The most cars in the world

On the pages of automotive magazines and websites, various ratings of cars are published with enviable frequency: the most expensive cars, the most affordable cars, the best SUVs, the most stolen cars. Before the next new year, the TOP 10 best cars of the outgoing year are determined.

We, on the pages of our autoportal Vodi.su, would just like to write about the cars of the “most-most” category: the largest, smallest, best-selling or most unsuccessful cars in the entire history of the automotive industry.

The biggest cars

The biggest ones are, of course, mining dump trucks.

There are several models here:

— Belaz 75710which was launched in 2013. Its dimensions are: 20600 mm long, 9750 wide and 8170 high. It can carry 450 tons of cargo, and the record is 503 tons. Two diesel engines are capable of delivering 4660 horsepower. Equipped with two tanks with a volume of 2800 liters each. That is how much fuel it consumes for 12 hours of operation at full load, but if the payload were divided between ordinary dump trucks of the KAMAZ type, they would “eat” several times more fuel.

— Liebherr T282B - has a more modest size - only 14 meters in length. It weighs 222 tons unloaded. Capable of carrying 363 tons of payload. 20-cylinder diesel produces 3650 horses.

— Terex 33-19 Titan - carrying capacity of 317 tons, height with a raised body - 17 meters, the tank holds 5910 liters of diesel fuel, and the 16-cylinder engine develops a power of 3300 horses.

Such dump trucks are produced in just a few copies. But large SUVs are mass-produced, to name some of them:

— Ford F 650/F 750 Super Duty (also known as Alton F650). Its length is 7,7 meters, weight - 12 tons, powered by a 10-cylinder 7.2-liter gasoline engine. The salon has 7 doors, there is also a pickup version. It was originally conceived as a light truck, but the Americans fell in love with it and is used as a family car.

— Toyota Mega Cruiser - the highest off-road vehicle (2075 mm), was produced both for army needs and as a serial civilian vehicle. It is equipped with a 4-liter turbodiesel with a capacity of 170 horsepower.

— Ford Excursion - full-size SUV with a length of 5760 millimeters. It was produced with several types of engines, the largest of which was a 7.3-liter 8-cylinder diesel engine with 250 hp.

Well, it will be interesting to recall the largest limousines:

— midnight rider - in fact, this is not a limousine, but simply a semi-trailer with a tractor equipped for living. Its length is 21 meters. Inside the trailer, you will find everything you need, as it looks more like a presidential train car: a lounge, a bar, a shower, and so on. The area of ​​the internal space is 40 square meters, that is, like a small two-room apartment.

— American Dream – 30-meter limousine, which has:

• two driver's cabins, as in a train - front and rear;
• 12 wheel axles;
• two motors;
• jacuzzi, and not inside the cabin, but on a separate platform.

But the most important thing is the helipad! Such a 30-meter limousine will be longer than a whole road train, and you won’t be able to ride it around the city, which is why 2 cabs for the driver are equipped - it’s easier to just move from one cab to another than to turn around.

The smallest cars

Recognized as the smallest production car Peel p50, which was produced in England in the mid-60s. Its length was only 1,3 meters, wheelbase - 1,27 meters. In fact, it was an ordinary motorized carriage planted on a three-wheeled base, one person was placed in the car and there was room for a small bag.

49 cc engine squeezed out 4,2 horsepower. Interest in this baby appeared in 2007, after being shown in the famous Top Gear show. Since 2010, production has been resumed in small batches of 50 pieces on order. True, such a pleasure will cost 11 thousand dollars, although in the 60s it cost about 200 British pounds.

To date, the smallest production cars are:

• Mercedes Smart Fortwo;
• Suzuki Twin;
• Fiat Seicento.

If we talk about the most compact SUVs and crossovers, then it is impossible to pass by the following models:

- Mini Countryman - its length is slightly more than 4 meters, but it comes with both front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive and a fairly powerful two-liter diesel engine.

- Fiat Panda 4 × 4 - length 3380 millimeters, weight 650 kilograms, equipped with gasoline engines of 0,63 and 1,1 liters.

- Suzuki Jimny - 3,5 meters long, full-fledged SUV, with all-wheel drive and a half liter diesel engine.

The most powerful cars

We devoted an article to the topic of the most powerful cars on our website Vodi.su. It is not difficult to guess that there will be sports cars here. There is very strong competition in this segment.

