Volkswagen BlueMotion. Celestial slow-walkers
Dynamics, ecology and economy are the three basics of modern life. And when you take the first one out you will get Volkswagen vehicles which are branded BlueMotion.
Europeans are more concerned with CO2 emissions that with fuel consumption level because of economic reasons: the less the car emits per kilometer the less taxes you have to pay for it. So, 3 years ago Volkswagen developed its 1st ecological car Polo BlueMotion that was equipped with diesel engine that together with clearing system solved the emissions problems
Different cars …

The 5 most expensive cars in the world
Let’s have a look at 5 most fancy and expensive cars in the world. Please, don’t be jealous.
Bugatti Veyron $1,700,000
On January, the 5th Bugatti Veyron 16.4 – the fastest, the most powerful and expensive car in the world – was presented at LA Auto Show. It has 1000 horse powers and speed limit of 407 km/hour. To accelerate to 100 km/hour Bugatti Veyron takes only 2.8 seconds which makes it faster than one of the fastest “Super Sport” bikes Suzuki GSX-R1000!
Ferrari Enzo $1,000,000
The …

2009 World Car of the Year results
Traditionally during New York international car exhibition 59 automobile journalists from 25 world countries (10 Americans, 6 Japanese, 5 Germans, 5 Chinese, some Mexicans, South Africans, Polish and 1 Russian expert) named the best cars of 2009.
So, this year The World Car of the Year (WCOTY) Award by 51 votes got the originator of Golf-class Volkswagen Golf VI of the latest edition. The runner-up from B-class Ford Fiesta and tiny Toyota iQ were also named the leaders in world market innovations.
It is interesting …

Goodyear: Myths and truths about the winter tires
Myth #1: Winter tires are expensive
In reality there’s no big price difference between the winter and the summer tires. At the same time the winter tires significantly increase the road safety and wear off less than the summer ones in low temperatures. Besides, new technologies allow your winter tires to increase their running and your car to reduce its fuel consumption.
Myth #2: You don’t need winter tires if your roads are not covered with ice and snow all the time
In fact, they …

The most expected 2010 cars in Ukraine
Opel Astra is the one of most expected cars on the market this year. This best-sold C-class representative is made to effective style and though it reminds Opel Insignia it is more pragmatic. 2010 Astra tunings include bixenon front lights that change the light intensity and light beams form according to road conditions and Opel Eye camera that detects the road signs.
Bentley Continental Supersports
American Forbes magazine names it the major 2010 innovation. This model is thought to be the fastest and most powerful Bentley …

The most disappointing cars of past 10 years

The Autocar bulletin presented the list of cars that for the past 10 years brought the biggest disappointment to their producers and potential customers in Great Britain. So, British people voted like that:
1. Renault Vel Satis which was supposed to be annually sold by 3500 pieces. They reached their high score in 2002 with 595 cars sales but in 10 years range only 1404 customers chose this one in Britain and finally the French side stopped the project.
2. Fiat Croma is another example of …

The history of automobile industry
“Alfa Romeo”
In 1906 in city of Portello close to Milano Ugo Stella founded the “Society” that was meant to produce French light vehicles “Darracq”. In 1910 Stella reorganized the only “Society’s” plant into original Italian cars manufacturing company A.L.F.A which was an acronym for “Automobiles production joint-stock company of Lombardy”. In 1915 the company was headed by Nicola Romeo who renewed the production of vehicles with 4-cylinders engines and gave them his name. Since 1986 the company is a part of “FIAT” concern.
“Bentley”
Walter Owen Bentley …

What cars attract fashion girls: public opinion poll results
In modern world a car is an indicator of the man’s status, success, taste and character in the eyes of women. For your flirt to be successful you have to be the owner of BMW, Lexus, Mercedes Benz, Audi, Toyota, Rolls Royce, Infinity, or exclusive Lamborghini, Ferrari, Maserati, Bentley.
All men strive to find the better ways to women’s hearts but the modern women have a major change in priorities. So, women turn their heads to the direction of fancy cars …

The top differences of Harley and sport bike riders.

The Progressive Group – the leading US bike insurance seller – revealed certain differences between the Harleys and sport bikes owners.
For instance, their research showed that about 93% of Harley riders wear different clothes with imprinted bike company logo on regular basis. And only 30% of sport bikers do the same. Also, 52% of Harley bikers are into body-art (tattoo or piercing) as compared to 40% of sport bikers. The test also revealed that Harley bikers more often plan their rides close …

The history of motorcycle

Hardly anybody knows today that modern motorcycles come out of wooden bicycles with steam engine 200 of which were constructed by “Northorp” company in 1880s based on drawings of engineer named L. Copeland.
In 1885 Hotlib Daimler made his combustion engine that he put on wooden bicycle. Then in Germany the Hilderbrand brothers and Alois Voflmueller started making small amounts of such vehicles using air tires and 2-cylinders motor. They, in fact, invented the word “motorcycle” (Latin “motor” – “moving” and Greek “cyclos” – “the wheel”).
In …