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Such developments are all well and good but they are nothing to do with a small coupe that arrived in the late 1960s. The coupe in question was called the Cosmo Sport (sometimes more simply, the Cosmo) and was Mazda’s first production car to use the Felix Wankel rotary engine. The finished product was very easy on the eye and a delight to drive – the distinctive howl of the oddball engine being a particular highlight. Nissan’s 2.6-litre and 2.8-litre straight-six twin-turbo engines are something of a legend in car tuning circles thanks to their ability to handle significant power hikes via remaps and/or upgrades to the internals. Curiously, models were stated to come with around 276bhp from the factory but when tested their actual figures were closer to 330bhp. Surprisingly Nissan didn’t get swamped with complaints from owners. Zombieland. Why would you go to an amusement park and turn all the lights on, turning your location into a gigantic target? Why would you jump out of the car and let it sink into the river, instead of hitting the brakes suddenly? Why would you try to con the first signs of life instead of going with them, then why would you leave? Why would you take a motorcycle or a shovel to fight zombies? Why? Why? Because it's awesome. Basically, all forms of combat featured in Star Wars are glowy sci-fi futuristic space versions of some form of Real Life combat that was (and is) considered to be extremely cool. Lightsaber duels? Swordfighting. Starfighters? Old School Dogfighting. Starship battles? Naval battles. The Clone Wars? Huge armies tearing each other apart. The Force and Force-based Psychic Powers only add more awesome to the mix. A Phillip Morris ad using the famous Marlboro Man cowboy character on a downtown Atlanta billboard. ... [+] The Marlboro Man is a figure used in tobacco advertising campaign for Marlboro cigarettes. In the United States, where the campaign originated, it was used from 1954 to 1999. The Marlboro Man was first conceived by Leo Burnett in 1954. The image involves a rugged cowboy or cowboys, in nature with only a cigarette. The advertisements were originally conceived as a way to popularize filtered cigarettes, which at the time were considered feminine. The Marlboro advertising campaign, created by Leo Burnett Worldwide, is said to be one of the most brilliant advertisement campaigns of all time though two of the Marlboro cowboy actors died of lung cancer. (Photo by In Pictures Ltd./Corbis via Getty Images) Corbis via Getty Images Peak Hype?

But one glance at this 1937 coupe is enough to understand why it’s on this list. And while the fact this moving work of art has an engine seems like a mere detail, there’s a 4.0-litre six-cylinder under the swooping bodywork, together with a pre-selector gearbox, which was arguably the predecessor of today’s dual-clutch transmissions. Change cars online with carwowThe year 1969 was a big one: not only did NASA and Seiko respectively take Omega’s Speedmaster to the Moon and quartz technology to the market, but the self-winding chronograph was finally realised – twice. Arguably, the post was pipped by Zenith and its immortal El Primero, but Heuer (along with Breitling and Büren) was the first to industrialise its own “world-first” automatic stopwatch, the Calibre 11 sooner. Most riders will tell you when their fascination with motorcycles began, and for most, you will find that it started when they were young. Motorcycle riding, for many, has become less of a means of transport and more of a passionate obsession.

Motorcycles have been designed to be eye-catching and with a form that makes you want to look at them, examine them and pause as you walk past to get a better look. From the beginning, motorcycles presented some intrigue because of their smaller size but greater speed. Everyone yells the name of their techniques as they use them, and the two main characters use The Power of Love to defeat the Big Bad by summoning the physical incarnation of the King of Hearts to blast a heart-shaped hole through it. If you are interested in purchasing a motorcycle, you want to make sure that you are happy with the model and that it is the perfect one for you. If you are unhappy with your motorcycle, you may struggle to drive it or comfortably ride it, which can make you unsafe on the road. You… The fact that the main character's special technique is called " Shining Finger" is also helped by this rule. General Grievous would not exist were it not for this trope. An evil alien cyborg general with four arms who hunts Jedi for sport? Hell yes!Motorcycles give people a sense of freedom that is difficult to simulate with other forms of transport. There are no instances of this trope being justified, nor can there be — after all, the entire point is that it's about things that don't make sense but we still gladly accept just because they're cool. The Grazing Shed is a parable of life in twenty first century Wales," goes their missions statement. "A couple of young individuals taking destiny into their own hands, leaving behind unfulfilled lives of wasted talent to come together with their different skills to create something from nothing and make it work!" Couldn't agree more! During one of the motorcycle fights, Loz leans over, digs his piston-powered gauntlet into the pavement, then swings around on it, with his bike clamped between his legs, to throw the whole bike at the hero with beyond-lethal velocity. The reason why Darth Vader is still in his suit by the time the original trilogy rolls around is obviously because of how cool he looks in his suit.

