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Objects/Explainer
Making an obsolete part again is not a printing trick. The hard part is proving the new one deserves to go on the car.
25 September 2026
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Objects/Feature
The production 8C’s visual confidence sits over a real transaxle system: a front V8, torque tube, rear gearbox, differential and hydraulic actuator.
25 September 2026
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Garage/Feature
BMW’s fifty-year Z8 parts undertaking becomes tangible in a bonnet-release lever, a steering wheel, and an aluminium spaceframe built unlike an ordinary body shell.
25 September 2026
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The North American Carrera S manual returns as a complete technical brief: rear-axle steering, lowered PASM, centre-lock wheels and a six-speed shared with the Carrera T.
25 September 2026
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Nearly half of BMW's US E36 M3 sedans left the factory with an automatic. That is an interesting car—and audience—to take seriously.
25 September 2026
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Garage/Feature
A V8, a Getrag six-speed and standard sport suspension: BMW's 2001 US equipment sheets make a more interesting introduction than “not an M5.”
25 September 2026
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The US-market 2016 G550 paired a 4.0-litre biturbo V8 with rigid axles, a two-speed transfer case and three locking differentials. Its old silhouette hides a very specific mechanical brief.
25 September 2026
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Modern listening and navigation belong in the conversation. So does the dashboard you liked before you decided to update it.
25 September 2026
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Garage/Feature
The 997 GT2’s Turbo-derived 3.6, VTG turbos, rear drive and six-speed manual form a more interesting sentence than an unofficial generation label.
25 September 2026
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Porsche’s GT3 history identifies the 2013 model as the break from a Mezger-based engine. Its 2017 GT3 technical account shows that a family break did not end Motorsport’s habit of carrying particular engineering ideas forward.
25 September 2026
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Two 2016 G-Class brochure spreads put the nameplate between a dark landscape and a city-lit cabin, then ask the reader to want both.
25 September 2026
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At Affalterbach, a hand-signed AMG plaque records a maker's defined assembly practice—one that uses digital quality processes without becoming less human.
25 September 2026
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A period-looking tire and a tire approved for a particular car are not interchangeable ideas. Porsche’s 2016 classic-tire programme shows how much work sits between an attractive sidewall and a manufacturer’s model-specific approval.
25 September 2026
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Roads/Feature
A Story of Empty Roads, Endless Skies, and the Solitude of a Pandemic
3 February 2025
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Throttle Bodies Over Touchscreens: The S54 and a Lost Era of Driving
3 February 2025
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Garage/Feature
Ordering a Porsche Through Sonderwunsch: A Love Letter to the Perfect Cockpit
2 February 2025
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Garage/Feature
When nothing makes sense, sometimes excess is the only answer.
2 February 2025
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Ideas/Feature
Where the machines still matter, the roads still call, and craftsmanship still means something.
2 February 2025
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