In the world of car design, Frank Stephenson is a giant but you probably have never heard of him. Frank is the visionary that gave the world the Ferrari F340 and the first BMW X5, not to mention the Maserati MC12 and of course the Mini Cooper (BMW incarnation)…just some of this generation’s most iconic rides.
The bane of modern day mobility; the contributing cause of rising blood pressures; the cause of time wasted. Traffic jams are prevalent in most cities around the world. And, perhaps where it hurts most, it costs money. Lots of it.
The Jiaozhou Bay bridge was opened to traffic in 2011, connecting the coastal city of Qingdao to Huangdao. At 42.4 kilometres long, it currently holds the record for the longest bridge over water in the world, and has won awards for achieving many “firsts” in megastructure engineering.
As we are experiencing the Fourth Industrial Revolution, new types of jobs are being created while present ones are becoming redundant. Automologist MAC ponders on its impact on the automotive industry…and his own future.
For many of us, our cars are our first major investment. As with anything, proper care and cleaning will keep it looking new for much longer. However, cleaning it wrongly can do just as much harm as good.
Footage of the recent Codasur 2016 rally from Bolivia showed the miraculous escape of a small black and white dog when Uruguayan driver Fernando Zuasnabar sped around a corner and, by complete chance, jumped his Mitsubishi Lancer over the somewhat irresponsible pup.