cars that changed the

world

LAND ROVER DEFENDER

For going anywhere
No matter where it goes, the Defender feels at home. On a farm, in
the jungle, or outside a country pile. It is - or rather, was - as
advanced as a wellington boot, which is exactly what you’d wear
while driving it.

Audi R10 TDI

For bringing diesel power to racing
When a top Audi exec first heard the
R10 he thought something was terribly
wrong. In fact its diesel engine was so
quiet, the sound he heard was actually
the tyres slapping the road. Since its
2006 debut and up until Porsche
returned to La Sarthe, only diesels
have won Le Mans.
 Toyota Prius
For starting the hybrid thing
Technically the Honda Insight came
first, but it never caught on like the
Prius did. From the moment Cameron
Diaz - or was it DiCaprio? - was papped
in one, it became the most fashionable
way to save the world. Even though it
actually won’t.

Bugatti Veyron
For being the Concorde of cars
Was a 253mph road car really
necessary? Of course not. You could
ask similar questions of the moon
landings, or of the Taj Mahal. But this
wasn’t about meeting a practical
demand - it was about mankind
showing off to the universe. And
it worked.

TESLA MODEL S
For making electric cars good
Before the Model S arrived you’d have to fill your battery-powered car with fresh electricity every
three miles or so. What the world needed was a plug-in machine that could do a proper journey of,
say, 250 miles or more. The S is that thing.

EDUARD MELNIC
CLASA A 7-A „B”