The cheapest car was sold for only $125
Did you know that the cheapest car in the world was the 1922 Red Bug, built by the Briggs Stratton Co. in the USA. It used to be sell for as low as 125 dollars. It had a 1.57m whee
The largest production car engine was 13.5 litres
The engines used in the US Pierce-Arrow 6-66 Raceabout, the US Peerless 6-60 and the Fageol, was the largest one used in production car so far. It was produced at the beginning of
Old cars are safer
Some people claim, that the old cars are safer due to their stiffness when compared to the new models. But the truth is, the deflection of the modern vehicles is there for a reason
The fastest car powered by biogas can run 364 km/h
The record for the fastest car powered by biogas is 364.6 km/h (226.55 mph) and was achieved by driver Jürgen Hohenester at the ATP testing facilities in Papenburg, Germany, o
Frontal airbags and safety belts reduce driver fatalities by 52 percent
Did you know that frontal airbags reduce a risk of fatality during a car crash by 29 percent on average? The fatality reduction in frontal crashes is larger for belted drivers (52
Only about 18% of the energy from the fuel reaches the wheels
It may be of an interest for some of you, that the tank-to-wheel energy efficiency is 18% for the petrol and 22% for the diesel cars. All the rest is being used up by all the other
Women cause more accidents
Some people claim that women are worse drivers and that they cause more accidents than men. However, the statistics say that it is actually the opposite – women tend to be sa
The most produced car model is Toyota Corolla
Did you know that Toyota Corolla is the most produced car in the world so far? There are already more than 40 million of these vehicles produced and it is still growing. Although t
Luxembourg have the highest rate of car ownership in the world
In Luxembourg, there are 647 cars per 1,000 citizens. It makes that country to have the highest rate of car ownership in the world. The second country in that category is Iceland,
The risk of a crash doubles with each 5km/h over a 60km/h speed limit
The risk of a casualty crash approximately doubles with each 5km/h increase in speed on a 60km/h speed limited road, or with each 10km/h increase in speed on 110km/h roads. So thin