Production of the “Cheating” engines started in 2009, I’m having a hard time believing this has anything to do with Winterkorn’s statements in 2012. If anything Piech should be blamed.

There is zero chance that concept art like that would have been made for a German, or really any European autoshow. Its funny seeing Mercedes try to cater to the local culture.

Wow TIL! I’ve never seen this car before, thanks for that! even more surprising that they actually had mules driving around.

Missed opportunity:

I’m willing to bet the missile was sourced from Hamas. Since sisi took office Egypt has locked down hamas’s smuggling tunnels and have made rearming very difficult for them after last summer’s operation. It’s apparently gotten so bad that Hamas started arming Isis in order to reopen their smuggling line through Sinai.

Israel destroyed Iraq’s nuclear program in 1981, and destroyed Syria’s nuclear reactors in 2011. Seams like they fight their own wars. Besides, we should probably be glad two highly armed nations didn’t get into a war that would have destabilized an already unstable middle east. As long as Israel is making threats you…

I remember reading somewhere that Ferrari actually built 11 dealer cars with a stick and the number two is actually just the number of cars ordered by customers, but I cannot find the source to back this information up. still pretty rare.

Daytona? awesome.

Thia article (and many others on the subject) miss the purpose of the protoco . the Hannibal protocol has little to do with the soldier's suffering. Its a tactical protocol, which basically states that a kidnapped soldier is a major operational loss, and deals a major moral blow to the citizens and the soldiers in the…

I think the headlights connected to the kidney grill design language will age very poorly. it looks ok now but give it 5 years...

I just about freaked out like that seeing a Veyron on my way to C&C in Dallas. I pretty much thought they were vaporware til then.

I suddenly have faith in humanity again.

This. He also did a tail light delete on an Aston, and i must say its amazing. I think looking good without lights is the mark of a truly beautiful car. I think the vantage will be one of the most beautiful cars from this (past?) decade one these cars reach vintage status.

so the q7 pretty much slept through an entire design "generation"?

I swear different color seats were an option on the Mclaren 12c at launch, but for the life of me i cannot find a single photo of one optioned that way. it used to be available on the configurator but its not there anymore either.

My guess is something similar to this

Sounds to me like he will have a lot of free time to discuss his disdain for hybrids over a cup of coffee with Montezemolo soon.

This is what lambo's top model would have looked like in an alternate reality where the countach was never designed. Also probably with the Aventador's NA v12.

I'm almost certain Wolfgang is using hyperbole to illustrate the difference in the clientele between Bentley and Bugatti. I believe Bugatti shares a lot more clients in common with Rolls Royce rather than Bentley which has a more restraint brand image and more conservative buyers than Rolls Royce. besides who would…