Tag: german

  • 2017 Acura RLX preview

    Acura’s RLX flagship sedan doesn’t get much attention in luxury circles but it has a lot to offer, especially for technology buffs. The RLX was introduced for the 2014 model year as the replacement for the RL, and though it isn’t on the same level of some of its German rivals when it comes to…

  • Porsche’s first race winner, BMW M550i xDrive, Ford Focus RS: This Week’s Top Photos

    You’re looking at one of the rarest Porsches in existence. This 1951 356 SL Gmünd Coupe is the first Porsche sports car converted for racing, and it’s the first to claim a victory for the German marque, in the 24 Hours of Le Mans no less. Now compare the 356 with one of Porsche’s newest…

  • BMW M4 GT4 to go racing in 2018

    BMW is set to join the growing list of automakers offering FIA GT4-spec race cars straight from the factory. The German automaker on Thursday announced plans to launch an M4 GT4 race car in time for the 2018 motorsport season. The car will be the successor to the M3 GT4 offered late last decade and…

  • Stick shift to reappear on next Porsche 911 GT3

    Lamborghini might be scrapping clutch pedals, but Porsche says that manual transmissions will stick around at least a little longer. The German automaker told Britain’s Autocar that the six-speed manual transmission from the 911 R that debuted at this week’s 2016 Geneva Motor Show will be available as an option on its next 911 GT3.…

  • Borgward Bringing Something New To 2016 Geneva Motor Show

    Revived German automaker Borgward made headlines last year when it rolled out the BX7 SUV at the Frankfurt Auto Show. The mid-size SUV was the first new Borgward in half a century, but it’s destined to be just the first in a handful of new models the company is planning. Borgward has just announced that…

  • Schwarzenegger-Owned Unimog Up For Sale… Again

    Arnold Schwarzenegger is a large man who—naturally—likes his vehicles just as large. When it was time to let his Humvee fall by the wayside, the Austrian-born muscle man stepped up. It was time for something new, something like a Unimog U1300 SE 6.4. It’s a go-anywhere brute of a Benz that was built to Arnie’s…

  • Mystery Wide-Body Lamborghini Huracán Is A Novitec Special: Video

    It turns out the mystery wide-body Huracán spotted in northern Italy recently wasn’t the oft-rumored Superleggera version of the latest Lamborghini supercar but rather a modified version developed by German tuner Novitec. Famous for tinkering with Ferraris, Novitec recently started offering upgrades for Lamborghinis and its latest is…

  • BMW Previews New Compact Sedan At 2015 Guangzhou Auto Show

    The dust is just starting to settle on the floors of this week’s Los Angeles Auto Show but over in China things are heating up as the country’s Guangzhou Auto Show gets underway. It’s at this event that BMW unveiled the Compact Sedan concept, which previews a new sedan from the German automaker that we’ve…

  • 2017 Mercedes-Benz SL Gets Svelte New Look, Nine-Speed Gearbox: Video

    Photos of Mercedes-Benz’s updated SL hit the web last week so we already know about the cosmetic changes made to the car, which feature primarily at the front. Now, however, the car has made its debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show and we have all the juicy details to tell you. CHECK OUT: 2016…

  • 2017 Hyundai Equus Spy Shots

    Where the likes of Volkswagen, Jaguar and Kia have failed to make serious headway in a segment dominated by the German triumvirate of the Audi A8, BMW 7-Series and Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Hyundai has made a compelling entry in this prestigious class in the form of its Equus flagship sedan, whose annual sales average about 3,500…