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 paper and takes approximately 30 minutes to warm up. Its top speed equals 61 km/h (38 mph).
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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 stay safe on the road.
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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 possible performance of cars, as the modern automatic systems are much more efficient than any human being.
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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 that area. Fortunately, more and more voices of disapproval are being heard among the influential citizens there, […]
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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 diving board and a king-sized water bed. It is designed to drive as a rigid vehicle or it can be changed to bend in […]
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It seems like Finns prefer sitting in a sauna rather than driving, as they have more of saunas than cars. This is possible because all hotels, many office buildings and factories and most homes in Finland have saunas. Thus there are 4.9 million saunas for just 1.4 million people.
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If you have read one of our previous posts, you probably now know that it doesn’t give you any advantage of putting premium fuel into a car that does not require it. But a lot of the USA citizens seem to be unaware and they waste in total about 2 billion dollars a year because […]
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An anonymous Bugatti Veyron owners from England claims that a routine service of his car costs him $21,000. He also has to pay $38,500 for a set of four tires and $46,000 every fourth tire change to have his wheels x-rayed to check for stress fractures. In comparison, an annual service on a Ferrari Enzo […]
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There are about 900 polar bears in Churchill area in Canada. That’s why people have to leave their cars and homes unlocked, to make sure they or some passerby can escape in case of meeting one of these big animals. It is also advised not to walk in certain areas to increase safety.
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Did you know, that according to a study by Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, texting while driving increases the danger of causing a collision by a factor of 23. The study was performed by analysing the behaviours of more than one hundred truck drivers. However the authors claim, that similar increase in probability of an accident […]
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