I Want to Drive!... Even if my financial situation is a bit far from tying up with that of my colleague Bach, you probably already know I'm not actually poor either. And that's just to be modest. Yet, I don't like helicopters and I only use planes if I really have to. I'm a fan (age ... Continue reading >
On which supercar would you rather spend your money on, giving their similar performance?
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- MERCEDES BENZ 190 (W201)
- FIAT Stilo 5 Doors
- IVECO Eurocargo 4X4
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We are sure those with a passion for the automotive world can tell us, by heart and at a moment's notice, at least five people who in time have become somewhat of road legends. If, however, we ask them to name at least three legend roads, we are sure most of them ...
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When deciding to leave Italy for the American dream back in 1955, Mario Andretti unknowingly made the first step towards what was later to become the most important and successful dynasty in North American motor racing. The naturalized American began racing his brother ...
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If you have kept an eye out for our cover stories, you know by now we've written about cars, designers, brands, extra-terrestrial vehicles, cars and movies, cars and criminals, cars and police, electric cars, dead cars, future cars, beautiful cars...
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Rarely in the automotive industry has a punch-line characterized the philosophy behind a brand better than the tag line chosen by Saturn's advertising people in its early days. Although aware that the phrase has been used and over used, especially this year, we ...
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Great Motorsport CelebrationsCOVERSTORYMany times throughout the 2009 Formula One season, some of you might have heard Bernie Ecclestone ask drivers and organizers of the F1 environment to spice up things for the fans. And he didn't necessarily mean more overtaking or thrilling battles on track - although this would definitely help - but getting the fans more involved in the process of racing. Being close to them, addressing them more often, either via more driver-fan sessions prior or during an F1 event, or via a breathtaking celebration. Often we have seen that an F1 driver is indeed happy with his win but doesn't feel the need to share that joy with the fans. They simply take the honors and disappear behind the commercial panel, leaving the fans asking for more. However, what they don't realize is that winning and racing ... >> Read more |
One could say that after over a century of chasing crime in an organized form, police should have caught up with it by now. Yet, no matter the means, man power or techniques used to combat crime, law enforcement agencies have never really managed to wipe out that which ...
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If you ever thought that being overtaken on a highway by a speeding truck is a spooky experience, you haven't met these monsters. Whereas trucks are a common sight on European, American or Asian roads, in Australia the story goes a little different.
The sight ...
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Countries around the globe and more specifically, governments and ministries of transportation, are continuously building new infrastructure for traveling, together with new means of transportation that could benefit from them. Investing millions of dollars into a ...
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Safety comes first.... at least nowadays. We now see how year after year every carmaker in the world is constantly improving safety features for its vehicles. Today, they not only battle on offering consumers a variety of infotainment systems, increasing comfort ...
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With a little under three decades of history behind it, the mass production Sport Utility Vehicle, or SUV, as the class is known today, has grown from a car built with a specific consumer group in mind to one of the most sought after vehicles on the road.
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It was 100 years ago that the son of automotive engineer and constructor Ferdinand Porsche and his wife Aloisia was born in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. Ferdinand Anton Ernst “Ferry” Porsche proudly took his father’s legacy to higher grounds, as ...
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Slow, big, incapable to perform burnouts and very often a dreaded sight for Prius owners...If you are an American, or at least a NASCAR fan, you would know what a team hauler is. If you are neither, you have two choices: you either go and turn the Earth upside down ...
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The fascination with power is the main attribute of a dictator, yet it is the way in which each of them choose to exert that power which made them unique. Whether we are talking about Adolf Hitler, the man who fooled the world into engaging into the bloodiest ...
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In the very beginning of our driving careers, most of us feel the road that takes us from home to the office and back must be the most daunting, challenging, life-threatening stretch of tarmac known to man. Countless dangers lurk at every corner: pedestrians, cars ...
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Lewis Hamilton
He came into Formula One as a star. The publicity around him was huge, as he was the very first black driver to ever set foot into the Great Circle. He won every championship he participated in on his way to Formula One. And he was about to ...
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Alex Zanardi
When people remember the horrific accident suffered by Alex Zanardi in 2001, they probably think of it as fate. The American Memorial 500 at EuroSpeedway Lausitz took place only 4 days after the September 11, 2001 attacks, being the first major ...
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Some people think that safety belts are a gift from God, as they play a major role in the safety of both the driver and the passengers of any vehicle. Nevertheless, others are just ignoring the campaigns, the advices and more importantly, the statistics that point ...
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The automotive sector is now struggling to cope with what seems to be one of the most difficult periods of all times and how else could they tackle the recession if not by offering consumers what they need the most: fuel-efficient cars. As we're sure you know ...
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With all the TV reality-shows now on the market, it has become all but impossible not to at least notice these oversized, overpowered monsters on wheels. Defined, usually, by their retro-look covering the state-of-the-art mechanics and engineering, hot rods have ...
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Sport divisions are often partially, and sometimes entirely, owned by the automakers they tweak cars for, which allow the companies to closely collaborate on the projects they work on. But Mugen Motorsports is a bit different than the others as the sport unit is ...
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