Motorised Skates, the Newest Urban Transport Device. Beep Beep!
Wile E Coyote rides again.
Wile E Coyote rides again.
Steering wheels and pedals are not obsolete… yet.
Starting with his maiden win in Canada and then his thrilling victory in Hungary, Daniel Ricciardo raced to his third victory in Belgium yesterday, in his debut Red Bull season, while being cheered on by a crowd filled with supporters waving the Australian flag.
16-year-old Max Verstappen is set to become the fresh-faced addition to the Toro Rosso F1 Team next season and win himself a place in the sporting record books as the youngest F1 driver ever after he was unveiled as the racing team’s new signing.
There is now a new titleholder for the most expensive car ever to be sold at an auction. Last Thursday, at the prestigious Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction, a red 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta broke the record when it brought the hammer down on US$38 million.
In what seems to be just a few short years, we have become accustomed to the relentless onslaught of Korean car companies as they push for global domination. Perhaps the most famous of them is the Hyundai Group, which only started making cars in 1967 and has now become the world’s fifth largest manufacturer. But it now seems that the once home market fortress is starting to crave more elite rides, with imports of BMW and Mercedes surging despite the overall market being stagnant at about 1.4 million units per annum.