In June 2017, Dubai is getting a new form of transportation. You will now be able to travel around the city with an autonomous drone for people. Dubai will be the first city in the world to offer this form of public transport.
The Ford Focus Electric is a new five-door hatchback without emissions that can travel up to 225 km on a single battery charge. A fully discharged and now improved battery can be charged up to 80 percent in just 30 minutes with the new fast charging option.
Currently, the third season of the Formula E championship is underway, in which ten teams with two drivers each compete with Spark Racing Technology (SRT) cars, which are powered by electricity instead of gasoline vapors. The title is defended by the Renault e.dams team, which also became champions in the christening season 2014/2015. In the fifth season (2018/19), the attractive championship is getting a new car (which will also be manufactured by SRT in the future), which will be even more aerodynamic, even lighter and even more efficient. Meet the daring Spark SRT05E racer.
The Mercedes-Maybach G650 Landaulet represents the very top of the G-class range. A total of 99 examples will be produced in Arnold Schwarzenegger's hometown of Graz, but despite the high price - around half a million euros - all of them have already found their buyers. As many as 621 horses were harnessed to the prestigious four-seater on high heels at the Magna Steyr factory!
The Bugatti Chiron is created entirely by hand for around nine months, in rooms so clean you could eat off the floor. The reason that the production takes so long is that the customer can come up with concrete ideas, as they completely adapt it to his wishes. Under cover, he guards a 1,500-strong cavalry. The Bugatti Chiron will be the fastest production car in the world. A dozen of these supercars are currently being built in Molsheim, France, and a total of 70 are expected to be produced in 2017.
Although guardrails often prevent the worst, they are far from ideal. The Korean company Shindo Industry has recently introduced movable guardrails, which are supposed to help mitigate traffic accidents, because unlike classic guardrails, they absorb the impact.
Mercedes with a new safety measure in the event of an accident - "pink noise" for hearing protection
Mercedes has introduced the unusual safety innovation Pre-Safe Sound, which will be part of their latest E-class cars. It is this pink noise that operates at a frequency of 80 decibels and is triggered milliseconds before the activation of air proximity, and is supposed to prevent hearing damage in the event accidents that can be caused by cracking and groaning of sheet metal.
The Morgan EV3, the adorable electric tricycle, is now also available as a toy, not a toy! Admittedly, it is a slightly smaller, but still large replica of the tricycle, but it does not have as powerful an engine as its bigger brother. But it is also made by hand and covered in carbon fiber, leather and wood. For children with parents with big wallets.
The new Škoda Citigo (2017) will be presented to the public at the Geneva Motor Show. The smallest Czech woman has gained a little in length, there are new protrusions on the engine, and angular fog lights have been added. With the purchase, you also get an umbrella, which has been given a special place under the seat.
The Renault Megane RX is the most brutal version of the Megane to date. It was developed by Prodriv, and it will have as much as 600 horsepower. It will be driven by a former freestyle skier, and today a Guerlain Chicherit racer, who will race with him in the rallycross championship, where Ken Block will also stand against him. It won't be easy for him, but Prodrive has repeatedly proven that it is up to the challenge. Last but not least, his vehicles won titles in various motor sports disciplines.
Citroën will bring the Citroën C-aircross SUV concept to the Geneva Motor Show, which, following last year's Citroën Aircross concept, heralds the imminent arrival of a small SUV from this popular French brand. If last year's concept was based on the C4 Cactus model, this set of puckered "lips" is based on the new C3.
The new Top Gear is returning to the small screen after the postpartum cramps and the BBC has already released the first trailer for Season 2. In this one, we will no longer follow the host Chris Evans, who said goodbye as the host of the popular motoring show after the end of the 1st season. Co-host Matt LeBlanc, who became the first "steering wheel" of the show, will try to return it to its former glory.