GERMAN CAR NEWS http://www.dgermancar.com Tue, 21 May 2013 10:13:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Malaise Era All-Stars http://www.dgermancar.com/mercedes-benz/malaise-era-all-stars.html http://www.dgermancar.com/mercedes-benz/malaise-era-all-stars.html#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 10:13:59 +0000 max http://www.dgermancar.com/mercedes-benz/malaise-era-all-stars.html A few weeks ago, we bid a fond happy 40th anniversary to the automotive dark ages of 1973-84 that have come to be known as “The Malaise Era” – the performance ice-age when 160 horsepower was a lot and a 0-60 time of under 10 seconds was remarkable. Like music in the 1980s, everything in [...]

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]]> http://www.dgermancar.com/mercedes-benz/malaise-era-all-stars.html/feed 2 Of course, Dubai Police add Bugatti Veyron to fleet http://www.dgermancar.com/bugatti/of-course-dubai-police-add-bugatti-veyron-to-fleet.html http://www.dgermancar.com/bugatti/of-course-dubai-police-add-bugatti-veyron-to-fleet.html#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 10:17:54 +0000 max http://www.dgermancar.com/bugatti/of-course-dubai-police-add-bugatti-veyron-to-fleet.html Well, now it’s official: Nobody in Dubai is going to be able to outrun the police. You see, in addition to the Aston Martin One-77, Ferrari FF and Lamborghini Aventador that were already part of its stable of police cars, the constabulary in Dubai have most recently procured a Bugatti Veyron to add to the [...]

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]]> http://www.dgermancar.com/bugatti/of-course-dubai-police-add-bugatti-veyron-to-fleet.html/feed 5 Bentley Continental, Mulsanne get Le Mans limited editions http://www.dgermancar.com/bentley/bentley-continental-mulsanne-get-le-mans-limited-editions.html http://www.dgermancar.com/bentley/bentley-continental-mulsanne-get-le-mans-limited-editions.html#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 10:16:07 +0000 max http://www.dgermancar.com/bentley/bentley-continental-mulsanne-get-le-mans-limited-editions.html BENTLEY ANNOUNCES LE MANS LIMITED EDITION MULSANNE AND CONTINENTAL MODELS Bentley celebrates two significant milestones with heritage inspired models: The 90th anniversary of the legendary Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race and Bentley’s participation in the inaugural event The 10th anniversary of Bentley’s victory in 2003 Six unique Limited Edition specifications inspired by victorious Bentley [...]

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]]> http://www.dgermancar.com/bentley/bentley-continental-mulsanne-get-le-mans-limited-editions.html/feed 4 Lamborghini Aventador reports for taxi duty at Bologna airport http://www.dgermancar.com/lamborghini/lamborghini-aventador-reports-for-taxi-duty-at-bologna-airport.html http://www.dgermancar.com/lamborghini/lamborghini-aventador-reports-for-taxi-duty-at-bologna-airport.html#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 16:09:51 +0000 max http://www.dgermancar.com/lamborghini/lamborghini-aventador-reports-for-taxi-duty-at-bologna-airport.html Lamborghini has invaded another airport as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations. In January, it took over one of the two runways at Miami-Dade International Airport so it could conduct high-speed runs and have an Aventador pose with a Boeing airliner. Across the Atlantic, the Aventador has just been made the “Follow Me” vehicle at [...]

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]]> http://www.dgermancar.com/lamborghini/lamborghini-aventador-reports-for-taxi-duty-at-bologna-airport.html/feed 1 Porsche again staring down another $1.8B in hedge fund lawsuits http://www.dgermancar.com/porsche/porsche-again-staring-down-another-1-8b-in-hedge-fund-lawsuits.html http://www.dgermancar.com/porsche/porsche-again-staring-down-another-1-8b-in-hedge-fund-lawsuits.html#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 10:07:22 +0000 max http://www.dgermancar.com/porsche/porsche-again-staring-down-another-1-8b-in-hedge-fund-lawsuits.html The sequence of events from 2007 that began with Porsche’s secret attempt to take over Volkswagen, and instead lead to Porsche being taken over by VW, continues to instigate lawsuits against the Stuttgart sports car manufacturer. A group of hedge funds that suffered over $1 billion in losses sued the car company in New York. [...]

