1.The first Lamborghini didn't even have an engine when they unveiled it.
The 350 GTV may have been the world's first Lambo, and ultimately, it led to the creation of the supercar genre, but when it was first unveiled at the Turin Auto Show it wasn't even finished, so they put a bunch of bricks where the engine should have been and kept the hood shut the entire time.
2.The Four Rings in the AUDI Logo represent the FOUR companies of AUTO UNION
By 1932, the name fiasco between Horch the man, and Horch the company was water under the bridge. Horch (the company) and Audi entered an agreement along with two other German car manufacturers, DKW and Wanderer, to form Auto Union. The four rings, which Audi still uses today, originally represented the four companies of Auto Union.
3.Ferrari Engines are Musically Engineered
Ferrari engines are musically engineered to sound perfect by utilizing 3rd and 6th harmonics on the air intake, like an organ or flute.
4.Most new cars fake engine noise through speakers. They are quite silent otherwise.
5.LAMBORGHINI Cars were a result of a Tractor Company Owner being insulted by the founder of FERRARI
Ferruccio famously owned a Ferrari 250GT, which he took in to be serviced at the Maranello headquarters after realizing that the clutch was identical to the one being used on his production line. He politely asked Enzo Ferrari for a replacement part, who replied "You're just a silly tractor manufacturer, how could you possibly know anything about sports cars?" Like any red-blooded Italian, he spit on the floor, walked out and started designing his own sports car. Four months later he unveiled the Lamborghini 350GTV.
6.Royal Enfield logo
The original Royal Enfield logo featured a cannon, with the slogan “Made like a gun, goes like a bullet”. Suits a RE perfectly but the funny part is that this logo was also used on lawnmowers that were manufactured by the company.
7.Crash tests were first carried out by Audi.
In 1938, crash tests were first carried out by Audi. These tests gave the company an idea about how the car would behave in case an accident occurred. Without realizing it, the company had set a precedent for all other car manufacturers.
8.It is a criminal offence to drive around in a dirty car in Russia.
9.In the early years of the 20th century,
In the early years of the 20th century, horses were causing so much pollution with their poop that cars were seen as the "green" alternative.
10.The first car accident
The first car accident occurred in 1891, in Ohio.
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