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Classic: BMW M1
A look through the pantheon of automotive history reveals car companies have often struck up unlikely partnerships with each other. One of the more obscure tie-ups is an agreement signed by BMW and Lamborghini in the middle of the 1970s that outlined the joint-development of a mid-engined sports car.
WR TV: 2014 Porsche 911 Turbo S – Detroit 2014 Walkaround
At last week’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Multimedia Editor Chris Amos got a chance to get up close and personal with the latest boosted 911 from Stuttgart.
Preview: 2014 Porsche 911 Targa
Riding the line between a hardtop and a convertible, Porsche’s newest iteration of the 911 Targa made its debut today at the Detroit Auto Show. Maintaining the traditional 911 silhouette while still providing the wind-in-the-air thrills of an open top roadster, the newest Targa comes packing a few tricks up its sleeve.
Overview: 2014 Porsche 911 Targa
Riding the line between a hardtop and a convertible, Porsche’s newest iteration of the 911 Targa made its debut today at the Detroit Auto Show. Maintaining the traditional 911 silhouette while still providing the wind-in-the-air thrills of an open top roadster, the newest Targa comes packing a few tricks up its sleeve.
Frankfurt 2013: Smart Fourjoy
Smart has unveiled the Smart Fourjoy at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The four-seat compact electric vehicle doesn’t have doors, windows, or a closed roof.
Mercedes-Benz Announces CLA45 AMG Racing Series Concept
Mercedes-Benz has turned another one of its models into a racecar, and will be debuting the CLA45 AMG Racing Series concept car at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
Porsche Builds Exclusive 911 Model To Celebrate Facebook Milestone
Porsche has built a single car to the specifications of the company’s fans on the internet. This Porsche 911 Carrera 4s celebrates 5,000,000 Facebook fans with features voted upon by the web community.
Video: 2014 Porsche 911 Targa Spied
It looks as though the Targa is next Porsche 911 to join the lineup, and these videos allow us a good look at it with little to disguise it.
Video: Porsche Legend Reunited With His Sebring-Winning 911
If you’re up on the history of Porsche motorsports, than you’ve undoubtedly heard of Hurley Haywood. He won the Rolex 24 at Daytona five times, took the checkered flag at Le Mans three times, conquered the tough tarmac of Sebring twice, along with a slew of less prestigious wins.
New Porsche 911 RSR To Lead Return To Le Mans
Did you know that despite the popularity of the 911 Carrera in endurance racing, Porsche hasn’t fielded a factory team at the 24 Hours Of Le Mans since 1998? The 2013 911 RSR is set to change all of that, as Porsche will be fielding a full factory team at this year’s 24-hour race, along with a whole season in the World Endurance Championship.
Update: 2013 Porsche Cayenne Diesel
But this, a Porsche SUV with a diesel engine, this, is the last straw. This is the vehicle that will make the over-wealthy lawyers and doctors of the world pay their underlings to storm Zuffenhausen, with the express purpose of burning it, and Stuttgart as a whole, to the ground.
Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG Previewed In Driveclub Screenshot
With the announcement of Driveclub for Playstation 4 comes some other interesting morsels of information and entertainment. For instance, Mercedes-Benz has said that the game will include the CLA45 AMG, based on the new compact CLA-Class, and gives us an early glimpse of the car in the picture we see here.
Quick Drive: 2013 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG
Some cars just fail to make impressions on us. It’s not all that uncommon. Through some conspiracy of dull looks or lackluster performance or a middling interior, occasionally we just don’t have much to say. The Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG is the complete opposite.
Beijing 2012: Mercedes-Benz Concept Style Coupe
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its latest concept, the Concept Style Coupe, ahead of Auto China 2012. The sleek four-door coupe bares more than a passing resemblance, in terms of shape, to the CLS-Class that is currently on sale.
First Look: 2012 Smart Fortwo Electric Drive
Smart has announced the third generation of its Fortwo Electric Drive, with more speed, greater range, and larger production volume and availability.
Geneva 2011: Smart Forspeed Concept
Smart will be showing a topless, electric concept car at the Geneva Motor Show this week. It has no roof or side windows, and has a low wind deflector instead of a proper windshield.
Quick Drive: 2011 Porsche Panamera 3.6
For me, there is a certain excitement that comes when driving a Porsche—any Porsche, really—I suppose because long experience with the brand has proven that there’s an unbreakable social contract at work. When you climb into vehicle that wears the famous Stuttgart badge, you can rest assured that it was designed and built by serious men and women who understand quality and solidity and, above all, care just as much about the qualitative aspects of driving as you do.
Driven: 2011 Mercedes-Benz CL- and S-Class
We’ve always wanted to be in love with the great big Mercedes CL proper 2+3 luxo-coupe, but it always ended up just sort of sitting there in the shadows of everything else going on around it in Stuttgart. It became such a wee niche that even the car’s project leader Hans Multhaupt was in favor of renaming it the S-class coupe. Frankly? We were always in favor of it, too. Still are
First Look: 2011 Porsche 911 Speedster
When automakers come out with limited edition models, it may seem like the manufacturer is trying to stimulate sales for a slow-selling model. Porsche, however, doesn’t have slow-selling models, and when the Stuttgart-based manufacturer comes out with a limited edition, it is often considerably more than nice paint and badges. Such is the case with this limited edition 911, the Speedster.
Driven: 2011 Mercedes-Benz E350 CGI BlueEfficiency, E550 Convertible
Two generations ago—the A208 CLK-Class convertible of 1996 to 2002—this was a masculine-looking car. Today’s recently discontinued generation A209 CLK convertible was more leaning toward the feminine side with nearly 65 percent of purchases having been made by the fairer sex worldwide.
Video: Mercedes GP Petronas Introduces 2010 Formula 1 Team
Yesterday, Mercedes GP Petronas (formerly Brawn GP) launched its 2010 Formula 1 team. The Silver Arrows also showed off their livery on the car that will be driven by the returning Michael Schumacher.
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