Aston Martin plans to introduce their new four door sports car in early 2010 to compete with the Maserati Quattroporte and Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class, along with the upcoming Audi A7, Porsche Panamera, and Lamborghini Estoque.Designed by a team led by Marek Reichman, the new head of design at Aston Martin, it's a four-door concept car with four proper seats built on an extended version of the DB9's underpinnings. The VH architecture is at the heart...more
The history of armored transportation stretches as far back as the movement of large cargo. Traditionally, smaller valuables were transported in a more 'cloak and dagger' fashion. Carriers would attempt to fit in with other travelers so that they didn't reveal the value of their cargo. This strategy doesn't work, however, when the precious cargo is large.Early transports were caravans with armed personnel. Even Spanish galleons were armed with...more
The prevailing dangers on our roadways are in fact the most dreaded cause of car collisions and accidents that lead to serious injuries and fatalities among the victims. In fact, in Los Angeles alone, an alarming number of car collision cases have been reported during the last few years resulting to great damages to lives and properties. Thus, no one may declare that he is completely safe from accidents despite his abidance of the traffic rules and other precautionary measures. Here are some of the major causes of car collisions and accidents: Driver incompetence - a great number of drivers lack the proper training on road safety. Many of them even defy the traffic regulations such as tail gaiting, over speeding and many more road rules that tend to protect the motorists, including them, from harm. DUI driving or intoxication - driving a car after drinking liquor excessively is very dangerous for it impair driving capabilities. Thus, the law strictly prohibits the too much intake of alcohol or other illegal substances especially when driving a car. Distractions - motorists are expected to exercise extreme concentration in driving. However, so many distractions tend to divert...more
When you bought your car it came equipped with a lot of features that made it safe to drive. In fact over the years passenger safety has become a very important attribute on which cars are sold and reputations are established. You can therefore be justified in asking if fog lights are so important for safe driving how come they are not a standard...more
Like everything else car headlights have undergone an amazing change over the years. In earlier days car headlights were two similar lights placed in front part of the car. This is so because new sources of light have been invented. There are halogen headlights, LED headlights, Xenon headlights which are very bright. The reflectors behind them have...more
When you bought your car it came equipped with a lot of features that made it safe to drive. In fact over the years passenger safety has become a very important attribute on which cars are sold and reputations are established. You can therefore be justified in asking if fog lights are so important for safe driving how come they are not a standard feature on all cars?Well for one thing an increasingly larger number of models now have factory fitted fog lights. And on the other hand in situations of extremely poor visibility even fog lights may not help. But there are often situations where the visibility is not good but if you could see the road immediately ahead of you then you could proceed cautiously till either the visibility improves or you reach your destination. Remember with poor visibility you can get stranded even if you are just a few kilometers from your home.Fog lights are lights that have a special beam which is able to penetrate better through the mist and fog than a standard headlight beam. It is usually a yellow or a light purple colored beam. A third color red is not used because it can get confused with tail lights. These lights are mounted low on the car and...more
Cars and automobiles have been on the road for more than one hundred and twenty years. The name of Henry Ford has always been associated with cars. But he was not the first to make cars. There were others who made it before him. Henry Ford is...more
We live a comfortable life today, thanks to a number of scientific inventions and technological innovations. At the beginning of the twentieth century there was a rush of new inventions. Automobiles, airplanes, radio, and phonograph were invented...more
All the time there are technological innovations which alter the manufacturing process of cars, automobiles, and their accessories in a substantial way. New fuel efficient engines are developed. Efforts are made to reduce to the minimum the...more
Automobiles have been there with us for a very long time. At the end of the nineteenth century Daimler and later Benz invented the gasoline engine and the gasoline powered automobile. People welcomed them. A number of refinements and developments...more
Tail lights attract people by their brilliant looks. At the same time they warn people to keep a safe distance from them. Two opposite reactions are expected from the tail lights, and they succeed in doing so. They are located outside the body of a...more
Have you traveled in a car without headlights? It is not at all likely. All the cars have headlights. Then what is that about headlights of some cars which makes people excited about them? This is so because headlights are not what they were at one...more