Veyron’s fuel consumption while its maximum speed is 125liters/100km. While driving at a top speed of 407, which is 1/3 of speed of sound, car’s fuel tank becomes empty in 12 minutes.
Aloha Wanderwell, a 16 years old Canadian, started an expedition to travel around the world by her Ford Model-T in 1922, and became a first female to accomplish a full trip around the world. She has driven 611000 kilometers and visited 80 countries.
A “popemobile”, which is a special car designed for the Roman Pope, is produced by Mercedes.
One unique example of a very powerful vehicle is based in Dubai. It is the only Mercedes G55 AMG with the SRL McLaren powertrain. This car can accelerate from 0–100 km/h in 2 seconds, which is a world record for SUV cars. It weights more than 2 tons.
“Mitsubishi” means “three brilliants” in Japanese. These three brilliants symbolize three fundamental principles of a famous Japanese company, which produces cars. They are: responsibility to society, honesty and willingness for international cooperation. The name “Mitsubishi” has a symbolic meaning as well, it originates from two words: “mitsu” (which means “three”) and “hishi” ...
South Korea is a birthplace of another outstanding automaker. Hyundai Motor Company was founded in 1967 by Chung Ju-Yung, a person, who was born and raised in a poor family of peasants in Asan village. Dreaming of becoming a teacher in his childhood, the founder of a world-class corporation, has walked a path from a ...
Japan is widely-known for it’s high-tech companies and quality of their products. Nissan is an another example of a famous automobile manufacturer, which produces high quality cars. It produces cars in 20 countries all over the globe. Nissan’s logo, which is a company’s name drawn in a circle, symbolizes the rising sun and sincerity.
Mazda is another famous Japanese car manufacturer. Not only does it produce passenger cars and commercial vehicles, but also buses and microbuses. The company was founded in 1920, firstly as manufacturer of cork materials. Firmly aiming to found his own business, Jujiro Matsuda, who was a son of a simple fisherman, made a great deal
Have you ever heard about origins of the name of one legendary brand? Adrienne Ramona Manuela Hellinek – this young lady with such a harmonious and beautiful name had a pseudonym “Mercedes”, which means “wages, reward” from Latin and “gracious gifts, benefits” from Spanish. She was a daughter of Emil Jellinek, who was one of the most
Everyone has ever heard about Toyota. It is a widely known fact that this company is #1 amongst all automotive brand manufacturers. It has 53 factories in 28 countries all around the globe, in every continent except Antarctica. Toyota products are sold in more than 170 countries. This company on average manufactures about 5.5 millions
