Launching your car means to rapidly accelerate it from a complete stop. It is not advisable to do so in any conditions, as it will put unnecessary strain on your car’s transmission and some other elements. However, if you decide to launch your car anyway and you happen to have an automatic gearbox, never do […]
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Although checking the oil level is one of the most commonly known car maintenance activity, it is easy to forget about it when we’re so busy these days. And while spotting an improper amount of engine oil is very easy and fast to fix, driving with such condition not taken care of may lead to […]
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The first and only circumnavigation by an amphibious vehicle was done by Ben Carlin from Australia. He did it in a modified Ford GPA amphibious jeep called Half-Safe, finishing on 8 May 1958. It took him over ten years to finish his journey, including a three-year break in England, to repair the car and raise […]
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Some people believe, that the All Wheels Drive can help them to omit obstacles on the road. However, how a vehicle responds in emergency or racetrack-type maneuvers is determined mainly by the tires, suspension, vehicle weight and weight balance. AWD can help you to accelerate faster out of a turn, but it will not help […]
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One of the most common problems we see with the DSG 6-speed transmission is failure of the valve body. The symptoms of such failure, like jerking and uneven drive, are usually disregarded by the users and lead to more severe consequences. The valve body is responsible for engaging and disengaging the clutches. In a dual-clutch […]
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The highest average speed achieved for an electric vehicle is 495.140 km/h (307.666 mi/h) over a two-way flying mile by Venturi Buckeye Bullet 2 designed and built by engineering students at The Ohio State University, driven by Roger Schroer at the Bonneville Salt Flats in the USA on 24 August 2010.
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Something as seemingly harmless as not washing your car, may turn out leading to unpleasant consequences. Some of the substances that stick to your car might be acidic and cause damage to your paintwork. Especially be careful when you spot some unusual smudges like bird droppings or tree sap, which can be especially harmful to […]
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The first successful petrol-driven car, the Motorwagen, built by Karl Friedrich Benz was built in late 1885. The three-wheeler weighed 254 kg (560 lb) and could reach a speed of 13-16 km/h (8-10 mph). Its single-cylinder engine delivered 0.63 kW (0.85 hp) at 400 rpm. It was patented on 29 January 1886. Its first 1-km […]
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Some people think that ABS system can slow down a car even on such slippery surfaces as ice or snow. It will always help to keep control of your vehicle and aid you to steer it around obstacles, but it is not always the case for decreasing the stopping distance. It turns out that on […]
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Did you know, that the fastest crash speed that did not cause the death of the driver happened at the speed of 579 km/h (360 mph)? It may sound improbable, but it actually happened when Donald Campbell crashed his car ‘Bluebird’ when he was trying to set a new land speed record at Bonneville, USA. […]
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