Opulence and the Airship

Maybach was founded in 1909 by Wilhelm Maybach and his son Karl Maybach, initially as a subsidiary of Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH. The company operated under this name until 1999; it finally became a standalone business in 2002. Maybach. The first car was produced in 1919, followed by several, now classics. The most famous is the …

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Escape from Technology

Consumer interest in modern motor shows has been declining in recent years, resulting in several international motor shows being cancelled or downsized. Interestingly, there is a growth in attendance numbers at this year’s Classic Car Show at the NEC, which I had the pleasure of attending. It is the world’s largest gathering of classic vehicle …

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F1 Gossip

  Las Vegas GP Date: Sunday, 19 November Track: Las Vegas Strip Circuit ♖ Lando Norris backed to beat Verstappen in Las Vegas. ♖ Toto Wolff has placed a ban on his Mercedes team regarding visiting a casino whilst in Las Vegas. ♖ Lewis Hamilton has missed out on his £15 million World Champion bonus for the …

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Where’s Max

Could the future of Formula One be driverless cars? The Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League (A2RL) thinks so. The A2RL will launch in April 2024 a global series for autonomous racing cars with speeds of up to 185mph. Held, where else, at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. Rather than rely on driver skill, …

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Taking away its Soul

As we are now in the motor car world of Electrification, it was inevitable that some bright spark (ignore the pun) thought we should ‘Future Proof Classics’ by replacing the combustion motor with an electric one. Inevitably, there are pros and cons. The purists say the smell of leather, the smell of the fuel, and …

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1340 is the Key

I wrote recently about supercars, hypercars, and megacars and explained that, as far as I know, there is no official definition regarding the difference between supercars and hypercars. However, as to Megacars, there is a marker: the motor car in question must exceed one megawatt, which equates to 1,340hp. There are very few cars classified …

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Can Diesels be Fun?

In 2002, Opel announced the Eco-Speedster, based on the Opel Speedster, which was little more than a Lotus Elise. Nothing wrong with that; it was a car ahead of its time and was one of the best drivers’ cars. I diverge; the Eco-Speedster built on an aluminium space frame with what was then very aerodynamic …

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