Longest continuous car skid was 10 km long
The longest car skid marks were made by a jet-powered Spirit of America on 15 October 1964. It was 10 kilometres long, and the record has never later been broken. The longest skid
Drivers of Lexus ES 300 get the most speeding tickets
A recent study performed by Insurance.com shows that the drivers of Lexus ES 300 get more tickets for speeding than owners of any other car. Very close to the result of the Lexus i
The tightest parallel parking is 7.5 cm
A British stunt driver, Alastair Moffatt, managed to slide his way into a gap measuring just 7.5cm longer than the Fiat 500C 1.2 Cult he was driving. It is currently the tightest d
1 in 5 of 16-year-old drivers has an accident within their first year of driving
Did you know that about 20% of 16-year-old drivers have an accident during their first year of driving? That is one of the reasons why most of the countries allow driving only to p
Two minutes of idling uses the as much fuel as 1 mile of driving
According to Consumer Energy Center, two minutes of idling your car will use the same amount of fuel as it would take to drive for one mile. That pretty much explains why start-sto
The oldest still functioning car was made in 1884
The oldest functioning car is La Marquise, a steam-powered, four-wheeled vehicle, manufactured by De Dion Bouton et Trépardoux in 1884. The car is fueled by coal, wood and p
19% of drivers admit to surfing the web while driving
Although using a phone while driving highly increases the risk of an accident, one out of five drivers recklessly surf the web while riding a car. Don’t make that mistake and
Ferrari stopped selling cars with manual transmissions in 2011
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 p
Women are not allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia
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
The longest car in the world measures 30.5 meters
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 divin