Monthly Archives: September 2023

Maybach may well be a part of Mercedes, but for many of us, Maybach stands apart; the ultimate in chintz, of excess, of ‘the S-Class is just too unrefined’. Maybach stands alone, for better or worse, and represents Mercedes’ determination to create the most luxurious cars in the world. The S-Class based Maybach has beenContinue reading “Big German Executive Cars | Mercedes Maybach GLS (X167)”

Of the German car brands, the one manufacturer that has always had the biggest gulf between its ‘regular’ and high-performance derivatives is Mercedes. Despite a huge amount of domestic and international motorsport success, Mercedes high-performance AMG models have always felt more like hotrods rather than vehicles derived from their racing counterparts, apart from perhaps theContinue reading “In the Rear View | Mercedes CLK AMG DTM & C63 AMG Black Series”

The Porsche V8 is now well into it’s fourth decade on earth. First unveiled as the engineer to power the supposed 911 replacement – the Porsche 928 – back in 1977, a V8 was a logical choice for Porsche. A larger displacement V8 allowed Porsche engineers to detune the compression ratio of the engine, allowingContinue reading “The Porsche V8 – One of the Greats”