
Gearboxes for Haval will be Russian
Localization of Chinese crossovers will continue. The manufacturer plans to become independent from duties and the situation on foreign markets....

Moskvich-400-421 - the sad fate of a model with a partially wooden body
Moskvich cars have now been revived. Passenger cars are produced, and at that very historical site. The plant is alive and working, making drivers happy....

Mengshi M-Hiro 917: Chinese off-road monster
The majority of cars supplied to Russia from the Middle Kingdom are crossovers. All these SUVs come with interiors filled to the brim with all sorts of...

VAZ-2108 can also “humiliate” a foreign car, but deep tuning is needed
Zhiguli cars were considered almost sports cars in the Soviet Union. Despite the small-displacement engines, from the beginning of their appearance they easily “handled”...

Powerful motorcycles with a gasoline consumption of 0,5 liters are not dreams
Motorcycles can now be divided into two broad categories. Of course, this is all conditional, but it reflects the essence almost 100%. The first one should include bikes...

Robur – bringing a truck from the GDR to life
Ten years ago, the car arrived at the parking lot under its own power. And now, after this time, we have to start it. What kind of car? Robur LO (translated from...

Experimental GAZ trucks from the USSR - they never went into production
The Gorky Automobile Plant is one of the oldest enterprises of this type in the USSR. As for modern Russia, GAZ is unconditional...

Selection of cars up to 200 thousand rubles - there are some “alive” left, but you have to look
Buying a car is a secret matter for almost any driver. And it doesn’t matter, in principle, in what price category you want to buy a car. It seems that she...

Gelentwagen and Hummer - Russian homemade products
Cool “cars” are expensive, and not everyone can afford Gelentwagen, Maybach, Hummer and other super-prestigious examples of the global automobile industry. But what to do,...

Electric airplanes – the technology of the future is already available
Aviation still inspires human fascination. I've wanted to fly like a bird since the Stone Age. Various devices with wings tried to invent several more...

Deprivation of a driver's license and confiscation of a car - analysis of popular violations
Russian drivers are far from the most disciplined in the world. Although, if you look at how they move in Asian countries, it begins to seem that on the roads...

Raising compression with copper sulfate
Many experienced drivers add copper sulfate to the engine oil of a worn engine, which has its own benefits. Parts are coated with copper, compression increases...

Minsk Ranger 200 and Hunter 150 – a return to the Soviet “Minchiki”
Soviet motorcycles from the Motovelo plant were known throughout the vast country. They were valued for their reliability, low cost and low gas mileage. After the collapse of the USSR...

Tajikistan-3205 – Soviet little-known bus
It seems that Soviet buses have long been studied inside and out. The most popular in the 80s were “Ikarus”. Not exactly from the USSR, but massive. They were released in the form...

Not only the Titanic: there are also more tragic shipwrecks
For some reason, the Titanic disaster is considered the largest shipwreck in the world. But is this really so? It is known that other disasters occurred...

The best classic motorcycles of foreign manufacture - but this is not certain
A classic motorcycle is a trip back in time for bikers. If you mastered two-wheeled transport in the 80s or earlier, then Java was the best. Although,...

The most powerful electric motor in the world - but not everything is clear about the resource
Electric cars continue to gain popularity. Previously, no one considered them at all as an alternative even to business class. So, small town...

From tires we get...oil
Everyone probably knows how to make moonshine. Using the same principle, gasoline is obtained from oil - by distillation. There is no point in listing all the products that are obtained from...

The Jetour X90 Plus crossover is not what it seems
A large SUV for a Russian driver is something with a spacious interior, three rows of seats and a powerful engine under the hood, usually a petrol V8....

Ferrari vs Lamborghini – these supercars fight for the title of the best
There are cars that only a select few can afford. And these are far from premium Mercedes, BMW and Audi. Buy the same Mercedes-Benz S-Class...

Changan Uni-K – Chinese crossover is also premium
Chinese cars appeared in Russia a long time ago and gained the status of a low-quality product. Although, if you look at it, even then they were no worse than domestic ones...

The best Mercedes from the 90s - hard to find them in this condition
Today is our day of nostalgia for the past years. The 90s were a turning point in life for most. But let's not consider economic reasons -...

We cut a cruise ship in half - new technologies!
If anyone has ever seen a huge cruise ship being cut in half by workers, the first thing that comes to mind is that the ship has sailed, it’s time to go...

Lviv mopeds – complete collection
Mopeds were available in Soviet times. At least two circumstances contributed to this. Firstly, they were inexpensive. Secondly, the rights to this technique...

Is a car with rubber piston rings a reality?
At first glance, the idea seems, if not crazy, then stupid. But why not? Modern rubber has good strength characteristics, and it...