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Mercedes

Photo of the Week #21 – 1960 Mercedes-Benz 190SL

May 22, 2023 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Mercedes-Benz 190 SL (W121) is a two-door luxury roadster produced by Mercedes-Benz between May 1955 and February 1963. Internally referred to as W121 (BII or B2), it was first shown in prototype at the […]

BMW

BMW Concept Touring Coupe Envisions A Z4 Shooting Brake

May 19, 2023 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: 3 minutes Revealed by the automaker on Friday, the concept imagines what a shooting brake based on the latest Z4 convertible might be like if moved into production. The concept gives the most sophisticated look to a […]

Chevrolet

Photo of the Week #20 – 2021 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 2LT

May 15, 2023 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chevy changed everything about the Corvette for 2020, and 2021 sees incremental updates. The Corvette’s phenomenal Magnetic Selective Ride Control is now available as a standalone option (previously Z51 package equipment). It also gets wireless […]

Featured Articles

Hyundai’s Retro-Cool N Vision 74 Edges Closer To Production

May 10, 2023 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: 3 minutes Hyundai could soon leap back into the sports car wars, and rumors were rampant this week that the N Vision 74 concept could soon debut in production trim. If that happens, Hyundai would join a […]

Photo of the Week

Photo of the Week #19 – 1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.6 HF

May 8, 2023 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Lancia Fulvia was an automobile produced by the Italian car maker Lancia between 1963 and 1976. It was named after the Via Fulvia, a Roman road connecting Tortona and Turin. The Lancia Fulvia was […]

Audi

An Impressive End for Audi’s Venerable 611 Horsepower V10

October 24, 2022 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: < 1 minute The time has come for another famous Volkswagen Group engine to bow out of the public eye. Audi’s naturally-aspirated V10 is nearing the end of its life in production cars and is getting sent out […]

Auction Watch

Modified 1991 Toyota SW20 MR2 Turbo

August 22, 2022 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: 2 minutes This 1991 Toyota MR2 Turbo is finished in silver over black leather upholstery and is powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four paired with a five-speed manual transaxle. Equipment includes pop-up headlights, integrated fog lamps, removable […]

Featured Articles

2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Exudes Racetrack Swagger

August 17, 2022 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: 6 minutes The 2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS is clear in its intentions, it is uncompromisingly designed for maximum performance. The 518 hp road-legal high-performance sports car takes full advantage of technology and concepts from motorsport. Even […]

Nissan

Photo of the Week #33 – Nissan Z GT500

August 15, 2022 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: < 1 minute Nissan based the vehicle on the seventh-generation Z road car, however, the GT500 class is a silhouette class, where the actual chassis of the racecar is a tube frame, carbon fiber monocoque mashup, and the […]

Auction Watch

Modified 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe 6-Speed

August 15, 2022 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: 3 minutes This 2011 Cadillac CTS-V coupe is powered by a supercharged 6.2-liter LSA V8 mated to a six-speed manual transmission and a limited-slip differential and was special-ordered new by the seller from Cadillac of Novi, Michigan. Modifications […]

Porsche

The Volkswagen Failure That Saved Porsche

August 15, 2022 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: 12 minutes The 924 was originally a joint project of Volkswagen and Porsche created by the Vertriebsgesellschaft (VG), the joint sales and marketing company founded by Porsche and VW to market and sell sports cars (Ludvigsen: Porsche, […]

Editorials

What Defines A Sports Car?

August 11, 2022 robert.maddrey

Reading Time: 9 minutes How do you define a sports car? In purely technical terms it might be defined as a car designed with an emphasis on dynamic performance, such as handling, acceleration, top speed, the thrill of driving, […]

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