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Lamborghini Cala: A Beautiful 1990s Concept That Almost Made It Into Production
Lamborghini Cala: A Beautiful 1990s Concept That Almost Made It Into Production

3 Mar 2022, 15:26 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Created by Italdesign as an entry-level Lamborghini, this fully functional V10-powered concept is the ancestor of the Gallardo and the Huracán

 
How the Freelander Reshaped Land Rover’s Product Range
How the Freelander Reshaped Land Rover’s Product Range

17 Feb 2022, 19:12 UTC · By: Matt DeLorenzo / The now defunct Freelander has made more for Land Rover than you would think, despite being the least expensive LR model in decades

 
McLaren M6GT: The F1’s Spiritual Forefather That You Never Knew Existed
McLaren M6GT: The F1’s Spiritual Forefather That You Never Knew Existed

11 Feb 2022, 17:58 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Two decades before the McLaren F1 was even thought of, the British company turned a full-blown race car into a spectacular streel-legal machine

 
Remembering the 1955 Dodge La Femme, the First Car Designed Exclusively for Women
Remembering the 1955 Dodge La Femme, the First Car Designed Exclusively for Women

6 Feb 2022, 21:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Essentially a Royal Lancer with a few extras, the La Femme boasted features and accessories that Dodge thought would appeal to female drivers. And it was pink

 
The Mind-Blowingly Light 908/03 Was One of Porsche’s Most Insane Race-Bred Machines
The Mind-Blowingly Light 908/03 Was One of Porsche’s Most Insane Race-Bred Machines

31 Jan 2022, 10:26 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Small, light, and incredibly nimble, the 908/03 was an impressive race car developed specifically for tough tracks such as the Nürburgring or the Targa Florio

 
The Evolution of the Street Legal 911 GT1, the Most Outrageous Porsche of the ’90s
The Evolution of the Street Legal 911 GT1, the Most Outrageous Porsche of the ’90s

21 Jan 2022, 10:56 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Most enthusiasts are familiar with the 1997 911 GT1 Straßenversion, but there were also other iterations that looked much different

 
The Story of the Wildest Racecar Based on a Porsche 911, the 935/78 “Moby Dick”
The Story of the Wildest Racecar Based on a Porsche 911, the 935/78 “Moby Dick”

12 Jan 2022, 17:31 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Developed specifically for Le Mans, the 935/78 “Moby Dick” was one of the greatest, most innovative racecars to don Porsche badges

 
The Porsche 550 Spyder Was a Giant Slayer That Revolutionized Motorsport
The Porsche 550 Spyder Was a Giant Slayer That Revolutionized Motorsport

7 Jan 2022, 16:17 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / One of the most dominant racecars of the 1950s, the gorgeous 550 Spyder proved that a smaii and nimble vehicle can outperform larger, more powerful versions

 
The Forgotten 356 Carrera GTL Was an Exquisite Italian Porsche Developed by Abarth
The Forgotten 356 Carrera GTL Was an Exquisite Italian Porsche Developed by Abarth

6 Jan 2022, 14:37 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / In the early 1960s, Abarth took a brake from modifying Fiat cars and revamped the Porsche 356, a design that may have inspired the legendary 911

 
Porsche 930: One of the Most Dangerous, Yet Thrilling Turbocharged Cars Ever Built
Porsche 930: One of the Most Dangerous, Yet Thrilling Turbocharged Cars Ever Built

5 Jan 2022, 14:42 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Porsche's first 911 Turbo was an unforgiving brute, but those who managed to tame it were treated to an unforgettable experience that few cars could deliver

 
Remembering One of Porsche’s Most Influential Models, the Iconic 911 Carrera RS 2.7
Remembering One of Porsche’s Most Influential Models, the Iconic 911 Carrera RS 2.7

4 Jan 2022, 16:23 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / At the 1972 Paris Auto Show, the German carmaker introduced the 911 Carrera RS 2.7, a car that paved the way for all other high-performance, road-legal Porsches

 
Why the Air Force Will Never Forget Black Sunday
Why the Air Force Will Never Forget Black Sunday

22 Dec 2021, 13:16 UTC · By: Andrew Nabors / What was planned as a normal bombing run transformed into one of the biggest American losses of the Second World War and here's how it happened

 
The Evolution of Jaguar’s XK Six-Cylinder: An Iconic Engine Produced for 43 Years
The Evolution of Jaguar’s XK Six-Cylinder: An Iconic Engine Produced for 43 Years

13 Dec 2021, 15:39 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Created in the 1940s and produced until the early 1990s, the XK six-cylinder is not only Jaguar's masterpiece, but one of the most legendary engines of all time

 
Remembering the Alfa Romeo Busso V6, One of the Best-Sounding Engines Ever Built
Remembering the Alfa Romeo Busso V6, One of the Best-Sounding Engines Ever Built

6 Dec 2021, 12:13 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / A Giuseppe Busso masterpiece, this engine wasn't the most powerful V6 ever made, yet it produced an epic six-cylinder symphony that will live forever

 
Schlörwagen, the Ultra-Aerodynamic Wing on Wheels That Dreamed Big
Schlörwagen, the Ultra-Aerodynamic Wing on Wheels That Dreamed Big

3 Dec 2021, 06:44 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In 1939, German engineer Karl Schlör dreamed of creating the perfect Autobahn cruiser, and he did. It was just not practical, nor safe

 
Historic Warship That Fired the First WWI Shots Restored as a Floating Museum
Historic Warship That Fired the First WWI Shots Restored as a Floating Museum

15 Nov 2021, 10:45 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Serbia finally made the official unveiling of the restored SMS Bodrog/Sava, the ship that marked the beginning of WWI, after decades of neglect

 
On Board the Magnificent La Sultana, World’s First Secret Spy Ship Turned Superyacht
On Board the Magnificent La Sultana, World’s First Secret Spy Ship Turned Superyacht

15 Oct 2021, 21:16 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Behind the stunning beauty of this luxurious superyacht lays a thrilling movie-like past, when it served as a spy for the Soviet Union.

 
The Fascinating Stories Behind Some of The Most Famous Italian Carmakers’ Logos
The Fascinating Stories Behind Some of The Most Famous Italian Carmakers’ Logos

21 Jul 2021, 11:04 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Alfa-Romeo, Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Maserati are four of the most famous Italian carmakers in the world and their logos are instantly recognizable

 
From Typewriters to Bespoke BMWs: The Fascinating Story of Alpina's Beginnings
From Typewriters to Bespoke BMWs: The Fascinating Story of Alpina's Beginnings

30 Mar 2021, 07:20 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / In the early '60s, one man took it upon himself to make his BMW better, and that transformed his family's typewriter company into a legendary carmaker

 
Four-Wheel Iron Chariot Found Intact in Pompeii
Four-Wheel Iron Chariot Found Intact in Pompeii

28 Feb 2021, 08:22 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Archaeological Park of Pompeii calls the find “exceptional” because the ceremonial chariot is in “an excellent state of preservation”