Born in Germany, finished in Slovenia. Finally, the answer is who is faster. BMW S 1000 RR motorcycle or BMW M3, both equipped with an Akrapovič exhaust system? Who are you betting on?
Recently, Nasa announced the creation of a supersonic passenger plane, the QueSST Passenger Jet, and now the Denver startup Boom Technology (working with Richard Branson's Virgin), which wants to bring supersonic flight to the masses, has presented its candidate. With the Boom plane, we will be from London to New York in a mere three and a half hours, which is half as fast as before.
It is common knowledge that the rivalry between German car brands is omnipresent, and sometimes it goes so far as to spill over into TV commercials. Last time, Mercedes mischievously congratulated BMW on its 100th anniversary, but now Mercedes itself has become the target of a joke. Check out what Audi has done for him.
Mazda caught the automotive world on the wrong foot when it unveiled the Mazda MX-5 RF in New York. The RF in the name stands for ``retractable fastback'', which is a designation for a coupé design with a hard folding roof. The folding system does not follow in the footsteps of its predecessor, but follows the path of the Porsche 911 Targa.
The harbingers of spring on the road are, in addition to motorbikes, also coupés. The new Audi R8 Spyder V10 is the best that this class currently has in stock. 3.6 seconds from 0 to 100 km/h, a maximum speed of 318 km/h, 540 horsepower are just the icing on the cake of the technical data of this striking coupe, which is being presented these days at the International Auto Show in New York.
Red Bull Goni Pony 2016 is a continuation of the success story that first started last year. This year, an unusual cycling event will take place on June 4, 2016, when brave people will set off for the second time on the legendary pass with the bikes of your and our youth, the Pony bikes. Technically, these are far from those that cyclists drive in the Juriš na Vršič competition, because you can forget about gears and feather-light frames. Which is still no reason not to push to the top of the 1,611 meter high pass. Do you accept the challenge?
The Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe is a hybrid between a crossover and a coupe. After all, it's an SUV, which it's not, because it's a coupe. You can hold your head at this sentence, but the fact is that the trend of urban SUVs and their derivatives is not slowing down, rather, all manufacturers want their piece of the pie. Even Mercedes-Benz, which with the new GLC Coupe is stepping into a very special niche, in which the BMW X4 reigned until now.
In principle, bicycle bells are not exactly an object of desire, at least not from a design point of view, but from a practical point of view their usefulness is not in doubt. Nevertheless, many do not have the most pleasant sound, albeit a characteristic one. What if the bells were sexy and nice sounding? Introducing the Oi bike bell that's sexy, discreet and with a sound you'd mistake for a smartphone.
When we buy a bicycle, we do something good for the environment and at the same time for ourselves, because cycling is healthy. By purchasing a Swedish Vélosophy bicycle, you also enable a young girl from Ghana to have a better life. With every bike purchase, this girl gets a bike.
The Mercedes-Benz CLA is an extremely cute car, which is distinguished by its exceptional silhouette and record-low drag coefficient. Although it still looks fresh to us, Mercedes-Benz has given it some attention and even improved certain details.
The prestigious French watch brand Bell & Ross has satisfied extremely demanding watch lovers until now, but from now on it will also satisfy high-octane watchmakers, as it has produced a phenomenal study of a supercar. The concept sports car Aero GT Concept is clearly not driven by clockwork, but by a 4.2-liter bi-turbo V8 engine.
Jeep is betting on its tradition, and that's why it looks back in history and looks for inspiration for future models in some legendary vehicles from the past. The Jeep Crew Chief 715 Concept draws inspiration from the Wrangler model and from the brand's historic vehicles that were used by the military as multi-purpose vehicles.