheels, attractive headlights, metallic body. 2019 Ford-mustang GT Interior Though the new car has certain attributes which are different from the previous versions, the wheelbase continues to be the same. There is a marginal lower light controlled by reserve frameworks. The new model is expected to have fog lamps, attractive rear spoiler and quad edge, useful drainage canals. The wheels of the 2019 Ford Mustang are made of tire camo. The outside if the car is attractive and the inside is spacious. The seating arrangements are leather-wrapped. There are controlled independently. Inside of the car has a scope for entertainment for those who like to use it for traveling purposes. Other features of the vehicle include control wheel, power window, control buttons, lights, lights of cars, rain sensing wipers, telephones. There are security features that none shouldn't be missing in the vehicle. Stops censor, rear camera, airbags make the car ideal for travel. 2019 Ford-Mustang - Engine and Performance The 2019's version of the car is supposed to have engines that produce 300 horse power if energy, 280 pounds of torque. The engine of the car gives the rider 6-acceleration. It is reported that all the car engines will be equipped with turbochargers. 2019 #Ford Mustang - Approximate Price and Release Date The starting price of the car is around $45,990. It can be said that the car is pricey for the average people. The price of the car can reach $66,490 in some cases. 2019's Ford's version of the car has a number of features that make it popular among the users. It inherits some of the features of its previous versions. Besides, there are some extra features of this vehicle which make it truly amazing to ride. The car has attractive exterior as well as interior features. It has a high-performance engine that makes it truly amazing to ride. The car exterior has a super metallic body that lends to it a truly charismatic appearance. However, for the mediocre, it can be a pricey affair to invest in these vehicles. For additional information about the vehicle, it is advised to visit relevant contents available online. Article Source: https://EzineArticles.com/expert/Chandrasekhar_Bhattacharjee/1737216 0 Comments | Leave a Comment Did you find this article helpful? 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Back Today News ADHD Is Real: Brain Differences in Preschool-Age Children When “For Better or for Worse” Gets Real Why Narcissists Thrive on Chaos Essential Reads When “For Better or for Worse” Gets Real Is “Different” the New “Normal”? How Relationship Quality Might Affect Your Future Health Why Narcissists Thrive on Chaos Trending Topics Narcissism Alzheimer's Bias Affective Forecasting Neuroscience Behavioral Economics See All Find a Therapist (City or Zip) Verified by Psychology Today Psychology Today Magazine March 2018 March 2018 A Cure for Disconnection A Cure for Disconnection Loneliness is a problem of epidemic proportions, affecting millions from all walks of life. But while its roots are complex, remedies may be within reach. By Jennifer Latson, published March 7, 2018 - last reviewed on April 19, 2018 SHARE TWEET EMAIL MORE In the world of Peanuts, Charlie Brown once visited Lucy's psychiatry booth and asked, "Can you cure loneliness?" "For a nickel, I can cure anything," Lucy said. article continues after advertisement "Can you cure deep-down, black, bottom-of-the-well, no-hope, end-of-the-world, what's-the-use loneliness?" he asked. "For the same nickel?!" she balked. It's been 17 years since Robert Putnam's best-selling book Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community sounded the alarm about societal changes driving new levels of isolation and alienation; by now, most of us know that loneliness isn't a problem to be laughed off. Researchers warn that we are in the midst of a loneliness epidemic, and they aren't being metaphorical when they speak of loneliness as a disease. Stephanie, 35: "Since college I've lived in San Francisco, Paris, London, Shanghai and New York, and I've had to recreate my social family in each place. It's hard. I force myself to reach out and say, 'Hey, do you want to hang out with me?' I've realized there really are nice people everywhere." Photo by Peter Hapak Loneliness poses a serious physical risk—it can be, quite literally, deadly. As a predictor of premature death, insufficient social connection is a bigger risk factor than obesity and the equivalent of smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day, according to Julianne Holt-Lunstad, a psychology professor at Brigham Young University and one of the leading figures in loneliness research. And, she says, the epidemic is only getting worse. New research is upending much of what we've long taken for granted about loneliness. More than just a mopey, Charlie Brown-esque mindset, loneliness causes serious hurt, acting on the same parts of the brain as physical pain. And while past research has treated loneliness as a synonym for social isolation, recent studies are revealing that the subjective feeling of loneliness—the internal experience of disconnection or rejection—is at the heart of the problem. More of us than ever before are feeling its sting, whether we're young or old, married or single, urban-dwelling or living in remote mountain villages. (In fact, some remote mountain villagers are much less likely to be lonely, as we'll see.) article continues after advertisement This is what makes loneliness so insidious: It hides in plain sight