Facts About Cars You Didn't Know

[LadyDeath]

There are 1 billion cars currently in use on earth.

About 165,000 cars are produced every day.

The "new car smell" is composed of over 50 volatile organic compounds.

It would take less than 6 months to get to the Moon by car at 60mph (95km/h).

Hitler, while in prison, wrote to a Mercedes dealership begging for a car loan.

Up to 19 girls can be crammed into a smart car.

The average car has 30,000 parts.




The average American spends about 38 hours a year stuck in traffic.

92% of all new sold cars in Brazil use ethanol as fuel, which is produced from sugar cane.

75% of cars that Rolls Royce has ever made are still in use today.

Volkswagen owns Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Audi, Ducati and Porsche.

The first car accident occured in 1891, in Ohio.


The odds of dying in a car accident are around 1 in 5,000.


When the car radio was introduced, some states wanted to ban it arguing that it could distract drivers and cause accidents.

It is a criminal offence to drive around in a dirty car in Russia.

Car wrecks are the number one cause of death for Americans under 35.

in Turkmenistan, car drivers are entitled to 120 Liters (31 gal.) of free petrol a month.

There are more cars than people in Los Angeles.

The inventor of the cruise control was blind.

The vehicle with the highest mileage covered a total of 2,850,000 miles (4,586,630 km).

The world's fastest street-legal production car is the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, at 267 mph (431 km/h).

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[Shadowhunter]

-The most expensive car ever sold at a public auction was a 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Formula 1 race car, which went for a staggering $30 million at Bonhams in July 2013.

-In the year 1916, 55 per cent of the cars in the world were Model T Ford, which is still an unbroken record.

-Volkswagen named several of its cars after wind. Passat - a German word for trade wind; Golf - Gulf stream; Polo - polar winds; Jetta - jet stream.

-British luxury car marque Aston Martin's name came from one of the founders Lionel Martin who used to race at Aston Hill near Aston Clinton.

-The first road-worthy cars used a lever instead of a steering wheel to steer. It had a design and functioning like that of a joy stick.

-Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter and guitarist, Bob Marley owned a BMW, not for prestige but because of the coincidence of initials for Bob Marley and the Wailers.

-The fuel gauge can tell you which side of your car your fuel tank is on. Carmakers have begun including a ‘secret triangle' or arrow next to the fuel pump icon in newer cars to indicate which side of the car your fuel tank is located:

-The dashboard was originally a piece of wood attached to the front of a horse-drawn carriage that prevented mud from splattering on the carriage driver.

-The highest-ever speeding fine was given to a Swedish man who was clocked at 180 mph in Switzerland, where fines are calculated according to the speed of the car and the driver's income. He was fined just over USD 1 million.

-Holding a remote car key fob to your head doubles its range because the human skull acts as an amplifier!

-The motor car has the unique distinction of currently being the most recycled product in the world. Up to 95 percent of retired automobiles are recycled every year, and thanks to modern technology, everything from floor mats and instrument panels to steel and aluminium can be used again in new cars and other products.


-The longest duration anyone has owned and driven a car is 82 years. This record belongs to a man named Allen Swift, who received a gorgeous Rolls-Royce Piccadilly-P1 Roadster from his father as a graduation gift in 1928, and drove it till the time of his death at 102 years old! His folks must have been rather wealthy, since the car cost USD 10,900 at the time, or USD 141,700 in 2010 money.

 

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-Porsche was named after Ferdinand Porsche and he built the Porsche 356 to show his passion.

-Toyota was the first Japanese car to ever be produced. The name came about after Sakichi Toyoda went to America in the 40s and saw they had the motor car. He went back to Japan with renewed desire.

- Kaizen is a japanese term for continuous improvement but is also a well known management tactic that was developed by Mr.S Toyoda around 1900-1910.

- 1987 was the first year the RX-7 and Supra(JZA70) received turbo chargers.

- Honda started up as a parts manufacturer and supplier which almost didn't survive.

- Mazda was the only manufacturer to successfully sell the Wankel Rotary Engine.

- The creator of the Wankel Rotary is Felix Wankel, he was blind. His company was called NSU Wankel.

- Nissan is the term that was given to "Nippon Sangyo" on the stock markets since it was a fusion between two companies.

- Nissan started up as a truck manufacturer around 1910 and built their first motor car in the 1930s due to changing conditions of demand.

 

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[Shadowhunter]

-Baldwin Street, in Dunedin (New-Zealand), is considered to be the steepest residential street in the world. Its reaches a 19.3-degree slope (35%).

-A car is made with an average of 30,000 parts. This number obviously includes every screw, bolt and washer.

-One of the versions of the Hyundai Tucson – The Walking Dead Special Edition – is equipped with a survival kit in the event of a zombie apocalypse!

-In Utah, birds have the right of way on public roads.

-This is an authentic license plate. The vehicle, which can reach 40 km/h, is legal on Arizona roads where certified low-speed vehicles are allowed:

-The first and second generations of Honda's winsome compact SUV came with a standard flip-out picnic table. For first gens, there was also an optional shower kit for the back, too.

- The Ford GT is so strong that during the "roof crush" test, it broke the crushing machine.

-The Austin Maestro was one of the first cars with a talking digital dash. The company had actress Nicolette Mackenzie read out warnings, like low oil pressure or the brakes need servicing. For some markets (like Spain and Germany), Austin-Rover gave the car a male voice, presumably because it didn't think Germans or Spaniards wanted to take orders from a woman.