When you are driving, try to notice the traffic lights as soon as possible. If you find a crossroad or pedestrian crossing ahead of you, do not accelerate your car before passing it. When approaching the lights you need to slow down anyway, so all the fuel used for acceleration before would be wasted. Also […]
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Ferrari had it last car with manual transmission produced in 2011. They explained that the reason for ceasing to produce vehicles with this type of gearbox was to assure the best possible performance of cars, as the modern automatic systems are much more efficient than any human being.
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When you’re starting your car, you shouldn’t accelerate aggressively until your engine reaches normal operating temperature. Watch your dashboard and put the gas fully only when you see the engine is warm enough. Doing so without having the car warmed up will increase wear of some parts. A cold engine also looses some of its […]
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Did you know, that although a lot of local protests, it is still illegal for a woman to drive a car in Saudi Arabia? And it is only one of the many rights being taken from women in that area. Fortunately, more and more voices of disapproval are being heard among the influential citizens there, […]
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A 30.5 m (100 ft) long 26-wheeled limousine designed by Jay Ohrberg of Burbank, California, USA is the longest car in the world. It features among others a swimming pool with diving board and a king-sized water bed. It is designed to drive as a rigid vehicle or it can be changed to bend in […]
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One of the common misconceptions about cars from the movies is that a bullet can cause a car to explode and burst into flames. However, this myth was already checked by the Mythbusters, and it turned out that a bullet actually goes through the gas tank, when you shot it from a normal gun.
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It seems like Finns prefer sitting in a sauna rather than driving, as they have more of saunas than cars. This is possible because all hotels, many office buildings and factories and most homes in Finland have saunas. Thus there are 4.9 million saunas for just 1.4 million people.
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If you have read one of our previous posts, you probably now know that it doesn’t give you any advantage of putting premium fuel into a car that does not require it. But a lot of the USA citizens seem to be unaware and they waste in total about 2 billion dollars a year because […]
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There’s a popular opinion that when driving, you should have your hands at the position of the 10 and 2, as referring to the hours’ positions on the clock. But it is now better to place your hands at 9 and 3. It gives you similar control possibilities while increasing your safety in case of […]
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Domino’s Pizza was established by two brothers, Jim and Tom Monaghan and it was then named DomiNick’s. Eight months after starting the company, Jim decided to trade his shares for a Volkswagen Beetle.
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