‘IKEA of Electric Cars’ Ships Vehicles as Individual Parts to Save on Transportation
A Swedish electric vehicle manufacturer hopes to become the IKEA of small EVs by shipping its cars as individual parts that can be assembled at their final destination. Luvly, a Swedish start-up specializing in small and affordable electric vehicles, has announced plans to ship its tiny cars as flat packs to be assembled at their […]
Vietnamese Batman Fan Builds His Own Functional Batmobile and Batpod
A Vietnamese architecture student and diehard fan of The Dark Knight spent six months building his very own Batpod with the help of a team of friends. Born in 1998, Nguyen Dac Chung was just a child when Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight hit cinemas, but the movie made such a big impact on him […]
Meet Kleine Johanna, the World’s Heaviest Rideable Bicycle
Kleine Johanna a 4,800-pound behemoth built almost entirely out of scrap metal, was recently acknowledged as the heaviest rideable bicycle in the world by the Record Institute for Germany, a national version of the Guinness Book of Records. You’ve probably seen chunky bikes before, but surely nothing quite like Kleine Johanna. This unique contraption measures […]
This Beast of a Car Is Powered by a World War 2 Plane Engine
The Beast is a legendary 1970s muscle car powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 airplane engine that can produce over 750hp and has a fuel consumption of around 2.35 mpg. The story of The Beast goes back to 1966, when English engineer Paul Jameson decided to find out what would happen if someone put a […]
Taliban Unveil Afghanistan’s First Ever Supercar, the Mada 9
The Taliban-led Government of Afghanistan recently unveiled the country’s first-ever indigenously built supercar, named Mada 9. On the list of things you were expecting from the Taliban, unveiling a supercar prototype probably ranked pretty low, but here we are. Reportedly developed by a team of at least 30 engineers from a company called ENTOP and […]
World’s Largest Electric Truck Needs Almost No Recharging
The world’s biggest electric vehicle is a giant dump truck that relies almost exclusively on energy produced by its own breaking system, requiring only minimal recharging. Called the ‘eDumper’, the world’s largest electric vehicle is actually a converted Komatsu 605-7 HD dump truck the diesel engine of which was replaced with an electric motor and […]
Meet THOR 24, Probably the Craziest Truck Ever Built
THOR 24 is a unique big rig often referred to as “the most powerful big rig ever built” because of its horsepower rating (3,974 horsepower) reached through a 24-cylinder engine with 12 superchargers. Can you imagine the god of thunder in truck form? Me neither, but builder Mike Harrah definitely could and the result is […]
The World’s Fastest Tractor Is Faster Than Some Sports Cars
The JCB Fastrac Two is a stripped-down and performance-enhanced JCB Fastrac tractor capable of reaching speeds of up to 247 km per hour (153.8 mph). If you’ve ever driven behind a tractor, you probably already know that they are many things, but they certainly aren’t fast. Tractors are built for power, not speed, but what […]
Guy Faces Jail Time for Building His Own Ferrari F430 Out of a Toyota
A 26-year-old man was recently charged with forgery and breach of trademarks after it was discovered that his red Ferrari F430 was actually a modified Toyota MR Coupé. Italy’s Guardia di Finanza made the unusual seizure during a routine check in the town of Asti, Italy. Although the red Ferrari featured all the iconic elements […]
Man Drives in Reverse Over 16 Kilometers in Under 30 Minutes, Sets World Record
A 35-year-old man from India’s Tamil Nadu state recently set a new world record for the longest distance driven in reverse in under 30 minutes – 16 kilometers and 140 meters. During an event that took place last week at Edappadi Bypass in Tamil Nadu, Chandramouli, a passionate motorist from Salem district, managed to set […]
You Can Now Buy Your Own Electric Fire Truck for Just $2,600
At only $2,600, the Robeta electric fire truck may just be the world’s most affordable fire truck. Not to mention you can buy it on Alibaba! Fully decked-out fire trucks usually cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, but municipalities, businesses, or even individuals looking to protect themselves against fire on the cheap now have a […]
Drunk Man Tramples Four Luxury Cars, Now Owes $150,000 in Repairs
A 24-year-old man from Chengdu, China has to pay at least $150,000 in repair costs after trampling and vandalizing four luxury vehicles in a hotel parking lot while drunk. The incident occurred on the evening of May 21, when a clearly inebriated man was filmed kicking and trampling on a number of luxury vehicles despite […]
World’s Largest Hummer Makes the Regular One Look Like a Toy Car
As the name suggests, the Hummer H1 X3 is three times the size of a standard Hummer H1, making it the largest Hummer in the world, by far. The Hummer H1 is one of the largest street-legal SUVs ever made, but it literally looks like a toy car next to the behemoth that is the […]
Introducing the Bus-Train, the World’s First Dual-Mode Vehicle
Japan recently unveiled the world’s first Dual-Mode Vehicle (DMV), a contraption that runs both on roads, like a bus, and on rails, like a train. The unique bus-train hybrid was unveiled last month, in the town of Kaiyo, Japan’s Tokushima Prefecture. The mini-bus-like contraption didn’t win anyone over with its looks, but it definitely made […]
The Pink Panthers – A Unique Piece of British Military History
Pink hardly seems like an appropriate color for combat military vehicles, but there was a time when the British military had a fleet of pink Land Rovers that affectionately became known as the “Pink Panthers”. Khaki and beige are the two most common colors used on military vehicles, but when it comes to desert camouflage, […]