and, unlike smoking or obesity, isn't typically seen as a threat, even though it takes a greater toll on our well-being. The need for intervention is urgent, says Harvard physician and public-health researcher Jeremy Nobel. "It's time for PSAs," he says. "Something like 'This is your brain. This is your brain on loneliness.'" But before we can fight back, we need to know exactly what we're up against—and start taking it seriously. What It Is, What It's Not It's been well established that lonely people are more likely than the nonlonely to die from cardiovascular disease, cancer, respiratory illness, and gastrointestinal causes—essentially, everything. One study found that those with fewer than three people they could confide in and count on for social support were more than twice as likely to die from heart disease than those with more confidants. They were also roughly twice as likely to die of all causes, even when age, income, and smoking status were comparable. Apart from the risk of premature death, loneliness contributes to seemingly countless health woes. Consider the common cold: A study published last year, in which lonely and nonlonely people were given cold-inducing nasal drops and quarantined in hotel rooms for five days, found that the lonely people who got sick suffered more severe symptoms than the nonlonely. "Put simply, lonelier people feel worse when they are sick than do less lonely people," writes study author Angie LeRoy, a doctoral candidate at the University of Houston. But what does it mean to be lonely, exactly? One of the most surprising revelations is the extent to which loneliness afflicts those of us who aren't isolated in any traditional sense of the term, including people who are married or who have relatively large networks of friends and family. article continues after advertisement "Loneliness is not simply being alone," says John Cacioppo, the director of the University of Chicago's Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience and the author of Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection. He points out that many of us crave solitude, which feels restorative and peaceful when desired. What might qualify as pleasant for some, however, can be misery for others—or even for the same person at different times. Unlike most previous research, which has focused on the number of people in a patient's social network, LeRoy's cold study looked at both objective social isolation and subjective loneliness: the discrepancy between the patient's actual and desired social relationships. Loneliness is a perceptual state that depends more on the quality of a person's relationships than on their sheer number. People with few friends can feel fulfilled; people with vast social networks can feel empty and disconnected. What LeRoy and her colleagues found was that subjective loneliness was a far bigger risk factor than sheer social isolation. "It's all about how the person feels," she says. "Feelings really matter." And how exactly does the feeling of chronic loneliness hurt us? In addition to making us more susceptible to viruses, it's also strongly correlated with cognitive decline and dementia. Lonely people are more than twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's as the nonlonely. And researchers make a point of distinguishing the effects of loneliness from those of depression: Depression does elevate the risk for Alzheimer's slightly, but not nearly as much as loneliness. It's easy to see how loneliness and depression would go hand in hand; the two states seem to feed off each other. Cacioppo defines loneliness as "a debilitating psychological condition characterized by a deep sense of emptiness, worthlessness, lack of control, and personal threat." Some of those characteristics apply equally to depression, and it's true that loneliness sometimes gives way to depression. But recent studies show that while loneliness can be an accurate predictor of depression, depression doesn't necessarily predict loneliness. (And, of course, loneliness is far from the only trigger for depression.) The key difference between the two, Cacioppo argues, is that loneliness not only leads to an increase in depressive symptoms but also to increased stress, anxiety, and even anger. Loneliness makes us sad, certainly, but the sense of personal threat seems to be what makes it so physically toxic. "These data suggest that a perceived sense of social connectedness serves as a scaffold for the self," Cacioppo writes. "Damage the scaffold, and the rest of the self begins to crumble." Mark, 59: "I was lonely when I was 40 and going through a divorce. I shut myself off from everyone, ashamed that my marriage had failed. It wasn't until I had a conversation with a friend who'd gone through the same thing that I finally opened up. Just talking about it helped me." Photo by Peter Hapak Primal Roots Our drive for social connectedness is so deeply wired that being rejected or socially excluded hurts like an actual wound. UCLA psychologist Naomi Eisenberger demonstrated the overlap between social and physical pain with an experiment in which subjects played an online game, tossing a virtual ball back and forth, while their brain activity was measured. Only one player was human; the others were created by a computer program. At some point, the computer "players" stopped tossing the ball to their human teammate. What Eisenberger found was that the brain activity of the rejected player strongly resembled that of someone experiencing physical