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Probably every transmission repair specialist was keen on LEGO constructions or at least enjoyed making some minor things with their hands. Here's the game taken to a new level of creativity!

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Only few people know about transmission concepts which were popular 70-90 years ago. For men of today, these gearboxes may seem very unusual and weird, but even now some gearboxes that date back to those years are quite competitive in comparison with modern transmissions.

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Now Even Babies Can have a Mercedes


Now Even Babies Can have a Mercedes

The design department of Mercedes-Benz, in collaboration with Hartan company, produced the baby stroller named Avantgarde for admirers of the German brand. The product will hit the market in November 2018.



The company Hartan has been manufacturing baby strollers for over 60 years – the first model was released in the 1950s. The aluminum frame of the stroller weighs 8.9 kilograms, while the baby seat weighs 4.1 kg. The stroller is equipped with an adjustable suspension, Solight Ecco tires with an air chamber, telescopic handle, parking brake, and storage compartment. The seat with adjustable footrest and reflectors can be rotated 180 degrees. Soft top part of the stroller with a noiseless mechanism creates a special climate zone and protects the baby from the sun. The Avantgarde baby stroller was approved by the German Technical Inspection Association.




But the most peculiar part of this product is the design of wheels developed by the AMG department. Stroller wheels have five-twin-spoke design resembling the wheels for Mercedes-Benz C-Class cars. Thanks to car-derived wheels fitted with air-chamber tires, the stroller can easily run on several types of surfaces.




It is also possible to install a baby carrier on the stroller chassis. Additional features include the following: umbrella, two bags, headrest, windscreen, organizer for small items, and a rain cover.




It is worth mentioning that last November Mercedes-Benz presented a limited series of bicycles dedicated to the Mercedes-AMG GT R supercar and the 50-th anniversary of the AMG department of Mercedes.

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Probably every transmission repair specialist was keen on LEGO constructions or at least enjoyed making some minor things with their hands. Here's the game taken to a new level of creativity!

Modern auto industry is full of sophisticated drivetrain technologies which are supposed to make your driving experience even more pleasant and trouble-free. Despite a great abundance of sophisticated technical solutions, it is highly likely that very few people know a transmission solution operating like a manual CVT.

Over recent years engineers developed a lot of gear shifting solutions for different car brands, which may seem a bit unusual for oldtime drivers. In this article we will review the most peculiar gear stick technologies and provide video materials related to these technologies.

Only few people know about transmission concepts which were popular 70-90 years ago. For men of today, these gearboxes may seem very unusual and weird, but even now some gearboxes that date back to those years are quite competitive in comparison with modern transmissions.

Nowadays Extroid CVTs are commonly known as “toroidal” due to the fact that the working surface of driving and driven discs in this transmission has the form of a torus. Extroid CVT is not a V-belt transmission, but a friction drive CVT.