Fastest Car On Ice 215 MPH, 346 Km/H [video]

The 1st. Auto – Cugnot’s 1769 fardier à vapeur

According to Jalopnik.com –

“Aha, I know the first car in the world,” you think, but you are wrong. You are thinking of the 1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen, and while that was the first car to feature an internal combustion engine, it was not the first car ever made. The first car ever built was this hulking, steaming, smoking monster, and it’s from 1769.

Continue reading and view some videos HERE.

An Oil Change On A Bugatti Veyron Costs $20,000!?!?

According to ArtOfGears.com –

There are a couple of theories as to why it’s $20,000 but the main reason its because the Bugatti Veyron literally has to be split in half in order to get to the oil inspection area in the massive W12 engine. This includes taking off the heads, inspecting inside the engine thoroughly making sure there are no irregularities, and checking to make sure that oil is being applied in key areas they way it was engineered to do so.

Continue reading HERE.

Car Buyers’ Color Preferences Through The Years

Vocativ reported –

The report shows that whites, blacks, grays and silvers made up 74 percent of the cars put on the road last year, and silver has gradually falling out of favor among car buyers since the year 2000. Greens and blues, which held the top spots in the 1950s and 60s, aren’t even among the top-five color preferences in 2014. Brown, which had a good run in the 1970s, is now also absent from the top-five list.

See a large graph of the top 5 colors HERE.

At Least It Isn’t Belching [comic]

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Nine 2011 Autos With Quality Issues

Yahoo Autos reported on nine automobiles that experienced problems with their 2011 models. Redesigns of the Honda Civic and VW Jetta went awry, the Smart car had transmission issues and 6 other cars stumbled in 2011.

Read about all nine cars HERE

14 Cars/Trucks That Will Cease Production In 2012

Yahoo Auto reports –

As 2011 runs out, so does the life of these 14 cars and trucks, victims of changing tastes, corporate indifference. While a few never had much of a following, several were popular in their peak, and a couple were movie stars and mainstays of American freeways for decades. But with more than 300 models of new vehicles available to American car buyers, not even the favorite of the fast and furious crowd can just coast.

Get the details HERE.

Vehicles on the chopping block are :

Buick Lucerne

Ford Crown Vic

Cadillac DTS / STS

Chevy HHR

Dodge Dakota

Ford Ranger

Honda Element

Lotus Elise

Mazda RX-8

Mitsubishi Eclipse / Endeavour

Volvo S40 / V50

Read the entire article HERE.

 

 

Is Your Car Too Manly? Maybe It Needs CarLashes

CarLashes may be the most ridiculous auto accessory ever. I can’t believe that anyone would put this crap on their cars – not even women.  On the plus side – they’re only $25 per pair. Get yourself a pair at CarLashes.com.

Car Stereo Theft – A Dying Crime

NPR reports –

With all the bad news about property crime and the economy, many people are ready to lock down their possessions and bolt the doors. But here’s one problem you don’t need to worry too much about: car stereo theft. Criminologists and industry experts say the biggest reason stereo theft has declined is that car manufacturers started installing good stereos. In the late 1990s, companies realized that they could charge more for their cars if they installed a high-quality factory sound system. And that, it turns out, made them theftproof.

“There’s no market for factory radios because they normally don’t fit in any other cars,” David Brown, owner of Savvy Mobile Electronics said.

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Unsold New Cars Worldwide

A few pictures of the large stockpile of new auto sitting unsold on lots. It was reported that China had half a million unsold new cars in December.

See pictures.

Read China report.