Every car enthusiast should know that: China is a great automotive market and will remain so as long as more and more manufacturers are attracted by cheap labor costs and state incentives. But the downside of this breathtaking boom is actually the continuously increasing number of cars that reach...
Fitting a set of aftermarket rims and tires can change how your car handles, as well as dramatically improving the way it looks. Unfortunately, there is also a downside here, as getting cheap rims will hurt your car. Buying heavy wheels also affects your vehicle, as will significantly oversized...
In the automotive world, Rolls-Royce paved the way with the V-8 Legalimit (1905), then Cadillac introduced the first mass-production V8 engine for cars in 1914, the L-Head. Some 13,000 cars equipped with the L-Head V8 were sold in the first year of production, setting the scene for other...
Since the ongoing model will conclude its production cycle by the end of this year, we decided to look back at the British legend. The next model in the range will be “the best car in the world,” according to Rolls-Royce, so it is time to see its predecessors before playing the waiting...
The division between motorcycles and automobiles is so profound that their engines effectively cannot be swapped using off-the-shelf parts. Instead, many hours of complicated fabrication are required to fit a motorcycle engine in a car. Not too many were interested in the reverse side of this...
Truth be told, even with go-fast offerings such as the Focus RS, few people who play with the car take the time to think about the little details, such as the fact that, if you look into the pattern of the blue contrast stiching inside the machine, you'll get a bit of a racetrack vibrator...
When BMW launches a new 5 Series, it’s not merely a debut but a make-or-break course of action. Since the first-ever 5 Series - the E12, BMW made it clear that it builds THE sportiest sedan in the mid-size segment. Besides the driving dynamics, things like comfort and gadgets also matter a...
The first edition, held in 1898, isn’t just the first-ever motor show the world has ever seen. It was the spark the auto industry needed to convince us people that the horse is better off minding its own business on the farm, not drawing carriages back and forth around town. 1898 also...
Karl was born in 1879 and followed in his father's footsteps since he was a child, growing up around what were the first modern cars, thus learning as much as he could about the construction of an engine with internal combustion. Following a tumultuous relationship with Gottlieb Daimler and...
This love of cars was born out of the need for transportation, but has evolved into a statement, and now it lives as something in between. Some people love cars and everything about them, others see automobiles as appliances.
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Considering the boom Germany's car industry had during those years, the two didn't have any other car company to fear but themselves. They had the best drivers and the best racing cars, stealing victories from one another in almost every Grand Prix. The 1930s were also the period in...
It was an era of reckless excess and flashiness, the emergence of libertine and “free” attitudes, as well as counter-culture. Of course, many people still think of The Sixties as of an era full o debauchery and drug abuse. Proof of this are Paul Kantner's (from Jefferson Airplane)...
Although most James Bond fans would nowadays tell you that Aston Martin is the car brand of choice for 007, Ian Fleming always imagined the world's most famous spy driving a Bentley Convertible. Needless to say, over the years, more than one car brand was represented in Bond movies, but the...
Why it all happened These Germans might seem like a secret society consisting of engineering geniuses and cold-blooded designers, but the carmaker was tech-romantic enough to invite us to a half-day circuit experience that would take place at the same time with the final part of this year's...
Bruno Sacco was born in the province of Udine, Italy, on the 12th of November 1933. His great affection towards automobiles started from somewhat of an early age, right after observing a Studebaker Commander Regal passing him on the streets of the city of Tarvisio. In his own words, the Raymond...