10 unknowns that every car enthusiast should know!

Toyota MR2

1. Toyota MR2 - front-wheel drive to “rear-wheel drive

Many of us recognize and adore the first generation Toyota The MR2, as a brilliant rear-wheel-drive coupe, is making many enthusiasts laugh today. Do you know why? If you are unfamiliar, the rear axle is taken from the front-wheel drive Corolle E80. Therefore, if you look at the rear axle, you will still see a steering wheel clamp that defies drive and time in the first generations. The MR2 is probably the only literal front-wheel drive case.

Mazda MX-5

2. A mid-engined MX-5?

The Mazda MX-5 is the best-selling and most famous roadster in history. But the MX-5 originally had no plans to use a rear-wheel-drive engine. Earlier concepts of the MX-5 reveal a mid-mounted rear and even front-drive engine. Fortunately, the FR (engine forward, rear-wheel drive) still justified it, and it remains the core element of the MX-5's design to this day.

Jaguar XJS

3. Jaguar XJS with mid-engine?

The Jaguar XJS first started with a centrally mounted engine before deciding to put the engine in the front of the car. There are visible signs on the first series that echo the origins of the centrally mounted engine. Although rare along the way, some models can detect the center bonnet holders.

McLaren P1 GTR

4. McLaren P1 GTR too strong for safety cage

All modern race cars are equipped with cages so that the driver stays inside the cab when overturning. All but one… The McLaren P1 GTR does not have a rollover cage because it has a MonoCage carbon fiber chassis fitted as standard, so the reinforced chassis meets FIA standards for GT vehicles. As a result, the P1 GTR has more space inside the vehicle, and an easier way for the driver to get out of the body.

5. Does TVR carry an "exotic" name?

TVR is known for being exotic, weird, dangerous, and not containing airbags. The brand name is so everything, just not exotic. TVR actually means Trevor. Trevor Wilkinson is the founder of TVR and named the factory, of course, after himself. Suddenly sounds less cool ?!

Shaky

6. The first Wankel engines

Think of a rotary engine and the first car that comes to mind is a Mazda RX. But this is not the only car to introduce such an engine. The first such specimen was the NSU Spider. Mercedes Benz also equipped its first C111 concept with such an engine, but such attempts were soon replaced by diesel engines. Even Rolls-Royce has such an attempt, with a two-tier diesel engine.

 

F1 exhaust system

7. Nuclear alloy used in F1 and Nascar

Did you know that the F1 and Nascar exhaust systems (as well as some turbochargers) use authentic nickel and chrome super alloys, commonly known as Inconel alloys. In short, a very durable, heat-resistant alloy, often used in many high-demand projects such as turbojet blades, bulkheads inside silencer arms, even on the inner walls of nuclear reactors. You can also find this material on a turbo system from Mazda RX7.

Hidden "messages" in cars

8. Find a hidden sign in your car

Video game connoisseurs are certainly familiar with the term "Easter Egg" when it refers to something hidden in video game scenes. But you won't find this term solely for video games, Opel has been putting its "Easter eggs" inside its small shark-shaped models for a long time. They can be found in every place possible; on the 2004 Corsa engine, three pieces hidden inside Zafira, and three pieces inside the new Adam. Of course, you will have to do your own work as they will not show you.

BMW with a flame thrower

9. Cars with a flame thrower

The thought of having your car stolen overnight certainly awakens all the negative connotations and thoughts, but stealing a car when you're in it is a whole other dimension. One of the burning problems in South Africa. Evil is not supposed to, but still there is a solution. Equip your car with a flame thrower. Yes well read, in the case of theft, the driver pushes a switch mounted next to the accelerator pedal, which throws flames directly at the attacker. The goal is to surprise and blind the villain. Supposedly placed launchers will not damage the paint on your car, which is a good bonus.

Aston Martin DB4 GT

10. The strangest and most interesting information about cars

And finally, one really interesting question asked on the Reddit forum is: If we put the fastest vehicle manufactured every year on an infinitely flat track, just on the first day of the year in which it was manufactured and leave at its highest speed indefinitely, which car would was in the lead today?

The results are quite interesting, with the first place to be found in the 4 Aston Martin DB1959 GT, which would have gone 117 million kilometers so far, just behind it would be the Mercedes Benz 300SL with 116 million kilometers.

See the full list below in miles, multiplied by 1,6 you get the amount in km.

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