Formula 1 drivers today have steering wheels in their cars that resemble toy consoles. The round, technologically undemanding steering wheel is a thing of the past. With it, the racer no longer only tames the chassis, so it is no wonder that they are made according to the wishes and needs of the driver. Let's see what the most successful drivers, Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, tamed the racetracks with this year.
The American racing car Shelby Cobra 427 is considered one of the greatest automotive icons. This year marks Abraham, and for this anniversary, Shelby American has produced 50 examples of this esteemed model, which will be available starting January 15, 2015.
Burning tires (aka ''burnout'') is an attraction in itself, but in Canberra, Australia, at the 28th New Year's Eve meeting of WWE car owners, they took it to the next level. On the scene, 103 cars staged a simultaneous burning of tires and thus set a new Guinness world record, which enveloped not only the drivers, but also the spectators in a cloud of rubber.
If in the past we already got to know Barcelona in a classic way, we will be surprised by the different perspective offered by discovering the city with your own transport. It opens up a completely different perspective of the city and its inhabitants. This time we got to know Barcelona behind the wheel of the new smart fortwo and forfour, which are born for modern urban city adventures, and discovered a completely new face of Barcelona and its magical immediate surroundings.
The father of Tesla, Elon Musk, tweeted that the electric Roadster, the model that put Tesla on the global automotive map, is getting an upgrade and that it will be a real "long-distance runner" just like the gasoline ones. The new Tesla Roadster 3.0 is said to be able to travel 644 kilometers on a single charge, which is a third (31%) more than we have been able to squeeze out of the Roadster so far.
The X4 is the continuation of the story with the X6, with which BMW opened a new sub-segment of a crossover between an SUV and a sports coupe and now extends this concept to the mid-size class. Compared to its bigger brother, it has a few less noses, but it's still a feast for the eyes, and considering the similar spaciousness and usability, I would definitely prefer the first one.
Next summer, GM will offer buyers the super-capable CTS-V, which, with the same 6.2-liter supercharged V8 engine as we know from the Corvette Z06, will be a severe thorn in the fifth German holy trinity in the form of the BMW M5, Audi RS6 and Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG S.
After less than two years and exceptional market success in certain Western European countries, the plug-in hybrid Outlander has found its way to this side of the Alps. The wording PHEV on the side and rear means the main distinguishing difference, and it means the plug-in hybrid version, which combines electric and gasoline drive, and the batteries can be charged (also) via a domestic socket.
Infiniti has revealed the concept vision study it developed together with Sony for the popular gaming franchise Gran Turismo. The Infiniti Vision Gran Turismo supercar can already be purchased for the Gran Turismo 6 game on the Playstation 3 gaming console.
The Tesla S has collected an extraordinary number of titles and prestigious awards in the last year. So it became the best car of the year, won the title of the most important car model of the last 20 years…. there are even more such and different titles, and practically all motoring newsrooms in the world agree that Tesla is today's insight into the future of motoring. So something is definitely changing thinking and views on the automotive industry. The Tesla S model has been present on Slovenian roads for a long time, but still unofficially. That's why we got it for testing by a specialist for the import of used vehicles to Slovenia - Autoborker.
Car manufacturers have always been scratching their heads with how to create the most economical and affordable car possible, and environmental controversies have only strengthened this. There are many ideas that go away from oil, but when we get to the lowest common denominator, that is, what is technically feasible, when the price is important, most concepts remain just that - a concept. That's why, instead of looking to the future, we looked to the past and the present and pulled out (also from mothballs) the most fuel-efficient cars we drive. Introducing
Best City Bikes of 2014 - There have been a lot of good bikes, but only a few can be the best city bikes of 2014. Cycling trends change very quickly and with demand growing, it seems like a new niche bike brand is around the corner every week. And if a few years ago, well-known brands dominated the market and dictated trends, 2014 is proof that the baton of innovation was taken over by smaller and (yet) unknown ones. In 2014, we devoted quite a few lines to such people at City Magazine.