Christian Nguyen
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How NASCAR's banked turns help cars go faster
NASCAR is famous for speed, and that speed wouldn‘t be possible if not for the banked turns. Banked turns keep NASCAR drivers safe and driving faster. → Read More
How car tires are retreaded
Companies like Marangoni developed methods to recycle and reuse old tires. Watch retreading machines make old tires usable again. → Read More
How the man who challenged Tesla went bankrupt
In 2015, Faraday Future made headlines for poaching talent from top automotive companies. This is how its star CEO, Jia Yueting, went bankrupt. → Read More
How horsepower is measured in cars
Torque and horsepower are both ways of understanding force where torque measures a twisting force and horsepower measures that force over time. → Read More
How companies like Tesla and Mercedes-Benz plan to bring video games to cars
* As autonomous cars advance, our activities while we’re inside our cars will change. * Major automakers are thinking of ways to keep passengers occupied while their cars do the driving. * Tesla said it would expand gaming services available through its cars’ infotainment centres. * Mercedes-Benz announced an in-car-gaming challenge that asks participants to create games for cars of the future.… → Read More
How the 2020 BMW X7 luxury SUV is made
The X7 is the fifth vehicle to be produced at BMW's Plant Spartanburg in South Carolina. The luxury SUV will be built along with the X5 and the X6. → Read More
Watch Tesla unveil its full self-driving computer in under 5 minutes
Tesla held an event showcasing software upgrades to its self-driving technology and new hardware called the Tesla FSD or "full self-driving computer." → Read More
Elon Musk says Tesla owners could make up to $30,000 a year turning their cars into 'robotaxis'
Elon Musk unveiled a plan to re-purpose Tesla vehicles into robo-taxis, allowing Tesla owners to rent out their cars while not in use via an app. → Read More
YouTuber Master Milo invented a car that he can drive from seats rigged high above the windshield
Inventor and YouTuber Master Milo created the first WipKar rig eight years ago. When it was destroyed in a workshop fire, he built another in one day. → Read More
Go inside the Chrysler factory that makes Jeep Wranglers
* Fiat Chrysler Automobiles allowed cameras inside their Toledo Assembly Complex in Ohio. * Over 5,600 people there manufacture the Jeep Wrangler, Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, and Jeep Cherokee. * Employees can make around 50 Jeeps an hour. The Wrangler is the quintessential Jeep. For 32 years, Jeep has been delivering the iconic 4×4 into the hands of adventurous motorists. Watch the Wrangler be… → Read More
This Rolls-Royce feature might be the world's fanciest way to tailgate
The Cullinan is Rolls Royce's first SUV and the most expensive on the market. It's named after the largest diamond ever discovered. → Read More
The science behind the viral videos of mounting tires with a controlled explosion
WARNING: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME. Fire and lighter fluid come in handy when tires are flat and no longer form a snug seal around your wheels. The resulting explosion is likely to make tires inflate rapidly and set them on the wheels. → Read More
There are a set of wheels the let you drive side to side
Inventor William Liddiard invented a wheel with motorised internal rollers that can rotate a tire horizontally. A car with these wheels can move laterally or even rotate about its axis. Following is a transcript of this video. These wheels enable a car to move laterally along the ground. Inventor William Liddiard created these omnidirectional wheels and put them on his own car. Liddiard calls… → Read More
An aerospace company reintroduced its precision helicopter with two crossing motors
The Kaman K-MAX has intermeshing rotors eliminating the need for a tail rotor. These opposite-spinning rotors lend the K-MAX a natural tendency to hover, making it more stable. The K-MAX is ideal for precision lifting and placing; it's valuable to firefighters, construction firms, and the military. → Read More
This giant wheel lets you ride inside it — here's how it works
Monowheeling is a type of action sport requiring the user to ride inside a motorized wheel, close to the ground. Monowheeling enthusiast Hunter Howell explains how the wheel works. → Read More
This giant wheel lets you ride inside it — here's how it works
Monowheeling is a type of action sport requiring the user to ride inside a motorized wheel, close to the ground. Monowheeling enthusiast Hunter Howell explains how the wheel works. → Read More
Only 20 of these ultra-lightweight supercars are produced every year
The 05, 05RR, and 05 ROC Edition are ultra-lightweight supercars produced by Spanish company VUHL Automotive. Only 20 of these cars are made a year and every one is custom to the owner. The VUHL 05 is used in the Race of Champions event. The most extreme version, the RR, can come with carbon wheels. Following is a transcript of the video. This is the VUHL 05. Alex Hirschi:“It goes like a… → Read More
Only 20 of these ultra-lightweight supercars are produced every year
The 05, 05RR, and 05 ROC Edition are ultra-lightweight supercars produced by Spanish company VUHL Automotive. Only 20 of these cars are made a year and every one is custom to the owner. The VUHL 05 is used in the Race of Champions event. The most extreme version, the RR, can come with carbon wheels. → Read More
This Bugatti Veyron is made with porcelain and worth millions
Porcelain fuel door. Porcelain caviar bowl. Porcelain badge. Even the hubcaps are porcelain. The Bugatti L’Or Blanc is the only car like it in the world. 'Supercar Blondie' takes a closer look at the rare vehicle. → Read More
This Honda Accord has a Tesla motor
Powered by a Tesla motor in the body of a Honda Accord, the Teslonda is capable of reaching 60 mph in 2.45 seconds from a standstill. That’s faster than a Bugatti Veyron or a Lamborghini Huracán. → Read More