For 2014, the most powerful was considered Aventador LP1600-4 Mansory Carbonado GT.

This hypercar is capable of 1600 horsepower, 1200 N/m torque at 6000 rpm. Fan of fast driving, this car will cost 2 million dollars. The maximum speed is 370 km/h.

Not very much inferior to him Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren V10 Quad-Turbo Brabus White Gold. Its engine is also capable of squeezing out 1600 hp. and disperse the car to hundreds in 2 seconds.

The price of this supercar is also two million "green". But the maximum speed is slightly lower than that of the Lamborghini - 350 km / h.

Nissan GT-R AMS Alpha 12 ranks third among the most powerful cars. Its power is 1500 horses, speed is 370 km/h, max. torque of 1375 N / m is achieved at 4500 rpm, it accelerates to hundreds in 2,4 seconds. And with all these indicators, it costs much less - 260 thousand dollars.

If we talk about the most powerful SUV, then this place rightfully belongs to Gelendvagen - Mercedes-Benz AMG G65.

Prepare 16 million rubles and you will receive:

• 12-cylinder engine with a volume of 6 liters;
• power 612 hp at 4300-5600 rpm;
• acceleration to hundreds in 5,3 seconds, maximum speed - 230 km / h;
• consumption of the A-95th - 22,7 / 13,7 (city / highway).

After it come the following models:

• BMW X6 M 4.4 AT 4 × 4 - 575 л.с .;
• Porsche Cayenne Turbo S 4.8 AT - 550 hp;
• Land Rover Range Rover Sport 5.0 AT 4×4 Supercharged — 510 л.с.

Top Selling Machines

The best selling car was Toyota Corolla. From 1966 to July 2013, approximately 40 million vehicles were sold. During this time, 11 generations were released. The car is listed in the Guinness Book of Records.

Second place goes to a full-size pickup Ford F Series. For over 20 years it has been the best selling car in the US. The first cars rolled off the assembly line in 1948, and 33 million of these cars have been sold since then.

In third place is the "People's Car" - Volkswagen Golf. About 1974 million units have been sold since 30.

Well, in fourth place is very well known to all of us VAZ. Since 1970, about 18 million Zhiguli 2101-2107 have been produced. They were delivered abroad under the names Lada Riva and Lada Nova (2105-2107). Well, if you count together with their prototype Fiat 124, which at one time was also very actively produced at factories in Italy, Spain, Bulgaria, Turkey and India, then in total it turns out more than 20 million units.

The most beautiful cars in the world

The concept of beauty is relative. However, based on the sympathy of people from all over the world, the TOP 100 most beautiful cars were compiled. Most of this list is occupied by various rarities of the 30-60s, for example Delahaye 165 Convertible 1938. This roadster really looked good for its time.

Well, if we talk about our time, then the most beautiful cars of 2013-2014 were:

• Jaguar F-Type - a two-seat roadster with a 5-liter V8 with a capacity of 495 hp;
• Cadillac CTS is a business class sedan, its charged version CTS-V is equipped with a 6-liter engine with 400 hp, which accelerates the car to hundreds in 5 seconds, and the maximum speed is 257 km/h.
• Maserati Ghibli - a relatively affordable business class sedan (65 thousand dollars), for all its beauty and power, it is still considered the most reliable and safe sedan of this class according to Euro NCAP.

It could also be noted McLaren P1 for its futuristic aerodynamic design and Aston Martin CC100 — the original roadster with two cockpits.

The ugliest cars

There were cars in the history of the automotive industry that were predicted to have a great future, but because of their appearance they never found their customers.

Compact SUV Isuzu VehiCROSS conceived as a model for the entire segment. Unfortunately, it sold very poorly from 1997 to 2001 and the project had to be cancelled. True, the filmmakers appreciated his appearance and he even appeared in the series "Mutants X".

Citroen Friend - a very unusual car, especially its front end, behind the French design engineers, too, have done something. Nevertheless, the car sold, albeit not very well, from 1961 to 1979.

Aston Martin Lagonda - a car with a very long hood and the same disproportionate rear overhang. It is worth saying that an updated version of the Aston Martin Lagonda Taraf was recently released, especially for Arab sheikhs. "Taraf" means "luxury" in Arabic.

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