pain. Likewise, Eisenberger has found that the same painkillers we take for physical suffering can ease the ache of loneliness. In animal tests, morphine lessened the distress of social separation as well as it relieved physical pain. In human studies, experimenters used Tylenol instead of morphine—and it helped, too. Activity in the brain's pain-processing regions was significantly reduced in subjects who took acetaminophen before being excluded from the ball-tossing game. It's no accident that loneliness hurts. Like the pain receptors that evolution planted in our bodies so we would keep our distance from a fire, the pain of loneliness grabs our attention and urges us to seek a remedy. Humans are social animals, after all, and collaboration has insured our survival against other animals. In our early days, the pain of loneliness would have been a powerful reminder to rejoin the pack when we strayed or risk fiercer pain if we encountered a predator all alone. "Loneliness evolved like any other form of pain," Cacioppo says. "It is an aversive state that has evolved as a signal to change behavior, very much like hunger, thirst, or physical pain, to motivate us to renew the connections we need to survive and prosper." Feeling disconnected from the people we rely on for help and support puts us on high alert, triggering the body's stress response. Studies show that lonely people, like most people under stress, have less restful sleep, higher blood pressure, and increased levels of the hormones cortisol and epinephrine; these, in turn, contribute to inflammation and weakened immunity. While the pain of loneliness was an adaptive advantage in humanity's early days, when separating from the tribe could mean becoming lion food, it doesn't serve the same purpose now that we can technically survive entirely on our own, given a microwave and an endless supply of Hot Pockets. The force of the feeling may seem like overkill now that it has evolved from a life-or-death alarm bell into a more abstract warning that our need for connection is not being met. But that's only until you consider that the need, left unmet, still has the power to kill us—just by a slower, more invisible mechanism than starvation or predation. Counterintuitively, the pain of isolation can make us more likely to lash out at the people we feel alienated from. Once our fight-or-flight system is activated, we're more likely to fight others than to hug them. Loneliness, Cacioppo explains, "promotes an emphasis on short-term self-preservation, including an increase in implicit vigilance for social threats." The emerging theory of loneliness, in other words, is that it doesn't just make people yearn to engage with the world around them. It makes them hypervigilant to the possibility that others mean to do them harm—which makes it even less likely that they'll be able to connect meaningfully. This negative feedback loop is what makes chronic loneliness (as opposed to situational loneliness, which comes and goes in everyone's life) so frustratingly intractable. In people who've been lonely for a long time, the fight-or-flight response has kicked into perpetual overdrive, making them defensive and wary in social settings. Chronically lonely people tend to approach a social interaction with the expectation that it will be unfulfilling and to look for evidence that they're right. As Cacioppo notes, lonely people pay more attention to negative signals from others, interpreting judgment and rejection where it is not intended. Without being aware of it, they sabotage their own efforts to connect with others. So injunctions to join a book club or social group won't help unless people can first shed the unconscious biases that keep them from establishing intimacy. Experts like Cacioppo are approaching this problem from two angles: how to stop the feedback loop once it starts and, perhaps more promisingly, how to prevent it from starting at all. That means working to beef up social opportunities and deepen connections among those likely to become chronically lonely. But first they have to identify the people most at risk. KIVA: "I have what I call a soul-type of loneliness because I lost my parents when I was young—my father when I was 9 and mom when I was 19. Because of that, I don't take people for granted and really try to stay connected. My friends are my family in many ways." Photo by Peter Hapak Who? Everyone More Americans are living alone than ever before, making us more likely to become socially isolated, especially as we age. The number of older people without a spouse, child, or any living relatives is growing—and disproportionately so for older black Americans. That's one reason we're lonelier. But it's not the whole story. Being married doesn't protect you from loneliness, according to a 2012 study, which followed 1,600 adults over 60 for six years. Out of the 43 percent of participants who reported chronic loneliness, more than half were married. Everyone, of course, is lonely sometimes, especially after the loss of a loved one or a move to a new area. The very elderly are at a higher risk for chronic loneliness because they've often lost partners, siblings, and friends, and because health and mobility problems can get in the way of social activity. And that demographic is growing simply because life expectancy is increasing. Loneliness has also skyrocketed among teens and young adults, despite their typically robust health and sizeable peer groups. A recent British study found that the youngest