Autos

RM Sotheby’s is offering a stunning 1955 Mercedez-Benz 300 SL Alloy Gullwing at the Arizona Biltmore & Spa in Phoenix later this month. The 300 SL Gullwing Coupe is considered by many collectors and enthusiasts in the community to be one of the most iconic sports cars of the century. This particular model is the 13th of just 24 Alloy Gullwings produced in 1955, and the only one delivered new to Africa. As the lightweight Gullwings were mostly raced and have notoriously thin aluminum bodies, restoration was often necessary. The quality of Paul Russell’s restoration of the vehicle in 1975 was substantiated when the car was named the “Best Gullwing” at the Gullwing Group’s 1980 National Meeting, exhibiting factory-correct features and an original numbers-matching 3.0-lit...

Another day, another MANHART custom — only this MH8 800 LIMITED 01/10 is more than just a simple power-centric conversion, it’s a way to show what the German tuning company can do when it’s let loose on a car such as the BMW M8 Competition. First and foremost, car nuts will notice how this particular version isn’t finished in MANHART’s signature black and gold color scheme. Instead, it opts for a matte blue paint job with plenty of carbon fiber working the bonnet with the new “GTR” air outlets, as well as the front spoiler, side skirts, and rear diffuser. Secondly, this car is “LIMITED” to just ten units, each customizable to the requests of the car’s very special owner. This example is fitted with color-coded 21″ MANHART &#...

Mercedes-Benz is taking EV technology to an entirely new level with its latest Vision EQXX concept. As the electric era continues to grow, Mercedes-Benz is proving to be determined to lead the way. The unveiling of Mercedes’ concept EV claims that the EQXX boasts a 620-mile range before recharging. Should the EQXX become a reality, it has the potential to beat competitors including the Lucid Air Dream Edition by over 100 miles and even the Tesla Model S Long Range Plus by approximately 220 miles. Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz AG, Ola Källenius spoke on the mission for creating the concept vehicle, “We will build the world’s most desirable electric cars.” The EQXX is expected to be designed for road trips, answering the progressi...

Toyota has just celebrated its 50 millionth Corolla produced with the release of a manga series. Spanning each decade of the iconic car model — 1960 to 2020 — the manga currently has five volumes covering some of the model’s history with clever Easter eggs hidden throughout. Each chapter ends with a special scene dedicated to real owners and the photos they’ve submitted to Toyota. Fans of the AE86 can find an “episode” dedicated to the car. Where there is no English version yet, those proficient in Japanese can head over to Toyota’s dedicate page, and even if you do not understand the language, the images are worth checking out. In other automotive news, Giorgio Moroder’s personal 1988 Cizeta-Moroder V16T Prototype is heading to auction. Clic...

The vintage Aston Martin stolen from Sean Connery‘s 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger has been found nearly 25 years later. The Aston Martin DB5 which was made popular by Connery’s role is estimated to be worth around $25 million USD (£18.5 million GBP). The vehicle was reportedly purchased by a private collector in the mid-1980s but it was later stolen from a secure airport hangar in Florida in 1997. The Telegraph reported that the long-missing DB5 was found by Art Recovery International, which is a group that specializes in hunting down lost or stolen luxury items. An anonymous individual was able to verify the vehicle via its serial number, thus confirming that it is the stolen vehicle from the ’80s. While the exact location of where the DB5 was found has not been reveal...

Back in March 2020, Ken Miles’ original 1965 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R headed up Mecum‘s 33rd Original Spring Classic auction, and now it returns to the auction platform as part of its Kissimmee 2022 line-up. This particular car is the first R-model built and was driven by Ken Miles in various races to compete against the likes of Ferrari, subsequently going on to inspire the film Ford v. Ferrari. Chassis number 5R002 belongs to this car and features unique attributes specific to this race-spec iteration, many of which allowed it to become not just one of the most significant Mustangs in the car’s history, but also in Shelby’s history as this car marked the brand’s first competitive racing win. Everything that went into making this prototype a success on the ...

Tesla has revealed a string of successes in its latest 2021 Q4 report. While the company faced multiple challenges including chip shortages, the electric vehicles company achieved double the amount of deliveries to its customers in comparison to 2020. In 2021, Tesla reported it has delivered 936,172 cars, with 308,600 of them made in the final quarter of the year. The number sees the company nearly double Tesla’s handover in 2020 which was only 499,550 vehicles. The year saw many issues with the Tesla Model S and Model X and deliveries of its higher-end models to drop by more than half in 2021 from 57,039 to 24,964 vehicles. This did not come as a surprise to the company as customers have often voiced out that they wanted to wait for the S and X updates that are expected to ship this...

Giorgio Moroder — the Father of Disco — is selling his personal Cizeta-Moroder V16T prototype on RM Sotheby’s. Striking a partnership with Claudio Zampolli, Moroder acted as an investor in this supercar endeavor where the legendary automotive designer Marcelo Gandini drew the lines to this V16-powered sports car. As the original designer of such iconic Lamborghini automobiles like the Diablo and Countach, it is said that Gandini’s original vision for the Lamborghini Diablo’s front nose was to look like the V16T but its design was softened after Chrysler’s involvement with Lamborghini, only to be brought to life in the Cizeta. The Moroder-Zampolli relationship did eventually erode due to frustrations over delays, leaving this single Cizeta-Moroder-branded...

Mumbai-based designer Onkar H reimagines the iconic DMC DeLorean, popularized by the cult-classic Back to the Future films, as a modern electric vehicle. The concept switches the iconic gull-wing doors with an open-hatch retractable windshield which allows for an unobstructed sky roof. The electric sports car maintains the same boxy styling with the addition of smooth fluid contours, custom-shaped LED lights, a clean minimalist cockpit, and speckled flat top rims. Exterior paintwork opts for steel-grey and electric blue hues. According to Onkar, the “DeLorean E is a personal quick project which has been developed and executed completely in Blender over a span of 2 days, including creativity process of ideation and form generation.” While the original Delorean Motor Company has ...

Tesla is recalling over 475,000 Model 3 and Model S cars in the U.S. over issues with the rearview camera and front trunk. Bloomberg first reported that the company plans to recall all Model 3 vehicles made between 2017 and 2020 because of an issue rearview camera cable harness. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the rearview camera cable harness may be damaged by opening and closing the trunk lid, preventing the rearview camera image from displaying. This amounts to 356,309 vehicles that may be at an increased risk of a crash. Another issue, this time with the front truck latch, has been reported to the NHTSA affecting about 119,009 Model S vehicles from 2014-2021. According to the agency, the front trunk latch assembly may be misaligned, preventing t...

Faced with an expensive repair bill, a man from Finland decided to simply dispose of his Tesla Model S in a very unique way. Tuomas Katainen teamed up with Lauri Vuohensilta from the Hydraulic Press YouTube channel and the Pommijatkat (Bomb Dudes) YouTube channel to strap 66 pounds of dynamite to his broken car to effectively blow it up. Taking place in Jaala, Finland, Katainen revealed that his 2013 Tesla Model S required a battery replacement which Tesla quoted at $22,000 USD. Considering that the opening price for a new 2013 Tesla Model S starts at $57,400 USD and a used one costs around $30,000 USD, it simply didn’t make sense to fix his car. “Well when I bought that Tesla, the first 1,500km [932 miles] were nice,” said Katainen said in the video, but then error codes...