Cars
If the Germans ever needed a word for, “three wheeled death trap†chances are that word would be Fuldamobil. It was a strange-looking microcar with seating for two and a face like a fish and built under licence in the UK, Chile, Argentina, the Netherlands, Sweden, Greece, India and South Africa as well as its native Germany.
- Mini Wins Dakar Rally For Fourth Year In A Row
Although it’s no longer held in Africa but in South America, across Argentina, Chile and Bolivia, the toughest off-road endurance race in the world is still called the Dakar Rally. Read more »...
- This Is How Much You Can Shrink A Car And Still Have It Be Street Legal
Move over Peel P50 and custom-made Top Gear microcar, because there’s a new and even smaller kid on the block! As I'm sure you all know, the Peel was the bulbous little blue car driven by Jeremy Clarkson into the BBC the actual offices, in...
- Man Sells Bmw Isetta, Buys It Back By Chance 20 Years Later [w/video]
It’s hard to believe looking at the current BMW range, but the Isetta was once built and marketed as a BMW. Various companies built the Italian-designed Isetta under license in a number of countries, but to this day, the BMW version remains the...
- New Audi Sq5 With 349hp 3.0-liter Tsi To Debut At Detroit Auto Show
Last summer, Audi introduced its first ever S model powered by a diesel-engine, the SQ5 SUV sporting 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged V6 TDI with a power output of 308hp (313PS) and peak torque of 650 Nm (479 lb-ft). At the time, the Ingolstadt-based brand...
- Argentina And Chile To Co-host 2010 Dakar Rally
Following the 2009 Dakar Rally, it was announced today that Argentina and Chile will once again co-host the next Dakar that will start in Buenos Aires on Friday 1st of January 2010 and return to the Argentine capital for the finish on Sunday 17th January,...
Cars
Germany’s Edag Fuldamobil Meets 21st Century Retro Chic
If the Germans ever needed a word for, “three wheeled death trap†chances are that word would be Fuldamobil. It was a strange-looking microcar with seating for two and a face like a fish and built under licence in the UK, Chile, Argentina, the Netherlands, Sweden, Greece, India and South Africa as well as its native Germany.
It was sort of like an Isetta crossed with a Peel P50 and, contrary to what you might think, was said to be a great success at the time of its inception.
Read more »- Mini Wins Dakar Rally For Fourth Year In A Row
Although it’s no longer held in Africa but in South America, across Argentina, Chile and Bolivia, the toughest off-road endurance race in the world is still called the Dakar Rally. Read more »...
- This Is How Much You Can Shrink A Car And Still Have It Be Street Legal
Move over Peel P50 and custom-made Top Gear microcar, because there’s a new and even smaller kid on the block! As I'm sure you all know, the Peel was the bulbous little blue car driven by Jeremy Clarkson into the BBC the actual offices, in...
- Man Sells Bmw Isetta, Buys It Back By Chance 20 Years Later [w/video]
It’s hard to believe looking at the current BMW range, but the Isetta was once built and marketed as a BMW. Various companies built the Italian-designed Isetta under license in a number of countries, but to this day, the BMW version remains the...
- New Audi Sq5 With 349hp 3.0-liter Tsi To Debut At Detroit Auto Show
Last summer, Audi introduced its first ever S model powered by a diesel-engine, the SQ5 SUV sporting 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged V6 TDI with a power output of 308hp (313PS) and peak torque of 650 Nm (479 lb-ft). At the time, the Ingolstadt-based brand...
- Argentina And Chile To Co-host 2010 Dakar Rally
Following the 2009 Dakar Rally, it was announced today that Argentina and Chile will once again co-host the next Dakar that will start in Buenos Aires on Friday 1st of January 2010 and return to the Argentine capital for the finish on Sunday 17th January,...