Many happy returns: an icon of Benz history turns 40 Life begins at 40, right? Which means the 124-series Mercedes-Benz is just getting started. Except it's long stopped. Before this analogy falls apart completely, celebrate the iconic Benz's 40th anniversary by poring through the gallery of retro images up above.
There are several stumbling blocks to the widespread adoption of hydrogen as a fuel source, but Toyota may have come up with the ideal solution. Ahead of the 2024 Japan Mobility Show, Toyota has announced what it will be exhibiting at the event: a new sweep energy storage system that helps to extract all the energy storage potential of used batteries, its hydrogen-powered GR Corolla racecar, and a portable hydrogen cartridge. Toyota knows that FCEV tanks are large and heavy and that there are not enough refueling stations, but with a swappable tank, getting back to full range can be only a matter of minutes.
A new restoration shop is breathing new life into air-cooled Porsches, and brightening them up in the process.
We usually associate abandoned classic cars with barns and junkyards, but neglected vehicles have been discovered in all sorts of unexpected places. This time around, it's a massive mine that's home to more than 100 classic cars.
Porsche has plugged some gaps in its electric Macan lineup with two new model variants
In Sony Pictures’ new “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” film, which is now playing exclusively in cinemas around the world, the 992-generation Porsche 911 Turbo S was given the perfect supporting role in the action-comedy – making this the third time that a sports car from Zuffenhausen has played a part in the hit franchise.
Furiously complicated and astoundingly fast, the 250-mph, 1,800-hp, electrically enhanced, blood-curdling Tourbillon signals the start of Rimac’s influence on the century-old automaker.
Born from a homologation requirement in 1975, the 930 Porsche 911 Turbo quickly became the most unruly but beloved Porsche 911 ever.
Porsche has fundamentally upgraded the iconic 911 sports car. The new 911 Carrera GTS is the first street-legal 911 equipped with a super-lightweight performance hybrid. The 911 Carrera will also be available immediately upon the launch of the new model.
What do Hellfire, Juggernaut, Nirvana, Strikeforce, Warlord, Sinister 6, or Dark Horse have in common? Well, they're mostly beastly 6x6 creations done by a company named Apocalypse Manufacturing.
Caterham is marking 10 years of the Seven 485 with its last-ever high-revving, naturally aspirated sports car.
It's 8.7 seconds quicker on the Nurburgring than its predecessor, the Carrera S.
The handbuilt engine will be produced in limited numbers, Aston Martin said.
Big V12? Check. Manual ‘box? Check. Wild body? Very check. Meet TWR’s £270k plaything
The 63 S E Performance gets a really long name, and a really short 0-62mph time
Standing out against the very best Europe has to offer, the 2024 Porsche 911 Turbo S boasts performance specs to rival supercars.
In a quiet corner of the Ferrari factory in Maranello, a small dedicated team document the past and offer classics a future...
If approved for production, the flagship model will eschew the concept's rear-wheel-drive setup.
Porsche's electric super sedan is updated and seriously upgraded for 2025
In an unexpected turn of events, Porsche Cars North America – the German automaker's corporate arm in Mexico, the US, and Canada – sued Singer Vehicle Design for trademark infringement and demanded a jury. Here's everything you need to know.
Toyota isn't new to the boat business, the Toyota Marine division putting aquatic products out to sea since 1997 under the Ponam brand. In 2019, Lexus hit the water with the LY 650 luxury yacht, "a new embodiment of Lexus' challenge to go beyond the automobile to deliver innovative and amazing experiences." Built by Wisconsin-based Marquis Yachts, the LY 650 bore similar lines to Marquis' 630 Sport Yacht or 65, the Lexus yacht's stylized lines and interior designed by Italian outfit Nuvolari Lenard. A refresh for that first effort results in the LY 680, which adds 55 inches to the length of the flybridge, making more room for the lounge sofa and barbecue, and 27.6 inches to the swimming platform in back. Overall length grows to 67.8 feet.
The same EU regulation that doomed the ICE Macan has come for Porsche’s two-door sports cars.
The Italian automaker's patent is so full of radical ideas that it's hard to believe it's only one document.
The apparent driver, Patrick Long, posted on Instagram that he is doing well.
The owner had two other Cybertruck units reserved, which were allegedly cancelled by Tesla.
The Italian supercar maker's 1,340-horsepower electric car won't go on sale for five years - but that didn't stop WIRED from taking the prototype for an exclusive early spin.
Throughout the 1980s, Mercedes-Benz's engineering department became heavily occupied with the development of the new S-Class. Simultaneously, Porsche was facing a production and economic crisis due to a decline in export business. Lending a helping hand to its neighbor in Stuttgart, Daimler-Benz AG awarded Porsche AG the development contract for the Mercedes 500E.
Founded by Thierry Sabine in 1977, the Dakar Rally has become a proving ground for the most skillful drivers and off-road machines. Competitors must traverse expansive and difficult-to-navigate terrain in the least time possible, overcoming obstacles such as sand dunes, mud streams, gravel, boulders, and ravines. While drivers raced for glory, engineers were faced with new challenges that bore some of the most legendary off-road homologation cars from the likes of Range Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and Peugeot.
