Porsche’s sports car on a budget now has the looks to match the experience – A month ago, in a brief moment of pique, I rang the guys at Porsche for a moan. This is a joke, isn’t it, this email about a launch event that takes place over a whole weekend? What about the […] More »
By: DJ | March 13, 2012
Audi is set to add another Italian nameplate to its stable (the other is Lamborghini) with news today that it is set to buy Ducati. According to British magazine CAR, Audi is currently doing due diligence to ensure all is up to scratch. The directive seems to have come from the top, however. Ferdinand Piech […] More »
By: DJ | March 13, 2012
The Pagani Huayra is not just the pinnacle of automotive engineering, it’s a true work of rolling art. But its birth was not from a fleeting moment of passion, rather it was years of carefully cultivated love. Its origins began in 2003, around the time of the Zonda S Roadster. The Zonda had been done […] More »
By: DJ | March 13, 2012
It was set to be a hot week. The forecast was for between 37 and 40 degrees C, with the sun living up to its end of the bargain. While one side of the country was drowning in monsoonal rain, this side was baking. And baking properly. Photographer Jan was already sweating when we turned […] More »
By: DJ | March 12, 2012
Porsche’s brand new 911 has only been on sale for a few short months, but world-renowned tuner Alois Ruf has come to this years Geneva Motor Show with an packed-arsenal of tuned powerhouse’s Shown here is the updated RGT 8 based on the new 911 type 991. RUF showed it’s first RGT-8 here at Geneva […] More »
By: DJ | March 12, 2012
At the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, Horacio Pagani was the center of attention with his then-new Pagani Huayra, the bespoke hypercar makers successor to the mighty Zonda. The car was revealed by auto enthusiasts and journalist throughout the world as the new hypercar “bench-mark”, but leave it to Pagani not to rest on his laurels. […] More »
By: DJ | March 12, 2012
At the famous Gooding and Company auction in Amelia Island, Florida, the gavel went down on a 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder for nearly $3.7 million including the buyer’s premium. Reports note the winning bid exceeded the pre-sale estimate by a cool million, an astonishing result as the prices continue to climb on the coveted 550’s. […] More »
By: DJ | March 11, 2012
