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Mercedes-Benz High Mileage Award Celebrates Both Car & Driver
The Mercedes-Benz’s High Mileage Award program exemplifies the brand’s commitment to acknowledging and celebrating both the car & driver.
Classic: Porsche 911 Carrera RS
Introduced in late 1972 as a simple homologation car, the Porsche 911 RS was an instant hit because it was packed with technology gleaned from the automaker’s racing program. The initial production run of 500 units sold out almost immediately, and Porsche ended up building over three times as many cars as it had initially planned.
Classic: The History of the Citroën DS
Over five decades after its introduction, the Citroën DS is remembered as one of the most influential cars ever to come out of Europe. It’s not the rarest or the most expensive Citroën ever built but it left an indelible mark on the automaker’s history.
Classic: The Origins of the Mazda Miata
In 1979, auto journalist Bob Hall suggested Mazda produce a small two-seater roadster inspired by the rear-wheel drive Alfa Romeo, MG and Triumph sports cars that ruled the roads in the 1960s. Whether Hall accurately predicted the shrinking roadster market would all but collapse over the following years is a point of debate, but his advice was of paramount importance to Mazda’s future.
List: Top Ten Cars We Probably Had Posters Of As Children
In elementary school, we had book fairs every few months. For us as kids, they were an excuse to get out of class, check out the newest Guinness Book of World Records, score some Mad Libs, and, of course, come home with a totally radical car poster. Even today, we still see some of these same cars sold in frames at mall kiosks, or given away as carnival prizes, and it makes us think of the cars we loved as kids, usually for no good reason.
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