As Porsche makes strides competing in Formula E and announces its intention to join Formula 1 in the 2026 season, we look back and explore some of Porsche's historic contributions to open-wheeled racing.
Porsche is expanding the model line-up of its all-electric sports sedan to include the Taycan Turbo GT and the Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach Package. The latter is built for the track and dispenses with the rear seats in favor of an even better power-to-weight ratio. At peak power, both models can deliver more than 1,000 hp. In combination with various lightweight construction and aerodynamics measures, these all-electric GT sports sedans raise the bar in terms of driving dynamics. A more powerful and efficient pulse inverter that uses silicon carbide as the semiconductor material is used on the rear axle. The first Taycan Turbo GT models should be delivered to customers from this summer.
When you think of high-performance sports car manufacturers, the first countries that come to mind are likely Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United States. The iconic marques from these countries have produced some of the most legendary machines to ever hit the road. But throughout history, some fascinating and unique cars were created by smaller brands from places not usually associated with automaking.
Porsche's steady march of progress has seen the transformation of a simple sports car design into one of the most capable road-going machines ever built, all while staying true to its illustrious heritage. While enthusiasts have lauded developments in braking, suspension, and of course the flat-six engine, it seems the strides made in Porsche's automatic transmissions have gone largely underappreciated despite their many attributes.
LONDON/DETROIT, March 20 (Reuters) - For many electric vehicles, there is no way to repair or assess even slightly damaged battery packs after accidents, forcing insurance companies to write off cars with few miles - leading to higher premiums and undercutting gains from going electric.
McLaren has struggled to deliver its hybrid Artura supercar since its debut two years ago. The automaker had to delay deliveries for a few months last year to improve quality, but now the company is ready to expand its Artura lineup with a convertible version.
The cars of the James Bond films have become almost as iconic as the actors who play him. Seen in many films behind the wheel of an Aston Martin, Bond has also commandeered a number of other vehicles in the 60+ years of the franchise, offering a glimpse of what was on the road, or what was being brought into the market at the time of the film's release.
As human beings, we all strive for our own identities, to establish ourselves as our own person, to stand out from the crowd, and promote our own dreams, intrinsic happiness, and self-worth. Cars have long been an expression of one's personality and often a status symbol, a way to set ourselves apart on the road full of drab silver, black, or white metal boxes. We have all heard stories of special, one-off cars built for Sultans, Sheiks, and the elites of society, coach-built specialty vehicles that are unattainable for the ordinary person, often costing inconceivable sums of money and requiring connections beyond the reach of the average consumer.
Developed for the track, Porsche's high-performance GT-cars have dominated circuits around the world since the late 1990s with the naturally aspirated GT3 models being the most popular and highly acclaimed by far. As the world celebrated 20 years of the Porsche GT3 in 2019, seemingly everyone overlooked the quarter-century anniversary of the most powerful, visceral, and track-focused 911 of all, the GT2.
By the 1980s, Mercedes-Benz had established a long history competing in rally events across the globe. Running across rough terrain over hundreds of miles proved to be the perfect test of the brand's robust build quality and numerous body styles found themselves in competition from the humble W123 to the elegant W113. When the W201 chassis hit the market in 1982, it featured a complex 5-link rear end design which allowed for supreme control of the wheels making the vehicle highly suitable for development as a competition machine. As such, Mercedes joined forces with famed engineering firm Cosworth to produce a punchy twin camshaft, 16-valve cylinder head based on the M102 inline 4 motor.
The landscape of motoring changed drastically in the 1970s. While many of the industry's greatest sports car brands fell to pressures, Porsche adapted. In 1976 came the type 924, a commission undertaken by Porsche for VW/Audi, abandoned by the client, and sold back to Porsche late in its development. A water-cooled 2.0L inline 4 Audi motor mounted at the front; the transmission married the rear axle (transaxle), forming a near 50/50 chassis. In base trim, the car produced just 95bhp. Kept simple, light, and most importantly affordable, much of the extremities were pulled from the shared family parts bin and the car itself was built, under contract, at the Audi plant in North Germany.
Since its inception in 1986, BMW's high-performance M3 model has set the bar for European sports cars. Originally developed as a homologation special for the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (DTM) racing series, the first M3 was based on the E30 3-Series and made use of revised aerodynamics, larger brakes, upgraded suspension, and the specially developed S14 DOHC inline-four engine. The result was an impeccably well-balanced and finely tuned sports car whose racing counterparts would go on to win some of the most prestigious motorsport events of the era.
Chinese automaker BYD this weekend unveiled a new electric supercar that it says can hit speeds similar to high-end models produced by industry giants like Ferrari.
The Porsche 996 represents perhaps the most significant change to the 911 sports car. To the chagrin of many purists, the 996 was larger, more refined, and significantly more advanced than its predecessors. Moreover, it did away with the traditional air-cooled engine architecture in favor of a less temperamental and more capable water-cooled platform.