people surveyed—those between 16 and 24—were the most likely of all age groups to report feeling lonely. Many experts blame the growing loneliness of young people on their social media use, which they argue may hinder the development of the real-world social skills necessary to build close friendships. In the United States, loneliness is especially lethal for military veterans. A 2017 study by Yale researchers found that the biggest contributor to veteran suicides—on average, 20 a day—was not war—related trauma but loneliness. Even soldiers who never saw combat are susceptible, Sebastian Junger reported in Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging. Most devastating, for many of them, is the loss of what Junger terms "brotherhood"—the tight bonds formed through shared mission and sacrifice—and its stark contrast with our independent, isolated civilian society. Overall, roughly 40 percent of Americans reported regularly feeling lonely in 2010, up from about 20 percent in the 1980s. According to a sociological report called the General Social Survey, the number of Americans who say they have no one they can confide in nearly tripled between 1985 and 2004: At the survey's end, the average person reported having just two confidants. Why? There are many reasons, but Sherry Turkle, the author of Alone Together: Why We Ask More From Technology and Less From Each Other, places blame squarely on the rise of digital culture. Connecting meaningfully with others in person requires us to be ourselves, openly and genuinely. Conversations by text or Facebook messenger may be filled with smile emojis, but they leave us feeling empty because they lack depth. "Without the demands and rewards of intimacy and empathy, we end up feeling alone while together online," Turkle says. "And when we get together, we are quite frankly less prepared than before to listen. We have lost empathy skills. And of course, this, too, makes us more alone." But even friends we interact with in the real world can put us at risk if they themselves become lonely. A stunning study by Cacioppo and fellow researchers Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler concluded that loneliness is contagious: It spreads in clusters throughout social networks. Their research, based on a 10-year study of more than 5,000 people, found that those who became lonely typically passed that feeling along to others before cutting ties with the group. As they describe it, ripples of loneliness along the margins of a social network, where people tend to have fewer friends to begin with, move inward toward the group's center, infecting the friends of those lonely people, then friends of friends, leading to weakened ties among all. "Our social fabric can fray at the edges, like a yarn that comes loose at the end of a crocheted sweater," they write. "An important implication of this finding is that interventions to reduce loneliness in our society may benefit by aggressively targeting the people at the periphery to help repair their social networks. By helping them, we might create a protective barrier against loneliness that can keep the whole network from unraveling." Anais, 22 “I don’t have a lot of friends, but the friends I do have—we’re really close. And I think it’s important to be together in person. There’s no point in our texting if we live 10 minutes away and we’re not doing anything. I’ll say, ‘Let’s hang out. I have a car—I’ll come to you.’” Photo by Peter Hapak How to Reconnect Perched on a remote hillside in the rugged, rocky heart of Sardinia, Villagrande Strisaili doesn't seem like a particularly hospitable place. The farmers and laborers who eke out a backbreaking living here greeted psychologist Susan Pinker with extreme wariness when she visited them. "Who are your parents?" one asked her. But these villagers have something the rest of us covet: an average lifespan as much as three decades longer than their fellow Europeans (and us Americans). It's one of the handful of mountainous regions in the world where more people live past the age of 100 than anywhere else. And what researchers, including Pinker, have found is that one key to their longevity may be that they live within a social fabric knit so tightly that, while seemingly impervious to outsiders, it shelters its residents in a uniquely warm, protective embrace. Part of the Sardinian stronghold's secret is structural. As in all of Italy's medieval villages, life literally and figuratively revolves around the town square, as it has for centuries. "You have to go through it to go to the post office or the church or the store," says Pinker, the author of The Village Effect: How Face-to-Face Contact Can Make Us Healthier and Happier. "You have to meet your neighbors, whether you want to or not." Part, too, evolved from the region's geographic isolation and the repeated invasions it has endured since the Bronze Age, which forced its early residents inland to hilltop enclaves that were easy to defend. Their descendants, Villagrande's 3,500 modern-day dwellers, are bonded both by kinship and by millennia of shared history and common purpose. So being born into a tight-knit community on a remote mountaintop where your ancestors fought off invaders for thousands of years, and where you're forced to see your neighbors every day in the town square, is one way to prevent loneliness. But where does that leave the rest of us? It's possible to follow the Sardinian example by creating communities that deliberately foster close social bonds. There's