Spring is here, and it's the perfect time to discover fresh feelings of adventure.If you are willing to explore your need for speed, then RepoKar is the right place for you! RepoKar is a fun, high-octane online Public Auto Auction where you'r...
Hot rods are typically old, classic American cars with large engines modified in various ways to achieve higher performance. The vast majority of the cars being run were four-cylinder Ford Model Ts or their successor, the four-cylinder Model A as these models were cheap, plentiful, lightweight, and easy to work on. Nobody knows for sure the origin of the term "hot rod", but there is a theory that it was originated by the fact that burning out the connecting rod bearings was a very common failure mode for souped up vehicles, and "hot rod" could refer to t...
London Design Museum to showcase unique Jaguar XE word cloud sculpture during London Design Festival, celebrates the fusion of art and automotive design, imposing itself over seven meters high. Gerry McGovern (left) and Nino Mustica (right) The two impressive Jaguar Land Rover sculptures named “unstoppable spirit” and “word cloud”, created by Italian artist Nino Mustica and Land Rover design director Gerry McGovern, will be displayed in Italy from April 14th to 19th, 2015. The place to visit: Fuorisalone, Milan.The aluminium installation were designed by Jagua...
Hackers can easily get cars out of control. Two U.S. experts have now studied the most popular vehicle models on their safety. The result was startling. With the help of increasing the vehicle technology car-hackers obtained easier ways to catch new cars.The special feature is that hackers could attack via wireless systems such as Bluetooth and tire control the vehicle remotely. Last year had hackers Miller and Valasek gained to take control of the steering wheel and brakes of the Ford Escape and Toyota Prius. Other hackers had success only if they needed to have a laptop that was connect...
Mercedes-Benz just unveiled its vision of the future of the automobile at Consumer Electronics Show 2015 – it's a self-driving car that looks just fantastic and drives even better. The F 015 Luxury in Motion research vehicle is “an illustration of how the car will grow beyond a means of transport and into a private retreat bringing comfort and luxury to a new level.” Mercedes envisions cars of the future not just as means of transportation from point A to point B, but as “private retreats,” or lounges of sorts. The F 015 concept lets passenger...
In some countries, wnen building a road through the forest, trees are cut down. But in some places people prefer to make a tunnel!On November 28, 2000 in Norway the construction of the longest road tunnel vehicle on the planet was completed. By the 14th anniversary of this event we have prepared a selection of 10 of the most beautiful and unusual transport tunnels. Tunnel Laerdal - unusual tunnel in the rays of the artificial dawn Laerdal Tunnel is the longest road tunnel in the world. It connects the Norwegian capital with the city of Bergen located on the othershore. The length of ...
