Pedigree of the Brands - A Different View of the Story... ...Many of us own cars which come from rather famous brands. Plenty of times, even if you hate to admit it, the badge is the main reason to look at a certain car and, in the end, it's the decisive reason in actually choosing the "perfect"model. OK, there ... Continue reading >
100+ years since the invention of the self-propelled car, three new engines battle for a place in the automotive future. Which one do you see in your car 10 years from now?
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Some of you are probably wondering how do Formula One cars, which reach speeds in excess of 200 mph (321 km/h), manage to brake so effectively at the end of a long straight. The high temperatures reached by the brake discs are enormous – sometimes exceeding ...
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You have seen this type of technology in war movies and documentaries. Airplane and helicopter pilots find their targets in total darkness and follow their every move until the inevitable happens.
Car manufacturers, on the other hand, want to prevent the inevitable ...
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A wheelie is a maneuver on a motorcycle in which the front wheel is raised off the ground. That means that you are only rolling on one wheel, the rear one. Just to make it clear from the beginning, the tips that will follow are not supposed to make you look cool in ...
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People nowadays are so used to power steering that they would probably have a hard time parking and making certain maneuvers without it. The first vehicles didn't have it and some former communist brands, such as Dacia or Lada, lacked power steering until quite ...
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How Does F1 Suspension Work?AUTO GUIDENeedless to say, Formula One cars owe a lot of their impressive on-track performances to their multi-link type of suspension. In fact, the stiffer suspension encountered on these machineries is practically the most important feature that maximizes the use of the powerful 750+ F1 engines. As the 4 wheels are the only way F1 cars interact with the track, setting a suspension that maximizes the period of time the wheels are actually on the ground is vital. Of course, the statement has nothing to do with straight line behavior of an F1 car, as it is practically glued to the surface of the track at all time. When cornering, however, the suspension has the sole aim of pushing the car on the track as quickly as possible – after hitting the bumps & kerbs – in order to ... >> Read more |
Even if you are not that passionate about cars, but you drive regularly, you still need to know some basics about brakes. Yes, you press that pedal next to the accelerator, but what exactly happens and what are the risks associated with the brakes? These are a few ...
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Nowadays, safety is one of the most important attributes of a car, so every new technology that is particularly aimed at this matter quickly gains everyone's attention. Although it was designed and released in 2003, Mercedes' Pre-Safe system is surely a milestone ...
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Modern day vehicles have so many safety features built in that it makes the scenario of you having to drive with no working brakes almost far-fetched. Still, a car is a piece of machinery, with thousands of moving parts making it what it is. And we all know ...
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You've probably heard the word "CFD" (Computational Fluid Dynamics) plenty of times when going through some technicalities inside the automotive world. In the article below, we'll try to explain how exactly CFD works, in an as humanly-understandable manner as ...
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Some people have never been “fortunate” enough to meet them and others have been saved by them, yet when that crash comes your way you'll pray to the deities it pops. If you've haven't realized it by now, we're talking about the “airbag”. ...
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There is only one proper way to begin our journey and that is by telling, or rather warning you that what we are about to describe here is not to be taken lightly. Drifting is illegal outside competitions and could be hazardous to your health if you don't know what you ...
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The HANS (Head And Neck Support) device is nowadays regarded as a “sine qua non” piece of safety equipment in all major motor racing series worldwide. Everyone from Formula One to Indy Car, NASCAR, A1 GP, World Rally Championship – and the enumeration ...
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Frontal collisions are, in most cases, deadly but the forces generated by the impacts or the way the cars reacted to the crashes are not always the main reasons for this. An interesting aspect, especially when talking about older cars, is the fact that the engine tends ...
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According to a report by the World Health Organization released a few years ago, the leading injury-related cause of death among people aged 15 to 44 years is... [insert "Ripley's Believe it or not" pun here]... traffic injuries. From over six million ...
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Whereas up until now the automotive enthusiast knew of roughly only two large scale-use engines, the gasoline and the diesel, technological developments and new requirements imposed by economical or environmental reasons caused a type of "natural ...
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The automatic versus manual dispute regarding the transmission systems installed on a specific car has been going on for quite some time now, especially when a certain automaker came out with the "we've developed the best and the most efficient gearbox ...
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If there is anything in this world we drivers hate the most about a car, is that any vehicle, regardless of the brand, is subject to a flat. Whether it is a Mercedes, a Rolls or the low cost wonder Logan, it seems there is no cure to this plague. One hundred years ...
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Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is a serial number, unique to every vehicle, something like your "social security number." It is used by all manufacturers and all related parties such as police, insurance companies or buyers to help identify and ...
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Almost 100 years ago, car passengers faced risks of death even in a minor – by today's standards – fender bender. Automobile safety has evolved so much in recent times that it is possible to escape with minor or even no injuries at all from a 60 km/h ...
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Parking a car in a crowded city can prove to be your worst nightmare sometimes, especially when you're in a hurry and the only parking spot you'll find is on Mars. Sometimes, fortune may smile upon you too and you luckily discover a tiny spot to leave your car ...
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