Recently, the brand new Porsche 911 GT3 RS set another benchmark for road-approved sports cars at the Nürburgring-Nordschleife circuit in Germany. Dubbed the ‘Green Hell’, this circuit is the world’s most demanding race track.
In recent years, investment portfolios have branched out to alternative assets—art, wine, antiques, and yes, even cars. But cars of value that could potentially skyrocket with time are usually of the classic and luxury genres, the likes of which most of use cannot afford. For 99.9% of us, we would never get to sit in a supercar much less own one.
Forget all the rumours and bad April Fools jokes about Tesla Motors’ impending bankruptcy; this time, it is real as the fledgling tech/auto company is burning through its cash reserve so fast it may not have enough to last it until the end of the year. Well, at least according to reports from Bloomberg and the venerable Beeb.
Ever been frustrated when looking for parking during peak hours? It’s like a game of Snake, except there are many other snakes playing too and too few (parking) spots. Everyone has their own preferred strategy when it comes to looking for a parking space. Which one’s yours?
Well, to be honest, the Ferrari wasn’t a great one to begin with. In fact, when the Italian luxury automaker made the Dino in the late sixties to early seventies, to extend its range to a low-cost relatively high-production sports car, the car was so badly shunned that Ferrari did not even attach its badge to it initially. And the poor car remained just Dino. But still, it was pretty to look at.
Aston Martin has brought back the symbolic name, DBS, to adorn its flagship GT model, the DBS Superleggara. The DBS nameplate has been a key part of the brand’s heritage for over 50 years and was first coined for the iconic 1967 William Towns-designed model.