Maintenance
Car tech and features
BMW
Car brands
History
100

The average car owner spends about this much each year on diagnostics, scheduled maintenance, and tune-ups.

400

100

This safety feature deploys in a crash to protect passengers.

Air bag

100
Full name of BMW

Bayerische Motoren Werke

100

This Japanese brand’s logo features three overlapping ovals.

Toyota
100

The Volkswagen Beetle was originally designed in this country.
 

What is germany

200

Cars are made up of approximately this many individual parts.

30 000

200

ABS helps prevent this dangerous condition during braking.

Wheel lockup

200

BMW is headquartered in this German city.

Munich

200

This luxury brand’s emblem is a three-pointed star.

Mercedes-Benz

200

This company introduced the moving assembly line in 1913.

Ford

300

Nearly this many oil changes are performed each year worldwide.

900 million

300

This feature automatically maintains a set speed on highways.

Cruise control

300

This BMW series is the brand’s best-selling model worldwide.

3 series
300

This Italian brand is famous for its prancing horse logo.

Ferrari

300

This company introduced the first mass-produced V8 engine in 1932.

Ford

400

In 2019, the most common reason for an illuminated check engine light was a problem with this emissions-control component.

Catalytic converter

400

This technology helps keep a car centered in its lane.

Lane keeping assistant

400

BMW owns this British small-car brand.
 

Mini

400

This Swedish brand is known for its long focus on safety innovations.
 

Volvo

400

Before gasoline engines, many early cars were powered by this.

Steam

500

This belt drives accessories like the alternator and A/C.

 Serpentine belt

500

Tesla vehicles primarily rely on this type of motor.

Electric motor

500

This BMW model was a plug-in hybrid sports car with butterfly doors.

bmw i8

500

This brand owns Bugatti, Lamborghini, Audi, and Porsche.

Volkswagen Group

500

This German engineer built the first gasoline-powered automobile in 1885.

Karl Benz