While driverless cars have been a talking point of the future, it seems now they are one step closer to reality. Ride-sharing freelance taxi company, Uber, have just bought an incredible 24,000 vehicles from Volvo. Uber has chosen the luxury SUV crossover, the XC90 and bought them in abundance thanks to their autonomous technology. With […]
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According to the Department of Transport, 42% of all the crashes are caused by people not looking properly. It’s almost half of the cases, so if you need one advice that could decrease the risk of a collision the most, it would be to look out more carefully when you are on the road. The […]
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Did you know that average car spends about 95% of its time parked? In some big cities, it drops to about 92% due to increased traffic and extended commuting time. And maybe it also takes longer to find a parking place Even if you count only the daytime, by subtracting the 8 hours of sleep […]
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The most common reason why British cars fail the MoT tests are the Lamps Reflectors and Electrical Equipment, and it is responsible for 19% of the rejections. Next ones are the brakes and the suspensions, which are behind 14% and 12% of the failures respectively. One of the rarest reasons for rejection is the malfunction […]
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During normal driving, your brakes should not exceed the temperature of 200°C. However, if you accelerate and brake very intensively, like during a race, they can easily go up to as much as 500 °C or 1000 °F.
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Dragsters achieve the same rate of fuel consumption as a fully loaded Boeing 747 but with four times the energy volume. That is why they accelerate faster than any other wheel powered vehicles ever created and reach as much as 10,000 Horsepower capacity.
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In 2017, Volkswagen launched their new strategy, TOGETHER – Strategy 2025. The approach was designed to address the fundamental issues within the brand, notably the recent emissions scandal and to put forward a plan for the Volkswagen Group (VAG group) to be the world leaders in the automotive industry. Ultimately, the primary aim of TOGETHER […]
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The closest margin of a victory in a car, which is 0.0005 of a second, was achieved between Logan Gomez and Alex Lloyd during the 16th round of the 2007 Indy Pro Series race at Chicagoland Speedway on ninth of September 2007.
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No one can hide from pollution in the car. Sitting in the car is even worse for your health. Unimaginable but being in a car you are almost eight times more exposed to air pollution than if you are a cyclist. To lessen the number, drivers can use more often a recycled-air setting for a […]
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Red colour vehicles are one of the most favourite choices. Strange but optometrist says that red car would be the hardest one to see. The red car is also most exposed to dirt. Owners of a red vehicle will notice their interior warm up faster because red absorbs faster heat rays from the sun.
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