I guess we will never know what wild and crazy inspiration drove wacky Austrian genius Johannes Langeder to build a homemade gold Porsche out of plastic,cardboard, aluminium foil and loads of sticky tape.
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New Porsche Boxster GTS is unveiled
The incredible Porsche Boxter now has a new top level model in the form of the GTS which has a new, more powerful engine and a tweaked chassis to enhance the motoring pleasure. It’s been around for 20 years now […]
Porsche Panamera Turbo: New 192mph S model unveiled
This is the impressive new Porsche Panamera Turbo S model which is to be unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show. It is an all-wheel drive, four door, four seater which, Porsche claims, epitomises their Gran charisma concept and features advanced […]
Porsche 911: new Turbo model raises the bar
It’s been 40 years since the first Porsche 911 prototype appeared, and the Turbo’s place at the peak of technological achievement has never been in doubt. Porsche 911 Turbo Now, with the unveiling of the new ‘Type 991’ generation 911 […]
Mercedes E63 AMG gets a facelift
Mercedes says its facelifted E63 will set a benchmark for performance, dynamism and efficiency. The new Mercedes E63 AMG And that’s not to say that the E63 AMG is short of power – it isn’t but Mercedes thinks it could […]
BMW’s new M6 Gran Coupe
Drivers in the top end of luxury executive models have another vehicle to ponder – the impressive BMW M6 Gran Coupe. This is the third distinctive model to be added to the M6 range – and is designed to bring […]
Capital Car Leasing Without Complications
Car Leasing does not have to be a scary or complicated process. First Vehicle Leasing can help steer motorists towards a great car leasing deal in London, with a wide range of quality vehicles and affordable plans. All too often, […]
Breeding Horses
Research results by the University of Duisburg-Essen, in the Ruhr area, are clear: Germans want cars with more horsepower. Never before did cars sold in Germany have a higher average power rating. To be frank, I don’t think these research […]
Car Hacking
Alfa Mito or Giulietta? Bentley Continental? BMW 1, 5, 6 or 7-Series? Vauxhall Astra, Vectra or Zafira? Porsche Cayenne? Any Peugeot that ends with a ‘7’? Honda CR-V or Civic? Fiat 500 or Bravo? Chrysler 300C perhaps? If your car […]
Are Friends Electric and Are Electric Cars Your Friends?
Would you like to drive an electric car? For some reason I have always wanted to get in one and put Gary Numan’s Are Friends Electric up really loud. I don’t even like Gary Numan but I wouldn’t want this […]
For China’s Rich and Tasteless
China’s wealthy are facing a massive problem: the density of Mercs, Bimmers and Audis on the streets of Chinese cities is so high that they are suffering from ‘status inflation’. In other words, there’s room for more differentiation. This is […]
First look at the new Porsche 918 Spyder
Now here’s a hybrid motor that most blokes would like to own – the Porsche 918 Spyder. It’s still in development but the carmaker says the 918 Spyder will go into production at the end of September 2013, with the […]
A Light Tank
Is your house in the countryside? And do you have to take your kids to school every morning, through puddles and ditches? But do you think a Land or Range Rover is for the proletariat? Then you’ll be happy to […]
German-built French Suspension
Perhaps you caught this in automotive news recently: General Motors and PSA, the company that supplies the world with Peugeots and Citroens, have announced a serious collaboration. You’re not paying close attention if you haven’t noticed yet: carmakers globally, except […]