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Examining the Cutting-Edge Technologies Behind the Mind-Blowing Chiron Super Sport
Examining the Cutting-Edge Technologies Behind the Mind-Blowing Chiron Super Sport

30 Nov 2021, 15:33 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / The exquisite Chiron Super Sport is boasts a series of innovative features and technologies that make it one of the fastest production cars in the world

 
125 Years Ago, The World's First Truck Made Its Public Debut. This is its Story
125 Years Ago, The World's First Truck Made Its Public Debut. This is its Story

29 Oct 2021, 10:22 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Trucks have been moving good around for more than a century and the first one, called Lastwagen, was built in Germany in 1896

 
Britain’s Aura Concept: Innovative or a Complete Waste of Government Funding?
Britain’s Aura Concept: Innovative or a Complete Waste of Government Funding?

29 Oct 2021, 09:40 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Hailed as a daring vision of future driver-oriented sports cars, the Aura Concept is battery-electric speedster created by four leading British companies

 
The Fascinating Story of the Tyrrell P34, Formula 1’s Iconic Six-Wheeler
The Fascinating Story of the Tyrrell P34, Formula 1’s Iconic Six-Wheeler

26 Oct 2021, 15:25 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / One of the most radical designs in the history of Formula 1, the Tyrrell P34 was a six-wheeled race car that not only raced but managed to be successful in 1976

 
20 Years Ago, Mercedes-Benz Predicted the Future With the F 400 Carving Concept
20 Years Ago, Mercedes-Benz Predicted the Future With the F 400 Carving Concept

25 Oct 2021, 12:01 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / This fascinating concept car showcased an innovative suspension system as well as various technologies that have since found their way into mass production

 
Porsche PSK: The 4WD System From the ’80s That’s Still Incredibly Sophisticated Today
Porsche PSK: The 4WD System From the ’80s That’s Still Incredibly Sophisticated Today

24 Oct 2021, 15:31 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / In 1986, Porsche introduced the iconic 959, a supercar that was equipped with one of the most revolutionary 4WD systems ever created

 
Examining the Capable EA888 Evo4 Engine That Powers the Latest Golf GTI and Golf R
Examining the Capable EA888 Evo4 Engine That Powers the Latest Golf GTI and Golf R

23 Oct 2021, 11:26 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Codenamed EA888 Evo4, this 2.0-liter can produce either 241 or 315 hp in VW's latest Golf GTI and R models thanks to the advanced technologies it utilizes

 
The Pioneering Oldsmobile Jetfire: World's First Car Powered by a Turbocharged V8
The Pioneering Oldsmobile Jetfire: World's First Car Powered by a Turbocharged V8

15 Oct 2021, 12:17 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / One of the world's first turbocharged production models, the Oldsmobile Jetfire added forced induction to a good ol' American V8

 
A Look Back at the Citroen DS: Arguably the Most Innovative Car Ever Built
A Look Back at the Citroen DS: Arguably the Most Innovative Car Ever Built

13 Oct 2021, 16:00 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Almost 70 years ago, this French-built luxury sedan offered a self leveling, fully-independent suspension, power steering, disc brakes or a semi-auto gearbox

 
Stout Scarab Is the World’s First and Ugliest Minivan, Now an Art Deco Icon
Stout Scarab Is the World’s First and Ugliest Minivan, Now an Art Deco Icon

8 Oct 2021, 06:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Aircraft engineer William B. Stout’s goal was to build a better car. The Stout Scarab was a commercial flop, but it laid out the blueprint for today’s minivans

 
Sinclair C5, the Tiny EV That Dreamed Big – And Failed Spectacularly
Sinclair C5, the Tiny EV That Dreamed Big – And Failed Spectacularly

22 Sep 2021, 12:42 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Presented to great fanfare in January 1985, the Sinclair C5 should have been the perfect city vehicle for commuters of all ages. It became a national joke

 
Vast Supply of Lithium Discovered in UK, It Is Renewable and Carbon Neutral
Vast Supply of Lithium Discovered in UK, It Is Renewable and Carbon Neutral

31 Aug 2021, 09:41 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A geothermal power plant in the UK has discovered the largest concentration of lithium ever found in geothermal fluid. It will lead to renewable lithium.

 
Koenigsegg Triplex: One of the Most Innovative Suspension Designs of All Time
Koenigsegg Triplex: One of the Most Innovative Suspension Designs of All Time

4 Aug 2021, 07:17 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / First used on the Agera followed by the Regera and Jesko, Koenigsegg's Triplex system adds a third damper that dramatically improves suspension efficiency

 
Examining the Lamborghini Aventador’s Innovative Pushrod Suspension System
Examining the Lamborghini Aventador’s Innovative Pushrod Suspension System

29 Jul 2021, 14:17 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Released in 2011, Lamborghini's latest flagship brought many innovations including a racecar-inspired pushrod suspension system.

 
Here’s How Ford’s New GPS-Based Headlights Will Transform Night-Time Driving
Here’s How Ford’s New GPS-Based Headlights Will Transform Night-Time Driving

26 Apr 2021, 13:24 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / To make it easier for us to drive at night, Ford is testing a new headlight technology that uses navigation data to adapt headlight beams to the road precisely

 
Hunter Kowald Is Flying All Over LA in His Custom, Production-Ready Hoverboard
Hunter Kowald Is Flying All Over LA in His Custom, Production-Ready Hoverboard

24 Apr 2021, 06:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / “Watch me dance,” digital creator and engineer says of the big unveil of his Hoverboard, which is basically a drone capable of carrying a human being

 
How Porsche Created the World’s First 3D-Printed EV Drive Housing
How Porsche Created the World’s First 3D-Printed EV Drive Housing

21 Dec 2020, 14:21 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Using a revolutionary 3D printing process, the German manufacturer managed to create a lighter and more rigid electric drive housing

 
A Closer Look at the All-New 2021 Toyota Sienna's Versatile Hybrid Powertrain
A Closer Look at the All-New 2021 Toyota Sienna's Versatile Hybrid Powertrain

7 Dec 2020, 15:05 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Toyota brings a redesigned Sienna for the 2021 model year and it comes with a standard hybrid powertrain that requires no stops or plugs to recharge

 
An Insight into Mazda’s Innovative Skyactiv-X Engine
An Insight into Mazda’s Innovative Skyactiv-X Engine

12 Nov 2020, 15:37 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Mazda aims to achieve the impossible, developing one of the most innovative gasoline engines in the industry, the Skyactiv X

 
How Continental Helped Develop the Volkswagen ID.3
How Continental Helped Develop the Volkswagen ID.3

22 Oct 2020, 13:33 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / The new Volkswagen ID.3 is out and one of the companies that aided the development of this electric vehicle is German tech giants Continental.