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PORSCHE – Racing legends for eternity -Tarmacworks, Schuco, Spark, Kyosho FEATURETTE
The living legend, built for eternity Three out of every four Porsches ever built are still on the road. Or are somewhere in the air-conditioned halls of collectors. This fact not only emphasises the outstanding production quality of the Swabian sports car manufacturer – it also shows how much enthusiasm there is for the brand. The amount of love and care with which the vehicles from Zuffenhausen have been preserved over the decades is probably unparalleled – and in most cases a worthwhile investment. An endless winning streak Porsche has celebrated over 30,000 race victories since it was founded. Among them: Eight world championships in endurance racing, several world championship…
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Koenigsegg Gemera -The most powerful production car in the world – FEATURETTE
A masterpiece of engineering, how it started in 2020: Christian von Koenigsegg, owner and genius since the very beginning of the Koenigsegg company, has been working on the Hyper-GT with high practical value since 2003. State 2020: The four-seater ( the brand’s first, by the way) comes with three electric motors and a three-cylinder with an incredible 600 hp from a tiny 2 litre engine. In total, the 1,850-kilo Gemera provides 1,700 hp and 3,500 Nm of system output. This power comes from a unique hybrid drive train, with 2 turbochargers additionally supporting the three-cylinder petrol engine. Thus, the combustion engine weighs only a minimal 70 kg. Again, similar to…
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The most iconic cars: Legends of 100 years of Le Mans 24h – FEATURETTE
One hundred years of Le Mans 24 Hours This weekend, one of the most famous and legendary races in the world will take place: the 24-hour race of Le Mans. Le Mans is a city of 150,000 inhabitants in north-western France, but above all it is also a cipher for full throttle, high-tech and adrenaline. In 1923, one hundred years ago, the endurance race “24 Hours of Le Mans” was started there for the first time – to this day one of the most spectacular motor sport events in the world. On the occasion of the centenary, we present some delicacies between 1950 and 2000 that have a very close…
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Matchbox Collector’s Series – Porsche 550 Spyder FEATURETTE
When nostalgia witnesses a memorable revival… By Matchbox we usually remember at ordinary 1:64-scale road vehicles with plastic wheels at a very reasonable price. As well as the older generation may naturally remember the very classic models that came with the iconic yellow «matchboxes», unlike today’s typical plastic boxes. Those yellow classics were the major reason where the Matchbox brand got its name from. The Collector’s Series launched in 2021 brings nostalgia back to life. Sports cars as well as absolute classics are reissued together with the yellow box in nostalgic font as we know it from the past. The highlight of this series is the so-called “moving parts”, which…
