Interesting facts about cars

Interesting facts about cars will help to look from the other point of view at the usual means of transportation. Today, city roads are filled with cars of different brands and colors. They are comfortable and convenient to operate. But it was not always so. What were the first cars? What was their speed? Let’s look at the interesting historical and modern facts about cars!

1.    In 1885, Karl Benz patented the invention - the first car with a gasoline engine. It had three wheels, a T-shaped steering wheel, and a 1.7-liter engine. Three years later, his wife made the first car journey between the cities; the speed reached 10 miles per hour. At the same time, Carl began serial production of cars.

2.    The first license numbers were used with horse-drawn carriages. Car numbers appeared in 1899 in Germany (Munich). Letters on the number appeared due to the desire of the German businessman to make a gift to his beloved. He asked to put the initials of the spouse before the numbers.

3.    The smallest model of the car was released in Great Britain in 2011. It is listed in the Guinness Book of Records. Pell P50 with the width 3.4 ft., the length – 4.5 ft., and the weight 130 lb. This single-seat car develops a speed of 49.7 miles per hour.

4.    The longest car is a limousine. The length is 98.4 ft.! The car has 26 wheels; it folds in half and has two control cabins at both ends. Inside there is a swimming pool, a bed, and there is a helicopter platform on the roof.

5.    There are a lot of expensive cars, but the most expensive one is the Ferrari 250 GTO, 1963. 36 cars came off the assembly line. Its price was 18 000 dollars, and it was possible to buy it only with the permission of the factory owner. The record was set in 2008 when the car was auctioned for 15.7 million euros.

6.    In Porsche cars, the ignition key is to the left of the steering wheel. In real cars - it is a tribute to the tradition that takes the source from the Le Mans races. This arrangement of the key made it possible to start the car more quickly. After all, at that time the drivers had to run to the car, jump into it, and start it. 

7.    The sound of the Aston Martin Vantage exhaust is audible at a distance of 3.73 miles; if the car is running in the afterburner mode at the maximum engine speed - about 4.35 miles.

8.    There are more Rolls-Royce cars per person in Hong Kong than anywhere else. There is a legendary "Phantom", which was released in 1934. James Bond went on it. The most of the cars are made exclusively for the customer. The cost of just one badge on the bumper is $ 5,000. Three-quarters of all ever built cars are still in good condition and are being used.

9.    Airbags in the car open at a speed of 4473.8 mph. The process takes 40 milliseconds. According to the research, airbags increase the chances of surviving by 20-25%.

10.    There are more than a billion cars in the world. Every day 165 000 new cars are produced.

11.    In 1980, a 124.27-mile (between Leon and Paris) traffic jam was fixed. And in 2010, in Beijing, the congestion with a length of 62.14 miles was formed. Some drivers spent 288 hours in it.

12.    The car consists of more than 30,000 parts, including all parts and elements - from the steering wheel to the nut.

13.    Owners of the SUVs in the UK buy mud to smear the car and justify its purpose.

14.     The representatives of the AC Cobra Company are sure that, in addition to the original design, an important feature of sports cars is the sound of the exhaust pipe. Therefore, the company issued a patent for the exhaust system sounding of its sports cars.