Category Archives: Weird and Wonderful

Belarus Challenges the Land Speed Record for Tractors

A tuned version of Belarus tractor has reached 75mph near Rostov in Russia. The tractor has been prepared by a Ukrainian company Bison. When I say tuned, I mean massively tuned – very few original parts had been retained. Although … Continue reading

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Eternit Hemera: The World’s most luxurious SUV

Described by the Eternit Motors engineer with the expression “when one SUV meets a BMW M5″, the car is based on Porsche Cayenne Turbo S mechanical and is powered by a 4.8-litre V8 engine that develops no less than 630 … Continue reading

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Reinventing the wheel: the first airless tire made by Bridgestone

While it’s not the first time when a tire manufacturer speaks of a concept of an airless rubber, the Bridgestone claim to be the first that have developed a technology that is viable for large series production. This means that … Continue reading

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8 Million Euros – the Most Expensive Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren

The Top Gear said about the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 999 Red Gold Dream that it’s a true nightmare car, but its creator, the Switzerland-based Ueli Anliker, disagrees, believing that the car is a real success. Investing in the creation were … Continue reading

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Lumma Design Especially for Porsche Cayenne

This summer, Porsche Cayenne has metamorphosed in Lumma CLR 558 GT, which meant for the German SUV an attitude completely and totally new. We are not just talking about the engine whose power came from 240 to 276BHP through a … Continue reading

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Drive While You’re Bathing

A bath just like a car has somehow lost its strictly utilitarian concept and become more – a status symbol, an object of luxury. Have you never thought about a bath from this point? Well, perhaps you should. This artwork … Continue reading

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Find of the Week – Custom Stretch Hummer on Ebay

Just found this custom Hummer on Ebay motors UK. It is a cracker! Maybe you’re not making much of it if you’re American but here in Britain, stretch Hummer limos are quite rare. Those that are imported are either standard … Continue reading

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Idiot’s Guide to Stealing Cars

This is just a quick note to any budding car thieves out there. First of all, don’t do it – it makes you’re a complete a*sehat and no one will ever respect you again. Second, if you’re going to go … Continue reading

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What’s Inside the Prius PLUS Performance Package?

The ‘Prius PLUS Performance Package’ recently revealed by Toyota has caused quite a stir of opinions in the world of automobile journalism – though the prevailing viewpoint at this point seems to be that it is rather pointless. The package … Continue reading

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Ground-Breaking Research by Elephant

Do you know what really frustrates me? And I’m talking real frustration here – not mild annoyance, such as might be caused by driving behind someone whose constant speed changes would suggest a serious case of Parkinson’s – but really, … Continue reading

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