Length is only one of the parameters that influence car’s stability, but it does not determine it alone. There are many other factors, like the vertical and horizontal position of the vehicle’s center of gravity and the suspension. The lower placed the load of the car, the more stable it becomes. Also harder suspension will […]
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The fastest car in the world, powered by two jet engines Thrust SSC, is the only vehicle documented so far that reached the velocity higher than the speed of sound. It drove as fast as 1,227.9 km/h (763 mph), which is 1.02 Mach, on 15 October 1997 in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA.
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Although it may seem reasonable that banning texting while driving should reduce the number of accidents, it is not always true. When such law is introduced, some people will not stop using their phones behind the wheels, but rather hide the phone below their dashboard so that police cannot see what they are doing. This […]
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Hughie Thompson, John Weston and Richard Steel from UK were the three people that made the longest bus journey ever documented. They covered 87,367 km (54,289 miles) through 18 countries in a red London Routemaster double-decker bus. They travelled through London, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Milan, Istanbul, Dubai, Lahore, Bombay, Singapore, Perth, Sydney, Rio, Santiago, Los Angeles, […]
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This misconception is one of the most dangerous, as it makes some people not using the seatbelts while driving. Research shows that wearing a seatbelt can reduce the risk of death by 45% and cut the risk of serious injury by half. Airbags also have much greater chance of saving your life than harming you, […]
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The fastest speed reached by a vehicle, where powered is transferred trough its wheels to the ground, was 737.8 km/h (458.4 mph). It was achieved by the turbine-powered Vesco Turbinator, driven by Don Vesco, at Bonneville Salt Flats in the USA on 18 October 2001.
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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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