In just two years, BMW will show the first production car from the upcoming groundbreaking Neue Klasse series. It will only have an electric drive, super-fast charging and also a new external appearance. It was first hinted at by the January concept and the Vision Dee, a better idea of what the Munich automaker’s electric … Read more
In the middle of 1988, the Czech motoring community was alive with the arrival of Favorit. Sinfully expensive and factory-tuned, but still modern. It was a twenty-year leap forward for Škoda. In East Germany the mood was more somber. The new four-stroke engine was built into a twenty-year-old body on a frame chassis. The troubled … Read more
There was a foul play at a high school basketball game in Ohio. Before the match, the audio system broke down. Instead of listening to the American anthem, the players lined up stood in grave silence. Only one of the parents saved the situation – Trenton Brown started singing the anthem in the sovereign voice … Read more
Discount, or at least free equipment. Even before the coronavirus pandemic and the chip crisis, it was a completely common incentive for sellers to attract more customers to showrooms. But then sales of new cars fell, automakers produced less due to missing parts, and the number of cars in warehouses dropped significantly. Now the situation … Read more
China’s penetration of the UK economy poses a national security risk, a report by the Motor Vehicle Institute warns. It is about electric cars, which are said to be able to play the role of a Trojan horse. Chinese cars could cripple the UK. According to the president of the British Institute for Motor Vehicles … Read more
The fact that the car was once owned by a famous person is not a guarantee that the owner will sell it for a huge profit. The significantly higher value of the car depends on several factors. Not only on the story, but also on the value of the car itself. As it turned out … Read more
Jan Matoušek 1 hour ago Who made the nicest cars behind the iron curtain? Some time ago, we published an overview of socialist cars, which may not have been technically at the level of Western models, but at least caught up with them in terms of external appearance. Along with this went hand in hand … Read more
When the Soviets launched the Sputnik satellite into space in 1957, the United States realized that it had fallen behind its eastern rival. President Dwight Eisenhower therefore decided to create an agency dedicated entirely to space exploration. This is how NASA was founded 65 years ago. Within a few decades, thanks to her, our understanding … Read more
People’s Governor of the South Moravian Region, Jan Grolich, appeared at one of the folklore events and talked about traditions in an interview with Aktuálně.cz. At the same time, he complained about how a certain part of the public views the specific South Moravian region, in which traditions still play a large role, such as … Read more
In 1993, the Duke of Richmond organized the first Festival of Speed at the English estate of Goodwood. Originally an intimate event, it has become one of the biggest motoring events in the world, which it is said that every fan of four wheels should visit at least once. The Aktuálně.cz editorial team went to … Read more