Mercedes-Benz and IC Berlin collaborate on eyewear collection
Mercedes-Benz and IC Berlin have collaborated on a capsule sunglasses’ collection comprising five designs that incorporate elements from Mercedes-Benz and Mercedes-AMG vehicles. Mercedes-Benz stresses that the arrangement is not just a licensing of a symbol, but that its avant-garde philosophy has been brought into the eyewear. Certainly the forms are distinct from what […]
Mercedes-Benz previews CLA with Concept Style Coupé at Beijing Auto Show
We’re becoming accustomed to automotive world premières taking place in China, and this is no exception: Mercedes-Benz will take the wraps off its Concept Style Coupé (CSC) at Auto China—the Beijing Auto Show—recognizing the importance of the Chinese market to the Swabian firm’s fortunes. The CSC previews the styling the firm will use in […]
Ferdinand Alexander ‘Butzi’ Porsche, designer of the 911 and founder of Porsche Design, passes away
Above Butzi Porsche and the Porsche 901, later 911. Below Official photograph of Prof F. A. Porsche. One of the great names in design, Prof Ferdinand Alexander ‘Butzi’ Porsche, the designer of the original Porsche 911 and the founder of Porsche Design, passed away yesterday. The honorary president of Porsche AG was 76, and […]
Porsche announces more powerful Panamera Turbo S
Porsche has announced a Turbo S version for its Panamera range, featuring a twin-turbo V8 developing 550 PS (405 kW or 542 hp). The four-door saloon reaches 100 km/h in 3·8 seconds and has a top speed of 307 km/h. The new engine has 50 PS more than the standard Turbo, while torque […]
Porsche’s R&D VP on the new 911 Turbo
Who better to tell us about the revised Porsche 911 Turbo than Wolfgang Durheimer, Executive Vice-President of Research and Development at Porsche AG? He tells us that the car will do 312 km/h, delivers 500 hp, and has fuel economy of 11·6 l/100 km. The videos are in German and English and are a bit […]
Porsche shows Panamera in motion
Porsche has released additional video of its new Panamera sports’ saloon, which we feature below. We have the Panamera from the outside, then the inside, then in motion. You may also like Porsche launches Panamera at Laguna Seca New Porsche Panamera 4S: official first videos Porsche reveals 918 Spyder concept as environmental response Porsche to […]
Lucire TV: inside the Porsche Museum
We previewed the Porsche Museum a few weeks ago as the doors opened to the public in Stuttgart, Germany. Today, we bring you video from inside the Museum, from a stunning exterior shot to some of Porsche’s classic models and racers inside. You may also like Porsche Museum opens today Porsche launches Panamera at Laguna […]
Some years ago I had the privilege of driving through Europe visiting the famous car museums there—from the less-known Rosso Bianco collection in Aschaffenburg to the Musée Nationale in Mulhouse. There’s a new one that’s a must, opening today in Stuttgart: the Porsche Museum. Delayed by a year and with its construction costing […]
