The car has evolved a lot since the early days at the start of the twentieth century. That may be understandable since it has been more than a hundred years. What is amazing though is that evolved without a pause over all these years. One would have thought at some point the evolution would have tapered off and slowed down. But even today after more than a century of development car’s continue to evolve at a great pace. Disruptive technologies keep emerging for the various sub systems that make up the car.

So what drives this constant evolution of the car? After all a car is not a biological creature that mother nature will take care of. It may not appear so but the evolution of the car is the combined effect of several initiatives being taken by corporations and individuals. Corporations is understandable because they invest a lot of money in research and therefore are likely to lead the evolution.

The amazing part is how individuals have contributed. And amongst these have been those who modified their cars with body kits and showed the way to how the car can be styled better. These pioneering individuals have been so successful that many car manufacturers now offer factory fitted body kits. Read the rest of this entry »