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BMW celebrates 25 years o...

Technik may not mean a lot to you because today the subsidiary company of BMW founded in 1985 with one purpose in mind: the development and the construction of BMW concept cars. The company has changed its name since then to BMW Forschung und Technik, or Research and Technology but the people that are behind this division have rarely changed and are responsible for some of the weirdest concept cars ever made. That recent...

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BMW celebrates 25 years of Technik

Shock absorbers could sav...

they work is simple – they turn the kinetic energy of a car hitting a bump or pothole into heat which is then dissipated. Zack Anderson and Shakeel Avadhany A new invention spawned from the renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) while some of the students there went for a joyride on a lovely summer day. You know the kind, the day when you wake up and everything is just right for a trip down a nice road with the...

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Shock absorbers could save you 6% in fuel

Kia GT Concept ready for ...

The Kia South Korean based automaker has secretly announced its intentions of building the extraordinary GT Concept car from the scratches, with the model to head to the market in the future. The Kia GT Concept was first previewed back during the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, and now the model is highlighted again, within a leaked report from Edmunds that got in touch with some seniors at Kia. Kia GT Concept According to...

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Kia GT Concept ready for Production Line

VW T-Cross Breeze Concept...

What’s with that cabrio-SUV from VW? It’s a concept-car, and it will probably never be produced in that form. However, it shows the preliminary design of the smallest VW SUV which will appear next year. Almost six years passed since the Nissan Juke opened the show. Until now, a lot of new players joined the Japanese in the competition, but not VW. Just now, after all this time, they came with this concept. VW keeps on...

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VW T-Cross Breeze Concept Is Small And Simple

Prev Next BMW celebr... Technik may not mean a lot to you because... Shock abso... they work is simple – they turn the kinetic... Kia GT Con... The Kia South Korean based automaker has... VW T-Cross... What’s with that cabrio-SUV from VW? It’s a...

Cool Gadgets or Lazy Tools?

Posted on Mar 27, 2014 in Technology | 2 comments

Cool Gadgets or Lazy Tools?

As cars become ever more technical with every new model, I got to thinking: Are all these cool new gadgets helping us be better drivers, or making us uber lazy behind the wheel? I thought this as I popped my Lincoln MKT tester into Active Park Assist, took my hands off the wheel and let the car parallel park itself. I didn’t even have to find the spot, the car...

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All-Wheel Drive Could Lead You Into a Ditch

Posted on Mar 10, 2014 in Safety | 1 comment

All-Wheel Drive Could Lead You Into a Ditch

Keep an eye on the sky, folks, because snow could start falling at any moment! In my part of the world, the white stuff will likely make its first appearance of the season within the next couple of days. While that’s great news for snowmen and skiers, it can seriously suck for the ill-prepared driver. Owning a vehicle with all-wheel drive certainly helps...

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