a growing cohousing movement in which residents share chores and tend to common spaces together, as they have in communes and kibbutzes. "It's more popular in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway," Pinker says. "There are about 700 cohousing communities in Denmark and 150 to 200 in the United States, but more are being built." Growing numbers of older Americans, meanwhile, are embracing what some are calling the "village movement," forming neighborhood organizations where homeowners pay yearly dues to hire a small staff that helps with everything from minor home improvements to grocery shopping to organizing social activities. That way people can maintain the connections they've developed over a lifetime in their own neighborhoods and still receive the services they might otherwise get by moving into an assisted living facility. Urban planners can help by designing communities that look more like Villagrande—if not with a town square at the center, then at least with parks and community centers where people are forced to cross paths. And we can all make a conscious choice to buy or rent homes in socially salubrious neighborhoods, Pinker says. "A lot of people look at a home's closets and kitchen, but what they need to look at is where the people gather in the neighborhood. What's the park like? Where's the library? That's much more important than how big your closet is." Even if we don't live in a setting that puts us in regular contact with our neighbors, we can still cultivate connection by making it a priority akin to exercise, Pinker says. Combining workouts with social connection, in fact, does double duty: Pinker's own research convinced her to change her solitary exercise habits, and she joined a swim team with whom she stretches both her physical and her social muscles. We can find ways to engage with other people no matter what our interests are. "Just getting together to play cards once a week can add years onto your life—it's better than taking beta blockers," Pinker says. "But that's not why you should do it. You should do it because it's fun, because you enjoy it. Otherwise you won't keep it up." What's missing for lonely people, after all, is not just social contact but meaningful contact—the bonds that come from being your authentic self with another person. One of the best ways to foster meaningful engagement is through the creative arts, says health researcher Jeremy Nobel, who is spearheading an initiative called The UnLonely Project, which focuses on creative expression as a way to lessen the burden of loneliness. Edythe Hughes, a 28-year-old model affiliated with The UnLonely Project, has made art a regular part of her social life. "Whenever I have people over, I always have a canvas and ask that everyone paint something," she says. "Making art together pulls you into a deeper connection with each other." Brendan, 27 "The worst loneliness is when I'm lonely, but I'm not alone. I'm around friends or even a significant other, but we're not on the same wavelength. If I feel that way, I'll open it up to a conversation. It's like, we're all adults. If something is affecting me to that extent, I think it should be talked about." Photo by Peter Hapak This is why traditional efforts to reach out to the lonely—by, say, visiting a nursing home—are often unsuccessful: They fail to foster deep, meaningful engagement. The encounter is pleasant but fleeting, and the effects don't last. "If I talk to someone for an hour and then leave, they're still lonely," says Dutch sociologist Jenny Gierveld, who has spent 50 years studying loneliness. "The basis of a meaningful bond is reciprocity. A lonely person can't just answer a lot of questions for an hour and feel connected. He or she has to do something." To foster the engagement that's key to countering loneliness, Cacioppo and his colleagues at the University of Chicago designed what they call social fitness exercises and applied them to people at particularly high risk for chronic loneliness: soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Working with 48 Army platoons, they taught the soldiers to identify behaviors that reinforce loneliness and to substitute more positive behaviors. For example, a soldier who kept looking down at his phone was reminded to put the phone away and engage with the people around him; someone tempted to avoid conversation was encouraged to ask a question instead. The training was shown to reduce loneliness among soldiers—and it might work equally well in civilian settings. "Just as you can start an exercise regimen to gain strength and improve your health, you can combat loneliness through exercises that build emotional strength and resilience," Cacioppo writes. A major barrier to treating loneliness, however, is the reluctance many feel to even acknowledge that it affects them. Unlike other health risks, such as hypertension or high cholesterol, it's compounded by stigma. "It becomes about them as a person: They're not worthy of friendship; they have less value in society," Nobel says. But that may be changing with increasing awareness of how common and dangerous loneliness is. "I've been working on this for my entire career, and within the last year there has been more attention paid to it than ever before, which gives me hope," says psychologist and neuroscientist Holt-Lunstad. Last spring, she testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Aging on the need to elevate loneliness to a public health priority on the same level as smoking