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]]> http://www.dgermancar.com/porsche/porsche-again-staring-down-another-1-8b-in-hedge-fund-lawsuits.html/feed 2 Supercar parade entering highway is mesmerizing http://www.dgermancar.com/porsche/supercar-parade-entering-highway-is-mesmerizing.html http://www.dgermancar.com/porsche/supercar-parade-entering-highway-is-mesmerizing.html#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 10:07:19 +0000 max http://www.dgermancar.com/porsche/supercar-parade-entering-highway-is-mesmerizing.html In what must have looked and sounded to motorists on the M6 like an invasion of The Swarm, a parade of 50 enthusiast gems leaving a charity event were caught shooting down the on-ramp and merging into traffic. There were plenty of Porsches joining the 959 and Ducktail above, Aston Martins going back to the [...]

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]]> http://www.dgermancar.com/porsche/supercar-parade-entering-highway-is-mesmerizing.html/feed 5 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class revealed again in 1:18 scale http://www.dgermancar.com/mercedes-benz/2014-mercedes-benz-s-class-revealed-again-in-118-scale.html http://www.dgermancar.com/mercedes-benz/2014-mercedes-benz-s-class-revealed-again-in-118-scale.html#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 14:28:54 +0000 max http://www.dgermancar.com/mercedes-benz/2014-mercedes-benz-s-class-revealed-again-in-118-scale.html There is plenty to look forward to when it comes to the 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class, but it could end up being a fairly anticlimactic reveal thanks to fully exposed spy shots, a leaked press photo and now images of a diecast version of the luxury sedan. Autoweek.nl has images showing a highly detailed 1:18 scale [...]

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]]> http://www.dgermancar.com/mercedes-benz/2014-mercedes-benz-s-class-revealed-again-in-118-scale.html/feed 6 eBay Find of the Day: 2002 Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Roadster… in Arkansas? http://www.dgermancar.com/mercedes-benz/ebay-find-of-the-day-2002-mercedes-benz-clk-gtr-roadster-in-arkansas.html http://www.dgermancar.com/mercedes-benz/ebay-find-of-the-day-2002-mercedes-benz-clk-gtr-roadster-in-arkansas.html#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 14:28:49 +0000 max http://www.dgermancar.com/mercedes-benz/ebay-find-of-the-day-2002-mercedes-benz-clk-gtr-roadster-in-arkansas.html The Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR was built as a race car for the FIA GT Championship series in 1997. To meet homologation requirements, a total of 26 road-going vehicles were built in the following years. The rarest were the open-roof roadster models, of which only six were made. While 24 of the street-legal cars were fitted [...]

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]]> http://www.dgermancar.com/mercedes-benz/ebay-find-of-the-day-2002-mercedes-benz-clk-gtr-roadster-in-arkansas.html/feed 1 Stereotypes About VW Jetta Owners http://www.dgermancar.com/volkswagen/stereotypes-about-vw-jetta-owners.html http://www.dgermancar.com/volkswagen/stereotypes-about-vw-jetta-owners.html#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 02:02:54 +0000 JR Olson http://www.dgermancar.com/?p=8588 We all look at people differently on the road when we see what kind of car they drive. The guy driving a Prius is probably some kind of environmentalist or PETA member; a middle-aged woman behind the wheel of a minivan is a soccer mom; and an older gentleman driving a sports car is suffering [...]

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]]> http://www.dgermancar.com/volkswagen/stereotypes-about-vw-jetta-owners.html/feed 12 ‘Born of a Blue Sky’ brings the Amelia Island Concours to you http://www.dgermancar.com/porsche/born-of-a-blue-sky-brings-the-amelia-island-concours-to-you.html http://www.dgermancar.com/porsche/born-of-a-blue-sky-brings-the-amelia-island-concours-to-you.html#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 21:47:41 +0000 max http://www.dgermancar.com/porsche/born-of-a-blue-sky-brings-the-amelia-island-concours-to-you.html The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance has more clout every year and is getting a reputation as Pebble Beach minus the madness. Held in March this year, it celebrated Ducati and the 50-year anniversaries of Lamborghini, the Corvette Sting Ray, Porsche 911 and the Ford GT40. Justin Lapriore was there, and seemingly everywhere, getting footage of [...]

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