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Believe me, I get it. Unless you are a monumental car bore, getting emotional about a car is probably the most uncool thing you can think of. After all, what kind of person forms an attachment to bits of metal, plastic and oil? But you see, us car guys know that that exists and it’s real. Many of us have experienced it. So is there something wrong with us? No. Well, yes, maybe. Everyone has faults and flaws. But as far as your emotional attachment to your car goes, it is only natural. Humans grow fond of people and things because those people and things satisfy certain needs they have, be it material or spiritual. I’m not saying you fall in love with your car because it gets you from A to B. You love that thing because of the memories you associate with it, because of how it once made you feel. And that is the most natural of human behaviors. Now, some people say this should only apply to other human beings or at least other living things. But that is not necessarily true, because at the end of the day this is all about biology. We don’t really have much say in it. No matter how much poets and romantics try to convince you that it’s a matter of soul and spirit, science proves t, ...ادامه مطلب

Right now there is a lot of brouhaha in the automotive world about the autonomous vehicles and how advanced they are getting. But we can’t help thinking it is very much like the buzz created by fuel cell technology when it first came into focus a decade or so ago. No one is taking the time to research if the real world is ready for an influx of robot cars. And there is yet another new thing on the horizon: brain-controlled cars.  Although the concept of brain-controlled cars may seem at first glance an even more outlandish idea than having an electronic brain driving the vehicle, when one thinks about the basics of it, it actually makes more sense. The whole thing about autonomous vehicles is that you can just sit back and let the machine do the grunt work. Well, you can do the same with a brain-controlled car, only here it is still you who makes the decisions… only using the power of your mind – the “force” as it were. The big question, of course, is if such a thing is possible in the first place. I mean, the whole thing sounds like something out of a sci-fi novel or something. But you will be pleased to know there are already efforts going on trying to utilize the special cha, ...ادامه مطلب

Whenever you tu on the news these days, all you hear is war and chaos and silly tweets by politicians. It makes you think the world is on the verge of collapse, and it very well may be. But that is only a matter of conce for us regulars, you see. The top one percent mind it not one bit, as seen by the spike in the number of hypercars they bought this year. Bugatti alone has delivered 70 Chirons, meeting their production plans as though they are making family sedans!  As the ultimate production super sports car, Bugatti Chiron is a must-have accessory for the billionaires the world over. We are prepare to bet next year’s salary not one of them ever uses the full potential of the 1,500 horsepower machine, but that is not the point of this car. The real purpose of the Chiron is to make you look good as pull up at your favorite restaurant or casino or gala event. Bugatti is in fact on its way to make a killing with the Chiron series, setting themselves the goal of selling 500 units, 300 of which has already been marked. That is about 1.5 billion dollars worth. [embedded content] As for who’s buying these Chirons and where, 43 percent of orders have come from Europe, 26 per, ...ادامه مطلب

Not wanting to jut hand over the competition to the rivals, and also to avoid being hated on by half the population of the world’s football watching crowd, Audi decided to give FC Barcelona footballers brand-new cars as well. A week or so ago they delivered a fleet of the latest models to Real Madrid players. This ought to level the playing field.  It appears, though, FC Barcelona players have less extravagant taste than their Madrid-based rivals. Their chosen Audis are less diverse, and most have gone for the more practical models than the really sporty ones. Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez and Gerard Piqué selected the Audi RS 6 Avant, while five other, including Ousmane Dembélé, Sergi , ...ادامه مطلب

Every time some new technology becomes the main trend in the automotive world, manufacturers scramble to get their hands on it and, if possible, position themselves at the forefront of the game. In doing so they often forget to take into account the more important parts of developing a new technology, like is the real world ready for it? It happened with the whole hydrogen fuel cell thing, and now it’s happening again with autonomous cars.  It was in early 2000s when when fuel cells became all the rage and everybody in the business was convinced they were the saviors of our fragile planet and the answer to all the problems we face with fossil fuel cars. They used hydrogen as fuel an, ...ادامه مطلب

As if the mega-rich superstars of Real Madrid FC needed a free car, team sponsor Audi delivered a fleet of brand-spanking-new models to them to drive in the new season. The players must be under some kind of obligation to be seen in pubic in these Audis, as they normally would not drive them, what with all the exotics in their garages.  Take Cristiano Ronaldo, for example. The dude has multiple Ferraris and Lamborghinis, and recently bought a Bugatti Chiron. A pre-facelift Audi RS7 probably doesn’t float his boat, even considering the fact that most other players got lesser models! [embedded content] While 14 of the players went for the Audi Q7 e-tron quattro plug-in hybrid model so, ...ادامه مطلب

So yesterday Tesla revealed a new version of their Roadster sports car, giving us all a 2020 Volt jolt. It isn’t just how much more advanced the new Roadster is compared to its predecessor, but how much of a game-changer this thing is for pe, ...ادامه مطلب

Like it or not, China is on its way to dominate the world’s car market. Well, they’re on their way to take over the whole world, but that’s a subject for another discussion. Here we are interested in cars, and we are worried that buying Chinese migh, ...ادامه مطلب

Technology now touches every part of daily life, whether it’s from our smartphones monitoring our health to our home appliances which make washing and cleaning easier. In recent decades technology has also advanced our vehicles, making them safer an, ...ادامه مطلب

Ford has become the first automaker to offer U.S. law enforcement pursuit-rate hybrid police cars. The Fusion-based sedan and F-150 truck hybrid Police Interceptors were confirmed by Michigan State Police after 32-lap police vehicle testing at Grattan Raceway and made officers of law, set to enter service over the next couple of years.  In order to become a pursuit-rate cruiser a vehicle must , ...ادامه مطلب

Even though it has only one seat and no roof or doors or any other luxury amenities, the BAC Mono starts at around £125K. That means a lot of people will never get to drive one, and that is why they have come up with a digital version now. The Mono is now available in Project CARS 2 video game on Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Granted, driving a car in a video game compared to real life is like s, ...ادامه مطلب

Pizza giant Domino’s has teamed up with Ford as they test their autonomous vehicles to evaluate an idea they have. They want to trust the job of delivering their pizzas to self-driving cars, and Ford’s Fusion research vehicle seems like the ideal platform.  Granted, if self-driving pizza delivery cars become mainstream they will put a large number of young people out of work. But autonomous ca, ...ادامه مطلب

Volvo believe the end of the reign of inteal combustion is (almost) upon us and they want to begin phasing them out with a bold plan. Beginning from 2019 every single production Volvo will have an electric motor attached to its combustion engine. That means an entire range of hybrids and pure , ...ادامه مطلب

When the designer were trying to come up with Prior Design Mercedes C-Class Coupe body kit, we suspect, they thought about what Megan Fox would look like in a lingerie, because the result is just as hot! This is hands down one of the best looking car, ...ادامه مطلب

As the more hypercar savvy among you must be aware, Vanishing Point is the cool name Pagani has come up with for their customer driving tours. In it they assemble a large convoy of Zonda and Huayras and hit the road, with stops are race tracks and fine restaurants along the way. When Vanishing Point came to the United States for the American Pagani customers to get the treat, the Italian super exoticas got kind of overshadowed by all the other hypercars that tued up for the event. The number, the variety, and the sheer hyper-ness of these cars beggars belief: [embedded content] It is at events like this that one is humbled to know that no matter what multi-million dollar hyper machine one owns, there is always someone with a nicer one and a much more impressive collection. VN:F [1.9.22_1171] Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast) Let's block ads! بخوانید, ...ادامه مطلب