and obesity. "One of the biggest stumbling blocks in getting many organizations to take this seriously is the question, 'What can we do about it?' It feels, to many, more like a personal issue, something policymakers shouldn't be getting involved in," she says. But one of the issues that emerged during her testimony was that hearing loss among older Americans contributes to increased isolation and loneliness. Congress has since passed legislation to make hearing aids more accessible. "While it's true that we can't legislate good relationships, here's legislation that can reduce loneliness, and it doesn't impede on anyone's personal freedom," she says. While an easy fix for loneliness is elusive, researchers are optimistic. It wasn't so long ago, after all, that we connected meaningfully with each other more or less by default. We can figure it out again—especially now that we know what's at stake. "More than just looking at new statistics about loneliness, it is time to trace the human story of how we got here," Turkle says. "It is not so complicated. We can retrace our way and rediscover one another's company." Take the Fight to Loneliness Once we understand the toll loneliness takes on our mental and physical health, what can we do to protect ourselves? DO TALK TO STRANGERS Small talk isn't so small, so take the plunge and converse with someone beside you on the bus or in line at a store."Just chatting makes us happier and healthier," says Susan Pinker, author of The Village Effect. "We can feel much better after just 30 seconds of talking to someone in person, whereas we don't get that benefit from online interaction." GIVE IT SEVEN MINUTES According to the "seven-minute rule," it takes that long to know if a conversation is going to be interesting. Sherry Turkle, the author of Alone Together and Reclaiming Conversation, acknowledges that it can be hard, "but it's when we stumble, hesitate, and have those 'lulls' that we reveal ourselves most to each other." SCHEDULE FACE TIME What does face-to-face contact with friends and family give us that virtual communication lacks? For one thing, it boosts our production of endorphins, the brain chemicals that ease pain and enhance well-being. That's one reason in-person interaction improves our physical health, researchers say. IF YOU CAN'T GET FACE TIME, CHOOSE FACETIME Being there in person is always best, but video conferencing by Skype or FaceTime can help people divided by distance maintain the bonds they built in person, according to researchers. Phone calls are the next best thing—hearing the other person's voice is a form of connection—while relationships conducted primarily by email or text tend to wither fastest. USE FACEBOOK WISELY Social media isn't inherently alienating, says Harvard epidemiologist Jeremy Nobel, but to create sustainable connections, it should be used purposefully. "If you're just using Facebook to show pictures of yourself smiling on vacation, you're not going to connect authentically," he says. Instead, within the larger platforms, create smaller social networks, such as an online book club where you can share meaningful personal reactions with a select group of people. BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR Getting to know your neighbors yields more benefits than access to a cup of sugar when you run out. One study found that higher "neighborhood social cohesion" lowers your risk for a heart attack. So invite your neighbors over for coffee and offer to feed their cats when they go out of town. You'll be happier and healthier for it. THROW A DINNER PARTY "Eating together is a form of social glue," writes Susan Pinker in The Village Effect. Evidence of communal eating dates back at least 12,000 years: Sharing food was a way to resolve conflicts and create a group identity among hunter-gatherers long before villages existed. GET CREATIVE Participating in the creative arts—from joining a chorus to organizing a craft night—helps us connect deeply without talking directly about ourselves, Nobel says. "A lot of people can't find the spoken words to express their feelings, but they can draw them, write expressively about them, or even dance them," he says. "When someone else pays attention to them and allows them to resonate with their own experience, it's as if an electric circuit gets completed, and they're connected." TALK ABOUT IT When Julia Bainbridge struggled with loneliness as a single New Yorker, she started a podcast, The Lonely Hour, and found that just talking about her feelings made her feel less lonely. She was surprised to find out how many people felt the same way—and what a relief it was to know that she wasn't alone in her loneliness. Whether to a podcast audience, a friend, or a therapist, we can all benefit from talking about feelings of isolation. REACH OUT AND TOUCH SOMEONE—LITERALLY Hugging, holding hands, or even just patting someone on the back is powerful medicine. Physical touch can lower our physiological stress response, helping fight infection and inflammation. And it cues our brains to release oxytocin, which helps strengthen social bonds. Submit your response to this story to letters@psychologytoday.com (link sends e-mail). If you would like us to consider your letter for publication, please include your name, city, and state. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. Pick up a copy of Psychology Today on newsstands now or subscribe to read the the rest of the latest issue. 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