For some riders, this sound made their hearts beat faster and made the hairs on their arms stand up, and prompted them to take a closer look at motorcycles. Many people find that a particular bike’s sound holds a certain appeal to them, which always draws them to these machines. As with the above list, these blasts from the past are selected on a wholly subjective basis, and have been chosen with significant personal preference and prejudice. You will find no Porsches, Ferraris or Lamborghinis in this rundown because of this, and also because enough online lists of cool cars already exist detailing some of the more iconic cars from these manufacturers. 1. Renault AvantimeRolex’s response was the Sea-Dweller Submariner model – upped from 300 to 610m water resistance (nowadays water-tight to a scary 1,200m) and fitted with a helium escape valve for drawn-out ‘saturation’ dives. What’s all-important to Rolex aficionados, though? That scarlet-red dial text, as per the original – catnip to collectors, with a just-enough whiff of danger. Mobile Fighter G Gundam relies on this to set itself apart from the rest of the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise. Series director Imagawa said that by the second episode, he'd decided not to worry about whether or not anything made sense, just so long as it looked cool. As for engines, there were a fair few but it was (and still is) the 3.0-litre Essex V6 that stole the headlines. It produced 138bhp, which was enough for a top speed north of 100mph and while this may seem unimpressive by today's standards, lest not forget the aforementioned drum brakes and leaf spring suspension.

This piece ◊ of Stephen Colbert fanart. Until his producers nixed it, this was going to be a World of Warcraft card. It's the little details that make it: notice the microphone and eagle talon in the hilt of the flaming sword. All that's missing is him riding a flaming unicorn/pegasus while wielding a flaming laser chainsaw and fighting Hitler and Osama bin Laden on a Hydra, who is also on fire. Someone please draw that. Few cars were as ahead of their time as the Cord 810 of 1936. The first car to feature hidden headlights (which were actually aircraft landing lights), as well as innovations like intermittent windscreen wipers and radio as standard. The Cord 810 was also pioneering for being front-wheel drive, while also featuring sleek horizontal air inlets rather than a conventional radiator grille. The fridgenuking! What if that was the writers saying "Dr. Jones is badass enough that you can't kill him with nukes, or whatever is immediately surrounding him"? Everything the characters or mechs do, and even the laws of physics themselves, are subject to Rule Of Cool. The fight scenes especially make absolutely no logical sense whatsoever, but it really doesn't matter because they're so awesome. Even non-riders have to admit that the image portrayed of the motorcycle is pretty cool. Think Steve McQueen on his Triumph. A Motorcycle’s design, looks, power, and sound are all pretty cool, so it’s no surprise that riding a motorcycle makes you pretty cool too! However, there are many other reasons to ride a bike than just the cool factor.Another French curio, the rear-engined GTA was one of the most aerodynamic cars ever made when it launched in 1984, and its fared in headlights not only look cool, but also bring to mind Mad Max’s Pursuit Special MFP Interceptor. Not to mention his ability to turn Super Saiyan 3 with little effort, actually managing it better than the person who showed them the technique. The person in question, Goku in comparison finds the transformation exhausting and it takes everything to draw out its power in an all out battle. Even more painfully, the SEC used to cost buttons on the second-hand market, but a growing recognition of just how special these large coupes are has pushed prices up. The 560 AMG model, meanwhile, commands serious money – if you can find one. 3. Honda NSX The wall-sculpture ''Night Flight'' . Depending on your point of view, it's either awesome on top of awesome or actually kind of impressive in terms of sheer ridiculousness.